Gearbox just pulled a Colonial Marines on We Happy Few
#1 Posted 14 August 2018 - 09:10 AM
Come on, Gearbox, recall this stuff and fix it.
#2 Posted 14 August 2018 - 09:40 AM
Unless you want to see a game that makes DNF look like a masterpiece.
#3 Posted 14 August 2018 - 09:46 AM
Forge, on 14 August 2018 - 09:40 AM, said:
Unless you want to see a game that makes DNF look like a masterpiece.
But fuck, why are they doing this? I mean this was the first title Gearbox's publishing department could have made some nice money with on top of getting the respect of their consumer base. The game looks great, it reminds me of BioShock with some survival and questing elements thrown in there, it's the perfect indie darling even with the 60 dollar price tag. This shit can't slip through QA because it's an absolute technical garbage, they must have been like "well, we're out of development time and we don't want to spend more money, it's broken but oh well, we'll just release it".
#4 Posted 14 August 2018 - 01:07 PM
#6 Posted 14 August 2018 - 04:22 PM
Trooper Dan, on 14 August 2018 - 01:07 PM, said:
Capable? Sure. Willing? Not at all.
I dunno what should be going on behind the scenes but this release is a giant red flag. It's been a while since they made or published anything successful, maybe they're having problems? Remember, Randy's a bad businessman who got lucky with Borderlands, anything can happen. After you hit the jackpot you can fuck things up badly.
This post has been edited by Zaxx: 14 August 2018 - 04:24 PM
#7 Posted 14 August 2018 - 04:44 PM
However, if the game was released in a raw state like this, it's evident that publisher was the reason. It'll be much better if the Compulsion just worked on the game at their own pace. The big-budget publisher connection ruined everything (doesn't matter if it's Gearbox or not). The game looks very promising, but it's not AAA title by any means.
#8 Posted 15 August 2018 - 12:24 AM
It's no secret that they're doing Borderlands 3. I tell you, Duke Nukem will be a playable character, probably as dlc. I'm calling it now, and they better pick up the phone.
#9 Posted 15 August 2018 - 09:17 AM
Redxplatinum, on 15 August 2018 - 12:24 AM, said:
It's no secret that they're doing Borderlands 3. I tell you, Duke Nukem will be a playable character, probably as dlc. I'm calling it now, and they better pick up the phone.
That's cool because Duke does not fit into Borderlands at all... but they won't make a new game so guess they'll have to do something with the IP.
#10 Posted 16 August 2018 - 07:23 AM
Zaxx, on 15 August 2018 - 09:17 AM, said:
If they want, they'll found a way to make him fit into Borderlands universe, whatever the end result would so great or just sucks ass.
#11 Posted 16 August 2018 - 10:48 AM
Player Lin, on 16 August 2018 - 07:23 AM, said:
Yeah they can easily make Duke fit. It's not like they haven't added Duke in Borderlands before >.>
Back to the topic, Gearbox should've made sure this game was ready when they launched it. Many reviewers review the game based on the launched version of the game. If launch is bad then the game has bad rep and they may not recover from it. Even if they update it in the future it won't draw as much as if it was good at launch
#12 Posted 18 August 2018 - 01:46 AM
From the video it seems that the game indeed has an interesting premise and some pretty good art as the narrator states, it's kinda sad that this whole thing is marred by bugs and lack of polishing.
#13 Posted 21 August 2018 - 06:03 AM
Also as an owner of the original Bulletstorm with a box copy I was kind of sad that they wouldn't offer the remastered version for free or a discount to owners of the original game.
This post has been edited by Grand Admiral Thrawn: 21 August 2018 - 06:06 AM
#14 Posted 21 August 2018 - 07:15 AM
#15 Posted 21 August 2018 - 08:36 AM
Grand Admiral Thrawn, on 21 August 2018 - 06:03 AM, said:
This sure sounds familiar...
#16 Posted 21 August 2018 - 10:47 AM
Grand Admiral Thrawn, on 21 August 2018 - 06:03 AM, said:
riiiiight
I want free copies of the next 37 iterations of duke3d. Especially since they like to take the versions I have off the shelf in an attempt to make them obsolete or illegal.
This post has been edited by Forge: 21 August 2018 - 10:48 AM
#17 Posted 21 August 2018 - 12:38 PM
Btw. even after minutes of thinking I could have sworn that Colonial Marines was the last game Gearbox has developed... then I remembered BattleBorn. What a hit!
This post has been edited by Zaxx: 21 August 2018 - 12:43 PM