• criss_cross@lemmy.world
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    14 hours ago

    I’m sad Howard’s legacy sold so well.

    Also Cyberpunk sold better than I expected given the launch.

    • leave_it_blank@lemmy.world
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      40 minutes ago

      To be fair, Hogwarts Legacy is a very good game, I started playing yesterday and the atmosphere of the movies is perfectly captured! I did expect a cash grab, but I was totally wrong.

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        30 minutes ago

        As someone who has beaten the game. The cash grab part is just after your first day and the “open world” starts up.

        It’s not a bad game, but it gets pretty bland and generic once the main loop of ditching school starts.

    • Dyskolos@lemmy.zip
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      1 hour ago

      Screw a bad launch as long as the Dev delivers in the end and not just pisses off. And they did. It’s one of the greatest games of all times. And I’m gaming daily since pong and pacman.

      There are tons of shitty releases that stay shitty but offer micro transactions and 2646 dlcs. CP has one add-on that is also fantastic.

      Being an early adopter sucks in this industry. That’s why I waited over a year to play it and had not one single issue in 3 playthroughs.

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        55 minutes ago

        I played it at release, and I had a negligible number of technical issues on PC. Not everyone had a bad time with it back then.

    • Chloé 🥕@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      13 hours ago

      i’m wondering if the boycott had adverse effects and promoted the game in more gamer-centric spaces that otherwise wouldn’t have cared that much

      obviously it’s a harry potter game, it was always gonna sell well. but 2nd best selling game of the last 5 years??? ouch