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[MrAlwaysRight]

Bluepoint was irrelevant to those Japanese spreadsheet warriors too, the financial expectations for this game could be way beyond what is rational. Just saying.

What are you even saying? If it was up to me Sony would have shut Bungie down the minute they canned the Last of Us online game, that's absolutely a setting where I think an Extraction shooter could work, but Bungie couldn't allow that because of Marathon, however my personal opinion on what Marathon or Bungie are is largely irrelevant to whether Marathon being a moderate success means it's going to outsell Requiem, that's just fact, shooters are a much bigger market than Resident Evil games and if you don't understand that by now then you lack critical thinking skills.

 

[Saber]

All I can say is good luck, you gonna need alot of it lol

 

[bighugeguns]

What are you even saying? If it was up to me Sony would have shut Bungie down the minute they canned the Last of Us online game, that's absolutely a setting where I think an Extraction shooter could work, but Bungie couldn't allow that because of Marathon, however my personal opinion on what Marathon or Bungie are is largely irrelevant to whether Marathon being a moderate success means it's going to outsell Requiem, that's just fact, shooters are a much bigger market than Resident Evil games and if you don't understand that by now then you lack critical thinking skills.

You're 100% on the money about Last of Us being made an extraction game, man that would have been freaking awesome.

Hear what you're saying about shooters vs RE, though. Don't you think that lack of blood and the more risqué art style will hinder the game, though, given the shooter audience it's apparently chasing? Do you remember the first reactions to the game trailer, was surprised people were so negative about it the time. It's still one of the coolest pieces of media out there, IMO, but the bros didn't seem to buy it.

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

lol, even if Marathon is a moderate success it will sell more than Requiem anyway.

Thats a big IF when the game is probably heading to the graveyard, Concord and Highguard are sitting on lol.

 

[MrAlwaysRight]

You're 100% on the money about Last of Us being made an extraction game, man that would have been freaking awesome.

Hear what you're saying about shooters vs RE, though. Don't you think that lack of blood and the more risqué art style will hinder the game, though, given the shooter audience it's apparently chasing? Do you remember the first reactions to the game trailer, was surprised people were so negative about it the time.

I'm going based on the casual impression, Burnt Peanut done a stream playing it with a developer and he liked it, that sort of thing will carry a lot of weight with the casuals, unless the game controls like shit just the fact it's fresh and a low barrier of entry being $40 will see it get plenty of sales post server slam i think.

I haven't bought it myself, I've hated every game Bungie have ever made, despite being part of the target audience, Halo never vibed with me, Destiny didn't, I hate Sci-Fi shooters unless it's grounded in some sort of reality.

 

[Fake]

Good luck with those LABO guns.

 

[8BiTw0LF]

Thats a big IF when the game is probably heading to the graveyard, Concord and Highguard are sitting on lol.

Bookmarked for future to-be-made-fun-of

 

[Generic]

I'm sorry man, I didn't mean to trigger fans of Westerns, nice profile pic. Let me spell it out to you instead, the intangible association of this game with Bluepoint's drama might cause long standing reputational issues with certain segments of people in the influence and review scene. It's also a wild horse, because you're not confident if it's going to flop or do fantastic, so it's up in the air right now, at least in my opinion.

You sound like you simply do not like this game, though, (based on the visuals), that's a bit worrisome because you sound like you're supposed to be its market. That tracks with what I was talking about with the visuals mismatching the intended audience, but maybe people get into it and it does great, have to remember it's still Bungie doing this, they're pros.

"Bluepoint's drama might cause long standing reputational issues with certain segments of people in the influence and review scene"

Is the game even getting criticism in good faith? So far most criticism come from people who have no interest in extraction shooters, especially singleplayer-only players who don't like pvp shooters.

 

[Generic]

Thats a big IF when the game is probably heading to the graveyard, Concord and Highguard are sitting on lol.

This is exactly what I'm talking about. People who have no interest in the game or genre wishing the game to fail because:

"fuck Sony"
"fuck GaaS"
"fuck the industry"

 

[AeonGaidenRaiden]

This is exactly what I'm talking about. People who have no interest in the game or genre wishing the game to fail because:

"fuck Sony"
"fuck GaaS"
"fuck the industry"

Oh sorry, yeah its better to support slop and half-baked games, while watching what Concorde and Highguard brought to the table. The @ marathon accounts werent made by haters, its the opposite so yeah, real legit hype right there. Oh and then there was stealing of an artists assets to be used without crediting, yeah...real cute.

 

[bighugeguns]

This is exactly what I'm talking about. People who have no interest in the game or genre wishing the game to fail because:

"fuck Sony"
"fuck GaaS"
"fuck the industry"

Yep, and so with the video games business being so ultra competitive and hyper capitalist these days, demanding everything exist in an air tight vacuum isn't realistic. External and slowly (sometimes not slowly) increasing annoyances will start to bubble and spill over in unintended ways.

