No Folklore sequel coming

Kigmal - 331 days 11 hours ago

I loved the use of the motion controls in this game. Oh well.

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Danja - 331 days 9 hours ago

yeh I agree some of the best uses of the motion control can be found in this game.,..

I was really hoping they would have made a sequel though...really enjoyed the 1st one

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aebriscoejr - 331 days 5 hours ago

It's a shame this game is actually one of the best RPG's on the system. It could have done so much more, but hopefully they'll take the idea and make their own pokemon out of it.

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meepmoopmeep - 331 days 12 hours ago

it's an under-rated game.

i hope they continue with more DLC though.
i still need to go back and finish it.

got stuck on one part and just gave up.
>:\

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lordgodalming - 331 days 11 hours ago

It was one of two games I bought with my system last year (the other was R&C: ToD). While Folklore did get a touch repetitive by the end, I loved the story and the art style. The clouds moving over the ground in the game's main town is still one of the best atmospheric touches I've ever noticed in a game. A sequel really could have shored up the first game's few noticeable problems. Rest in peace Folklore 2, we hardly knew ye.

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RPG Guy - 331 days 12 hours ago

Ya hit the nail on the head with that one.

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Proxy - 331 days 9 hours ago

Even if a game has poor sales, you just rehash the levels, character, and story and release a sequel; and this doesn't mean it's a bad sequel either.

The expensive part of game development is creating the engine, and there isn't always a need to change the engine for a sequel.

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baum - 331 days 6 hours ago

A rehash wouldn't do so well. I rather have Game Republic focus their efforts on something a little bit more revolutionary and that sells too.

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Menchi - 331 days 11 hours ago

I'm almost certain you could find this for $20 brand new. It's not exactly new, and it probably doesn't sell at all well...

Just have a look round, you're bound to find it for cheap

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nycredude - 331 days 7 hours ago

Folklore is only $26.99 used at gamestop in the U.S. It's really hard to get that game new because the sales were so bad they stop stocking it new. That is how much I paid for it.

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FantasyStar - 331 days 7 hours ago

hey, thanks alot! +bubbles.

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kewlkat007 - 331 days 5 hours ago

Why do we always blame the media. People are old enough to make thier own opinions about the games they choose to buy.(I thought the PS3 crowd was more mature) They are not babies.

PS3 fans even early one were not buying fn games. Stop blaming it on the media every fn time as if gamers can't make thier own assumptions and come to their own opinions about what game, genre they like.

That's the problem with gamers today. They take reviews like it's the gospel, then you go blame it on the media, as if they are the say all end all to your purchasing decision.

Some spend way too much time tolling on N4G to go out, buy a game and see if they like it instead of finding comfort in reviewers every damn time. Reviewers are gamers just like everyone here on N4G.

Figboy not saying you do but STOP WHINING and BLAMING the MEDIA + CONSPIRACIES. There is always a great reason why Sony is not selling something. Some of you Sony only fans are just as bad.

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Figboy - 331 days 1 hour ago

and how many of their readers rely on reviews to make their buying decisions, i think there is quite a strong case that proves my reasoning that YES, the gaming media influences gamers buying habits, and YES, when a game is slapped with 6/10 reviews (like Heavenly Sword and Folklore were), due to nitpicks from reviewers, that it will affect sales just as much as poor advertising/marketing can.

Folklore and Heavenly Sword's failure to generate buzz is partly Sony's marketing fault. i don't think Sony adequately promoted the games.

but i think the lions share of the blame is on reviewers who constantly compared the worth of those games against "justifying" the cost of a Playstation 3 during their release. instead of rating the game for what it was, they games had to validate why you spent $600 on a Playstation 3 in the first place.

that was simply NOT FAIR to the games themselves.

there is no conspiracy, but there is also no denying that MANY Playstation 3 games were graded on an insanely deep curve last year, and even when the experiences were enjoyable and fun (many a review praised the combat, voice acting, visuals of Heavenly Sword, but turned around and b*tched about game length, and a few poorly designed puzzles, as if that broke the gaming experience).

