[n64ra]

Who's offended by a game release? 

Me - back in '99 with Superman 64. Thanks, Titus.

[LimitedRunDoug]

Me - back in '99 with Superman 64. Thanks, Titus.

Fair!

[byebye.man]

To be fair, you still chose execute said deal.   One that I have seen nothing but reactions ranging from puzzled to offended; none good, to be clear.

Exactly…. Let’s not forget about Bill and Ted’s NES game they decided to put on the PS5 and sell for 40 bucks

[ecwfan]

There's currently 14 LRG titles on sale at Best Buy including No More Heroes 1 & 2, Bloodstained 2 and Shredder's Revenge.

[TheKbob]

Who's offended by a game release? 

Doug, one thing I have noticed is that you're very well versed in deflecting from an argument by finding the perhaps most weak portion of an argument, amplifying, and ignoring the most salient point. 

Stay on topic, you chose to distribute what most feel is a bad deal.

If you want to see folks reaction, you can unblock them on twitter, go to your own companies twitter page, or check any other social media.  Perhaps offend was the wrong word, perhaps angry is better.  Regardless, the point still stands.  Once again, the answer is you (or your company, since you're still head of it) chose to do something that people disagree with.  Own it, my friend.

Edit: Disdain, that's perhaps the best word for it.  Disdain.

[Sporkis]

Who's offended by a game release? 

 

Anyone who ever bought a copy of E.T., Mighty No.9, or any post 2006 EA sport game.
 

[srocky26]

Doug, one thing I have noticed is that you're very well versed in deflecting from an argument by finding the perhaps most weak portion of an argument, amplifying, and ignoring the most salient point.

Stay on topic, you chose to distribute what most feel is a bad deal.

If you want to see folks reaction, you can unblock them on twitter, go to your own companies twitter page, or check any other social media. Perhaps offend was the wrong word, perhaps angry is better. Regardless, the point still stands. Once again, the answer is you (or your company, since you're still head of it) chose to do something that people disagree with. Own it, my friend.

Edit: Disdain, that's perhaps the best word for it. Disdain.

Just fucking stop. No one owes you anything.

[TheKbob]

Just fucking stop. No one owes you anything.

I'm not owed anything, you're very much right.

But if you don't like me pointing out the obvious issues, then that's your problem.

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Anyone who ever bought a copy of E.T., Mighty No.9, or any post 2006 EA sport game.
 

[addicted2games]

Having Doug back on here sure has made the thread more interesting.....

[SeafoamGaming]

Exactly…. Let’s not forget about Bill and Ted’s NES game they decided to put on the PS5 and sell for 40 bucks

 

While the standards for that didn't hit MOQ on Switch (at least on the LRG site), I am curious when the digital version is coming: i'd imagine that would have done a bit better if it was out for you know, people to play and review... It's on Carbon so I'm guessing the emulation will be top notch but we haven't heard a peep about the release of that, Rendering Ranger R2, Plumbers, or Boy & His Blob and they were supposed to be out this year IIRC?

 

RCG0 hit steam at least but I'm wondering when we'll hear more about their Carbon stuff since that was a factor for Embracer buying them. Kids on Site isn't carbon but that was sold months ago with not a peep on the digital release so I wonder if that'll be a Shantae PS5 ordeal (where it takes longer due to no digital SKU existing for a while)

[n64ra]

Anyone who ever bought a copy of E.T., Mighty No.9, or any post 2006 EA sport game.
 

NCAA Football 14 is actually pretty good. 

[Tothoro]

It's possible for both statements to be true: Doug is selective in his responses and Doug doesn't owe us any responses. As for the Atari situation, I feel like we got our answers. Atari pitched it to LRG in the form we're seeing now and LRG has a problem saying no (as evidenced by the perpetual monsoon of releases). It's true that public perception was pretty overwhelmingly negative from Twitter/Reddit/here but it's exceptionally rare that LRG makes product changes after announcement (Monkey Island is the only one that comes to mind) and since they're now on sale I think that ship has sailed. The only other thing Doug could really say is "Atari and LRG are for-profit companies and for-profit companies like money", which is axiomatic enough that it probably doesn't warrant being said. C'est la vie.

 

I'm also interested to see more Carbon Engine stuff. It seems like it's been pretty slow going, but Josh mentioned hiring someone to help with it not too long ago. Embracer as a whole probably has higher priority things to deal with now considering their recent woes.

[addicted2games]

NCAA Football 14 is actually pretty good. 

To make money on!

[Vinny]

There's currently 14 LRG titles on sale at Best Buy including No More Heroes 1 & 2, Bloodstained 2 and Shredder's Revenge.

I thought that the copies released at BB had slightly different covers? I'm looking at a few PS5 LRG vs BB copies now and they look the same...

[bojay1997]

I thought that the copies released at BB had slightly different covers? I'm looking at a few PS5 LRG vs BB copies now and they look the same...

I think they may have backed away from always doing different covers.  Of the upcoming releases, it looks like most of the Switch versions have unique covers (except maybe Quake and the Contra collection), but the PS4/PS5 games do not.  

[Vinny]

I think they may have backed away from always doing different covers. Of the upcoming releases, it looks like most of the Switch versions have unique covers (except maybe Quake and the Contra collection), but the PS4/PS5 games do not.

