Oh, it is a gaming podcast. The "unseasoned chicken of video games" just reminded me of the host saying E3 without Sony is unseasoned chicken.
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Days Gone best selling new IP of 2019 (so far) in UK
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Still haven't picked this up, yet I'm happy it did well, as I can imagine Bend Studio has proper tools, a game pipeline, a freshish IP (even though the zombie apocalypse framework is getting tired) and a new lease on development.
I could of imagined a completely different outcome had this bombed commercially.
Their next game should be stellar!
I could of imagined a completely different outcome had this bombed commercially.
Their next game should be stellar!
Umm yeah how dare people enjoy a completely different game?
As successful as the dark souls series is, it's still a niche series. Sekiro is no exception, no matter how good it is.
Of course it was not going to sell better than a third person zzzombie open world game.
This reads like a psychological assessment, like the reason why someone can't maintain long-term relationships.
They did but that was for part 1 .
Truth is TLOU went thru everything DG did but the open world part and had a bigger ND wasting time .
Still we had more info which made people shut up about TLOU ( aside from ND don't make games nonsense )compare to DG after wards .
Talent always wins, baby!
Good to see that the best new IP this year is the best selling new IP so far :)
Yep. It's time for some official sales numbers.
Good to see that the best new IP this year is the best selling new IP so far :)
;)
Yep. It's time for some official sales numbers.
I will buy this game soon...I was reluctant to do it, but for some reason, the 4 or 5 friends that I know that have been investing time in Days Gone all of them after having invested a lot of hours in the game, all are saying that they love it.
so I'll give it a chance.
so I'll give it a chance.
On a single platform VS multi platform nonetheless!
Someone please order tequila and lime so we can do something with all this salt.
That's how I exactly feel about the game, nicely said.
Regardless, i'm super happy for Bend and Sony on a successful new IP. Also, I think only 6 people worked on the open world portion and that's impressive to me.
Days Gone is one of those games where it's easy to pick holes in it, but I really like it. One of those 7/10s that goes on to become a bit of a cult classic.
This thread is bad for people with hypertension...
Yes, but that's no surprise when you consider the platform.
It's OK. Your good taste and judgement isn't undermined by other people enjoying something you don't like.
Besides, Sekiro is just a generic From 3rd person action game with high difficulty.
Yes, but that's no surprise when you consider the platform.
It's OK. Your good taste and judgement isn't undermined by other people enjoying something you don't like.
Besides, Sekiro is just a generic From 3rd person action game with high difficulty.
Lol the salt because a good game sold better than a different good game in a completely different genre doing completely different things.
Well earned, Days Gone was fantastic, and had some incredible character writing!
It was actually Switch, though I'm not sure if that's the platform he's referring to.
I finally started Days Gone when it went on sale for like $20 on Newegg. I've been very pleased with it so far. Very enjoyable game, despite the rough edges.
It's apparently the 7th best launch for a Sony IP since the PS1 and also the best and biggest selling IP for Bend too.
They do, but I think the Switch due to its demographic of consumers, tends to get more of them. Not just indie ones either, but AAA or AA too.
It is and I've played both (still love Days Gone though), but... Sekiro is through-and-through a FromSoftware game, which for many is still an important barrier that makes people not buy their games. Days Gone has more of a mass market appeal... similar to The Last of Us but open-world (which is basically that lol).
It's strange but it feels like there's just toxicity coming from all sides with this game.
I remember it had a luke-warm unveiling with many feeling as though it had little identity and a lot of AAA check-box design. Early hands-on impressions weren't that great either.
It feels like it didn't really come together until weeks before launch when more and more footage started dropping, making the game seem more interesting.
But by then those on board the train were hyper-defensive about the game for whatever reason.
Then middling reviews started dropping (mostly due to bugs and performance issues) and the fanbase seemed to get even more defensive.
Oddly though, the game started getting word-of-mouth traction in spite of those low review scores and when it started ranking in NPDs the floodgates opened and suddenly anyone who criticized the game were "salty".
I'm glad it's doing well and I'd like to see Bend take another crack at the IP, but it just feels like the game is mired in really negative discourse from both fans and detractors alike.
Why are we talking about how many 2D platformers are released for the Switch in this thread about a PS4 exclusive selling well?
Because people often (inc in this thread) refer to Days Gone as generic or over played, and 2D platformers and said games, was an example of a genre that doesn't get any where near the same number of similar complaints, despite having considerably more releases.
You know why.
Yeah, I think people got so defensive against toxicity, they became toxic themselves. Happens all the time on the internet.
That said, I'm not too surprised at who says what across the board.
Oh yeah, I really really hope they put out a next one to build on it and sand the edges.
How many TV shows, films or comics have 2D platformers had in recent years? Zombie fatigue can't just be ascribed to video games.
Then why isn't there also anime fatigue? Or midevil fantasy fatigue?
"Why is there no anime fatigue"
Holy shit this has to be the dumbest equivalence I have ever seen on Era, and that's really saying something.
Ayy!
Jack is easily my fave. He has me dying so much. That laugh and his sense of humor lol.
How? If people can say that zombie fatigue bleeds from other forms of media, so does anime.
Anime is a form of media
This is like saying "why don't people get movie fatigue", holy fucking shit
Not really, because there are anime tropes that go beyond just purely being anime.
You're talking about completely different (non interactive) mediums, so I'm not sure that argument is necessarily nearly as strong.
These sorts of sales figures etc already argue otherwise anyway, in that clearly many consumers out there don't think zombie games are overly played or have zombie fatigue or whatever, else games like Days Gone wouldn't be selling as well as they are.
There are anime tropes like there are movie tropes or TV soap tropes. Ffs.
Yea, but for me personally, I just see fe, xb2, astral chain, etc and it all blends in to me. Just like how to some people all zombie things blend in. It's just a matter of taste.
Jack for the humor. Bond for the cold facts and Kidsmoove for furnishing the entire podcast with games via his losses on every bet he takes. Their in house Nintendo guy left : (