We haven't seen gameplay yet but I think this game will do just fine hopefully.
Source - https://gamingbolt.com/ghost-of-tsushima-lacks-broad-commercial-appeal-michael-pachter
Ghost of Tsushima Lacks Broad Commercial Appeal - Michael Patcher
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We haven't seen gameplay yet but I think this game will do just fine hopefully.
Source - https://gamingbolt.com/ghost-of-tsushima-lacks-broad-commercial-appeal-michael-pachter
In the US maybe, but would that not boost in other territories, especially Asian?
And I love that Sony does not only chase the 'broad appeal' carrot when green-lighting new IPs. Or we would not have our Bloodborne's or the like.
Agreed.
And I love that Sony does not only chase the 'broad appeal' carrot when green-lighting new IPs. Or we would not have our Bloodborne's or the like.
Agreed.
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I'm hoping the game will manage to find some commercial success despite having an all-Asian cast.
We need more developers to take risks on AAA games like this anyway, and I applaud Sucker Punch for trying.
We need more developers to take risks on AAA games like this anyway, and I applaud Sucker Punch for trying.
"Japanese ness" LMAO!
Besides, let's not pretend like InFAMOUS or Sly Cooper had people running out to buy Playstations. They're fine complimentary games. Ghost of Tsushima might actually be Sucker Punchs most successful IP yet.
Besides, let's not pretend like InFAMOUS or Sly Cooper had people running out to buy Playstations. They're fine complimentary games. Ghost of Tsushima might actually be Sucker Punchs most successful IP yet.
This is the most inane thing Pachter has said in ages. I have a lot of respect for him, but this is just ignorant.
It's funny because I just finished writing a whole article burying this wagon of bull droppings.
It's funny because I just finished writing a whole article burying this wagon of bull droppings.
He should be treated like VGChartz.
I might need your address for a little friendly chat.
I think the biggest flaw on his take is comparing to Japanese-made titles, that have way more niche tropes and, lower budget and extremely lower marketing effort
This has Japanese themes, but its a western game still, developed by a team that previously made a big hit and published by the company with the biggest active console install base out there. Thats very different
This has Japanese themes, but its a western game still, developed by a team that previously made a big hit and published by the company with the biggest active console install base out there. Thats very different
I won't lie, I'm super pumped on Ghost, but the Tsushima part is not great. I even forgot what it was called. I put into google Ghost of Tsudama, honestly thinking that was the name.
But 2 million isn't wide when compared to something like uncharted doing 9 million or other exclusive games selling big. Also persona probably doesn't have the same budget as a Sony first party exclusive
Like, i remember asking ny classmates in my asian history class why they took the course and I kid you not i believe every single one of us said "samurai's are super cool".
There wasnt a gendergap either, everyone loves samurais and ninjas
We have seen literally nothing about this game other than the setting and there are so few games set in this setting that it's hard to determine if it's popular or not.
What's the point of saying these things.
If this game is a Ninja Gaiden Black clone but open world that gets a 75 on Metacritic, maybe it will sell very badly.
If this game is a Batman: Arkham City clone (which I'm guessing) with a 90+ on Metacritic (not sure), maybe it will sell very well.
What's the point of saying these things.
If this game is a Ninja Gaiden Black clone but open world that gets a 75 on Metacritic, maybe it will sell very badly.
If this game is a Batman: Arkham City clone (which I'm guessing) with a 90+ on Metacritic (not sure), maybe it will sell very well.
Seems a little silly to equate a very anime-styled Japanese-developed game in a Japanese setting (Persona 5) to a western-developed game in a Japanese setting with a more realistic aesthetic in terms of who it will appeal to. Last I checked ninjas and samurai and all that are things that resonate with the mainstream pretty well by the standards of Japanese stuff.
I find it hard to make that assessment due to the Japanese games that were selling in 2017, such as Nioh, Nier Automata, and Persona 5. Although we haven't seen gameplay, I would say it brings something to the Western market that hasn't been touched on in quite some time.
I assume he means that it looks more like Japanese games which put it out of favor in the mainstream compared to big Western-looking AAA games.
Still weird.
Still weird.
Who the hell wouldn't want to play an open-world samurai game? By Sucker Punch no less.
It'll sell well.
It'll sell well.
Business analysts can say racist things and blame it on the market.
Kinda sounds like he's still hung-up on his own thought process, like maybe the tides are shifting and Pachter still hasn't adjusted with it.
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We will definitely see gameplay at E3. For some reason, I want to play like Devil May Cry or NieR Automata.
