Platinumgames, behind Nier, does not seem to have learned from the failure of Babylon’s Fall, which worries the players for their next game. What do we know?
After years spent shining in the Solo nervous and stylized game, PlatinumGames seems to want to change your register. The studio behind NieR is currently recruiting for a New online action game. And this project may well mark a new attempt in the service game. A risky bet? Yes. And fans do not hide their doubts.
An open world multiplayer game for developers to deny?
The information comes from a job offer published by the studio behind Nier. Platinumgames seeks an experienced game designer there, especially in Online action games and the “Open-Field Games”. Understand: open, multiplayer world, and probably thought to last over time. We are not talking about a small coop mode or an online bonus. Everything suggests that this is the heart of the project. Brief, A real service gamelike what we see in Ubisoft or Bungie.
If this announcement is so much talked about, it is because the studio has already attempted the adventure of the live service. And the experience has left traces. Babylon’s Fall, Released in 2022, had all the ingredients of the modern economic model: cooperation, looter equipment, regular updates … Except that the game was hollow, poorly finished and quickly deserted. It was closed in less than a year. Returning in this direction today therefore seems surprising. Or, for some, downright worrying. The success of Nier begins to be a bit far …
A full changing studio
This choice comes in a context of big changes at Platinumgames (Deny). Several emblematic developers have left the studio, including Hideki Kamiyahistorical co -founder. According to certain rumors, other projects have been canceled or paused, such as Project GG or Astral Chain 2. Faced with these uncertainties, The service game seems seen as a life buoy. A way to provide regular income, in an increasingly unstable industry.
Obviously, nothing says that this future game will be a failure. Platinumgames, who still gave birth to denying talents. And the concept of a well thought out online action game, with a real Platinum combat system, could seduce … provided you avoid the pitfalls of the past. But in a saturated market of live service games, many of which do not exceed the year of life, the margin of error is thin. And Many fans hoped rather a homecomingwith solo titles, strong and memorable.
Source : PlatiniumGames
