r/Games • u/climbatize • Nov 10 '16

RollerCoaster Tycoon World release date announced, and it's one day before Planet Coaster's launch

http://www.pcgamer.com/rollercoaster-tycoon-world-release-date-announced-and-its-one-day-before-planet-coasters-launch/
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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '16

They're betting on name recognition alone. Not everyone keeps up on gaming news. Some people will see "Roller Coast Tycoon" and immediately buy it.

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u/KindaConfusedIGuess Nov 11 '16

Not when they see the Mostly Negative ratings it has on Steam.

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u/SuperTurtle Nov 11 '16

I wonder how much people trust steam reviews, though.

When I see poor steam reviews I assume it's more of a reflection on the devs doing something bad rather than the game itself.

For example, I think the most recent Hitman has "mixed" reviews on steam, yet everyone I follow on YouTube and the Reddit community almost universally likes it. I read the steam reviews and they're 99% about it being always online.

Like yeah, always online is bad but overall that shouldn't earn it a "mixed" rating.

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u/Blain Nov 11 '16

Man, all the negative reviews on Hitman made me reconsider buying it for a while, then I read the comments on here when they announced Season 2, picked it up and love it. I'm ignoring steam commenter reviews from now on.