Are you anticipated selling statistics like this? Which one of the platforms was supr

Tomsess · 09-29-2005, 10:38 AM

Are you anticipated selling statistics like this? Which one of the platforms was suprise for you?

David Cage · 09-29-2005, 11:51 AM

I was anticipating reasonably good review and a major commercial failure. I was convinced that 80% of the press would definitely throw stones at me and that some hardcore adventure gamers would buy the game. I thought that the very unusual approach of the title would cut it from most gamers and makes it a kind of strange thing.

Press surprised me first. Some people get really excited about it and how it was different. Gamers surprised me when the game was released, putting the game at the top of the selling charts in almost all countries. I don't think that an adventure game get this kind of reviews and sales for a while.

It makes me much more optimistic about the future of this industry. The main question was to me : "do people always buy the same games because this is what they want, or because they are all we offer them?". Indigo brings the answer : gamers are not all retard teenagers only wanting to kill zombies. Most of them have interest in original experiences. Even more: they want to be taken very seriously and have high expectations in matter of storytelling and directing.
If any publishers think seriously two minutes about it, this is a very interesting message.

Regarding the platform, the Xbox is a great surprise. Publishers suddenly stopped making games for the console, leaving all the xbox owners on their own. These people are still there and Indigo arrived at the right moment for them.

***fov*** · 09-29-2005, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by David Cage

gamers are not all retard teenagers only wanting to kill zombies.

I'd like to get this on a tee shirt.

It's great to hear you're so optimistic, David. I hope the publishers listen.

Intrepid Homoludens · 09-29-2005, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by David Cage

Regarding the platform, the Xbox is a great surprise. Publishers suddenly stopped making games for the console, leaving all the xbox owners on their own. These people are still there and Indigo arrived at the right moment for them.

HAHA!!! I chose the Xbox version! Partly because I wanted to send the message that we need more of these kinds of games for consoles, damnit!!!

Kensuke NOL · 09-29-2005, 06:18 PM

I bought it for XBOX too on the day it came out. But that was because I heard the XBOX version was alot better than the PS2 version.

But if I would've had a good PC, I would've gotten it for that instead (like I did with Omikron) just for the sake of adding mods to it later.

But the XBOX version was a very good choice, and I play consoles more anyway.

09-29-2005, 10:38 AM	#1
Tomsess AdventureGames.hu Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Slovakia Posts: 22	Are you anticipated selling statistics like this? Which one of the platforms was supr Are you anticipated selling statistics like this? Which one of the platforms was suprise for you? Share Share this post on Twitter

09-29-2005, 11:51 AM	#2
David Cage Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 62	I was anticipating reasonably good review and a major commercial failure. I was convinced that 80% of the press would definitely throw stones at me and that some hardcore adventure gamers would buy the game. I thought that the very unusual approach of the title would cut it from most gamers and makes it a kind of strange thing. Press surprised me first. Some people get really excited about it and how it was different. Gamers surprised me when the game was released, putting the game at the top of the selling charts in almost all countries. I don't think that an adventure game get this kind of reviews and sales for a while. It makes me much more optimistic about the future of this industry. The main question was to me : "do people always buy the same games because this is what they want, or because they are all we offer them?". Indigo brings the answer : gamers are not all retard teenagers only wanting to kill zombies. Most of them have interest in original experiences. Even more: they want to be taken very seriously and have high expectations in matter of storytelling and directing. If any publishers think seriously two minutes about it, this is a very interesting message. Regarding the platform, the Xbox is a great surprise. Publishers suddenly stopped making games for the console, leaving all the xbox owners on their own. These people are still there and Indigo arrived at the right moment for them. Share Share this post on Twitter

09-29-2005, 06:18 PM	#5
Kensuke NOL Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 11	I bought it for XBOX too on the day it came out. But that was because I heard the XBOX version was alot better than the PS2 version. But if I would've had a good PC, I would've gotten it for that instead (like I did with Omikron) just for the sake of adding mods to it later. But the XBOX version was a very good choice, and I play consoles more anyway. Share Share this post on Twitter

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