Comments on: Alone in the Dark to sell 2-3 million units, says Infogrames http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/10/alone-in-the-dark-to-sell-2-3-million-units-says-infogrames/ This is the news Sat, 06 Sep 2008 19:30:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Random_H http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/10/alone-in-the-dark-to-sell-2-3-million-units-says-infogrames/#comment-5761 Random_H Fri, 11 Apr 2008 09:04:54 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/10/alone-in-the-dark-to-sell-2-3-million-units-says-infogrames/#comment-5761 What I really like about it is not only the tech, but the progression in the game. Structuring it in episodes to get the optimal pace and hiring a REAL writer to get that done are two things that really make it stand out. Add to that the breaking of gaming clichès, like not being able to bust oben a wooden door with all of your arsenal; and - at least on paper - you have a very unique promise of a game. These elements alone could make a mediocre game into something special. But yeah, there's still lots of room for royal fuck ups, controls and animation being the most important ones. But even in clunky-choppyvision I'd like to play it. You would still have some of the most impressive tech to date, buried deeper inside the way a game ist played than ever. Which at least should leave space for lots of funny experiments. But sure, I prefer they'd make it kick ass from beginning to the end. :D bye, Alex What I really like about it is not only the tech, but the progression in the game. Structuring it in episodes to get the optimal pace and hiring a REAL writer to get that done are two things that really make it stand out. Add to that the breaking of gaming clichès, like not being able to bust oben a wooden door with all of your arsenal; and - at least on paper - you have a very unique promise of a game.

These elements alone could make a mediocre game into something special. But yeah, there’s still lots of room for royal fuck ups, controls and animation being the most important ones.

But even in clunky-choppyvision I’d like to play it. You would still have some of the most impressive tech to date, buried deeper inside the way a game ist played than ever. Which at least should leave space for lots of funny experiments. But sure, I prefer they’d make it kick ass from beginning to the end. :D

bye,

Alex

]]> By: patlike http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/10/alone-in-the-dark-to-sell-2-3-million-units-says-infogrames/#comment-5752 patlike Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:45:09 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/10/alone-in-the-dark-to-sell-2-3-million-units-says-infogrames/#comment-5752 I just hope the "game" stands up to the tech. I just hope the “game” stands up to the tech.

]]> By: Random_H http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/10/alone-in-the-dark-to-sell-2-3-million-units-says-infogrames/#comment-5751 Random_H Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:40:58 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/10/alone-in-the-dark-to-sell-2-3-million-units-says-infogrames/#comment-5751 And you know what? I really hope they do. When they showed us the game at last years GC, it became very apparent that it had wagonloads of creativity, know how and love poured into it. I haven't seen such an ambitious game since the first tech-videos of HL2. They could still royally screw it up, or only make a deeply flawed game, but goddamn me, they really tried to do something special. So looking forward to this. Alex And you know what? I really hope they do. When they showed us the game at last years GC, it became very apparent that it had wagonloads of creativity, know how and love poured into it. I haven’t seen such an ambitious game since the first tech-videos of HL2.

They could still royally screw it up, or only make a deeply flawed game, but goddamn me, they really tried to do something special.

So looking forward to this.

Alex

]]> By: Blerk http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/10/alone-in-the-dark-to-sell-2-3-million-units-says-infogrames/#comment-5742 Blerk Fri, 11 Apr 2008 08:22:00 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/10/alone-in-the-dark-to-sell-2-3-million-units-says-infogrames/#comment-5742 glol! Good luck with that, Atari! glol! Good luck with that, Atari!

]]> By: kasai http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/10/alone-in-the-dark-to-sell-2-3-million-units-says-infogrames/#comment-5724 kasai Thu, 10 Apr 2008 21:26:40 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/10/alone-in-the-dark-to-sell-2-3-million-units-says-infogrames/#comment-5724 yeah but 2m across several different platforms I think is easily done surely ? yeah but 2m across several different platforms I think is easily done surely ?

]]> By: Zumi http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/10/alone-in-the-dark-to-sell-2-3-million-units-says-infogrames/#comment-5719 Zumi Thu, 10 Apr 2008 20:02:46 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/10/alone-in-the-dark-to-sell-2-3-million-units-says-infogrames/#comment-5719 According to this page of the top 100 selling games in the US/EU last year - http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9639&Itemid=2&limit=1&limitstart=9 Only the top 17 games got over 3M sales, and only the top 22 got over 2M, and half of them were movie licenses and EA sports games. The only game in the top 20 that didn't have any existing-IP weight behind it was Assassin's Creed. AitD is a sequel, but I don't think the name/IP carries much weight among the consumer. It's going to have to be really good, but even then I think 2-3M is a little optimistic. According to this page of the top 100 selling games in the US/EU last year -

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=9639&Itemid=2&limit=1&limitstart=9

Only the top 17 games got over 3M sales, and only the top 22 got over 2M, and half of them were movie licenses and EA sports games. The only game in the top 20 that didn’t have any existing-IP weight behind it was Assassin’s Creed. AitD is a sequel, but I don’t think the name/IP carries much weight among the consumer. It’s going to have to be really good, but even then I think 2-3M is a little optimistic.

]]> By: patlike http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/10/alone-in-the-dark-to-sell-2-3-million-units-says-infogrames/#comment-5718 patlike Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:50:17 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/10/alone-in-the-dark-to-sell-2-3-million-units-says-infogrames/#comment-5718 I did. It just didn't enter my brain when I posted it. Ta :D I did. It just didn’t enter my brain when I posted it. Ta :D

]]> By: Zumi http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/10/alone-in-the-dark-to-sell-2-3-million-units-says-infogrames/#comment-5717 Zumi Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:47:21 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/10/alone-in-the-dark-to-sell-2-3-million-units-says-infogrames/#comment-5717 No chance, unless it turns out to be absolutely amazing. And you know it's also coming to PS2, PS3 and Wii, right? No chance, unless it turns out to be absolutely amazing.

And you know it’s also coming to PS2, PS3 and Wii, right?

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