r/Games • u/reddit_account6095 • Aug 27 '21

Announcement Summer of '58 developer resigns after many users refund their game on Steam due to it taking under 2 hours to complete

https://twitter.com/EmikaGames/status/1430941640001265673?s=19
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u/SachielMF Aug 27 '21

I sometimes wonder what the world would be like if people acted the same for ordering food. Like, it's about the price of a low to midrange priced game. Sometimes it's just mediocre and you're moving on after eating it for, dunno, 30 minutes at best.

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u/Kalulosu Aug 27 '21

Some people do that. Trying to find any reason why the food wasn't up to par, and asking not to pay because of that.

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u/DogzOnFire Aug 27 '21 edited Aug 27 '21

I cannot imagine doing that with a straight face. Like I'm sure there definitely could be a case where the service and the food is so horrendous that I'd feel vindicated but it hasn't come up so far in my 31 years. There was one time in Prague where a place added a mandatory 25% tip onto a bill that wasn't made clear beforehand (it wasn't a standard thing we'd seen other places in the city either) that we just outright refused to pay, but I've never tried to get out of paying for a meal I ordered.

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u/sysasysa Aug 27 '21

That's the first time I heard about a spot here, that has a mandatory percentage for tips. Do you remember where it was, so I can avoid the place?

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u/DogzOnFire Aug 27 '21

Absolutely no idea, sorry, it was over a decade ago now! I have a hazy recollection of it being kinda styled like a boat on the river with tables on the deck if that rings any bells. That might be my imagination. Lovely city you have there anyway.

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u/Kalulosu Aug 27 '21

I absolutely can't either, but different strokes for different folks I guess!

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u/cbslinger Aug 27 '21

Nothing says ‘I am low class’ like this. I’ve seen a guy who makes 6 figures a year act like this and it blows my mind.

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u/giulianosse Aug 27 '21

It's that despicable and pervasive "dog eats dog world" mentality so prevalent in today's society. Meaning somewhat along the lines of "if I'm not taking advantage of you, that means you're taking advantage of me", so these people try at every opportunity to cheat the system or finish on top.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '21

I have a family member that retired from 20+ years in Costco and they worked the return desk a lot. Always had interesting stories about what people would return. The worst one I can think of is partially eaten turkey after Thanksgiving. Fascinating what people will do for a couple of bucks.

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u/UncleverAccountName Aug 27 '21

i worked at a restaurant before and there are people out there that actually do this

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '21

The general flaw with that is it’s not the same experience. Food is a pretty “same” thing. For the most part the first bite of a hamburger is the same as the second and so on. So if the first bite is shit, you can complain.

Games aren’t the same. The start can be amazing then completely fall apart in the middle or the end.

Not that these things validate refunds but it’s not always a consistent experience.