What is it with IP's?

Great games like Vanquish and Enslaved come out and nobody plays them, but why? Will Catherine share the same fate since it isn't pushed by Gamestop or advertised by major gaming magazines? I really want to know what the deal is with these great games that fail simply because they aren't a sequel or a reboot.

Too short, no multiplayer and no replay value ain't going to cut it in this day and age but both those games have gone way cheaper by now. I might purchase.

Great games like Vanquish and Enslaved come out and nobody plays them, but why? Will Catherine share the same fate since it isn't pushed by Gamestop or advertised by major gaming magazines? I really want to know what the deal is with these great games that fail simply because they aren't a sequel or a reboot.

Maximus923

Nobody wants to pay $50 fora game that has a 4-hour campaign and no multiplayer. I have Enslaved, but I bought it for 10 bucks. I only spent $60 on a new COD or a Rockstar game because theres a compayn I can trust.

Too short, no multiplayer and no replay value ain't going to cut it in this day and age but both those games have gone way cheaper by now. I might purchase.

Crossel777

why do people only go see the big budget Hollywood movies? why do people only read the books Oprah recommends? Why do people only listen to the same pop songs they play on the radio over and over again? That is just the way society is. People just jump on the band wagon and only go after what is popular and what they see advertised the most.

But dont worry TC I will be getting Catherine. I pre ordered it back in may.

Nobody wants to pay $50 fora game that has a 4-hour campaign and no multiplayer.

3dfd

I'll speak for myself when I say that even though I bought Enslaved for 20 bucks and loved it, I simply can't see me paying 60 bucks for it and be happy. It's a great game, just not worth all that money. While Heavenly Sword (made by same developers) was worth every penny I paid for it, I bought it once it came out and have played it multiple times so far. Vanquish I'm yet to try it out.

I have never bought a Call of Duty game so far, but I can see why people would want to pay full price for it. So long as I can spend enough time playing and enjoying the game I'll be happy with my purchase, Final Fantasy XIII being a very good example. I spent 85 hours playing it on my first playthrough and 40 or more on my second, and then I bought it again on my Xbox360, it simply has enough content to justify the price (mind you the content isn't that huge, but it's more than sufficient).

[QUOTE="Maximus923"]

Great games like Vanquish and Enslaved come out and nobody plays them, but why? Will Catherine share the same fate since it isn't pushed by Gamestop or advertised by major gaming magazines? I really want to know what the deal is with these great games that fail simply because they aren't a sequel or a reboot.

3dfd

Nobody wants to pay $50 fora game that has a 4-hour campaign and no multiplayer. I have Enslaved, but I bought it for 10 bucks. I only spent $60 on a new COD or a Rockstar game because theres a compayn I can trust.

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Nobody wants to pay $50 fora game that has a 4-hour campaign and no multiplayer. I have Enslaved, but I bought it for 10 bucks. I only spent $60 on a new COD or a Rockstar game because theres a compayn I can trust.

anime_gamer007

I played the demos for Vanquish and loved it, but when it came out I ended up having a few longer games I was playing so I didn't want to get it and not be able to play it due to ther games already started. I was really shocked to see how quickly it went down in price. Same goes for Two Worlds 2. Regardless of the reviews I thought it looked like a fun game. I got it the other day for $30 (another quick price drop) and 6 hours in I can't see why it got such bad reviews. Sure, it's not up there with Oblivion, but taken as its own game it's very good. I also got Enslaved (actually forgot about it until I saw it in a sale bin in the front of gamestop) and really like how they cared about the story and character development.

Though, if you look at it like that, a lot of games have been overlooked by the masses. Some of these include Mafia 2, Alpha Protocol (aside from reviewers it seems like a lot of people liked it), The Sabotuer, and probably a lot more I can't think of. It is ashame how some people only buy the popular or what the cool thing is to have rather than what they may find interesting if there weren't so many negative reviews (which can often be misleading if they're extremely good or extremely bad). As someone else said, this sadly applies to music, movies, books, basically any type of media.

Granted, I like some of the popular games as well (except the ones made by Rockstar this gen), so idk why people can't give other games a chance.

I can't speak but everyone else but I didn't play Vanquish because it was just pandering to the west, and I didn't play Enslaved because it was made by people who think games are movies. Catherine on the other hand is a unique game that wasn't developed with sales in mind. Will it fail in the US? Absolutely. And for those exact reasons.istuffedsunny

[QUOTE="istuffedsunny"]I can't speak but everyone else but I didn't play Vanquish because it was just pandering to the west, and I didn't play Enslaved because it was made by people who think games are movies. Catherine on the other hand is a unique game that wasn't developed with sales in mind. Will it fail in the US? Absolutely. And for those exact reasons.Deathtransit

People missed Heavenly Sword? I thought it was a premiere launch title, I remember playing the demo in Best Buy when it was new.