Was this game a success?

[DorianOtten]

Hi,

I've just finished the game and as genuinely really impressed by it. The production values are great and I liked the VO and characters a lot. I got really attached and invested in this tribe of trolls and I like the game play a lot.
I was a big fan of SF 1 and 2 but heard 3 was a buggy mess at launch so I passed on it. Got the games on sale and played the skirmish against AI and decided to jump in to the campaign. Now I've finished it and my only complaint is I want to keep playing and that's been a while that I've felt like that in an RPG.

My question is was this game successful for the studio? I know there will be no more content bar an update to alter the previous campaigns to the Fallen God mechanics but was it considered a win? Would be a shame if they considered the game a failure since it feels like such a hidden gem

Thanks

[NeoX]

Originally posted by DorianOtten:

Hi,

I've just finished the game and as genuinely really impressed by it. The production values are great and I liked the VO and characters a lot. I got really attached and invested in this tribe of trolls and I like the game play a lot.
I was a big fan of SF 1 and 2 but heard 3 was a buggy mess at launch so I passed on it. Got the games on sale and played the skirmish against AI and decided to jump in to the campaign. Now I've finished it and my only complaint is I want to keep playing and that's been a while that I've felt like that in an RPG.

My question is was this game successful for the studio? I know there will be no more content bar an update to alter the previous campaigns to the Fallen God mechanics but was it considered a win? Would be a shame if they considered the game a failure since it feels like such a hidden gem

Thanks

All what we have is this last official Statement:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1154040/discussions/0/3109148389571156088/

[Paraleo]

It was a good expansion, they could have done it with more differences affecting the endings, even though only one is canon. I think it was a success, otherwise they wouldn't waste their time reworking the main campaign.

[DorianOtten]

Originally posted by NeoX:

Originally posted by DorianOtten:

Hi,

I've just finished the game and as genuinely really impressed by it. The production values are great and I liked the VO and characters a lot. I got really attached and invested in this tribe of trolls and I like the game play a lot.
I was a big fan of SF 1 and 2 but heard 3 was a buggy mess at launch so I passed on it. Got the games on sale and played the skirmish against AI and decided to jump in to the campaign. Now I've finished it and my only complaint is I want to keep playing and that's been a while that I've felt like that in an RPG.

My question is was this game successful for the studio? I know there will be no more content bar an update to alter the previous campaigns to the Fallen God mechanics but was it considered a win? Would be a shame if they considered the game a failure since it feels like such a hidden gem

Thanks

All what we have is this last official Statement:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1154040/discussions/0/3109148389571156088/

Cheers man. Nice to see they're still supporting it in at least a minor way. I wasn't sure if I wanted to start either other campaign until they updated them but by the sounds of it it's a ways away still

[DorianOtten]

Originally posted by Paraleo:

I was a good expansion, they could have done it with more differences affecting the endings, even though only one is canon. I think it was a success, otherwise they wouldn't waste their time reworking the main campaign.

I'd like to think it was at least a modest success for the studio. I'm concerned about the lack of reviews on the steam page but, to be fair, I haven't posted one as of right now either I suppose.
I was waiting to see if the previous campaigns would be updated soon before jumping into them but it sounds like that won't be any time soon. Oh well; hopefully they aren't too different mechanically

[Fenris]

Not a big success compared to some others RPGs, even rather low, and it's sad because SF3 and the first add-on were very good and they deserved better sales and a bigger success.

For example, I think Spellforce 3 is a better "kingmaker/ruler" than "Pathfinder:kingmaker" himself with his little boring cards/events. And for the story too.
But sadly Spellforce3 didn't had the weight of a very known licence behind it. And the words "RTS hybrid" afraid some people.

I didn't play at this 2nd expansion (FG) until now, but i will do it, and i hope it will be as good as SF3/SH before.

[DorianOtten]

Originally posted by Fenris:

Not a big success compared to some others RPGs, even rather low, and it's sad because SF3 and the first add-on were very good and they deserved better sales and a bigger success.

For example, I think Spellforce 3 is a better "kingmaker/ruler" than "Pathfinder:kingmaker" himself with his little boring cards/events. And for the story too.
But sadly Spellforce3 didn't had the weight of a very known licence behind it. And the words "RTS hybrid" afraid some people.

I didn't play at this 2nd expansion (FG) until now, but i will do it, and i hope it will be as good as SF3/SH before.

Well that's a real shame. I enjoyed FG a lot; even more than what I've played of base 3 so far (though I still am enjoying it as well, I just liked the story in FG more). I wonder if it wasn't so buggy at launch would it have been better received?

[Orpheus]

Base SF3 was apparently enough of a success to warrant multiple addons, despite it's terrible launch. this is quite the surprise to me, but a welcome one for sure.

[DorianOtten]

Originally posted by Orpheus:

Base SF3 was apparently enough of a success to warrant multiple addons, despite it's terrible launch. this is quite the surprise to me, but a welcome one for sure.

Yeah I'd like to think so. At the very least the base game must have been at least a modest success but I wonder about the expansions. As I said, I liked FG a lot and it'd be a shame if it flopped