| GOWTLOZ said: The hack and slash genre isn't doing too well. The last game in the genre to sell over 2 million units was God of War: Ascension in 2013. The last game to sell over 5 million units was God of War III in 2010. This gen, there hasn't been any major success in the genre. Hyrule Warriors and Ryse may be the biggest successes in the genre this gen, but one of them sold well due to the draw of another IP and the other one was helped by being a launch exclusive for a console, and still neither have sold over 2 million. Many great games in the genre though, have flopped very badly. Bayonetta 2 couldn't even sell 1 million despite being a very highly rated Wii U exclusive, Wonderful 101 didn't sell well and 2013's DMC: Devil May Cry despite being a very good game sold below its 2 million sales target. Then there are various Dynasty Warriors games that sell well enough to get sequels, but don't do well compared to AAA games. With the attention that God of War and For Honor are getting, and with one of them being a major IP in the genre, do you think that the genre can make a comeback. |
Why you even compare some trash like GoW to glorious japanese hack'n'slash games? Platinum Games pretty strong in genre, no need to worry.
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