Yeah, the idea is/was a fun one. Clearly it didn't live up to the expectations. Maybe (like No Mans Sky) they can fix it.
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Do you think MSFT is going to dedicate money and years in trying to turn the game around?
I doubt it, but am willing to be surprised. Do they (MS) consider this a live service game?
It has some attributes of a life service game but not all. Time will tell whether MS chooses to improve the game, but it seems to go beyond just bugs, the entire design of the game has issues, the AI, the number of enemies, etc. I'm not saying it can't be improved but the issues run deep
They did with Sea of Thieves, and look where it is now. It's got a massive thriving community, and even had a Pirates of the Caribbean expansion where they actually got Johnny Depp to be Captain Jack Sparrow again.
Which is why I asked if it was a live service game, usually those get some love.
Well it does have an always online requirement (when it really doesn't need one since it's got a single player mode) but I have no idea. The entire development of this game was a mess.
Microsoft doesn’t even seem interested in fixing Halo Infinite. I doubt the would be interested in fixing this.
Do we know if 343I has moved on? I thought they were still working on stuff with H:I.
They lost about a quarter of their staff through layoffs, even if they haven't moved on, Halo Infinite is a sad state
Ah yeah then I cam see why they dropped things like split screen co-op.
Is Arkane in the same position (WRT layoffs)?
Even remote co-op is a joke. I can’t change my specials 80% of the time and it’s so buggy.
Some insights about the failure:
gameworldobserver.com
www.engadget.com
Arkane devs hoped Microsoft would cancel or reboot Redfall, which suffered from talent exodus and poor management | Game World Observer
Redfall is one of the most disappointing game releases of 2023 so far, especially coming from an prominent studio like Arkane. Here is what was going on behind the scenes during development, leading to some obvious problems.
gameworldobserver.com
Microsoft was reportedly hands-off with Xbox dud ‘Redfall’
By now, it’s well-known that Xbox-exclusive Redfall was a colossal commercial and critical dud when it launched last month. Its somewhat intriguing concept — vampires inhabiting a well-to-do Massachusetts island — was held back by bugs and an overall lack of polish. (The description “not fit for...
www.engadget.com
This is a bit relevant and speaks to how I generally feel about the AAA gaming industry.
There have been a lot A LOT of empty promises in SO MANY games recently. Other than the games in question from before, the most irritating one was straight from 343 they said after Halo 5 that couch co-op would be a primary focus. Where is that in Halo Infinite?
But games like Satisfactory, Factorio? Nintendo even? I am all for that. I don't care one bit about the 1,000th Call of Duty game.
There have been a lot A LOT of empty promises in SO MANY games recently. Other than the games in question from before, the most irritating one was straight from 343 they said after Halo 5 that couch co-op would be a primary focus. Where is that in Halo Infinite?
But games like Satisfactory, Factorio? Nintendo even? I am all for that. I don't care one bit about the 1,000th Call of Duty game.
Another empty promise becoming one of the worst ranked games on Steam.
New The Day Before Discovery Has Players Even More Disappointed
The disastrous launch of The Day Before becomes even worse, as players uncover something interesting about its playable zone.
Ouch, classic Early Access bait and switch...Another empty promise becoming one of the worst ranked games on Steam.
New The Day Before Discovery Has Players Even More Disappointed
The disastrous launch of The Day Before becomes even worse, as players uncover something interesting about its playable zone.gamerant.com
(ugh to the 'gaming is dying' video by someone likely in his 20s without the maturity to understand that these things are a cyclical joke by now ... I've been hearing the death of gaming likely since before that kid was born!)
I grabbed Redfall last month on a sale for just over $10 with coupon ... and after playing a few hours I definitely feel I overpaid!
There have been a few patches, but it is just fundamentally not a good game.
And I so agree with the earlier comments about requiring always-online for single player games being infuriating ... I obviously didn't pay attention, and even when initially launching it only said "contact servers on initial launch" which to me meant 'initial launch' but was in fact ALWAYS. I'm traveling a lot for work, so even though the newest SteamOS on the OLED Deck connects to the hotel WiFi, Redfall sometimes can't connext to the BethSoft servers. So I have abandoned it for now.
Which on second thought might be a good thing.
I grabbed Redfall last month on a sale for just over $10 with coupon ... and after playing a few hours I definitely feel I overpaid!
There have been a few patches, but it is just fundamentally not a good game.And I so agree with the earlier comments about requiring always-online for single player games being infuriating ... I obviously didn't pay attention, and even when initially launching it only said "contact servers on initial launch" which to me meant 'initial launch' but was in fact ALWAYS. I'm traveling a lot for work, so even though the newest SteamOS on the OLED Deck connects to the hotel WiFi, Redfall sometimes can't connext to the BethSoft servers. So I have abandoned it for now.
Which on second thought might be a good thing.
I don't care one bit about the 1,000th Call of Duty game.
Me neither. 🤔 How long can they milk that franchise?
Well, it is the #2 selling game of 2023 through November, so ...
(I totally agree - last CoD game I bought was Modern Warfare 2 from 2009)
E3 event and the studio behind The Day Before shut down for good.
www.theverge.com
www.nytimes.com
Game studio shuts down just days after launching anticipated MMO
The Day Before was a financial failure.
E3 Tech Expo Is Shutting Down
The annual event, once an important opportunity for video game companies to showcase their creations, struggled to stay relevant in a shifting industry.
Neither of those things are surprising.E3 event and the studio behind The Day Before shut down for good.
Game studio shuts down just days after launching anticipated MMO
The Day Before was a financial failure.
E3 Tech Expo Is Shutting Down
The annual event, once an important opportunity for video game companies to showcase their creations, struggled to stay relevant in a shifting industry.
I don't think it means a whole lot, Blade sounds more like their wheelhouse and it's made by Arkane Lyon and not Austin. Good studios can make bad games, the studios behind the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Nier Automata made Starfox Zero for example.
Well let's hope Microsoft doesn't make them turn it into a live service games (somehow). We all saw how Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy turned out. Hoping more for some Spider-Man level magic...