http://cogconnected.com/2018/08/tomb-raider-game-director-talks-new-camera-responds-spider-man/
What y'all think? Will the games bump heads or do their own thing? What is the hype for Tomb Raider looking like?
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Tomb Raider Director Says "I'm not worried about Spider-Man".."This has been a great year for games"
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http://cogconnected.com/2018/08/tomb-raider-game-director-talks-new-camera-responds-spider-man/
What y'all think? Will the games bump heads or do their own thing? What is the hype for Tomb Raider looking like?
Well, if you have a PC or Xbone and not a PS4, there is no Spider-Man :). However, I suspect to PlayStation audience Tomb Raider is not going to be something anyone will pay attention till quite a bit later.
He's right, they do offer quite different experiences and while I had some initial reservations this is looking to be a pretty good title. They're both going to do quite well this season I think.
oh wow, I totally didn't know the release was that soon.
I was already putting Kiwami 2 after Spider Man, and Dragon Quest XI.
Spyro, Life Is Strange 2, are The World Ends With You are also coming out right after.
Dang, the calendar is really packed.
I was already putting Kiwami 2 after Spider Man, and Dragon Quest XI.
Spyro, Life Is Strange 2, are The World Ends With You are also coming out right after.
Dang, the calendar is really packed.
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Feel like this is the kinda talk they made around the time of ROTTR and Fallout 4 and we know how that went :/
The bigger SE mistake is DQ11 literally days before Spidey.
Yeah, don't put it in August or anything. Put your PS4 exclusive right there, before one of the biggest PS4 exclusives of the year.
Thats some great fucking timing.
Yeah, don't put it in August or anything. Put your PS4 exclusive right there, before one of the biggest PS4 exclusives of the year.
Thats some great fucking timing.
They're different, but a lot of people only have so much money. When that Fall rush of games hits, you have to make a choice.
I'm super concerned about Soul Calibur 6 even though it's completely opposite BF5, CoD and RDR2. Shadow of the Tomb Raider is in a similar bind with DQ11 and Spider-Man.
I'm super concerned about Soul Calibur 6 even though it's completely opposite BF5, CoD and RDR2. Shadow of the Tomb Raider is in a similar bind with DQ11 and Spider-Man.
I'm either going to buy this at launch...or not pick this up for months until it hits $20 or less. I really can't decide. Even if I get it right away, I won't play it for a while, as Yakuza Kiwami II, Dragon Quest 11, and Valkyria Chronicles IV are all higher priority.
The $10 reward cert at BB + steelbook are tempting...
Glad to see the director has faith in his product, though!
The $10 reward cert at BB + steelbook are tempting...
Glad to see the director has faith in his product, though!
I really don't understand why July and August are so quiet. Big movies are out so why not big games?
I mean, if you say so. I'm sure TR is going to do fine, but I wouldn't want to be anywhere near Spider-Man or Red Dead.
That's brave but really Spider-Man is only on the PS4 anyway so I doubt it will hurt too much.
Personally, I am only going to get Spider-Man at launch though. Shadow of the Tomb Raider can wait until a price drop. I loved the 2013 reboot and liked Rise, but no way am I getting that while I'll still be occupied with Spidey.
Personally, I am only going to get Spider-Man at launch though. Shadow of the Tomb Raider can wait until a price drop. I loved the 2013 reboot and liked Rise, but no way am I getting that while I'll still be occupied with Spidey.
I wouldn't be worried about Spider-Man, it's a niche, while Tomb Raider has not only more mainstream appeal, but a wider selection of consoles.
It is a great year and I'm actually really happy the two games launch close to each other. I've paid them off months ago so I'm just looking forward to sitting back and relaxing with two of my most anticipated games of this year.
I hope Tomb Raider does well and exceeds internal expectations.
I hope Tomb Raider does well and exceeds internal expectations.
Damn I forgot this was coming up so quick! He is right to some extent. PC and xbox owners dont care about spidey plus they are very different games. Will effect ps4 sales a bit at launch though I think but not by a lot.
I'll pick it up eventually. Spider-Man, dragon quest 11 and RDR2 are going to come first though.
I'll pick it up eventually. Spider-Man, dragon quest 11 and RDR2 are going to come first though.
I feel like Octopath filled this gap nicely for a lot of people and really took advantage of the lull of other major releases, even though it isn't a "big" game, per se. I was very happy with when it launched, personally.
That doesn't matter. AAA games are designed to appeal to tens of millions of people. That doesn't mean that many will buy it but they're both competing for much of the same audience many who only buy a few games a year.
Video game wise . . . yeah it is. Movie tie ins, are usually poor. This particular Spider Man might not be a movie tie in, but his character is associated with the concept.
It reads like he was responding to a question about it, rather than making an off-the-cuff statement. The article only mentions the director being asked about competition, not if specific games were mentioned. So it's hard to tell, but that's my take on it.
I"m probably more hyped for Marvel's Spider-Man than anyone on this forum and yeah I don't think they should be that worried
Tomb Raider is a multiplat, Spidey is an exclusive
Tomb Raider is a multiplat, Spidey is an exclusive
Yeah...no
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Not sure I can afford Spider-Man at launch, hoping to, but if I can't then I'll be grabbing Yakuza 0 instead, health got in the way of it last year.
Tomb Raider will be fine, Spidey might hurt it a little but there's no dumb timed exclusivity shenanigans to hinder it this time.
Tomb Raider will be fine, Spidey might hurt it a little but there's no dumb timed exclusivity shenanigans to hinder it this time.
I could certainly see Spidey causing some to delay buying Tomb Raider for a bit, so hopefully it's good so that word of mouth can keep things positive toward it until that time, probably later in the month.
I'm getting both, but then again I'm buying a ton in September lol.
I'm getting both, but then again I'm buying a ton in September lol.
This. Man, August would have been perfect even with their Octopath being this month too. I'd love to be playing it right now before the onslaught of games.
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And considering PS makes up a rather hefty portion of overall sales, that could bite them.
The old Activision games still sold millions, I'm not sure you know what niche means.
What is the highest selling game? I don't think any of them did that great. The ps4 game might become the best selling Spiderman game, but that's not a high bar
I can only speak personally, if I didn't have Spider-Man coming out I would be picking up Tomb Raider at a certainty the week later unless there was something glaringly wrong with it. As it stands right now, I may pick it up down the road. I don't know if anyone else feels the same, but that's how it's made me approach the 2 being within a week of each other.
Spider-Man's more niche than Tomb Raider? Not sure about that...
Yup. I ask this every year.
My biggest example is Titanfall 2. It would've KILLED in July or August. Got dusted in the fall.
EDIT: More on topic, I have a Tomb Raider pre-order in on X1X, but I only have PS3, so there's that. But I have to say he's right as far as I go. Lara is a day one every time. Spidey is my favorite super hero and I love Insomniac, but I'd still probably Black Friday or Target's inevitable fall "Buy 2 get one free" it. Love me some Lara Croft.
yeah, its making me consider finally taking down my Undertale theme for a good bit
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