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What do you think will be the biggest flop of 2018?
- Thread starter Horse Armour
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It's not hard to see, is it? One of the biggest comic-book properties in the world, getting the AAA treatment from a well-respected developer. It's the same reason people flocked to the Arkham games, even though Rocksteady had less of a reputation than Insomniac before Asylum.
I don't know, depends on the expectation of the publisher. Until then we can't really know if it flopped or not.
But I'll save this thread to compare in the future haha
But I'll save this thread to compare in the future haha
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I'll take a flyer and say Madden '18 will be well down on expectations and series history. It feels like the NFL has a bit of an engagement problem at the moment and the game itself is as dry and stale as a week old dog turd.
Far Cry 5 feels like it has 'Debuts at like #3 on the NPD in its release month, quickly falls out of top 10' written all over it.
People said that about Ghost Recon Wildlands, which was the biggest game of the year until Destiny 2 and CoD WWII hit. Ubi games generally sell tons.
I use many communities to gauge interest, not just GAF/ERA.
The Batman games looked amazing from the first reveal, everyone was like "What the fuck, this looks great! Where did this come from?" Spider-man just looks like a Spider-man game. To me anyway.
Sea of thieves
Crackdown 3
Anthem
Bayonetta 3 is 2018? If so that will be a huge flop I guess...
Crackdown 3
Anthem
Bayonetta 3 is 2018? If so that will be a huge flop I guess...
Days Gone, I think the zombie fad is over.
Crackdown 3 because yeah....
Sea of Thieves can go either way
God of War will bomb with the fans I think. It will be critically successful but it won't be what anyone actually wanted.
Crackdown 3 because yeah....
Sea of Thieves can go either way
God of War will bomb with the fans I think. It will be critically successful but it won't be what anyone actually wanted.
Here are some of my guesses...
Sea of Thieves will do pretty well, but Skull & Bones will definitely flop.
Anthem won't flop but I'm expecting sales to be noticeably lower than Destiny 2 despite being a technically superior game. The mtx/lootboxes will be exclusively cosmetic and they'll include that as part of their advertising.
Days Gone will have sales around that of Evil Within 2/Wolfenstein II. Almost a flop but not enough to close Bend down.
Sea of Thieves will do pretty well, but Skull & Bones will definitely flop.
Anthem won't flop but I'm expecting sales to be noticeably lower than Destiny 2 despite being a technically superior game. The mtx/lootboxes will be exclusively cosmetic and they'll include that as part of their advertising.
Days Gone will have sales around that of Evil Within 2/Wolfenstein II. Almost a flop but not enough to close Bend down.
Sea of Thieves and Crackdown for sure.
Dreams and Days Gone are going to be entirely dependent on how Sony markets them.
Detroit should do fine, standard David Cage numbers.
GOW and Spider Man are going to do gangbusters, I can't see how anyone thinks they're potential flops.
Dreams and Days Gone are going to be entirely dependent on how Sony markets them.
Detroit should do fine, standard David Cage numbers.
GOW and Spider Man are going to do gangbusters, I can't see how anyone thinks they're potential flops.
Well, mainly because it came from an unknow dev. There was a real element of surprise there. I think Spider-Man looks exactly what people want to see in a Spidey game. Web-slinging, dynamic combat, big set-pieces. Look at how many votes it got in the Most wanted games of 2018 thread.
That game is gonna be massive.
I think God of War will disappoint, but more because it won't be a God of War game in many fans' eyes. It will still sell well and be decently reviewed.
Crackdown and Anthem are my choices. Crackdown just won't make a splash and will be forgotten a week after it releases. Anthem is too deep in the weeds to get off of the path EA is currently on, so I expect a destiny clone that doesn't hide from its insidious practices. It will get all of the bad press of Battlefront 2, but without the Star Wars license to save its sales. As such, it will sell only ok and will lose fan support so fast there won't be any future content beyond the stuff that was already in the works before launch.
Crackdown and Anthem are my choices. Crackdown just won't make a splash and will be forgotten a week after it releases. Anthem is too deep in the weeds to get off of the path EA is currently on, so I expect a destiny clone that doesn't hide from its insidious practices. It will get all of the bad press of Battlefront 2, but without the Star Wars license to save its sales. As such, it will sell only ok and will lose fan support so fast there won't be any future content beyond the stuff that was already in the works before launch.
I'm a fan of the old games, the new one looks even better, can't wait for my disappointment.
