NeverYouMind
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That is a shame. I can barely tolerate Tomb Raider games for a couple of hours. The new Alone In The Dark I have played through six times already.
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Embracer: Tomb Raider Remastered performed above expectations, Alone in the Dark reboot performed below expectations
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Alan Wake
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I'm on my second playthrough. It certainly has something.
Gudji
Member
How fucking hard can it be. Just pick a good location put a decent story in and make some amazing level design.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
We will get a remaster of Deathtrap Dungeon before they go back to making games with good level design and a hot no nonsense busty explorer in booty shorts that just want the secret treasure just for the sake of having the secret treasure.
Chuck Berry
Gold Member
Sucks about Alone in the Dark, but you saw it comin a mile away.
One of my top games of the year so far.
One of my top games of the year so far.
Hudo
Member
Yeah, for quite a while now. But I don't blame you for not knowing. They essentially did no significant marketing for it.
So wait. Embracer greenlights the project, finances it, it gets released. They expected it to sell more, okay. But fuck Embracer...for their expectations? At least they fund A/AA projects.
The Cockatrice
Member
Pricing Alone in the Dark at 60 euros, a niche title the dumbest choice they could've made but then again this is Embracer we're talking about. Scum of the earth.
havoc00
Member
It appears that this year’s resurrection of the Alone in the Dark series will have a difficult time getting a follow-up. According to the latest earnings report from Embracer Group, the reimagining of the 1992 Survival Horror cult classic has sold less than expected.
According to the report, Alone in the Dark saw a positive reception from fans with its launch in March, but in contrast received a “mixed reception” from critics and “ultimately performed below management expectations.” Sales figures for the game were not revealed, but to put some perspective on the game’s performance, according to SteamDB, the currently player count is less than 70 at the moment, compared to a concurrent player count peak of 1,628 when it launched.
This report comes a month after news that Embracer Group had laid off several staff at Alone in the Dark developer Pieces Interactive not long after the game’s release. Embracer Group hadn’t commented on the layoffs then, but the latest earnings report does provide some reasoning.
Embracer has been in a bit of a restructuring mode as of late. The company recently sold off Borderlands developer Gearbox Interactive and Evil Dead: The Game developer Saber Interactive, as well as cancelling a new Deus Ex game at Eidos Montreal.
Despite being rough around the edges, Harrison enjoyed Alone in the Dark. In his review, Harrison pointed out the game’s strengths in the writing, the characters and the world-building far outweighed the issues that he came across during his time with the game.
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According to the report, Alone in the Dark saw a positive reception from fans with its launch in March, but in contrast received a “mixed reception” from critics and “ultimately performed below management expectations.” Sales figures for the game were not revealed, but to put some perspective on the game’s performance, according to SteamDB, the currently player count is less than 70 at the moment, compared to a concurrent player count peak of 1,628 when it launched.
This report comes a month after news that Embracer Group had laid off several staff at Alone in the Dark developer Pieces Interactive not long after the game’s release. Embracer Group hadn’t commented on the layoffs then, but the latest earnings report does provide some reasoning.
Embracer has been in a bit of a restructuring mode as of late. The company recently sold off Borderlands developer Gearbox Interactive and Evil Dead: The Game developer Saber Interactive, as well as cancelling a new Deus Ex game at Eidos Montreal.
Despite being rough around the edges, Harrison enjoyed Alone in the Dark. In his review, Harrison pointed out the game’s strengths in the writing, the characters and the world-building far outweighed the issues that he came across during his time with the game.
Embracer: ‘Alone in the Dark’ Reboot Failed to Meet Sales Expectations
It appears that this year’s resurrection of the Alone in the Dark series will have a difficult time getting a follow-up. According to the latest earnings report from Embracer Group, the reimagining of the 1992 Survival Horror cult classic has sold less than expected. According to the report...
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Mr Moose
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I think there was a thread a few days ago about it, let me check.
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Embracer: Tomb Raider Remastered performed above expectations, Alone in the Dark reboot performed below expectations
Embracer just posted their full year report. There is an interesting excerpt about sales performance of some games released by them during this quarter Tomb Raider Remastered and Deep Rock Galactic Survivor performed above expectations, Alone in the Dark and Outcast: A New Beginning performed...
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Grildon Tundy
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Sorry to hear that. I'm part of the target audience for this one as a big fan of third-person action horror, but it screamed AA and was too high-priced at $60. They'll be getting a sale from me any day now once they slash the price.
semiconscious
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for every robocop, there'll be an alone in the dark. unfortunate, but this's kinda the way it's always been in double-a land...
JimmyRustler
Member
Shame... Although it wasn't perfect by any metric, it was kinda an old school game and there aren't that many of those any more. Bought it full price and don't regret it.
SCB3
Member
You played as a Male Character at some point, who Nathan Drake was based on later in Uncharted
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
This is another release that someone has said is a $60 release when I paid
Are you guys getting over charged?
Either way it's a shame, I did enjoy the game despite the ending.
And the Devs did do some interesting stuff graphically that added nice touches that other AAA games miss.
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jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
It's a shame that Alone in the Dark didn't do too well for them, but understandable with it's $60 price tag.
I bought the game on GOG, and really liked it. If they didn't release the game on GOG, I think I would have skipped it - but was willing to shell out more than I normally would have to support games like this releasing DRM-free. $40 would have been the right price point for this game and I think would have allowed it to sell really well.
