I mean back in the PS1/N64 days- hell even when I had the og nintendo console and sega genesis, games were fun and had replay value. something that current games somehow lack.
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I'm glad I'm out of that hobby, I always felt like shit when I got burned on a $50 or $60 release or whatever (which seems like it'd be most releases anymore, what a dumpster fire).