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Why Release Unfinished Games?

Why does an unfinished game get released? There are several reasons. Surely many of you are aware of some. But to be fair, let's delve in to the game development process a bit, shall we?

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Troll_Police4968d ago (Edited 4968d ago )

Because people get mad if you delay the unfinished game. They get mad and criticize Media Molecule for delaying LBP2 to work out the bugs but praise Bethsaida for releasing an unfinished Fallout New Vegas.

lzim4968d ago

But better they release it and keep working on it in the background (as sequels) instead of being idiots like PD and just never release the title, holding it back for an entire console generation.

rdgneoz34968d ago

They did release prologue and the PSP game, not like they have done at all nothing at all. And seeing how massive it is compared to other racing games, you won't find anything close to it for a long time. Also, I prefer delays over game breaking bugs and crap that should have been fixed in the first place.

juniordee4968d ago

Let's not forget Tourist Trophy.

King-Leonidas4968d ago (Edited 4968d ago )

dude are you f*****g serious? How are PD idiots? I dont think they coulda achieved those graphics without seriously working their asses off. I just don't think that it's possible to release such game every 2-3 years.

ExplosionSauce4968d ago

Yes because PD finished the game in 2006 and held it back "for an entire console generation".

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NewsForMe4968d ago

New Vegas isn't unfinished, it's unpolished. Everything is there content wise, there are just bugs/glitches.

number474968d ago (Edited 4968d ago )

Honestly... vegas is severely buggy. Thats just not a glitch here or there. I'd imagine the bug/gltich QC isn't finished.. thus

unfinished..

Ares84PS34968d ago

The real reason is money.

It's much more profitable to release some parts of a game as DLC that could have been on the disk day 1 but wasn't (or is just locked).

$$$ iz dolla son $$$

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lzim4968d ago

and to keep the franchise fresh and relevant without burning money on marketing.

JimmyJames704968d ago

A quick dollar that they won't get a second time when they continually release buggy games.

kneon4968d ago

You would think so but it doesn't seem to work that way, people buy anyway.

Fool me once, shame on you
Fool me twice, shame on me
Fool me thrice, I must be a gamer :)

lzim4968d ago

money and time constraints. It would cost more to continue working on it, especially QA if the game isn't projected to do that well anyway.

Plus for years the rule has practically been release it as long as it is functional and patch it later. All platforms support such update paths in one way or another.

kube004968d ago

I think of a great example Fallout New Vegas, its also so companies don't miss deadlines

JimmyJames704968d ago

Even with the bugs, I still want to play New Vegas. Hopefully, they will have some patches before I finally get to it.

RyanDJ4968d ago

Missing a deadline = Duke Nukem Forever. Killed an entire company!

rmedtx8884968d ago

Releasing unfinished games is a bad business practice. But they are doing it because we are allowing it. We should not buy broken games. If we read reviews that says that the game has a lot of bugs we should not buy it. We know it will get fixed later but that's not the point.

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It’s Time for Sony to Bring Back Killzone and Resistance

Sony is in the middle of an FPS crisis, but bringing back two much-loved PlayStation shooters could easily be the solution.

shinoff21836h ago

I'd rather them focus on a rpg. Shooters can wait

just_looken3h ago

We have alot of rpg's but only cod for a AAA first person shooter unless you toss in xdefient but that is still fixing 2yr old beta issues.

We need more AAA fps games then rpg's

shinoff21832h ago

Yea right. Theirs so many shooters on the market.

Crows9057m ago

There's tons of RPG in the market too...what's your point exactly.

Ironmike48m ago

No more rpg for a while would love a new resistance though

DarXyde37m ago

Agree on preferring RPGs though at this exact moment, it would be great to see more horror games. Another reason why Japan Studio closing is just tragic. Loved Siren.

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Inverno3h ago

I honestly don't think we'll be seeing these anytime soon, if ever. Insomniac is officially on Marvel duty since it seems that all they're working on based off the leaks, and Horizon is more of what the casuals want these days. And I now I'll get a bunch of disagrees, but keep in mind that Resistance last got a game on the PS3 (2011) and Killzone was a launch title for the PS4 (2013). 10 years is a long time to make a game, if had any interest they would've done it by now, add InFamous to that list.

just_looken3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

Your right except the dates killzone mercenary was on ps vita 2013 same with resistance burning skies back in 2012

Good-Smurf56m ago

Both of those games are either made by smaller B team or completely different developer.
Killzone Mercenary developed by Guerilla Cambridge which is now defunct.
Resistamce Burning Skies wasn't made by Insomniac but by Nihilistic Software also defunct after the failure of CoD Black Ops Declassified.

shinoff21832h ago

Infamous should atleast get remastered. I'd be cool with that

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH3h ago

Resistance 3 turned me off to the series but I’d love a reboot. KillZone I think can stay dead. Give me a new Resistance like 1or 2 and I’ll be happy.

