Knack sold over 2 million? I thought it was 1 million?
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Knack II in development for PS4, according to animator's résumé
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Knack sold over 2 million? I thought it was 1 million?
DeepEnigma
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Oh you!
Kazuma Kiryu
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You guys didn't know that game sequels aren't worth being made if you didn't buy or enjoy their predecessors?
bizzarewars
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Best news I've heard in months...
exmachina64
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Not surprising, it's all over a bunch of Japanese BBS to say the least.
And it's your fault
edit: Well, partially. For the NeoGAF signal boost.
How else will the industry learn to improve its veil of secrecy?
Yes, because developers obviously set out to make a game garbage. No second game has ever improved upon the first...
semiconscious
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yeah. like when baseball teams deliberately acquires genuinely untalented players in order to 'diversify their lineups'
...LOL!
Only problem with this tho, is that this actually seems to be claimed by the defense more often than the detractors. There's a lot of "like Crash" followed by "it's nothing like Crash. Crash was actually a platformer" in here. Pick yo mic back up.
I actually did watch video footage of the game prior (and I was initially interested due to the footage shown at the PS4 reveal).
Watching a single minute of Knack does actually show you everything you need to know... except one important thing. You won't realise that it is in fact everything until you play if for 8+ hours and realise that 1 minute was all there really was.
minimumhippo
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This "knack is good" meme is so bad, even by normal meme standards. It's like, the knack of memes
Acquiescence
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Imagine how much better Knack would've been in glorious 4k/120fps.
We've seen Knack 1. I think that was the extent of the potential for that franchise
Again, Knack released on a system which was selling overwhelming well, in a landscape where almost no other major games were being released for a long time, and it was into bundles. Of course it's going to "sell well". Doesn't indicate quality
Knack is not a good game. It's a mediocre title that got saved by the console release window and lack of competition on it's platform, and pushed super hard by fanboys. Not every license deserves a sequel, especially shit ones
orthodoxy1095
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I don't see why this is so surprising to people. They obviously think the game sold well enough and has a solid enough foundation (however average the first title might have been) to warrant a second try.
This isn't the first game with an average first offering to get a second chance at life. It could be really great this time around.
This isn't the first game with an average first offering to get a second chance at life. It could be really great this time around.
This is so me!
nckillthegrimace
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2016: Year of Nightmares
So, anyway, why do people think Knack outsold 3D World? Is this one of those platform wars things?
So, anyway, why do people think Knack outsold 3D World? Is this one of those platform wars things?
Knack bundles were often the only way to get a PS4 at launch.
It outsold 3D World in UK. Sloppy threadtitles and Sony fans trolling did the rest.
HowardRoark
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Knack 2: Knackstreet's Knack Alright!
LOL at the people saying "you've never played it!" Why do people assume that? Isn't it possible people just didn't like it? Check my trophies if you really care that much, I platinumed the game. I have 7 friends who I regularly game with and bought the console at launch. Everyone got the game. 2 of them returned it after the negative reception my other friends gave it. 2 of us platinumed it. Only 1 of those 2 enjoyed it to an extent (myself). I would never pay 60 dollars for this game if it stacked up against any other titles. The only reason I got it was to have something to complete the buy 2 get 1. The selection was very bare for the first few months. Multiple of these friends actually post on here and can attest to how bad they thought it was. Hell my cousin didn't even finish the game... this is the same guy who completed Genji 2 on ps3 at launch sooooo.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
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DeepEnigma
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Want!!!
Milly Osworth
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Sony had better kid friendly IPs in the past. Shame PS4 has garbage-man.
Acquiescence
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It did outsell 3D World, in the UK charts at least. It was the weekly PAL sales thread where that particular Knack meme originated from.
Coulomb_Barrier
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Great news. Knack's character design is actually really good imo. It deserves a good game.
josecitoxnyo
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What if Sony listed that on purpose to see if people really want the game and they're reading this thread right now?
Hi Shu.
Hi Shu.
The Order 1888 X Knack?
I told you that person probably had it there accidentally, and it was likely an honest mistake. This is why you shouldn't just search for any LinkedIn accounts to satiate your thirst. On the plus side, at least you contributed to cleaning up that profile and making it more accurate.
Good job. You did good.
Jawmuncher
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This is from a Resume. Animator could have known someone would peek and put a fake name on it just to screw around with people prying.
Steverulez
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If they made it more like Knack when he has collected all of his relics and could wreck shit up, fixed the crappy boss battles I might be interested. Knack was ok, not great but certainly wasn't a bad game.
I wouldn't make the next one so long either unless they mix it up a bit more too
They're playing us like a damn fiddle...
I wouldn't make the next one so long either unless they mix it up a bit more too
They're playing us like a damn fiddle...
It's a game for younger kids, to give them fun approachable games that they can fondly look back on. Cerny said as much himself.
Acquiescence
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Pre-order and you get a demo of Lair 2.
DeepEnigma
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LEGO series, Skylanders, Disney Infinity, LBP, Costume Quest, Plants vs. Zombies, Minecraft, Rayman, etc?
I would not call any of those garbage.
Or better: "The Knack: $$$$"
Nightengale
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My approach to all forms of media is that I don't like to assume something of something I've never seen.
Personally for me, there's been enough cases of games where an amazing first game completely blunders the sequel ( DMC, Hotline Miami) or terrible 1st games with a sequel that blows the 1st game out of the water ( ZOE, Saint's Row ) that I don't like to overly attach myself to assumptions that game X will be awesome/bad without at least some footage to highlight the vision of a product.
It's fair to be skeptical though. This is just me.
Jawmuncher
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No he was saying Knack is garbage man.
Portugeezer
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Amazing.
nckillthegrimace
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3D World's cleared 4 million according to Nintendo's investor relations website, but that might be a smokescreen to suppress the truth about Knack.
What about...
The Order 2186
Knights of The Order must pursue and terminate Rogue Cyborgs who have escaped from an off-world colony. Now on Earth, it's up to Galahad and his Knights to terminate them before these Replicants can take down their creators, the government itself.
Cyberpunk setting.
He said it was like a secondary title not a 3rd and 4th tier. This was either the first or 2nd game EVER shown running on a ps4. They put it front and center at e3, and they were constantly talking about it as a primary launch title, because there was nothing else.
Hate? It's not about hate, this argument started, because people were questioning the financial decision and the resources wasted on a piss poor franchise such as Knack.
DeepEnigma
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I would rather not. I enjoyed the setting, which I usually don't like that timeline in games.
Oh, that was a good edit.
You improved this game's pitch by avoiding that dreadful word.
This. And there are plenty of other games from Sony that could be more appealing
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