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Digital Gaming => Computer Gaming => Topic started by: Grim.Reaper on February 04, 2022, 06:00:42 PM

Title: Gettysburg game
Post by: Grim.Reaper on February 04, 2022, 06:00:42 PM
What is with these recent games, no ai but big prices...70 on sale regular 80.  Where is the market?  Not a chance for me.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1868730/Gettysburg_Fields_of_Valor/
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Post by: steve58 on February 04, 2022, 06:07:05 PM
and the graphics, just way less than meh...
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Post by: Jarhead0331 on February 04, 2022, 06:07:16 PM
From the same developer/publisher as the other one too...
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Post by: Anguille on February 04, 2022, 06:07:28 PM
Seems very expensive for what it is...
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Post by: Grim.Reaper on February 04, 2022, 06:11:38 PM
Definitely weird, I wonder how many buy it....
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Post by: Zulu1966 on February 04, 2022, 06:24:03 PM
What a stupid price.
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Post by: Senex on February 04, 2022, 09:24:47 PM
And two people have to pay that outrageous price for a game to be played.
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Post by: Tripoli on February 04, 2022, 09:29:49 PM
Looking at it, I'm not sure why anyone would pay for it.  Tiller games can be purchased for 2/3 the price, and they have a rudimentary AI.  Tabletop simulator/Vassal would allow someone with a Gettysburg board game (and there are numerous such games) to play it with a  friend.  I'm not sure what this game does that is worth that price?
Title: Re: Gettysburg game
Post by: Sigwolf on February 05, 2022, 09:11:30 AM
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on February 04, 2022, 06:11:38 PM
Definitely weird, I wonder how many buy it....
Considering neither game from this publisher has a single review posted, I would have to guess not many...
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Post by: Rayfer on February 05, 2022, 01:37:42 PM
Apart from the gross overpricing...it looks like it could be an interesting game at the right price-point.  What would that be?  $9.99, $14.99...more/less?
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Post by: Tripoli on February 05, 2022, 03:06:30 PM
Given 1) you need 2 copies to play, 2) similar board games retail for around $80, and 3) Unlike board games, this game does not have to re-coup the cost of printed material/parts, I would estimate that no more than $15/copy would be about right.  Possibly less.
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Post by: Rayfer on February 05, 2022, 03:55:39 PM
Quote from: Tripoli on February 05, 2022, 03:06:30 PM
Given 1) you need 2 copies to play, 2) similar board games retail for around $80, and 3) Unlike board games, this game does not have to re-coup the cost of printed material/parts, I would estimate that no more than $15/copy would be about right.  Possibly less.

LOL...thanks, I missed the no-AI in the game feature....I'm revising my price-point to under one dollar.
Title: Re: Gettysburg game
Post by: al_infierno on February 05, 2022, 04:47:05 PM
$15 for a two-pack seems pretty reasonable to me, buy once and send a copy to a friend.