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[touchfuzzy]

This game is made for people who like side scrollers. Not PoP fans.

I'm sure you don't understand why this is a really dumb post, lol.

 

[Games of Today]

I'm sure you don't understand why this is a really dumb post, lol.

Because the original game is a 2.5D side scroller? Is anyone actually asking for that again?

 

[mckmas8808]

300,000 for this game sounds good to me. This is even MID-TIER AA game budget, tops.

How much would you say it cost to make? More or less than $50 million?

 

[Deleted member 1159]

I’d probably have bought it by now if it were on Steam. Seems like the perfect Deck game. Alas my initial reaction to it not being on Steam was ah fuck it, it can wait.

 

[ComputerBlue]

I played the demo and thought it was pretty decent, but I’m not gonna pay more than $20 for it because why the fuck would I when Ubisoft games decrease in price so quickly. I’ve got enough shit to play and I don’t need to add more games to my backlog.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Dead Cells has topped 10 million sales worldwide

Motion Twin and Evil Empire believe a consistent stream of updates have delivered that success.

www.gamedeveloper.com

Dead Cells is waaaaay more Roguelite than it is a Metroidvania. Like...does anyone even call it a Metroidvania?

 

[JCK75]

So… A game deserve to die… Because is not on your favorite store?

If you release a movie, and refuse to put it in Walmart, or on Amazon but instead make it exclusive the the last blockbuster video in the US... yes it deserves to fail.

 

[Reizo Ryuu]

The best get out of jail card these days....Dont need to prove anything, just got "sources"....

Not saying there isnt a seed of truth in all what was said, but come on...

I don't understand why everyone is just accepting the number as absolute truth.

 

[Diddy X]

20€ is most I would pay for a metroidvania.

It's clearly the price the reason why it didn't sell more, 300k is still a good number for a solid A game.

 

[LordOcidax]

If you release a movie, and refuse to put it in Walmart, or on Amazon but instead make it exclusive the the last blockbuster video in the US... yes it deserves to fail.

Thats an Ubisoft corporate decision, the devs that made a great game doesn’t deserve that. If the game is good, i support the devs not the executives of the company, not matter the platform, same for movies.

 

[AltogetherAndrews]

Where are those numbers coming from?

 

[SolidQ]

Dead Cells is waaaaay more Roguelite than it is a Metroidvania. Like...does anyone even call it a Metroidvania?

it's about 2D

 

[Three]

This thing is probably going to release on mobile at some point.

 

[Deerock71]

How much would you say it cost to make? More or less than $50 million?

Like it's been said, we're all just guessing here, but my guess would be SIGNIFICANTLY less than 50 million. 5-10 million would be my guess.

 

[Ridaxan]

I would consider buying it on steam, but I don't mind waiting. It looks stellar though even though it is a bit on the expensive side for this type of game.

 

[JCK75]

Thats an Ubisoft corporate decision, the devs that made a great game doesn’t deserve that. If the game is good, i support the devs not the executives of the company, not matter the platform, same for movies.

The Devs are choosing to keep 100% of jack shit over 70% of millions.. sucks for the devs but when those who make decisions play stupid games they win stupid prizes.
and I'm sorry they have to suffer so that some of these idiots will finally learn to return to a normal release on all available platforms.

 

[The Infectious Paradox]

I just can't bare the sight of the art style

 

[Krathoon]

I get the feeling that this game went a little too old school for it's own good.

 

[existensmaximum]

Played the demo. It was fine, but the art style is extremely ugly. Fortnite-y, clay looking characters. Can't play it more.

Yeah this is the reason I couldn't get into it...

 

[Shadowstar39]

Played the demo. It was fine, but the art style is extremely ugly. Fortnite-y, clay looking characters. Can't play it more.

This. I love prince of persia. Original, sands of time trilogy and loved the art style from Pop 2008. This yeah, nah, not feeling it.

$60 bones, for a 2d game that is probably not even metroidvania and no steam? Hell no. Should be $50 tops.

 

[Shadowstar39]

The game is in the top 3 metroidvanias I've ever played and probably has the best combat system. The story quality surprised me and I'm loving it. Too many people sleeping on this game but ubisoft recent reputation not helping.

so it is metroidvania? Also why does the new prince not look Persian or like the prince of all the other games? Is he even the prince?

 

[mckmas8808]

Like it's been said, we're all just guessing here, but my guess would be SIGNIFICANTLY less than 50 million. 5-10 million would be my guess.

OH HECK! If it's that......or even less than $20 million, then this game will be profitable quickly. Nothing to worry about.

 

[KormaChameleon]

Not releasing it on Steam made it a hard pass for me.

 

[TexMex]

UBI's legacy it's hard to ignore...so their good games pay the price.

There is merit to this but on the flip side their shit games still sell millions so

 

[Spyxos]

It looked interesting, but it is way too expensive for such a game. 50% off and i will look into it.

 

[IAmRei]

This game is better than Dread which still costs 60 because Nintendo

I dont think this game is better than dread.

 

[Poppyseed]

Played the demo. It was fine, but the art style is extremely ugly. Fortnite-y, clay looking characters. Can't play it more.

That’s exactly it. It’s the most generic-looking game I’ve played in a while, and the demo put me right off it. Maybe I didn’t give it enough of a chance but the generic nature of it is so off-putting.

