Why did PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale BOMBED? LAYOFFS announced

**radgamer420** · 01-26-2013

Originally Posted by Kauldron

Didn't you see the article where the person was basically cursing out gamers for not buying DmC. Basically it was your fault if you don't like DmC and you need to go buy it anyway.

Man, that is pretty far out there. Neogaf had a pretty good thread on it. I'll see if I can find it. I was like really?!? Are they serious? lol

Wow. I never got to see that. I'd like to read it for my amusement. lol That is pretty far out there I will say.

**zex494** · 01-26-2013

Originally Posted by Kauldron

Didn't you see the article where the person was basically cursing out gamers for not buying DmC. Basically it was your fault if you don't like DmC and you need to go buy it anyway.

Man, that is pretty far out there. Neogaf had a pretty good thread on it. I'll see if I can find it.

I was like really?!? Are they serious? lol

Really?? Lol. Kinda like the old fans were telling ppl not to buy it? LOL that is just too precious

**D3seeker** · 01-26-2013

Should have called it something else. With that title many of us expected the roster to ACTUALLY be filled out with ICONIC PLAYSTATION CHARACTERS. That wasn't the case and they suffered for that very reason. Hopefully those who were laid off will find somewhere to go

**Blacksite** · 01-26-2013

Part of the game's character roster included several big-name characters for what seemed like advertising other studios' newer titles and because they were popular, despite not being tied to the PlayStation brand (e.g. DmC's Dante, Rising's Raiden and Big Daddy from BioShock).

Crash Bandicoot, Cloud Strife, Raziel, Dart, Lara Croft, Spyro, Big Boss - I guarantee you that if these actual all-star characters and more were put into the game that Sony would have seen better sales.

**Nitey** · 01-27-2013

Sucks about the layoffs.

The core game is generally a blast. I had some balancing issues with it around launch but they've subsequently released a couple patches so they are clearly working on making it a better and balanced experience, so that's great. Oh and free (for 2 weeks) DLC next month, which will be awesome. Emitt looks like a bowss.

But yeah, other than the core gameplay [and the levels] it is a pretty barebones game, it's almost like a beta of sorts. Lack of game modes, items are pretty boring/one dimensional, and the menus are extremely bland and cumbersome.

They were hiring soon after launch for a next gen title (?), if my memory serves me right. So despite these layoffs we may still see more of this franchise. I sure hope we do. There is a solid foundation for them to work on to try and make it more appealing, and the roster can be continually improved

Edit: Oh yeah the netcode/matchmaking is kinda shit too. Takes a while to get into games. But that may be because no one is playing it

Also - I think I saw this on the PSN store for £19.99 (crossbuy) if anyone is actually interested. Decent price for digital.

**Bio** · 01-27-2013

Originally Posted by Kauldron

Didn't you see the article where the person was basically cursing out gamers for not buying DmC. Basically it was your fault if you don't like DmC and you need to go buy it anyway.

Man, that is pretty far out there. Neogaf had a pretty good thread on it. I'll see if I can find it.

I was like really?!? Are they serious? lol

You just don't understand. That game is Shakespearean.

**StevenW** · 01-28-2013

I enjoyed PS All Stars for a weekend and then just got bored of it. For me the screen is too busy, the visuals too bright and it's just a lot of jumping around. Basically, it just hurt my head.

**Chickenooble** · 01-28-2013

Originally Posted by Suzano-O

Let's be serious, do you people HONESTLY believe that including Crash/Spyro/etc. would have done anything more than garner a sale or two from about 20 or so people on the internet complaining about the lack of "BIG NAME PS3 BRAND CHARACTERS ZOMG"?

Yep.

**Varsh** · 01-28-2013

Originally Posted by Nitey

I think I saw this on the PSN store for £19.99 (crossbuy) if anyone is actually interested. Decent price for digital.

Yeah I picked it up for £18 (PS+) on Friday after seeing that price and definitely think that this is the price it should have been released at. It is a really good game and agree that it's a perfect core to build from for future releases.

If you're up for a game sometime tonight I'm up for it.

**Sufi** · 01-29-2013

For me, it wasn't the roster, it was the fact that the game was just pointless, like all other games like that. Yes, I hate SSBs.

Give me a proper this-generation powerstone any day.