tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post555808245564553290..comments2023-05-20T12:08:52.031+02:00Comments on In The Games Of Madness: One week after the release of AmnesiaFrictional Gameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278352641328669040noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-30108689067399979812011-02-08T11:24:36.273+01:002011-02-08T11:24:36.273+01:00Would love to see amnesia, or penumbra developed f...Would love to see amnesia, or penumbra developed for ipad, and android mobile, think sales would be great.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00751099710968152655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-11612570690762645582011-02-01T00:00:32.100+01:002011-02-01T00:00:32.100+01:00That's terrible that a game like this is pirat...That's terrible that a game like this is pirated. Who is doing that? They should be forced to pay up someway.PleasantGuitarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10723947501859477005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-91394265281226169262011-01-26T20:39:47.127+01:002011-01-26T20:39:47.127+01:00You should really talk to the guys over at Arcen G...You should really talk to the guys over at Arcen Games, they're in pretty much the same boat, but with a longer history to analyse.. they are also pretty frank about finances.<br /><br />Bottom line, this is a horrible time for Game Developers, sales are down across the board (it takes many less sales to get to Steams #1 than it used to)<br /><br />Stick with it.. consider your audience and continue to be novel..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-42867003324123480302010-12-08T06:24:57.281+01:002010-12-08T06:24:57.281+01:00Please keep supporting Mac and Linux! Amnesia runs...Please keep supporting Mac and Linux! Amnesia runs excellent on them and because you're using OpenGL/Mesa I can't imagine not porting would triumph over 10% combined sales. Also it would be nice to have an update on what sales have been after the holiday season if that's OK. Anyways, I am showing full support and am telling everyone who listens about it. In fact I myself just bought Amnesia again on Steam.andrebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12540679518325354203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-81370648683848200282010-11-05T03:15:21.057+01:002010-11-05T03:15:21.057+01:00Hi, thanks for creating such an amazing, immersive...Hi, thanks for creating such an amazing, immersive experience. I agree with all of the linux fans. Please keep supporting linux. Truth be told it's the main reason I started looking at penumbra and amnesia. I'm more than happy to pay a company that develops a quality game for my platform of choice. I'd just simply not have bothered to even try the game if it didn't have a linux version, as I wouldn't have taken notice of it in the first place. Quality game, and really looking forward to the next one! Congratulations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-2650123974286596642010-10-31T02:43:47.187+01:002010-10-31T02:43:47.187+01:00Frictional, know this: I downloaded the Linux vers...Frictional, know this: I downloaded the Linux version and the Windows version from esellerate.<br /><br />HOWEVER, I do not intend to ever make any use of the Windows version.<br />I downloaded it as a precaution, should I in the future for whatever reason be unable to play the native version but able to play the Windows version through Wine.<br />I do not plan to ever play this game using Windows.<br /><br />Also, I wouldn't have bought Amnesia (or the Penumbra collection), if it hadn't a Linux version.<br />On the other hand, lack of support for Windows would never have stopped me from buying them.João Matoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08101821252094352829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-46506328218451267652010-10-10T11:38:54.182+02:002010-10-10T11:38:54.182+02:00Problem for me was that in my 64bit Linux with Int...Problem for me was that in my 64bit Linux with Intel 4500HD I wasn't able to run the demo :(<br />I suppose the same problem stopped a lot of Linux users to buy your excellent game.