RIP.

I’m still trying to figure out Lost Highway.

As a long time Myth fan I’m excited. Deadhold came and died. This with a single player focus should have a better chance.

Happy Birthday Frans!

Happy New Year’s Eve fellow blues crew.

This one is fun and challenging on the reflexes. Gives me a Twin-stick Devil Daggers vibe. I think this is the first game I've played on the Epic Store in a year.

I enjoyed them. Love, Death and Robots was better as they're free to tell stories however they would like and had a wider variety in styles.

Secret Level is enjoyable and often the games I'm not familiar with were still engaging. I really liked Episode 3 which has some great humor and Arnold's voice acting is great. I found the D&D story in episode 1 a bit hollow and it didn't represent the overall story telling well but had great visuals. None of them overstayed their welcome.

Not sure why people would crap on this. It's probably the highest quality game translation I've ever seen. We're lucky to have it. The Warhammer 40k visuals are awesome. Glad to read that it is renewed for a second season. I've met Tim Miller and he is a gem of a person that really just wants to tell great stories and collaborate with creative people.

I just started watching A Man on the Inside and I’m really enjoying it. My wife binged it in a day and is watching it again with me. I find myself a bit distracted with “oh, that’s the same actor from The Good Place” over and over. It’s a positive distraction and I look forward to finishing the first season.

Appreciate the infrequent recommendations here for the best shows.

If you watch Secret Level, Episode 3 was great.

Happy Birthday Blue . Sounds like your area needed some rain so glad to read that happened.

Numinar wrote on Nov 19, 2024, 03:54:
Balatro is the most video game ever made. It's already won in the hearts of the people it's infected. It's like a math edutainment game from the 80's that did allllll the cocaine and now theres no cocaine left and it's also an ethical application of RNG/skinner box mechanics like with Vampire Survivors but turn based, more efficient and thinky about it.

It's so good. Got it on steam and phone so now I can Balatro everywhere!

Nailed it! Read your review to my wife and it made her laugh out loud and be willing to try Balatro.

RogueSix wrote on Nov 19, 2024, 00:29:

Jaysen wrote on Nov 19, 2024, 00:10:
Isn't the Elden Ring a DLC? How does that even qualify as a DLC?

bruh is that sposed to be sum kinda philosophical question?!?

Hah! A typo that made it philosophical. To DLC or not to DLC? That is the question. I meant how does it even qualify as a "Game of the Year".

I hope Balatro wins. I'm biased as it is the only one of those I've played.
Isn't the Elden Ring a DLC? How does that even qualify as a DLC?
I'm interested in what the Blues audience things is missing from the list.

Kxmode wrote on Nov 14, 2024, 09:09:
Did they actually remaster or remake the cinematics?

Judging by this…no.

https://youtu.be/KZ9Ac4WVW6Q?si=OkmYDlspIdodTcf-

Each to their own I guess, I like how it looks. And if this is for science for future releases and colour options I'm sure they will collect interesting data. I'll stick to my LCD version and wait for a GPU upgrade before I upgrade.

1badmf wrote on Nov 4, 2024, 20:49:

Jaysen wrote on Nov 4, 2024, 16:36:
Apparently you should be careful if you get coffee near a courthouse. An officer came in and tried to sign my dad up on the spot immediately. He avoided it because his dog was in the car and the officer grabbed someone else.

they can do that?!? just snag someone off the street? that doesn't seem right. sounds like old royal navy press gangs.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/jury-duty-public-talesman-procedure-1.6503019

In Canada yes. Apparently called “talesman”? Still rare but not unheard of. Now I’m interested if other countries have that.

Apparently you should be careful if you get coffee near a courthouse. An officer came in and tried to sign my dad up on the spot immediately. He avoided it because his dog was in the car and the officer grabbed someone else.

I agree this will help with engagement for their online sales (and hence why they force Rockstar accounts).

Before seeing your data I would have guessed most of those companies made 20-50%. 60-85% is going to take some adjustment for my brain.

Thanks RogueSix. I’m not a fan of micro transactions but they seem to be a huge part of the industry.

