Sentenza
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Weren't they disbanded shortly after?The studio that made Sleeping Dogs
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Are there gaming equivalents to the ‚One-Hit-Wonders‘ from the music industry?
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Arun1910
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Agree.
Witcher 3 and its DLCs somehow were the only truly amazing things this studio has put out.
Krappadizzle
Member
Yeah, Witcher 1 being being a GOTY contender from multiple outlets didn't mean jack shit I guess or Witcher 2 selling more than the first GOTY contender. But troll on.
Arun1910
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Calm down
That's just my opinion, no need to get your knickers in a twist.
Boaty McBoatface
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I don't think people understand one hit wonder lol.
Does Braid count? I know he went to make another game but would you consider that something of a success?
Does Braid count? I know he went to make another game but would you consider that something of a success?
NeoIkaruGAF
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Secret of Mana. For a variety of reasons (Trials not getting released in English until very recently, every other Mana game being its own thing and quite distant from SoM’s formula), no other episode enjoyed the critical success and the popularity of that game.
Parasite Eve. The first game is well remembered. 2, while being a game I spent a lot of time on, went by almost unnoticed, and 3 doesn’t even have the PE name.
Parasite Eve. The first game is well remembered. 2, while being a game I spent a lot of time on, went by almost unnoticed, and 3 doesn’t even have the PE name.
Krappadizzle
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It's a dumb opinion. Or you're not even remotely understanding of even the title of the thread to begin with. Even if you liked nothing from the studio. Witcher 1 sold millions of copies, was GOTY contender, Witcher 2 sold more and was ALSO a GOTY contender, Witcher 3 sells EVEN MORE and is GAF Game of the Generation and then you come with the thoughtful:Calm down
I guess if the title of the thread was "What Studio was a 3-Hit-Wonder-and Cyberpunk 2077 can't be mentioned" you might have a good point.
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Reality Czar
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Lol people listing massively popular games from giant franchises that are ongoing.
Like there are people saying TLOU is a one hit wonder. We’re you asleep at all the GOTY awards the sequel won last year? They are making a tv show!
One hit wonder! Hah!
Like there are people saying TLOU is a one hit wonder. We’re you asleep at all the GOTY awards the sequel won last year? They are making a tv show!
One hit wonder! Hah!
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PendekarRajawali
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Neff
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Says you. 2 was way better.
Krappadizzle
Member
Not to mention the spiritual successor in Um Jammer Lammy or the remaster from a few years ago on PS4.
AlteredForms
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Witcher 1 being a GOTY contender
? Don’t get ahead of yourself, it wasn’t clunky as hell and rough all around. Witcher 2 and 3 are where things get real good.
balls of snow
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Bloodborne... because there will never be a sequel. Sucks but eh.
Sentenza
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Ah yes, Bloodborne, from that unknown studio that made just Bloodborne and then gave up on making games.
Truly a one-hit wonder by every metric.
Krappadizzle
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I wasn't commenting on the quality, just the sentiment at the time. Witcher 1 was a good game though, awesome story, fantastic setting, great music. Combat was clunky, but still was pretty fun once you got the hang of the timing and stance changes.Witcher 1 being a GOTY contender
I'm not saying it was a GOTY contender, just professional outlets from all over did.
balls of snow
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Yep wake me when Japan Studios make another bloodborne..oh wait.
One Hit Wonders in music, make TONS OF MUSIC but only one of those songs are good. I’m not the only poster in this thread interpreting this correctly.
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TheAssist
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Most people here dont seem to understand the question or what a one hit wonder is. OP even explains it.
It means that one artist/developer made one successful game and then made a bunch more that didnt even come close to that success.
Saying Uncharted, or TLoU, or Mass Effect, doesnt make sense. Clearly Naughty Dog and Bioware made lots of successful games and even franchises. ND delivers to this day with critical and commercial acclaim. Everything else is your personal opinion.
Tetris might actually fit the definition, since I cant remember another games that developer made.
It means that one artist/developer made one successful game and then made a bunch more that didnt even come close to that success.
Saying Uncharted, or TLoU, or Mass Effect, doesnt make sense. Clearly Naughty Dog and Bioware made lots of successful games and even franchises. ND delivers to this day with critical and commercial acclaim. Everything else is your personal opinion.
Tetris might actually fit the definition, since I cant remember another games that developer made.
TheAssist
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The Studio who made bloodborne made other successful games after bloodborne. So by definition Bloodborne isnt a one hit wonder. That term refers to the artist as being a one hit wonder. Not the product. That term comes from the music industry, were you usually dont have franchises to begin with.
Also, Japan studio didnt make bloodborne, they contracted a studio to do it. They were the production house. A role that can be filled by other inhouse Sony departments these days, which made Japan Studio obsolete, since the only part that was still actively producing games was the Astro Bot developer (that still exists). Sony can still contract From to make a Bloodborne 2 if both parties agree to do so. But people like the Jim Ryan is evil story so much more than the rational business strategy story.
