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Sega says it’s targeting high review scores for Sonic Frontiers

The company has set internal targets and expects sales to tally with the game'

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phoenixwing698d ago (Edited 698d ago )

If it scores high I'll actually buy it but I'm not holding my breath.

Number1TailzFan698d ago

A high score does not mean every single person will automatically like said game. Just like some snobs will not touch a game rated 7, while many will actually enjoy it if it's fun.

phoenixwing698d ago

I enjoy plenty of low six to seven out of ten games but when sonic scores that it's usually pretty bad gameplay wise for me

XiNatsuDragnel698d ago

Make sure you make a quality product in my opinion Sega.

Flawlessmic698d ago (Edited 698d ago )

Really hope this turns out well, sonic is to me what mario is to others.

Sega megadrive was my first console and sonic 2 was the first game i ever played.

Cmon sega, make sonic relevant again!

It will be on switch though so it will be severly held back so thats already pretty disapointing

Good-Smurf698d ago

They barely showed much of anything other than BOTW like landscape with LoD issue.
Not a good sign at the moment it really did looked like it held back by Switch hardware.

lio_convoy698d ago

I never owned that system, but I had a Sega Genesis.

Flawlessmic698d ago

They are one in the same :)

Genesis was called megadrive in australia hahaha

FinalFantasyFanatic697d ago

I also owned a Megadrive, fun days those were, Alex the Kidd, Sonic....

babadivad697d ago

I haven't REALLY enjoyed a mario game since Mario Brothers 3. I feel the series peaked then. I played the other mainline games but part 3 was the Apex IMHO.

nevin1697d ago

For me, Super Mario World(SNES) was the last one I really enjoyed. Never got into the 3D Marios.

-Hermit-698d ago

This game is definitely getting another delay. No way is it releasing holiday 2022, they haven't shown off anything. If it does release this year, then I fully expect it to have major problems.

VerminSC698d ago

What would they target? Low scores? Dumbest sentence I’ve read in awhile.

JEECE698d ago

I came here to make this comment if no one else has, lol. Are we to understand that, because they had to specifically tell us they are targeting high scores for this game, they usually are not when they don't say anything?

sourOG698d ago (Edited 698d ago )

This is the counter-side to the “the days of metacritic influencing sales are long gone” article we just saw from saber.

Sega doesn’t agree apparently and they will prioritize their time and money on reviewers to convince you to buy their game.

Profchaos698d ago

Sega has always been concerned with review scores. They have cancelled games from going to alternate regions in the past because of critical scores in the launch region

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With Larian Out Of The Picture, Will The Baldur's Gate IP Be In Safe Hands?

Huzaifah from eXputer: "With Larian Studios washing their hands of the IP, what is the ultimate fate of the legendary Baldur's Gate series?"

RaidenBlack8h ago

If anybody's gonna mention BioWare, then look at Archetype Entertainment, they're the new BioWare
or else
Obsidian is still a good choice but not independent anymore.

anast8h ago(Edited 8h ago)

No, WoTC is pivoting to mobile. They can use Larian's work to justify DnD Go and everyone will accept it.

RiseNShine8h ago

Short answer, nope. Long answer, f*ck nope.

Christopher8h ago

Honestly, we're talking completely new engine and none of Larian's built-in stuff with regard to environments and the like that they had from their past divinity game. No one is going to have that just ready to go. So, they need to shop for a dev studio that has a past game that shows what they want.

Obsidian doesn't have that, maybe the closest being Dungeon Siege 3 or Pillars of Eternity, but those are very basic, not as open, very little environment related and altering capabilities. So, we're talking a step way back on what Larian delivered. Zero scene experience to line up with what was done in BG3. Okay conversation tree designs, but still needs more complexity.

inXile has Wasteland 3 as a base model engine, and I think that's better than Pillars of Eternity from Obsidian. But, still needs to be more open world, more environmental effects, and a much heavier rules set adaptation. But, not a bad overall engine as a base, but still a ton of work. Zero scene experience to line up with what was done in BG3. Needs a ton of work on that entirely.

Tactical Adventure did the Solasta game. Really good and more accurate as far as 5e rules than BG3. But, again, if the expectation is similar to what made BG3 a big hit, engine isn't designed for moving the camera, is a bit outdated in graphics, doesn't have in-game scene elements, and needs much better writers/voice actors.

Owlcat of pathfinder games is another choice, even though they've recently moved on to WH40k licensed games. Again, though, the engine is the biggest issue here to match up, but it's a much better option overall than Tactical Adventure. Another question is writers/story telling, as much of their overall story telling bits are very limited with a lot of random worldbuilding elements that are just +\- of some attributes.

TBH, no matter who takes over, it's just not going to be like BG3 much like how BG3 isn't at all like BG1/2. And BG3 was so successful because of how much Larian was able to put in with their engine and how focused they were on players having ridiculous control over the story being told. I just don't see the next BG being the same and depending on what it is, it might be good but I'm not as big of a reach as BG3. It's way more likely players are going to go into BG4 (or its spiritual successor if it moves away from Baldur's Gate and into Neverwinter or something like Plansescape) expecting much of what is in BG3 with more options, new and older characters, and the same level of control over what they're doing. If it doesn't have that, regardless of who makes it, it won't be as successful, IMHO.

CrimsonWing697h ago

Probably not, but maybe… just maybe…

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Human Fall Flat 2 Delayed, Devolver Details Major 2023 Sales Decline

As part of its latest financial report, Devolver Digital has announced that upcoming physics platformer Human Fall Flat 2 has been delayed beyond 2025.

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Microsoft has ‘let Blizzard be Blizzard’ following its acquisition, studio says

Microsoft has 'let Blizzard be Blizzard' following the acquisition of the veteran developer according to World of Warcraft's executive producer.

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Kaii1d 5h ago

Diablo 4 storefront being a cash grabbing shitshow does unironically attest to that, kudos.

XiNatsuDragnel1d 3h ago (Edited 1d 3h ago )

Okay i will be interested if they become old Blizzard but might as well be dead.

Rynxie12h ago

They will never be old blizzard. Most of all the OG's left from developers to those on the top (even some decision making folks left).

Vits1d 3h ago

Shame most of the people that made Blizzard what they were, have already left a while ago.

ApocalypseShadow1d 3h ago

I was about to say this. How can they be blizzard when they're no longer blizzard from yesteryear?

blacktiger17h ago

Rare was the thing I lost heart

victorMaje14h ago

Exactly. Blizzard hasn’t been Blizzard for a long time.
Oh how the mighty have fallen.

Knightofelemia23h ago

Blizzard is not the same Blizzard like it use to be.

PassNextquestion17h ago

Were you expecting Microsoft to hire everyone that had left Blizzard long before they purchased the company...

Microsoft has let the Blizzard company they purchased continue to be the Blizzard company they purchased.

thesoftware73011h ago

Wow, PassNextquestion,

You fully understand what that saying means, unlike some people on here who just have to say negative garbage talk.

When someone says, "Just let *blank* be *blank*, "they are just letting them operate how they operate.

It's pretty much how Sony "let Bungie be Bungie."

This comment section is full of outright haters, but you have to "let N4G be N4G"

GamerRN8h ago

This site leans so heavily in one direction...

BISHOP-BRASIL3m ago

I don't think people commenting are necessarily blaming MS for anything here, this is just collective longing for what Blizzard/Vivendi was before Activision's meddling.

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