Pretty straightforward,
What are some games you loved, that sold poorly for some reason or another?
What are some games you loved, that sold poorly for some reason or another?
Favorite game that tanked in sales
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Psychonauts. Apparently most people don't want platformers taking place in deranged dream fantasy land.
Transformers: War for Cybetron. With a bit more balancing, this could be a contender for favorite multiplayer of all time.
Phantom Crash.
That game is one of maybe five in all the history of gaming I would give a gold star to. It just needed a couple more maps...
That game is one of maybe five in all the history of gaming I would give a gold star to. It just needed a couple more maps...
I assume indie games are cheating, so Okami. Come on, that game is amazing. If anyone doesn't know that, find out.
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Ninja'd.Kursura said:
Deadly Premonition (although i doubt that was expected to be a hit out the gate, I'm pretty sure they hoped for a cult classic and they kind of achieved that goal).
Psychonauts. I still have no idea why this game never sold. Seriously.
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey. It sold well enough ('satisfactory' according to FunCom), but still deserved more attention then it got.
Armed and Dangerous. Hilarious game that's infinitely quotable. "He qualifies as a vegetable and shall be protected as such!"
Lost Odyssey. Great JRPG and the best story I've played this console generation.
Phantom Dust. Thanks to the original Xbox not being anything more than solid in the sales department, this game had a smaller audience. Especially considering it's basically a trading card game played in real time without cards and a Japanese mentality on what amounts to a very stereotypically American console. Such a hard game to define, but what a mind-blowing story.
I honestly believe that if it was on PS2 it'd be considered a classic now.
Keep in mind that I don't know how well most of these games sold, so for some I'm just going off of how much attention they received in the media and how many talk about them. xD
ONE MORE: Neopets: PetPet Adventures: The Wand of Wishing. It's obvious why it didn't sell (it's a Neopets game and was on the PSP), but it's a very solid hack and slash RPG. The characters are effing adorable and the world is just filled with adorable enemies to muderize. The game is just an adorable hack and slash. Adorable. xD
Psychonauts. I still have no idea why this game never sold. Seriously.
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey. It sold well enough ('satisfactory' according to FunCom), but still deserved more attention then it got.
Armed and Dangerous. Hilarious game that's infinitely quotable. "He qualifies as a vegetable and shall be protected as such!"
Lost Odyssey. Great JRPG and the best story I've played this console generation.
Phantom Dust. Thanks to the original Xbox not being anything more than solid in the sales department, this game had a smaller audience. Especially considering it's basically a trading card game played in real time without cards and a Japanese mentality on what amounts to a very stereotypically American console. Such a hard game to define, but what a mind-blowing story.
I honestly believe that if it was on PS2 it'd be considered a classic now.
Keep in mind that I don't know how well most of these games sold, so for some I'm just going off of how much attention they received in the media and how many talk about them. xD
ONE MORE: Neopets: PetPet Adventures: The Wand of Wishing. It's obvious why it didn't sell (it's a Neopets game and was on the PSP), but it's a very solid hack and slash RPG. The characters are effing adorable and the world is just filled with adorable enemies to muderize. The game is just an adorable hack and slash. Adorable. xD
Orwellian37 said:
I loved Psychonauts, I ended up buying it twice [Once for PC, then again for PS2 when i found a copy]TerribleAssassin said:
I tried that game with a friend of mine, and while it was a little unbalanced we both had a blast.King Toasty said:
This one puzzles me, it was so great, with so much critical acclaim, and yet nobody bought it.Kursura said:
Did I give you permission to post Okami before I had the chance to?Kursura said:
Well did I?
[HEADING=1]RAAAAAAAGE![/HEADING]
I second Okami.
Team Ico games never sell as well as they deserve either.
