Robocop: Rogue City

[Timby]

Well yeah but in this instance I meant why would you care because you probably won’t be plaiting it.

This is kind of a silly level of gatekeeping.

I have no real affinity whatsoever for the Spider-Man character (my only real familiarity comes from the Spider-Man 2 movie with Doctor Octopus, and the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon from 10 or 15 years ago), but I loved the PlayStation 4 game (and the Miles Morales spin-off) because it was an incredibly well-designed game with fun gameplay, excellent traversal, a solid plot, well-done voice acting and an amazing level of polish. I'm sure I'd like it even more if I were a Spider-Man aficionado, but I didn't need to be in order to enjoy the hell out of it.

Even when I do get a PS5, despite being a huge fan of RoboCop, I can't imagine I'd ever give Rogue City a chance (unless I see it in a $5 bargain bin) because after watching a zillion walkthrough videos, it looks like an absolute chore to play, despite the fan service. I need more than nostalgia keys jingled in front of me in order to enjoy a game.

 

[Lakenheath 72]

Well yeah but in this instance I meant why would you care because you probably won’t be plaiting it.

What is the meaning of "plaiting"?

 

[Haggis and tatties]

^^^Trophy hunting on the PS versions, Achievements on the xbox, the platnium trophy on the PS is the last trophy to open once you get all others, hence "plaiting".

 

[Lakenheath 72]

Thank you.

 

[fireproof78]

But if you’re not a fan why would you care?

Because not everyone will be a fan of a property but will play a game. Games have genre fans, just like movies do, and people will jump in because they like a Publisher, a game type or style. Gaming is as important to them as watching Trek might be to the average poster on this BBS. As a random example, I played the original Fallout because I thought Interplay was a great publisher because of Descent. Or, I was willing to try out an Expanse came because I thought that would be the hook in for me in to that franchise because the show doesn't appeal (thus far.)

So, nonfans can absolutely jump in because they are fans-just not of the property.

So, excluding nonfans is shooting yourself in the foot when it comes to marketability.