Ah, thanks. I took a closer look and based on the artwork, I see the LRG logo on the LRG website but so such LRG logo on the BB artwork- but I guess no way of knowing if that's an actual difference or not.

[SeafoamGaming]

Ah, thanks. I took a closer look and based on the artwork, I see the LRG logo on the LRG website but so such LRG logo on the BB artwork- but I guess no way of knowing if that's an actual difference or not.

 

I think most PS4 Stuff in general shied away from alt covers at BB? It was usually Switch stuff that had alt covers. Least I didn't notice one when I got COTM2 from there when it hit PS4 at Best Buy

[byebye.man]

No wonder Doug is trying to do damage control…. have you seen the social media responses to their posts ? you think it’s bad here, just check out IG ! I’d think someone has to have sales numbers out there to show how much they are sliding. It’s like watching a slow motion train wreck like twitter

[SeafoamGaming]

No wonder Doug is trying to do damage control…. have you seen the social media responses to their posts ? you think it’s bad here, just check out IG ! I’d think someone has to have sales numbers out there to show how much they are sliding. It’s like watching a slow motion train wreck like twitter 

I mean, taking a glance right before the preorder closes it seems the PS5 ver sold above MOQ (mostly CEs, since I wouldn't be surprised if people bought them after missing out a few months ago), so I still don't think them getting a game people want will stop people from buying it, but in general yeah, I do generally notice that some of the "big" releases are the ones that mostly influence newcomers and whether or not they wanna stay... I saw a lot of those kind of folk in facebook comments when Scott Pilgrim was in production, as when SOR4 or TMNT happened. For TMNT it was especially more vocal than usual due to how they aimed to ship them in Aug only to not get to it until October, despite PAL and Japan having the full CE ready by late August, and the lack of public updates on that just led to everyone being frustrated.

 

You'd see a new ETA in a comment reply, but it wouldn't be openly posted on social channels upfront, people would always have to do digging through comment sections or their discord... Which has been the consistent problem for a long while and nothing that has even been fixed outside of monthly emails covering only some titles. For example, searching through replies to LRG tweets was how I learned the standards to Valis were delayed due to a misprint, which I then shared on the reddit since LRG sure wasn't going to. :|

[Mattiful-Joe]

We all know LRG has problems it needs to fix. That said, I'm unconvinced it's going to address them unless its sales are starting to be affected. Folks should keep complaining, of course. Companies only change once the damage starts to take down their bottomline.

That all said, I do hope LRG can get this ship righted. For all the ills, the publisher does help bring physical games out that would otherwise stay digital, and I for one appreciate it. That it doesn't force exclusivity down developers' throats is also a nice gesture since it shows LRG isn't much interested in locking up games so games can be reprinted later should it be in larger demand.

I order LRG titles as they interest me. Like others, not happy about the long lead times, but so long as I have confidence I'll get my game, I'm okay with supporting them. It would be an improvement to see the lead times reduced back to at least pre-covid levels, for starters.

[LimitedRunDoug]

We all know LRG has problems it needs to fix. That said, I'm unconvinced it's going to address them unless its sales are starting to be affected. Folks should keep complaining, of course. Companies only change once the damage starts to take down their bottomline.
That all said, I do hope LRG can get this ship righted. For all the ills, the publisher does help bring physical games out that would otherwise stay digital, and I for one appreciate it. That it doesn't force exclusivity down developers' throats is also a nice gesture since it shows LRG isn't much interested in locking up games so games can be reprinted later should it be in larger demand.
I order LRG titles as they interest me. Like others, not happy about the long lead times, but so long as I have confidence I'll get my game, I'm okay with supporting them. It would be an improvement to see the lead times reduced back to at least pre-covid levels, for starters.

Thank you. I 100% agree.

[Kirin Lemon]

Thank you. I 100% agree.

Just wanted to say I appreciate your willingness to communicate with us here.

(And also, I sent you a private message yesterday evening, whenever you can get around to it!)

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[LimitedRunDoug]

Just wanted to say I appreciate your willingness to communicate with us here.

(And also, I sent you a private message yesterday evening, whenever you can get around to it!)

No worries, I've figured out at this point who to ignore and who to answer. 

Definitely want to be helpful but not going to waste my time arguing with people. 

[guy3467]

I hope this gets a Ps4 release. Grew up with some of these games & would love to play them again.

[ZForce]

Has there been any update as to when the Valis Collection 1 Limited Edition will be shipping?

[SeafoamGaming]

Oh neat: pajama sam 1 is I think the first game i ever played? (In a three way tie between smb deluxe or SM64 in my memory). I did hear there were some bugs when this first came out though but hopefully they got patched.

Has there been any update as to when the Valis Collection 1 Limited Edition will be shipping?

Same as all their CEs on the production page: no status updates at all outside of that brief blurb in their newsletter saying the OSTS are done. I have mine with the vinyl so i’m not expecting that until June at the earliest.

[LimitedRunDoug]

Has there been any update as to when the Valis Collection 1 Limited Edition will be shipping?

They are currently at our factory being kitted right now! Should have them in hand late December - early January! 

There will be an email going out sometime before about it!

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