that’s still probably the plan. you can’t just do that. this game was supposed to have no battlepass and instead make money through sales of the game and future content in dlcs like in the old days. they can’t just make it free and run the game for no money for the foreseeable future. I’m sure they’re going to try to come up with a monetization plan to switch to free to play.
not the point of the game ≠ isn’t there in the game
that was the plan for overwatch, but they massively fucked it up on several fronts. game’s still fun though imo
telltale games had a great formula that served as an evolution of that genre imo… and they were massively successful.
unfortunately though going overboard with fake choices (which i initially didn’t have a problem with btw—different discussion though) and more importantly seeming to have a very strict formula that kept repeating in all their games kind of turned people off with time. this wasn’t helped by the fact that they stretched too thin with too many projects at once leading to reduction in quality and polish.
Fate of Atlantis is my favorite p&c adventure. great writing, great characters, great visuals, truly interesting adventure, and not reliant on moon logic as much.
that’s why the best indie games were p&c adventure games.
i don’t get what u mean. what else does he shoot? the point is gun combat is not the point of the movies. shouldn’t he the point of the games either. he’s known for hit hat and whip more than his gun.
it is when you compare it to a videogame. in games these numbers would be in the high hundreds in an action game. i mean the number of people you kill in uncharted just to collect a trinket is ridiculous. that’s the contrast.
considering that Tomb Raider was an Indiana Jones game without Indiana…
here’s Jesse Cox going through the exact process except he predicts it too: https://youtube.com/shorts/l8kq4rIc10g
is that what it is? i was hoping for early rainbow six style planning and execution before Ubisoft fucked that series too
they already have a system for review bombing. i hope this is for stupid “joke” reviews that say nothing about the game but regurgitate the same fake review for the 1400th time.
people once again prove that the hate for epic exclusives is more about not having more than one icon to click rather than any actual consistent principle. people who defend console exclusives will still cry about this even though there is a direct purchase option.
“no, but i want all my eggs in THIS basket!”
i wasn’t very old but i was experienced enough i guess. i was used to games starting immediately for example. while the first time going through the intro is an impressive tech demo, it becomes quickly obvious that it’s not meant to be replayed. similarly to Bethesda game intros, it sucks and it’s bad for a videogame.
physics were also impressive at times but it led to slippery controls which wouldn’t be so bad if the game didn’t require platforming. it’s frustrating and unforgivably so in my opinion. compared to much older games like quake and doom which had incredibly precise controls, it just felt floaty.
but the absolute worst was the crouch jump. Jesus Christ what were they thinking‽ unnecessarily complicated, unintuitive, badly implemented and barely even used so it was also unnecessary in general.
there were lots of technical feats and design choices that were good, mind you. level design was pretty good. enemy designs were cool. the mystery elements were very cool.
agreed, game design is indeed a skill. half life has some good examples of it, but in these aspects it failed miserably.
Wow this was so out of my mind I’m surprised that the developers themselves didn’t forget this game came out.
one of the main reasons i hated half life, along with slow as fuck intro and slippery platforming. super unnecessary and awkward.
i stopped using humble when ign bought them. didn’t regret it at all.
embracer group doesn’t buy IPs as much as they devour studios. the EA method. selling IP is really rare. think about all the games you want but never got made because the IP owner has been hoarding it for decades even though they clearly want nothing to do with it.
Bethesda is one of the few studios where that would be an upgrade in writing. I’m so sick of their half-assery.
that’s the thing that set it apart. AAA games don’t do this because it’s a ton of extra work and most players won’t even see it. this is only achievable by a creatively independent studio that respects the medium as an art form. if you think in pure bang-for-buck value, it’s literally insane to even attempt to do what they did.