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The Witness price revealed ($39.99 / 36.99)
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StrawberryJam
Member
It's always odd to me how when an indie game is priced this high, people are automatically less likely to buy it. I get where it comes from but this game supposedly has as much content as a regular AAA game, if not more.
hobblygobbly
Member
Don't see what's the issue with its price, quite a common price point for large indie games and this is supposed to be.
Like I said I'm happy to be surprised by the depth of the content. But currently it just isn't appealing to me.
Hopefully it's everything people are hoping for, because a lot of people seem very excited.
O_O!!!!!
Wow, that is a very long time to make a game :l. No wonder its at this price. Thank you for sharing that, as I never thought it would be that long for the games development.
graywolf323
Member
same sadly, I guess it's not terribly surprising since The Talos Principle released at $40 as well but still jarring to see an indie game cost that much
thekiddfran
Member
I kind of wish there was a physical release for this game. Will buy regardless
Ah...guess I'm just holding out that there's more to this game than what's been presented, haha.
entremet
Member
It's coming out later, so who knows.
Pinko Marx
Banned
A little steep, $30 would have been perfect but I'm willing to buy at full price cause I'm so damn curious about what Blow and his team have made.
I have wanted this one since it was announced and would be grabbing it at launch but I've got a lot to play already. Heck I haven't even played the Talos Principle and I've had it since launch now that I think about it. Guess this one is a wait it out approach from me for now and a sale could push me over the edge.
edit: Or I'll do my usual path of action and buy the game and let it sit for 6-12 months before I play it.
edit: Or I'll do my usual path of action and buy the game and let it sit for 6-12 months before I play it.
Stairouais
Member
Good price.
I won't buy it on day one, i'll wait for some reviews first, but everything i've seen so far looked like a 40$ game.
I won't buy it on day one, i'll wait for some reviews first, but everything i've seen so far looked like a 40$ game.
Ryo Hazuki
Member
It is coming but later.
Same, trying to decide Steam or PSN.
Admiral Woofington
Member
guess i'm waiting for a sale, I've been interested in it but solely puzzle titles outside of Portal don't tend to interest me enough to shell out this much.
Colonel Nasty
Member
It's his game he can charge what he wants but I feel it would do much better at 30$. I'll wait for a sale unless it reviews extremely well.
Price of game should not be a merit of completion time or production budget. Fallout wouldn't get away with charging 100$ or the next Star Wars movies tick costing twice as much. He can charge what he wants but people shouldn't be hammered for saying it's too much.
Price of game should not be a merit of completion time or production budget. Fallout wouldn't get away with charging 100$ or the next Star Wars movies tick costing twice as much. He can charge what he wants but people shouldn't be hammered for saying it's too much.
Robert at Zeboyd Games
Banned
As anyone who knows me knows, I'm all for low prices on low budget (or retro-style) indie games. I think Axiom Verge & N++ would have cleaned up at $10 a piece. The Witness isn't a low budget indie game and it's not retro style either. It's a AA game - the kind of game that would have been $50-$60 on a store shelf a few years ago, but now that digital distribution is so widespread, they can put it on PSN/Steam/etc. at a discount. $40 is a discounted price (most likely because the game is in a less popular genre).
It's not an expensive indie game; it's a discounted AA game. And you know that unless it turns out to be complete garbage, it's going to win a bunch of Game of the Year awards.
It's not an expensive indie game; it's a discounted AA game. And you know that unless it turns out to be complete garbage, it's going to win a bunch of Game of the Year awards.
Well, that's not what the quote says ; "He tells GameSpot that most people will need about 20-25 hours to beat the game's 667 puzzles" = "The game contains 667 puzzles and most people need 25 hours to solve all of them".
But yeah, I suppose it's bad wording and you're right.
Oh shit, I might buy it just to listen to that music.
Acquiescence
Member
Getthefuckouttahere. I was expecting the price to be about half that.
It'll be a long time before I play this then I guess. No way I'm paying that much for a digital-only title that I can't resell.
It'll be a long time before I play this then I guess. No way I'm paying that much for a digital-only title that I can't resell.
