Thread 718576524

>Souls audience is on Steam
>Half of Elden Ring's sales were on Steam
>Put your soulslike on the one platform nobody buys games
Masterful gambit, sir.

>>718576524 (OP)
Another dev falls for Timmy Tencent's tricks

No remote left unchewed.

That doesn't matter, cuck. This is an anti-woke game. Support it.

>>718576524 (OP)
Well now I know to never buy their rebooted first title. Every dev that does this are instantly boycotted for me. Unless they correct their decisions by a steam release and then put it up for a steep discount afterwards. Even still not a guarantee I will buy it because they soured me from their first decision.

What's more important to you? Sucking Gaben's cock or saving the industry? Choose wisely.

the majority of souls audience is on playstation thoughever

Why is it so hard for you to create an EGS account and click on the buy button?

How does timmy keep managing to convince gaming companies to voluntarily commit suicide?

>>718576997
Tranny hands typed this post

>>718577048
Tim sweeney is literally pro-trans.

>>718576940
Remedy did this too. So they're on my never buy games from list, they'd better hope they corrected their priorities for the Payne remakes. Didn't you all call it Alan Woke 2? well it's nothing personal. Just a different view on business ethics and how you treat the consumer.

>>718576524 (OP)
Surely this time Ebin will have a giga hit game on their store, all the steamies will have to move to Epic just to beg Tim to let them give him money to play this masterpiece...

Air this game is CHUD and BASED and REDPILLED so you're not allowed to call it shit ok? Retarded online reactionary baiting means it's a masterpiece and everyone who isn't a heckin tranny will buy it to support Trump.

>>718576524 (OP)
EGS' timed-exclusivity is basically Kickstarter 2.0, the only difference is that you can skip the sob story videos and get the cash directly from your backer (Mr. Timmy himself).
It doesn't matter if the game sells like shit on PC, the devs already got paid and they can release it later on Steam/GOG/etc. after the contract is over.

>>718576524 (OP)
Kinda dumb from them to do this. But I played first one on PS5 and loved it

>>718577312
You say that, yet most games that do it end up in the financial shitter because they lose all the momentum of the initial release fanfare, then the steam release just floods them with the inevitably mixed reviews from their shit game to put a bullet in the dying corpse.
See: Remedy, Salt & Sacrifice

Remember to look at this thread and see what /v/'s real priorities are. Gaben's cock, not anti-woke. Remember this for next time they bitch about the state of the industry.

>>718577425
Most game that did this were kind of shitty in the first place, lets not rewrite history.

>>718577312
There is no temporary contract. Epic fully funded this game and Alan Wake 2. These games are never coming to Steam.

>>718577489
Kind of the point from the general sentiment; if you take the Timmy-bucks, your product is probably a limping horse on a race it was not going to win to begin with, so even with the payout it will be lacking on the long run.

>>718577476
>Gaben spends hundreds of millions of dollars on scientific research
>Timmy spends hundreds of millions of dollars on lawsuits

>>718576524 (OP)
I hate how they nerfed the first game and changed the game to placate people who hated it instead of staying true to their vision. Fromsoft would never do this which is why they'll never reach the same level of success

>listening to /v/
lmao

>>718577476
My priorities are not "anti woke" indeed.

>>718577814
Gaben's scientific research is about how to extract more millions per employee out of the 300 they have
For every slop you buy on Steam the more yachts the HR department whore gets to have

>>718576524 (OP)
Steamtards don't buy soulslop if it doesn't have Fromsoft's logo on it

>>718576524 (OP)
Worse than goypass even.This studio is retarded. LotF was also garbage.

>>718577425
>then the steam release just floods them with the inevitably mixed reviews from their shit game to put a bullet in the dying corpse
That's just because the games sucked, and in this case releasing them on EGS first is definitively far better than missing out on the exclusivity deal and having to come up with a "engoodening" narrative for your post-release updates (and LotF devs already tried that) to cover your losses.

>>718576828
>buy this shit game because the dev shitposts on xitter
how about no

Steamtrannies are insufferable

>>718576763
Yes it's pro-chink instead

Epic shills are insufferable

>>718578262
Move to china then.
Oh wait. They also use Steam.

>>718578262
>NOOOOOO YOU HAVE TO USE MY SHITTY STORE BECAUSE....SOME C-TIER GAME IS EXCLUSIVE TO IT!

