Originally posted by HighLordDave
The sad part is that people will shell out $60 for a computer game, especially one as hotly anticipated as NWN...one hand, if I don't want to pay $60 for the game, I can always wait a year for the price to drop or I can just not buy it, but on the other, since I have liked all of Bioware's other D&D products and it is superior to POR2
I have stuck to my principles on this one and probably will for a while yet. The pricing just seems to go against my better principles, i see it as a cynical venture, i am sure NwN is excellent and was
very expensive to produce but no more than any other game and when companies can still sell most for under 30 and make a profit i don't see NwN as being any different.
Medal of Honour has been selling consistently for the last few months for over 35 quid, now that tells me something, EA have told all department stores to stock it at a set price since they sell enough loads, i get the feeling there might be a similar issue with NwN, so i will be waiting for many months. The accountants and analysts did well really, i don't think most gamers have made the concious choice not to buy it if the figures are anything to go by, they have made quite a lot of money i would expect from the large marketing campaign, my hat off to them
There was game called Serious Sam 2 released, it was a nonesense FPS and frankly was just ludicrous, it was however fun, stick it in multiplayer put on Infinite lives and there were many hours of entertainment. This retailed for 20 pounds which is just pittance compared to a game twice it's price, i am not sure if i would get that much more fun out of NwN since it's longevity seems tied to the on-line environment, one which i can't afford or support at the moment, someone care to prove me wrong?
Maybe i am just being too cynical and should just buy into the hype...
I'd have to get drunk every night and talk about virility...And those Pink elephants I'd see.
