Game news After 3,263 hours on this video game, he left a negative review… and received a harsh response from the developers!

Game news After 3,263 hours on this video game, he left a negative review… and received a harsh response from the developers!

In war as in war!

This is a rather amusing story put forward by the sites Mein-MMO And Vida Extra. One player has spent over 3,200 hours on Steam playing the strategy game from Swedish studio Paradox, Hearts of Iron IV. The title, which asks you to select a nation and lead it to victory during the Second World War, has particularly rich content. As Mein-MMO recalls, 3 free extensions as well as 4 paid extensions have arrived since the release of the software in 2016, which makes it easy to spend hours and hours in the world of the title.

This is the case of a Steam user calling himself “Pluto”. The latter spent more than 3,200 hours on Hearts of Iron IV and decided to give a thumbs down to Paradox’s software, the general evaluation of which is set at “very positive” on Steam, with 91% recommendations after more than 202,000 reviews. A little thumbs down seen as a real middle finger by the developers who did not hesitate to charge the player. After all, don’t they say that the best defense is attack?

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Arguments against mockery

Initially posted March 7, 2024 (and updated April 4, 2024), Pluto review points out some of the game’s issues, such as the fact that Paradox would rather add new content than fix bugs. She also notes some almost comical details, such as the fact that soldiers without clothes can survive weather approaching -50°C. In short, Pluto draws up a reasoned list of everything that does not suit it, while making it clear that Hearts of Iron IV is not a bad game, but that Paradox can do better.

A developer from the studio who was passing by naturally saw Pluto’s remarks. He also, and above all, noticed that the player spent 3,263 hours on Hearts of Iron IV before issuing a negative review. “I’m sorry to hear that your 3,263 hours spent on Hearts of Iron IV were a disappointment” he writes. Before adding: “we will strive to make your 3,264th hour as fulfilling as possible”. Obviously, this reaction bordering on mockery divided the community. Some find Pluto’s remarks sensible and well-argued, while others believe that it is not possible to spend more than 3,000 hours on a game and ultimately recommend it against others. History will tell whether the two camps will find common ground.