Because focus testing says people don't like buying games if they think they're jumping into a series.
That said, it is Red Dead Redemption 2, and Wolfenstein: The New Order, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, and Wolfenstein: The New Colossus.
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Hitman 2 leaked. Published by Warner Bros.
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That said, it is Red Dead Redemption 2, and Wolfenstein: The New Order, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, and Wolfenstein: The New Colossus.
After looking at this thread I really have sympathy for IO, it's pretty even on people who don't want episodic and those that do.
I do think overall the better game experience comes from the episodic model but it isn't as mainstream friendly.
I do think overall the better game experience comes from the episodic model but it isn't as mainstream friendly.
God of War is not a reboot.
It's a direct sequel to the previous games.
Because they want to make the game completely accessible to the widest audience, so positioning it as the "first" game in a series is how you do that, so newcomers feel like they can jump in. At the same time, you keep the older fans happy with continuity.
You don't want to buy a complete game because they previously released it as episodic content? What are you even railing against this is just nonsense.
Warner Bros as a publisher is a concern for me.
They've been making bad decision after bad decision in the last years and they aren't exactly kind to their PC audience.
They've been making bad decision after bad decision in the last years and they aren't exactly kind to their PC audience.
Why the hardline approach? Why exactly is the model so bad that you won't support it even if it makes sense for the game? It doesn't affect you at all if the game is episodic; the only tangible effect on you is a later release date
I'm not railing against anything? I just said I hope it's not episodic because I don't like that kind of business model. If it's episodic it's just not for me.
I even said I hope everyone else enjoys it even if I don't like the model.
The game is just distributed by them. It's an IO game.
Still waiting on Mother 3 so no.
I will never stop believing :(
None of them are reboots though.
God of War (a true sequel to the Greece series)
-RDR (still references Revolver and that is considered canon.
-Doom (continues on from Doom 64
-Wolfenstein (Continues the story from Wolf 2009)
-Hitman (is directly connected to Hitman Codename 47, one of the missions takes place after 47 escapes the asylum from the tutorial in the first game.)
All of those are directly connected.
But why not call them something else, like a non numbered tittle. Wolf was perfectly fine until they called it Wolfenstein 2 and RDR is somewhat fine now because it is directly connected to Redemption 1.
The one saving grace has been dying light and that is also a WB published game
I only finished up the first season last night, so I am all in on whatever they do with next. But if they go episodic, I'd be happy as punch. That's the perfect way to play, IMO.
God of War:
It makes a lot of sense if you think about it.
It does make sense if you think about it that way but my OCD don't like it.
Oh well, can't do anything about it
Sharpies exist...just write what you want to call the game on your case.
Fuck yes I'm in, Game of the Year 2016.
Would love episodic, it's the best for this kind of game. They just need to be very clear about what they're offering and when. Last time was a bit of a mess.
Would love episodic, it's the best for this kind of game. They just need to be very clear about what they're offering and when. Last time was a bit of a mess.
And I understand that. But I just don't like the idea of a Dev piecing out content like that for a full priced game. If I buy a game I wanna buy it and play it on my own time. If they don't do that then that's fine. It's a pass for me. If other people are okay with it and enjoy it that way then that's okay too.
I just don't wanna support a model I don't personally enjoy. Just like how I don't support microtransactions in full priced games even if I love the game so I just don't use them.
Warner Bros makes me nervous but I trust that IO wouldn't partner with them if they were going to fuck with the game. Still hyped to see it but I'm pretty sure all we're going to get at E3 is a CG trailer. I don't care if it's episodic or not, it didn't matter to Hitman 2016 at the end.
WB's Thursday teaser looks to be in-engine. The lighting and the way the leather looks gave it away almost instantly it's HITMAN.
Thanks, that's what I thought.
Really excited for Season 2 and hopefully with IOI still being independent means less intervention on WB's part.
You could say this about EA, Microsoft, Ubisoft, or Activision as well... but I think 2018 is the year where MTX get pulled back big time
I really want it to be episodic. Hitman was seriously a perfect episodic release, it takes such a long time to actually finish fucking around on a level after you're done with it that by the time you're done the next episode is coming out. It's a constant influx of content and it works great.
I guess it not being episodic would work better for the crowd that only plays missions once, but I can't even imagine only playing Hitman missions once and being like "Yup. I'm done."
I hope it is episodic. I don't think I would have ended up enjoying the last one as much if I had waited until the full season was out and barreled through all the missions.
Using the game as a platform to put in new levels, missions, targets, weapons, etc kept the game fresh for me. It kept me playing for months and it was always on my mind and I was always excited about what was coming next.
I wasn't frustrated waiting for the continuation of the story or something. I was excited to use the time between to dive deeper into levels and master them. Unlocking more items so I could better tackle whatever came next.
I guess it would be fine if they started with a heftier package with a schedule of more missions to come if they are afraid of doing it exactly the same as last time. I just don't want to lose that experience I had with the first season and I don't think just Elusive Targets would be the same.
I think they could just shore up the pricing model because it quickly became convoluted for people who were buying piece-meal. Luckily I just bought the full thing up front.
Using the game as a platform to put in new levels, missions, targets, weapons, etc kept the game fresh for me. It kept me playing for months and it was always on my mind and I was always excited about what was coming next.
I wasn't frustrated waiting for the continuation of the story or something. I was excited to use the time between to dive deeper into levels and master them. Unlocking more items so I could better tackle whatever came next.
I guess it would be fine if they started with a heftier package with a schedule of more missions to come if they are afraid of doing it exactly the same as last time. I just don't want to lose that experience I had with the first season and I don't think just Elusive Targets would be the same.
I think they could just shore up the pricing model because it quickly became convoluted for people who were buying piece-meal. Luckily I just bought the full thing up front.
I think episodic might be better for elusive targets and giving you time to master levels, but it's worse for sales. Player engagement usually ends up dropping with each episode. Better for them to front load their sales with a complete game and then add new content to satisfy those players looking for more.
Can't wait for the reveal, day one perch. Hitman Season One was my belated intro to the series and I fucking loved it, 2016 GOTY. Episodic format kept me coming back all year, was a risk initially but IOI nailed it. Even if the followup is a more complete base package this time around due to feedback, I hope there's still robust post-release content scheduled to keep the community alive and engaged.