Predict sales/critical response for PoE 2

[Iznaliu]

I have little to no preconceived ideas, and given that e don't know a huge amount about the game, it's kind of hard to form an opinion, but I might as well make this thread because why not?

Disclaimer: Inspired by this: http://www.rpgcodex.net/forums/index.php?threads/predict-sales-critical-response-for-d-os-2.115872/

 

[TT1]

I'm pretty sure PoE2 will be stellar. Sales will be amazing and critics will love it. Codex will hate it, anyway.

 

[Jacob]

PoE2 ver 3.0 will be better than DivOS2.

 

[Bonerbill]

Your poll is kind of limited. I think it will score just as well as PoE, but it will do worse than the first game when it comes to overall sales.

 

[Quillon]

It'll score about the same and sell better than the original, but I don't think it will sell as good as DOS2; depends on how intuitive they are making gameplay/combat for the "wider audience", AI customization will help there.

 

[Iznaliu]

Your poll is kind of limited. I think it will score just as well as PoE, but it will do worse than the first game when it comes to overall sales.

If I could make two polls for a single post, I would.

 

[badler]

Sales in the 100 millions and a Metacritic score of 11.

 

[Infinitron]

badler More like BANTZler amirite

You see our Codex backer content yet?

 

[badler]

Not yet. I actually just started working on the project again. Have been doing a playthrough for feedback purposes and now I am helping clean up the world map. I may not be on the project for long, but I am between projects at the moment.

I'll take a look at the Codex content, though. Something tells me I will either love it or really regret I ever looked.

 

[fantadomat]

I am not sure really,the marked is shrinking fast and the buyers are becoming very jaded. Their last game didn't do well,and most of their competitors didn't sell well. On the plus side they have kick starter,nice for marketing. PoE was well received and sold well,D:OS 2 did very well. I would say less copies than PoE and good reception. Still i hope that i am mistaking and the game do very well.....unless it is filled with sjw shit.

 

[frajaq]

Probably gonna sell a bit less than the first, but it's still gonna be considered a success for Obsidian

Unless they're major franchises, there's good marketing/partnership with Streamers/Youtubers or change developer's hands, sequels don't sell much

 

[santino27]

I think it will score better but do about the same in sales.

Edit to clarify: I really do think POE2 will be a vastly superior game to POE1 by almost any metric. As far as sales are concerned, I think the nostalgia factor has likely decreased a bit over the past few years, which might impact sales... but I also think some of the changes (like party relationships) will appeal to gamers who might not have considered themselves the target audience for the first game.

Then again, I thought D:OS2 would do worse than the first, so what do I know?

 

[Mazisky]

Triple A like Xcom 2 or Total war Warhammer were considered success at around 1 million sales, and their production costs are almost 5 times more than POE2 ones.

I guess that around 1 million sales can be considered a very good success for Deadfire.

 

[I'm Big Into Anal]

is the first one fixed yet and should i buy and play it before they unleash their steaming number two?

 

[Father Foreskin]

It will be a massive success on playstation. Codex will hate it despite the game actually being slightly above average. The one codexer always defending sawyer will fly to california to lick the crust off sawyers bicycle seat.

 

[fantadomat]

It will be a massive success on playstation. Codex will hate it despite the game actually being slightly above average. The one codexer always defending sawyer will fly to california to lick the crust off sawyers bicycle seat.

At least it will be a ok rpg. Tired of replaying old games for 50th time. I welcome any new crpg.

 

[Iznaliu]

I think the nostalgia factor has likely decreased a bit over the past few years

I do think that people are starting to look at PoE on its own terms, though.

 

[Rev]

Triple A like Xcom 2 or Total war Warhammer were considered success at around 1 million sales, and their production costs are almost 5 times more than POE2 ones.

I guess that around 1 million sales can be considered a very good success for Deadfire.

XCOM2 and Total War: Warhammer sold more than 1.5 million copies in one year (and XCOM2 has been ported to consoles as well, although I don't think it sold so many copies there) and they also had a higher starting price compared to PoE. But yeah, 1 million copies for PoE2 would be a huge success for Obsidian.

To answer the OP, I think it will have pretty much the same reception the first one got: so a Metascore between 85-90 and about 1 million copies sold in the first year.

 

[laclongquan]

Ehm, western audience has different response compared to chinese/japanese/korean market. So I guess they hit 500k max.

OBVIOUSLY, the chance for a return success like Fallout 2 compared to F1 is there, but it's been two decades since an upset like that. I am not betting on such chance.

 

[Quillon]

OBVIOUSLY, the chance for a return success like Fallout 2 compared to F1 is there, but it's been two decades since an upset like that. I am not betting on such chance.

Everyone's assuming like the game's gonna be more of the same but bigger with a different story(in this thread) like it was for the those old games that you couldn't tell the difference via looking at gameplay materials of base game & its sequel. Very apparent graphical upgrade, customizable mobile base(&AI) & its crew, open world navigation, flexible progression etc will please and attract more people in the current---next year IMO.

 

[Beastro]

Unless it makes a big impression that it's improved upon the "meh" that plagued the first game to lure people back, I don't see it doing better than PoE1.

 

[Darth Roxor]

it will be a bad game so the sales and critical response are probably going to be high

 

[Shin]

some people will love it, others will hate it, and yet other will be like meh its alright

its sales will be measured in numbers

 

[imweasel]

The ratings will be about the same, but it won't sell as well.

 

[Iznaliu]

Unless it makes a big impression that it's improved upon the "meh" that plagued the first game to lure people back, I don't see it doing better than PoE1.

I don't think the overall reception I've seen from people who enjoy the IE-ish formula was "meh"