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Most sold game...also most expensive game to make. Costs money to make money don't forget.
Smaller companies make dlc and they can't for GTAV...sure, you're right. Is the quality and scale of these smaller companies dlc that of an open world modern GTA game expansion?
I'm not here to protect any company. I'm just trying to provide a level headed response to these negative comm...
They're creating a whole new SP game from the ground up (RDR2) instead of making SP DLC for a last gen game. How does that go against their claim that you quoted in your first post?
Or maybe development started on RDR2 and they decided they didn't have the resources to do both?
He sounded pretty reasonable to me. If you can't dedicate the resources to the project (without screwing up other projects) then its not really feasible (simple Project Management logic). The expansions GTAIV had, if they were to implement something similar in V would've taken almost the whole GTAV team to work on for sure.
If staff are already working on RDR2 then what he's saying makes sense. RDR2 has probably been in development for 4-5 years by now with a m...
If turfing junkies before they reach the toilet isn't in this, then its not an accurate portrayal lol.
That works. But if it's a SP game you can buy the game and not the loot boxes/MT's and you'd be sending the same message. They measure sales data metrics on everything.
Good solution man, just put them all out of business ay. Such progressive thinking.
"But consumers should read reviews before they buy." What happens when the reviewers receive a "reviewer copy" of the game where the game is easier and doesn't have loot boxes? "
It's not uncommon for online features in SP games to not be available for reviewers. That doesn't mean that MT's aren't visible to the reviewer either.
Damage control for what? No one's complaining about them like they are with MT's. Where's the controversy in a toy company making toys as that is what it is at the end of the day.
Without Vivi, this game would be pretty meh rather than kinda meh on the meh scale.
The cream usually rises to the top though. Saturated it may be, but if your game is amazing it will get noticed.
No it doesn't. You do know companies analyse their sales data right?
If you're a game journalist, its highly likely you've been playing games all of your life. That's all that matters really. At least have the experience. I couldn't give a stuff how good they are.
If you bought the game, it doesn't mean you're supporting microtransactions.
Twilight Princess had arguably the best dungeon design. Dunno how you could rate it so low.
Wow people on this site are misinformed about microtransactions and the business models behind these decisions.
Is McCarthyism a hobby for you?
It's not even a contest brah. They're just giving away games as part of a subscription service.
That's absolutely right, constructive criticism. Death threats, review bombs and general whining or negativity without at least having something nice to say or phrasing it more constructively is what I'm getting at.
Studio size ebbs and flows like the sea my friend. When its high tide and the game is released the size is reduced back to low tide. Perhaps when it got to low tide they decided against SP dlc, not unusual in IT for change, its the nature of the beast. Let's not forget that GTAV is a last gen game and they don't owe you a damn thing. Why continue to support it by implementing SP dlc expansions which may take more time to plan and implement than implementing the online features?