Brick Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 My worry is that this game won't do so well, and because this industry is so unsustainable with its current model, and studios can't afford even just one flop, that WB will shut the doors on Rocksteady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 They definitely seem backed into a corner like many studios are when forced to go this route. If it succeeds, they will be on Suicide Squad duty and then asked to do a live service follow up, maybe Justice League. If it fails, there is a good chance they get shut down or folded into another studio or otherwise become a shell of their former self. I don’t think there is an option here where they get a chance to make a AAA single player game again. I guess the best case scenario is it’s so successful it gives them enough leverage to form a new team that allows them to maintain their live service along with producing a single player game, but that seems the most unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 9 Author Share Posted January 9 The UI still falls somewhat short of the...uhhhhh..."gold standard" set by Battleborn: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 Those previews are all over the place. A game this polarizing is not good. Maybe it’s not as bad as everyone hating it, but it’s gonna lead to some very confused consumers. But I wonder if anyone that doesn’t hate it now, just doesn’t hate it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexterryu Posted January 9 Share Posted January 9 2 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: Those previews are all over the place. A game this polarizing is not good. Maybe it’s not as bad as everyone hating it, but it’s gonna lead to some very confused consumers. But I wonder if anyone that doesn’t hate it now, just doesn’t hate it yet. I'd say less polarizing and more some venues are less about crapping all over it until they see the final product. Once the final product hits and people see it all, they'll have a firmer opinion. I'd bet there will be several generous scores just related to the fandom of the source material but I anticipate this game to bomb hard in the reviews and sales. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 10 Author Share Posted January 10 "No UI element left behind!" "Which UI elements should we use?" "Yes." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 2 hours ago, Dexterryu said: I'd say less polarizing and more some venues are less about crapping all over it until they see the final product. Once the final product hits and people see it all, they'll have a firmer opinion. I'd bet there will be several generous scores just related to the fandom of the source material but I anticipate this game to bomb hard in the reviews and sales. I think it could go either way, sone of these impressions read like they are trying to be negative for clicks or just being negative because of what the game is not rather than what it is. Either way these impressions don’t seem to give any better idea on how the game will be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepee Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Besides that AWFUL UI I should say, that does paint my impression (negatively) more than anything else that come out today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nublood Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Sounds like this year’s Gotham Knights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 8 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: The UI still falls somewhat short of the...uhhhhh..."gold standard" set by Battleborn: Hey @Runny loved that game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 6 hours ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: Those previews are all over the place. A game this polarizing is not good. Maybe it’s not as bad as everyone hating it, but it’s gonna lead to some very confused consumers. But I wonder if anyone that doesn’t hate it now, just doesn’t hate it yet. 3 hours ago, stepee said: I think it could go either way, sone of these impressions read like they are trying to be negative for clicks or just being negative because of what the game is not rather than what it is. Either way these impressions don’t seem to give any better idea on how the game will be. Previews are very confusing these days. Anyone remember the Redfall previews? Other than Jeff Bakalar most of the previews coming from the game were positive. Launch day rolls around and everyone is shitting on the game. Doesn't make sense. Maybe this game comes out and the reviews are glowing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nublood Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 To be fair, I was never getting this game anyway. Unless I completely missed something in the game's narrative, killing my childhood super heroes is not something that interests me at all. I'm always a do goodie in games so being evil or whatever isn't my thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 3 hours ago, nublood said: To be fair, I was never getting this game anyway. Unless I completely missed something in the game's narrative, killing my childhood super heroes is not something that interests me at all. I'm always a do goodie in games so being evil or whatever isn't my thing. Well the JLA are the bad guys in this game. They've been taken over by Braniac. I think Wonder Woman is the only one that is free. I liked what I played but the whole Live service thing is the main thing giving me hestitation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Does anyone honestly think they're going to permanently kill off the Justice League? