Larian boss is sick of players "shi***ng" on new games, and it feels like he's talking about Highguard
Highguard is, in many ways, my most-anticipated game of January. Its distinct lack of post-reveal marketing intrigued me, and the idea of a high fantasy extraction FPS game certainly feels very Lauren. It didn't exactly wow me at The Game Awards, however, feeling somewhat like a chimera of the myriad shooters we've seen release over the past few years. The response to its launch has been equally lukewarm, and the internet generally appears divided. While Steam says that 37% of players have left a positive review, if you filter by playtime (we looked at reviews that had logged more than five hours in-game), that number soars to 78% positive - a marked difference from what Steam initially suggests. Read the rest of the story... RELATED LINKS:Baldur's Gate 3 sales have seen an "incredible" surge since Divinity's reveal, despite AI controversyLarian is "sorry" that Baldur's Gate 3's most underrated companion didn't get a "fulfilling arc," with romance on its improvement listFormer GTA dev congratulates "bold" Larian Studios for stepping away from Baldur's Gate 3
Highguard is, in many ways, my most-anticipated game of January. Its distinct lack of post-reveal marketing intrigued me, and the idea of a high fantasy extraction FPS game certainly feels very Lauren. It didn't exactly wow me at The Game Awards, however, feeling somewhat like a chimera of the myriad shooters we've seen release over the past few years. The response to its launch has been equally lukewarm, and the internet generally appears divided. While Steam says that 37% of players have left a positive review, if you filter by playtime (we looked at reviews that had logged more than five hours in-game), that number soars to 78% positive - a marked difference from what Steam initially suggests.Read the rest of the story...
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Baldur's Gate 3 sales have seen an "incredible" surge since Divinity's reveal, despite AI controversy
Larian is "sorry" that Baldur's Gate 3's most underrated companion didn't get a "fulfilling arc," with romance on its improvement list
Former GTA dev congratulates "bold" Larian Studios for stepping away from Baldur's Gate 3
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