No idea what to make of this. Feels really random, but I guess we knew that Darkest Dungeon 2 didn't do as well as they wanted it to.
Behaviour Interactive (Dead By Daylight devs) acquire Red Hook Studios (Darkest Dungeon devs)
No idea what to make of this. Feels really random, but I guess we knew that Darkest Dungeon 2 didn't do as well as they wanted it to.
11 Comments
ampersandrew@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1y
Maybe it didn't do as well as they'd hoped, but back of the napkin guesstimates sure make it hard to believe DD2 wasn't profitable.
mosiacmango@lemm.ee · 14 pts · 1y
I read it more like they did well, but after a decade making the same game in a couple of iterations, they just want to be done. So sell the company, make 10x what you could running it, and just head on out.
Jaderick@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y
I played it in alpha (?) when it first came out and it was alright. I played it for like 3 hours, but never felt a desire to revisit it.
warm@kbin.earth · 14 pts · 1y
Darkest Dungeon was just one of them titles that isn't that suited for a sequel.
Whitebrow@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
I agree with the sentiment and it’s weird that it can be applied to quite a few recent games, frostpunk 2 comes to mind as the latest one of these
warm@kbin.earth · 3 pts · 1y
It's an attempt at piggybacking off the success of the first game, but they don't take the time to understand why it was successful and if a sequel is needed. I'd love to see devs try something new when they find success instead of just pumping out a number 2.
HuntressHimbo@lemm.ee · 11 pts · 1y
BHVR trying to acquire a catalog specifically catered to Otzdarva's tastes
Shiggles@sh.itjust.works · 5 pts · 1y
Please keep behavior far away from fromsoft thanks
Mr_Reach@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Fromsoft would be more likely acquiring them, so actually start pushing.
systemglitch@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y
First thought that came to mind: "I have no idea what to make of this"
curiousaur@reddthat.com · 0 pts · 1y
If they wanted DD2 to do better, why didn't they make it a better game?