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 4 hours ago, Brick said: Does anyone honestly think they're going to permanently kill off the Justice League? It's gonna be some Elseworlds-type hokum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dexterryu Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 On 1/9/2024 at 5:56 PM, Dexterryu said: I'd say less polarizing and more some venues are less about crapping all over it until they see the final product. Once the final product hits and people see it all, they'll have a firmer opinion. I'd bet there will be several generous scores just related to the fandom of the source material but I anticipate this game to bomb hard in the reviews and sales. I'd love for the game to be good. I hope it is, but early impressions sounds eerily similar to Redfall to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I said it earlier in this thread: I'm buying this solely for Kevin Conroy's final performance as Batman... but I think I'll wait a couple months for that inevitable 50%+ off discount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 32 minutes ago, Spork3245 said: I said it earlier in this thread: I'm buying this solely for Kevin Conroy's final performance as Batman... but I think I'll wait a couple months for that inevitable 50%+ off discount Wow Kevin Conroy isn't worth 100% to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 6 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Wow Kevin Conroy isn't worth 100% to you If the game scores at least an 8 he is 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 2 hours ago, Spork3245 said: If the game scores at least an 8 he is I bet IGN has you covered with that 8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 11 Author Share Posted January 11 The NDA for the Closed Alpha Test has been lifted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 41 minutes ago, Spawn_of_Apathy said: I bet IGN has you covered with that 8. Sorry, I meant collectively Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 30 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: The NDA for the Closed Alpha Test has been lifted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 I played the alpha and enjoyed what I played from a gameplay standpoint. All four characters play uniquely but I really liked Deadshot and King Shark. The game is definitely shooting for a guardians of the galaxy vibe. As a co-op shooter it should be fun to play through once with friends, but I don't see how this can survive as a live service looter shooter. There IS loot but it's not that unique. Why they went this route with this game is beyond me... they should have just made it a co-op adventure game and left the live service shit out because that's gonna kill it. Especially with these mixed impressions. Story is definitely intriguing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 11 Share Posted January 11 1 hour ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: The NDA for the Closed Alpha Test has been lifted. "If you were in the closed alpha and liked it PLEASE say something nice about the game!" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted January 12 Share Posted January 12 I played the alpha and now that I'm no longer under NDA I can say...I really didn't play it enough to form a solid opinion I really only played the tutorial, and then got to the open city, but it was super late and I had to go to bed to get up for work in the morning, and then I never got to play it again, unfortunately. I did chuckle at how one of the characters mentioned, "Isn't Deadshot white?". Not sure if that's just Rocksteady being tongue and cheek with the race swap, or that actually will be explained at some point. There will also be more characters added post launch, and I'm sure Deathstroke will be one of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stepee Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 With all the quick movement over huge city landscapes, covering a lot of distance..and this being on UE4, I really hope they spent a good deal of those last 8 years they’ve worked on this optimizing past UE4’s famous traversal and compilation stutter! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 4 hours ago, stepee said: With all the quick movement over huge city landscapes, covering a lot of distance..and this being on UE4, I really hope they spent a good deal of those last 8 years they’ve worked on this optimizing past UE4’s famous traversal and compilation stutter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 I wonder if this game will find an audience. I've been seeing non stop ads for it in front of youtube videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted January 17 Share Posted January 17 28 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: I wonder if this game will find an audience. I've been seeing non stop ads for it in front of youtube videos. Avengers and Gotham Knights did, so, yes, probably. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brick Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 How is The Joker coming if he died in Arkham Knight? (If it's explained in the video I haven't watched it yet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted January 22 Author Share Posted January 22 Just now, Brick said: How is The Joker coming if he died in Arkham Knight? (If it's explained in the video I haven't watched it yet). "Elseworlds" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 After having watched that video, the fact that this post launch DLC is free says to me WB is worried about this game severely underperforming, and is now making post launch content free to win back the good graces of players, and hopefully entice them into buying and playing. Certainly not complaining about that if the game turns out solid enough. I can see this game averaging in the 6s and 7s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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