It's probably because the new game looks like shit. IO Interactive has completely lost the ability to make good games.
Hitman: Absolution Dev Says Most Players Won't Finish the Game
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This. What this guy said right here. I want to add that I'm sure a lot of people pick up a game and find out it's simply not for them. A game can be great, but just not your cup of tea. If a game is massively popular, I'm sure a lot of people will get it for that reason and find out they don't really like it.Grygor said:
Personally, I'm kind of happy about this statistic. I like to believe that some people put it down because it's too challenging. Hitman tries to appeal to more people which inevitably leads to 'dumbing down' (I hate that term). This could lead to the game being less challenging to gamers who are familiar with the Hitman series, thus leading to dissapointment. I don't like dissapointment, personally.
It's not too far off what I've heard of completion rates in general, although you should be pounding your head on the desk, because so far it looks like a sell-out.Rednog said:
What worries me, actually, is that this metric is part of what's caused them to go "QUICK! MORE MAINSTREAM, MORE MAINSTREAM!".
Human Revolution devs had the right idea when they said they knew there'd be content only 30% of players would see (various routes, paths, the end itself, etc) and that that was something to be embraced.
I play a game for about an hour(or less) before I know it's a keeper or not. I don't think I've ever stopped midway into a game I've put some effort in and given up.
So I guess all Absolution needs to do for me is have the first couple of levels interesting enough and I'm sure to beat it through.
So I guess all Absolution needs to do for me is have the first couple of levels interesting enough and I'm sure to beat it through.
Its too loooong.
The plot makes no sense.
Its our money it should be our game!
The update patch takes forever!
Square Enix has totally screwed over IO! Boycott Square Enix!
I only killed certain targets in game, yet the ending doesn't change. This is bull shit!
Online requirement for installment?! WTF I'm never playing another Hitman game again!
Sigh... the future of gamers makes me sad.
The plot makes no sense.
Its our money it should be our game!
The update patch takes forever!
Square Enix has totally screwed over IO! Boycott Square Enix!
I only killed certain targets in game, yet the ending doesn't change. This is bull shit!
Online requirement for installment?! WTF I'm never playing another Hitman game again!
Sigh... the future of gamers makes me sad.
Well, of course 80% of the people who play it aren't going to finish it! Most people buying it are expecting it to be a third person shooter/action game. The 20% that do finish it are the people who realize it is in fact a Hitman game and that it does require some thinking to complete levels.
I just find this to be odd. Unless a game is garbage... and I mean really BAD garbage, I finish it. Being Hitman, and saying something like this.... should I be worried?
"Pushing some of the more interesting content to an earlier point in the game, where more gamers were likely to experience it, was also considered"
They really shouldn't. If 80% of the people run out of reasons to continue playing then removing the cool stuff from later in the game will only give EVEN LESS incentive to keep playing as you've had all the good stuff I the start, its filler after that.
People quit playing before the end as the gameplay gets worse.
Sorry to say this, but this is down to the developers. They MUST NOT blow their wad in the first few levels, they have to steadily give more and more, always with more tantalising in the next part and upping the ante to a final crescendo.
They really shouldn't. If 80% of the people run out of reasons to continue playing then removing the cool stuff from later in the game will only give EVEN LESS incentive to keep playing as you've had all the good stuff I the start, its filler after that.
People quit playing before the end as the gameplay gets worse.
Sorry to say this, but this is down to the developers. They MUST NOT blow their wad in the first few levels, they have to steadily give more and more, always with more tantalising in the next part and upping the ante to a final crescendo.
we are a dieing breed. average gamer plays a game for 2-3 hours, and he drops it if he mees any kind of resistance agaisnt his playing. thats why in mmos the msot chracters are always level 1, these people never leave town. gaming culture nowadays are to never give the game a chance to begin with. you and me are one of the very few that finish the game to the end. But this is nothing new, san andreads had like 1% finish rate, most peopel youd meet online after 5 years havent left first city and were exploring others online, because in 5 years they didnt manage to finish the missions in first city. it was "too hard" for them so they didnt even try. we live in an age where a youtube idiot can watch a game for 30 minutes and decide he knows everything about it.5-0 said:
was there anyone that didnt? it was a very easy game.
Well, the only hitman I have played was Blood Money. Its difficulty didnt really stand out from other games I have played. But it was also a very enjoyable game, which with any game I enjoy I HAVE to finish it. Maybe its an ocd thing, but it boggles my mind to see numbers this high.Father Time said:
Oh, that reminds me to finish Hitman 1
It is both difficult and i am distracted
I wonder at what time limit they measure these completion data?
It is both difficult and i am distracted
I wonder at what time limit they measure these completion data?
I very rarely complete the games I buy. Whether it's ADD or just wanting to do other things in life, I simply don't stick around to see a game through to the end.
I can definitely say part of it is because there are a LOT of games out there to be played. While I'm playing one game, sometimes I get the desire to play another one.
Couple that with the fact that there are many online games that I enjoy playing, that don't really have an end in sight, and you could see why the single player games never see the end.
Steam doesn't make things any easier since they constantly have massive sales on games that I've always wanted to play, so I end up playing part of the new game I just bought, and start to forget about a different amazing game that I was playing before.
Borderlands is one game I've actually played through to the end. Diablo 1 and 2(haven't got Diablo 3 yet) are games I played through to the end. With the way those games are set up, as soon as I get to the end, I end up playing them through again. I like the idea of going back to something that was really engaging, and comfortable. I know what I'm getting in to with the next play through, and there's a certain level of comfort that makes the idea of going back very enjoyable. New games can be unnerving. You don't really want to play a game and miss anything, nor fail, and you run that risk with something new. Or maybe the new game is disappointing, and feels like a waste of time. I only have so much time to work with each day, and I don't want to waste it on anything that isn't worth it.
I can definitely say part of it is because there are a LOT of games out there to be played. While I'm playing one game, sometimes I get the desire to play another one.
Couple that with the fact that there are many online games that I enjoy playing, that don't really have an end in sight, and you could see why the single player games never see the end.
Steam doesn't make things any easier since they constantly have massive sales on games that I've always wanted to play, so I end up playing part of the new game I just bought, and start to forget about a different amazing game that I was playing before.
Borderlands is one game I've actually played through to the end. Diablo 1 and 2(haven't got Diablo 3 yet) are games I played through to the end. With the way those games are set up, as soon as I get to the end, I end up playing them through again. I like the idea of going back to something that was really engaging, and comfortable. I know what I'm getting in to with the next play through, and there's a certain level of comfort that makes the idea of going back very enjoyable. New games can be unnerving. You don't really want to play a game and miss anything, nor fail, and you run that risk with something new. Or maybe the new game is disappointing, and feels like a waste of time. I only have so much time to work with each day, and I don't want to waste it on anything that isn't worth it.