Nepenthe Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 Trust me, nobody'd be happier than me if Eternity sold 1 mil copies (ok, I bet the Obsidian partners would be a lot happier than I am, but, yes), but, well, no. That said, it had fewer backers than I remembered (<74.000 on Kickstarter), so I think some sales are to be expected... but frankly, I have no idea how much past kickstarter projects have sold to non-backers (the few that have been released), so I can't really comment on trends. You're a cheery wee bugger, Nep. Have I ever said that? Reapercussions
Volourn Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 (edited) Obsidian isn't like other KS companies. How many of them have over 100 employees? How many of them have had had more than one million + selling games? How many of them have had contracts with some of the biggest publishers and IPs in the business? How many of them have had a game sell over 5 million copies as well as others that have sold over a million easily? How many of them have built in audiences? Sorry, but you guys spitting in the face of Obsidian and expecting them to have crap sales is silly. 1 million or bust. PERIOD. "I imagine that Obsidian would be ecstatic with a million sales and would be hoping for such a figure, but they need nothing like that to be successful, and that's fact." So, you think Obsidian has no customer base? History proves otherwise. FACT: No Bioware game has sold as much as Obsidian's best selling game. FACT. Not BG2. Not NWN. Not KOTOR. Not DA. Not ME. So, why do you hate Obsidian so much you expect them to go backwards and fail? That's disgusting. Edited July 24, 2014 by Volourn DWARVES IN PROJECT ETERNITY = VOLOURN HAS PLEDGED $250.
Bos_hybrid Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 I suspect that Obs would see more money from 200k sales of PE than they did from FO:NV. But I do actually think Obs will do better than that, assuming the game is good and reviewed well. However you can't use FO:NV as Obs sales standards, a lot came from FO3 and Bethesda which many gamers still think made NV. Sort of like how people still think bio made KotoR 2. Alpha Protocol is really the only real comparison, but even then you could make the case that PE has a lot more pull(legacy/nostalgia) or that AP was a AA game. And I really don't think bio moved DA:I to November to stomp PE sales, it's probably not even a blimp on EA's radar. If it sells a million, then it might be a blimp, but a small one at that.
Humanoid Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 Well they're releasing The Sims 4 in September. Obviously October is primetime for the first Sims 4 expansion, so they couldn't possibly go head to head with that. L I E S T R O N GL I V E W R O N G
Gromnir Posted July 24, 2014 Posted July 24, 2014 we got no idea how many additional sales o' PoE beyond their kickstarter money grab is necessary to makes a sequel likely. if PoE turns out to be a worthwhile game for Gromnir, our only genuine concern will be that PoE sells well enough to make a sequel a certainty. if PoE sux, then we won't care how many units is sold. am a very practical fellow. HA! Good Fun! "If there be time to expose through discussion the falsehood and fallacies, to avert the evil by the processes of education, the remedy to be applied is more speech, not enforced silence."Justice Louis Brandeis, Concurring, Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927) "Im indifferent to almost any murder as long as it doesn't affect me or mine."--Gfted1 (September 30, 2019)
ManifestedISO Posted July 25, 2014 Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) Blip. Little green dots on a radar screen ... blips. If one of those blips is a blimp, it's still a blip. Decided Inquisition will be a console purchase. Doesn't seem right to load it to the hard drive. Edited July 25, 2014 by ManifestedISO All Stop. On Screen.
Malcador Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 1 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Sarex Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Still think that the tactical view is too zoomed in, really hope that changes. "because they filled mommy with enough mythic power to become a demi-god" - KP
Barothmuk Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Props to Bioware for actually having a non-twitchy gameplay trailer (as degenerate as said gameplay may be).
Monte Carlo Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Still think that the tactical view is too zoomed in, really hope that changes. Hmmm given that I'm a tactical view fundamentalist, I don't think it's that bad.
