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Why Days Gone is the next big Sony franchise
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Looks incredibly generic to me, which probably means solid 82 Metascore and one of the year's best selling new IP.
Nice try Sanji lol
But who'd buy Days Gone when TLOU Remastered is already out on PS4 hm explain that :thinking:
But who'd buy Days Gone when TLOU Remastered is already out on PS4 hm explain that :thinking:
Its ironic how people in this forum mock and laugh at Pachter bad predictions yet most of the people in this place are not much better.
Game will review around 75-80 MC but will sell way more then Dreams thats gonna do 95+ MC.
People want zombies and shooting.
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People want zombies and shooting.
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All the metrics for Sony's trailers at E3 2017 is not reflective of the actual interest level, as Sony fucked up in uploading the official videos late, and a lot of alternate channels who posted theirs up earlier got a ton of views.
Back in 2017, when I did the metrics assessment for the top performing trailers at E3 2017 for the first week, Days Gone's aggregrate numbers were around 6 million, which was a 40% drop.
Such snark and cynicism in this thread. I can't really say I'm surprised but it's still disheartening to see nonetheless. Some of y'all need to understand that it's perfectly fine if you don't post in a thread if you have nothing of actual worth/value to contribute. No need to seek to discredit the enthusiasm people show for a video game.
Its my most anticipated game this year with a firm release date. More than KH, Resi2 or Sekiro, which actually surprised me... but there's just something about this game than draws me.
I do work professionally in digital marketing, and yes that OP definitely sounds like a marketer trying to sell me a game.
The use of 'gamers will enjoy this' 'to keep you playing for hours' 'it has caught the attention of many' is all marketing tone. It's all very impersonal, and comes off as an advertisement.
If you aren't in the field, consider it. Because it looks like you have a natural knack for it.
Sure it really depends on Sony. If it sells millions they'll bring out a second one
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I mean there's some religious cult in tlou2 apparently gutting ppl what's the problem
Well got my own catering business so I hope I'm good at it ;)
I really feel like this one isn't going to meet expectations in many regards. Since it's unveiling it always had this air of a game that will be forgotten the moment another AAA title comes out. A huge "Preorder Now!" push beforehand, a good amount of PR, then forgotten after a wave of mediocre reviews and Let's Plays.
I don't wish ill will on it or anything and I hope it does well, but the vibe has always seemed a bit off to me. It feels "late", if that makes any sense.
I don't wish ill will on it or anything and I hope it does well, but the vibe has always seemed a bit off to me. It feels "late", if that makes any sense.
I think the game will fare well commercially. 5+ million lifetime sales is quite feasible. I accepted long ago that zombies will always be 'in' and a major boon for a game's sales prospects, no matter how sick and tired I may be of them. Critically, I can see some members of the press being as sniffy towards the game as your regular ResetEra naysayer. The game just does not look that interesting quite frankly, and it's going to get called out plenty on its overly-familiar premise/tone/features. I'm sure it'll play well on a mechanical level and have some satisfying action set-pieces involving hordes of enemies, but expect some reviewers to grill it heavily for its safe nature.
Put in my Metacritic score prediction for 74-75.
Zelda avatars. Why do they always have Zelda avatars.
Put in my Metacritic score prediction for 74-75.
Zelda avatars. Why do they always have Zelda avatars.
But..it has hordes!
Yeah, I'm not into it either, every other Sony first party has something to make it interesting, this has..nothing.
The OP was vapid, rambling praise that has just as much value as the rest of the posts in this thread - cynicism or not.
that's a fair point, but even then that's a pretty massive drop. both god of war and spider-man, as shown in your chart, are well above that, and those would go on to have incredibly good reviews. whereas days gone seems to be previewing pretty poorly from the few impressions i've seen/heard/read. which is why i personally am thinking the game will probably do decent--it's a first party ps4 game with relatively good youtube views--but maybe not on the level of horizon and the other sony exclusives.All the metrics for Sony's trailers at E3 2017 is not reflective of the actual interest level, as Sony fucked up in uploading the official videos late, and a lot of alternate channels who posted theirs up earlier got a ton of views.
Back in 2017, when I did the metrics assessment for the top performing trailers at E3 2017 for the first week, Days Gone's aggregrate numbers were around 6 million, which was a 40% drop.
ehh can't say i've been really impressed by this game (other than the rather large hordes of enemies) since the first reveal. i also really dislike the art direction in this game, there's some decent tech behind it (UE4 iirc) but the lighting manages to look so flat all the time.
Dont see it making any waves critically, i think it will review well, Sales wise it could do great numbers but I dont see it breaking any New IP record.
ERA is terrible at judging the popularity of games. If people really think a AAA post apocolytpic open world Zombie game with the backing of a top tier developer/publisher won't sell well, then they're clearly delusional and don't know what the market wants.
