2010: The year of platform exclusive flops?

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#1 teh_cell
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Not been a great year for platform exclusives, whereas multiplatform titles have fared much better.

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#3 Pug-Nasty
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I have had plenty of great exclusives this year, maybe even more than multiplats... not sure though.

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#5 AmayaPapaya
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The Wii has been doing great this year. I think the only flop was NMH2.

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#6 TheColbert
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Not really. Most of the "flops" haven't been that bad but people just expect all exclusives to get a 9.5-10 on every site. Just because it is an exclusive doesn't mean it will be a good game.
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#7 majadamus
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Alan Wake didn't meet the hype.
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#8 J-WOW
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what PS3 exclusives have Flopeed? Wii has done great this year too, so............................
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#10 LoserMike
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Umm... God of War 3

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#11 LoserMike
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[QUOTE="J-WOW"]what PS3 exclusives have Flopeed? Wii has done great this year too, so............................Slashkice

PS3:

  • Heavy Rain
  • White Knight Chronicles

360:

  • Alan Wake

Wii:

Nothing as far as I remember.

Heavy Rain sold over a million. It was really really really popular in Europe. Wii: metroid: other M
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#12 ActicEdge
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[QUOTE="Slashkice"]

[QUOTE="J-WOW"]what PS3 exclusives have Flopeed? Wii has done great this year too, so............................LoserMike

PS3:

  • Heavy Rain
  • White Knight Chronicles

360:

  • Alan Wake

Wii:

Nothing as far as I remember.

Heavy Rain sold over a million. It was really really really popular in Europe. Wii: metroid: other M

Other M didn't flop.

for Heavy rain, no one was talking sales, it flopped here by not getting AAA (though frankly I think hyping a concept like Heavy Rain AAA is not smart to begin with)

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#14 Urworstnhtmare
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Umm... God of War 3

LoserMike

Hahahahaha. Your funny.

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[QUOTE="J-WOW"]what PS3 exclusives have Flopeed? Wii has done great this year too, so............................Slashkice

PS3:

  • Heavy Rain
  • White Knight Chronicles

360:

  • Alan Wake

Wii:

Nothing as far as I remember.

Fable 3.
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[QUOTE="J-WOW"]what PS3 exclusives have Flopeed? Wii has done great this year too, so............................Slashkice

PS3:

  • Heavy Rain
  • White Knight Chronicles

360:

  • Alan Wake

Wii:

Nothing as far as I remember.

PC:

???

DS:

Dragon Quest maybe? No one really hypes DS games here, so I dunno.

PSP:

Kingdom Hearts maybe? No one really hypes PSP games here, so I dunno.

Elemental for PC, but now I hear it's quite good.

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[QUOTE="J-WOW"]what PS3 exclusives have Flopeed? Wii has done great this year too, so............................Slashkice

PS3:

  • Heavy Rain
  • White Knight Chronicles

360:

  • Alan Wake

Wii:

Nothing as far as I remember.

PC:

???

DS:

Dragon Quest maybe? No one really hypes DS games here, so I dunno.

PSP:

Kingdom Hearts maybe? No one really hypes PSP games here, so I dunno.

HEAVY RAIN? really? I remember lots of people including myself thinking the game was going to be just a short movie, but it did better than we all thought. And lol at WKC2 I forgot that game even existed, anyways after the first one floped no cared about #2, so no hype, no flop. For a game to flop, it needs to be hyped

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[QUOTE="Slashkice"]

[QUOTE="J-WOW"]what PS3 exclusives have Flopeed? Wii has done great this year too, so............................J-WOW

PS3:

  • Heavy Rain
  • White Knight Chronicles

360:

  • Alan Wake

Wii:

Nothing as far as I remember.

PC:

???

DS:

Dragon Quest maybe? No one really hypes DS games here, so I dunno.

PSP:

Kingdom Hearts maybe? No one really hypes PSP games here, so I dunno.

HEAVY RAIN? really? I remember lots of people including myself thinking the game was going to be just a short movie, but it did better than we all thought. And lol at WKC2 I forgot that game even existed, anyways after the first one floped no cared about #2, so no hype, no flop. For a game to flop, it needs to be hyped

#2 isn't the one in mention. and I'm pretty sure no one would hype #2 based on #1. and the fact it probably need localization(not even in GS archives?) to get noticed around here more.

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#21 J-WOW
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[QUOTE="J-WOW"]

[QUOTE="Slashkice"]

PS3:

  • Heavy Rain
  • White Knight Chronicles

360:

  • Alan Wake

Wii:

Nothing as far as I remember.

PC:

???