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-67209416703071220502010-10-10T10:54:41.879+02:002010-10-10T10:54:41.879+02:00I just wanted to show my support for Frictional as...I just wanted to show my support for Frictional as they have put out a FANTASTIC original product in a veritable sea of sequels and clones. I LOVE Amnesia and I wish you all the very best as Frictional is obviously a hugely talented crew =DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-16879532870701062082010-10-09T21:08:13.110+02:002010-10-09T21:08:13.110+02:00I don't understand... I hit to buy the Linux v...I don't understand... I hit to buy the Linux version and after the procedure I got three links to download it from. One for each platform. That was always the case and if yes then how the sales per platform can be separated?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-63059743392700255112010-10-09T15:01:12.253+02:002010-10-09T15:01:12.253+02:00i recently purchased amnesia, however my reasons f...i recently purchased amnesia, however my reasons for not buying it instantly might be of interest to you, i like horror games however from what i read amnesia was something else and i didnt know if i wanted to take that plunge i bought it because i had some free cash on steam and thought why not and well while the game is really good and its a fantastic immersive expirence for me it turns into a game of how long i can play vs the extreme anxiety i feel when playing it.<br />which is imo how horror should be! without a doubt its the best use of audio in any game !<br /><br />now when it comes to piracy im a firm beliver that if piracy was stopped sales would not improve i myself have pirated movies games ect but if i couldnt pirate i would have 0 intention to buy instead.<br /><br />when it comes to games i pirate as a demo then usually pick it up on steam when its cheap and if it was good. thankfully your pricing was so low the thought to pirate amnesia never crossed my mind. <br /><br />now having said that piracy has the potential to make customers for example i pirated Dead Space i really enjoyed it and now i intend to buy Dead Space 2 as soon as preorders are available so they have gained a sale on the sequal like wise people i told about dead space have also purchased it based on my opinion of the game. (im raving about amnesia to :D)<br /><br />as for making more sales i think that it would be worth thinking about even porting amnesia to XBLA or PSN, the game is getting very good reviews and if you can nail the console controls and preserve the expirence i think it would do very well as a console title having said that please dont forget your pc fans like many other Devs seem to be doing<br /><br />as a closing comment frictional have a very solid back catalouge and no one can deny the positive critical response of amnesia and considering yoru financial issues this is an enormous accomplishment. <br /><br />and lastly a question has frictional ever thought of approaching a big publisher to back a game, perhaps one a little more mainstream ? playing amnesia i would love to see what you could do with a big budget and proper marketingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-82852176216656714352010-10-08T20:40:52.535+02:002010-10-08T20:40:52.535+02:00Please don't drop Linux support. I bought your...Please don't drop Linux support. I bought your game due to the fact that a) it got high review scores b) it was available for linuxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-83814869418588316032010-10-07T23:03:59.825+02:002010-10-07T23:03:59.825+02:00It's piracy. That's what is destroying PC ...It's piracy. That's what is destroying PC gaming. That's why the XBLA sales are so much better, it's because it's a lot harder to pirate xbox games. The PC gaming community is rife with piracy and that's why the number of decent games being released is diminishing.Infernohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13782237962383950682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-86379314837082491542010-10-07T06:09:47.993+02:002010-10-07T06:09:47.993+02:00The game looks good and part of me wants to play i...The game looks good and part of me wants to play it after playing the demo and watching some trailers. I'm left with a bit of a dilemma.Cheap WoW Goldhttp://www.epictoon.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-72086735155493778252010-10-06T23:17:46.175+02:002010-10-06T23:17:46.175+02:00Hi Frictional guys!
