Anthem
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Welp, I uninstalled it completely, and reinstalled it. Now it actually told me that my originally selected region (Hungary) is not supported anymore. So I set it to US, and then it only asked my store preference once. Seems to work now, though ofc I couldn't test it with Anthem as the demo is expired. At least NFS Rivals installed and started properly.
Oh, trust me - they do. And even more. They said Dead Space 3 had to sell 5 million copies to guarantee future of the game and studio. That's after they've mutilated it with microtransactions, alienating core audience. And it was a very niche genre to begin with. Imagine what they expect from this. Most publishers these days are so obviously ran by people who couldn't give a flying toss about games, gamers, or anything but money. They have the audacity to talk about how games are expensive, and how extra monetization is mandatory for studios to survive. On the same day giving their CEO 15 million dollar bonus.
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So did almost all of the big studios. The gaming stock market is a little shaky right now.
I'm not defending EA though.
I'm not sure, maybe we should.
Not in a fanboy way, of course, but the facts of recent months are... surprising. They kind of DID listen to people with BFV and mostly fixed what people were hating. And now they are releasing two games (Anthem and Apex Legends) that are surprisingly non-predatory in their monetization model.
I don't know. In comparison with Activision and Bethesda right now, EA doesn't really look all that bad.
Nothing screams "we've listened" like two games in a row that are made specifically according to modern trends, and are creatively bankrupt. Apex seems to be at least half decent, made to compete with both BR genre and Overwatch it takes good traits of both. But Anthem...by god is it bland. Game equivalent of eating a plain toast, but only half toasted one. You know, a warm piece of slightly stale bread is what it is.
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Really?
IMO Anthem is a first coop loot'n'shooter since Borderlands 2 that appears to have some innovation and general soul to it.
Neither of us played it, of course, so who knows.
I won't bring Warframe into this, since it's a thing of its own
However, so far I'm struggling to see what innovations they have brought to the table. I sincerely hope I am wrong on this one, since my faith in so called AAA games has dwindled a while ago. But I've learned not to give any big publishers any benefit of a doubt anymore, since they don't deserve it.
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I won't bring Warframe into this, since it's a thing of its own
I think we won't be able to avoid constant comparisons with Warframe.
But realistically speaking (and only in my opinion), even if Anthem were the same, no innovation, I'd still play it. At around 1000 hours in Warframe I hit a spot where I simply couldn't be bothered to play any further. There is a point in that game where playing without paying becomes a giant bother, and unless you grind 8 hours a day, you won't get anywhere. And the timed crafting is incredibly annoying. So for me, it isn't the question of Warframe or Anthem. I'm done with Warframe and am simply looking for something new.
I think during my time in Warframe I definitely spent more than 60 quid (couple times more, in fact), so buying Anthem instead of playing it for free and pay later isn't a thing I see as an issue.
So that's that.
I agree that we shouldn't be overly optimistic about big publishers, but so far they really haven't given us a single reason to worry, quite the opposite, so I am... well, not optimistic but hopeful.
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"The fiscal year ends on March 31, 2019, and EA CFO Blake Jorgensen told the company's investors that it has modelled between five and six million sales for Anthem by that date."
So 6 million units sold in little over a month. Gonna be tough...
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-06-ea-forecasts-6m-sales-for-anthem-in-six-weeks
So 6 million units sold in little over a month. Gonna be tough...
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-02-06-ea-forecasts-6m-sales-for-anthem-in-six-weeks
Actually quite conservative by EA standards. BFV had over 8 million expected, and that's after absolute farce of a marketing campaign.
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Just another looter-shooter.
One of the most boring genres ever.
I'll pass, and get back to dungeons in ESO. Now that's fun gameplay!
One of the most boring genres ever.
I'll pass, and get back to dungeons in ESO. Now that's fun gameplay!
Yeah. Not exactly sure what's happening underneath, but my PC is sweating as well. The game runs good, though. Maybe they will patch the weird resource management on launch.
And unlike you I actually really enjoyed those about 4 hours I've put in, this evening. It's really fun. Even playing with randoms. The game does a good job keeping the teem together and cooperating. Not gonna play it every day, but I reckon I won't get bored of this for at least a couple of weeks.
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