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Days Gone best selling new IP of 2019 (so far) in UK
- Thread starter MilesQ
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Really happy for it's success. It's so far my GoTY and tbh the rest of the year is hardly on fire so could well stay there.
For sure! Racing game set in UK is bound to do great in the UK for a long time.
I think largely what it boils down to is that it's very safe. Or at least as safe as a big-budget, AAA game can get in today's market. Zombies, open world, light stealth mechanics, skill trees, side-quests, so on and so forth. A game with little identity of its own, but bearing many of the hallmarks to guarantee it commercial success. And then on top of all that were the obvious similarities to a certain mega-successful, Sony-owned IP that has a new instalment coming out next year.
Days Gone had the stench of over-familiarity all over it from the day it was announced, and some people responded negatively to that.
Eh...Days Gone was an okay game but congrats to Bend.
It took way too long to get going and then just dragged on. Game should've started and ended at the
Everything before and after that was just watever
oh and...
Also good to see goat racer still selling well.
It took way too long to get going and then just dragged on. Game should've started and ended at the
3rd camp
oh and...
Rikki>>>Sarah
Also good to see goat racer still selling well.
It has rough spots but it's amazing as a whole. Maybe my GOTY. Loved the world, setting, characters, combat and vibe. Would love to see sequel expand into California, Nevada, Rocky Mountains or a Desert.
If the sequel can basically be the same game but with pacing and intensity from camp 3 and onwards it will be great
If the sequel can basically be the same game but with pacing and intensity from camp 3 and onwards it will be great
That's great to hear! It's a really good game. I still need to beat it once I get more free time!
It is August tho. Still impressive since the year is almost over.
It's a really good game that deserves its success, but this might be the first time I have ever seen anyone unironically suggest that Days Gone is not generic.
Then you haven't been looking a lot. Tons and tons don't.
No clue, some people decided this would be the game they would use to drag Sony down out of a petty sense of console wars, I guess.
Is that so? I thought EA wanted very strong sales out of it through this period, IIRC they were expecting 6 million WW out of the gate sales which it fell well short of. And even specifically in the U.K. less than 200k in several months doesn't seem great to me.
Days Gone is a really good, great, in fact, game that is the textbook definition of generic.
Now that would be something to actually get excited about. Syphon Filter would nicely fill the void left by MGS and Splinter Cell (despite being very different).
I'd imagine a modern Syphon Filter playing a lot along the lines of those two, however.
I honestly think this is the real reason.
They can't keep getting away with it!!!!!
Why was Crow served?
Were people expecting it to NOT beat Anthem and Sekiro?
How are Siege and Horizon 4 still selling like hot cakes.
Where you been. This was supposed to be the biggest bomb to ever bomb if you stayed on this place
its sad how people downplay the hard work of a studio by assuming that a game is automatically a success just based on the formular on paper.
if it was just that easy.......
for the studio itself (that was developing handheld games )it was definetely a huge task and risk, developing such a massive AAA Triple Game with a small studio like that.
at the end of the day you have to deliver and create a great game, which it turned out to be (based on fan receptions - not every game has to be a 90+ Metascore Title to be enjoyed)
if it was just that easy.......
for the studio itself (that was developing handheld games )it was definetely a huge task and risk, developing such a massive AAA Triple Game with a small studio like that.
at the end of the day you have to deliver and create a great game, which it turned out to be (based on fan receptions - not every game has to be a 90+ Metascore Title to be enjoyed)
Beating out Anthem was to be expected, as after the beta for that released, the word of mouth for that game was terrible. It may not have sold to EA's expectations, but did surprisingly well given the negative attention it ended up receiving. The fact that Sekiro didn't even chart on this list is what surprises me. It must have really underperformed in the UK.
Days Gone was just one of those games where it didn't feel like there was a hook to draw me into purchasing the game. There was almost nothing story related in the marketing material, and just driving around on a bike & killing zombies didn't feel like it was something I just *had to do*. That combined with the fact that I know it's going to be like $20 come the holiday meant that I had no incentive to pick it up on release. Glad that it's done well & that people have enjoyed it. I'll have to give it a look when it hits my price point :)
Days Gone was just one of those games where it didn't feel like there was a hook to draw me into purchasing the game. There was almost nothing story related in the marketing material, and just driving around on a bike & killing zombies didn't feel like it was something I just *had to do*. That combined with the fact that I know it's going to be like $20 come the holiday meant that I had no incentive to pick it up on release. Glad that it's done well & that people have enjoyed it. I'll have to give it a look when it hits my price point :)
Haven't played it yet. Still waiting for a deeper sale.
I've mentioned this before. There have been over 27 2D platformers on just a single platform this gen in the last 2 years alone, yet open world zombie games are referred to as generic or over played. I challenge someone to name me 27 open world zombie or horror games from the last 2 years lol.
It was one of the most popular picks in this thread.
What do you think will be the biggest flop of 2019?
I've mentioned this before. There have been over 27 2D platformers on just a single platform this gen in the last 2 years alone, yet open world zombie games are referred to as generic or over played. I challenge someone to name me 27 open world zombie or horror games from the last 2 years lol.
It was one of the most popular picks in this thread.
What do you think will be the biggest flop of 2019?
That's what's funny. People say it's copy paste, yet a lot of the same people would say they would rather play 2d indie retro plats that come out twice a day.
Talent always wins. I can't wait for the sequel.
It's not hatred. It's just that crow tastes disgusting and leaves a really long after taste.
It's not hatred. It's just that crow tastes disgusting and leaves a really long after taste.
Success Deserved. It's my favourite game this year thus far. There's a lot of familiarity but that wasn't an issue given how how much fun I was having. This game clearly had longer sales than people give this game credit for worldwide (Found success in nearly every major region we know of). I wouldn't be surprised if it eventually past RE2R.
The word of mouth of this game is really high, I manage to cancel my preorder based on the reviews, but the word of mouth and content update manage to get me on board again and bought it.
Congrats to Bend......I guess this means the studio will have a healthy outlook as we move into next gen.
No, it did.
The game is good and it sold well. I'm positive it probably sold double what your favorite new IP did this gen. Let it go.
It's actually good, it's just the beginning sucks the life out of you because you don't get to take on hordes till closer to end game.
If that was front and center with your upgrades different story. Same goes for story beats as well.
You expected Days Gone to beat Anthem? How? If Anthem was half decent it would have murdered Days Gone.
Great game and kudos Bend....my GOTY so far. Yep a little drawn out and rough around the edges, but the story , characters, world and moment to moment gameplay is superb......more please and if you are on the fence with it, dive in !
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I think some are just tired of zombies in general so they labelled it generic.
SoD2 had some similar complaints and I'm sure TLoU2 will face some too, but you can't deny the numbers.
Zombies are still a big draw.
I thought it was better than okay but it wasn't a great game 7 to a 8/10.
I agree the game is way too long especially
all the militia section, I thought the game was ending and there was still like 30-40% of the game left.
Well deserved.
Game had a grrat formula that can only get better from here. The sequel will be something special.
Game had a grrat formula that can only get better from here. The sequel will be something special.
Pfft o plz ain't nobody gonna say them things bout tlou2 lol ain't nobody gonna wrote a thesis on why clickers are zombies like they did freakers(yes this happened)
That's tos why you should neve pre order games. ESP from pan where you can't get a refund even if the fucking game hasn't launched