Foamstarsplayers have called out Square Enix over their “greedy” item shop bundle prices, with many wanting changes.
Foamstars is a 4v4 multiplayer shooter that tasks players with painting their opponents and terrain with brightly colored foam. While it shares similarities to Nintendo’s Splatoon series, the added verticality and character abilities do help to differentiate it.
Despite receiving a rather lukewarm response at last year’s State of Play, players have discovered another glaring problem – the price of cosmetics.
Just like most live service games, Foamstars features a premium Season Pass and various skins that players can unlock. However, it’s the character cosmetic sets that have angered players, with many calling out the “greedy” pricing ofthe game’sbundles.
Foamstars players slam “greedy” Foamstars item shop bundles
A post highlighting how expensive Foamstars cosmetic skin bundles are hasgone viral on X, sparking both shock and outrage from commenters. “For the cost of a single Foamstars cosmetic set you can get the entire Kiryu saga of the Yakuza series,” wrote Falkoopa.
For the cost of a single Foamstars cosmetic set you can get the entire Kiryu saga of the Yakuza seriespic.twitter.com/7fxtbsUZVG
“$45 for skin when the game cost $30… I don’t understand why people don’t see the problem.” replied one user. “When a cosmetic costs more than the price of a game you should know it’s overpriced and shouldn’t buy it.”
While Foamstars has received some early praise for its take on Nintendo’s colorful shooter, Splatoon, it’s clear that players aren’t exactly happy with its monetization. “The game is cool and all but the greed on the store is next level, tbh I’m not expecting it to last a full year unless a major overhaul is done.”
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