RogueSix wrote on Oct 29, 2024, 19:22:

Jaysen wrote on Oct 29, 2024, 19:07:
I don't think that the numbers would have more than double at half the price. And they can drop the price later. It's selling better than Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Nightdive Studios does ports like this and nothing they've ever released cracked 8k players. Given this is not a remake I would think that the first day's sales have probably largely covered the porting costs and it will all be profit from here on out. System Shock peaked at 7,850. Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves was 10,851. I think it's in the right ballpark, not "abysmally poor"

Sorry but at least the Nightdive comparisons do not hold much value here because those games actually were released on PC before and they had their prime in the spotlight many moons ago.

RDR, otoh, has made its real premier on PC today. RDR 2 has had 77K players at release. I don't know why Uncharted flopped so hard on PC but those numbers are also abysmal. Maybe because people weren't too gung-ho about only the fourth(?) part in a console franchise coming to PC instead of the whole series. Or maybe it was overshadowed by another big release? I don't remember...

Something as niche as Pathfinder WotR (turn-based RPG from a small studio) had 46K players on release. 8K for RDR when RDR 2 had 77K is a joke. It is abysmal. It is chicken shit of a very, very small chicken.

I can tell you exactly what conclusion Take2 is going to draw from this debacle. They already only make 9% of their net bookings from PC and over 80% of their total revenue from MTX instead of full game sales. They will just take these numbers as confirmation that full game releases, especially on PC, are not worth the effort.

Fair point on the PC rereleases. My point was about the effort on the port and costs, not how the game performed. Meaning Nightdive must be making money if they continue doing it.

RDR 2 had 55k at launch and peaked at 77k in what I believe was the discount to 67% of after being out for a year. I think they'll be ok with their ROI. Selling an early game after its sequel should have lower expectations for sales.

What does MTX mean from "They already only make 9% of their net bookings from PC and over 80% of their total revenue from MTX instead of full game sales"?

RogueSix wrote on Oct 29, 2024, 17:50:

Jaysen wrote on Oct 29, 2024, 14:36:
Over 8,000 players online and currently #3 in Global best sellers at $50. For their own profits I think they priced it right and if this encourages more ports of older console exclusives, great! Or even better, day and date PC releases. Capcom reported shipping more units on PC than all consoles combined. PC/Mobile seem to continue to grow and console market share shrinks as a percentage of the whole.

They didn't price it how I would buy it, but for their own profit I think they chose a good number.

Um, 8K players on launch day is abysmally poor. It is not even in the top 100 'most played' (it is currently #128). Likewise, #3 in top sellers is just a snapshot of today's sales activity. Since the charts are by revenue, it probably does not even have to move a lot of copies at $50 on a Tuesday to be in the #3 spot. Anyway, we will have to wait and see how it holds up.

To be fair, we might also have to wait until the weekend for peak player numbers but 8K is really, really shitty for a game/franchise of this caliber.

Totally agree with your point about using a single data point in time and needing to see sustained sales. This kind of "minimal effort port" is about maximizing profits and satisfying existing customers, not really about growing their franchise. Make money and don't damage the brand.

I don't think that the numbers would have more than double at half the price. And they can drop the price later. It's selling better than Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Nightdive Studios does ports like this and nothing they've ever released cracked 8k players. Given this is not a remake I would think that the first day's sales have probably largely covered the porting costs and it will all be profit from here on out. System Shock peaked at 7,850. Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves was 10,851. I think it's in the right ballpark, not "abysmally poor"

EDIT: After writing this I found out Dragon Age: The Veilguard doesn't even release until tomorrow so a very bad comparison choice. Will see at the end of the week!

Over 8,000 players online and currently #3 in Global best sellers at $50. For their own profits I think they priced it right and if this encourages more ports of older console exclusives, great! Or even better, day and date PC releases. Capcom reported shipping more units on PC than all consoles combined. PC/Mobile seem to continue to grow and console market share shrinks as a percentage of the whole.

They didn't price it how I would buy it, but for their own profit I think they chose a good number.