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Shadows of the Damned $39.96 at Fry's Electronics BOMBA SUDA51 AM CRY
- Thread starter Wario64
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BurritoBushido
Member
ugh steam sale is already raping my wallet
Cow Mengde
Banned
WTF, this game is out? When did it come out? What's the general consensus on this game?
Rollo Tomasi
Member
Damn... Looks like its in stores only...
Prophet Steve
Member
Yeah it's out, and yeah it's awesome.
RPGCrazied
Member
Give it another 2 weeks and it'll be $19.99.
Really enjoying this (nearing the end now).
It plays well with good combat, enjoyable light/dark mechanic, amazing soundside (Silent Hill composer).
Humor/dialog ranges from bad(not the good type) to brilliant (short stories). Some elements are presented a bit too gamey (collecting big diamonds).
Overall: A very playable atmospheric trip.
It plays well with good combat, enjoyable light/dark mechanic, amazing soundside (Silent Hill composer).
Humor/dialog ranges from bad(not the good type) to brilliant (short stories). Some elements are presented a bit too gamey (collecting big diamonds).
Overall: A very playable atmospheric trip.
edgefusion
Member
It's a really awesome game, I'd definitely recommend it especially on the cheap.
walking fiend
Member
there are SO many people that don't know this got released, I think barely 1% know who has made it. I myself want to know what fucked up publisher actually managed to release the game with zero buzz.
But to be honest it comforts me somewhat, wii will sii Suda again
edit: ah, it's EA, again? They published Alice like this as well, didn't they?
But to be honest it comforts me somewhat, wii will sii Suda again
edit: ah, it's EA, again? They published Alice like this as well, didn't they?
donkey show
Member
Welp. I guess I'm going to Fry's today.
Rollo Tomasi
Member
Unfortunately I don't live anywhere near a Fry's.
corporate cheerleader
Member
The game didn't get much exposure at all. I saw the trailer a while ago, forgot about the game and recently I suddenly started seeing reviews.
Dreams-Visions
Member
interesting.Brazil said:
Future PhaZe
Member
Good game poor replay value.
sixteen-bit
Member
Definitely interested, but I think I'll wait a bit longer.
dr3upmushroom
Banned
Wow, I had heard of this and knew that there was a generally good buzz around it but I had no idea Suda 51 had anything to do with it.
NervousXtian
Thought Emoji Movie was good. Take that as you will.
The constant 2 weeks after release price drop is really going to hurt day 1 sales.
Seems like every release is $40 within a month somewhere on sale.
It's like the new business model, take as much from early adopters, then drop drop drop to get the fence-sitters, before ending the eventual $29.99 goldbox sale-a-rama a month or 2 later.
That said, I've heard good things about this one.. not sure a 40min drive to Fry's is worth it.. my truck would kill me savings in gas alone.
Seems like every release is $40 within a month somewhere on sale.
It's like the new business model, take as much from early adopters, then drop drop drop to get the fence-sitters, before ending the eventual $29.99 goldbox sale-a-rama a month or 2 later.
That said, I've heard good things about this one.. not sure a 40min drive to Fry's is worth it.. my truck would kill me savings in gas alone.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Yea, me too.jett said:
Zeouterlimits
Member
Because this is a shooter and Alice is an action adventure platformer?Y2Kev said:
DidntKnowJack
Member
The only reason I've even heard of this game is from listening to the Weekend Confirmed podcast. EA has done a horrible job promoting this. If they've promoted it at all.
Here's Giant Bomb's Quick Look of the game, if anyone wants to know more.
I'm definitely gonna get this eventually, but I've finally managed to train myself not to spend $40+ on a game unless I *really* want it. Luckily it's an EA game so it's only a matter of time until I can find it at the right price.
I'm not expecting this to happen or anything, but it would definitely motivate me to buy the game right away.
Jenga said:
I'm not expecting this to happen or anything, but it would definitely motivate me to buy the game right away.
ILOVEASIANS
Member
Wario64 said:
The same thing happened when the official thread went up. More than half the thread was people saying "WTF! This comes out next week?!"
Nice work EA.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Hmm. I can understand your reasoning, but I'd like to think both could have been reasonably successful with some marketing. And spacing out.Y2Kev said:
astroturfing
Member
but i don't want games to bomb 
Gameboy415
Member
Definitely picking this game up in the future, but I have so many games in my backlog already it wouldn't make sense to get it now.
My local Gamestop actually had big ads for the game in the doorway in the weeks leading up to release.
It sounds like this wasn't the case at most other stores....?
My local Gamestop actually had big ads for the game in the doorway in the weeks leading up to release.
It sounds like this wasn't the case at most other stores....?
AgentChris
Member
Like a boss.jett said:
MrMephistoX
Member
Hopefully this rash of price drops to $40 will wake some publishers up. Gameplay and content wise this is surely worth every penny of $60 but dudebros sadly set the pace this gen and gems like this need an attractive price tag to compete especially when they have a PR and advertising budget of practically zero.