Just to say that in my opinio...Hi Frictional guys!<br /><br />Just to say that in my opinion I don't think the first week should be relevant for the sales.<br /><br />I know your game because I follow you since the Humble Indie Bundle... but here in France the press is starting about talking Amnesia since a week.<br /><br />Here is a review from a famous french website (published today!):<br /><a href="http://www.gamekult.com/tout/jeux/fiches/J000093049_test.html" rel="nofollow">Gamekult review</a> (8/10 which is very good on this site).<br /><br />And here is 2 well listened audio podcasts where they talk about the game too (published last week, and today)<br /><a href="http://www.ecrans.fr/Silence-on-joue-a-Museogames,10904.html" rel="nofollow">here</a><br />and<br /><a href="http://www.gameblog.fr/podcast_158_podcast-154-bilan-du-mois-de-septembre-2010" rel="nofollow">here</a><br /><br />Even some journalists during the podcast weren't not aware that the game was released (even if an other journalist on the same website published a <a href="http://www.gameblog.fr/news_17839_amnesia-the-dark-descent-sort-aujourd-hui" rel="nofollow">news the day the game came out</a>!).<br /><br />In some comments review, some player said that they ware surprised that it was a good game. For some reason I can't explain, they were thinking that it was not a remarkable game. Maybe they have shit in their eyes! Some of them said they will buy the game after reading the article. So that's a good point.<br /><br />I don't know how and when others specialized websites talked about the game in other countries, but here in France this week was the discovering of the game!<br /><br />So keep up the awesome good work you provided, and thank you for existing!mgchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06991970744554539065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-41291094089610508632010-10-05T23:35:23.487+02:002010-10-05T23:35:23.487+02:00I'm really sorry that sales didn't meet yo...I'm really sorry that sales didn't meet your expectations. I accidentaly stumbled on pre-purchase on Steam and the trailer got me interested. I immediately pre-purchased, because the price was really sweet. I'm playing the game now and I'm having a great time - I love the graphics, the sounds, the atmosphere. It's such a refreshing alternative to the games avaiable now.<br />I would like to thank you for taking this brave step and making such a unique game and I wish you all the best. Now I'm going back to the flooded cellar :)Jannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-30930635118295890292010-10-05T17:50:42.624+02:002010-10-05T17:50:42.624+02:00It is a shame that this game hasn't achieved t...It is a shame that this game hasn't achieved the sales you wanted. I know myself owning penumbra as part of the humble indie bundle I would certainly consider buying this game.<br /><br />In time perhaps when my finances are no longer so stretched.<br /><br />I believe support for independent developers is so important to the future of gaming. There are very few bastions of true quality game design left, with everyone simply wanting the next cod clone with 10 new weapons and the same gameplay. I wish you all the success possible with your future releases and hope that you can continue to provide cross platform games for the PC although I see the benefit in console sales also (sadly). It is a rare treat and as an IT student, something that is quite admirable.fluffandobscurityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00416335098545317719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-65535079288245231022010-10-04T20:53:02.146+02:002010-10-04T20:53:02.146+02:00Fantastic game. I'm playing through it now... ...Fantastic game. I'm playing through it now... <br />Just to let you know though... I only looked the game up because I heard it was made for Linux. I bought it straight away!<br /><br />Then I realised this game is made by the same people who made Penumbra which I bought as part of the Humble Indie Bundle... which at first was also only because it was released for Linux. <br /><br />I downloaded both the Linux and Windows versions just because I have a dual boot system yet have only installed the Linux version.<br /><br />haha my message is PLEASE don't stop making games for Linux! I'll buy every one! ;)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18077604889774164671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-29739416937723514402010-10-01T04:01:56.015+02:002010-10-01T04:01:56.015+02:00Hey guys - just a quick thought -
PUT YOUR REVIE...Hey guys - just a quick thought - <br /><br />PUT YOUR REVIEWS IN YOUR ADVERTISING!<br /><br />I found out about this game on metacritic and was drawn by the high scores, it seemed interesting. Otherwise, despite being on Steam, I wouldn't have went for it. There's nothing bad with the images i've seen advertising it so far. But if you were to take all those 90% plus reviews, add in a few quotes (make sure to put in a line from the guy who gave the bad review because it was too scary) then you'd have something that would grab many more people's attention. <br /><br />Seriously, when people see games get solid scores above 90% they take interest, even if they don't know anything about the game and it doesn't immeadiately grab their attention, the fact that it there are quotes with 90% plus coming from reviewers they know automatically puts the thing into a higher echelon of status in their minds.<br /><br />I'm sure you probably know this already, you should amend the images you have now with a few scores and quotes were you can, maybe some of the places you have them already will be so kind as to let you replace the image you have now without charging you.<br /><br />Great job on the game, don't worry about the complaints about the length, people want too much of a good thing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-85018492271702556362010-10-01T02:18:22.632+02:002010-10-01T02:18:22.632+02:00@anonymous:
