Insane Metal
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All I know is I'll be buying it day one.
its only releasing on ps5/seriesI think you meant Super Mario bros Wonders. Since the Switch has the current biggest console base.
+ No physical release.5 days away from launch and the lack of marketing would make Jim Ryan proud. Haven’t seen a single TV ad, billboard or even launch trailer.
No word on when the review embargo lifts. Apparently codes still haven’t even been sent out yet. Usually that speaks to lack of confidence in your product. However the game does look fantastic.
Not to mention it’s releasing right in between 2 juggernauts. A week after Spider-Man 2, a week-ish before fucking Modern Warfare 3.
No marketing
Minimal hype
No review score hype
Releasing between two juggernauts
Massive sales flop incoming?
Well the first one was a flop, and to be honest all Remedy games are flops of different levels, they're niche games for a niche audience that just happen to have high production values. Fans will enjoy it but it's not gonna be some massive hit.
This weird to me or maybe I'm weird one here, 90+ " score" is never grantee I would enjoy the game also the fact asking it need 90+.....so game 86 or 88 are now shit games or something?Unless this thing reviews at 90+, I think I'll pass. Didn't realize it was an EGS exclusive. Never bought a game on EGS before and don't want to start.
This weird to me or maybe I'm weird one here, 90+ " score" is never grantee I would enjoy the game also the fact asking it need 90+.....so game 86 or 88 are now shit games or something?
And you can end this thread now. Remedy has never set the world on fire, sales-wise. I just think they're aware they make niche games and budget themselves accordingly such that they still turn a healthy profit, which is what more companies need to do (I'm looking at you Arkane).Well the first one was a flop, and to be honest all Remedy games are flops of different levels, they're niche games for a niche audience that just happen to have high production values. Fans will enjoy it but it's not gonna be some massive hit.
So I ask again how 90+ is any indication you gonna enjoy the game? Maybe this just me but my money and time is too precious that I would let mere "numbers" decide what should buy or not.Well ToTK scored a 96 and I regret buying it, so there's that
So I ask again how 90+ is any indication you gonna enjoy the game? Maybe this just me but my money and time is too precious that I would let mere "numbers" decide what should buy or not.
Because 99% of the time I trust my own taste over theirs. I mean game like Spider Man 2 can get 11/10 score but I'm never gonna touch that game meanwhile game like Armored Core VI can get 1/10 still going buy that game because I enjoy AC games.Isn't that kind of the point, though? If your money and time is too precious, why would you waste time on games a collective group of reviewers doesn't view as good?
Please explain this.[...] 100% digital will bring in and boost profits fast [...]
Valid point, i hope game sells at least 2-3m copies close to launch, and over 5m ltd, hopefully thats enough to make profit and keep remedy afloat.Success is always measured against budget and the publisher expectations.
It's not like this will be a flop because it won't sell like Spiderman/Mario/COD. That is a given and they still made the game.
Control cost 30 million to make.....it sold 2 - 3 million copies and brought in 100 million dollars.Valid point, i hope game sells at least 2-3m copies close to launch, and over 5m ltd, hopefully thats enough to make profit and keep remedy afloat.
Remedy owns the IP, but Epic has publishing rights for Alan Wake Remastered and Alan Wake IINo Steam release, no buy.
I expect there will be a Steam release of this in 2024. I'll wait. I have so much other stuff to get through that I'm in no hurry.
How true is this? You got guys in here claiming its 100% funded by Epic.Afaik Epic did not fund it entirely, Remedy co-funded it with them, partially. So they might have some proviso in the contract that will allow them Steam release some years from now. We don't know.
I would not expect it on steam at least two years after release though.
Please explain this.
I took a brief look at financial reports on Remedy's website and they haven't mentioned costs of funding Alan Wake II. I might be wrong, but it looks like both this and AW Remastered were a publishing deal with royalties based on performance and all of the development fees paid by Epic, while Remedy takes all of the creative freedom and IP ownershipHow true is this? You got guys in here claiming its 100% funded by Epic.
In Deluxe edition it says it’s getting two story DLC similar to original Alan Wake, so they might finish the story in DLC.however, is that if the story's ending is going to be left open much like the first game, then we probably shouldn't expect a direct continuation any time soon.
100% trueHow true is this? You got guys in here claiming its 100% funded by Epic.
“A big thank you for Alan Wake being able to be so bold in pushing our ideas further than ever before does go to Epic Games Publishing, and [publishing boss] Hector Sanchez in particular when we were pitching this game for funding, because they have been a big part of funding even though Remedy has funded part of it.
Yeah, my guess is epic already covered it for them. They are always somehow cost efficient in development vs other studios. And epic would have given them a nice chunk upfront.I think they are already very happy that they had the opportunity to make this game. This was their dream game to make and epic made it possible. Its a win win for both remedy and gamers imo. If the previews are any indication, this will probably be remedys best game too a culmination of everything they learned from alan wake, quantum break, max payne and control
More content is always good for sure. But then again, AW1 and Control also had two DLCs each and none of them really provided a definitive conclusion to the story and served more like teasers for what might come in the sequel. And maybe that's for the better, I can't imagine that people would be happy to have the actual ending locked behind the DLC, lol.In Deluxe edition it says it’s getting two story DLC similar to original Alan Wake, so they might finish the story in DLC.