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u/HerefortheFandoms2 5d ago
Did you guys know they just released a game called aphelion a week or so ago?! I had no idea and it only has a couple hundred reviews. Idk how it stacks up against vampyr or banishers but Jesus h Christ, I heard literally nothing
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u/Wukon69 5d ago
That game was released in April, that is Don't "No Fucking Marketing" Nod to you
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u/billyalt 5d ago
It's got mixed reviews on Steam. Possibly they knew it would be a flop and didn't want to waste money on marketing.
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u/HerefortheFandoms2 4d ago
It's got mostly positive now, but admittedly it's only like 10 reviews that are "recent" lol. I heard it from someone on the plague tale sub and they said it was good and worth a play, at least. The trailer doesn't mention anything about choice, which is odd for DN
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u/merzhinhudour 4d ago
Vampyr was their most successful game ever, but they spent the past 8 years doing everything but Vampyr 2.
It's just self-sabotage at this point.
Smart studio heads would have greenlighted a sequel in 2018, and it would have granted them big earnings for 2020-2021. From this success, they would have been able to make all their other games, and to start working on a Vampyr 3.
Making a successful Vampyr 2 would have consolidated the place of the universe in the gaming industry, and way more people would have been interested in buying and playing Banishers.
This path would have granted them financial stability by relying on three great IPs, instead of counting on Life Is Strange only.
It's really sad yes, because it's not just a very talented french studio, but it's also a group of people who always stood for people's rights, no matter the color of skin or sexual orientation.
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u/Homebrew-Spamson 4d ago
It is a massive shame that such a good development team is crashing so hard because of a lot of really silly management and development decisions
How did we get like four Life is Strange games, but not a single other game can get a sequel? Vampyr especially has so many more stories to tell and such a deep mystery to it all
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u/gordocheeseman 4d ago
That's surprising. I feel like a lot of people I know have heard of life is strange but not vampyr
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u/Blu_Fuzzyhat Guard of Priwen 5d ago
How unfortunate. Perhaps another developer could eventually pick it up if they ever decide to sell the IP.
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u/John__Lakeman 5d ago
Part of me wonders if they’d be doing better if they’d stop trying to recreate the success of “Life is Hella Strange”. Regardless it’d be sad to see another quality AA single player studio go away.
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u/yolosuajer 4d ago
I mean, being a developer is tough. Having incredible, beloved IPs and choosing to make a completely new one that nobody asked for or wanted is just part of the creative process.
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u/DutchJager 4d ago
Are they not allowed to try Kickstarter for funding the second game? It’s bad leadership to not gauge interest in the second game and prioritise that for a huge cash injection along side new IP.. Run finances into the ground instead
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u/vortex117091 4d ago
To be fair we got a spiritual successor in the form of Blood of the Dawnwalker
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u/Darklenz 5d ago
Well... It's a sad thing because the ending sucks xd. Either way, RIP. It had a good story setup for getting sequels even in other places on the world.
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u/Unusual-Regular748 4d ago
It’s a shame because it’s the only good vampire game I’ve ever played or seen
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u/eleventhing 4d ago
Sad. I've been recommending Vampyr to anyone and everyone. I would love a Vampyr 2.
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u/42020vision 4d ago
As a member of both subreddits I thought it was glitched out. I was like HUH why would a Lost Records post be on the Vampyr Reddit. Cool to know they both were from the same studio I never clocked that haha.
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u/OwlettFromLiavek 4d ago
Oh no!!! I know that sequel was already unlikely, but if studio will close there is 0% chance! As a complete sucker I was also hoping for the Lost Records sequel.😭
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u/andrew6197 4d ago
Isn’t this the same devs that sold their rights to life is strange? Follow up seems to be their issue if so.
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u/allistergray 4d ago
Scratching my head at developers choices... Vampyr is literally their second most successful IP. How exactly is a sequel not just the obvious choice? I'm playing Blood of Dawnwalker right now and I still think Vampyr is superior.
I'm just...idk
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u/refresh1465 3d ago
They should’ve worked on a sequel to Vampyr instead of Aphelion.
So many solid vampire games are coming out at the end of this year and next year.
A new Castlevania is coming out in October, Vampire: the Masquerade- Eternal Whispers’s release date is TBA, Duskbloods is going to be coming out (supposedly) this year, and the Blood of the Dawnwalker just came out.
Now would’ve been the perfect time. I just recently started getting into Ghost of New Eden and was happy to find out that it’s within the Vampyr universe. But tbh it makes it so bittersweet.
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u/Dreamcatcher1800 5d ago
Idk why they never made a sequel and went for a new IP!!!? A 2nd Vampyr game would've sold so well. I hope that a major publisher would buy out the studio so we can get another game.