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Daaaaaaamn
I never thought the game would bring so many players. So happy for the team, the game is wonderful from what I've played. Specially as others said, being on gamepass day 1 and "fighting" with Oblivion Remake. An amazing week for the RPG fans.
Next month we have also the potential of some big titles with Doom Dark Ages and Elden Ring Nightrein.
I never thought the game would bring so many players. So happy for the team, the game is wonderful from what I've played. Specially as others said, being on gamepass day 1 and "fighting" with Oblivion Remake. An amazing week for the RPG fans.
Next month we have also the potential of some big titles with Doom Dark Ages and Elden Ring Nightrein.
Unless this increases less than I expect today, I would say fairly likely.
Stalker 2 has 120k CCU and Manor Lords has 170k CCU. Also Palworld (though it is an extreme outlier).
This is extremely impressive, I knew the game would do well given how it was tracking and perceived but reviews really pushed it above any reasonable expectation.
It could peak even higher on Sunday.
Was finally able to find a place selling keys for Hundred Line so I picked it up since it was ~40% off regular price. Keys being available for it will mean that more price conscious users have a chance at picking it up which could lead to a decent increase in CCU.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 current new CCU record - 74,659
Time aligned yesterday 11:30UTC : 46k~
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- current new CCU record - 7,488
Time aligned yesterday 11:30UTC : 46k~
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- current new CCU record - 7,488
We are heading toward another big DoD increase for Clair Obscur!
An Early Warning Flag For Bungie’s ‘Marathon’ Prospects
Marathon playercounts don't matter at this point, but we can see a few things about short-term interest in the game that are a little concerning.
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95K for C33! 100K is locked at this point. Wouldn’t be surprised if we get another sales milestone update before the weekend ends.
98K! Wow!!
another showing of technical performance and user review mismatch. the common player is a lot more forgiving than tech outlets
can't even sustain the people who were let in. I seen this once before and it wasn't pretty. they might need to put the game back in the ovenAn Early Warning Flag For Bungie’s ‘Marathon’ Prospects
Marathon playercounts don't matter at this point, but we can see a few things about short-term interest in the game that are a little concerning.
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Yeah it was obvious COE33 (seriously what on earth do we call it?) would see big growth given the WoM and it being relatively unknown to the mainstream before launch.
Flying past Metaphor and doing so much better than giants of the genre have managed before is crazy. What a huge success.
Flying past Metaphor and doing so much better than giants of the genre have managed before is crazy. What a huge success.
If you were to have asked me on Wednesday, I would have told you 100k for Expedition 33 is impossible. This is an incredible result.
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 new CCU record - 98,591
The only SP JRPG that's left is is Granblue Fantasy: Relink at 114,054.
Depending on the Sat ---> Sun DoD growth we could have a new champion.
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- new CCU record - 9,102
Seems fairly solid for this title.
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Yeah, this first bit isn't directed at you but at everyone who's less familiar with 1st weekend CCUs.
Positive WoM for a Thu launch means that Fri->Sat is almost always bigger than Thu->Fri.
Sat-->Sun is less set in stone but growth should be good here as well.
Also...
We should call it...
EXP 33
In honour of the incalculable amount of EXP screens/texts we longtime JRPG fans have had to go through.
The only SP JRPG that's left is is Granblue Fantasy: Relink at 114,054.
Depending on the Sat ---> Sun DoD growth we could have a new champion.
The Hundred Line -Last Defense Academy- new CCU record - 9,102
Seems fairly solid for this title.
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Yeah, this first bit isn't directed at you but at everyone who's less familiar with 1st weekend CCUs.
Positive WoM for a Thu launch means that Fri->Sat is almost always bigger than Thu->Fri.
Sat-->Sun is less set in stone but growth should be good here as well.
Also...
We should call it...
EXP 33
In honour of the incalculable amount of EXP screens/texts we longtime JRPG fans have had to go through.
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I never understood the argument that turn based combat games don't sell
I mean, Pokemon? Persona? Baldurs Gate?
FF could have broke this record and several others but decided to chase trends and have a terrible launch plan was worthy a few millions from Sony.
I mean, Pokemon? Persona? Baldurs Gate?
FF could have broke this record and several others but decided to chase trends and have a terrible launch plan was worthy a few millions from Sony.
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen an actual developer or publisher say turn based isn’t appealing, it seems like most JRPGs are designed by creatives who just want to make the type of game they want, and right now that’s disproportionately more towards the action side of things.
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Damn 98k CCU on a game made by 30 people. Sandfall is about to greenlit 5 more games in the Clair Obscur series. WoM is great, honestly they deserve it all.
The Japanese audience seems to be warming up to the tile, the Japanese reviews are now 88% positive, they were significantly lower than other regions in the previous days.
The Japanese audience seems to be warming up to the tile, the Japanese reviews are now 88% positive, they were significantly lower than other regions in the previous days.
That’s pretty much it, especially when Japan is filled with turn-based RPGs. To them, it’s like hand-drawn animation.
The only things FF would have needed to do to break the record is release on Steam day 1 and have a competent port
Agreed. I think Square radically misjudged just how quickly the gaming landscape had changed/was changing between 2015 and 2025. They’ve set themselves back years.