JEECE2h ago

Except Resistance 1 and 3 were far more similar, 2 was the outlier. 3 was a great return to form after 2 changed so many things from the first game.

SPEAKxTHExTRUTH1h ago

I didn’t like 3 and I didn’t find it similar to the first game.

Moegooner1h ago

2 was the best resistance game.

Huey_My_D_Long3h ago

I honestly never cared or liked killzone. Huge resistance fan though. I remember so many nights playing melee only on USS Lexington, and I like the alt history vibe.

P_Bomb3h ago

I’ve been barking up that tree for years. 😢

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NACON presented a very ambitious Gaming line-up during the Big Ben Week 2024 event

"The 7th edition of Bigben Week has been taking place in the heart of Paris since the beginning of the week.

Journalists and international partners have been invited to explore the exclusive new entries in NACON's future catalogue of games and accessories. The design and development teams and studios are also there to discuss their latest innovative projects with visitors." - NACON.

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Metal Gear Solid 5, Nearly After A Decade, Is Still A Timeless Classic

The Metal Gear series, led by Kojima, pioneered the stealth genre, creating a masterclass in storytelling and gameplay.

SimpleSlave11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

No. But MGS5: Ground Zeroes might actually be one of the greatest Game Demo ever, if not the best.

xHeavYx10h ago

I know a lot of people didn't, but I actually liked that story twist at the end. The game was fun and all, but I wouldn't call it a timeless classic.

just_looken7h ago

A demo is free that was a $40 cry for help as later we would know konami did not want to fun hideo and his team anymore that is why we got the unfinished phantom pain.

-Foxtrot11h ago(Edited 11h ago)

Meh

Great stealth gameplay but the game was just average.

Bland open world that felt lifeless, the story felt shoehorned in, unfinished story etc. The whole thing was just average to me compared to the other main titled games.

I would have rather preferred it if they kept Ground Zeroes for the main game as the opening and the rest of the game turns into a Metal Gear 1 & 2 remake to bring things full circle.

just_looken7h ago

If you dig around they had old behind trhe scenes of phantom pain vids and books wrote around the time.

Before funding was puled the main idea was to keep peace walker coop it was in the games early builds and that end game were your building your base that was suppose to be metal gear one.

You as the fake big boss was going to make your own metal gear one map aka your base (outer heaven) then me as sold snake use the mode that is in the game invade/defeat the base even fight your current version of metal gear that was in the game but not finished.

So your idea was on the table bit got canned.

CrimsonWing6911h ago(Edited 11h ago)

Like hell it is. That was the first time I became aware of being sold an unfinished game and was blown away about blind fanboys saying it was some perfect game.

Yea, the first few chapters were great until they do that thing halfway and make you replay all the missions again. Then little things like capturing animals but only seeing a JPEG unlike 3 where everything was modeled out. Areas were massive, desolate, and boring to look at.

Game was a massive let down for me and the potential was so high for it. Honestly, this was one of the most disappointing games I ever played. What’s worse is it starts off brilliant. You literally play through until you get to the point where you could tell they just stopped developing and then quickly used glue and construction paper to “finish” it and then sold it. Quite frankly, that’s insulting to consumers and fans.

Inverno10h ago

People have selective memory. This game had huge drama attached to it, what Konami did to Kojima and this game was horrible. Now they praise Konami cause they revived Silent Hill, even though SH looks half arsed too.

CrimsonWing6910h ago

I dunno if they’re getting much praise after the Silent Hill 2 debacle. Makes me scared sh*tless for the MGS 3 Remake…

JEECE11h ago

Yes and no. In many ways in was a great game; there's a very strong argument that it has the best gameplay of any MGS game, and that it is one of the more interesting open world "playgrounds" we have gotten, in terms of how the world operates. But as an MGS narrative, it is pretty far down the list, for many reasons.

Storm231h ago

I don't think there is any argument. The gameplay was incredible. But yeah...disappointed in the rest. Could have been incredible but...well...we all know what happened...

Fishy Fingers10h ago

For me, best gameplay, worst, everything else.

Storm231h ago

Yeah...gameplay was so damn good.

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