More proof of how niche, and how little interest there is in BOP

[Moog]

Originally Posted by dennis580

http://www.gamefaqs.com/


As you can see BOP is no where to be found despite the fact that GameFAQS listed 10 choices for which Sept game are you most looking forward.

When I hear people on this board say this game has a big following or this is one of the bigger games in Sept or this is one of the A list titles in Sept it just makes me laugh.

The simple fact is there is extremely few people interested in BOP or HOE these types of games are very niche. The game will not sell good at all.

No mention of Dirt2 either. And Dirt2 IS going to be big.

[mattd27]

You make a point about DiRT 2, I think that list is off. Anyway, personally I don't give a damn whether this game is popular with everyone or not. Obviously I'd like it to do well so there'll be a sequel, but flight simulation isn't a huge genera, so I wouldn't except it to be selling as well as Halo anyway. I'm just hoping it will be good enough to meet my standards.

[fuzzychickens]

You know, in online games, there's a lot of trash-talking about who's the best.

With some of the cool Birds of Prey videos on youtube, you have to imagine it generates some interest.

Now combine cool user made online dogfight videos with the fact that most every gamer thinks they are the best - and you have a recruiting tool to try and suck in a larger player base.

If we get camera controls useful for making movies from online action replays - then users can flood youtube with cool dogfights showing off an encounter in which they "pwned" somebody. Talk about your skills and what not - I'm sure every gamer thinks they are "skilled", but can they apply it to flying with guns?

Seriously, combat flying games are fun - it's just the learning curve that people have to get over to get them hooked on the game. I think with the beauty of the sim and the ego of gamers in general - we can goad people into working through the learning curve to enjoy the game.

The first time I saw IL2 was an online dogfight on youtube and I went and picked the game up. We can promote the game ourselves through user created videos fairly easily.

[maxqubit]

Originally Posted by mattd27

You make a point about DiRT 2, I think that list is off.

BoP, Dirt2, Fifa, Pes, Formula1 ... all typical 'european' games.

[xNikex]

We already know flight simulation is a VERY niche genre. Less then 1% of the gaming community are flight simmers.

Besides, gamefaq's #1 game is Batman...I too think that they are a 'little' off.

[IIJ0SePhXII]

Originally Posted by xNikex

We already know flight simulation is a VERY niche genre. Less then 1% of the gaming community are flight simmers.

Besides, gamefaq's #1 game is Batman...I too think that they are a 'little' off.

Sorry, but Batman IS a great video game. It`ll probably make No.2 after Modern Warfare 2 in most GOTY charts on most polls.