Worrying trend I've noticed recently it that game prices are starting to creep up into the ridiculous. Starcraft 2 was the one which seems to have got this ball rolling, being one of the priciest games I've bought in a long time, but I notice Fallout New Vegas weighing in on the heavy side, and now Arcania at a ludicrous £45. It seems the average price for games has jumped from £25 to £35 overnight (post SC2), yet money is tighter than ever for people (including myself) with the recession.
As much as I'd like to get this title, having loved Gothic 1 & 2 (3 was a grit-the-teeth experience), even assuming the standard -£10 pre-ordering or online store discount this is a still very expensive. If it were priced a bit more reasonably it would be a must-buy on launch date, as is, it'll be a skip the damn thing altogether until it is a bargain bin title. Shame really as rpgs need all the sales they can get to justify making them over generic shooter version 193.
