Sometimes a game comes along that no one expects to be such a hit. Once they are sequels are green-lit then things get... scary.
Take Nier Automata, a game that came out of nowhere and sold more than even Square expected it to.
Yoko Taro may or may not do a sequel to Automata and if he does it probably wont be what anyone expects or Square wants.
Regardless if Taro stays on, Square have already green-lit 'future Nier projects' and have even began hiring bigger teams.
Often times when a game does well and gets a sequel the ill-mannered money grabs of the industry begin to surface.
Automata had DLC in an arena/costume expansion that didnt add to the story so didnt feel like cut content.
But a sequel, which will no doubt be more expensive and expected to sell well, may not be safe from one or more over priced season pass, microtransactions and all the other scary extras that a sequel could see.
With this in mind are there any sequels to games youre worried about?
Perhaps Horizon Zero Dawn 2 (which will happen, Sony confirmed a ten year plan) will come with a full season pass instead of a one off expansion. Perhaps microtransactions will be included and perhaps the extra content will have key story elements locked behind paywalls.
What are the games youre worried about?
Take Nier Automata, a game that came out of nowhere and sold more than even Square expected it to.
Yoko Taro may or may not do a sequel to Automata and if he does it probably wont be what anyone expects or Square wants.
Regardless if Taro stays on, Square have already green-lit 'future Nier projects' and have even began hiring bigger teams.
Often times when a game does well and gets a sequel the ill-mannered money grabs of the industry begin to surface.
Automata had DLC in an arena/costume expansion that didnt add to the story so didnt feel like cut content.
But a sequel, which will no doubt be more expensive and expected to sell well, may not be safe from one or more over priced season pass, microtransactions and all the other scary extras that a sequel could see.
With this in mind are there any sequels to games youre worried about?
Perhaps Horizon Zero Dawn 2 (which will happen, Sony confirmed a ten year plan) will come with a full season pass instead of a one off expansion. Perhaps microtransactions will be included and perhaps the extra content will have key story elements locked behind paywalls.
What are the games youre worried about?
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