stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Games@sh.itjust.works · 10 months agoSeasoned RPG devs from Obsidian and Bioware blame the temporary death of the isometric CRPG on 'vibes-based forecasting' from retailerswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square105fedilinkarrow-up1281arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1272arrow-down1external-linkSeasoned RPG devs from Obsidian and Bioware blame the temporary death of the isometric CRPG on 'vibes-based forecasting' from retailerswww.pcgamer.comstopthatgirl7@kbin.social to Games@sh.itjust.works · 10 months agomessage-square105fedilinkfile-text
“I can’t stress enough how often I’d hear a retail rep declare a genre/style/look was dead with zero supporting data.”
minus-squareZoidsberg@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·edit-210 months agoIt debuted at #1 on The NPD Group’s computer game sales chart during the June 16–22 period, and held the position for two weeks, before being displaced by Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. However, Neverwinter Nights continued to place in the chart’s top 10 consistently for its first three months of release.
It debuted at #1 on The NPD Group’s computer game sales chart during the June 16–22 period, and held the position for two weeks, before being displaced by Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. However, Neverwinter Nights continued to place in the chart’s top 10 consistently for its first three months of release.