I Am Alive Coming This Year, Exclusively Digital - UPDATED

[NezumiiroKitsune]

I think their lack of faith doesn't reflect their belief of the quality of the game. Games that sell poorly are by no means therefore lesser or broken experiences, just look at Okami.

I believe this comes from looking at the product, looking at the market, and making the logical and safe decision to keep costs down because they know your average gamer isn't going to be high anxious to get their hands on this title. Especially given they've left it so long most have forgotten about it, and I'm sure they will have looked at concensus polls and projected sales and made the deduction this isn't going to sell like the next CoD. Especially this year, with the very strong potential line up, it'd be slaughtered.

No, I'm positive this is not Ubisofts commenting on the game being a failure but more that they don't have faith in the consumers taking to it in the millions.

 

[Nurb]

This was a failure.

I'm making a note here: SO PISSED OFF

It's hard to overstate my disappointment.

Ubisoft sofware: You can just kiss my toned white ass.

For the good of all of us, they should be punched in the head.

(the title's close enough to make the joke work, shut up!)

 

[lacktheknack]

So, digital only title from big publisher apparently decides not to be released on perhaps the most useful downloadable platform, DRM and all, one that has in recent times helped slow burner games into success? And it has the name of hot, billowing water? That's not lack of faith, that's just trying to get the game to fail.

This. I'd buy a game like this in a second, but I only have a PC.

 

[Fynnen]

Yes, something DID get lost in translation. The guy is just giving his opinion on why it's only released in digital format.

He says : "I Am Alive will only be released on a digital format for Live and PSN. There will be no physical release via CD and such, because in my opinion, maybe Ubisoft has a feeling that it sucks."

He is nowhere quoting Jade Raymond about the lack of faith in the title.

 

[Whitenail]

Well, it's nice to hear that it's finally getting a sure-fire release. I've had a poster up in my room of the game forquite some time now (funnily enough it doubles as a motivational poster).

 

[Trogdor1138]

This means nothing, it could still turn out good, you just never know.

Remember Beyond Good & Evil? Yeah, that was by Ubisoft at the same time as Splinter Cell and Sands of Time, so they picked their priorities while a great game suffered sales wise.

This doesn't make any difference whether the game is good or not, don't listen to the suits. If they didn't actually have faith in it they wouldn't be releasing the damn thing.

 

[hem dazon 90]

Dammit I was hoping to see this one in its true potential.

 

[Dfskelleton]

WHEN THE HELL DID THIS HAPPEN

 

[QuirkyTambourine]

Well I'm excited for it, regardless of their faith in the title. Since it's on PSN, I'll definitely be buying it, I've been casually following this pretty much since it was announced.

Damn post-apocalyptic junkie I am.

 

[Orcus The Ultimate]

I always check Jeuxvideo.com before going into the Escapist, gametrailers or g4tv....

 

[Vohn_exel]

Wow, I had forgot about this. I'll have to see if it's worth it when I get a new Ps3 (and the game comes out, lol)

 

[CoL0sS]

I saw this game few days ago in a gaming magazine. It was labeled like a possible launch for this year. Glad to see they decided to come through with it,even if it's not confirmed for PC. As for Ubisoft,well those were the same guys that thought that draconic DRM was a good idea,so....

 

[Gaderael]

the survival action game Ubisoft first announced back in 2008, will finally come out this year but will only be released digitally because the publisher "doesn't have much faith in the title."

Translation: We don't think it has enough appeal for a sequel and make us mountains of money like Assassin's Creed.

The game certainly looks interesting.

Hey Ubi, if you don't have faith in it, the PC is the best platform to release it on, as you have so little faith in it either.

 

[the_pleasure_is_mine]

Well... generally I find this to have more positives.

I Am Alive is and always has been, a risk title.
Obviously they're concerned that it won't sell at all, so now they've stuck it in digital download on the likes of XBLA and PSN.

That means there will be a built in demo (definitely on XBLA at least) where they may not have been one, the price will be much lower (XBLA never seem to retail for more than £10/1200msp anymore) and I believe it will reach a wider audience.

I know I'll definitely try it out, hopefully it'll be worth mine and others msp and Ubisoft will realise that it's definitely worth their investment.

 

[Woodsey]

I've read the translated version on the website, and I'm pretty sure the lack of faith is speculation on the websites part, and that just hasn't come across; no publisher in a million years would say they don't have much faith in a title, even if that's what their actions say.

 

[Bloodstain]

Please please please make it to the PC. I couldn't care less about the digital release, I was going to get it off Steam (provided Steam will sell it) anyway.

The player controls Adam in a first person perspective. The player can use various tactics to stay alive, including using an empty gun to threaten enemies, finding food and water around the city in order to keep Adam alive and healthy and use of actual live weapons, including pistols, machine guns, and grenades if found. The player can also drive abandoned vehicles, driving the vehicles will be in the traditional third-person view, and running or walking can be toggled between first and third person.

It sounds so awesome.

 

[JediMB]

Publishers only want sequels or tried-and-true game concepts anyway, so I don't care what Ubi thinks.

I just want a Steam or GoG release, or something.

 

[D_987]

Publishers only want sequels or tried-and-true game concepts anyway, so I don't care what Ubi thinks.

I just want a Steam or GoG release, or something.

A GoG release? Maybe in a good few years...

Besides based off other comments from here, and other sites it appears this news post is very mis-leading and The Escapist, willfully or otherwise, is mis-quoting what was said...

 

[Furious Styles]

I was looking forward to the game, this is a disappointing development.

 

[JediMB]

Publishers only want sequels or tried-and-true game concepts anyway, so I don't care what Ubi thinks.

I just want a Steam or GoG release, or something.

A GoG release? Maybe in a good few years...

Besides based off other comments from here, and other sites it appears this news post is very mis-leading and The Escapist, willfully or otherwise, is mis-quoting what was said...

Eh, I noticed The Witcher 2 got a GoG release scheduled, so I figured "why not?"

And, yeah, I read about the misquoting after I made my post. A shame that these things happen still.