The success isn't going to come from sales figures. A game like the Division SOLD a lot but many people STOPPED playing it for example. Went down by about three quarters on steam. All because the game gave a bad first impression. It got updated but by then it was too little too late. X4 pulled the same crap as well.

Here too we have that risk. Except BG3 is stated early access and doesn't pretend it's a finished game. That works in their favour. It's "honest". So it won't endanger their reputation. Everything will be determined based on what state the game is in when it finally hits full release. That will determine the games long term success.

This is also following up from one of the best RPG games of all time AND it's still in EARLY ACCESS. At this point anyone buying into early access is basically paying for a CHANCE to have a good game. But that does not mean the game itself will be good on a whole. Right now we got bugs up the wazoo. Though interesting character development. But buggy boss fights. But mindflayers and some other main plot race would have been nice. But dragon. But will they be talked too without being forced into fights? But so many dice rolls and dice rolling again just to pass what should be one check instead of three.

It's a bit of a mixed bag. A very buggy, messy mixed bag still being mixed in a blender because it's still being made. And you want to talk about the games "success" when it's trying to avoid failure to begin with? Sales figures doesn't cover any of that. Beyond "This may be a mixed bag". But WHAT is successful? And what's not panning out? You simply can't determine that just with sales figures. Well, that and you don't know who's still PLAYING what they brought (As I stated before). As it stands playing through the game can be a bit of a chore. You'll have a nice adventure but you're going to get a few headaches. Your immersion WILL be ruined when it's made clear animations are that janky.

There's pros and cons right now. The cons can put people off until official release (I'm personally not playing this until then. Spoiled myself on youtube though). So any sales figures now will NOT be accurate. Only once the game goes into full release will we know how "successful" the game is. Many people are interested but "waiting". And it's going to be a long wait with the amount this game has to still do. Let alone fix. Still, you know people want to get the game even if it's not brought yet. So that says something about the games success even when it's NOT brought. But will be later (provided it's not a buggy mess on release).

Worth noting the game can be "obtained" from less then legal sources. But that might be to the games benefit with as many bugs as it has currently. If people enjoy the game many will still buy the game (who would have never got it anyway otherwise most likely. Basically it adds to sales figures). But like anyone else they have to be impressed enough to do so. Seeing a body "stretch" across the screen leaves a bad example though. But it's early access (and stated as such even in the shady areas) so people will wait for full release before deciding if it's "worth it" or not. Unless otherwise impressed enough in the games current state. Which is quite possible. Just keep in mind we're seeing all this janky stuff and glitching out and buggy boss fights and such. That really needs to be addressed.

Suffice to say the game has a LOT of attention. From multiple places. It's built up a lot of hype. I'm confident it can deliver. And I'm hard to impress. They better let us have pleasant conversation with demons and dragons though! I so miss that.

Last edited by Taramafor; 08/11/20 11:07 AM.