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Murdered Soul Suspect. Is there any hype?
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InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Reading about so many waiting for the price to crash makes me think Airtight Games isn't long for this world.
The concept is great and the general reaction to it last E3 was very positive, but I don't know man. Since then I have heard absolutely zero about it, and that is usually not a good sign.
This is really the type of game that you shouldn't buy until the reviews it. Could be a suprise hit, could be a mediocre mess. If the metacritic is somewhere above 70/100 I'm most certainly checking it out though. Seems like something I'd enjoy as long as it isn't utterly broken or generally horrible.
This is really the type of game that you shouldn't buy until the reviews it. Could be a suprise hit, could be a mediocre mess. If the metacritic is somewhere above 70/100 I'm most certainly checking it out though. Seems like something I'd enjoy as long as it isn't utterly broken or generally horrible.
AHA-Lambda
Member
Same, hope it's good but I've got my ps4 copy preordered for £26, I'll trade it in to cex when I'm done and make a small profit anyway.
bryanee
Member
I wanted to jump in blindly, because of the intriguing story and setting.
However, when I saw the price differences...
PS4 60
PS3 40
PC 30
I decided to wait for a price drop. Why would PS4 gamers be ripped off like that?
The PS4 version is £40 in some places here in the UK. Ten quid more than the PS3 version but it seems that's standard for cross platform games at the moment.
VibratingDonkey
Member
I'm intrigued by the premise but not expecting the execution to be 100%. But it having that ghost detective hook, being underdoggy, b-tiery and cheap made me stretch my no-preorders policy a little.
Those who are interested but essentially say they'll pick it up after the sales have flopped are kind of...if you can afford to support games you reckon you'll like then please do.
Those who are interested but essentially say they'll pick it up after the sales have flopped are kind of...if you can afford to support games you reckon you'll like then please do.
DodgyGeezerFella
Member
Its pathetic, but I was instantly turned off the game by how much of a total cock the main character looks like.
Only thing that would make me buy it is a demo that rubbed me the right way.
Only thing that would make me buy it is a demo that rubbed me the right way.
Objectively Bad Opinion
Member
I want to play it, and the PC port should be pretty good because it's from SE. I will buy it once it drops to about ~30 dollars.
I've been looking forward to this since it was first revealed but the lack of coverage it has been getting is a little worrying. That being said I wanted to play it myself regardless so I pre-ordered it from GMG a couple of weeks ago. Only paid £16.87 for it so if it does suck, I won't be too put out. Hopefully not though.
Looks like some kind of Ghost Trick, so it has me intrigued.
However I have no idea what the gameplay is (even though having watched several trailers, might have missed one). Also, I don't even remember who's behind this.
I'll look at how it is received, and if it turns out to be one of those "somewhat flawed but does some new an interesting things" kind of game, maybe i'll give it a try sometime.
But I'm certainly not going to cash-in 50 bucks on it right away. I just don't know enough, and the little I've seen although intriguing doesn't fill me with any kind of urge to play it, so I can wait for the price to drop.
Edit : Oh, apparently it's 40 bucks on PS3. Interesting. But there's a lot on my backlog at the moment anyway.
However I have no idea what the gameplay is (even though having watched several trailers, might have missed one). Also, I don't even remember who's behind this.
I'll look at how it is received, and if it turns out to be one of those "somewhat flawed but does some new an interesting things" kind of game, maybe i'll give it a try sometime.
But I'm certainly not going to cash-in 50 bucks on it right away. I just don't know enough, and the little I've seen although intriguing doesn't fill me with any kind of urge to play it, so I can wait for the price to drop.
Edit : Oh, apparently it's 40 bucks on PS3. Interesting. But there's a lot on my backlog at the moment anyway.
VibratingDonkey
Member
What if the aggregated score is 69 but all the reviews say "That Bricky guy sure would love this game"?
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
So its like a supernatural LA Noire then?
Suddenly I feel the urge to check out footage of the game, you had me at Shadow of Memories.
Vinterbird
Member
Kinda, with some stealth stuff.
Rogue_Ledr
Banned
Eeeewwwwhhhhh! Stealth segments?
See that sounds bad right there.
I hope these aren't lame tacked on stealth segments. Those are always insipid and dull.
Vinterbird
Member
Check out some gameplay and previews then. There's some ghosts who didn't pass on to the other world in time, and becomes corrupted. They end up hunting the player from time to time (not always), and the player has to evade them to get back to the investigation thing.
TheWorthyEdge
Member
Comes out on my birthday but other thn that, I need to wait or reviews.
I kinda knew this comment was gonna happen. Of course I am still buying the game in that case, but if the reviews in general state 'hey, yo Bricky, this game is decent' I'm expecting a 70-75 metacritic with a game like this anyway. If it's somewhere 60-65 I'm pretty sure the game won't be worth it full-price with the way games are reviewed nowadays.
I know GAF doesn't like it, but the fact Metacritic is toxic for this industry doesn't mean I as a consumer can't use it as an indication on what I want to buy or not. Especially for a low-profile release like this which won't be over or underrated because of hype/hate (which tends to happen with some triple A games).
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
The concept is nice enough, though I don't think I've seen sufficient previews, press or advertisement. Maybe I've missed it, but the publisher doesn't seem to be (for me at least) doing a good job of it.
jimbobsmells
Member
I hope that doesn't come across as forced just to make the investigations more 'exciting'.
mcz117chief
Member
Never heard of it, really, not even a sound. I am going to check it out and report back. Hold the fort in the meantime, ok ?
I've been excited for it since I saw it at last year's E3. Still hoping to see it live up to my own hype from way back when. Here's my preview of it from almost a year ago - the last time I saw anything of it: http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/1givoh/murdered_soul_suspect_e3_preview/
mcz117chief
Member
Well, the game looks good, but the studio seems a bit green, they don't have any memorable games under their belt :/
DomsPlaying
Member
Had no idea it was coming out as early as it is! Was at the mall recently and a saw Gamestop poster for it otherwise I have heard almost nothing about it and I am pretty active on GAF and other gaming sites. This game intrigued me when I first learned about it but where's the gameplay and videos? Where's the TV ads? Sure some games (i.e. Watch Dogs) seem overexposed with their 20 different trailers but isn't that better than no exposure? Seems odd as I really dig the concept for Murdered Soul Suspect.
SmokeCapone
Banned
I believe there are new trailers on psn giving you a good look into what this game is about and how it plays.
Oh, where did you find it at that price? I've got it pre-ordered for £35 right now, so knocking eight quid off wouldn't be sniffed at.
sixteen-bit
Member
This year's Lost Planet 3 for sure.
InsertNameHere
Member
I'm actually really hyped for it, I like anything where you get to play as a detective and find clues and such.
Interfectum
Member
On my radar, waiting for impressions.
Well, LA noire was kinda like the AAA version of Ace Attorney and they messed it up by too much GTA gameplay and other mistakes to appeal to a larger crowd. I am sure Soul Suspect will be the same only that Ghost Trick is the inspiration.
dirtywhirlwind
Member
I'm pretty excited. I gave them the benefit of the doubt and went ahead and pre-ordered it because at least it looks like they're trying to do something different. Of course it will bomb because of that, but that's the sad state of the industry right now.
Yeah, if the game bombs I don't see Squeenix sticking around after Quantum Conundrum 2 has released, at which point Airtight will either close up shop or double-down on mobile.