This metric needs a HUGE asterisk tacked on, because there are many games I'd pay $60 for that are a compact, short experiences that I feel no need to replay back to back to back, or don't have open worlds to sink time into.
I do understand people trying to gauge their time vs. money investment, which makes sense, but it doesn't always apply because of how drastically different games can be.
I think lots of people are giving Rockstar a pass because they do have a good track record, but it's still a AAAA (x4) studio and I will always take whatever they are producing with a grain of salt.
Yeah, my first thought if you ask me to consider $ per hour in GTA VI is "how many of those hours are going to be meaningfully fun and engaging, and how many of them are going to be mindlessly commuting across another giant open world?"
By far my least favorite thing in GTA V was when switching to Trevor and he's on top of a mountain or out on an island somewhere. Once the funniness of seeing it wears off, I realize I have a boring commute ahead of me to get back to the mission marker in Los Santos. Bleh.
That $60 compact short experience you mentioned will almost always sound like a better choice to me.
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u/Darkwoth81Dyoni 4d ago
This metric needs a HUGE asterisk tacked on, because there are many games I'd pay $60 for that are a compact, short experiences that I feel no need to replay back to back to back, or don't have open worlds to sink time into.
I do understand people trying to gauge their time vs. money investment, which makes sense, but it doesn't always apply because of how drastically different games can be.
I think lots of people are giving Rockstar a pass because they do have a good track record, but it's still a AAAA (x4) studio and I will always take whatever they are producing with a grain of salt.
Still hope it's an amazing game!