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Seasoned RPG devs from Obsidian and Bioware blame the temporary death of the isometric CRPG on 'vibes-based forecasting' from retailers (www.pcgamer.com)
submitted 10 months ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/games@sh.itjust.works
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"I can't stress enough how often I'd hear a retail rep declare a genre/style/look was dead with zero supporting data."

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[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world -3 points 10 months ago (11 children)

And they are probably correct.

If this game wasn't called bg 3 it wouldn't be selling like it it.

Rouge trader hit #2 for a day or two and went away. It'll be a mid success and make some money from the 40k name. But other crogs just don't sell as much and are risky.

[–] emptyother@programming.dev 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It would probably only have sold as much as D:OS 3. Which wouldn't have been a bad sale either, just not as much as BG3.

[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Agreed, but Bg was FAR more complex and involved. The high quality acting is expensive as fuck which makes it a higher risk.

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