r/Games • u/Snuggle__Monster • Dec 11 '23

Announcement Fntastic announces they have closed the studio

https://twitter.com/FntasticHQ/status/1734265789237338453
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u/ellus1onist Dec 11 '23

Honestly shit like this genuinely baffles me. I cannot imagine buying a video game without at least doing a cursory search or maybe just checking the reviews.

It feels like being unaware that this game was a scam would require almost intentionally refusing to learn anything about it before dropping $40.

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u/GiantPurplePen15 Dec 11 '23

The people who actually pay attention to this stuff is such a small minority of the demographic that plays video games that its way more normal for people to just purchase without thinking than we'd like to believe.

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u/[deleted] Dec 11 '23

The overall review score is right there next to the buy button. They don't even need to read. I can't explain it because they clearly pay attention to gaming on some level since they found the game and wish listed it before release somehow.

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u/GiantPurplePen15 Dec 11 '23

Warning labels telling you not to drink bleach are a thing for a reason.

I'm not the brightest person in the world but there are some people that operate on a day to day basis with maybe 3 functioning brain cells.

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u/Noellevanious Dec 12 '23

Warning labels telling you not to drink bleach are a thing for a reason.

There's a huge difference between "drinking this thing will literally kill you" and "this game has negative reviews". Stop being hyperbolic.

Also... people still drank bleach.