Terrible sales for Risen

[Scoobes]

crumas2 said:

ssj12 said:

epinefridis said:
Well, the game is obviously downgraded and chopped in its 360 version, but it plays decently and it has identical content.
I'm a hardcore gamer that loved old school hc RPG's and I just haven't got the PC to run the PC version of the game. I have the 360 version and till now, the game is great.

Let me ask you all a question. If the original Gothic 1 or 2, had a perfect port on PS2 or XBOX how many copies would they sell? I assume, not many. It s the nature of the games.

why is everyone calling it a hardcore RPG? its a WRPG... a niche genre which the highest sellers are on PC and include amazing RPGs like The Witcher.

WRPGs are a niche genre?  News to me...

Well, the more traditional ones are. A lot of the newer WRPGs lack a lot of the traditional elements and are streamlined for consoles. Take Oblivion and compare it to Morrowind for example. Or even just Mass Effect to KoToR. Or compare them to some of the older RPGs like Neverwinter Nights and Baldurs Gate. They're evolutions of the genre, so a traditional/hardcore style WRPG could be considered niche as most target the mainstream audience.