Hopefully people like it. It looks very meh IMO but there will be more people who might like it now.
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That's on you, ive kept following this game and the devs behind it, they are a small team of like 80 people(thanks to sony) vs 30 people and they have a lot more things than just graphics going on with this game if you actually look into what they are looking to create with this game.
Yeah, a first party western RPG or FPS would be my choice from Sony over a deal like this.
Yes, ive been reading dev interviews, watching damn near all game play videos, and lore videos. The Dev just launched a discord server for users. This is their only game they are working on and the dev has had previous success in the past with a card game called duelyst. A lot of people will be surprised how this reviews they really seem to care a lot about the game and with a small tight team I believe it will be a good game. I'm not saying game of the year stuff, but a competent well put together game that allows for a good amount of re-playability. On top of the fact they aren't monetizing the game and going a traditional PC route with expansions etc. It hits all the marks for me.
I feel like the Bethesda acquisition has given Sony carte blanche to pull these kind of deals. If they're going to do it, maybe dream a bit bigger than Godfall, though.
This is mostly a joke, don't go apeshit on me!
I don't know if I see that, but it seems like one of those games that will be $15 on sale at least once every couple months on every digital storefront for the rest of the generation. Probably a PS+ title within the first year too.
Gearbox did good here. Whatever Sony paid them will be more cash than Godfall's lifetime sales generate on Xbox
I'd really like to see more exclusivity periods like this.
It's a reasonable amount of time that generally soaks up all of the launch window excitement. And it will be on sale on the first console by the time it hits the other, so it will have residual benefit there as well.
That said, I'm thinking the reality is that you probably pay $10X for a year of exclusivity, and $8X for six months, and so platform holders figure the incremental cost is worth it.
It's a reasonable amount of time that generally soaks up all of the launch window excitement. And it will be on sale on the first console by the time it hits the other, so it will have residual benefit there as well.
That said, I'm thinking the reality is that you probably pay $10X for a year of exclusivity, and $8X for six months, and so platform holders figure the incremental cost is worth it.
Gearbox? Sony funded this game and Gearbox came on board to publish.
I guess many people will simply not read the fine print and believe it's a permanent exclusive.
Years ago, a friend of mine who's a veteran PlayStation gamer bought a copy of Assassin's Creed Syndicate on PS4 and he swore to me that the game was a PS exclusive.
Just because there was this sticker on the cover saying "Playstation Exclusive"... except this was for a few DLC missions, of course lol.
He didn't read past the huge "Playstation Exclusive" title and it sold him even more on the game (he's quite the fanboy, actually).
Who doesn't? Obviously they do it because they think it works and to answer, I am not a fan of this as I think all it does is support console warrioring.
why exclusivity on this...?
Nobody is goin to buy a console just for this. This game looks like the most boring of all the launch titles.
Nobody is goin to buy a console just for this. This game looks like the most boring of all the launch titles.
If Sony funded the game why they have Gearbox Publishing as a publisher, they took Epic Games moneyhat for one year and it's launching on other platforms after 6 months?
Gearbox Publishings is the one funding tbe game and publishing it on all platform, Sony and Epic Games paid the publisher to have the game on their platforms for a period of time.
While I'm not buying a PS5 for it, it's the only game at launch I'm interested in. I think it looks pretty awesome.
thats probably when it'll get its first content update as well lol. hopefully it's crossplay to keep the player pop up.
This is the PR when they announced the game
PlayStation 5 gets Godfall looter-slasher from Gearbox Publishing
earbox Publishing and developer Counterplay Games have just made the first official PlayStation 5 game announcement: Godfall. This is a loot-based action game with a focus on melee combat.
venturebeat.com
It was a 3-way agreement. Godfall devs met with Sony at GDC, then Gearbox. Gearbox people knew Sony people and they all got together to make this happen. Sony eventually funded the expansion of the game into it's current AAA form.
How Counterplay Games approached Godfall for PS5 and PC
Keith Lee, CEO of Counterplay Games, described the journey from small indie game company to making a PlayStation 5 launch title, Godfall.
venturebeat.com
It was a 3-way agreement. Godfall devs met with Sony at GDC, then Gearbox. Gearbox people knew Sony people and they all got together to make this happen. Sony eventually funded the expansion of the game into it's current AAA form.
