| Boutros said:
Eventually Gust is going to run out of chances to prove their worth and I feel like we're getting close to it. They're one of the few still standing but another failed new IP could hurt them a lot. Releasing their next game on all three Playstation platforms is great for them though. |
Agree. They seemed to be going through a period of growth before Koei-Tecmo bought them - Ar Tonelico 3 was the best performing one yet; Atelier seemed to explode with popularity with Totori (and then even more with Meruru), but since then they've been on a downward slope. Atelier has been declining a lot (likely a result of being a yearly franchise) and Ar no Surge did horribly... Ciel no Surge wasn't great either.
I hope they don't get fully absorbed by Koei Tecmo. I love them, I think they're a really unique developer and it'd be a shame to see something happen to them, but I agree that things haven't been great lately.
Not sure what the benefit of being on all 3 platforms will be though. Wider user base, but I feel you get more attention from being exclusive. And it certainly didn't save games like Natural Doctrine from uber-bomba status.
