Those numbers are actually pretty good . Also IIRC there were indications from people who would know that Steamspy's new algorithm tends to err on the low side.
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After One Week, Dragon Quest 11 Has Less than 100,000 Owners on Steam (SteamSpy)
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The reception was really positive, you'd think that would help.
But it released within days of Spiderman and butt-fuckin' Tomb Raider!
I mean, it is kind of expected too. They seemed like they were hiding this version. Requirements like a week before release. PC sites like PCgamer and RPS didn't review it because Square didn't send out PC copies of the game. Despite the fact that the PC port is perfectly fine. PCgamer's ran a couple articles on it recently so they'll likely review it soon but it is baffling they didn't even make the bare minimum effort.
Feels like they thought they could just repeat their Nier release and hope for the best.
Feels like they thought they could just repeat their Nier release and hope for the best.
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The release date was terrible. it should either have been out in June/July, or out in Q2 next year.But it released within days of Spiderman and butt-fuckin' Tomb Raider!
The game had basically no marketing and all PC buyers went into buying DQXI totally blind. There were no impressions about the quality of the PC port anywhere, not even on dedicated websites like RPS or PC Gamer; all the reviews were frim the PS4 version. We found that it was a rather decent version (the definitive, actually) hours and days after the release, not before.
After the Nier: Automata fiasco, which will never be fixed, I think it's reasonable for pc gamers to be cautious with Square-Enix.
Also, Spider-Man and a totally packed month play a factor as well.
After the Nier: Automata fiasco, which will never be fixed, I think it's reasonable for pc gamers to be cautious with Square-Enix.
Also, Spider-Man and a totally packed month play a factor as well.
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What happened with NieR? Why will it never be fixed? Is it something about the way the game was coded, or just that Square literally won't bother? Wasn't FF15 a good port? I imagine that should have been held as the barometer...
I think a lot of people can recognize Toriyama's art style anywhere, especially considering how popular Dragon Ball Super was this past year.
Where was it for VII on 3DS? VIII on 3DS?
They really wonder why this series is arguably more niche than SMT in the States?
Nier Automata doesn't even play at your screen resolution without a mod, the options in the menu do nothing. Then it suffers from severe stuttering due to poor coding that the mods alleviate somewhat but can't fix entirely. SE or Platinum didn't even release a patch for the resolution problem, which is at the very least what you would expect.
Then the cutscenes were the 900p letterboxed videos straight from the PS4. It's very hard to believe that they didn't have higher quality masters in 2017.
Then the cutscenes were the 900p letterboxed videos straight from the PS4. It's very hard to believe that they didn't have higher quality masters in 2017.
Not only the marketing was lacking, but also localisation efforts.... Final Fantasy XV was released at the same time for the entire world with many options of languages.... Dragon Quest is a year later from japan and only bring english for us brazilians.... I have bought it (having a blast) cause like many, I know enough to play and enjoy the game, but the potential is squandered without proper localisation.
Akira Toryama art is is very reconigzable and cherished because of Dragon Ball.....
Square should have done more to promote the game. They didn't even bother to send out review copies for the PC version. SE put all their hopes on the PS4 version to blow up in the west, but that obviously isn't happening because of Spider-Man. I won't support the game until a handheld version makes it over, and I'm sure there are plenty thinking the same. SE skipped out on the 3DS version while blatantly ignoring the PC version they created for the west. If they really wanted DQ to become bigger in the west, then they chose the absolute worst way to do so.
Has some issues that a fan patch had to fix. SE didn't wanna pay devs to fix it.
Danganronpa, Yakuza 0 and Valkyria Chronicles were all less than half the price as DQXI at launch. Not really a fair comparison.
Also Danganronpa 1 didn't hit 100k sales until well after 2 released on Steam. I was regularly checking the steamspy numbers when it came out.
Also Danganronpa 1 didn't hit 100k sales until well after 2 released on Steam. I was regularly checking the steamspy numbers when it came out.
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That's one way to burn bridges
Yeah, someone else brought up the pricing issue, which is a fair point.
You have to remember for the two 3DS games fans had to beg for years before they even considered localization. That should say everything.
Would be terrible for PS4 but sounds pretty good for PC. That said they picked a terrible time to release it.
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When you don't know whether people didn't buy it because of Sugiyama or playing up his abhorrent views would have made it more appealing to Steam users.
The vast majority doesn't know.When you don't know whether people didn't buy it because of Sugiyama or playing up his abhorrent views would have made it more appealing to Steam users.
Then I guess it's just my bias ness since I don't immediately associate it with DB.
When you don't know whether people didn't buy it because of Sugiyama or playing up his abhorrent views would have made it more appealing to Steam users.
Horrible release date too. I would've been all over this had it been early August.
That actually seems OK in the grand scheme of things? I think it helped a lot that the competition was less crowded on the PC than it is for PS4 right now, but given the near-total lack of presence the series has on PC and Squenix's deathly allergies in promoting the game at all, that seems like a respectable start.
For whatever reason, I had absolutely zero interest in playing it on PC. Sounds strange, but mentally I have a hard time focusing on RPGs on PC, especially when there are distractions like, well, the internet. Ideally, I would have played it on Switch first, but yeah, it had to be PS4. Plus, with GCU, a reward cert, and the $1 in-store pick-up incentive, it only cost me $42, and I can sell it later if I want (I won't).
50k-100k units sold at $60 in 1 week on 1 store is better than I expected, especially when you consider how little the PC version was pushed. It's not going to be a multi-million seller, but that's plenty to justify a PC port for DQ12, especially when you take into account that the sales will be much better over time after a Steam sale or two.
Plus, it takes a while for SteamSpy to accurately measure sales so that 50k-100k estimate is probably only half a week tops.
Plus, it takes a while for SteamSpy to accurately measure sales so that 50k-100k estimate is probably only half a week tops.
It really is a shame they didn't partner with Nintendo to bring the 3DS version, having it be the only new 3DS game would have made it a killing for sure.
They did kind of treat the PC version like dog shit though. We had 0 info on how it ran up until launch day people could beta test it and report in, and the settings are very minimal.
Really PC people tend to have a very low tolerance for this kind of bullshit from companies.
Really PC people tend to have a very low tolerance for this kind of bullshit from companies.