Comment on Frostpunk creators cancel "Project 8" and lay off staff amid concerns that "narrative-driven, story-rich games" don't sell

scholar@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• not_that_guy05@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Came to say the same shit and even rdr2 showed that a good story and mechanics is a hit.

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  • Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    But then they have to try harder, I guess

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• Lennny@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Let’s ignore any and all context that might have made BG3 an exception. Famous IP is something the frostpunk devs don’t really have. They’ve got a great start, but 50 plus years of books to pull from, it has none.

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  • scholar@lemmy.world ⁨10⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Alan Wake 2, Cyberpunk 2077, the Resident Evil games. Even Frostpunk sold well enough to expect a sequel to do better.

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