HyrulianScrolls said:
That's a ridiculously unfair comparison. The industry was nothing like it is today back in the early 90's. Gaming as we know it was still in its infancy back then, and as such the R&D that went into games like those made them cost a ton to make back then. And the audience was more limited and less of a surefire thing. Some of those franchises were still being established, they couldn't just sell on name alone. Especially in the case of the two you mentioned where they were third party efforts. So they had to charge more to make a profit. |
Game development costs are ridiculously high in 2018, $100 million for BOTW??!? You can't tell me they spent that for Link to the Past, a game you can complete in a matter of days, whereas BOTW takes MONTHS if you 100% it and have a life. The amount of content games have these days while being relatively cheaper to customers is a valid point.
Gamers for the most part are just extremely hard to please in 2018, they want X,Y, and Z and want it for $3 or they're unhappy. Kind of nauseating to read so much bellyaching in the community constantly.
