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Excellent news. I hope they make a PS4 version and get more money for their next gen project.
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Beyond: Two Souls sells over 1 million copies worldwide
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Excellent news. I hope they make a PS4 version and get more money for their next gen project.
The Smoking Bun
Banned
I don't know why Telltale Games gets a free pass while everyone rags on Quantic Dream.
I believe it's mostly because Telltale's stories and characters are incredibly strong
I believe it's mostly because Telltale's stories and characters are incredibly strong
the message that things like gone home and walking dead send is that people like alternative story-based experiences
the message that quantic dream games send is that people will buy the most atrocious bullshit if it's packaged well and pushed by a platform holder and its insane fans
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Really liked it. I'm happy that their games keep selling well. (I admint I couldn't resist replying after the post above mine)
Mesothelioma
Neo Member
David Cage games are a guilty pleasure of mine. I'll pick it up when it's 20 bucks though.
Even if you don't like this game or David Cage, why would you want this to fail? It's not like Cages style of games are saturating the market. And while Heavy Rain did well it didn't sell that great that the majority of the industry would follow suit. So no need to fear that it will take over.
Even if you disliked Beyond, a lot people put a ton of hard work into this game. Why wish it ill?
What an arrogant post. Such a terrible attitude.
Even if you disliked Beyond, a lot people put a ton of hard work into this game. Why wish it ill?
What an arrogant post. Such a terrible attitude.
malingenie
Member
I echo this feeling, with the caveat that I haven't played Beyond, but feel that HR wasn't as awesome as it could be. But good news for the genre is good news to me, I guess!
Oh, please. I like what QD does. Do I want all games like that? No. Do I deny they have problems? Not at all. Calling anyone who likes these games an insane fanboy is absolutely ridiculous and short sighted. QD has a lot they can improve on but I like what they're doing.
as you can see, it's not a small difference, expecially when it comes to story driven games
Get a grip, they're no different from eachother.
Uno Venova
Banned
Man when the title gets changed to a million, I hope we get more of these, so good.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Overall, Walking Dead was not as good as HR or Beyond, IMO. Better in some ways worse in others. aeolist, your post is total hyperbole.
SolidSnakex
Member
If you think the gameplay in QD's games are bad then the same would apply to TWD, as they just ripped QD's formula and put it into their games.
Can Crusher
Banned
Wish Sony stopped being assholes about it and put it on PSN.
Great job QD. Sony made a tons of money with it.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
And made it simpler and less involved (in case of WD at least, I didn't play WAU yet)
Canis lupus
Member
Nice, keep making these type of games QD, they're fantastic.
indigo-cyclops
Member
This is just idiotic... I especially love the bit where you imply gone home and walking dead are so different from Beyond. Your bias is showing well.
Um...
I don't claim that either Gone Home or The Walking Dead (which I didn't actually enjoy all that much) are high art, but claiming they're no different from one another is ridiculous. Those two had really smart writers behind them while Beyond was like a low-budget Syfy original from 2002. I think Quantic Dream have the technical chops to deliver an amazing game with the right collaborators, but their efforts so far, and David Cage's storytelling, are downright embarrassing.
why do you think i'm talking about the gameplay at all?
SolidSnakex
Member
Because you mentioned QD's games having bad gameplay in your first post in this thread.
sure, and walking dead is just as bad
they're worlds apart in terms of writing and plot structure, though
Rated-Rsuperstar
Member
Good news, it deserves every sale it can.
Wasn't as good as HR imo, but still in my Top 5 2013.
Beyond has its moments, but I prefered Heavy Rain as well. I think it was the fact that characters could die and the story would adapt to those changes in the narrative. It made for one of the most interesting discussions with my brother as to how our playthroughs differed from each other.
Sword Of Doom
Member
I need to play this too. I loved the demo. Hope they keep doing what they've been doing. They make interesting AAA games and that's rare nowadays.
Cant compare yet Heavy Rain sold over 3 million over time
http://67.227.255.239/forum/showthread.php?t=655311
same here! looks great.
Off-Kilter
Banned
But in what way though?
According to this article, it sold around 1 million between launch (February 2010) and early April the same year, so roughly the same in the same amount of time - taking into consideration that Beyond launched in *crazy release season* and around the two next-gen consoles, and that is really not too bad. Maybe not what Sony were quite hoping for given the talent involved, but still impressive.
For those in the UK looking to pick it up, it's floating around £15-20 at the moment.
In a way that people think the writing is good.
and they thought the game was only going to sell 200k-300k units
Katana_Strikes
Member
Wasn't as good as Heavy Rain by a long shot. But good numbers considering it didn't seem to sell so strong out of the gate.
It's all about expectations I suppose. But then you wouldn't find EA or Acti ever green lighting HR/BTS in the first place.
It's all about expectations I suppose. But then you wouldn't find EA or Acti ever green lighting HR/BTS in the first place.
Magicpaint
Member
Still need to get around to playing this. Missed out on a sale recently and when I went back it was full price which now makes it hard to justify 
Punkster_NY
Member
I would have bought a copy if they offered up a PS4 version but alas it was not meant to be.
I was able to play Heavy Rain because of a friend, but I still have to play Beyond: Two Souls.
I know Quantic Dreams have their share of haters, and I can see where they are coming from. Heavy Rain's plot was kinda bizarre and it just went all over the place, but the experience was something else, especially when you have to make the heavy decisions.
This is also good news for the industry... there is room for games that are quirky and inventive, and that you could sell those games given the right marketing push.
--EDIT: Could this mean that Sony and Quantic Dreams will tying up for another game in the PS4? If so, excite! Beyond, from what I see, looks gorgeous. How much more with that next-gen power?
I know Quantic Dreams have their share of haters, and I can see where they are coming from. Heavy Rain's plot was kinda bizarre and it just went all over the place, but the experience was something else, especially when you have to make the heavy decisions.
This is also good news for the industry... there is room for games that are quirky and inventive, and that you could sell those games given the right marketing push.
--EDIT: Could this mean that Sony and Quantic Dreams will tying up for another game in the PS4? If so, excite! Beyond, from what I see, looks gorgeous. How much more with that next-gen power?
LowEndTorque
Member
Good to hear. I enjoyed HR a lot and I can't wait to play this when it's a PS+ freebie. Too much of a PS+ backlog to justify paying money for PS3 games right now.
QD, please hire some professional writers and gameplay specialists for your PS4 project and double your sales due to improved reviews.
QD, please hire some professional writers and gameplay specialists for your PS4 project and double your sales due to improved reviews.
QD (with Heavy Rain at least) kept to a modest budget and made a very healthy profit. Probably the same here.
Still probably not profitable. If Heavy Rain cost $50 million to market/develop/distribute, imagine this is around that cost for everything. Will probably break even at some point I'm guessing though.
NullPointer
Member
Same here.
Beyond was a miss for me but I want them to keep trying and keep making them. Variety is a good thing, and there's always a lot to learn from the last project. In this case they nailed the presentation and then some, but there wasn't enough consequence and the out-of-order structure just made things feel random.
Still interested to see what they do next.
Dragon1893
Member
The game bombed spectacularly, France is probably the only country where it did well relatively to the size of the market.
Sony must've lost a ton of money with this one.
digoutyoursoul
Member
Oh for fuck sake