Isn't that exactly why so many people are looking forward to it though? I mean, I like GoW but that series became incredibly stale. This is the breath of fresh air that might make it the biggest GoW of the series.
People are going to hate hearing this but I think the Switch itself is going to flop next year.
https://www.nowinstock.net/videogaming/consoles/nintendoswitch/
It's a brand new console but in stock everywhere in its first December? What was the last console to experience that?
https://www.nowinstock.net/videogaming/consoles/nintendoswitch/
It's a brand new console but in stock everywhere in its first December? What was the last console to experience that?
I have bad feeling about Days Gone, but I also had a bad feeling about Horizon last year, so what do I know.
Detroit I think will review decently, but it will largely be ignored and be a commercial flop.
Anthem is going to be yet another microtransaction-fest by EA, albeit maybe not as bad as Battlefront 2. It will sell well though, thanks to the no doubt Destiny-levels of marketing.
Detroit I think will review decently, but it will largely be ignored and be a commercial flop.
Anthem is going to be yet another microtransaction-fest by EA, albeit maybe not as bad as Battlefront 2. It will sell well though, thanks to the no doubt Destiny-levels of marketing.
Like that acclaimed and massive hit Star Wars The Last Jedi you mean? Yes, there is an incredibly annoying part of fandom that belives they own the series and are vehemently against any kind of change, but I think way more people will embrace it.
The 3DS? How many consoles in the last couple of decades didn't launch in November-December.
Sea of Thieves, unfortunately.
Looks really great from videos... also those water physics!
Days Gone is another candidate.
I really don't like this game and it seems totally unoriginal. I don't know if people want "another zombie game".
Looks really great from videos... also those water physics!
Days Gone is another candidate.
I really don't like this game and it seems totally unoriginal. I don't know if people want "another zombie game".
So Anthem is currently carrying a strong degree of toxicity surrounding its reputation, given that:
1. Bioware's previous release being Mass Effect: Andromeda, and how that was handled overall, plus overall unhappiness/frustration on how Mass Effect franchise wound up being shuttered because of it
2. EA's recent debacle with Battlefront 2, and its ill intentions to kill us with overbearing mtx that are clearly "pay to win", plus the fact that a game like Anthem (aka EA Destiny) is a product basically designed from the ground up to up-sell us constant DLC expansions (which typically enable an increase the level cap, and will likely also have some form of in-game currency buyable with real money, to buy various equips.
3. The game itself represents a major change from Bioware and their usual model of making single player RPGS with strong story/characters/elements of choice/romance, etc. for an online loot shooter.
As such, this game will have a big target on it, and will probably attract tons of negativity as it nears release, and early and often monetization plans beyond the initial $59.99 become clear.
1. Bioware's previous release being Mass Effect: Andromeda, and how that was handled overall, plus overall unhappiness/frustration on how Mass Effect franchise wound up being shuttered because of it
2. EA's recent debacle with Battlefront 2, and its ill intentions to kill us with overbearing mtx that are clearly "pay to win", plus the fact that a game like Anthem (aka EA Destiny) is a product basically designed from the ground up to up-sell us constant DLC expansions (which typically enable an increase the level cap, and will likely also have some form of in-game currency buyable with real money, to buy various equips.
3. The game itself represents a major change from Bioware and their usual model of making single player RPGS with strong story/characters/elements of choice/romance, etc. for an online loot shooter.
As such, this game will have a big target on it, and will probably attract tons of negativity as it nears release, and early and often monetization plans beyond the initial $59.99 become clear.
Release Smash and Pokemon and that thing will do gangbusters.
It is a guessing game mostly. As pointed out earlier, the big winner last year was Horizon. We all know how that went.
I'm all over it but I can see how it could flop. Sony can have really poor marketing for some good games.
Calling any game that's a GAAS a flop is premature. Sea of Thieves already has 200k playing the game, and there is a lot of demand for the Alpha.
Spiderman, with a really good critical reception could sell 7-8m easily. With a poor critical reception, you're looking at 3-5m. Either way it wont flop.
There is a lot to take into account for this.
Spiderman, with a really good critical reception could sell 7-8m easily. With a poor critical reception, you're looking at 3-5m. Either way it wont flop.
There is a lot to take into account for this.
Try to remember that Switch didn't release during the holiday season like most consoles do.
It clearly did check the dates again unless your referring to Japan and some other countries. And yes the 3DS that's why I mentioned it. It's the most direct comparison and was also in stock during Christmas.