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Seasoned RPG devs from Obsidian and Bioware blame the temporary death of the isometric CRPG on 'vibes-based forecasting' from retailers (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 10 months ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/games@sh.itjust.works

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"I can't stress enough how often I'd hear a retail rep declare a genre/style/look was dead with zero supporting data."

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[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Boy were they wrong. BG3 is the best game of the decade.

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[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago (10 children)

And they are probably correct.

If this game wasn't called bg 3 it wouldn't be selling like it it.

Rouge trader hit #2 for a day or two and went away. It'll be a mid success and make some money from the 40k name. But other crogs just don't sell as much and are risky.

[–] MarcomachtKuchen@feddit.de 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Can we please Not act like the name alone is making this game such a succes

[–] LemmyIsFantastic@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago

No. It's a good game that's 100% helped along because of the name.

[–] ATPA9@feddit.de 2 points 10 months ago

I think you are overestimating the brand recognition of a game series from the 2000s.

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[–] CosmoNova@lemmy.world -4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (8 children)

Essentially they admit to having no self confidence and believe what any Gamestop rep tells them, then?

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