ROCK REVOLUTION.

[Ztype]

As much as it pains me to say it you can't sell BeForU, TERRA or Asaki to the average American gamer

[OrangeRight]

Oh, the sound of the very few people who were hoping that Konami would swoop down like a pheonix and pwn Harmonix and Activision with its nine-year-old rock games getting their dreams crushed. Not like the nine-year-old rock games would sell to GH/RB fans anyway. It's either people laughing at the lack of frets, the incompatibility of their Rock Band controllers, or people not liking what they consider "J-Pop".

I don't see how this will sell either, though. It's Rock Band if it was worse in every way.

[Jumbo]

Originally Posted by Ztype

As much as it pains me to say it you can't sell BeForU, TERRA or Asaki to the average American gamer

Why are people talking like American-accessible and Konami original songlists are mutually exclusive? Most US DDR mixes have been doing both for a while now and they've been fine.

[kyrilsama]

this is bullshit. first KOA screwed up by releasing a dating sim game for the psp called brooktown high instead of a latest tokimeki memorial game and now this. the problem with those idiots is that they're so fucking cheap they published too much games made by a non-konami developer and they always rely on their big time games like metal gear solid.

this game will just fail 100%. i wish they'll cancel it and release gitadora to the US market instead.

[Dream Traveler Klonoa]

Originally Posted by kyrilsama

this is bullshit. first KOA screwed up by releasing a dating sim game for the psp called brooktown high instead of a latest tokimeki memorial game and now this.

Are you seriously angry that they didn't release a Japanese dating sim in America, a place where the dating sim market is almost non-existent? You have got to be kidding me.

[kyrilsama]

^ well that's just me

[chronomaster]

THIS JUST IN:

Konami of America has announced that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, planned for a June 12th release, will not be the Metal Gear Solid 4 slated for the Japanese market. Instead, Steel Sprocket Revolution 4: Rifles of our Founding Fathers will be released in its place in the global market. A Konami representative assured the press that, "We're working closely with Konami of Japan to assure that the utmost quality will be provided in this replication."

In SSR4, players take on the role of Revolutionary Snack as he wages war in a dystopian anarchic future against the Steel Sprockets. The game uses the engine from State of Emergency to control the enemy AI and render the playfield, guaranteeing Snack will face breathtaking quantities of crazed shoppers. Also included are powerful new designs, like a second and third trigger button for your weapons which fire guns just like the first button. Network play is also packed to the brim with innovative game modes, like Futuristic Army Team Deathmatch, not found anywhere else (not even Call of Duty 4, a prime competitor in the Online Army-themed FPS market).

Unfortunately, in order to fit all this great content, the game lacks voice communication out of the box, but Konami of America assures that the function will probably be available in a future downloadable content pack. "We have great plans for expanding the longevity of this soon-to-be blockbuster game," our rep informed us.

When questioned about the removal of Metal Gear Solid 4 from the global market, we were quickly interrupted by the sound of our representative promptly sticking his fingers into his ears.

I suck at parody press releases, but I did my best, so

[ocyl]

Originally Posted by chronomaster

I suck at parody press releases, but I did my best, so

It's very well done; bravo~ xD

[Milk Chan]

It has Green Day game sucks.

[Bert2DX]

I'm just speechless. I mean, how could they fuck up so badly on this?

[chronomaster]

Originally Posted by chaos357

I'm just speechless. I mean, how could they fuck up so badly on this?

Originally Posted by Milk Chan

It has Green Day game sucks.

[alexquick]

i think i heard metallica - am i evil, i may be wrong.

anyways.

wtf.

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Milk Chan

It has Green Day game sucks.

they're all covers so it's just imitating suck

it can't even suck properly

But seriously I think a localized GFDM would sell way better than Rock Revolution.

Why?

There's very few groups who will buy a whole new guitar/drum game.

First: Parents who won't know any better.
Second: People who love them all and obsessively buy everything.
Third: Fans of an existing series.


Group 1 won't be affected by this. Little Timmy will be just as sad about getting Rock Revolution as he would GFDM, because MOMMY I WANTED ROCK BAND/GH4 I'M RUNNING AWAY!!!

Group 2 has far too much money and will therefore be unaffected.

Group 3 however is now insulted by their existing franchise being ignored for shitware, and will not be buying Rock Revolution.

Konami definitely can't usurp GH/RB in the US guitar and drum sim market, but the least they could do is not put out garbage.

[hideki]

Though not by much, I'm rather relieved to hear that Konami isn't developing the game and is simply publishing it. With that, I hope this has nothing to do with any of the music games already put out by Konami.

It's just sick, I don't know why some competitors think if they throw out some rip off game they made in 5 hours that it will sell millions like the original. (that's probably not the best example) They should have either stuck with GF/DM, a series with at least SOME fanbase already established here than develop a new one fans won't like and will have a hard time competing with not just rock band but GH4.

Maybe it's just me, but the bubble on music games exploded not long after rock band was released. I expect to see a lot of really bad music titles springing up in these parts in the next few years in an attempt to leech off some of Guitar Hero's success. Better move to Japan; I doubt e-amuse will even do very well for GF-DM if it makes (though I'm not in the US i still support it).

[Opethian]

cashing in on a fad, that's what KOA is all about