Shadow of the Road - Alpha Survey Results

[HiddenX]

Couchpotato spotted the alpha survey results for Shadow of the Road.

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[Farflame]

Im suprised that this game about samurais and Japan has pretty low number of Asian players. Both NA and whole Europe has like 3x more.
Niche izo RPGs made by European teams are probably easily overlooked in Japan and China.

 

[Couchpotato]

Well one they are not an Asian developer, and two there is no monkey king or scantly dressed women. Now that's a bit of fact and sarcasm, but it's the damn truth.

 

[Darkheart]

I am very looking forward to this. Haven't played it yet, but will pretty soon once it hits 1.0.

 

[Farflame]

Well one they are not an Asian developer

Yes. Asians are too patriotic.
I assume that negative reception of AC Shadows doesnt really help other studios that try to do Japan or Asian stories/themes.

and two there is no monkey king

Right. But there are yokais, at least.

or scantly dressed women.

Well, we dont know all characters that will be in the game. Or all outfits.

 

[JDR13]

Im suprised that this game about samurais and Japan has pretty low number of Asian players. Both NA and whole Europe has like 3x more.
Niche izo RPGs made by European teams are probably easily overlooked in Japan and China.

It could be a marketing thing. Or maybe they're just tired of the theme. Sometimes games don't sell as much in the regions you'd think they would.

I remember being surprised to hear that Red Dead Redemption 2 sold better in Europe than in the U.S. Apparently Europeans are more interested in the American Old West than Americans.