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Vampyr - No DLCs or MTs, but it needs to sell at least 500k units to be profitable
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I know dlc has a bad rep in general, but I really think it's how you design your main game and the things in the dlc as well as the cost. If your game is essentially complete and the dlc has good additional content, it's all good. I wish Dontnod luck though. I will buy the game since it looks interesting.
Sales targets tend to be time-bound. So they will have a timeframe in mind to reach these numbers.
If they are approaching the timeframe but appear to be unlikely to reach the target then they will most likely drop the price aggressively on digital storefronts to be able to reach whatever revenue target they might have.
The most important thing at this stage is to make sure the product is good because if the product isn't any good then they have no chance in either scenario I mentioned above.
Yeah look, I admire their honesty and loved their previous game. It is a buy at full price for me.
Seemed like the most relevant thread to bump.
Vampyr sold 450k copies in a month. Source in French: https://www.actusnews.com/en/DONTNO...rage-de-sa-derniere-creation-originale-vampyr
They also mention the budget is 10-15 million Euro, but not sure if it's an estimation by the outlet or data given by Focus Home.
Vampyr sold 450k copies in a month. Source in French: https://www.actusnews.com/en/DONTNO...rage-de-sa-derniere-creation-originale-vampyr
They also mention the budget is 10-15 million Euro, but not sure if it's an estimation by the outlet or data given by Focus Home.
Well, I bought it on release day, I just have to support games like this. Hope it's successful.
That sounds like they are well on their way to having a moderate success. Nothing crazy, but enough.
This seems good....Glad to see more AA efforts
How's the game? The combat looked a bit janky
It really does (based off preview videos), I can deal with some jank no issue but this looked pretty bad. Turned me off from buying.
My questions is how combat heavy is the game? If there's a lot and the combat sucks I can't see myself buying this (at full price anyway).
It's really well written and has a great deal of choice and consequence, but it's poorly optimized on PC and the combat's not super great. It's worth a shot if you can find it for like $25-30 and if you like games with a lot of choice.
Nassudan It's got quite a bit of combat.
Thank you. I can do Janky but playable if it excels in other areas. Alpha Protocol was one of the reasons I became very selective for who I go to for Reviews. Any Romance options a la Mass Effect/Dragon Age?
C&C? Okay now my interest is piqued.
Tell me, on a scale from 1 - 10 (or Alpha Protocol (jank) - Dark Souls (near perfection)), how janky are we talking here?
Note: I loved AP but the combat was jank central.
I really hope they'll make a profit. I really enjoyed the game and loved the setting and the characters. Plus there's some real potential for the next chapter of dr. Reid's rise to infamy throughout the 20th century and onwards, battling disaster as well as his hunger. Go vampyr!
Not that I saw, unfortunately.
I'd put it at around a 3? It's not as janky as AP, that's for sure. Still not great.
I'm glad you both mentioned AP, since it's one of my favorites, too. Vampyr kind of reminds me of AP in that it's super janky, was kind of ignored at launch, and has a lot of heart and really solid writing.
Supported it day one, hope they could expand on this in the future, and especially refine the combat. Lots of great foundations that was really engaging despite the jank.
I actually think the combat is the best part of the game (even though I would have liked to avoid it when backtracking, as it becomes tiresome after a while). It's everything else that felt kinda disappointing to me: story, choices and text quality (not the writing, but the text itself, because there are tons of spelling and grammatical errors). It feels very unpolished. I liked Vampyr but not that much. In my opinion this is nowhere near Dontnod's previous games, both of which I loved.
Someone who also liked AP? TheresDozensOfUs.gif
Thanks, it sounds like a gem worth getting. I'll wait for a steam sale and grab it then.
I actually had a lot of fun with the combat. The animations are the worst part and the reasaon why it feels janky, but it's surprisingly fun. A bit on the easy side, though.
EDIT: But only when talking about the game as a whole. The first few hours can be quite brutal if you don't feed.
Difficulty balancing in RPGs is something that so few devs get right, even in the AAA space.
EDIT: But only when talking about the game as a whole. The first few hours can be quite brutal if you don't feed.
Difficulty balancing in RPGs is something that so few devs get right, even in the AAA space.
Combat is awful, which is mostly what the opening hour is, turned me off the rest of the game. And I enjoyed Remember Me quite a bit.
Oddly I just platinumed Vampyr. As a fan of DontNod games and one who is fine with solid "AA" experience, I loved it.
The complaints about combat are justified, and probably the only real "bad" thing about the game, but it's wasn't in any way a dealbreaker for me. Just a bit clunky.
The writing is great, the voice acting is really solid for a game of this budget, and unraveling the social web of the game's inhabitants was a real draw to me. The visual environment is fantastic in a creepy Edwardian way, and the game really steeps you in the lore.
If you don't expect God of War levels of production, it's recommended.
Also, it's a pretty easy platinum if you don't eat anyone on your first playthrough ;)
The complaints about combat are justified, and probably the only real "bad" thing about the game, but it's wasn't in any way a dealbreaker for me. Just a bit clunky.
The writing is great, the voice acting is really solid for a game of this budget, and unraveling the social web of the game's inhabitants was a real draw to me. The visual environment is fantastic in a creepy Edwardian way, and the game really steeps you in the lore.
If you don't expect God of War levels of production, it's recommended.
Also, it's a pretty easy platinum if you don't eat anyone on your first playthrough ;)
Paid full price for this game and really enjoyed it. The combat isn't great but I wouldn't say its awful. I really hope this game does well enough for a sequel. With a decent budget it could be something very cool.
The combat is flawed but that doesn't stop it from being my GOTY pick so far. Grabbed it Day 1 and stopped playing anything else until I finished it nearly 60h later.
Really hope we see more. For a new IP it built a really compelling world.
Really hope we see more. For a new IP it built a really compelling world.
Why? They're going to hit their target number and likely end up making a small but decent profit.
This is the problem with capitalism. If something isn't a runaway mega seller then it's a failure even if it made money. Everything has to screw as many people as possible and make every possible dollar no matter what.
It is a cracking game from a small studio. Slow burn to start, but really picks up and has some great choices and moment with the selfish or mercy system of feeding.
Technically another competent showing from DontNod and I was a big fan of Remember Me and they have improved on that PBR pioneer here. This is more impressive as they have shifted lock stock over to Unreal 4 with a solid start.
Something different, stlyish in parts and daring enough that I really hope it succeeds.
To make it more profitable. There's nothing wrong monetization if done right. Should've considered it.
I'm really tempted to get this after reading all the comments about the top VA and writing. Janky combat is something I can get past (I did play State of Decay 2 after all ahah!). It looks like a good title that likely didn't reach its peak due to funding/resource.
If this comparison means anything to you: it's this gen's Alpha Protocol.
Someone else said that in an impression thread and it instantly sold me on it. Choices matter (and the writing+VA is fantastic) but yeah, the combat and certain systems are rough around the edges.