Keyser Soze
Member
I see more complaints about this than there was about this...
Some of you are weird.
Some of you are weird.
There definitely is. Blow has been intentionally cagey about what constitutes a "puzzle" in that 667 figure. "667 puzzles" does NOT equal "667 maze panels", for example.
OrbitalBeard
Member
I see more complaints about this than there was about this...
Some of you are weird.
There was a massive uproar over that.
The Albatross
Member
About twice as much as I expected. Will probably wait for a sale, but it's also late on Xbox One anyway so w/e.
I think there is, but that Gamestop quote was pretty confusing. I updated it with one posted on the last page.
Blow has said he is trying to strike a balance with the game, and avoid the feeling where you get stuck on one puzzle and that gates you from completing the game. I don't think he's said the exact ratio, but it sounds like you can reach the initial ending while bypassing a large share of the puzzles. But the more you complete, the more the game reveals about itself, impacting the ending.
TemplaerDude
Member
I think people really need to readjust their definition of indie, It seems a lot of people have a very, I dunno, "2008" view of what indie games are and the reality these days is that indie games hold the torch for what would be considered "A - AA" games these days. Everything I've seen and heard about the Witness suggest it is much larger in scope than your traditional indie games and I'm honestly surprised it isn't a full price release.
I'm also honestly surprised to see so many people continuing to paint indie games with such a broad brush.
I'm also honestly surprised to see so many people continuing to paint indie games with such a broad brush.
Wake-up call! Castle Crashers, this is not.
I see more complaints about this than there was about this...
Some of you are weird.
bad memory then, there was a huge uproar about that.
Assuming that the game is good (which we don't know yet), i would easily pay full price for a 20+ hour puzzle exploration game. On top of that, from the few things i have seen from the game, it seems like an indie game with AAA presentation and production values with beautiful visuals. So the price seems very reasonable to me (for reference, 40 for The Talos Principle was good value for money too). I can't wait to play 
MegaSackman
Member
I'm right to asume that when people values money in terms of time they mean "good time" right? like a game with 40 awesome hours of gameplay is better than a 2hs one, but a game with 40hs of boring content is worse than a game that last 2 fantastic hs.
Is really hard for me to monetize time in movies, games, music and other media. However I can easily monetize my enjoyment, that's more natural to me even if it's not to anyone else.
Is really hard for me to monetize time in movies, games, music and other media. However I can easily monetize my enjoyment, that's more natural to me even if it's not to anyone else.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
I don't expect it to be cheap, but some folks have a budget for games that they are on the fence. My monthly budget for games is $60 these days, and I can't enjoy all these great games at full price anymore, especially with Canadian dollar going down the shitter.
Certinty
Member
Apparently there is no music in the game.
They conflated two quotes, as far as I can tell.
"Most people will need 20-25 hours to finish the game."
"The game has 667 puzzles."
You can "finish" the game without solving all the puzzles.
To be clear, that track is not in the game, just the trailer. There's actually no ambient music in the game, it focuses on environmental sounds.
Ryo Hazuki
Member
Music won't be in the game and is just for the trailer. The game doesn't have any soundtrack or music at all, besides maybe rare instances where it is required for a puzzle or part of the narrative.
If it's 80-100 hrs for a completionist run, do we know yet what a regular run is like? Depending on how a game is set up that could be 25-79 hours.
Still, companies charge $60 for a 6 hour experience. So I don't begrudge the developer their price point. Unfortunately, though, with the race-to-the-bottom mentality of indie sales thanks to Steam and the devaluing of indie experience, along with the already niche puzzle genre, I am genuinely concerned for sales (this sounds like a concern troll but I promise it's genuine).
Still, companies charge $60 for a 6 hour experience. So I don't begrudge the developer their price point. Unfortunately, though, with the race-to-the-bottom mentality of indie sales thanks to Steam and the devaluing of indie experience, along with the already niche puzzle genre, I am genuinely concerned for sales (this sounds like a concern troll but I promise it's genuine).
WordsintheWater
Member
40 dollars seems fair to me if those completion times are correct as well. Will probably pick this up next week.
Oh, haha. So then what is that track from?
