Why Inzoi Failed

[ToBeContinued]

"Sweetie" yeah, definitely a reddit poster.

Oh yes. Just from that alone, you know everything about me. You are a miracle, Why then waste your time here when you could be making millions. Can I then assume you don't know jack shit.

 

[x360x]

To all of you Youtubers that were given early access and what-ever monetary amount it was to promote this game, and make it look like the greatest thing since sliced bread. You are dirty and rotten to the core. Hope that shiny new computer tower was worth your soul and reputation. Let me guess. You can say anything about the game, except anything negative. I say thee, nay. I shun thee from the realm of watching and banish thee to the nether realms. You are forever tarnished in my eyes, and all have been un-subscribed from my computer. May your souls forever be lost.

I think it's way too early to say it failed. It's not looking great now but things could easily turn around. This is an infinite replay value game, a sandbox and something that will be relevant for a long time to come. And some people were excited for good reasons. There will be lots of updates to come. There's also the modkit that is a huge part of the project and it will change the game a lot. How? We can't know yet but it will definitely change the experience.

Sims is a very tough act to follow too. It has a lot of value for many because of memories, nostalgia and shit like that. Some people said skyrim was trash and was failing too at first because they just loved oblivion. Some where saying skyrim is missing that magic and soul. Now people are nostalgic about skyrim. 10 years from now people might be nostalgic about InZOI and call it a masterpiece.

So stay optimistic don't freak out just yet after 2 months. Wait for mods, give it a year or two.

 

[anne O'nymous]

I know right. For some of us reading hurts our brains. Sucks to be you.

It's not reading that is the issue. It's the lack of organized thoughts, leading to an indigestible diatribe, that is the issue.
It goes in all direction, talking about so many different topics that it's hard to know if the text complain about EA, The Sims, Sims players, gamers, InZOI, or if it's just an idiot who shit on a game in order to get his "alpha male incel gamer" member card.

 

[IBreedWives]

"Sweetie" yeah, definitely a reddit poster.

i dont quite understand why that would be an insult, depending on what subreddits you post on

like i use the college football, soccer, college baseball subreddits to talk sports, and a bunch of NSFW subreddits to fap, does that make me a redditor?

 

[Insomnimaniac Games]

i dont quite understand why that would be insult, depending on what subreddits you post on

It wasn't. I was referencing my first post about how this seems like something you'd find reddit, specifically on the Sims or Inzoi subreddits, where it'd make way more sense to discuss.

 

[anne O'nymous]

I think it's way too early to say it failed. It's not looking great now but things could easily turn around. This is an infinite replay value game, a sandbox and something that will be relevant for a long time to come.

Anyway, saying that it's a failure, especially by comparing the game to The Sims 4, is ridiculous. One can not compare a game that started two months ago, with a game that benefited from near to 30 years of experience, plus 10 years of improvements; 1987, Maxis released its first simulation game, 1997, The Sims was released, 2014 The Sims 4 was released.

 

[MissCougar]

Just want to say I love the Sims and blew untold hours into all of them. More recent ones feel a bit more DLC vicious but I still love them too much.

 

[Death Panda]

I'm just annoyed that the Paradox version of the sims got axed.
That being said, this is the first time I've ever seen someone shill for EA. Kind of unsettling to be honest.

 

[Insomnimaniac Games]

More recent ones feel a bit more DLC vicious but I still love them too much.

To their credit, some of those DLCs do actually function. This is a joke about how several of them straight up do not work yet EA stills sells them for 20$.

 

[swiblesnap]

To their credit, some of those DLCs do actually function. This is a joke about how several of them straight up do not work yet EA stills sells them for 20$.

Makes sense once you realize their only function is to make EA money

 

[MissCougar]

To their credit, some of those DLCs do actually function. This is a joke about how several of them straight up do not work yet EA stills sells them for 20$.

Imagine a world where Horse Armor never happened and people just made the whole game and then a Part 2 as a whole new game later, instead of indefinitely selling tiny bits for a game forever.

Cant wait to see how many years the next GTA will sell stuff. 15 years of GTA 6 is ahead of us.

 

[anne O'nymous]

Imagine a world where Horse Armor never happened and people just made the whole game and then a Part 2 as a whole new game later, instead of indefinitely selling tiny bits for a game forever.

Well, didn't we lived in that world?

But in the same time, I understand the burden for studios. Making a game cost so much and need to much times, that it's not possible anymore.
Would they make extension like they were in the 90s, they should starts working on it one year before the game release if they want it to be available one year after the said release. But this lead to two issues:
Firstly they would works on a game that isn't finalized, what imply that any correction would need to be done twice (once for the game, once for the extension). Secondly, seen how a part of the community react, they would quickly be shamed because they should have included this in the initial release.

Not that it excuse the price, and even less the overpriced purely cosmetic extension, just that we can't anymore expect games to works like they did when 10 peoples were enough to make one in less than one year.

 

[Insomnimaniac Games]

just that we can't anymore expect games to works like they did when 10 peoples were enough to make one in less than one year.

Or EA could stop selling the DLCs they know don't function at all (like my wedding stories). That's not hard at all.

Edit: Scratch that, when it first released my wedding stories actually broke base game functionality as well. I don't know if they changed that, but that's 20$ for... breaking the game.

 

[bethrezen0]

Inzoi is a nothing burger in a pretty package, that's all.
You can't beat Sims if you only make an illusion of trying.

 

[anne O'nymous]

Or EA could stop selling the DLCs they know don't function at all (like my wedding stories). That's not hard at all.

It was, implicitly, included in the two last lines.

 

[Insomnimaniac Games]

It was, implicitly, included in the two last lines.

I uh... quoted the wrong part. Meant to quote the part about the burden on studios.

 

[anne O'nymous]

I uh... quoted the wrong part. Meant to quote the part about the burden on studios.

Well, weren't you proving me right in this case? It's so a burden that they can't even have their extension working correctly

More seriously, you're obviously right, EA is clearly over abusing, but this point to another issue with those extensions. Nowadays most of them are in fact done by third parties. Many small studios, and wanabe future hi-tech companies, live through commission like this. AAA studios can't divert their workforce, already working on another game, and ask them to make this or that extension for them.
And, while it obviously don't excuse the fact that EA sell extension that doesn't work, it explain why those extensions tend to lack of consistency in terms of interest and/or quality.