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ICv2 Top 5 Selling Games of Summer 2012

Started by jeff37923, October 23, 2012, 01:26:14 PM

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jeff37923

October 23, 2012, 01:26:14 PM
ICv2 Top 5 Selling Games of Summer 2012

Pathfinder is #1. How about that?
"Meh."

Soylent Green

#1
October 23, 2012, 01:30:17 PM
Quote from: jeff37923;594240ICv2 Top 5 Selling Games of Summer 2012

Pathfinder is #1. How about that?

Duuno, I guess it means people's fixation with elves and unicorns  endures somehow. You'd think it would get old eventually...
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Jacob Marley

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October 23, 2012, 01:51:05 PM
Quote from: Soylent Green;594242Duuno, I guess it means people's fixation with elves and unicorns  endures somehow. You'd think it would get old eventually...

And be replaced by what, exactly?

Soylent Green

#3
October 23, 2012, 01:59:53 PM
Quote from: Jacob Marley;594248And be replaced by what, exactly?

Anything else, just for a change? I mean that's 4 fantasy games in the top 5 with the top two being effectively the same game.
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Votan

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October 23, 2012, 02:04:43 PM
Quote from: Soylent Green;594250Anything else, just for a change? I mean that's 4 fantasy games in the top 5 with the top two being effectively the same game.

It is worse than that.  DCC models early D&D, Pathfinder mid-era D&D, and Wizards of the Coast has a thrid epoch of D&D.  Then we have Dragon Age, which is clearly influenced by D&D but is (at least) something slightly different.  

Rogue Trader (a science fiction game) seems the real stand-out.

3rik

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October 23, 2012, 02:14:30 PM Last Edit: October 23, 2012, 02:17:24 PM by 3rik
Yeah, that's a rather boring top 5. And there's elves in all those games... I guess if I absolutely had to pick one of those games it'd be Dragon Age but I'd rather just stay clear of all of them.
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crkrueger

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October 23, 2012, 02:51:17 PM
Quote from: jeff37923;594240Pathfinder is #1. How about that?
Well, since all the 4vengers have gone to ground, let me help out - that doesn't count online sales and since 4e moved to web subscription for content delivery, book sales mean nothing.  :D

As far as the rest, glad to see the 40K system up there, maybe with that and the release of WFRP2 on pdf, FFG will realize they need to flush Little and get someone else doing WFRP.

Dragon Age is a pleasant surprise, glad to see GR is doing well with it after all the doom and gloom projections due to the stepped release date, delays and Grey Wardens not being in the 1-5 box.

Props to Goodman as well.
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The Were-Grognard

#7
October 23, 2012, 03:40:57 PM
Funny how the top four are the only RPGs one tends to see at chain bookstores these days.

Just an observation.

Internet Death

#8
October 23, 2012, 03:53:35 PM
I've never even heard of Dragon Age, but Dungeon Crawl Classics deserves its spot in that list.  It isn't the same boring fantasy tropes as those other games and the system isn't all that similar to DnD.

Bill

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October 23, 2012, 03:55:07 PM
Quote from: HombreLoboDomesticado;594259Yeah, that's a rather boring top 5. And there's elves in all those games... I guess if I absolutely had to pick one of those games it'd be Dragon Age but I'd rather just stay clear of all of them.

I love the Dragon Age setting. Sadly, I can't get anyone to play the Dragon Age rpg.

Good to see its on the list though.

Jacob Marley

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October 23, 2012, 04:09:52 PM
Quote from: Soylent Green;594250Anything else, just for a change? I mean that's 4 fantasy games in the top 5 with the top two being effectively the same game.

No, I mean what specific non-fantasy game do you think should be selling better than those listed?

I mean, I would love to see historical rpgs selling better than they currently do. However, I can also use most fantasy games to emulate a medieval setting quite well.

Internet Death

#11
October 23, 2012, 04:14:31 PM
Quote from: Jacob Marley;594299No, I mean what specific non-fantasy game do you think should be selling better than those listed?

I mean, I would love to see historical rpgs selling better than they currently do. However, I can also use most fantasy games to emulate a medieval setting quite well.

I don't understand why Deadlands isn't more popular.  It seems like the coolest thing in the world.  Then again Deadlands is technically fantasy, just not "fantasy".

Soylent Green

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October 23, 2012, 04:31:29 PM Last Edit: October 23, 2012, 04:35:12 PM by Soylent Green
Quote from: Jacob Marley;594299No, I mean what specific non-fantasy game do you think should be selling better than those listed?

I mean, I would love to see historical rpgs selling better than they currently do. However, I can also use most fantasy games to emulate a medieval setting quite well.

Oh don't mind me. Think of my reaction akin to the film critic who when looking at the summer releases moans about how all the new movies are either sequels or remakes.  Fantasy games have their place, but to fill in four of the top five slots just doesn't seem healthy. But that's the way it's always been in the hobby.

But if it were up to me, I'd like to see more superhero games up there. The moment is right for it. The summer was dominated by superhero movies, the genre is just made for gaming and we've never had a better, wider choice of systems for supers. And of course spandex and capes are clearly a lot more sophisticated and mature than elves and unicorns.
New! Cyberblues City - like cyberpunk, only more mellow. Free, fully illustrated roleplaying game based on the Fudge system
Bounty Hunters of the Atomic Wastelands, a post-apocalyptic western game based on Fate. It\'s simple, it\'s free and it\'s in colour!

Bedrockbrendan

#13
October 23, 2012, 05:01:43 PM
Nothing very surprising about the list. Wouldn't have guessed that dragon age would have hung in there as long as it has, since I dont hear of many active dragon age campaigns around here.

Would be nice if there was more variety in the top five if only so I would have an easier time recruiting players for modern settings.

The Butcher

#14
October 23, 2012, 05:05:35 PM
I am pleasantly surprised to see DCC rocking #5. Never underestimate the power of a pretty book, I guess (all 5 games on the list have pretty, pretty books, BTW).

#4 is kind of unexpected, though, as I don't see a lot of Dragon Age love here or at RPGnet.

And like Brendan, I'd love to see more variety. If only Chaosium stopped trying to mess with the rules and did a snazzy CoC 7e (in the mold of the beautiful French and German versions), maybe we'd see a game I actually play on that list. A man can dream... ;)
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