DS:

Dragon Quest maybe? No one really hypes DS games here, so I dunno.

PSP:

Kingdom Hearts maybe? No one really hypes PSP games here, so I dunno.

HavocV3

HEAVY RAIN? really? I remember lots of people including myself thinking the game was going to be just a short movie, but it did better than we all thought. And lol at WKC2 I forgot that game even existed, anyways after the first one floped no cared about #2, so no hype, no flop. For a game to flop, it needs to be hyped

what?

Wait I thought we were talking about WKC2, so WKC1 came out this year???? I thought it came out along time ago? I dun goof'd up, did WKC2 even come out yet?

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#22 shinrabanshou
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[QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"]Fable 3. Slashkice

I left it out since it's already confirmed for a PC release, though it is currently a timed 360 exclusive.

IIRC Crackdown 2 flopped.

But there've been more multiplatform flops I think, Bioflop 2, Final Floptasy XIII, Final Floptasy IV, Fable III, Flopout New Vegas, Flopvania. Probably more I'm forgetting.

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HEAVY RAIN? really? I remember lots of people including myself thinking the game was going to be just a short movie, but it did better than we all thought. And lol at WKC2 I forgot that game even existed, anyways after the first one floped no cared about #2, so no hype, no flop. For a game to flop, it needs to be hyped

J-WOW

Heavy Rain was hyped to be AAA and it got AA so its a flop.

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[QUOTE="HavocV3"]

[QUOTE="J-WOW"]

HEAVY RAIN? really? I remember lots of people including myself thinking the game was going to be just a short movie, but it did better than we all thought. And lol at WKC2 I forgot that game even existed, anyways after the first one floped no cared about #2, so no hype, no flop. For a game to flop, it needs to be hyped

J-WOW

what?

Wait I thought we were talking about WKC2, so WKC1 came out this year???? I thought it came out along time ago? I dun goof'd up, did WKC2 even come out yet?

yeah, in February. GS has no mention of WKC2. and from my understanding the game is out in Japan?

not sure, but it's usually relevant here when the game is localised and given an English version. since that's what GS would review.

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#25 NaveedLife
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[QUOTE="J-WOW"]what PS3 exclusives have Flopeed? Wii has done great this year too, so............................Slashkice

PS3:

  • White Knight Chronicles

360:

  • Alan Wake
  • Crackdown 2
  • Fable III

Wii:

Nothing as far as I remember.

PC:

  • Elemental: War of Magic

DS:

Dragon Quest maybe? No one really hypes DS games here, so I dunno.

PSP:

Kingdom Hearts maybe? No one really hypes PSP games here, so I dunno.

I fixed it (somewhat) as I do not see how HR flopped and how Fable III did not. I think exclusives were pretty good this year except for the 360 :P.

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#28 Doolz2024
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Alan Wake didn't meet the hype. majadamus
Heavy Rain didn't meet the hype.
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[QUOTE="majadamus"]Alan Wake didn't meet the hype. Doolz2024
Heavy Rain didn't meet the hype.

lol...do you think I'm a Cow?

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#30 deactivated-5b4ca38d5fcb0
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Metroid other M

FF14 well it's comming to console sometime to but hey.

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#31 LegatoSkyheart
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[QUOTE="Slashkice"]

[QUOTE="J-WOW"]what PS3 exclusives have Flopeed? Wii has done great this year too, so............................LoserMike

PS3:

  • Heavy Rain
  • White Knight Chronicles

360:

  • Alan Wake

Wii:

Nothing as far as I remember.

Heavy Rain sold over a million. It was really really really popular in Europe. Wii: metroid: other M

As far as Sales go.

As far as Gamespot, The Hype was AA, it scored a AA score.

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#32 johnlennon28
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heavy rain flopped, but its one of the best game Ive played on the ps3
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#33 spookykid143
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Umm... God of War 3

LoserMike

It got AAA

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#34 fastr
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as far as gameplay goes, none of the 360 exclusives flopped except for crackdown 2.
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#35 spookykid143
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as far as gameplay goes, none of the 360 exclusives flopped except for crackdown 2. fastr
I wasn't aware gameplay was a deciding factor concerning whether or not a game flopped.

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#36 Hahadouken
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LOL @ Heavy Rain being a "flop". Only in a place where people purposely inflate hype for "ownage" (OMG TEH CONSPIRACY!) is that game a flop. Commercially, critically, I think everyone was shocked at how well it did. There have been far floppier years for exclusives all around. This one has been fine.
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#37 fastr
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[QUOTE="fastr"]as far as gameplay goes, none of the 360 exclusives flopped except for crackdown 2. spookykid143

I wasn't aware gameplay was a deciding factor concerning whether or not a game flopped.

