Which game series did you hope would become a huge success but ended up not delivering?

[Ferdinand]

There are a lot of game series that when we look back, we can say that it had great success. Series such as the resident evil series, final fantasy series, and many others.

Is there a particular one that you had that conviction that it would do well but ended up not reaching the goal?

 

[Brad P]

There are a lot of game series that when we look back, we can say that it had great success. Series such as the resident evil series, final fantasy series, and many others.

Is there a particular one that you had that conviction that it would do well but ended up not reaching the goal?

Yeah, that’s a good question.

For me, the one that always comes to mind is Anthem. On paper it felt like a guaranteed hit BioWare, cool sci-fi setting, flying around in those suits… it had all the pieces. I remember thinking it could be their next big long-term franchise, but it just never came together the way people hoped.


Another one is Watch Dogs. The first reveal looked incredible and I was convinced it was going to be huge. It still did okay, but it didn’t really live up to that early hype or become as defining as it could’ve been.


Also maybe Titanfall not because it was bad (far from it), but I thought it would absolutely dominate. It ended up being more of a cult favorite than a massive ongoing powerhouse.


Curious what yours would be feels like everyone has at least one game they were sure was going to blow up and just… didn’t.