rjohnson11
EVGA Forum Moderator
- Total Posts : 102038
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2004/10/05 12:44:35
- Location: Netherlands
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 84
Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’ | KitGuru This week, Square Enix finally revealed how Outriders performed at launch. During April, the game had 3.5 million unique players and on average, those players ended up putting in 30 hours of playtime each, leading to “extremely high engagement for co-operative play”. Unfortunately, Square Enix didn’t provide a breakdown of players between platforms, but we do know that the game launched day-one on Xbox Game Pass, which likely helped a lot with reaching 3.5 million unique players at launch. Of course, Outriders did not have the best launch, with server issues and inventory bugs. Still, Square Enix wants People Can Fly’s co-op IP to become its “next major franchise”, indicating that expansions will be on the way. People Can Fly did not plan for Outriders to be a ‘live service’ game, instead, it looks like the developers will be taking inspiration from Diablo, with a highly replayable game that brings players back over time through big expansions. I don't know if the expansion strategy will work but I guess it's worth a try.
|
Ariyu Grey
New Member
- Total Posts : 100
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/04/29 13:45:40
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/05/20 03:07:51
(permalink)
i haven't played it yet due to insufficient hardware. What is the general opinion about the game so far?
|
Starshine95
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 127
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/05/14 03:02:17
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/05/20 19:19:37
(permalink)
Ariyu Grey i haven't played it yet due to insufficient hardware. What is the general opinion about the game so far?
Some people love it, most people think it's average, launch was a disaster. I've tried it and personally think it's an ok game, nothing that "wowed" me. If they want it to become their "next major franchise" they better update this game a lot and/or make a way better sequel, cause at launch this was mostly average.
|
pblover
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 107
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2017/08/27 13:54:13
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/05/25 12:51:13
(permalink)
Game Pass must have really carried this game, because I honestly haven't heard much about it, and none of my gaming groups talked about it at all. They're usually the ones that try out every big multiplayer release.
|
dnewby
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 102
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2005/12/22 13:48:50
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/05/25 16:54:36
(permalink)
pblover Game Pass must have really carried this game, because I honestly haven't heard much about it, and none of my gaming groups talked about it at all. They're usually the ones that try out every big multiplayer release.
Yeah I know what you mean, I haven't seen any excitement for this game post launch.
|
Dyz79
New Member
- Total Posts : 99
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/05/27 21:56:27
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/05/28 08:16:53
(permalink)
Mediocre Story.......boring endgame....Forced timetrials and garbage drop rates if you are lookin for a specific item
|
EMOesque
New Member
- Total Posts : 64
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/05/28 08:50:25
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/05/28 09:04:22
(permalink)
I checked out the beta and it wasn't terrible, but nothing to hold me. A buddy at work loves it, but I thought it was generic. Also, I heard there were a ton of issues where people lost their loot, but then got it replaced with better loot by the devs? Not sure; I hope it's one of those games that gets better with time and attention.
|
Novii
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 103
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/05/26 07:56:35
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/05/28 15:38:18
(permalink)
The lack of PvP is what makes me not even wanna try it. The whole grinding process is kind of irrelevant for me personally when all I can do is repeat the same content but this times faster thanks to my new equipment...
|
AngryBambam
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 101
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/05/28 09:23:39
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/05/29 04:35:56
(permalink)
Endless grind....AA Game Sold for AAA Price
|
meowcenary
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 103
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/05/28 20:55:00
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/05/29 20:57:53
(permalink)
Outriders was fun but man all those bugs killed the game for me.
|
KosmikKrakenGaming
New Member
- Total Posts : 100
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/05/31 23:52:47
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/06/01 09:04:19
(permalink)
Haven't played it too much but it was entertaining, reminds me a bit of Destiny.
