[360] Gears of War: Judgment

[jms493]

I would much rather them include a free season pass with pre-orders

 

[Twigg4075]

I don't see that ever happening either but they need a better incentive than this. You know it's going to have a season pass because this is M$ we're talking about (their last two big releases had them; Halo 4 and Forza Horizon) and I don't think this game is going to sell anywhere near their expectations. Besides it being an offshoot it's being developed by PCF, not Epic proper.

 

[jms493]

I don't see that ever happening either but they need a better incentive than this. You know it's going to have a season pass because this is M$ we're talking about (their last two big releases had them; Halo 4 and Forza Horizon) and I don't think this game is going to sell anywhere near their expectations. Besides it being an offshoot it's being developed by PCF, not Epic proper.

people dont know its an off shoot. They see new gears of war game.........buy! IMO it wont sell as much as 2 or 3 because it doesnt have a number next to it.

 

[Twigg4075]

people dont know its an off shoot. They see new gears of war game.........buy! IMO it wont sell as much as 2 or 3 because it doesnt have a number next to it.

I was going to add that in my post but I figured that was self explanatory. Of course all the dude bro's will still pick it up because it's a Gears game but there is still a large percentage of Xbox gamers that are also avid Kotaku and Joystiq members that know this game isn't coming from the same team.

I'm actually curious to see how it sells.

 

[jms493]

it will be hard to resist....I enjoyed each game they released. One of the few games/series I have that I have not sold. I think this game will be good....solid 8.5

 

[Swarley]

Give away the season pass? That wouldn't make any sense lol.

 

[Twigg4075]

it will be hard to resist....I enjoyed each game they released. One of the few games/series I have that I have not sold. I think this game will be good....solid 8.5

The game isn't even out and you're giving it an 8.5?

That sounds like all the undeserving Halo 4 scoring mentality.

Going back to the whole dude bro thing, the ones that are going to buy it just based on the name, why do they care about getting Gear 1 for free? They already have/had it and played it to death. Then there are the big fan of the series like you and I that still own the game in all probability. Just a strange and pointless "bonus".

 

[Twigg4075]

Give away the season pass? That wouldn't make any sense lol.

Just with pre-order or early adopters. I don't think it's going to happen but it's not like it's a proposterous idea. Activision did it with Prototype 2 and M$ did it, in a sense, with Halo 4. You had to buy the limited edition for like $20 more but you got the season pass and a bunch of other crap.

Depending on how their pre-orders are looking they might need to entice people with something more. They obviously feel that they need to do something if they are trying to give away the first game for free.

 

[Swarley]

Seems like you are bitching just to bitch. It's a free game. Most games come with nothing but a free skin for so and so gun or something. Nothing wrong with this.

 

[Twigg4075]

No, I'm just saying they need to entice someone like me with something more than that if they want me to drop $60 on this game. Gaming is an expensive hobby. Publishers are looking for more and more creative ways to get people to plunk down $60 for their games day one and not wait for a sale or buy them used. As much of a Gears fan that I am I'm not getting it day one. I'm waiting for a sale.

 

[jms493]

The game isn't even out and you're giving it an 8.5?

That sounds like all the undeserving Halo 4 scoring mentality.

Going back to the whole dude bro thing, the ones that are going to buy it just based on the name, why do they care about getting Gear 1 for free? They already have/had it and played it to death. Then there are the big fan of the series like you and I that still own the game in all probability. Just a strange and pointless "bonus".

It is a prediction....tis all.

The whole point of a season pass is you pay a discounted price for DLC. IF they give out millions of season passes then they are essentially giving away free DLC. this does not equal "Profit Deal" (Pachter)

Yes, make a Collectors edition that is $99.99 and include the Season pass instead of some dumb plastic helmet. Therefore you are getting a discount price on the season pass and the developers are getting some money for it. It will also help there 1st week gross sales figures.

 

[jms493]

No, I'm just saying they need to entice someone like me with something more than that if they want me to drop $60 on this game. Gaming is an expensive hobby. Publishers are looking for more and more creative ways to get people to plunk down $60 for their games day one and not wait for a sale or buy them used. As much of a Gears fan that I am I'm not getting it day one. I'm waiting for a sale.

its a smart idea. There are still plenty of people that have not played gears 1. If they decide to try it out it may translate into people buying Gears 2 or 3.

Hardcore gamers like you are going to buy the game either way...either at launch of a few weeks later.

 

[Twigg4075]

It is a prediction....tis all.

The whole point of a season pass is you pay a discounted price for DLC. IF they give out millions of season passes then they are essentially giving away free DLC. this does not equal "Profit Deal" (Pachter)

Yes, make a Collectors edition that is $99.99 and include the Season pass instead of some dumb plastic helmet. Therefore you are getting a discount price on the season pass and the developers are getting some money for it. It will also help there 1st week gross sales figures.

Or even a discount of the season pass. Say, you pre-order the game and you get the season pass for half off or something. I think that would entice more sales than Gears 1.

 

[jms493]

Or even a discount of the season pass. Say, you pre-order the game and you get the season pass for half off or something. I think that would entice more sales than Gears 1.

agreed...IMO this whole season pass thing is BS anyway. I would rather pick and choose what I want to buy. Say in 3 months I totally dont care about playing Gears anymore?

I wish people would stop paying for these season passes.

 

[jms493]

I wonder how much I can sell that code for?

About $3-$5 bucks...:cj2k:

 

[Twigg4075]

Is this comment on Kotaku true?

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If everything I've been reading about Judgement holds true, it would seem that People Can Fly & Epic seems hell bent on taking stuff away, rather than introducing new things for the price of $60.

Here are a few things, for those who don't know: No more "down-but-not-out"; no more executions (lancer chainsaw and retro charge might be in there still); on Team Deathmatch, there will be no Locusts team, only Cog vs. Cog; Team Deathmatch will end once the points cap has been reached so each player will have unlimited spawns; no more last man out; no more active reloads; Horde might be gone (unconfirmed) and more things that I won't go into because of length.

 

[Swarley]

I'm sure there are plenty of non hardcore gamers who got in on the series at 2 or 3 and didn't bother to play the first game. I'm sure there's plenty of people who have sold the game by now as well. By giving the first game away for free, these people can play through the prequel and then they have the option to jump on to that next part of the story for either the first time or again now that they have the game again. There's nothing wrong with this bonus. Just b/c you still have the first game and don't care doesn't mean everyone in the world feels that way, especially when most games don't give shit away at all. It's just funny, b/c I remember when it was announced that the PS3 version of BioShock Infinite was coming with free copies of BioShock 1, you thought that was amazing. Pretty sure the companies goal isn't "how can we get Twigg to buy our game on day 1." Like I said, most games don't give away a damn thing, and this is Gears of War. It may not be Gears of War 4 by Epic Games, but it's not some crap like the games that Jay buys either :smug: that it needs all these crazy deals to get it to sell any copies at all.

 

[DoubleDeuce]

I don't know if I believe all of that. But even if it is true, they aren't really taking anything away, considering this is a completely different game not in the same vein as the first three. It's still a day one purchase for me at this point

 

[jms493]

Is this comment on Kotaku true?

I have no idea but IGN says

Really, the only way Gears of War Judgment is the same as previous games – core mechanics aside – is in the way its cast interacts.

it may be totally different...in a bad or good way.

 

[Swarley]

All of that stuff was for multiplayer, so that affects me 0%.