Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
I try to see the good in all people, but you really are Evil for hyping this game.
jk . . . kinda
South of Midnight - Reviews Thread
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I try to see the good in all people, but you really are Evil for hyping this game.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
Well, that explains a lot.
Ritsumei2020
Who did they think I was shilling for?
Lionel Richie
Member
Funny, I said the same thing about Recore 9 years ago.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
Sounds like Kena is superior to this in most aspects. If anything Kena will be the hidden gem. Especially if EmberLab doesn’t make more games.
RedC
Gold Member
Never played Kena. However, this game will stand out on it's own due to its American Deep South fantasy setting.
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Mr Moose
Member
The game is on Xbox, play it and judge for yourself.
The first bit is a bit slow, but the story is weird as fuck and gripping.
demigod
Member
The full game is out, it’s not in development. You are just playing it late.
tmlDan
Member
There aren't a lot of games that look like Kena, animated shows/movies? ya, but no games.
Topher
Identifies as young
The game isn't released until the 8th. This is early access.
RedC
Gold Member
Yeah, that's why I want to get Kena and play it.
South of Midnight stands out with its stop-motion animation.
demigod
Member
“Early access, also known as alpha access, alpha founding, paid alpha, or game preview, is a funding model in the video game industry by which consumers can purchase and play a game in the various pre-release development cycles, such as pre-alpha, alpha, and/or beta, while the developer is able to use those funds to continue further development on the game.”
Lionel Richie
Member
Not to take anything away from Kena, but its overall setting doesn't stand out nearly as much as deep south fantasy.
Topher
Identifies as young
Correct. The point being made was that the number of people playing now is not representative of the number playing at release.
tmlDan
Member
def not, as i said, it is still common in the tv show/movie space (that setting), it just rare in gaming
ReasonBeing
Neo Member
I am only bringing this up because you may not be familiar with the area, but Southern Louisiana has a huge black population. Second largest by percentage of the population, behind Mississippi.
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Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
It's still a percentage, which you can compare to previous games in the same circumstances. Like I think the early access for Starfield on steam was about 50% of the release peak CCU if I remember correctly.
So the CCU doubling or possibly tripling, isn't exactly killing it with this starting number.
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ChorizoPicozo
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banano banana
Technically true; the nuance, I think, is that paying for early access is still cheaper than $70. which would imply a higher number of players than what the game has.
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Topher
Identifies as young
lol....man we are really milking Steam CCU for all its worth these days. Ok then. This game isn't going to be "killing it" at any point. I'm guessing closer to Hellblade 2 peak CCU than Indy. Think I guessed 6k the other day. We will see.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
It's just how the data trends. ha! I'd get a pc gp or gpu key to play this if I wanted to. So Steam CCU doesn't mean everythign to me. Paying $40 when you could pay less than $15 for a short game is a no brainer to me.
Topher
Identifies as young
banano banana
Technically true; the nuance, I think, is that paying for early access is still cheaper than $70. which would imply a higher number of players than what the game has.
Fair enough. The game is $40, btw.
I doubt I would sub for a month just to play this. I have game pass with rewards points so I'll try it, but so far it isn't that appealing a game.
Gamer_By_Proxy
Member
I'm not. Even for that price. The reviews just convinced me to finish Kena. I'm only like half way through it. I have way too many better games sitting in my backlog to entertain this.
demigod
Member
I don’t think it’ll break 4k ccu.
analog_future
Resident Crybaby
Topher
Identifies as young
That wouldn't shock me either.
Hollywood Hitman
Gold Member
447 on steam right now, what a monster
RedC
Gold Member
500 here we come.
vaibhavpisal
Member
Cool.
I generally tend to ignore stories unless its really good. Hopefully its not cryptic and I can enjoy it.
Am mostly hesitant cause people that praise it call it a relaxing game. That usually means low interactivity, shut your brain off type of game.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
That's a very odd take.
So they MUST like the game. But if they don't like it, it's because they are hypocrites and warriors -- and not because the game wasn't good?
Topher
Identifies as young
Are you playing it on early access?
