It's March, meaning Doom Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizons are on the...horizon...but Kieran from WellPlayed writes about why Bleeding Edge deserves a look in
"Why Is No One Talking About Microsoft Exclusive Bleeding Edge?"
It is a game from ninja theory, it's probably not "THE" game from ninja theory as i would imagine. considering games take time to make and this has been in development from way back as a quick cash title. i'm not a big fan of battle royal games myself but from what i do know is that they typically have a road-map, and will likely have more content down the line.
also FYI, for anyone's information about bleeding edge, it is not a free to play game. it costs $30 on xbox and PC steam. the game will feature multiple modes and new characters in the future. game also requires a online connection, for now anyways.
Because it doesn't really stand out that much. And even people who have had hands on with the game unanimously feel pretty "meh" about it overall.
Couple that with the fact that the vast majority of people are going to compare it to Overwatch and it just looks like it's following the exact same path Lawbreakers did.
I love Ninja Theory, but if they wanted the game to stand out they probably shouldn't have used pretty much the exact same style as Overwatch.
I love ninja theory, but Team Ninja (dropping a game soontimes) would smoke them even if the former weren't making a piddling online shooter for philbert spencer.
Personally I don't care much about PVP games these days aside from 1 or 2 games. I'm more into single-player and co-op games anyways. Plus, from what I seen Bleeding Edge doesn't seem to do anything that we haven't seen before. It just meshes with all the other games like Overwatch and Paladins. It's actually weird it's coming out6 this month because I have seen zero marketing for it and as the article states, no one is talking about it. There just seems to be a lack of interest in it.
I hate to say it but I see Bleeding Edge being a flop. It's going to come and go really quick.
Well, it's going to launch on Gamepass. So you bet it's going to have an "excellent player count" when it launches... as for sales... you can also bet they'll be entirely silent on that front.
They don’t really care too much about sales, especially for this game. As long as they have a steady fan base paying for DLC/battlepasses or whatever that’s all they care about.
Itll be free on game pass. That should be enough to at least get people to try it. If ita a good game, and has addictive game play( a must for the genre), itll do fine, and if it's really good, itll pick up more players.
It's unlikely to become the next big thing, but you cant always tell what the next big thing will be.
I'll tell you why, because they have done zero marketing and just like Crackdown 3 the year before it they will leave any form of promotion till the last minute and forget about its existence straight after launch day.
I'm all for studios jumping out of their comfort zones and trying something new, I cant wait to see Playground's take on an open world single player game.
But taking a studio who's pedigree is in Single Player games and make an arena based online game is going to have a hard time generating an interest. Most who love the studio for their existing titles wont care about a competitive online game and others who love online squad games have yet to see Ninja Theory prove they can do that right.
I would typically be into both but this one is a hard pass from me. I dont like the look of it at all
People who played Ninja theory's previous games are not interested in this type of game. That's like if Team ICO made a multiplayer service game. More importantly, the designs of the characters do not draw any attention since they are very over designed and they have nothing else to rely on. As I said before, this game is the inverted Lawbreakers. Lawbreakers had very bland looking generic designs while being a First Person shooter arena game, Bleeding Edge has overdesigned monstrosities while being a third person melee arena game. Neither game has any balance and both games look hideous for different reasons.
Biggest showings of the game play so far make it look more like a demo project from a game design student doing their final project to get their degree. It was a step up from that in the graphics, but the game play seemed stiff. Its not really the typical quality one would expect from the dev, although they've done some licensed properties that were rushed that were worse than this.
I know it was considered early footage, but it wasnt shown that long ago, so the reason people havent been talking about it is due to them not showing anything to get people excited.
Some of the worst character designs of all time. Sorry to say but if women are trying to be taken seriously in the industry as game directors this is not the way to do it. Same thing in the film industry with Birds of Prey. Make better content
Because when they were showing it off last year, it simply didn't appeal to me. At all. Not the gameplay, not the character-design, nothing. It just looked a bit too dark and gritty, while at the same time trying to be 'fun' and light.
It kinda looks fun if your playing with friends working as a team, but I've also seen the gameplay footage of teams running off solo and the team just gets battered? So if your jumping in solo it's gonna be crap
Problem with the game is that it doesn't really stand out and it just looks like another mp brawler without really anything new to offer. Also there's only like a dozen fighters to choose from so it may get boring immediately for some people.
I saw more potential in the original trailer at, but that's just it - trailers never really represent gameplay. I gave the demo a try, but it just wasn't the game I was expecting. I was hoping for a single player campaign inspired by Alita Battle Angle. Not even close. I'm rooting for Ninja Theory, and I think they should really consider making a sequel to Enslaved. That game had a brilliant story line and it really didn't get the attention it deserved. Microsoft would need to get the IP rights from the publisher, but it shouldn't be too much of a problem. They should add Enslaved to the Xbox Games Gold subscription for Xbox 360 titles. This is why backward compatibility is good for gamers.
Not sure how would have been hoping for that when they stated this was a multiplayer battle arena game. If I was as into competitive multiplayer gaming as I used to be, I would have some interest in the game as the game being melee centric is intriguing. I gave it a try during the beta and did enjoy it, I just don't play many competitive multiplayer games anymore.
I'll probably still download it through gamepass and play it sparingly. I just prefer the less competitive, coop games these days.
I though the beta was super fun. It took me a bit to get used to the movement, but combat was really satisfying, and i love the cooperative aspect of the game. If you don't work as a team you basically lose, which makes for some really intense moments!
Because who gives a shit about an "online-only competitive arena brawler". Maybe if it had an offline SP focused campaign.
Because it doesn't really stand out that much. And even people who have had hands on with the game unanimously feel pretty "meh" about it overall.
Couple that with the fact that the vast majority of people are going to compare it to Overwatch and it just looks like it's following the exact same path Lawbreakers did.
I love Ninja Theory, but if they wanted the game to stand out they probably shouldn't have used pretty much the exact same style as Overwatch.
Personally I don't care much about PVP games these days aside from 1 or 2 games. I'm more into single-player and co-op games anyways. Plus, from what I seen Bleeding Edge doesn't seem to do anything that we haven't seen before. It just meshes with all the other games like Overwatch and Paladins. It's actually weird it's coming out6 this month because I have seen zero marketing for it and as the article states, no one is talking about it. There just seems to be a lack of interest in it.
I hate to say it but I see Bleeding Edge being a flop. It's going to come and go really quick.
I'll tell you why, because they have done zero marketing and just like Crackdown 3 the year before it they will leave any form of promotion till the last minute and forget about its existence straight after launch day.
To quote the great avgn, bleeding edge is a steaming pile of goat crap.