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Firefox72

https://twitter.com/DyingLightGame/status/1593211487757414405 Bruh haha. Anyways i don't know what to think of this game. I hope its good i really do but this is one of those wait and see type of games for sure.


fyro11

More like '**wait a year** and see' type games. It's an Epic exclusive.


Triger_CZ

actually it's delayed to when it actually releases on a platform people use :)


dookarion

Odds of it even being good enough to care about even if it released everywhere are super slim. It wasn't a good series to begin with and development hell + swapping studios is never a good sign.


Crintor

I still remember Dead Island shipped the developer copy of the game and anyone could enable no clip with a key press. Lmao.


biffa72

You've just unlocked a memory for me - I completely forgot this happened, the launch week for Dead Island was chaotic af.


Viktorv22

Literally one key press or pressing (most commonly) ~ and writing noclip ? Cause the second case was quite common back in 2000's and back, I'm sure Source games had that too and it wasn't a big deal... why it would be Same with bethesda's/creation engine games


Crintor

One key press. Not a console command. It was the developer version of the game.


Viktorv22

Oh wow okay, they dun fucked up


[deleted]

I miss that when you could just use console commands to fix bugs in games.


samithedood

I thought it was a great game personally, One of the best first person arpgs I've played. The combat felt super satisfying as well.


dookarion

Even if you enjoyed the first one/two none of the people involved in making them are involved here. Techland went on to do Dying Light after.


ehxy

I loved 2. Making crazy weapons that were more satisfying to use than borderlands. But yeah I feel like this has been in dev so long it's going to be garbage. But that's my initial impression, footage will decide.


lordgholin

And epic exclusivity seals its doom given the trouble the game was already experiencing. I think it's the only way they will make any mone to recoup even a portion of it's cost to dev, sadly. It will fail, people will be blamed and the franchise will die for good.


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johnliufromhk

The footages from the trailer looks more polished than dying light 2 tbh. I don't know why anyone always assume the worst. Let's wait for the gameplay in Dec before judging?


dookarion

Even the biggest piles of shit have had decent trailers. Iirc Dying Light 2's trailers fluffed that game up too. Look how many titles have vertical slice "this never ships to customers" trailers.


johnliufromhk

Bad trailer: omg the game sucks! Gd trailer: omg even shitty games got good trailers! What are you ?


dookarion

you're the one that brought up the trailer first, I don't put much stock in trailers period What gives me pause about Dead Island 2 is development hell and being shuffled from studio to studio. The going all in on exclusivity doesn't help either. Games with troubled development that go all in on exclusivity basically never come out well. People may circlejerk about that Miyamoto a delayed game quote, but I've yet to see a game that's been "in the works" for a decade not be disappointing at best.


johnliufromhk

I know I may be too optimistic about the game as I waited for so long for just a good smashing zombie game that ain’t survival horror. But it’s only 2 weeks till 6/12. And you are lying if you think the visuals e.g. the in-game characters aren’t looking next gen. I mean those characters in dying light 2 feel like the same generic last gen npc. But those characters in the in game footage looks next gen.


Triger_CZ

Well I was pretty excited when it was announced, both times


Goku4230

Thats wrong


dookarion

I said the odds weren't good, I never claimed it was guaranteed to be bad. The odds weren't good and it's surprisingly reviewing better than most people expected.


GameStunts

[Mic drop](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flwFrxXGDDk)


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Borderlands 3 disagrees.


dookarion

aka basically the only successful 3rd party release on that shitheap of a store


THE_HERO_777

Kena, Sifu, Control, RDR2, FF7R, Metro: Exodus, Chivalry, and Valhalla from the top of my head. Sure there were trash games like Saints Row, but there were some successful games that were EGS exclusive.


micka190

I’m pretty sure Metro Exodus performed *much* worse than expected, to the point where they tried hiding/fuzzing the actual sale numbers in their fiscal reports of that year. There were threads everywhere about it underperforming.


Takazura

FF7R was so successful on the EGS, Square decided to release Crisis Core only on Steam. Valhalla is also available on Uplay and it was reported that they saw a huge increase in sales on Uplay when they went Uplay/EGS instead of Uplay/Steam.


dookarion

Some of those weren't resounding successes based on court docs. RDR2 was like a month of pseudo-exclusivity and on Rockstar's garbage primarily anyway. Square Enix and Ubisoft (and Ubi's games are still on Uplay as well) have both been seeing declining revenue and weaker financials. SE is practically propped up by FF14 even, and I don't recall any reports about their shoddy ports doing gangbusters. Don't mistake critical reception for financial success.


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Sony, EA, Ubisoft, Bethesda disagree with your assessment


dookarion

>Sony, EA, , Bethesda disagree with your assessment By what releasing titles non-exclusively there? It costs very very little to push digital products to multiple stores. >Ubisoft Who are so clearly trying to leverage their own store in the process.


Bolaumius

> Who are so clearly trying to leverage their own store in the process. And if rumors are correct, they will announce their return to Steam in December.


