Quoted from gweempose:GB looks pretty sweet, but it's definitely premature to call the game a hit. This is precisely why I stopped pre-ordering games sight unseen. I'd rather wait a year or so for the code to mature and then judge the game at that time.
I am normally with you on this. For the first time ever, I am willing to take the risk and buy sight unseen right out of the gate. The game has the look, so it's basically this: will it be a hit or not? It it is, I come out ahead and can keep it, or enjoy it for a few months and sell if there is a drought in production and make a lil' money or lose a lil' money but still say I had fun and enjoyed the game for a couple months.
OR....it could suffer the same fate as Avengers/Transformers by being super-desireable before release only to fall on its face once released.
With GB, I dunno, I just don't see that happening. I 100% agree with your example on TWD; however, all the likable characters have nearly already been seen on the GB preview. We have characters from GB I and II on the pf, and we have seen clips of all 4 of them on the DMD already (preview video from last week). We've seen Stay Puft and the hell hounds on the DMD as well; this game is embracing its characters rather than pushing them to strictly the cabinet art via TWD (which FTR, I am 100% good with; I like feeling like I am the one surviving TWD).
Some people are saying this will be Stern's next MET. I dunno, that is a very tough climb-upwards. MET has one thing in its corner that will be tough to overcome: masterfully polished code from arguably Stern's best software engineer in Lyman Sheats. THEN again.....Dwight Sullivan has done STTNG, Sopranos, TSPP, and LOTR....
So yep, based on those factors, I dropped my deposit on the Prem, and 3 days later now, I know that was a smart move with no regrets. Hell, even if the game is a dud, it will be electric eye-candy.
. Come on up once I get it!
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