80 Euro's for a game? Are you guys mentally ok?

[Hanalyd]

Some devs/publisher are crazy with prices sometimes but these people...

[lacrimosa1206]

I'm actually fine with the price, but that's if the game deserves it.
Games like Elden Ring. Or Fire Emblem. Or Nioh 2 and Wo Long (we'll have to wait and see for Wo Long though).

This game... I don't know what they were thinking. I wouldn't buy this game even at 50% discount or more.

[Hanalyd]

Originally posted by lacrimosa1206:

I'm actually fine with the price, but that's if the game deserves it.
Games like Elden Ring. Or Fire Emblem. Or Nioh 2 and Wo Long (we'll have to wait and see for Wo Long though).

This game... I don't know what they were thinking.

I played Squaresoft and Enix games since forever before they merged but they are getting crazier and crazier.
Their games get worse and worse and now the pricing for them makes it just worse...

[RomeoAlpha552]

Funny how people say development costs have increased but we all know these companies make their millions easily.

[lacrimosa1206]

Originally posted by Sir Olf:

Originally posted by lacrimosa1206:

I'm actually fine with the price, but that's if the game deserves it.
Games like Elden Ring. Or Fire Emblem. Or Nioh 2 and Wo Long (we'll have to wait and see for Wo Long though).

This game... I don't know what they were thinking.

I played Squaresoft and Enix games since forever before they merged but they are getting crazier and crazier.
Their games get worse and worse and now the pricing for them makes it just worse...

Same. It's tragic how low they have fallen.

[Sunsetter]

There's a reason Square is known as the dumbest Japanese publisher

[Neoyoshi]

I don't believe the price was really what people took issue with(at least in isolation), i think people were just shocked that SE would place that pricetag on a completely new unproven/non-vetted IP- which just conveys arrogance on their part more then anything.

And that's just one aspect of the larger discussion. Once people saw the game, read into the world's story, and it's trends, well... even more worrisome.

My takeaway from when i first watched the Forspoken reveal, is i was kind of beside myself doing a bit of a doubletake, because i honestly thought this was one of those fancy SquareEnix tech demos they used to make to show off new technology and game effects within their engines- not an actual video game; because it looked so ..(i don't know) ..mediocre? bland? soulless?

[Corona Scurrae]

Originally posted by lacrimosa1206:

Originally posted by Sir Olf:

I played Squaresoft and Enix games since forever before they merged but they are getting crazier and crazier.
Their games get worse and worse and now the pricing for them makes it just worse...

Same. It's tragic how low they have fallen.

it's not entirely their fault. everything that becomes readily available and mainstream eventually compensates quality for quantity.

we are currently in this first stages of this transition. another decade or two when cloud gaming becomes the norm, it'll get much worse.

[Hanalyd]

Originally posted by Pelopidas:

Originally posted by lacrimosa1206:

Same. It's tragic how low they have fallen.

it's not entirely their fault. everything that becomes readily available and mainstream eventually compensates quality for quantity.

we are currently in this first stages of this transition. another decade or two when cloud gaming becomes the norm, it'll get much worse.

I disagree.
It is their fault because they (as a Publisher) review games they want to Publish.
They just contract any developer company and publish their games giving not the dev company but the publisher which in this case is SquareEnix a bad name.
We seen it with Outriders too and now this game.

Whoever reviews and sign contracts with developer companies should get replaced.
They made/published the most amazing games in the past.
But now?
It just feels like a sinking ship where the crew is the reason why it sinks.

[sadman]

Originally posted by RomeoAlpha552:

Funny how people say development costs have increased but we all know these companies make their millions easily.

Yeah it's just greed nothing more. Tbh i think most likely i am not gonna wait any game anymore. Only in Diablo 4 i am interested though but its ActiBlizz. Plus i am from Russia so here some issues with buying. Guess at least need to wait for open beta

[Garou]

It'll be 75% off in 3 months. Patient gamer always wins

[✠ SandMan]

It's Squeenix, they are completely out of touch.

[Angel666]

If you want a decent rpg game wait for forsaken realms vahrin's call which has been made by small indie team for like last 5 years .

I am sure it be cheaper and better then this. Just shop around why given big globalist shareholding companys your money.

[Nevalopo]

You mean like every cod and every future aaa game?

[✠ SandMan]

Originally posted by ᠌᠌ ᠌᠌᠌ ᠌Ence:

You mean like every cod and every future aaa game?

cawa dooty was 84$ next game will probably be 100$

[KiRiASU]

Originally posted by lacrimosa1206:

I'm actually fine with the price, but that's if the game deserves it.
Games like Elden Ring. Or Fire Emblem. Or Nioh 2 and Wo Long (we'll have to wait and see for Wo Long though).

This game... I don't know what they were thinking. I wouldn't buy this game even at 50% discount or more.

80 € is definitely not ok. In comparison with consoles, publishers don't have to pay license fees on PC. There should be a notable difference between console and PC prices based on that fact alone.