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FlihpFlorp ,

Wait is that game out

I remember seeing a trailer for that a loooong (couple years I think) time ago

HotWheelsVroom OP ,

Yes, it came out on the 29th of August on Steam and Epic. It will release on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S this Fall.

FlihpFlorp ,

Yo sick

I completly forgot about this game ngl

HotWheelsVroom OP ,

And yes, I can confirm that Squirrel with a Gun is fun. I’ve been having an absolute BLAST (pun intended) with the game.

It’s absolutely nuts! (pun intended, again)

FlihpFlorp ,

It looked fun when j watched the trailer with stuff like bullet jumping so now I gotta check it out

Blizzard ,

What are you talking about, it released on PS5 a week ago.

istanbullu ,

offffff. less than 200 players

HotWheelsVroom OP ,

Concord is definitely DOA (Dead on Arrival)

I don’t blame the devs for making the game, I blame the suits for not letting anything more interesting come out of the studio

parpol ,

I blame that one Dev who said people who don’t like the game are a bunch of talentless freaks.

Eggyhead ,

They definitely ensured I became less inclined to even consider giving this game a chance.

PunchingWood ,

I’m almost certain the only reason Concord has players is because of social media incessantly talking about it. The only reason I know of the game is because of social media.

Just let it die and move on already.

EddoWagt ,

Is squirrel with a gun any good?

moody ,

Depends what you mean by good. Is it silly pointless fun? Yes it is.

Is it deep, compelling gameplay with a lot of replayability? No.

It plays kind of like Untitled Goose Game in a way. Short themed sections with vague goals.

EddoWagt ,

I didn’t expect anything else than silly pointless fun, after all it’s a squirrel with a gun.

Sometimes I love a short game that doesn’t take itself seriously, thanks for the info!

thingsiplay ,

Is Goat Simulator any good? I would say (didn’t play it yet) Squirrel with a Gun is in that ball park.

thingsiplay ,

Price plays a role too, only 17,55 Euros for Squirrel here and Concord 40 Euros, plus 20 for Deluxe.

I was interested into Concord, not gonna lie. But even if I wanted to buy and play the game, accept their terms of usage and create a Sony account, its not playable on Linux. And to be honest, I’m thankful for not being able to waste my money and time.

tarsisurdi ,

That’s what happens when you mix a pile of abusive industry practices with an overall bad and iterative game that doesn’t bring anything new to the genre

thingsiplay ,

The gameplay doesn’t look bad to me, I am interested into it. It has way bigger problems, like the unpopular character styles and looks. But what do you mean by “abusive industry practices”? I like the idea of paying upfront and getting the whole game, way better than a Free to play model to me. But I guess that approach isn’t working in today’s world.

tarsisurdi , (edited )

Paying for it is not the problem at all, in fact it’s preferred over a freemium model.

The practices I mostly refer to are:

  • microtransactions in any context;
  • requiring additional software (PSN overlay) that doesn’t support all platforms;
  • PSN account requirement for a game that’s sold on Steam (have they forgotten about the shitshow that was Helldivers II?).

EDIT: history has also told us that paying upfront for a hero shooter doesn’t work out in the long term if the game wants any shot at being popular, just look at Overwatch’s failure to capitalize on it’s momentum by not becoming free-to-play earlier (and everything else wrong with Blizzard and their management).

thingsiplay ,

But those points are not the reason this game flopped. Lot of games have micro transactions and are popular. Other games require additional account (and even launcher in some cases) and are still popular. While these arguments are in fact negative, they are not the reason the game failed. If Sony comes to this conclusion too, then they will not learn anything from it. So I hope they analyze it better.

In example the initial trailer reveal wasn’t good. Then the characters and the universe it is in isn’t very interesting, huge problem for a hero shooter. Sony completely ignored the critics from beta test phase. The marketing in general was terrible. Game is not playable on Linux either, which would have gave them some marketing push too. And the timing of the launch day was badly chosen too lot of people and news was focusing on Wukong and Deadlock.

There are lot of reasons that are well orchestrated together to fail the game. It’s not as simple as the list you gave (in my opinion). Games with worse industry standards get more popular.

steal_your_face ,
@steal_your_face@lemmy.ml avatar

I would try it if it supported Linux, but it never will so…

DoucheBagMcSwag ,

Janie’s Squirrel’s Got a Gun

Am I the only one who thinks of this whenever I see this title?

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