| Aiddon said: no, it's not somehow going to bring in THAT many fans, things have NEVER worked out like that. NT is an at best unproven developer whose one supposedly big game was quickly forgotten to the sands of time within a MONTH of its release. For all of HS' pretenses it was just another run of the mill revenge plot trying to thinly disguise itself behind a bunch of flashy spectacle. The gameplay was also hugely lacking as it was a literal GoW knockoff (which was already knocking off DMC and Dante to begin with) As for Don'te, people have tried this kind of aesthetic before and the result is always the same: it FLOPPED. Ubisoft tried this with PoP and quickly backpedaled to rectify that in Two Thrones. Bionic Commando tried that and the game was a sales disappointment. Heck, Final Fight Streetwise tried this mistaken idea of "grim and gritty" and also FLOPPED. Any time someone has tried to base a character on the "disenfranchised youth" or "trends" in ANY medium they have always been tossed aside BECAUSE NO ONE CARES! NT and CAPCOM have NO clue what they're doing. |
Yeah, i admit its unlikely at the moment this will be successful, theres no gameplay trailer, theres a LOT of hate, and NT have only had 2 major games, HS and Enslaved. whether or not HS was a good game or not, never played it - so i wouldnt know. the ethos NT have is very good. they know where the character comes from, they're taking that and adapting it towards the western audience who would NEVER buy DMC as it was.
my point is whether it can excite new fans - looking at God of War sales, there is definitly a market there for awesome action games. but will new fans buy this and why?? i think it has the potential because the serious tone and the gritty character seem more appealing to western auidence than DMC of before.
the only question is can NT nail the gameplay. so imo it needs to be a blend of both the simple but fun style of GOW and Dante's Inferno, but still retain the depth and customisation of before - without overwhealming new players, which i think DMC is - i think its too overwhealming because of the complex combat, which is why that style could never sell over 3mil. imo if NT make it accessible, and if its not the product of 'media sabotage' like Metroid Other M; it will sell!!
