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[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I got it for free on Epic, tried it, and uninstalled it after the first Monster Energy ad. Fuck that shit.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (3 children)

New studio, they had to get financing from somewhere, worst case get the director's cut upgrade whenever it's on sale, it cost me 5$, so I got 100h of gameplay for 5$.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I got the game for $7 on fanatical last week and yesterday whenever I was playing it, I went to go take a dumb and there was an ad for an AMC show.

Really took me out of it tbh.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

As I said, no ads in the director's cut and otherwise, new studio so gotta get funding somehow... They didn't use a funding platform as far as I remember

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Bro I was playing on the director's cut.

The context of the conversation was the director's cut so I didn't think I had to specify.

Also these companies get private investing for the games they create. The ads just sound like long-term monetization of a product. 'Passive income,' some would say lol. They're definitely not paying for their next games with ads on a 4 year old game if that's what your implying

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I just have the base, original game on PC, and the energy drinks are just made up generic shit. I have seen the Monster Energy ad (as well as RayBan and other products Sam uses) from the game elsewhere, but always thought it was just a meme.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

You only see the Monster stuff in the beginning IIRC

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I don't remember seeing them after switching to the director's cut 🤔

[–] [email protected] -3 points 11 months ago

Nah, pass. I'm soured on the game now. And there's a ton of other great games to play.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Monster Energy AD? For real?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Yep, it's the most shameless ad I've ever seen built into a video game.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago

Yes. This post apocalyptic wasteland in the far future is littered with cans of Monster Energy drink which act as healing potions. So it's not like you can avoid them either.