| jetforcejiminy said: first of all, if the show 14 had been a million seller on any single platform, trust me, we would have heard about it. the article you link to is classic pr... it did better than the last one which did at best mediocre sales for what it is. the problem with mlb the show is it's a playstation game and not on any other platform. as for your last bit about 2k not being around... okay? and why do you think that is? maybe, just maybe, because there isn't the same demand for baseball games as there is for (american) football, football/soccer and basketball games. take two realized this and shelved the franchise. your second point about the order... i believe we've had this conversation before. it is certainly going to be average at least, if not a disaster. sony hasn't had a single first party game (non-download-only, non-remake) this generation that has scored above an 80. infamous? 80, down 5 from a series high of 85. littlebigplanet 3? 79, down a whopping 16 from a series high. how about their new ip? driveclub, 71, 14 points lower than its competition last year (forza horizon 2, 86) and not even functional for months. how about that inventive 3d action game, knack? oh, 54. ouch. anyway, the order 1886 looks set to join the "ouch" club, landing somewhere between driveclub and knack. it's an interactive movie which has consistently previewed like shit (as a previous poster remarked). anyway, it's coming in a few weeks, we'll know for sure then, won't we? |
Critics are pickier this generation than last generation. The other problem is that Metacritic has become a joke and is not a reliable way to tell someone if a certain game is good or not. Heck, it counts many scores from B.S. sites such as Quarter To Three. A lot of reviews who actually review don't have their scores counted. Plus, these "mediocre" scores did not stop millions of gamers from enjoying the games you've mentioned. But I digress, what is your point when you claim that The Order is going to be critically panned other than that you think it will happen?
The MLB 2K series was discontinued because it just plain sucked. 2K Sports (not Take Two) did not want to lose any more money on a failing series. It was ultimately a business decision. The MLB fanbase may be more niche than other sports fanbases, but it's there and it is growing. A 40% increase YOY is hardly insignificant.
That said, your comments haven't really contributed to the discussion at all. All I see is pure dismissal without valid explanation. Heck, you even got the developer wrong.