Screenshot I shamelessly stole
It also has one of the highest view counts for their Game Informer coverage videos on youtube.
Two of the top 5 videos on Game Informer are for Days Gone.
Great thread and I agree.
Number of views on GIs YT channel isnt going to indicate how well the game is reviewed or received tho, it just tells that ppl click on Sonys first party games on that channel, also someone can click a video and not like it or intend to buy it
God of War was 20 million at E3 2016.
Dropped to around 10-12 million at E3 2017.
Spider-Man was around 35-40 million at E3 2017.
Dropped to around 15 million at E3 2018.
Games trailers often peak at their first full-length gameplay reveal and subsequently drops. A lot of consumers are fine with seeing the game one time only, which is why the first showing matters a lot. If you lose em there, you lose em forever.
It might do well, it has characteristics that should help its popularity like being open world, zombies are still popular, and it has a pretty good technology looking behind it
So I think the potential is there. I am not sure if I'm interested personally, for now I'm not, but I hope it does well for the studio because it looks like they worked really hard on it and it does have a lot of cool aspects
I really like the horde technology from the original demos
So I think the potential is there. I am not sure if I'm interested personally, for now I'm not, but I hope it does well for the studio because it looks like they worked really hard on it and it does have a lot of cool aspects
I really like the horde technology from the original demos
In the end i think its open wolrd design and gameplay-systems will make the difference between a 75%+ game and a 85% game.
The devs have talked about over 1000 random events in the open world and how the weather and other physics will change the gameplay. THen there's teh whole guiding the horde through traps and stuff to slow it down/ thin it out. If that works as intended we're going to see something really fantastic.
I sure hope it's going to deliver and for now i stil believe in Bend.
The devs have talked about over 1000 random events in the open world and how the weather and other physics will change the gameplay. THen there's teh whole guiding the horde through traps and stuff to slow it down/ thin it out. If that works as intended we're going to see something really fantastic.
I sure hope it's going to deliver and for now i stil believe in Bend.
Well, reviews aren't the end all be all either. Ghost Wildlands is at a 70 meta (PS4 version with the most reviews) and it was one of the best selling games of 2017.
It is more about if it can align with an audience. The very high YT views partially indicate that it probably will.
Looks like the Last of Us for those of us who don't like the Last of Us. More action, less stealth and hopefully some sort of heavy emphasis on survival mechanics.
Hell yeah! Finally someone made the thread, I've almost made one myself for a looong time. Can't wait to play this game and honestly I believe it'll do amazing both critically and money wise.
Lets see!
Lets see!
You've seen the latest stream highlighting some beta created levels?
If that's any indication, it's GoTY material and possibly a game changer.
That first person level where you open the window and the sky slowly morphs into Van Gogh's starry night or that clever precision puzzle game where you need to jump on floor tiles in a way that matches patterns on the wall or that plarformer where you have full control over time and so you constantly remix the level as you play... and that's just 2 weeks worth.
I mean holy shit what will people make given more time?
No one is saying this game will review well. Because if it isn't 99 on MC era won't like it i guess. The same forum that think's Mairah Carey is a good singer.
Sure, sure, and this so far certainly has better potential than, say, Order 1886 to become a big thing for Sony just with what theyve shown so far
It looks like the result of tons of focus testing. Everything about it is so fucking generic looking.
I know :) i'm in the beta and love it so much. But GOTY and amazing reviews doesnt mean sales sadly.
I imagine the majority of posts are either pure fanboying or sarky posts. No one with an ounce of brain power could genuinely believe it could fail at least commercially - you're playing as Ygritte in an open-world game complete with bow and Dinosaur mounts. It couldn't be more by the numbers or culturally relevant.
The game has had pretty good exposure and stayed relevant since its reveal and Sony's marketing has been on point this gen especially closer to release. And the ps4 install base is just too huge for it not to do at least decently in sales.
Compared to State of Decay 2, another zombie game that was largely forgotten from reveal to release, with generally negative impressions from previews and almost zero marketing close to release. That game just disappeared into thin air after release.
Compared to State of Decay 2, another zombie game that was largely forgotten from reveal to release, with generally negative impressions from previews and almost zero marketing close to release. That game just disappeared into thin air after release.
Have you played Crackdown 2? Lock on, since it's not technically auto aim, is necessary. Otherwise no one would be killing anyone. When you've got jet packs jumping and other movement options lock on is mandatory. Crackdown multiplayer is about positioning and movement, not aiming and headshots.
To your other points, Horizon was mostly about it not looking like an RPG, and the the BOTW comparisons, which imo are valid. Personally with Spider-Man I said it should've been multiplatform and it would've sold more. I stand by that but know why it didn't happen (Disney pulled out of the games industry in 2016).
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