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'Amateur Surgeon 2': Another Week, Another Free Adult Swim iOS. To celebrate the end of the holiday season/world, Adult Swim games has.
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I'll watch a thousand ads, I'll even buy their stupid coins if so necessary to gameplay. But it's not necessary. This game existed for 3 installations without that shitty mechanic, then they force it. Not because the game ever relied on it, not because they need money because they're a multimillion dollar TV network not a new dev, they literally added a bullshit currency and nonsense timers just to squeeze harder at players wallets.If the gameplay relies on it, like a poker game or a life game, that's fine and that makes sense.
But if someone's seriously going to say 'come back in 8 hours or give us money' I'll tell them to fuck off.If there was any more respectful method, I might. But they rudely jam it down our throats expecting we're going to take it. Fuck them, now they make even less because they're not even getting ad revenue from me after I uninstall their scam game. I don't think you understandThey made this game without timers3 timesIt was clearly a successful design if they didn't make, not one, not two, but three more sequels. What a coincidence all 3 get taken down and they put up one with redundant timers.In the right context, it's not bad, and I can see where you're coming from. But for me, as a player who played part 1 when it was just a flash game, the game never needed it either monetarily or gameplay wise. It only exists now for the few people that give in and pay them, for every single level that now requires a partner.The partners and timers are not needed for these levels that already existed.They are not needed for adult swim to break even.They are not needed.
It's only done for extra money. As if the games not full of ads already.There's no way around this.
I'd be more than happy to buy a 'full version' with no ads or timers, but no. They want $5 from me every time I want to play more than 5 minutes. Why would I have that on my phone?If the app store had more real games, these scams would be laughed at and they'd flop instantly, but because that's the trend, people just take that shit.