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[ShaiKhulud1989]

Let's be blunt. None of their games since Life is Strange were truly mainstream or successfull with a larger market.

Partly because of bloat and feature-creep (Vampyr, Banishers), partly because of agressive content for the non-existent modern audience (Tell Me whyyyyyyy). And mainly because they were simply written in a very uneven maner. Cannot stand the random wheadonspeak in Banishers and LiS2.

Doesn't help that gameplay was never a particular strength of the studio. Even a short-form Jusant was almost 2 hours longer than it should be, bar the lousy writing.

It's a miracle that they are still kicking, really. And since they still can't replicate their LiS moment, I think we are just witnessing the slow unwinding of a prominent studio.

 

[Zacfoldor]

Wait, hold on the fuck a second!

Are you people telling me that Don't Nod the company, Don't Nod is not woke?

I'm seriously asking because I've been believing they are woke.

Are you sure they are not woke? Why did I think they were really really woke? Where did this core memory come from? This is like a Berenstain Bears thing for me.

 

[Jaybe]

Now comes the layoffs

Don't Nod Announces Layoffs That Could Impact Up to 69 Workers - IGN

Don't Nod's ongoing struggles continue, with the company announcing it's preparing to implement a reorganization that could result in layoffs of up to 69 employees.

www.ign.com

 

[SHA]

A climbing game and an action game with no interesting playable characters... How could those possibly not have mainstream appeal? /s

It's Square Enix, they rant and then meet their target numbers right after that, I don't understand the logic behind it but it's always been like that.

 

[intbal]

Wait, hold on the fuck a second!

Are you people telling me that Don't Nod the company, Don't Nod is not woke?

I'm seriously asking because I've been believing they are woke.

Are you sure they are not woke? Why did I think they were really really woke? Where did this core memory come from? This is like a Berenstain Bears thing for me.

They're French.
That's like inherently woke-adjacent.

 

[Thief1987]

It's Square Enix, they rant and then meet their target numbers right after that, I don't understand the logic behind it but it's always been like that.

What Square have to do with this?

 

[balls of snow]

Banishers is a good game. That's why we are infested of purple hair gaas crap games. Gamers don't buy the good ones.

Yep, for all its faults its still in the top 5 of this year. The game is so my jam and I have no regrets showing up and paying full price for it. Sorry Im just not into some bs anime jrpg not made by the Persona team.