 

[Poppyseed]

I dont think this game is better than dread.

Dread wasn’t that great, either. I finished it and still found it majorly overrated and some of the mechanics were lame/annoying (like the mini boss things you had to escape from over and over). Hollow Knight is far better, for example. Both Ori games are also way better.

 

[MALpractice311]

As many others have said in this thread, 300,000 for a 2D Metroidvania should be a very solid start. Metroidvania as a genre only appeals to a certain segment of the gaming population. The most basic of market research would have told Ubisoft as much. Ubisoft just has unreasonable expectations and/or they way over budgeted themselves.

 

[Shadowstar39]

Ironically Ubisoft pulled out when Blizzard, Activision, Microsoft and EA went 100% for Steam. Such a dumb decision from a business point of view.

Especially at a time when steam deck came out. When games were not working because of their damn launchers and uplay they would be like "whelp this guy found a registry fic on this forum follow his advise (thinking of trials Evo in particular) meanwhile the link goes to a 4 page guide that needs linux knowledge. All they have to do is disable uplay in a patch for their older games but they won't. The damn thing isn't even uplay anymore. Gah they frustrate me to no end.

 

[Pegasus Actual]

Also why does the new prince not look Persian or like the prince of all the other games? Is he even the prince?

I googled it, looked on reddit, and found out that I'm a white supremacist just for asking. But if I were Iranian it might be considered a 'valid concern'.

 

[tmlDan]

Honestly, the game is too damn expensive imo

Well, in Canada it is, especially for this type of game. It’s a hell no from me unless it’s $20

 

[Shake Your Rump]

Honestly, the game is too damn expensive imo

Well, in Canada it is, especially for this type of game. It’s a hell no from me unless it’s $20

You value one of the best games of its genre, running at native 4K 120hz on consoles, at only $20 CAD?

Jesus Christ, no wonder we have issues.

 

[tmlDan]

You value one of the best games of its genre, running at native 4K 120hz on consoles, at only $20 CAD?

Jesus Christ, no wonder we have issues.

I dont care, i look at production values of a game in 2024? this game can be made with a team of 10 in an indie studio.

Ubisoft has the resources to charge way less for this. You do know it's $70, right? that's insane.

 

[AltogetherAndrews]

Edit: never mind

 

[geary]

I dont care, i look at production values of a game in 2024? this game can be made with a team of 10 in an indie studio.

Ubisoft has the resources to charge way less for this. You do know it's $70, right? that's insane.

By that logic any CRPG outside of BG3 would be free....

 

[tmlDan]

By that logic any CRPG outside of BG3 would be free....

you're clearly not using ANY logic.

 

[ungalo]

Even if it's a good game, i can't forced myself to play it if i don't find it appealing at all.

I played so many metroidvania these last years, not even counting those i skipped but still checked on, in the end it starts to feel very redundant. A game has to feel distinctive, to be its own thing, and as far as i'm concerned this game has the same problem all of Ubisoft games have on that aspect.

Perhaps someday they'll understand the need to fascinate the player.

 

[Blindy]

I dont think this game is better than dread.

More fast pace moving and didn't have the EMMIs. I preferred Prince of Persia over Dread for these alone. Dread's final boss was a bit much too for me.

 

[Shakka43]

Honestly, the game is too damn expensive imo

Well, in Canada it is, especially for this type of game. It’s a hell no from me unless it’s $20

You are absurdly undervaluing a game that offers 15+ hours of entertainment, good quality at that regardless of how big of small the company which made it is.

 

[tmlDan]

You are absurdly undervaluing a game that offers 15+ hours of entertainment, good quality at that regardless of how big of small the company which made it is.

$70. For a side scroller, is insane. Enough said. Why can Hades, run by a small studio, sell it for $33 Canadian. Offers more game time.

None of you presented a good argument as to why its worth it other than "i said so, its valuable"

 

[AltogetherAndrews]

So still no idea where the author got this number from?

 

[Rentahamster]

Do most Ubisoft games not get released on Steam nowadays or was it just this one?

 

[ZoukGalaxy]

The art is atrocious and repulsive, this is why, at least partially.

 

[64bitmodels]

Also, this new gen of gamers seem to think 2D games aren't worth full price unless it's Mario or something

They aren't. Mario wonder is also not worth full price.

Nothing against 2d but most games made with it In mind are lower budget. It is an inherently simpler and easier dimension to make games in. Doesn't make the games lesser, but they still ultimately cost less to make.

 

[rob305]

Its 2D, auto-skip! NEXT

 

[Lucifers Beard]

Interesting that it under performed. I wonder what the budget was for it? 300,000 in a couple of weeks doesn't seem so bad for a Metroidvania style game. Whatever the case, their expectations were clearly fucking wild.

I didn't care for the demo, meh art style and crap VO put me off.

 

[BossLackey]

$70. For a side scroller, is insane. Enough said. Why can Hades, run by a small studio, sell it for $33 Canadian. Offers more game time.

None of you presented a good argument as to why its worth it other than "i said so, its valuable"

More game time in a roguelite. A genre where it’s entire premise is starting over and over.

Hmmm I wonder why it’s longer…

 

[OmegaSupreme]

They should have just made a sequel to freaking pop 2008. That was a great game with proper style.

 

[Urban]

No Steam - No Buy.