EGM September Issue Review Scores- Lair and Blue Dragon Disappoint

[sieanr]

Nonquihote said:

sieanr said:
Yeah guys, a preview is always an accurate portrayl of a game. They would never paint a game in a positive light regardless of merit - especially IGN. Did you ever wonder why Sony didnt hype lair at e3? Or why they haven't been having a marketing push for a game a few weeks away? Too bad washimule will not see how Lair = Megaflop

Your thinking is a mega flop.

I saw Lair adds in mags two months ago, Tv adds will come the week of release. Since when do reviews impact sales so much? Look how well crap like mario party is selling. (IGN gave it 5.2)

 

If you had been around when washimule was here you would know his love of the word megaflop, as well as his fondness of Lair. Maybe I was using his choice phrase mockingly. The ad campaign for Lair has been a joke for a title of its budget and supposed calibur. It may move nubers close to motorstorm and sigma. But since this genre of game isn't as popular as racing or action, and given the Triples install base, I'd say it does sales very similar to RS2 on the GC. Furthermore this isnt a casual title, and the sort of people who will buy it are much more likely to read reviews, especially those from a magazine. Plus its a new ip, so it has that working against it as well. All in all, I'll buy it used eventually. RE Mario Party: Thats Apples and Oranges, but really no different than the shovelware on the PS double.