Yeah I was wondering if/how much the RAM shortage would end up extending this gen. Certainly if nothing else it should force devs to actually optimize their games on PC.
I think gamers' lowered tolerance for iterative sequels (which is basically what you are expressing here), is a big piece of the puzzle. In prior gens, devs could release an iterative sequel 12-24 months after the prior game in the series and no one really batted an eye. But gamers are far more plugged in to the industry and have higher expectations now. Gears of War 1-3 all came out between 2006-2011, and Uncharted 1-3 all came out between 2007-2011 (there are plenty of others from that ...
@MetroidFREAK21
Huh? I didn't play it. Not my genre. I'm just pointing out that lack of physical doesn't actually prevent a game from being wildly successful when people actually want to play it. Whether you specifically waited for the physical release or not, obviously most did not.
Yi-Long said "I want physical and I want the complete game" and you pointed to Arc Raiders. So I guess Yi-Long can buy Arc Raiders on disc, right?
Didn't notice that when Baldur's Gate 3 launched.
"developers are taking way too long to put out sequels"
Lol but if a dev puts out an iterative sequel 2-4 years after the prior game, everyone starts attacking them for "milking the franchise" and says the game is "mid" because it plays too much like the prior game.
@Whitey2k
Technically consoles support m/k now, but practically speaking most console users still just play with a controller, so this game is likely to be designed primarily with controller players in mind. I'd be happy to be proven wrong, but I doubt I will be.
Fans of streamers/YouTubers regurgitating the streamer's opinions as their own, often without having played the game in question, is one of the most annoying aspects of modern gaming communities.
The "PC" feel is one of the key reasons B4B doesn't match up to L4D. L4D is clearly designed for mouse and keyboard, and the speed of the game reflects that (this is why it never felt quite right on 360 and the devs had to add in that "quick turn" feature to compensate). Meanwhile B4B is slowed down to better suit playing with controllers. Unfortunately this game will likely be the same, given the PS5 version.
And yes you are right the specials were ...
Gosh it would be so nice to have a true successor to L4D 2. Back 4 Blood introduced nearly every annoying, unnecessary aspect of multiplayer game design from the last ten-ish years, while simultaneously making the gameplay and world less interesting than L4D. Ironically I think it didn't actually have MTs, despite feeling like it was designed to sell them.
Sadly, I just can't see a true successor coming out now. I'd happily be wrong, but I bet this will have a h...
@SoloGamer1
Either you missed my sarcasm, or I'm missing yours lol.
You forgot to mention that "Steam concurrents aren't everything!" and "It's just the UK physical chart, most people buy digital now!"
It totally depends on the price. If they get the base version out at something reasonable, I can see several use cases (first gaming PC for a console kid, secondary/travel PC for someone with a good desktop who doesn't want to splurge on a good laptop, budget gaming PC for someone who can't justify spending $1500 on a desktop).
But ALL of those go down the drain of the base version is $800, like some people are saying. People can say tariff tariffs tariffs all they ...
I'm just glad Obscure's okay. I was worried after the Halo multiplatform announcement. This place wouldn't be the same without that nonsense.
I don't know why people keep making this a Sony thing. People don't say "I like live service/GasS unless Sony does it." They say "we don't need anymore of this live service slop." Now, people might be more annoyed at Sony because they have such a strong SP identity, but the idea that gamers have been critical of only Sony for pursuing live service is just blatantly wrong.
Also, if you think the trend towards live service games just started th...
Yep people say that the market is saturated and we don't need "another live service/GaaS game" because everyone is already committed to at least one and doesn't have time for another. Yet when one comes out that betas well and has good word of mouth, people magically forget about the market saturation and how they are already too committed to Hunt: Showdown to try a new game.
Never played it, hated Overwatch so I have no interest in knock offs with even less interesting art direction. But I clearly touched a nerve with you, so maybe you are one of those hypocrites?
Hearing a lot of crickets from the "when will devs learn that the live service multiplayer market is completely saturated" crowd. Same crickets I heard when Helldivers 2 and Marvel Rivals launched.
Lol I didn't say a thing about it being pay-to-win or about the price, so I'm not sure how that's relevant?
If you like it, good for you. You aren't one of those people who comes out every time a live service game fails and declares that no dev should ever make another one because we have enough already. But as a non-moron with eyes who visits this site regularly, you absolutely know those people exist in droves and pop up every time a launch goes poorly. An...
Weird how suddenly after Larian has been everyone's favorite, they are being attacked from multiple angles by different outlets at around the same time.