whining it may be, but that doesn't change the fact that me, and other gamers like me, won't be getting to enjoy further games in the Folklore series, OR the Heavenly Sword series in the future, and this is DIRECTLY tied to the heavy criticisms the media bombarded the games with last year, when other games, in the same genre, with similar flaws were given free passes.

also, to generalize and say that Playstation 3 gamers weren't buying games is simply that, a generalization, and an untrue one at that.

considering that people STILL to this day, claim that the PS3 "has no games," "is expensive," and "has sh*tty online" is a testament to how the media has shaped public perception so much that people can't even discern the truth for themselves anymore.

many a Playstation 3 gamer were convinced of the truth of the three statements above (with the "too expensive" one being the most truthful) to the point where, even when a game like Warhawk, Motorstorm, Heavenly Sword, and Folklore looked appealing to them, those 6/10, 7/10 scores they were constantly seeing, coupled with the damn near DAILY reporting of the PS3's doom from big sites like ign and 1up and Gamespot, they were discouraged.

i bought over 20 PS3 games last year, exclusive and multiplat. i bought a handful of Blu Ray movies as well.

this year, i bought even more PS3 games, as well as Blu Rays.

i'm an old enough gamer to make up my own mind on what i like and don't like, and what i want to spend my money on, as i'm sure you are too. but the thing is, not everybody in the world is like us.

just look at the people that the current generation idolize and adore, buying their albums and seeing their movies in droves because, well, the media has told them that that was the in thing to do.

right now, people think the Wii is the best gaming platform in the world, and are still running out and snatching it up in droves.

interestingly enough, sales of HDTVs are also soaring, because of a similar "you have to have this gadget" tactic, but oddly enough, the Wii and HDTVs don't really go together to well.

it's an undeniable truth that the media shapes public perception. if it works in the news, in advertising, in TV and movies, why, suddenly, would the gaming industry be immune to it's effects?

not all gamers are sheep. this is true. but many gamers ARE influenced by what they see and read. and a lot of them take the reviews out there to heart, instead of playing the games for themselves.

if gamers had actually given games like Heavenly Sword and Folklore a chance, we'd have two very strong franchises to look forward to seeing grow and expand in the future. they aren't the only two games that have taken a beating in terms of reviews and public perception. look at Too Human. it's far from trash, and had a promising future as a franchise. the foundation in that series was solid, and i imagined that the sequel would improve upon the flaws of the original.

i'd be very, VERY surprised if Silicon Knights brought out a sequel.

i'm not a tin foil hat wearing conspiracy theorist, but i simply call it like i see it, and never before in a generation of gaming have i seen the media's influence on consumers be abused and manipulated the way it has been this generation.

also, the reason why Sony isn't selling as much as it should are logical ones:

the recession is the biggest.
their advertising STILL needs more work
the Playstation 3 is still $200 more than it's competition. until it hits a $300 price point (which will happen sometime next year, i guarantee it), it will continue to struggle.

only fanboys act as if things are 100% rosy in Sony land, but again, only fanboys act as if Sony isn't aware of these things, and are working to improve them, while keeping their business as stable as possible. to think that Sony is going to keep the PS3 at $400 indefinitely is foolish.

the only thing you can probably bank on is the obscuring of their advertising campaigns. it's been that way for 13+ years, and i don't think it's going to change anytime soon.

the PS3 is still selling rather well worldwide, and has been keeping pace with the cheaper Xbox 360 for the past 2 years. that's not a failure by any means.

there comes a point when the excuses must stop, but outside of outright fanboy spin, things aren't as doom and gloom as they are constantly being made out to be.

just because Folklore and Heavenly Sword are PS3 exclusives doesn't change the fact that they were absolutely raped by a gaming media that just 18 months ago, DID HAVE an agenda against the PS3. things have changed this year significantly, starting with the Blu Ray win over HDDVD, but the damage to those two promising franchises has already been done.

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DJ - 331 days ago

Media can make or break a game franchise, and Folklore got some really nasty reviews, despite the fact that it's actually a really good game. I do remember Heavenly Sword getting murdered with 6's and 7's as well. Both ended up doing poorly.

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