Does Platinum Games still have their "I'll buy Day One" status for you?

[Nemesis Warlock]

Shut up every game Platinum does is amazing

But srsly, They've still had way more hits than misses, and the duds so far have been mostly due to rushed development from a Licensor.
Bayo3 is going to be off the hook, Astral Chain's gonna be off the Chain, and I still have hope for a W101 port and a Scalebound Nintendo Moneyhat.

 

[Cronogear]

Honestly? They never did.

The only two Platinum games I liked were Vanquish and Nier Automata, and even then I thought they were good, but not amazingly great.

Astral Chain does look fun though.

 

[Shizzlee]

Depends on the IP. If they make another MGR, I will be there day 1. If Sega remembers that Madworld/Anarchy Reigns exists, I'm there day 1. Astral Chain looks really good. Might dust off the switch with it.

 

[Deleted member 36578]

It does depend, but generally I do end up buying their games day 1. Astral Chain will be no expectation.

 

[Malms]

With the exception of another Activision situation, absolutely.

 

[Kusagari]

Outside of the Activision licensed games, and Star Fox I guess, all of their action game work has remained stellar. Zero reason to doubt Astral Chain.

 

[Green Mario]

Astral Chain looks dope.
Also really hope World of Demons is still a thing.

 

[IIFloodyII]

They never had it for me, only game from them I've loved is Metal Gear Rising (though I really love MGR), everything else has either underwhelmed or I just haven't got to yet (Nier being the big one, the demo didn't leave a great impression though).

 

[Mik317]

seems like most of their misses have been on other peeps IP sans Revengence (technically Nier I guess) When they are given time and space to go all in, they seem to deliver. And this is coming from someone who isn't super into most of their output.

But Nier A is in my top 10, top 15 at the least...so yeah whatever they do next has my attention.

 

[Aske]

Transformers is one of the best action games I've ever played. Such a shame about the loot/weapons system, because I think that turned off a lot of people who would have loved it.

 

[Ninjimbo]

They don't have that status and never did. However, they'll always have my attention. When Platinum is on their A game, few studios in the world can match them.

 

[Doom_Bringer]

I don't really like any of their games tbh. I played the Nier demo on PS4 pro and that it was a chore.

I am sure they are a good studio but their games are not for me

 

[Jintor]

it depends on the game tier... and my budget.

 

[banter]

They never had this status for me, out of those listed in the OP I have Star Fox (my Zero came with Guard) and Nier Automata. I'll more than likely be getting Astral Chain though.

 

[Mauricio_Magus]

Sure, I'm buying Astral Chain and Bayonetta 3 no matter what.

 

[Eppcetera]

I haven't bought any of their games day one and still don't plan to, so nothing's changed for me.

 

[Arthands]

Bayo 3 and Astral Chain looks great so yes.

 

[Ogodei]

The gamepad wasn't really the problem with StarFox Zero. There was one segment where it was forced. The problem was that the game felt half-finished. Some of the planets were cool and very well-realized but it felt wanting compared to StarFox 64 or even Assault in terms of just having stuff to do.

 

[Derkon]

Nah.

 

[The Praiseworthy]

Depends.

 

[Nassudan]

They never did, the only game from them I ever enjoyed was Automata.

 

[Polyh3dron]

Licensed things, no. Original things, yes.

Easy.

Click to shrink...

Yep it's this for me.

 

[Monster Zero]

Day one for Astral Chain and Bayonetta.

 

[goldenpp73]

The gamepad wasn't really the problem with StarFox Zero. There was one segment where it was forced. The problem was that the game felt half-finished. Some of the planets were cool and very well-realized but it felt wanting compared to StarFox 64 or even Assault in terms of just having stuff to do.

Click to shrink...

This reads like someone who didn't actually master Zero. As someone who beat it and 64 100 percent I can attest Zero is more engaging and stressful to play and rarely stops moving. SF64 has a lot of stretches of doing nothing and is much more simple but there is beauty there because it's less clunky feeling.

