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World of Goo 2 released [buy from website, devs get 100% of the earnings] (worldofgoo2.com)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by alessandro@lemmy.ca to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca
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Why is it on Epic and not on Steam?

World of Goo 2 would not exist if Epic had not helped us fund the game! We were able to hire artists and engineers for multiple years to help us build the biggest game we've ever made. We're grateful for this! You've likely seen similar arrangements with other games, and I imagine ours is comparable.

If you don't use Epic, that's ok. You can always get World of Goo 2 right here on this page, DRM-free, for Win / Mac / Linux. Just scroll up there. And if you have a Nintendo Switch, you can get it on the eShop directly on your device.

But I want to play it on my heavy computer that's strapped to my face and sprays pixels into my eyeballs.

Someone in Chapter 4 wants to have a conversation with you.

How did you fit so much goo into this game?

Computers have come a long way in the last 16 years!

I used to play the original World of Goo when I was a kid. Will this make me feel like a kid again?

You might be able to visit for a while.

I missed you, World of Goo!

We hope you will love it as much as we've loved building and discovering this new world! You can read our first interview about the game here.

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[–] jaxiiruff@lemmy.zip 35 points 3 months ago (3 children)

When will PC gaming heal and move on from Epic exclusives god damn it, didnt enough of us boycott this practice? Fuck Epic.

[–] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

World of Goo 2 would not exist if Epic had not helped us fund the game!

I feel people are overlooking this.
I understand disliking Epic, but directly funding a game that needs it is much different than grabbing an already finished game and giving them money to turn it into a exclusive like they done before.
Two different practices.

[–] GoodEye8@lemm.ee 7 points 3 months ago

I think it sucks but I don't have an issue with it. If Epic is the publisher and they choose to publish only on their own store then that's their decision. It's what every publisher, including Valve, does. To me this usually means it's a game I won't play and that's not a problem because I have so many games to play, I won't miss a handful of games.

However I will buy World of Goo 2 if for no other reason than the fact that I pirated the first game when I was poor.

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world -1 points 3 months ago

Why do people around here so insistent on locking down Steam's monopoly status? More stores is a good thing, and if Epic wants to fund a game in return for an exclusive period the devs have every right to take the deal.

I don't see people shitting on Valve for not letting Epic and Ubisoft sell Half-life and Portal.