Ryse and Xbox One - my thoughts.

[wilco]

bananaking21 said:

wilco said:

bananaking21 said:

wilco said:
Ryse was doomed from them moment that showed it at e3 this year. People made up their minds right there and then. Once the general public forms a consensus it is hard to get people to change their minds. It wouldn't matter if the game turned out to be brilliant, the "qte game" narrative had already been formed in peoples heads.

just like mario 3d world..... oh wait. 

 

Thats lost on me.... I'm assuming thats analagous in some way.

the general public formed a consensus about mario 3d word (the WiiU game) that it sucks, is uninspiring and overall a dissapointment. yet when people saw the game turned out to be brilliant they changed their mind. so really, i just proved you wrong by giving you an example. 

Okay, thats one example. I'm certainly not claiming my statement was a scientific fact but what I described is generally how these things go. It is not impossible, but it is INCREDIBLY difficult to come back from bad first impressions in the game industry. Its also hard for people to admit a product is flawed after a positive consensus has been made early on (i.e Bioshock, recent GTA games). There is a hive mind quality to much of the gaming press that I think is fueled by the gaming community that demands conformity. I believe to some extent Ryse is a victim of this. I'm not saying its good (haven't played it) but I don't think it had much of a chance. The only way it could've overcome its initial showing would be if it were truly groundbreaking, and that is an unfair expectation for any launch title, especially a new IP.