"Second: I downloaded this game f...@anonymous:<br />"Second: I downloaded this game from a pirate web. Why did I do that when I got the original Penumbra series? Because I wanned to test the game (both on my computer hardware and to try how good it was. As I expected, it doesnt work on my PC)."<br />=> A demo is available...: http://www.amnesiagame.com/#demo<br />(I would also pirate to test if it works if a demo were not available.)KIAazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083278024750212055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-11948285153231102232010-10-01T01:08:55.439+02:002010-10-01T01:08:55.439+02:00Ni skulle satsa på att släppa nästa spel till Xbox...Ni skulle satsa på att släppa nästa spel till Xbox live, kanske göra ett mer simpelt spel, som t ex N+ eller liknande. Det skulle dra in pengar och borde inte ta jättelång tid att göra.<br />Lycka till i framtiden!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-66879459836542053982010-09-30T17:32:40.261+02:002010-09-30T17:32:40.261+02:00First of all: I got the Penumbra trilogy and I jus...First of all: I got the Penumbra trilogy and I just love it.<br />Second: I downloaded this game from a pirate web. Why did I do that when I got the original Penumbra series? Because I wanned to test the game (both on my computer hardware and to try how good it was. As I expected, it doesnt work on my PC). And also because as a norm, I dont buy any digital product. I cant consider digital stuff being really a real product (a game is a product, not a service). However, I hope you guys can get a publisher soon and release the game in physical edition (then I´ll buy it as I did with Penumbra, even if I got to wait a couple of years till I get a new computer to play it. I wish that Frictional Games can develop alot of great games in the future, and get the physical editions they deserve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-62943192425729851602010-09-30T00:47:54.441+02:002010-09-30T00:47:54.441+02:00What you lack is a good publisher. They're evi...What you lack is a good publisher. They're evil and all but they'll make your game sell like free boobies. Sorry but that's that. They have power to sell and you have a good product. If people don't know about it your product is worthless. <br /><br />Just try to find a dependable and trusted publisher. Best of the worse.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-89165182032379910442010-09-30T00:06:57.102+02:002010-09-30T00:06:57.102+02:00Zero Punctuation is throwing you a very high profi...Zero Punctuation is throwing you a very high profile bone. Should be interesting to see the sales results.Hunter Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578139067056343924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-46223619491981242692010-09-29T19:53:43.311+02:002010-09-29T19:53:43.311+02:00Concerning piracy:
I wouldn't mind some DRM as...Concerning piracy:<br />I wouldn't mind some DRM as long as it's not too excessive (no region-locking, no permanent internet access required, no install limits, no copy prevention. Online activation and serial numbers seem acceptable to me).<br />As a GNU/Linux user, it is in my interest to pay for GNU/Linux native games, so I don't pirate them (*). If I want to offer the game to a friend, I buy it as a gift instead, even though I could just give him a copy.<br />I suspect a lot of Mac and GNU/Linux users would do the same.<br /><br />So adding a "buy as a gift" option, like World of Goo did, might also be a good idea. :)<br /><br />(*) Actually, switching to GNU/Linux has drastically reduced my piracy rate and increased my respect for copyright. After all, I want licenses like the GPL to be respected. :)KIAazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083278024750212055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9193968969153274146.post-31022476972347522022010-09-29T19:31:04.857+02:002010-09-29T19:31:04.857+02:00GNU/Linux user here.
I haven't bought the game...GNU/Linux user here.<br />I haven't bought the game yet, because I don't have access to my desktop PC at the moment and my laptop is not powerful enough.<br />But I will buy it a soon as I have my desktop PC again (provided the demo works on it, which will probably be the case since the Penumbra series worked).<br /><br />You may increase the price (or offer a "pay more" option) if you want, but please do not drop GNU/Linux support!<br /><br />Another idea would be to participate in new "bundle operations" like with the "humble bundle". That way, I might buy the game more than once if the bundle contains other games I don't have yet. :)KIAazehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10083278024750212055noreply@blogger.com