I bought the game on GOG, and really liked it. If they didn't release the game on GOG, I think I would have skipped it - but was willing to shell out more than I normally would have to support games like this releasing DRM-free. $40 would have been the right price point for this game and I think would have allowed it to sell really well.
Grildon Tundy
Member
That should be about $50 USD, so it's not a crazy difference. I do wonder what led to it costing you less, though.This is another release that someone has said is a $60 release when I paid
Are you guys getting over charged?
Either way it's a shame, I did enjoy the game despite the ending.
And the Devs did do some interesting stuff graphically that added nice touches that other AAA games miss.
why are you blaming Embracer if it was great but nobody bought it?
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
Probably that there is more retail competition in the UK. In the US, every major retailer has agreed to just charge MSRP (remember the "S" stands for "Suggested") on every game rather than competing with each other on price.
Negotiator101
Member
A 63mc rating, really?
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
$30 for 3 games with all DLC content attached and replayability for multiple playthroughs.
$60 for a 6-10 hour playthrough with little to no replayability. At most maybe 20 hours if you play through the game as both Protagonists.
Tough choice here. Takes little to wonder why Alone in the Dark did not sell as much. If it was sold at $30 I'd imagine it would have performed better.
$60 for a 6-10 hour playthrough with little to no replayability. At most maybe 20 hours if you play through the game as both Protagonists.
Tough choice here. Takes little to wonder why Alone in the Dark did not sell as much. If it was sold at $30 I'd imagine it would have performed better.
Sadly I think alone in the dark was a perfect candidate to suffer from the gamespass/psExtra effect.
It looks like my sort of game, I expect I’ll enjoy it, but it received middling reviews, has the appearance of “this will be on gamespass soon”, and just isn’t an attractive proposition at full price…and this is from someone who isn’t really price conscious. So anyone who is will have almost certainly held out.
It looks like my sort of game, I expect I’ll enjoy it, but it received middling reviews, has the appearance of “this will be on gamespass soon”, and just isn’t an attractive proposition at full price…and this is from someone who isn’t really price conscious. So anyone who is will have almost certainly held out.
TGO
Hype Train conductor. Works harder than it steams.
Don't know had a similar situation with RE3 Remake
Day One Lenticular Version £34.85
Yet people was saying it was $60 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
samoilaaa
Member
so its embracer's fault people didnt buy the game ?
Fuck Embracer because everything they touch withers and dies.
Alan Wake
Member
Do you really think people in general put all that into the equation before they buy a game? I think it's much simpler than that. People buy games they think look interesting, which means it needs good marketing. In the case of Alone in the Dark it seems even people here on a gaming forum didn't even know the game was out.
digital_ghost
Member
I rented it when it came so no buyers remorse.
It was ok. Not really scary. I enjoyed it somewhat. Ended up finishing it.
Had to look up guides for the puzzles.
It was ok. Not really scary. I enjoyed it somewhat. Ended up finishing it.
Had to look up guides for the puzzles.
MagiusNecros
Gilgamesh Fan Annoyance
Oh for sure. Other bigger games like Dogma 2 took full attention over AitD to the point it was quickly forgotten. Sent to die amongst more hyped up releases.
FinalBossWithTheMostPower
Member
Seriously?
While Embracer wasn't directly involved in the day-to-day marketing activities of the game, they were responsible financially and strategically for the Alone in the Dark reboot.
This includes any marketing or lack thereof.
I said fuck Embracer because despite the game being good, it didn't hit sales targets and thus resulted in layoffs.
Presumably if it had been marketed properly it would've reached more people.
So, fuck Embracer.
semiconscious
Member
pretty harsh. the original game was very innovative, conceptually & technically:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alone_in_the_Dark_(1992_video_game)
Alan Wake
Member
The New Nightmare wasn't bad. I would certainly welcome a remake.
MrCunningham
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I've seen some rumours that AOD might even be in a second collection. But yeah, Aspyr has the Mac source codes for TR1gold-TR3+expansion, as well as Chronicles, The Last Revelation and Angle of Darkness. Aspyr has the source codes for the first six mainline Tomb Raider games (Gold/ GOTY editions) , which are derived from the PC ports.
Feral Entertainment (who is another company known for porting Windows games to Mac) basically have ported every other mainline Tomb Raider that came out after AOD to Mac platforms.
Also, interestingly enough, the Evercade console actually got recompiled versions of the PS1 versions of Tomb Raider 1-3. The Evercade release are the PS1 games, while the remasters are based on the old Aspyr Mac ports.
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Dazraell
Member
Yeah, I would personally love if they would do TLR, Chronicles and AoD as a second collection and Legend, Anniversary and Underworld as third, but I just prefer to keep my expectations in check. Unironically, selling AoD separately theoretically would have smaller commercial potential as the game is considered as the black sheep of this series, so who knows
AeonGaidenRaiden
Member
Why "fuck Embracer" ? Its the people that voted with their wallets. Blame the fans, we all know how expensive it is to make a game nowadays.
Scotty W
Banned
I remember seeing it in magazines back in the day and being impressed. It is impressive. But then I played it.
semiconscious
Member
well, a number of games back then weren't quite as 'accessible' as most games are now, eh? didn't stop me & others from enjoying a number of them (including aitd)...