Dragon's Dogma II - Are we interested?

[Lysrin]

Lots of videos out there for this game, launching 22 Mar. I never played the first one, but this one is certainly visually impressive and I like the scale.

Anyone eagerly awaiting its release?

 

[lowfat]

Horizon Forbidden West Is out on the 21st so that is where my money and time is going. But am interested still.

 

[FreeKnight]

Fuck yeah I'm interested. DD and Nier were my sleepers hit of the PS3/360 generation. I loved that game and would tell anyone that listened how good it was.

With the bigger budget and dev time of DDII I have high expectations. It had some rough spots in the original, and the pawn system could use some fleshing out. What surprised me is that in the main game the story is pretty basic, but really fleshed out in the post game and became something I really enjoyed. Hope they go a little weird with this one too.

Now if only Capcom would make a new Breath of Fire game

 

[ElianBauer]

Lots of videos out there for this game, launching 22 Mar. I never played the first one, but this one is certainly visually impressive and I like the scale.

Anyone eagerly awaiting its release?

I am so excited for this game.

 

[Lysrin]

Has anyone else noticed the price of this one on Steam?! $94.99 CAD for the standard Pre-order! Golly that seems high.

Green Man Gaming has it for 14% off (was 18% but dropped), but that's still pricey.

 

[ElianBauer]

$94.99!!! for real?

 

[Arinoth]

Wasn't Diablo IV 90$ CAD plus tax? The price of some AAA games is getting nuts, which makes me thankful for games like Helldivers 2 which was half that price and has been endless hours of fun.

 

[FreeKnight]

Has anyone else noticed the price of this one on Steam?! $94.99 CAD for the standard Pre-order! Golly that seems high.

Green Man Gaming has it for 14% off (was 18% but dropped), but that's still pricey.

Yep sure did.

It's tough because we're so used to $60-70 being the benchmark for games, but development for games has gotten bonkers expensive, and adding inflation it's probably justified (along with the CAD only bing $0.73 USD right now). I still remember SNES games that broke $90 back in the day.

One of the bigger problems is that game pricing seems pretty 'fixed' regardless of game. Original games or games with new ideas, rich plots or characters (DD being a good exampled, BG3, etc) cost the same as 'Generic Activision Shooter 12: Reskin of GAS 11' or 'Sports Annual 23: Slightly different roster than SA 22!', despite vastly more game content and development.

Indie games are more variable price wise, but AAA development doesn't really reflect content, quality or price of development. I realize it's largely a result of console makers setting the norm for game pricing and every dev wanting to charge the most they can, but it feels like there should be a variance of $10-15. It'll never happen, but the situation is definitely one where pricing isn't necessarily reflective of dev costs or quality.

 

[Lysrin]

Yep sure did.

It's tough because we're so used to $60-70 being the benchmark for games, but development for games has gotten bonkers expensive, and adding inflation it's probably justified (along with the CAD only bing $0.73 USD right now). I still remember SNES games that broke $90 back in the day.

One of the bigger problems is that game pricing seems pretty 'fixed' regardless of game. Original games or games with new ideas, rich plots or characters (DD being a good exampled, BG3, etc) cost the same as 'Generic Activision Shooter 12: Reskin of GAS 11' or 'Sports Annual 23: Slightly different roster than SA 22!', despite vastly more game content and development.

Indie games are more variable price wise, but AAA development doesn't really reflect content, quality or price of development. I realize it's largely a result of console makers setting the norm for game pricing and every dev wanting to charge the most they can, but it feels like there should be a variance of $10-15. It'll never happen, but the situation is definitely one where pricing isn't necessarily reflective of dev costs or quality.

Good points. And even at that price, I am still tempted to pre-order to get the discount... You know, because I desperately need another huge open-world game because I've finished all the other ones I own! Har har

 

[LaughingCrow]

There was an article about Steam getting 30% for every game... apparently along with other distributors. So it looks like a $90 game is about $60 plus the markup.

https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/07/report-steams-30-cut-is-actually-the-industry-standard

After several BG3 playthroughs, nostalgia play of Mass Effect Legendary on the PS5, I'm feeling gamed out. None of these new games are pulling me in. Exodus is the only game on the distant horizon that's of interest. My dislike of EA is going to keep me away from Dragon Age 4 and any new Mass Effect game.

Luckily the weather has been great for early yardwork and being outdoors. Plus a big stack of books to catch up.