PK htiw klaw eriF Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 I wonder if BruceVC will enjoy his romances in tactical view or action mode? 2 "Akiva Goldsman and Alex Kurtzman run the 21st century version of MK ULTRA." - majestic "you're a damned filthy lying robot and you deserve to die and burn in hell." - Bartimaeus "Without individual thinking you can't notice the plot holes." - InsaneCommander "Just feed off the suffering of gamers." - Malcador "You are calling my taste crap." -Hurlshort "thankfully it seems like the creators like Hungary less this time around." - Sarex "Don't forget the wakame, dumbass" -Keyrock "Are you trolling or just being inadvertently nonsensical?' -Pidesco "we have already been forced to admit you are at least human" - uuuhhii "I refuse to buy from non-woke businesses" - HoonDing "feral camels are now considered a pest" - Gorth "Melkathi is known to be an overly critical grumpy person" - Melkathi "Oddly enough Sanderson was a lot more direct despite being a Mormon" - Zoraptor "I found it greatly disturbing to scroll through my cartoon's halfing selection of genitalias." - Wormerine "I love cheese despite the pain and carnage." - ShadySands
Monte Carlo Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Depends on how much screen-wiping he plans on doing.
Malcador Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 I wonder if BruceVC will enjoy his romances in tactical view or action mode? Romance from top down or over the shoulder ? 2 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Sarex Posted July 29, 2014 Posted July 29, 2014 Hmmm given that I'm a tactical view fundamentalist, I don't think it's that bad. It isn't, but I would have still liked a little more zooming out. For example in that dragon fight, being able to zoom out and see the whole dragon would have been awesome. 3 "because they filled mommy with enough mythic power to become a demi-god" - KP
Nepenthe Posted July 30, 2014 Posted July 30, 2014 Still think that the tactical view is too zoomed in, really hope that changes. Still showing it on xbone, though. I wouldn't sell the farm just yet. You're a cheery wee bugger, Nep. Have I ever said that? Reapercussions
BruceVC Posted July 30, 2014 Posted July 30, 2014 I think this combat video looks excellent and exciting, I'm not sure what you guys are complaining about? 1 "Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is and saw Virtue in her shape how lovely: and pined his loss” John Milton "We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” - George Bernard Shaw "What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others that will determine the significance of the life we lead" - Nelson Mandela
Woldan Posted July 30, 2014 Posted July 30, 2014 A little bit flashy and too fast, but its not nearly as horrible as expected. I gazed at the dead, and for one dark moment I saw a banquet.
nipsen Posted July 30, 2014 Posted July 30, 2014 I don't understand. ...so are they going to convert the dragons from heathenry? You know, strap them down on a bench and pull their wings slowly off their joints, until they admit to believing in the one true god, so they can die and go to heaven? The injustice must end! Sign the petition and Free the Krug!
Sarex Posted July 30, 2014 Posted July 30, 2014 http://www.pcgamer.com/2014/07/30/dragon-age-keep-is-delayed-as-well-closed-beta-extended-as-a-result/ Dragon Keep delayed. "because they filled mommy with enough mythic power to become a demi-god" - KP
Bos_hybrid Posted August 2, 2014 Posted August 2, 2014 PC gamer information Apparently they played the PC version, and had to use a controller. Which is very disconcerting.
Sarex Posted August 2, 2014 Posted August 2, 2014 Where is the part about the controller? I couldn't find it in the link. "because they filled mommy with enough mythic power to become a demi-god" - KP
Guest Slinky Posted August 2, 2014 Posted August 2, 2014 Someone mentioned it on page 9 and someone else was guessing the PC UI is not fully completed yet.
Sarex Posted August 2, 2014 Posted August 2, 2014 Someone mentioned it on page 9 and someone else was guessing the PC UI is not fully completed yet. So nothing new there, consoles are the primary focus and the PC is the afterthought. Maybe that is why they asked for a later release date. Either way it doesn't bode well. 1 "because they filled mommy with enough mythic power to become a demi-god" - KP
Monte Carlo Posted August 2, 2014 Posted August 2, 2014 Playing a CRPG on a console is like eating steak with chopsticks. 4
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