“I’m not interested in appealing to the mass market, or selling millions of copies.”

  • Barabas [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    14 hours ago

    The likely explanation is that the playtesters are now used to Death Stranding mechanics since Death Stranding already exists. I remember there being a lot of people who thought Demons Souls and Dark Souls 1 were bad because they weren’t used to the mechanics, and now Elden Ring has sold over 30 million copies to almost universal acclaim.

    • uSSRI [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      13 hours ago

      Me and my friend taking 5-6 hours playing dark souls 1 and never even making it to the second bonfire, thinking the game takes place entirely within that first castle area, lmaoooo