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Ariakon on 10 January 2017

That's a shame, I wasn't particularly excited by the game's press showings, but I'm always intrigued by games featuring dragons and thought the game had good potential. 



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starcraft on 10 January 2017
LurkerJ said:
starcraft said:
No Xbox thread has gotten this much attention since Tomb Raider went timed exclusive.

For different reasons, some of you (especially you?) refused to admit TR was timed exclusive, so we had to correct you. But now we are just concerned about the xbox anemic lineup for 2017

I don't recall many people feeling that way - they just pointed to the lack on confirming evidence either way. And many noted the game would be better for Microsoft's investment (which, as it turned out, was likely correct).

To ensure there is no confusion on my part, whats the reason you feel so many are in this thread?



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Azuren on 10 January 2017

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starcraft on 10 January 2017
Torillian said:
CGI-Quality said:

I hear what you're saying, but Ludicrous makes a point here. As gamers, we want more and more games, yes, but I can't imagine that releasing a crappy one is any better (and this comes from my moderate experience with working with my own projects). I'd rather a team kill it with fire than launch a turd and "patch" it along the way.

I guess one point that I've been considering is whether or not a bad game releasing is a bad thing for gamers overall or a non-factor.  If a game you never thought was interesting because of bad initial previews gets cancelled I'd argue that's a non-factor for you because you weren't going to get it and it wasn't going to affect your life one way or the other (though one could argue that if it released it could have ended up actually good and have a positive effect on your life).  On the other hand, some people will see those same previews and think the game looks interesting or fun, and for them the cancellation is a bad thing.  

Under your concept, should Recore or The Order exist?  These have low reviewer scores and are generally considered by many to be "turds" but my point is that not everyone thinks so.  So in my view I would agree with Normchacho: a cancelled game can be bad if you were looking forward to it, neutral if you weren't, but it's tough to envision it being good as a consumer unless you are assuming that whatever funds would be used for that will be put into something better, but that remains to be seen.  

To play devils advocate...

I believe the above is true for us - gamers that frequent forums, review websites etc. For anyone that walks in and buys games on spec in store, parents etc, releasing a bad game probably does have some negative consequences - making the purchase of future games less likely for example.



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binary solo on 10 January 2017

Disappointing for MS.



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LudicrousSpeed on 10 January 2017
Normchacho said:
LudicrousSpeed said:

If the game was garbage, then it is good for gamers that Microsoft took it out back and put it down rather than pumping more money into it. That money can be used elsewhere to create something that isn't laughably bad looking.

No it isn't. It's good for Microsoft, but bad for gamers. You made a similar post when another game got cancelled for the Xbox One and this is even more ridiculous.

As I said in that thread "At best, a game not coming to a platform is a zero sum...the suggestion that a platform isn't getting a certain game is good, regardless of the game, is silly."

And you can't even make the argument that Scalebound getting cancelled is a non-factor. It was one of the most highly anticipated titles coming to the system this year.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=224161&page=1

12 of the 29 unique users who posted in that thread before we knew about it being cancelled said that Scalebound was one of their most anticipated titles for 2017. Compared to 8 for Crackdown 3, 5 for Sea of Thieves, and 4 for State of Decay 2.

Those were all people who saw the same trailers and gameplay that you and I did, and they were excited for the game.

But sure, continue to pretend that bad news is good news.

I didn't know not playing a shit game is bad for gamers.

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Nuvendil on 10 January 2017
LudicrousSpeed said:
Normchacho said:

No it isn't. It's good for Microsoft, but bad for gamers. You made a similar post when another game got cancelled for the Xbox One and this is even more ridiculous.

As I said in that thread "At best, a game not coming to a platform is a zero sum...the suggestion that a platform isn't getting a certain game is good, regardless of the game, is silly."

And you can't even make the argument that Scalebound getting cancelled is a non-factor. It was one of the most highly anticipated titles coming to the system this year.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=224161&page=1

12 of the 29 unique users who posted in that thread before we knew about it being cancelled said that Scalebound was one of their most anticipated titles for 2017. Compared to 8 for Crackdown 3, 5 for Sea of Thieves, and 4 for State of Decay 2.

Those were all people who saw the same trailers and gameplay that you and I did, and they were excited for the game.

But sure, continue to pretend that bad news is good news.

I didn't know not playing a shit game is bad for gamers.

themoreyouknow.jpg

Of course, if you consider the fact that there's lots of rumors and also history on the side of the game's quality issues being due largely to Microsoft's constant and idiotic meddling, then no this is bad news.  I mean, of all the companies to give the benefit of the doubt, Microsoft is about as silly a choice as EA. The smart money is on them screwing over Platinum, not the other way round. Not that Platinum is perfect, they are quite stretched. But I would bet cash money MS screwed them over.



alabtrosMyster on 10 January 2017

I could never stand the main guy in this one (he looks like a douche bag who tries too hard to be "cool")... nut I like big dragons just as much as the next guy... and the studio does great things :-/

I just hope they work on a multi-platform or PS release next as this would allow for a wider audience! ... or maybe a Steam release?



Normchacho on 10 January 2017
LudicrousSpeed said:
Normchacho said:

No it isn't. It's good for Microsoft, but bad for gamers. You made a similar post when another game got cancelled for the Xbox One and this is even more ridiculous.

As I said in that thread "At best, a game not coming to a platform is a zero sum...the suggestion that a platform isn't getting a certain game is good, regardless of the game, is silly."

And you can't even make the argument that Scalebound getting cancelled is a non-factor. It was one of the most highly anticipated titles coming to the system this year.

http://gamrconnect.vgchartz.com/thread.php?id=224161&page=1

12 of the 29 unique users who posted in that thread before we knew about it being cancelled said that Scalebound was one of their most anticipated titles for 2017. Compared to 8 for Crackdown 3, 5 for Sea of Thieves, and 4 for State of Decay 2.

Those were all people who saw the same trailers and gameplay that you and I did, and they were excited for the game.

But sure, continue to pretend that bad news is good news.

I didn't know not playing a shit game is bad for gamers.

themoreyouknow.jpg

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LudicrousSpeed on 10 January 2017
Normchacho said:
LudicrousSpeed said:

I didn't know not playing a shit game is bad for gamers.

themoreyouknow.jpg

If you're not willing to have grown up conversations then why bother posting with the big kids?

My conversation is as grown up as it needs to be. The situation doesn't require any grown up thinking. Am I going to convince you that MS not releasing a shit game, or not throwing more money down the drain on this trainwreck is a mistake? Unlikely. Are you going to convince me that canceling this turd was a bad thing for gamers? Nope :)