7 Games Released at the Wrong Time

In video game development, quality is everything. However, this will be very inversely proportional if it is not balanced with a reliable marketing team. Because timing is everything. No matter how good the game is, if the launch timing is wrong, then it will be eroded and not really get high popularity among fans. A thing that supports the income of the game.

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Unfortunately, many marketing teams do it wrong. They can’t seem to see which games can be tough competitors for their products. Send it to the wrong release date with the effect of not getting the expected profit, because buyers prefer the shop next door.

Here’s a summary of the list of 7 games that were released at the wrong time.

7. Resonance of Fate

Very well designed does not mean that the game sells well. Especially if it is a new series that just debuted. One little bit, then he will be crushed completely by a series that has been in the game industry for a long time.

Unfortunately, this happened to Resonance of Fate which was released a week after Final Fantasy XIII released. A game that must be passed by grinding with a unique battle style The Matrix it must be drowned by the shadows Final Fantasy XIII.

The game did get its popularity after that. Resonance of Fate even get a remaster for PC. But not with a release date that is close to Square-Enix’s giant franchise. If publishers and developers think about the game to be released at least a month or two later, maybe it will become a new niche that other JRPG games can follow.

6. Lunar 2: Eternal Blue

Battling Squaresoft and Nintendo was probably the biggest mistake made Lunar 2: Eternal Blue when it was released in 2000. This is thanks to the very inaccurate release date, which is ten days before Christmas.

The year 2000 was the year in which the giant JRPG Squaresoft like Legend of Mana, Final Fantasy IX, and their other games Parasite Eve 2 as well as Nintendo games like Pokemon Gold and Silver, Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask released. And release Lunar 2: Eternal Blue before christmas was a big mistake to have to compete with those titles. Moreover, at Christmas many people prefer discounted old titles rather than having to buy new titles.

5. Mad Max

Adapted from the same film, Mad Max released four months after the film was released. A delay that makes it a normal game. Although all the elements in the film can be translated very well in the game. However, its resemblance to many existing games, makes it feel ordinary and cannot be adapted to the film.

Avalanche Studio, developer behind success Just Cause who did it also made a big mistake. Because Mad Max decided to release close to Metal Gear Solid V by Kojima Productions. Double damn it.

4. Fallout 4

Although it has its own market with big names, but the presence Fallout 4 close to release The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt make Bethesda’s game have to desperately fight.

With interesting gameplay, better visuals, and an epic story narration, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt become one of the best RPG games that eroded popularity Fallout 4. Moreover, the game made by Bethesda experienced a lot of problems when compared to its release Witcher 3 which is very well polished and has won all the Game of the Year titles from multiple media, gamers, and award shows.

3. Shadow Hearts

Dealing with Final Fantasy indeed, it is something that every developer and publisher out there needs to avoid. This is shown again by Shadow Hearts who must fight toughness Final Fantasy X at that time.

Though Shadow Hearts have a good mechanic with a story that has been formulated in such a way. But of course many people prefer Final Fantasy X which has content that keeps changing every series. His name is receding because Final Fantasy have a much bigger name than the game made by Sacnoth.

2. Titanfall 2

Flanked by two FPS giants, that’s what happened to Titanfall 2 at the time of its release. The game, which has just started its work on the sequel, is immediately confronted by EA’s own giant franchise, namely Battlefield 1 and its competitors from Activision, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Two franchises that have won the hearts of fans for years.

Though Titanfall 2 itself has a very good score with its unique gameplay, but EA’s mistake in releasing it made parkour, titan, and the story of the relationship between titan and pilot as partners on missions disappear. Of course, Respawn will get a lot of benefits if EA doesn’t release it recklessly.

1. Battleborn

Fate Battleborn really bad luck. This is what can describe the state of the MOBA first person shooter game made by the developer Borderlands the. It’s not that the game is bad, because the game is very well designed. But because they wrongly set the release date.

How come? Battleborn released in the near future with developer giant Blizzard’s new IP, Overwatch. Making it crumble without dust since the release of the Blizzard hero shooter game.

Since its presence, many people are even more fond of it Overwatch compared to Battleborn. At its peak, Gearbox had to give up and plans to close its service in 2021. On the other hand, Overwatch even more successful until now.

Those are 7 games that were released at the wrong time. Hopefully with these many errors, developers and publishers can choose the right release date. Of course this is so that each product does not collide with each other which causes the game to not sell well. You certainly don’t want your favorite developer to no longer make games that are equivalent to the games they have made in the future, because they have to leave their idealism and high vision just because of the wrong release date, right?

What do you think? Do you have any other games with the wrong release date? You can include it in the comments after we share this article.

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