I have recently played 3 games that have forced a lengthy, unskippable tutorial section that runs for several hours of the game, just to unlock the most basic functions like buying the items, customizing features, multiplayer, and even 2-player split screen modes.
For 2 of these games (Armored Core 6 and Gran Turismo 7), the major draw for me was the MP and I haven’t even gotten to check out MP yet because it’s locked out until you get passed a certain point in the progression system. Fuckin’ why do any developers do this? I just wanted to play with my sister but we have to get through most of the fucking game before we are allowed to do the multiplayer modes. Such bullshit.
I have to say that this highly depends on the type of games you like, and if the unlocks are well designed into the story.
In general most of the types mentioned are cashgrabs, but I enjoyed an indie game called Evoland. You can ‘unlock’ better graphics and audio as part of the game, watching the evolution of gaming