This is an interesting take. Game isn't getting a ton of hype, but I think it does well. I have never played any RE and don't really play any horror games at all, but I am eyeing this as my first dive into the genre.
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What do you think will be the biggest flop of 2019?
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This is an interesting take. Game isn't getting a ton of hype, but I think it does well. I have never played any RE and don't really play any horror games at all, but I am eyeing this as my first dive into the genre.
I wonder what sales insiders like Benji and MatPiscatella think about the predictions in this thread?
What gives you any confidence to say this? Pretty much every Bethesda published game in the last 2 years has disappointed. Rage 2 doesn't look like it will reverse the trend. Doom is probably the only solid entry in recent memory.
Omg... people really out here predicting days gone and anthem will flop
Anyway I was about to say Bayonetta 3 or Daemon X Machina, but I realised that both likely have very low budgets and even a small amount of sales could be considered successful.
Odd pick but I think ninjala
Anyway I was about to say Bayonetta 3 or Daemon X Machina, but I realised that both likely have very low budgets and even a small amount of sales could be considered successful.
Odd pick but I think ninjala
Crackdown 3 will brag about a bunch of players but no one is gonna buy it
Microsoft will continue pushing their extremely weird and twisted "records" to make it seem better than it is.
"Record broken: 1,000,000,000 buildings destroyed in only one week!" "biggest amount of destruction in a videogame in 2019" etc
Microsoft will continue pushing their extremely weird and twisted "records" to make it seem better than it is.
"Record broken: 1,000,000,000 buildings destroyed in only one week!" "biggest amount of destruction in a videogame in 2019" etc
Yep. Unless something truly, catastrophically awful occurs it's going to sell gangbusters.
Anthem has my vote. I worry it will be a hollow experience with a thin veneer of story holding things together with an endless grind fest for gear to drive MX. I guess there is an audience for that and it will still sell millions, but I think it gets middling reviews and sales below EA expectations.
I think Anthem and Death Stranding if it makes 2019. I think Anthem will share it's fate with Andromeda.
That's very accurate.
I'm gonna guess Metro Exodus, it'll review well but sell poorly.
Control too.
And Dreams.
Sometimes games that sell few units end up profitable and above a company's expectations, and sometimes a game can make the top 10 sellers of the year and disappoint terribly.
'Flop'is just incredibly subjective and relates to either inconsistent or unknown expectations.
So, shrug.
I think Anthem will botch the launch, but ultimately not flop like the originally Destiny. So if anything, Dreams will probably flop, even though it'll probably turn out real well. I'm hyped for Metro but I'm doubtful of its chances to not flop.
I am convinced Days Gone is going to find an audience that is outside the normal resetera user base. Basically a silent majority that likes motorcycles, zombies, and old school "badasses"
I am convinced Days Gone is going to find an audience that is outside the normal resetera user base. Basically a silent majority that likes motorcycles, zombies, and old school "badasses"
I don't know if it will be the biggest commercial flop of 2019, but Travis Strikes Again will be a big one.
Unfortunately heavy promotion sells games...
Anthem with a bullet, beautiful visuals, unoriginal gameplay, tripe story, Microsoft's Destiny clone no one asked for. It will get the same kind of success Destiny 2 has, just does the job, nothing special.
Honorable mentions: Control, Biomutant, Rage 2, Division 2.
Days Gone will do fine, besides the graphics, zombies and survival story will swallow the walking dead fanbase at least
Anthem with a bullet, beautiful visuals, unoriginal gameplay, tripe story, Microsoft's Destiny clone no one asked for. It will get the same kind of success Destiny 2 has, just does the job, nothing special.
Honorable mentions: Control, Biomutant, Rage 2, Division 2.
Days Gone will do fine, besides the graphics, zombies and survival story will swallow the walking dead fanbase at least
For vita sure but this ain't the vita! Lower standards for sure for portable games
Anthem will bomb review wise but will sell pretty well. Bioware depends on it so fingers crossed.
Edit: I see a lot of people mentioning Days Gone but I highly doubt it. That game has a big appeal to the casual audience, almost feels like an Ubisoft game in that regard. I have no doubts Sony will be happy with the game's performance.
Edit: I see a lot of people mentioning Days Gone but I highly doubt it. That game has a big appeal to the casual audience, almost feels like an Ubisoft game in that regard. I have no doubts Sony will be happy with the game's performance.
To add to my previous post on the titles in this thread, Anthem is 100% not going to flop. People are gonna be eating lots of crow on that one. And I can't wait for the guy who said REmake 2 to reply to me, lol.
Jesus Christ, dat post history. As said by many people already, Game Pass day one release means CD3 is not going to flop. Look at Forza Horizon 4 (best selling Forza Horizon despite launching on Game Pass), SoT (Rare's best selling title to date), and SoD2 (as I explained in my previous post). Why would Crackdown be different? No need to be salty.
Shit, you're 100% right, lmao. I forgot about that game despite loving Remedy. Control is a definite candidate for flop of the year. Should've kept the Max Payne IP, guys.