>>718578457
ok? what if i just use GoG, EGS and PlayStation? why do i have to give my money to that fat bastard?? all steam games exist anywhere else

>>718578654
Do it, bitch. Enjoy your dead communities and unreliable updates at your leisure.

Not on steam? I don't buy. Simple as

>>718578953
Tranny

That's a shame. I wanted them to succeed but being an epic store exclusive is basically ensuring the game never becomes popular.
>but you're steamie
I don't care which store it is on, but the fact is that epic releases always die in obscurity.

>>718579095
This. Epic is purely fortnite launcher and its too tiresome to tank their horrible UI and store just to buy one shitty game

>>718579095
Alan Wake 2 is a smashing success that made steamies seethe in jealousy.

>>718578803
>Enjoy your dead communities
Whatever that means communities on the internet are not actual communities, steam forums isnt social media either
>unreliable update
Why do i need to update my game?

>>718579207
He he he

>>718577638
But EGS exclusivity is carte blanche to pirate the game. City Interactive are fucking retarded.

>Native language: accented, illiterate
I sure love free points

>>718577312
Funny you say that, because Epic killed both large indie kickstarting games and AAA kickstarting games. People are too wary of kickstarter now because of Epic. It's still fine for non-game stuff but video game kickstarting is almost dead unless from a dev that already had a proper kickstarter before like the Portia/Sandrock devs.

>>718579207
>Alan Wake 2 is a smashing success
Took nearly two years to become profitable.

>>718576828
Supporting EGS is not saving the industry, or even accelerating it to crash so something better can rise. It is supporting stagnation. Exclusives are anti-consumer, and, though they are too fucking stupid to see it, anti-developer. It only serves to empower publishers so they can go about their shit practice of collecting IP to use in lawfare, play it safe by chasing trends, and upping prices when they have reached significant market share while introducing more anti-consumer practices.

Fuck EGS. Fuck Timmy. Fuck China.

"Bu-bu-but Valve monopoly!" Valve is a store front. The only thing developers can't do is resell Steam keys for cheaper than what Steam sells them for. It's healthier than the chinkshit spyware that is EGS, even if it is still not ideal.

>>718576524 (OP)
Steam release didnt pay off

>>718580252
Epic release will pay off even less.

>>718576524 (OP)
wait for your sloppy seconds peasant bitch, like you always did

>>718581106
Timmy boy paid for the thing so it's already infinitely more profitable.

>>718576763
Not so gullible Mr Anderson

>>718577638
>There is no temporary contract.
Correct, so at the very least Remedy deserve to be shut down as a studio. I can only hope for a well deserved comeuppance. Two years to become profitable, hopefully it was too long in the eyes of the investors. They wouldn't have made another game like Payne anyway if you're so concerned about a legacy.

>>718576524 (OP)
If you are on pc, you can be everywhere. I sincerely don't get people like you.
It takes 30 seconds to install Epic launcher.
I have Steam, Epic, Ubi connect, Xbox game pass and GOG on my PC.
What's the problem ?
I have even EA play btw thanks to game pass

>>718582736
>I'm a mindless consoomer who loves eating shit

after all the patches Lords of the Fallen was good, spent 40 hours in it. I'll wait until they release it on steam and then buy

>>718580037
How are exclusives anti-consumer when you're not the customer you retarded drone?
Is netflix anti-consumer for making black mirror and squid game exclusive to their platform?

>>718582481
Same energy as 'Starfield will never come to PlayStation'

>>718576524 (OP)
Because, when you're a AA publisher, Timmy pumping a couple million into your game in exchange for a year of EGS exclusivity, really makes a difference.

>>718583695
>a year of EGS exclusivity
It's a permanent exclusive because Epic funded the development.

>>718582481
I honestly think it's going to be just like the initial situation with AW1 and Microsoft, where the rights languish under Epic for a couple more years before Remedy buys it back themselves and puts it on Steam

>>718584148
Are there any games, besides Fortnite of course, that never made it to Steam?

>>718586352
Alan Wake 2

>>718576524 (OP)
the game is gonna be shit, they know it and let timmy buy it

>>718576524 (OP)
ConsoleCHADS win again.

I didn't realize epic store exclusives were still a thing

>>718585263
>Two more weeks, trust the plan

>>718585263
It also could have been some kind of laundering operation for Sam Lake and his team to shit out slop like FBC Firebreak.