Capcom and Bandai Namco read the tea leaves correctly. They had to, because Square and FF was kicking their asses for over a decade. And now those companies are absolutely crushing it. Square rested on their laurels. They thought they could do in the 2020’s what they did in the late 90’s and they’re paying for it big time.
Capcom has honestly been a mixed bag for the last year since they released the broken pile of crap that was DD2 and now Wilds, which killed DD2's legs and they don't seems to want to fix it and Wilds is getting suffocated by its technical issues. Not to mention how the left some of their beloved franchises on the waste side like Mega Man and seemingly DMC.
Bandai Namco, their anime games have been declining thanks to doing weird thing like those year late Switch's ports and no cross play. Sparking Zero have been on the decline, but there isn't a Switch 2 port in sight. Same with Tekkan. They also badly mis-managed Soul Caliber.
What does this mean? The game is still selling incredibly well on Steam even after 2 months without any price drops.
Wilds' numbers would actually be even better if it wasn't for the technical issues. Which was why when it broke records, it didn't reach the highest CCU that many predicted after the great first day. It was thanks to all the negative reviews. Even now, well after it's first update, it's sitting at a 65% on Steam.
Edit: I also forgot to add, Capcom completely bungled the MvC franchise with Infinite and let FighterZ completely eat their lunch. And speaking of FighterZ, we may not get another game like it if rumors are to be believed. Namely, Namco and Arcsys are feuding.
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Yeah sometimes seems DF is a bit toxic regarding performance. Players obviously enjoy the Oblivion Remaster. Hitching is one thing, but it's not like you cant run across the fields, literally. It works fine. Maybe it is being an authentic port since the original ran like crap LOL It's funny when I am running across the fields before DF video came out, thinking "I bet I'm supposed to hate this, this must be awful" LOL.
It is funny for a 360 based game, it looks so inferior in comparisons. I got out my real Xbox 360 and play around. SOME games look OK by todays standards. Like Forza, and Halo 4 I dont think just looks so much worse than Metroid whatever on Switch, which is a contemporary game on 2025. Although the new Metroid at top res on SW2 likely is not a any comparison.
But I guess it's when you get to open world that you really see new hardware flex.
I played Marathon a couple hrs, it's ok and has moments, but I dont think I'll stick with it, and I have like 10k hours in Destiny. That game grabbed me from Day 1 of the first alpha. Marathon I keep trying to convince myself to like.
The real key thing is, Marathon literally killed Destiny. That whole team could have been working on Destiny 3 this whole time, which I believe Destiny 3 is the only true thing that can save Destiny. But now theyre hosed, if they started tomorrow it would take years to make D3. Destiny 2 continues to hang on, but it is a bad case of mismanaged IP. If Marathon flops, the fallout and where bungie goes will be interesting. I wonder if they can or will reorient everyone to work on Destiny.
Capcom just made a press release like, a few days ago, bragging about the RE games that have sold 10 million or more copies. Wilds was one of the biggest releases of all time. Elder Scrolls is one of the biggest games of all time. Etc.
What exactly does Elder Scrolls have to do with my posts? And I addressed Wilds:
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But GB is not SP only, tho -- it has multiplayer component
That's true but you can solo it, so that's SP in my hearts.
Anyhow, EXP 33 is at 113K and about to pass that number so no big deal.
Or rather it's a big deal but you catch my drift.
Beating it in the 5-10 minutes.
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The Hundred Line broke 10K. Still got a little more gas in the tank
Jesus, I’m half asleep. I meant to say Elden Ring. My apologies.
Install Base! Do not take Smoothie King seriously before 10:00am EST!
ALSO: A giant hell yeah to Expedition 33! The good news keeps rolling in!!
Elden Ring is more From than Namco, but we can give Namco credit for believing in a From's open world game.
However, that still doesn't really change that Namco has been a mixed bag this generation with their anime games outside of the Dragon Ball IP being the most dire and them not supporting cross-play in many of their games at this point is utter lunacy. We can argue if they're better than SE, but I wouldn't call what they've done 'crushing it' either.
There's nothing toxic about dragging this game's performance over the coals, I've experienced at least 5 crashes to desktop in <12 hours of play, on top of highly visible stutter (on a 9800X3D/3080ti combo) when crossing between cells in the open world. The crashes and other issues are neither hard to reproduce nor could they have possibly been missed by testing, given that one of the most reliable ways to cause a crash is move from an interior to the open world.
I fully agree that people will largely enjoy a "good enough" experience visually, but the issues here go beyond that.
I know everyone is understandbly focused on Clair Obscur but 10k+ for THL is pretty great given the game and genre.
I’m speaking strictly in terms of sales. I will absolutely concede your point from a technical standpoint vis a vis Wilds being a mess on PC. And in terms of personal enjoyment I think FFVII Rebirth is a better game than anything Capcom has put out, maybe since Street Fighter II? Maybe ever?
But again, in terms of sales these other Japanese companies are running wild. Any exec at Square would tell you they’d kill for similar results.
And a massive tip of the hat to Expedition 33 becoming the single biggest JRPG CCU release ever. Mama said knock you out.