How Counterplay Games approached Godfall for PS5 and PC
Keith Lee, CEO of Counterplay Games, described the journey from small indie game company to making a PlayStation 5 launch title, Godfall.
This is weird. If they funded the game why they don't own the IP and publishing rights?
Because Counterplay owns the IP? Godfall existed as a smaller game before. They just funded it so it could grow. And as for publishing? Who knows why they didn't but this could just be a relationship they're building with Counterplay and Gearbox. Sony doesn't have to publish it if it's perceived to be an exclusive at launch I guess.
You can probably expect ff7r to be on game pass too tbh
That ignores the eventual game pass deal.
It will or it doesn't even make sense to drop it on Xbox TBH
Oh I'm sure there will be a lot more people interested in it now that they know it's not a full exclusive.
Sony messaging being horrible once again. I really don't like these deceptive messages.
I'm a Sony guy, I've had all Playstation consoles and I think they have done great in late PS3 and with PS4, but something changed with PS5 (the console is awesome but a lot of good things that they are saying have also a dark side). Don' know if it has to do with Jim Ryan or what.
Nowadays, even with all its faults I'm starting to like more Xbox messaging than Playstation's.
I know business is business but...
I'm a Sony guy, I've had all Playstation consoles and I think they have done great in late PS3 and with PS4, but something changed with PS5 (the console is awesome but a lot of good things that they are saying have also a dark side). Don' know if it has to do with Jim Ryan or what.
Nowadays, even with all its faults I'm starting to like more Xbox messaging than Playstation's.
I know business is business but...
I guess it depends how well it integrated the different features from the PS5, it's not all just visuals this time.
I mean I really hope it turns out to be a good game. I'm sure me and many other people would enjoy more good games on the PS5 but based on everything we've seen so far looks pretty mediocre.
Damn, wish it had been made clearer that it was coming to Xbox too, luckily hadn't bought it yet, but was planning to.
I was shitting in the game for months until I actually looked into it the last month +. It's shaping into something very good. imo and I was not a believer on it but everything I see from the dev, their past history, extremely in depth lore, and they play systems and endgame they have with it on top of this not being a game trying to get your money via MTX and a traditional expansion track makes the game very appealing to me. i get it people see gearbox (who is only publishing they do not own the dev) and the game being an early next gen game. But I truly believe it's something special from what I'm seeing.
How is mentioning exact time of exclusivity deceptive? You can get game now on PlayStation or wait 6 months for Xbox version
It's weird they'd actually say that in their promo material lol. I'd expect this kind of thing on a blog post or something from the publisher that got paid for the exclusivity period.
There's a difference between mentioning the exclusivity time from the let go than doing it one week before launch. That's my criticism. I'm criticising their opaque messaging in various things (believe in generations, PSVR ...and this). Making believe one thing when the reality is a bit different.
In fact I do not like exclusivity deals, I prefer that multiplatform games can be played by everyone from the start. It's only their overall messaging on some things this year that's not good IMO.
But I do not want to derail the topic, sorry.
The game looks good and is great that all next gen owners will be able to enjoy it one time or another
The interview reads more like Sony fast-tracked them (maybe providing an early dev-kit, sharing details of the platform, etc.) so they could be ready for PS5 launch, than "Sony funded the game".
The publishing situation and the EGS exclusivity don't really add up otherwise.
It looked like the most generic game possible at reveal and a lot of that has stuck. But the more you watch and learn about it it could become something very special.
Yes, much like Ghost of Tsushima if they nail the combat it could be pretty dang solid. Ghost did for sure, we'll see with Godfall.
The interview literally mentions "funded"? I'm not sure I read that the same. They said they started as a small indie studio, got the attention of Sony who funded the expansion of the game. That doesn't sound like just dev-kits etc.
The issue for most people is the raise in price, is this game worth $70 dollars? If you take Canada as an example the base game is $93 dollars, that is a lot of money for a game which may not be a home run.
It doesn't get much hate out of here, but it's not grabbing much attention.
I wasn't sold on it until I saw today's Q&A, but now I'm in day 1.
It seems fun and it looks fantastic.