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
My man is already sure it's not gonna be successful now
ChorizoPicozo
Member
when shills stop shilling, criticism and actual conversation can take place.
compulsion is yet another studio under MS that has falied to "level up/reach its full potential"
It feels like MS acquired studios and stop investing in them, or even worse, take investment away from them while expecting to achieve greater success.
The ROI on Hellblade 2, Indiana Jones, Avowed, and this game has to be practically non-existent. With Marvel Rivals and PoE2 making damage to Overwatch 2 and Diablo... I wonder bad is Xbox performing as a publisher this quarter
Bumblebeetuna
Member
One guy said it’s good the other said it isn’t, no need for such a dramatic take on it.
Also we have heard from the studios they acquired that they have invested and some of them have grown quite a bit. We have no idea what the ROI is on these games or what MS expects because of GamePass.
The game is a $40 small title. I highly doubt MS is expecting it to sell millions.
Sebastian1295
Gold Member
Games been in development for years and years. This wasn't a low cost game to make and if it fails then i guarantee that there's going to be jobs on the line and rightfully so. Idk who this game is even for tbh. It seemed like an incredibly niche market to target when it was announced and it's clear that no one is going to care about this game when it launches.
vaibhavpisal
Member
They need to play it to have an opinion on it.
Looking at videos, I think it looks pretty good.
But nothing like playing yourself.
ChorizoPicozo
Member
but (We have no idea what MS expects) right?
ROI includes new subs from Game Pass/engagement (like Colt says) or whatever other magic metric MS uses to create "sucesss"
whatever the investment is.. it's clear that is not working. Xbox keeps releasing lackluster, irrelevant games.
It's time use the brain. after all of that has happened there is no need to do damage control anymore.
Ass of Can Whooping
Gold Member
Lol with these numbers it'll be a miracle if it sells a million. Think it's time to stop pretending these triple digit ccu's are anything but a diaster for these studios. The growth phase is over. These studios aren't going to survive long if they don't start become self sustainable. MS have closed studios for less.
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demigod
Member
You know the game is not worth defending when even the shills can’t do it.
Bumblebeetuna
Member
I’ve played two great games in the last few months from them and I’m playing a good game now. I don’t really care what other people deem to be relevant. The best selling games are CoD and sports. The most played games are all F2P evergreen junk.
I’m more than happy to play a smaller $40 title that also happens to be a new IP. It’s the type of game that would be celebrated if Sony was partnering with it. Feel free to make another forty posts about what a failure it is before it’s even launched
Not going to feed the troll any more.
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xrnzaaas
Member
This doesn't look like a small budget title, more like medium+. Seems that they didn't make a game that would attract a lot of people, but that's on the studio (and the publisher).
ChorizoPicozo
Member
No one cares about you. You are not the market. Phil is not going to pat you on the back and congratulate you. You enjoying games is not going to save the studios from shutting down.I’ve played two great games in the last few months from them and I’m playing a good game now. I don’t really care what other people seem to be relevant. The best selling games are CoD and sports. The most played games are all F2P evergreen junk.
I’m more than happy to play a smaller $40 title that also happens to be a new IP. It’s the type of game that would be celebrated if Sony was partnering with it. Feel free to make another forty posts about what a failure it is before it’s even launched
Bumblebeetuna
Member
A lot of the studios MS bought are like this. inXile, Obsidian, Compulsion, Double Fine, Ninja Theory. Games that are usually good to very good but smaller scale and less monstrous budgets and also at times pretty niche. Wasteland 3 was amazing but it’s not the type of game that will attract a lot of people.
This is a $40 game from a studio with less than 100 people.
Heisenberg007
Gold Journalism
You forgot to mention Tango and Arkane Austin on this list.
They also used to make good but smaller-scaled niche games.
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Team Andromeda
Member
Best game I've played in years it's bloody magical
bighugeguns
Member
Shit!
I doubt that it will break 1k ccu to be honest
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TheDarkPhantom
Member
Interesting, enjoy the game white boys!
Giallo Corsa
Gold Member
lol at the " I'm sorry if English is your 2nd language and you don't get it" - especially after doing that face, shit, how much defensive and condescending can you get ?
Insufferable man child shill twat, imagine your job being getting paid to - literally - shill...