>>718576524 (OP)
>Epic exclusive

Not a problem.

>>718577920
The game was dog shit on release get a fucking grip.

Leglocking.
Can I talk about the game itself here (from what little we know), or is this thread just going to be about EGS?

>>718591852
/v/ hates Soulsli- sorry, "rollsloppers" so you waste your time trying to discuss the game here.
Threads about LOTF2 on /v/ are exclusively EGS bitching.

>>718592074
Well, it's not like there's much gameplay to discuss anyway. Looking through social media stuff just brings up a few promotional images.
I also doubt anyone besides me would be interested in story speculation, haha...

>>718576524 (OP)
>>Souls audience is on Steam
lol
>>Half of Elden Ring's sales were on Steam
Lmao

a sequel to a multiplatform game being exclusive to epic is basically the devs saying they know their game is shit, so they make as well take timmy's money and run
at least you can pirate it and the devs won't be any worse off

>>718591852
The armor looks cool and I want to be leg-locked by a big angel with nice legs, but there isn't much else to talk about at the moment, really.

>>718576524 (OP)
I know I'm being an idiot but I want to confirm that this is the sequel to more recent game named Lords of the Fallen, right? I mean it makes sense but they just confuse me with this shit.

>>718576524 (OP)
You steam retards need to understand how irrelevant you are compared to the number of console owners. And playing a soulslike on kb+m? Genuinely retarded.

>>718592446
I am mainly just going to guess based on what little we have. I always find that fun.
For one, there seems to be an organization devoted to worshipping the moon, which I think was absent in the previous game.
>>718592642
Lords of the Fallen (2013)
Lords of the Fallen (2023)
Lords of the Fallen 2 (202X)
All are canon to each other. Don't ask me why they didn't alter the name.

>>718591852
SEGGS

>>718592828
Some more moon cult stuff. You can see the player character wearing a helmet with the Cresent Moon symbol, which is also present on the flail and the big winged fellow in the image I am replying to. Honestly, a lot of moon related imagery there.

>>718592842
I can't quite tell if she's supposed to be more Pieta or Judge Cleric, narratively. Maybe she's actually Orius since they seem to enjoy revealing that a major player is actually a woman.

This new Xbox app convinced me EGS is alright

Steam vs EGS is like the PC player version of nintendo vs playstation. Instead of "console war" its "platform war".

>>718592374
its still multiplatform, PC/ps5/series X. Just not on steam.

>>718576524 (OP)
LoTF sold more on PS5 than steam so them taking timmiy's money for EGS PC exclusivity was a safe bet

>>718576524 (OP)
WAIT IT'S JUST A FUCKING CINEMATIC, NOT GAMEPLAY ?!!!!!
Useless announce

>>718593260
Yup, just opened Fortnite via the Xbox app without any issues. I'm almost on the cusp of actually liking this shit.

>Needs to let me install my Steam games from Xbox.
>Needs to let me change the covers to custom covers.
Then I'd switch full time.

>>718593412
niglet, you're gonna spam r1 and roll
wtf are you expecting?

I'm a sucker for games where you directly challenge the gods. I like the Tower of Babel layout of the world. Hoping they fix up some of the major issues of the last game (reused mobs everywhere, identical movesets for most weapons).
I'll still wait until it comes out on Steam at a discount. Already paid for the last game at release.

>>718593470
Also, opening a Steam game and only getting this shit is very ugly. I hope they change it.

>>718593582
>I'll still wait until it comes out on Steam at a discount.
It will never come to Steam; Epic funded the game so they could sign a permanent exclusivity contract.

>We need her to show off her thighs because ???
>>718593582
I'm also hoping for more enemy variety, as much as I love the first (second) game. It's a bit surprising to see a lack of demons, though. I guess Adyr dying is canon?

Also, Umbral is now red instead of blue

Oh yeah, they need to have a decent final boss this time. The Adyr fight was disappointing.

>>718593868
>>718576524 (OP)
they still keeping that garbage otherworld lantern mechanic?

>>718576524 (OP)
>knockoff game releasing exclusively on knockoff platform
oh the irony
oh well, back to elden ring and nightreign

>>718594403
Most likely. I do hope the level puzzles are harder this time.