Zero has legitimate issues but it's a damn fine game that absolutely captures that feeling of mastery leads to greatness that old arcade games and such evoked. It took so much shit because it dared require the user to learn a new way to play but damn did it stick the landing for those who stuck it out. The coop on replay was great fun as well. I imagine this being the perfect game to get as a kid who had no choice but to make the best of it, only to push through and create a good childhood memory.

 

[Richietto]

Their original stuff mostly, not the licensed stuff. Astral Chain and Bayo 3 are day 1.

 

[PlanetSmasher]

No. They lost me a long time ago. The fact that nearly every game they've put out in the past three or four years has been "Bayonetta, but with [X] this time" really just bores me now.

 

[Quad Lasers]

Platinum with a budget, absolutely. Only games of theirs I haven't shown up for are Star fox/TMNT/Infinite Space.

The rest I've played and enjoyed.

 

[Pla-pla-place holder]

I don't understand holding the licensed Activision games or Star Fox Zero against them. They weren't Platinum's fault.

Click to shrink...

Exactly

 

[NinjaDBL]

I'm actually cautiously optimistic about Bayo 3 because of the changes in the combat mechanics in Bayo 2 were questionable.

 

[AxkilAvenger]

They made W101, They will always get a bly from me

 

[SavoyPrime]

Not anymore. I definitely check reviews first. Still like the Platinum crew though for the most part.

 

[Heh]

Never did.

Games I've played are Vanquish and Nier: Automata. Would've tried The Wonderful 101, but never bought a Wii U. Bayonetta is cool, but never bought it either. Loved Okami and liked Viewtiful Joe during their Clover Stuido days.

I usually don't buy games day one anyways. Only a few games, usually multiplayer ones.

 

[motherless]

Never earned that status.

 

[Deleted member 2254]

No, they are absolutely hit and miss, plus their games' prices go down quickly usually, so no need to put 70 Euros in blind when I can spend like half of that waiting a month or two.

 

[MrTired]

The real question is did they ever have day 1 buy status?

 

[Deleted member 10737]

for me, yeah. astral chain and bayo 3 are day 1 buys, as well as a potential W101 port.

 

[Arsene no Kiseki]

Yep. Astral Chain and Bayo 3 are Day 1. Hopefully Babylon's Fall is still alive.

 

[Dr. Ludwig]

Nah, will read up and check on impressions just like a lot of games I purchase.

Platinum is not that special to warrant blind buys.

 

[Sword Familiar]

I don't hold them in as high regard as many others around here, so no. It's very much on a game to game basis.

 

[Mistouze]

Not for their licensed games but for their other stuff? HELL YEAH.

I'm there DAY ONE for Astral Chain for sure.

 

[Hektor]

I can't take any platinum games "fan" seriously that shits on transformers devastation.

 

[Angie]

They never did for me.

 

[Augemitbutter]

They're kind of in the background these days. The last time i was impressed with how they craft their core game was Transformers: Devastation. Automata was still smooth but very -whatever- once you try to actively engage with the mechanics.

 

[-shadow-]

Going by your list, all I see is three low budget Activision licensed stuff which is arguably decent. A Star Fox game that you can entirely blame on Nintendo's end and Nier, which is amazing...

So yes, Platinum hasn't let me down so far.

 

[Eros]

I've never been interested in a single Platinum game, so no. But no developer has ever had this status with me.

 

[EarthPainting]

I skipped the lower budget Activision games and Star Fox since I cannot be brought to care about anything Star Fox, so I have yet to be disappointed by them. NieR:Automata was one of my favourite games of that year, and liked it more than the stuff than 2018 and current 2019 releases.

 

[Zolbrod]

Hells yeah.
I'll be there day one for Astral Chain and Babylon's Fall!

 

[Ringten]

They never did for me at least. Really love Metal Gear Rising, but that's about it.

Disliked Nier automata ..

Transformers decent but nothing more...

Vanquish was actually quite good, but somehow never finished it.

 

[Notaskwid]

Never had

 

[Jimnymebob]

They've always been inconsistent as heck.
I got Bayo 2 and MGR at launch, but that's it. I'm a huge fan of their good games, but the quality varies wildly.

Except for Transformers, everything in the OP are the only ones (aside from that DS game) I haven't played.