I'm convinced they would have done so much better if it hadn't been Epic exclusive. I know more than one person who won't play it on PC because of this.
It's a great game otherwise.
Alan Wake II Has yet to Recoup Development and Marketing Expenses; Tencent Raised Stakes in Remedy to 14%
Submitted 1 year ago by alyaza@beehaw.org to gaming@beehaw.org
https://wccftech.com/alan-wake-ii-recoup-expenses-tencent/
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CharlesReed@kbin.social 1 year ago
chloyster@beehaw.org 1 year ago
It also likely wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t an epic exclusive (they funded it). I do wish they could have gotten someone else to publish it of course, but I’m thankful the game exists at all, it’s really outstanding
SRo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 year ago
Epic
SmoochyPit@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
I should buy it, I loved control and I love the recent resident evil games
AutoPastry@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
As someone who also loved those games, I’m confident you’ll enjoy AW2 as well
lightninhopkins@beehaw.org 1 year ago
I enjoy the story, the combat is annoying though. When you get injured and can no longer see it’s silly. I liked the combat in the first one more.
teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
That’s wild. The combat in the first one felt mind numbing to me. Just constant padding with the same flashlight/gun combo over and over and over.
Telorand@reddthat.com 1 year ago
I dropped the first game specifically because of the “combat.” I’d give Alan Wake II a try if it was a different mechanic.
spacedogroy@feddit.uk 1 year ago
It also didn’t release as a physical copy. New digital releases in the UK at least are always pretty expensive, whereas with physical copies there’s at least a chance of a small discount from a retailer.
Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 1 year ago
This made me realize I haven’t played it yet. I looked up the sales prices and realized why. It hasn’t really gone on sale for a price that I would be comfortable paying.
Hazmatastic@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Control is fantastic if you like the Remedy vibe. Not checking it out would be doing yourself a disservice, I think.
Megaman_EXE@beehaw.org 1 year ago
I’ve heard really good things about it. I think it’s on ganepass right now so I should probably give it a go
kembik@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Too spooky for me
emptyother@programming.dev 1 year ago
Its music level released on YT gave it a lot of exposure. If even that wasn’t enough, what hope do we have for an Alan Wake 3 or Control 2 without a crappy tacked-on monetization scheme? Because thats always next if a singleplayer game series doesn’t make as much money as the publishers wanted it to.
chloyster@beehaw.org 1 year ago
The headline is kinda misleading. Yes it hasn’t recouped costs yet, but they sound confident it will. It’s the best performing Remedy game ever released
rljkeimig@lemmy.one 1 year ago
I would have bought it if it hadn’t been an Epic exclusive. Maybe when it releases on Steam.
GammaGames@beehaw.org 1 year ago
Agreed. I loved the first but I’m not going to install epic for one game
sfera@beehaw.org 1 year ago
What about something like Heroic Game Launcher? I’m not advocating for Epic, just pointing out that alternatives exist.
bread@feddit.nl 1 year ago
I’m sure there are many who share that sentiment. I tend to forget games even exist if they’re Epic exclusive.
mp3@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
I’ll wait for the GOG release, I have Control there already.
ReversalHatchery@beehaw.org 1 year ago
Do you think this one will be there too, with tencent in the picture?
hornedfiend@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
I don’t particularly hate epic,but ~90% of my games are on steam,so I don’t really install the rest cause I don’t need to.
that being said,I will buy it when and if it comes to steam. if not,oh well…
teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
I have to assume they did the math and concluded an epic exclusive was still the more lucrative option.
Midnitte@beehaw.org 1 year ago
I doubt it will since Epic is the publisher…
applepie@kbin.social 1 year ago
Rich dudes got a pissing match... although Gabe did no wrong!