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So did the homeworld series. Story isn't enough. AoE2 had online and so did StarCraft so they stayed. Homeworld never got that, without the story, multiplayer a

by graphe 3y ago

So did the homeworld series. Story isn't enough. AoE2 had online and so did StarCraft so they stayed. Homeworld never got that, without the story, multiplayer and mods it's not quite up there. I remember CoH2 was popular, but you're right it's hard for me to want to try something other than AoE2 or SC, when they're pretty perfect.

FirmwareBurner 3y ago
> Story isn't enough. Characters and stories is everything. It keeps consumers invested and loyal to the franchise, even when the gameplay is boring and repetative, instead of jumping ship to a game with equal mechanics. It's why so many still cosplay as Kerrigan, Mario, Link, etc. It's how so many people remember Ezio and Altair instead of the other forgettable characters that followed.
- graphe 3y ago
  People cosplay for many reasons and attachment to a character is rarely one of them. Most female cosplay thirst trapping from fans of the looks who looked good in a gantz suit. I see fromsoft cosplay and the main character with no lines as well. It may be as factor but it's far from "everything". Bioshock infinite was a crappy game with a good cosplay character who most who cosplay as her have no idea what bioshock infinite is.
- BlueTemplar 3y ago
  And yet SC2 didn't really deliver on that in its two expansion packs (the base campaign was great though). Meanwhile the non-campaign gameplay, while polished, is hardly innovative (a common issue with the commercial RTS games compared to the fan-made ones).
ep103 3y ago
FWIW, Homeworld 3 is coming out in 2 months, and I, for one, and psyched up about it
- graphe 3y ago
  I am too. After seeing what happened with the remake I'm not sure if the audience is still there. Most would be strategy games players play MOBA but I hope that HW3 can get lots of players if it has all those essentials.

4 ms·

So did the homeworld series. Story isn't enough. AoE2 had online and so did StarCraft so they stayed. Homeworld never got that, without the story, multiplayer a

by graphe 3y ago

FirmwareBurner 3y ago
> Story isn't enough. Characters and stories is everything. It keeps consumers invested and loyal to the franchise, even when the gameplay is boring and repetative, instead of jumping ship to a game with equal mechanics. It's why so many still cosplay as Kerrigan, Mario, Link, etc. It's how so many people remember Ezio and Altair instead of the other forgettable characters that followed.
- graphe 3y ago
  People cosplay for many reasons and attachment to a character is rarely one of them. Most female cosplay thirst trapping from fans of the looks who looked good in a gantz suit. I see fromsoft cosplay and the main character with no lines as well. It may be as factor but it's far from "everything". Bioshock infinite was a crappy game with a good cosplay character who most who cosplay as her have no idea what bioshock infinite is.
- BlueTemplar 3y ago
  And yet SC2 didn't really deliver on that in its two expansion packs (the base campaign was great though). Meanwhile the non-campaign gameplay, while polished, is hardly innovative (a common issue with the commercial RTS games compared to the fan-made ones).
ep103 3y ago
FWIW, Homeworld 3 is coming out in 2 months, and I, for one, and psyched up about it
- graphe 3y ago
  I am too. After seeing what happened with the remake I'm not sure if the audience is still there. Most would be strategy games players play MOBA but I hope that HW3 can get lots of players if it has all those essentials.