Looks great (Love HLD!) but I'll wait till it either hits consoles or another PC platform. Hopefully not too long of a wait!
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Solar Ash Kingdom announcement trailer (Hyper Light Drifter dev Heart Machine, Annapurna publishing, coming to Epic Games Store)
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It would be nice to see what their reasoning behind a timed exclusive for PC is. Honestly it is a bit of a jerk move seeing as HLD was a Steam release.
Did I I mean you won't support other crowdfunding project because of this but how ever when you back a game in this case HLD then that the game you backed you get it in the end wither way. This project has nothing to do with crowdfunding nor is it related to HLD I maybe I did misunderstood.
Then what assumptions are you expecting me to make when a developer still makes an exclusivity deal with Epic after the Metro Exodus outrage?
I mean, it's not like we are getting any useful information from the developers themselves. If we get any explanation at all, it often sounds like PR written by Epic.
Respect needs to come from two sides m8.
This said, I apologize for venting my frustrations to you. Shouldn't have done that since you know the devs in person.
I don't claim to know the exact motivations, of course. Development funding is an very, very difficult process. Developers, and even publishers, often have to make hard decisions regarding how to accrue funds in order to actually pay their employees a fair wage and release the game at all, let alone in a polished state.
What I *do* know is that Heart Machine is a large group of talented artists, most of whom don't even have anything to *do* with such business development decisions. And I assure you, they all care very much about putting out a beautiful game that as many people can play as possible.
Again, I understand the decision to not support exclusivity deals like this. You can let the developer and publisher know your dissatisfaction, but personal attacks are unwarranted. These people care. And they read threads like this.
EGS exclusive? Eh, I'll wait and hope for a console release. Though I guess this means if it ever comes to PS4 and gets a physical release, it'll be a limited one exclusive to iam8bit.
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Looks and sounds awesome! Reminded me of Fe and Hob at first visually. Sorta reminded me of the new game from the Furi devs, too!
Yes they are very talented, that's why I'm so disappointed. And I do feel sorry for them if this decision was made without their approval.
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Yeap. I will try it out on the cheap if it comes out on Steam for cheap.
As someone who's as plugged into the PC scene as you are, you should be well aware of the fact that Annapurna has a strong liking to the Epic Store and that the decision was likely theirs.
Yeap, had a bit of a double wording there. Still, it's true. A year old indie game I would get either on the cheap or in a bundle.>cheep cheep
Dozens of games are coming out each month so if the developer/publisher chooses to restrict things on PC, that's on them.
And this should matter to us as customers because...? The end result is the same.
This looks phenomenal. Definitely gonna be buying this at launch even if it means spending five seconds opening a different store program (lol).
Well, somebody got a check. It's certainly more likely that it's this particular publisher.
When previous games were released on Steam then I see no reason why they should be called out about it. This thread really has not been "shitted" up by the no steam no buy crowd.
I even acknowledged at least the announcement covered where the game was being released before it was announced then months later it comes out as EGS timed. Still timed exclusives suck no matter how you look at it.
Its doubtful that it could "kill" the store. Epic has deep pockets and a 40% partner with ENDLESS pockets, so they can bleed money for awhile. Its most likely a side project with potential in their minds.
Test will be if games sell well enough on the Epic Games store to offset any loss of sales due to loss of visibility, boycott, price or lack of any discounts. Will Epic's money be enough five years down the line to attract and keep publishers and small development teams?
I'm under no illusion that any internet outrage or disorganized, emotionally fueled boycotts will do anything. Emotions are riding high in some corners but that always burns out.
The service for customers model is a proven success. The "game supply" model isn't. That will decide the outcome, which model has true staying power, years from now.
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Absolutely. Whining about trifling shit is core to the online gamer persona.
Fair enough. That's very likely indeed, although I'm not sure if Annapurna would this without an agreement with the developer.
Yes it is needed. Many pc gamers don't want store exclusivity deals becoming the norm on pc.
No offense, but if they read threads like this in ERA, and other sites like Reddit, they must be fully aware why people don't want these exclusivity deals, and yet they still sign them.
But I get a 404 page... Oh... Oooooohhhhhh.
Being an exclusivity is a valid parameter (among others) to take into account when deciding wether and when I should buy a game, in my opinion.
Extremely into the style of that trailer. I didn't love Hyper Light Drifter but I liked it enough to keep an eye on what the studio does next.
That's great, and I'm not particularly fond of it either, but I don't really see how this level of discourse does not fall under port begging and console warring type behavior at this point.
Looks great but if it's only on EGS I ain't buying, sorry.
I don't like to stifle people from voicing their dissatisfaction of forcing exclusivity bullshit on the PC scene, where it never existed and doesn't belong, this isn't remotely similar to port begging.
I don't like to stifle people from voicing their dissatisfaction of forcing exclusivity bullshit on the PC scene, where it never existed and doesn't belong, this isn't remotely similar to port begging.
Aww yesss. That's brilliant news. Thanks for bringing this to my attention!
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