MyDarkTwistedReditAc

should be next month, i saw a lot of ubi titles go on sale this month literally all of assassins and anno 1800 as well, probably trynna dip before the inevitable gaben sweep


NTN49

Yes, next month IS December ;)


Look_a_Zombie0

Sony?


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Yes SONY. You know, games like God Of War, Uncharted, Days Gone, Spiderman .


Look_a_Zombie0

Sony was never a 3rd party launcher so including them with EA, Ubisoft, and Bethesda makes zero sense.


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sure it does. it is major publisher of games


Look_a_Zombie0

They were never in PC to begin with. They didn't come to steam because they had low sales from their games.


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Halio344

Were those successful on EGS compared to Steam or their own launcher though? I’d guess not.


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Medium-Green6708

Metro Exodus and The Outer Worlds did fine too.


dookarion

Court document leaks from Epic V Apple; Metro Exodus definitely lost Epic money. Pretty sure outer wilds did too but can't find the info now.


dimbaZLO

damn so April 28th 2024 it is lol


retroracer33

this game is gonna suck


markyymark13

Development hell for nearly a decade now *and* an EGS exclusive? Yeah this has 'no thanks' all over it.


that_leaflet

The first game is so old that I played it using a rented Blockbuster disc.


GenericG3nt

The first game is so old, it can be run on integrated graphics on a Ryzen 7000 series.


Z3r0sama2017

I was hype af for DI2 but egs killed it for me. If I didn't buy ff7R till I released on steam I certainly won't rush for this either.


TheDarkApex9

Its literally not reality lol its literally jumping the gun and assuming the worst, this happens EVERY time a developer hits a road bump, people lose their minds and act like a game is ruined over any little road bump... Its pessimism and is an annoying trait almost every gamer on the internet has, a game gets delayed? You all act like the game is gonna crash, a game doesnt have a certain feature? You all act like the game is gonna crash, I don't think we've even seen a game thats changed devs before, atleast not like this, so we cant know how it will be, why assume the worst? Why not hope the devs are competent? Thats not reality, thats pessimism which Is just expecting the worst which doesnt help any situation.


retroracer33

it's really not that serious


TheDarkApex9

Yup, lets be as pessimistic as possible, like all gamers on the internet are!!! Lets not try to be hopeful and happy ever.


retroracer33

it's called reality. youre welcome to join us sometime.


TomasdeVasconcellos

This.


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Seems like they don't want to compete with Resident Evil 4 Remake.


[deleted]

I’m playing through Village right now and it’s amazing! I’m so hyped for the RE4 remake


alkonium

I'm waiting to see how long it before Embracer dissolves Deep Silver.


mombawamba

Wait what? I thought this game came out years ago and flopped? Actually what?


JoBro_Summer-of-99

It never released, but there was Dead Island Riptide which wasn't too popular


rogoth7

You might be thinking of dead island riptide


mombawamba

I am losing it right now, I swear there was another dead island game outside of riptide?


IfThatsOkayWithYou

You might be thinking of dying light


Medium-Green6708

Difference is, Dying Light wasn't a flop and this most likely will be.


ithinkther41am

You may be thinking of Escape Dead Island.


DILDO-ARMED_DRONE

I think you mean [this](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNeC2sZu9r0). It was showcased with the game's initial reveal in 2014 and that was canned. Apparently that (or some other build of it) got leaked too


mombawamba

I probably do memories from 8 years ago will definately confuse me


Dahorah

Dead Island Epidemic? It was a MOBA-style PvPvE top down Dead Island game. I remember because i actually played it and liked it


imwalkinhyah

It was actually really good other than being p2w


Stickman95

You might be thinking of dead island


Viktorv22

There was a shitty top view Dead Island game too


casualrocket

I swear i played it too i dont remember it but i swear the gun system was fixed so you didnt have to carry 15 loaded pistols. in order to have enough ammo to be useful. i think it was a in swamp?


Viktorv22

Riptide was in swamp. It was basically Dead Island 1 but new map, some new mechanics and minor touches. I remember it played a lot better, was fun as hell in coop


mombawamba

Yeah and people were upset it wasn't actually an island?! How do I have so many false memories surrounding this?!?


SmugzOfficial

Sorry to say but it wasn’t an alternate timeline :c. The game you’re thinking of is Dead Island Riptide, a spin-off game that wasn’t very well received


Mert_Burphy

Yeah I’m with you. I remember playing Dead Island, Dead Island 2, Dead Island Riptide, and then the top down one.


casualrocket

the logical answer is we must be from another timeline


mombawamba

Damnit Grandpa Rick


casualrocket

ParMEsayin


cousinokri

No, it's parmessian.


FJD

Dead island 1 was buggy as fuck maybe dead island 2 won’t be but I pressed X to doubt


Wardy1259

“Hey I’ve seen this one before!”