The most important thing though is if it's a banger, if it plays awesome, it's a banger!

 

[Luipadre]

Oh sorry, yeah its better to support slop and half-baked games, while watching what Concorde and Highguard brought to the table. The @ marathon accounts werent made by haters, its the opposite so yeah, real legit hype right there.

Marathon is neither of those, but keep hating

 

[Tomorrow]

already pre ordered it but looking forward to playing

 

[Fake]

Good luck with those LABO guns.

 

[Generic]

Oh sorry, yeah its better to support slop and half-baked games, while watching what Concorde and Highguard brought to the table. The @ marathon accounts werent made by haters, its the opposite so yeah, real legit hype right there. Oh and then there was stealing of an artists assets to be used without crediting, yeah...real cute.

The comparison with Concord and Highguard are funny too because it's a completely different genre.

 

[bighugeguns]

Good luck with those LABO guns.

This fucking single post right here makes me worry about this game.

 

[Luipadre]

This fucking single post right here makes me worry about this game.

Thats not how it looks ingame.

 

[Roman Empire]

Even those who won't buy, this is the best chance to try it out. It is literally the game's demo.

 

[Saber]

Thats not how it looks ingame.

The weapon designs are atrocious though. Unless they went to major redesign, most of the looks like alot of blocks from Minecraft put it together. I think the whole concept of this game is around blocks and pixels.

 

[Luipadre]

The weapon designs are atrocious though. Unless they went to major redesign, most of the looks like alot of blocks from Minecraft put it together. I think the whole concept of this game is around blocks and pixels.

Weapon design is not my favorite, altho it kinda grew on me, there are some decent looking guns too. The overall art is fantastic tho and im loving it.

 

[bighugeguns]

The weapon designs are atrocious though. Unless they went to major redesign, most of the looks like alot of blocks from Minecraft put it together. I think the whole concept of this game is around blocks and pixels.

Man, if they manage to push this high concept avant garde stuff successfully to normie shooter bro consumers then my mind will be blown.

 

[Fake]

Thats not how it looks ingame.

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[bighugeguns]

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Looks sick, reminds me of Wipeout, nostalgic.

Edit: Doesn't look as cool in that second pic you added with realistic lightning, though.

The lighting is a real bastard when it comes to this visual style.

 

[Luipadre]

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Thats already looks 10 times better than that render pic dont you think?

 

[Moridianae]

I do not know if this particular game will appeal to me, but it looks like they've taken a lot of effort to address concerns and probably will also here for whatever they want to patch on Day 1.

I will definitely try the server slam, even if I don't end up getting it.

I loved Dark Zone in Division, but I'm just not as into this type of game. I like Bungie's gunplay, but usually this stuff ends up being such a sweat fest that I'm not finding it enjoyable.

 

[bighugeguns]

Thats already looks 10 times better than that render pic dont you think?

If it looks 10 times better to you, then it's 10 times better. It's all subjective and if you're into it then you're going to enjoy it!

 

[Fake]

Thats already looks 10 times better than that render pic dont you think?

Still LABO.

 

[Tiago Rodrigues]

I didn't say RE was going to flop. I just said that it makes no sense to stop videogame releases because a Resident Evil is releasing, specially because both releases aren't comparable.
Marathon will be playable for free for a few days which is when Resident Evil releases as a paid game. But Marathon itself releases like in a week after RE.

 

[Werewolf Jones]

Time to learn how to juggle between this and RE9.

 

[nial]

Just did a quick google. 12 million, 14 million whatever. You are talking Arc Raiders level of success.

That's not Arc Raiders level of success. The RE number is LTD several years in, Arc Raiders had that in 4 months.

 

[clarky]

That's not Arc Raiders level of success. The RE number is LTD several years in, Arc Raiders had that in 4 months.

Fair.

 

[AJUMP23]

Tough road but if you can come back from it you will be the exception.

 

[Loomy]

Why even come into this thread if you've already decided you hate the game?

Anyways, MIDA did nothing wrong!

 

[Sethbacca]

I have zero interest in this but i'll probably try it anyway.

 

[Luipadre]

Why even come into this thread if you've already decided you hate the game?

Anyways, MIDA did nothing wrong!

Oh sweet summer child... these people are everywhere. This is their mana, their entertainment. Just ignore their posts

 

[Von Hugh]

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Looking great, man.

 

[MiguelItUp]

Ah yes, of course the drive by "hurhurhur" posts seep in here like a stink bomb.

I'm honestly hyped about Resident Evil Requiem AND this. It'll be a fun end of week and weekend!