01011001
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The studio that made Sleeping Dogs
Sleeping Dogs is the third game in the True Crime series... so not quite fitting
Captain Toad
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Publishers and studios are more like sports teams than bands. It's likely certain PEOPLE were one-hit wonders in the industry, it's much more rare for an entire corporation to be the same, as they just constantly change talent and employees, while functioning under the same name.
ihavezippers
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witcher 3? too soon?
Rean no Kiseki
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Wrong, Ninja Theory's most successful game was DmC, Double Fine's most successful game was oddly enough Brütal Legend which sold over 1M, and BGE is no galaxy where near Ubisoft 's most successful game and it's too soon to judge it's sequal performance when it's not out yet!
Goro Majima
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Does John Romero’s inability to find success after iD count? Like a “one hit studio” wonder? Or am I still bitter that Daikatana was ass?
Krappadizzle
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JohnSpartanLee
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Hulk_Smash
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That’s not you’re opinion. That’s purposefully twisting the meaning of one hit wonder just to provide your “hot take”.
Edgy, yes.
Accurate, no.
Rbk_3
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Warzone is the most played game in 2021 I am pretty sure
OmegaSupreme
advanced basic bitch
Soma was brillant
01011001
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all of these... are wrong... like all of them, wtf? oh, except Phil Fish
Phase
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The_Mike
I cry about SonyGaf from my chair in Redmond, WA
Warzone is built over modern warfare 19 and not cold war.
EverydayBeast
thinks Halo Infinite is a new graphical benchmark
There’s signs of one hit wonders everywhere.
Sentenza
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The only people who think it's Japan Studio and not From Software that should get the credit for Bloodborne are sad wankers who are never sated of tasting Sony's balls.
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One hit wonders means, a Studio/creator put out a single game - that game became a hit/success, but nothing else they have ever done was a hit/success. Hence the music industry comparison of one hit wonders. Literally on this list, you have multiple hit games from the same studios. Proving they are not one hit wonders.
DonkeyPunchJr
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01011001
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I did not know that. No wonder I liked it so much!
yeah whoever published True Crime went under. Square Enix bought the Developers and the rights to the game, but not the rights to the IP True Crime
People saying CDPR either haven't played Witcher 1 or are trolling. The first game is one of the most atmospheric and unique RPGs I've ever played and in many respects it's even better than the Witcher 3 - namely the music (although admittedly W3 has stellar music also), quest designs, and story where there's quite a good amount of choice and consequence.
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Dragon_Rocks
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That only means that those other posters also didn't read the op properly. There is nothing open to interpretation in the op. Criteria 1 and 2 in op are very specific and you failed to adhere to any of them. You listing Jak and Daxter, Uncharted and TLOU one after another is hilarious as they violate both criteria 1 and 2 of op.
Men_in_Boxes
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RoadHazard
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Some of the answers in this thread... You can't have the "opinion" that Uncharted was a one hit wonder, as that's objectively false by every imaginable metric. If looking at only the series itself, all the sequels were bigger successes than the original, and if looking at what ND have done since, TLoU and its sequel were even more successful. So, like, wat. Either people are trolling or they just don't understand the topic or what a OHW even is.
Fez is a good answer. Braid, maaaybe. The Witness probably wasn't as big of a success, but I don't think it exactly bombed? And it was a great game.
Fez is a good answer. Braid, maaaybe. The Witness probably wasn't as big of a success, but I don't think it exactly bombed? And it was a great game.
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01011001
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it was also such a piece of trash at launh that they basically had to remaster it TWICE until it wasn't a piece of shit anymore. and it's still euro-jank galore
Oddvintagechap
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Lmao did someone delete my post cause I said Xbox studios are one hit wonders?
In their own words “Fans will also recognize the Coalition of Ordered Governments (COG) from Gears of War lore. Moving forward, when you hear The Coalition, we want you to think of Gears of War.” Same for 343, Turn 10, Undead, etc. They literally changed their logos into the one franchise they been making. If thats not the embodiment of one hit wonder, I dont know what is.
Any studio with only one successful franchise is a one hit wonder.
Sony Santa Monica, Polyphany Digital, Sony San Diego are one hit wonders too.
Game Freak can only do Pokemon. As much as like those games I can admit they are technically trash. Nostalgia is their true strength.
Everyone better?
In their own words “Fans will also recognize the Coalition of Ordered Governments (COG) from Gears of War lore. Moving forward, when you hear The Coalition, we want you to think of Gears of War.” Same for 343, Turn 10, Undead, etc. They literally changed their logos into the one franchise they been making. If thats not the embodiment of one hit wonder, I dont know what is.
Any studio with only one successful franchise is a one hit wonder.
Sony Santa Monica, Polyphany Digital, Sony San Diego are one hit wonders too.
Game Freak can only do Pokemon. As much as like those games I can admit they are technically trash. Nostalgia is their true strength.
Everyone better?
Dream-Knife
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Goldeneye. EA for a while tried to recreate the power GE had but failed. TWINE 64 and Nightfire were good games, but not anything close really. They also tried really hard to make it super "007". They never realized that people liked it because the game felt organic, not because it was a 007 game. Then Activision ruined it by turning it into COD.