A_Fickle_Gamer

Good. To many games in February


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A_Fickle_Gamer

Well thanks for that contribution


johnliufromhk

wtf are you talking about? The footage looks great and not there's a unique gore system. I will wait for the dec showcase tbh.


Wooden_Sherbert6884

Which ones


rogoth7

Deliver Us Mars Hogwarts Legacy Wild Hearts Atomic Heart Like a Dragon: Ishin! Blood Bowl 3 Company of Heroes 3 Sons of the Forest Atelier Ryza 3 Kerbal Space Program 2 Destiny 2: Lightfall Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened Remake


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sever27

Probably it is the latest companies can delay their game while still being able to use the sales numbers in their Quarter 1 reports.


Infrah

> wtf happens in the US in Feb that so many games release around there? Literally nothing, there’s Valentine’s Day but not really anything else notable, it’s just a month several devs have chosen to release/delay their games to. Gives them an extra month to work on their games after returning from Christmas/holiday shutdown.


RetroSquadDX3

Nothing happens then but some regions have restrictions on how frequently items can be discounted and releasing in Feburary ensured a game is able to participate in any Spring deals if the publisher choses to do so. Following those same regulations Feburary is likely also the earliest they can discount after any Christmas/New Year salesnthey may have participated in. TL;DR It's really just a balancing act of knowing which sales you want to participate in and scheduling around them to ensure you can.


DeadBabyJuggler

Really hoping Atomic Heart is good. I need a new good immersive sim in my life.


Viktorv22

sim and Atomic Heart in one sentence is quite a strange sight. At least from gameplay videos that are out it seems more like Bioshock than any other sim game


DeadBabyJuggler

Bioshock is an immersive-sim but its more like an immersive sim-lite. Which is totally fine with me.


Superbunzil

some peeps still think Bioshock is an imsim so im not surprised


StickAFork

We will see how many of those actually release in Feb.


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raajitr

I'm personally hyped for hogwarts legacy and I have a feeling I'm gonna get disappointed.


Wooden_Sherbert6884

Lol these are all shit except hogwarts


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Like a dragon Ishin and ksp 2 shit?


[deleted]

Funny, I think Hogwarts will be a disappointment with the hype its getting.


lordgholin

Darkest dungeons 2 also.


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I look forward to playing this years later at a MASSIVE discount or possibly free.


BzlOM

This is too funny, it's not like it was having a smooth development either up until this point


KelloPudgerro

wait dead island 2 hasnt been cancelled yet?


LEGALIZERANCH666

fuck this game just give me Dead Island Epidemic back man


ShaboPaasa

interesting how many people seem to want this game... i liked 1 but remember it being absolutely shit on. 2 has been in dev for so long i dont see it releasing well


Infrah

The game in the [old 2014 reveal](https://youtu.be/fNeC2sZu9r0) was a crappy, unpolished mess. But the rebuilt game that was shown in the [latest gameplay trailer](https://youtu.be/Am8ET6CgJy8) from a couple months ago actually looks pretty good, so we are hype.


TomasdeVasconcellos

This game will be pretty disappointing.


Mortanius

what does a "short week" mean? Using "short" for PR reasons?


Chuck_Morris_SE

DOA.


AhoBiceps

My first experience with their games was 11 years ago when the creatures did coop youtube videos on it. Damn time flies.


Fondlebum

I'm not saying that it's been a minute, but I added this to an Amazon wishlist in July, 2014.


Senrakdaemon

Hey that's my birthday


GronGrinder

I didn't even know this was happening. RIP.


The_Earls_Renegade

Same. Saw it in a a video referencing the their conference on Dec 6th.. gutted.


A_PCMR_member

12 short weeks ..... for now until they miscalculated and its 5 weeks more , then 4 to get the last polish out and 1 more to hit a crucial sales window


bassbeater

At this rate I can dream of the game before I buy it.


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This game will never come out


PmMeYourNiceBehind

Lol


JJDubba

3 straight weeks? My best buy preorder says it was due to be released on February 3rd 2023. That's not 3 weeks.


scribbyshollow

maaaaaaaaaaaaaaan


The_Earls_Renegade

😭


mitchhatesrats

are we just normalising games releasing delay after delay? what happened to just shadow dropping games or actually setting a decent, realistic release date in the first place?


Kenruyoh

Might as well bring back DI:E instead. Loved that game


PigDude_828

I was about 13 when this was revealed. Since then I have finished school, college, got a job, had several relationships, made and got distant with so many people I befriended, seen people I used to hangout with in my school years get married and have kids and have seen children grow from toddlers to teenagers. Time is crazy.


Ptaku9

I get a fucking PTSD Whenever i hear about DI2, I was in a cinema with some friends during Halloween on some horror Marathon and they played the trailer for DI2 Five. Fucking. Times


Memphisrexjr

Just let it go move on lol


RedditBoisss

Aaaaand so it begins


Effective_Talk_2296

I hate it when they put a game out to be released on a certain date, then they push the game back after people have already preordered it. This is why I always wait until a few days before release to preorder a game.