 

[Luipadre]

Ah yes, of course the drive by "hurhurhur" posts seep in here like a stink bomb.

I'm honestly hyped about Resident Evil Requiem AND this. It'll be a fun end of week and weekend!

Same. Amazing weekend and next week ahead

 

[Red-Dead-Ocelot]

I'll jump in and see what it's about before the games dead In a month. Seems how all these go now-days..

You're so brave and insightful.

 

[clarky]

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Get the third barrel mod for this gun and it absolutely wrecks. It could look like a dildo and it would still be awesome.

 

[Dorfdad]

You're so brave and insightful.

No I'm saying this is how all these games go now. Hype than release populate for 30 days than something happens a glitch or a hack and the community just ruins the game. I wanted to like apex and the idea but after playing it alone and in groups it was basically just a toxic game. Marathon got shit on in early plays and now we're hearing glowing praise from the "influencers" I figure if I want to experience it before it gets ruined I should do it now, because in 3 months the community will most likely be moving on to ruin another game.

 

[Dzab]

It's interesting how people's brains are so warped that anything square or with straight lines somehow = Minecraft or Lego?
Insane lol. The lengths people go.

I will always take new different art over the same old things we have every day now. That is the difference between this, and Concord and other games, effort, an actual art style. Even if it's divisive.

 

[clarky]

No I'm saying this is how all these games go now. Hype than release populate for 30 days than something happens a glitch or a hack and the community just ruins the game. I wanted to like apex and the idea but after playing it alone and in groups it was basically just a toxic game. Marathon got shit on in early plays and now we're hearing glowing praise from the "influencers" I figure if I want to experience it before it gets ruined I should do it now, because in 3 months the community will most likely be moving on to ruin another game.

I don't follow. Buy game, play game until you are bored and move on or don't.

Its £35. If I play it for 50 hours or 300 ill have my monies worth either way.

 

[CowboyLou]

It's interesting how people's brains are so warped that anything square or with straight lines somehow = Minecraft or Lego?
Insane lol. The lengths people go.

I will always take new different art over the same old things we have every day now. That is the difference between this, and Concord and other games, effort, an actual art style. Even if it's divisive.

Yeah, it's clearly going for a 3D-printed/mass produced look with the guns etc. It's cool as hell. If you hate it fine but the "looks like roblox/minecraft/lego" crap is ridiculous

A lot of it comes from of the DARK AND GRITTY MANLY MAN GAMES FOR MEN crowd. Some folks see bright colors and bold lines and react like a cat being pet the wrong way.

 

[MiguelItUp]

because in 3 months the community will most likely be moving on to ruin another game.

Not the entire community, but this has been happening with every multiplayer game over the past several years. It's just the result of not being able to make everyone happy, and varying personalities I suppose, lol. But if the game lands, and lands well, there will be a good chunk of that community that's invested, devoted, and curious about the future. Hopefully that'll happen here, but we'll see!

It's interesting how people's brains are so warped that anything square or with straight lines somehow = Minecraft or Lego?
Insane lol. The lengths people go.

I will always take new different art over the same old things we have every day now. That is the difference between this, and Concord and other games, effort, an actual art style. Even if it's divisive.

Yeah, I don't get it either. It basically just translates to, "I don't like the look and art style", which is understandable. Can't expect everyone out there to like everything, but clearly there are people that do.

 

[KaiserBecks]

It's like they want that game to fail. Couldn't have picked a worse weekend.

lol, even if Marathon is a moderate success it will sell more than Requiem anyway.

lol, even if that was the case, Capcom would still make a profit while Marathon will never generate enough to recoup that shitty Bungie acquisition.

 

[MiguelItUp]

It's like they want that game to fail. Couldn't have picked a worse weekend.




lol, even if that was the case, Capcom would still make a profit while Marathon will never generate enough to recoup that shitty Bungie acquisition.

Because of Resident Evil Requiem? I'm sure it'll be fine. I mean, both games aren't even somewhat similar. I plan on juggling between the two, I'm sure there are others that plan on doing the same. We've all done it before multiple times.

 

[clarky]

It's like they want that game to fail. Couldn't have picked a worse weekend.

Not the best timing for sure but I am not interested in RE9. I'm sure there are dozens more like me.

 

[clarky]

Because of Resident Evil Requiem? I'm sure it'll be fine. I mean, both games aren't even somewhat similar. I plan on juggling between the two, I'm sure there are others that plan on doing the same. We've all done it before multiple times.

Pretty sure no live service game will take any sort of significant CCU hit because of RE9 releasing.

 

[mayham2199]

Not the best timing for sure but I am not interested in RE9. I'm sure there are dozens more like me.

I can't do horror games so IDGAF about RE9.