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Vampyr - No DLCs or MTs, but it needs to sell at least 500k units to be profitable
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Life is Strange is one of my faves, but everything I've seen of this game seems boring af. According to Wikipedia it has completely different ppl serving as directors, producers etc, so I wouldn't use a love for LiS as the sole indicator as to whether you'll like this or not
I wouldn't assume that, but could be.
I'll buy it on a digital sale though. (I never buy full price)
I like the devs, the fact they're actually doing good, and that seems reasonable. If it's good I'll buy it.
Now that I think about it, I translated a very cool interview with Narrative Director Stéphane Beauverger back in February (during the Focus Days where the publisher showcased all its lineup). It touches on a lot of subjects, from incorporating moral dilemmas to learning from the mistakes of Remember Me and how they improved from there, ... If anyone is curious:
https://www.reddit.com/r/Vampyr/comments/5tv5al/journal_du_gamer_interview_with_vampyrs_narrative/
https://www.reddit.com/r/Vampyr/comments/5tv5al/journal_du_gamer_interview_with_vampyrs_narrative/
A deep discount sale, addition to Plus/GwG, or viewing on YouTube.
Like most single player non service games in 2017.
That doesn't bode well for this game then. It has no real marketing, it is not a first party game, it is not a AAA game. So pretty much it is doomed.
That's too bad. I guess all the people who hate the trend away from single player games to Gaas model all need to buy multiple copies to ensure success.
The hurtful truth. You always hear people complain about single player games dying and then, when a single player game release, you start hearing all the excuses of the world for not buying said game.
I bought The Last Guardian day one and I'm proud of it!
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Reviews and concern that the game will be worth getting.
From gameplay I've seen, Vampyr looks less like a vampire game and more like a pretty traditional aRPG/action adventure game with some vampire elements and a cool gothic/Victorian atmosphere. If the game didn't have brawling combat and such, I'd be much more interested.
About the 500K units needed, worth pointing out the game's budget is apparently 11 millions € (French):
Source: Le Figaro
It doesn't take into account other costs such as marketing or retail I guess.
You can feed on all the NPCs of the game. There are 60 of them and they all have a name, a story, a life... If you kill one, it will reconfigure the district that person lived in and all its close relationships will be impacted.
There is also a strong lore from the vampire mythology. One example: You cannot enter someone's house until you have managed to be invited to enter.
It really is a vampire game above all IMO.
Source: Le Figaro
It doesn't take into account other costs such as marketing or retail I guess.
You can feed on all the NPCs of the game. There are 60 of them and they all have a name, a story, a life... If you kill one, it will reconfigure the district that person lived in and all its close relationships will be impacted.
There is also a strong lore from the vampire mythology. One example: You cannot enter someone's house until you have managed to be invited to enter.
It really is a vampire game above all IMO.
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only 499.999 copies to go friends.
I decided to actually fight my trained habbits and buy more AA single player games without discounts.
Divinity 2, Elex, Hellblade all been worth every penny and Iam sure this one will be aswell, and if its just for the courage to bring something like this to market.
I decided to actually fight my trained habbits and buy more AA single player games without discounts.
Divinity 2, Elex, Hellblade all been worth every penny and Iam sure this one will be aswell, and if its just for the courage to bring something like this to market.
I liked Bloodlines, I like Dr. Acula, and I like Dontnod. So I'll be contributing towards that number, unless it turns out to be not so good.
Nope. In fact the release date is an even less specific "spring 2018".
I haven't heard of this game until this thread... Watched E3 gameplay demo and it seems to be pretty interesting. I will keep an eye out, always willing to support good developer.
Like any game I hope it's good and I hope it's in turn successful. Nice to know they're not building microtransactions into the game (I would have been thoroughly surprised to find them there anyway), but I'll need to know more than that before I help Focus/Dontnod hit their 500k/1m target. :P
The game looks nice to me, I guess I should pre-order it at some point. Just have to decide if I want to play it on the PC or PS4.
Spring 2018.
Actually a modest and very doable goal.
But that seems like a big jump from profitable (500,000) to successful (1,000,000)? If 500,000 is profitable you would think something like 800,000 would still be successful.
But that seems like a big jump from profitable (500,000) to successful (1,000,000)? If 500,000 is profitable you would think something like 800,000 would still be successful.
That's a bit too cynical. I think it's more in line with your tought that only the very best thrive.
So in a sense, we're waiting to see how good it is.
Sadly, you speak the truth, Mat.
Regarding single player software in general, publishers and PS+/GWG have conditioned the average consumer to wait for deep discounts or hope the game is given away for free via subscription. It's the reality we live in.
The game has potential and it's working with a non-saturated area of the market. The studio build a good reputation with Life is Strange. If the game scores well with the critics, it can reach the 1 million goal. I'm interested!
I've seen Jeff Green play this on Steam a few months ago.
I'm wondering if he detected it as a hit or not.
He may sell a few more copies if so.
I'm wondering if he detected it as a hit or not.
He may sell a few more copies if so.
Under these conditions, I will support this. Wish them the best of success.
I'd buy it if only it's female protagonist.
What a shame! Really enjoyed Life is Strange, somewhat enjoyed Remember me.
What a shame! Really enjoyed Life is Strange, somewhat enjoyed Remember me.
If the game is good I see this as very possible. I'll certainly buy one if it looks like something I'll enjoy.
The Arkane classic
Everybody wants single player games but don't actually want to buy single player games
And now you're going to see every excuse under the sun for not buying it.