Frostpunk creators cancel "Project 8" and lay off staff amid concerns that "narrative-driven, story-rich games" don't sell - eviltoast
  • Gumby@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    Ummmm…Baldur’s Gate 3, anyone? How about Dragon Age: Veilguard? Those are just off the top of my head.

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      8 hours ago

      Yeeah… this sounds the usual “Why, why aren’t these games selling?” fans screaming, explaining what’s wrong, begging “Guess this kind of games just don’t sell”

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        56 minutes ago

        Dude my GPU is so hard for Witcher 4 the fans started to hum “the bad touch” ever since the trailer ran!

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      16 hours ago

      BG3, yes. Massive success.

      Veilguard is a massive flop. It sold a lot compared to other games, sure, but based on the amount of money they spent and time in development, that was a shit investment. They were expecting like 10m sales, doing 1.5 instead according to whistleblowers.

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        18 minutes ago

        I’m sure it saved time starting from the template from Hogwarts legacy. The real problem is veilguard isnt an RPG. Divinity original sin 2 is a better game IMO.