|
Kainzo
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 101
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2008/08/19 19:35:08
- Location: Hell, aka Texas
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/06/01 09:57:26
(permalink)
But will it be? I like it but its repetitive
|
JaylewAF11
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 101
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2020/09/01 10:13:15
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/06/01 10:55:31
(permalink)
I like the gameplay and story a lot when it came out. But co-op was super painful in terms of glitches and connectivity for like 2-3 weeks after release. It just wasn't worth the hassle with the limited time and I didn't really want to play it solo. Will try again sometime, but the co-op network problems were definitely a turn off.
|
j.austin.smith77
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 109
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/05/30 10:46:15
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/06/01 12:05:46
(permalink)
Lots of good with it. Combat is very Gears-like. I like the idea of the World Tier system. When it comes down to it, though, I just got bored after a while.
|
antgroe
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 127
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/02/27 12:02:25
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/06/01 12:10:12
(permalink)
It has potential(like a bunch of games at release) but it always comes down to continual support.
|
Lichachron
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 105
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/05/30 03:44:09
- Location: Greece
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/06/01 13:09:57
(permalink)
The release wasn't so good.. It reminds me a bit of "Destiny."
Psst? Buying EVGA? Use this code at checkout for up to 10% off your purchase: YH8K2O9I9WQQ8ZM
|
BebopFloyd
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 104
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/01/09 12:26:10
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/06/01 19:12:12
(permalink)
It didn't win me over but I know others really like it.
|
frankcro
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 101
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/02/10 12:16:29
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/06/02 18:22:53
(permalink)
Been wanting to give this game a whirl but need to upgrade from 980ti
|
Star_gazer
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 101
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/06/02 08:45:22
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/06/09 20:45:00
(permalink)
|
greywagtail
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 105
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/06/03 10:36:18
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/06/09 21:09:33
(permalink)
Give us the sequel to DX:MD and I *might* watch a trailer.
|
Nitur
New Member
- Total Posts : 1
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/06/03 12:29:08
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/06/09 21:11:52
(permalink)
Have they been patching it? During the demo I kept having issues getting behind cover which kept me from considering buying the game.
|
MrVegan
New Member
- Total Posts : 100
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2020/12/08 08:00:14
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/06/09 21:44:11
(permalink)
One of those rare instances where it has good gameplay system/loop but poor everything else.
|
Asukaoyl
New Member
- Total Posts : 100
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/06/09 11:00:10
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/06/09 22:21:35
(permalink)
Dyz79 Mediocre Story.......boring endgame....Forced timetrials and garbage drop rates if you are lookin for a specific item
The entire game just looks like one giant meh, but I havnt played it so I cant really speak to much about it. Just going by look.
|
Vladez
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 101
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/06/02 15:37:58
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/06/15 14:32:56
(permalink)
They should not go down that road, if Outriders was going to be a hit you would of seen a lot more connection between the players and social media, and fan made content. It fell flat, and I don't think you can recover to making it a major franchise.
|
nN117
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 101
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/06/10 21:38:51
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/06/22 16:57:23
(permalink)
Those fffff.... Just do a god damn Deus Ex sequad, since you did a Mankind Devided like a half of a story. It was a nice game, but they RUINED it by microtransactions and half-ass done story. Then i ended it, i be like: "Wait, WHAT!? Thats all!?".
|
Leeringg
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 104
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/06/10 17:10:52
- Location: NY
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/06/22 17:12:03
(permalink)
The game was great until the endgame.
|
Leeringg
Superclocked Member
- Total Posts : 104
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/06/10 17:10:52
- Location: NY
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/06/22 17:48:41
(permalink)
I mean with a little more polish I could see it.
|
azbyka101
New Member
- Total Posts : 100
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2021/06/21 20:55:22
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 0
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/06/22 21:45:17
(permalink)
If there ain't no PVP I don't care.
|
Hoggle
EVGA Forum Moderator
- Total Posts : 10086
- Reward points : 0
- Joined: 2003/10/13 22:10:45
- Location: Eugene, OR
- Status: offline
- Ribbons : 4
Re: Square Enix wants Outriders to be its ‘next major franchise’
2021/06/22 21:50:56
(permalink)
With the cost of development no publisher really produces a game they don’t hope to become a franchise anymore.
|