I played the Simpsons Tapped Out for few days and I wholeheartedly agree with this video. What I found particularly atrocious about that game was the currency conversion from real money to game money. The entire point of the game is to make a little Springfield by buying buildings. The average cost of a premium building is about $8-10 though which is insane. There are dozens of these things that you can buy and they have it all set up so that you can drop $100 in one go. For a freaking mobile game. You could buy 10 actual games on Steam for the same price as buying some decorations for this non-game. The majority of Tapped Out's content is behind this paywall too. Almost all of the in-game characters and buildings can ONLY be gotten by paying an absurd price, only the bear essentials are parts of the game.
I'm happy to spend money on games (I probably spend more than I should on them) but I've basically decided to stay away from anything that just looks like a bottomless pit for me to drop my cash into. Once I buy a game, I would rather just be able to live in a consequence-free environment and not have to worry about losing even more money.
I'm happy to spend money on games (I probably spend more than I should on them) but I've basically decided to stay away from anything that just looks like a bottomless pit for me to drop my cash into. Once I buy a game, I would rather just be able to live in a consequence-free environment and not have to worry about losing even more money.