Zippy BotB to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish • 3 days agoFrostpunk creators cancel "Project 8" and lay off staff amid concerns that "narrative-driven, story-rich games" don't sellwww.rockpapershotgun.comexternal-linkmessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down11cross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.worksgames@lemmy.world
arrow-up129arrow-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 Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish • 3 days agomessage-square10fedilinkcross-posted to: games@sh.itjust.worksgames@lemmy.world
minus-square@scholar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish40•3 days agoBecause Baldur’s Gate 3 didn’t disprove that?
minus-square@not_that_guy05@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish24•3 days agoCame to say the same shit and even rdr2 showed that a good story and mechanics is a hit.
minus-square@Rozz@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglish12•3 days agoBut then they have to try harder, I guess
minus-square@Lennny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 days 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@scholar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish5•2 days 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.