Jesus Christ, dat post history. As said by many people already, Game Pass day one release means CD3 is not going to flop. Look at Forza Horizon 4 (best selling Forza Horizon despite launching on Game Pass), SoT (Rare's best selling title to date), and SoD2 (as I explained in my previous post). Why would Crackdown be different? No need to be salty.
Shit, you're 100% right, lmao. I forgot about that game despite loving Remedy. Control is a definite candidate for flop of the year. Should've kept the Max Payne IP, guys.
Of the few big, announced games that we know, probably Dreams. The elevator pitch for that game is just... not great. Or I haven't heard a great one, yet.
Although lol, whoever mentioned Control, I had to edit this post because that may actually be the correct answer.
Although lol, whoever mentioned Control, I had to edit this post because that may actually be the correct answer.
I could see Ghost of Tsushima selling poorly, and I don't want it to - it looks really artistically gorgeous, but not necessarily that fun.
If the pitch is "The Witcher 3, but no fantasy or sci-fi elements and it's in early medieval Japan," I'm worried that it'll have a tough time getting the WRPG audience OR a big Japanese audience.
If the pitch is "The Witcher 3, but no fantasy or sci-fi elements and it's in early medieval Japan," I'm worried that it'll have a tough time getting the WRPG audience OR a big Japanese audience.
Flops are completely subjective based on expectations and resources put in. Incidentally, those are two factors we don't have a good grasp on until after the fact when it is revealed in interviews or financial briefings that a game did not sell as well as expected.
Anthem without a doubt.
Bioware fans are probably going to hate it
It's going to be compared to destiny
EAs terrible reputation at the moment is hurting most of their games
It isn't blowing anyone away right now
Bioware fans are probably going to hate it
It's going to be compared to destiny
EAs terrible reputation at the moment is hurting most of their games
It isn't blowing anyone away right now
If we're definitely flop as selling way below expectations then yes I'd say it's gonna flop
anthem, rage 2 and dreams might do badly. I dont think Sony will let Days gone or Death Stranding fail, they will market those games out the asshole the closer they get to release.
Rage 2
Published by Bethesda who have a dreadful reputation and keep shitting the bed.
Not on Steam.
Is on the Bethesda launcher.
First game sold poorly.
Will probably have no reviews at launch due to Bethesda publishing.
Comes out in the middle of Summer.
Published by Bethesda who have a dreadful reputation and keep shitting the bed.
Not on Steam.
Is on the Bethesda launcher.
First game sold poorly.
Will probably have no reviews at launch due to Bethesda publishing.
Comes out in the middle of Summer.
Yep. Gonna be lots of crow served. People can't honestly think Anthem will be the biggest flop when Control, Biomutant and Rage 2 are coming out in the same year.
Whether you like it or not, traditional metrics determining a game's success by sales alone no longer applies to the subscrption based services Microsoft is pushing.
Yeah, realistically Rage 2 is the prime candidate right now. It might do okay on consoles, but it's no Fallout in terms of getting people to download the bethesda launcher on PC. and the first one didn't do well.
Metro would be a relatively safe second bet - but that depends more on the expectations for the game on the devs' part.
Anthem's gonna do fine at launch, but will live or die on its continuing content, same (or at least similar to) Destiny.
I honestly haven't seen any real hype for Days Gone, but I'm sure the PS4 sell-through numbers will help it to some extent - but IMO it depends moreso on if/when TLOU2 release date gets announced.
Metro would be a relatively safe second bet - but that depends more on the expectations for the game on the devs' part.
Anthem's gonna do fine at launch, but will live or die on its continuing content, same (or at least similar to) Destiny.
I honestly haven't seen any real hype for Days Gone, but I'm sure the PS4 sell-through numbers will help it to some extent - but IMO it depends moreso on if/when TLOU2 release date gets announced.
Days Gone confirmed success in this case. Your Sony related prediction history isn't the best, lol.
Bend is not an unproven studio. They have a good classic and portable portfolio, there's currently no reason to believe they wont carry that success over to the console market.
Days Gone hasn't recived multiple delays. Just one for roughly two months.
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I imagine they'll be laughing at the Anthem, The Division 2 and Days Gone shouts.
You're honestly making it worse for yourself.
Bend has made more than Vita games. I mean Days Gone... seriously that is your pick? You're gonna fall on your sword for this one as well?
I dunno, that can go either way. How many western (or Japanese for that matter) gamers know a lot about or care about semi-accurate ancient Egypt? And yet, that completely alien culture did not deter people from loving AC Origins.
I know, it's AC, a hugely successful franchise, as opposed to a new IP, but still, the cultural unfamiliarity may not harm the game too much (or can even be appealing).
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Pretty well. The game was undoubtedly utter garbage, but thanks to the Sony hype machine, it sold more than enough copies to be labelled "not a flop" and more in line of "success."
Sonic racing. The characters don't have enough appeal, they should have stuck with the full Sega cast. They have also left it far too long since transformed, and lost the momentum /positive traction they had from transformed.