RPG Cast – Episode 766: “They Cuss En Français”

1. There has yet to be a game I’m interested in that shadow dropped. I suppose I would prefer at least a few months heads-up, but depending on the game, I may check it out. If it was something completely unlikely that I would be really interested in, like say, a remaster/remake of Arc Rise Fantasia or a Baten Kaitos sequel, I’d be excited and buy it right away, regardless of its sudden release.

2. Shadow drops just seem like a bad idea for everybody. Many gamers may be under a budget – of time, if not money – and have already planned out what they’re getting at any one time, without have something suddenly dropped on them. Developers could miss out on sales because of this, not to mention the lack of advance marketing could also affect performance.

   That said, if the game is a known quantity with already established hype – eg Silksong – a shadow drop is a perfectly cromulent way to release it. (Especially as Silksong is likely to be $10-30, rather than $60-80)

3. I do tend to have pretty tight budgeting for my game purchases and don’t honestly recall the last game I bought as a shadowdrop, though I do admire the gumption.

   Unless it’s another Saga game getting dropped. When Frontier 2 got announced in that March Nintendo Direct, the only reason I didn’t put my fist through a wall was because I was watching it at work.

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