Well maybe it should? Shouldn't it be how the game measured up to expectations and not how the sales where? We all know sales =/= how good a game is.
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[QUOTE="J-WOW"]what PS3 exclusives have Flopeed? Wii has done great this year too, so............................Slashkice

PS3:

  • Heavy Rain
  • White Knight Chronicles

360:

  • Alan Wake
  • Crackdown 2

Wii:

Nothing as far as I remember.

PC:

  • Elemental: War of Magic

DS:

Dragon Quest maybe? No one really hypes DS games here, so I dunno.

PSP:

Kingdom Hearts maybe? No one really hypes PSP games here, so I dunno.

i bet you your life you never played heavy rain, if you did you would know it was the top 3 games of the year

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Metroid other M

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Metroid Other M, meet the hype.

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LOL @ Heavy Rain being a "flop". Hahadouken

If i remember correctly, it was, since hype was AAA and it got AA, that's why is a flop.

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LOL @ Heavy Rain being a "flop". Hahadouken
It's a flop here. Oh yes, I remember that hype thread, so much damage control in it.

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[QUOTE="fastr"]Shouldn't it be how the game measured up to expectations and not how the sales where?Slashkice

That's exactly why the flops listed are flops. They were hyped to reach a certain score, and failed to reach it.

Tell that to the person claiming game play has nothing to do with a flop then. Personally I don't care what score the game got, a game like Alan Wake, if you play it, is fantastic, I don't give a damn if it got an 8 or a 2, it's a great game.
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what PS3 exclusives have Flopeed? Wii has done great this year too, so............................J-WOW

Modnation Racers was a serious FLOP IMO. I had high hopes for that game and bought it the day it came out. It had the potential to be better than Mario Kart but it was full of bugs, long loading times, and cheating AI.

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i bet you your life you never played heavy rain, if you did you would know it was the top 3 games of the year

Slashkice

Clearly. Or perhaps it's there for the reason I posted right above you. ¬_¬

just because gamestop didnt score it a 9 doesnt mean it flopped, what game this year was better? umm, as far as single player story games heavy rain is the best in years.

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[QUOTE="Slashkice"]

[QUOTE="J-WOW"]what PS3 exclusives have Flopeed? Wii has done great this year too, so............................right4dead

PS3:

  • Heavy Rain
  • White Knight Chronicles

360:

  • Alan Wake
  • Crackdown 2

Wii:

Nothing as far as I remember.

PC:

  • Elemental: War of Magic

DS:

Dragon Quest maybe? No one really hypes DS games here, so I dunno.

PSP:

Kingdom Hearts maybe? No one really hypes PSP games here, so I dunno.

i bet you your life you never played heavy rain, if you did you would know it was the top 3 games of the year

Uh, it doesn't matter how good Heavy Rain was...? It doesn't matter if it was like the best game ever created... what matters is that it was hyped for an AAAE score here on Gamespot, and it scored an AAE instead. Meaning, that by the System Wars Metagame standards, it FLOPPED.
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[QUOTE="Slashkice"]

[QUOTE="right4dead"]

i bet you your life you never played heavy rain, if you did you would know it was the top 3 games of the year

right4dead

Clearly. Or perhaps it's there for the reason I posted right above you. ¬_¬

just because gamestop didnt score it a 9 doesnt mean it flopped, what game this year was better? umm, as far as single player story games heavy rain is the best in years.

What game was better this year? If we confine ourselves only to single player, we have: God of War III Super Mario Galaxy 2 Red Dead Redemption Vanquish Goldeneye 007 Kirby's Epic Yarn Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker And that's just off the top of my head. Please. Heavy Rain was a uniquely made title that attempted to tell a (not so well constructed) story in a different manner. In no way is it anywhere near being the top standout title of the year.
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HEAVY RAIN? really? I remember lots of people including myself thinking the game was going to be just a short movie, but it did better than we all thought. And lol at WKC2 I forgot that game even existed, anyways after the first one floped no cared about #2, so no hype, no flop. For a game to flop, it needs to be hyped

J-WOW

Heavy Rain was hyped AAA, it got AA. That's a flop.

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#50 SolidTy
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[QUOTE="Ragnarok1051"]Fable 3. Slashkice

I left it out since it's already confirmed for a PC release, though it is currently a timed 360 exclusive.

Until it's actually released, it's exclusive and it's an exclusive flop.

Also, White Knight Chronicles wasn't even on the SW radar...hmmmmm.