No Fable III PC Demo After All
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GFWL makes me rage, not sad. Ever used their marketplace? Some games force install on the C drive, regardless of where you set it to install. Not only that, but they games download in the form of several small zip files, so the game downloads and installs, effectively taking up double the stated memory requirement.TwitchyGamer101 said:
OT: In case you didn't notice by the above, the fact that it's GFWL is what made it a no sale for me, that and Fable hasn't been good since the first one.
Thank you, I thought I wasn?t the only one who noticed that.shadowform said:
OT: Disappointing that they didn?t put out a demo. I really liked Fable 2 and 3, and gave them both 2 play throughs.
Not a bad game in my mind, but I wouldn?t pick it up at this point
Lack of demo leads to piracy, piracy leads to ludicrous, ineffective DRM, DRM leads to loss of sales on the PC, loss of sales leads to a perceived lack of audience, perceived lack of audience leads to half-hearted ports and canceled demos.
And so the cycle of PC development stupidity continues.
And so the cycle of PC development stupidity continues.
After hearing what people had to say about Fable III, I wouldn't be interested even if a demo did come out.
And after producing a terrible game, releasing the PC version several months after the Xbox version and not providing a demo, they are still going to end up crying about poor PC sales. Nevermind that those poor sales might actually be....you know, for legitimate reasons...
And after producing a terrible game, releasing the PC version several months after the Xbox version and not providing a demo, they are still going to end up crying about poor PC sales. Nevermind that those poor sales might actually be....you know, for legitimate reasons...
The lack of a demo isn't what's driving me away, it's that everything here's being set up for a disappointment. Disregarding that I've played, finished, and been disappointed by a rented console version in the time I was waiting to buy a PC version: a port should not take that long to make when full games have been rushed out faster. If it is, it should have significant improvements...with the delays, I was thinking something along the lines of the Lost Chapters, which is something that could really make the game worth playing, not a few new weapons. Upping the difficulty is a good start, but it doesn't change the abrupt and underwhelming ending like an expanded game would. It had so much potential, then wasted it away at the last moment...this is EXACTLY where an expansion is needed.
Paid DLC for trivial things that should be included anyway, like Black Dye (come one, that's bound to be the most used) is a sign of greed. The long production time with minimal additions is a sign of laziness. A lack of a demo is a sign of faithlessness. Overall, it looks like it's intended to trick people more than reward them. The only way this is worth buying to me is if it's on major discount or if the mod community really flourishes.
Qualifier: From what I've seen, the port does look well done. But the point remains that more is expected from this time-frame.
Paid DLC for trivial things that should be included anyway, like Black Dye (come one, that's bound to be the most used) is a sign of greed. The long production time with minimal additions is a sign of laziness. A lack of a demo is a sign of faithlessness. Overall, it looks like it's intended to trick people more than reward them. The only way this is worth buying to me is if it's on major discount or if the mod community really flourishes.
Qualifier: From what I've seen, the port does look well done. But the point remains that more is expected from this time-frame.
So funny and true.omicron1 said:
I have done the same and releasing a game without a demo for the PC gamers is really a bad way to go and to show us that they don't care about how many copies they will sell.
I want to give them a slight commendation on the fact that they had the "balls" to release this title on the same day that Witcher 2 is launching as well*clap...clap...clap*(glaDOS reference).
