Zippy BotB to [email protected]English • 18 hours agoFrostpunk creators cancel "Project 8" and lay off staff amid concerns that "narrative-driven, story-rich games" don't sellwww.rockpapershotgun.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down11cross-posted to: games
arrow-up119arrow-down1external-linkFrostpunk creators cancel "Project 8" and lay off staff amid concerns that "narrative-driven, story-rich games" don't sellwww.rockpapershotgun.comZippy BotB to [email protected]English • 18 hours agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: games
minus-square@not_that_guy05linkEnglish20•18 hours agoCame to say the same shit and even rdr2 showed that a good story and mechanics is a hit.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish8•17 hours agoBut then they have to try harder, I guess
minus-square@LennnylinkEnglish-2•15 hours agoLet’s ignore any and all context that might have made BG3 an exception. Famous IP is something the frostpunk devs don’t really have. They’ve got a great start, but 50 plus years of books to pull from, it has none.
minus-square@scholarlinkEnglish1•2 hours agoAlan Wake 2, Cyberpunk 2077, the Resident Evil games. Even Frostpunk sold well enough to expect a sequel to do better.
Because Baldur’s Gate 3 didn’t disprove that?
Came to say the same shit and even rdr2 showed that a good story and mechanics is a hit.
But then they have to try harder, I guess
Let’s ignore any and all context that might have made BG3 an exception. Famous IP is something the frostpunk devs don’t really have. They’ve got a great start, but 50 plus years of books to pull from, it has none.
Alan Wake 2, Cyberpunk 2077, the Resident Evil games. Even Frostpunk sold well enough to expect a sequel to do better.