So PewDiePie got South Park The Sick of Truth early and I must say that's the most original RPG Ive seen so far. Never expected that I will say this
SPOILERS of course
[video=youtube;7yP35-V042c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yP35-V042c&list=UU-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw&feature=c4-overview[/video]
SPOILERS of course
[video=youtube;7yP35-V042c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yP35-V042c&list=UU-lHJZR3Gqxm24_Vd_AJ5Yw&feature=c4-overview[/video]
It does look pretty good. They definetely succeeded at keeping the feel of South Park, what's more it seems to be genuinely fun to play. I love the fact that it looks like something straight out of TV. The music seems really epic which I love given the pseudo D&D storyline that they have in the game. I wonder if they used the word "Kupa" intentionally ? It means "poop" in Polish...
Pewdiepie made the whole thing rather cringeworthy to watch. And what's that ? He is at 23 million subscribers ? I don't know what to think about that... ehh...
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https://secure.gog.com/news/announcement_big_preorders_launch_day_releases_coming
So, they ditched the principle of flat pricing for promoting DRM-free. Not sure what to say about it, but it doesn't look good. What do you think? Once they gave in to some, there will be no way to convince other developers that they see flat pricing as an important value.
Humble Bundle recently also pushed this regional pricing stuff. Nasty developments.
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It's unfortunate. But if they can snag big time publishers who agree to DRM free, then it's an acceptable trade off. It applies to the upcoming 3 titles, right?
I'm not sure if giving up on that is worth it in the long run. If GOG serves as an example of good practices, they should stick to them, rather than cherry picking. Publishers will think they won over GOG's principles on this. And they will want more. With them it works like "give them a hand, and they'll bite it off whole". I.e. I see no point in compromising with publishers who are using crooked "industry standards".
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=b6P3yOTR2Vc&t=1194
Easier said than done, I guess?
Easier said than done, I guess?
@ReptilePZ: Yeah. Talk is cheap. Sticking to your principles is hard.
"regional pricing is becoming the standard around the globe" being used as an excuse is BS, too. DRM is an industry standard as well, why not let go of that (DRM-free only games) next?
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I would rather have more DRM-free games without flat pricing, than less DRM-free games with flat pricing. So I'm good with that. In last few months every big store that had flat prices switched to non-flat prices, including Green Man Gaming and Humble Store.
They will keep flat prices for old games, so nothing will change other than more games will be available.
They will keep flat prices for old games, so nothing will change other than more games will be available.
You can't expect them to change minds without compromising. That's not how business works. Besides, they did this for TW2, and then added a gift to compensate for the regional difference - a fair compromise. Remember the censored Aussie version and their work around for that? Another fair compromise.