>>718593541
I wanted to see if the graphics were improved.
I liked the graphics from the first (2023) but I disliked the effects, it was really kitch sometimes like the red effect when you wear the red eye etc

>>718593384
More like playstation vs xbox

>>718594410
based, i bought the first lotf because i like the genre but since they took timmy's money i'll just pirate it and move on (unless from drops something during lotf2 release window, that'll be hilarious)

Most of the enemies shown in the promotional images just seem to be moon knights and random soldiers.
>>718595914
Isn't Duskbloods supposed to be released next year?

Lords of Fallen 1 bombed terrifically because it was a bad Souls clone.
they're conning Timmy in to buying exclusivity to a dud.

looks like Sweeney is gonna need extra strength diapers today!

>>718596415
>bombed

it sold 1 million at launch and went on to pass 2 million

A lot of the promotional stuff depicts the player character(s?) removing body parts from enemies. I wonder if dismemberment will be something featured in the new game? I went to check the promo images from LotF2 and LotF1, and I don't think either of them had this.

>>718576524 (OP)
So whats the plot with this one? I got all 3 endings in the original. I thought with the default ending the world ended. The only one that didn't get completely fucked was Adyr being released or whatever so I guess this would be that one? If so then what happens to the player character? I will wait for the eventual Steam release. Epic is probably a timed exclusive.

>>718597329
Adyr seems to be completely absent. From what I've read online, Umbral stuff is taking over more of the world. You can also see the Putrid Mother in the background of a few shots.

>>718597329
the umbral ending is the canon one

>>718596415
all so called souls clones and souls likes are fucking garbage
they're trying way too fucking hard to copy fromsoft without adding anything of value to the formula
those games feel like the kind of fake games you would see played by a character in a movie or tv series
it always has that janky, fake, unsincere and ripoff stench on it
how about you create your own games, you fucking faggots?

>>718598274
I don't think anyone who says this has ever actually played a Souls-like.

>>718598494
played them all actually
always the same shit

>>718598559
Were you just rolling and R1ing the entire time? Stuff like Nioh or LoP or even LotF all play differently enough from actual Souls.

I hope there will be AT LEAST twice the amount of enemy types. That was weakest part of the last game

What's the plot of this game?
The first one was meh, enemies were all the same and the locations were not so fun to explore

>>718599097
tldr of the 2023 game - 3 gods are having a turf war and the player needs to pick which one comes out on top at the end.

This game is set 100 years after the events of the 2023 game.

>>718576763
based game dev

Go on, lads; you can all have this game for free on your favourite tracker!

>>718599614
that faggot took timmy's money he's another spineless coward

John Fallen and his gf

>guys isn't it based they're anti woke
>one of us one of us one of us
City Interactive and Remedy should be sent into the poorhouse. That's my position. When they shut their doors it's better for everyone. Just like Epic Games shutting down is a net a positive.

>>718576524 (OP)
>STEAM HAS 420 % MARKET SHARE
>STEAM IS A MONOPOLY AND NEEDS TO BE DISMANTLED AND REGULATED BY THE STATE
>IT'S OK THAT EPIC HAS BEEN ENFORCING MONOPOLISTIC PRACTICES SINCE ITS INCEPTION AND KEEPS DOING SO
Why are normaltrannies like this?

>>718576763
>>718576828
based

>>718603953
>MONOPOLISTIC PRACTICES
Paying for timed exclusives isnt monopolistic

>>718591016
the game was jank. But the design was good. It focused on exploration and smart level/encounter design, rather than rollspamming your way through areas to die 30 times to a trial and error flippy anime boss

>>718576524 (OP)
I understand timed exclusivity, but literally NOBODY buys games at EGS. Putting a game there as a permanent exclusive means consigning it to never be bought by anyone, and just hanging there in perpetuity.
For devs to consent to that, Timmy had to offer more than 100% of all the money they intended to gain from PC sales, upfront, knowing that he won't make any of it back. He is truly a generous patron of arts.

>>718604157
>timed
This deal is life-long unless the lawyers get involved again.

>>718576763
Well I'm gonna have to dust off my ps5, time to buy a ps5 game

>>718604157
I'm not talking about timed exclusives, Wei Tu Dum.

>>718576763
>this is an anti-woke game
>support it
funny lie shill

>>718594403
>garbage
abysmal taste

>>718592374
Except salt & sacrifice is one of the worst sequels to a modern game ever made & its not even close. Its also literally the definition of woke shit considering every balance decision had to be run through a tranny