EA and Ascendant Studios’ fantasy FPS Immortals of Aveum hasn’t left a giant impression since launching in August 2023. In response to the studio’s founder, the sport would have achieved higher if it hadn’t been sandwiched between so many different AAA releases.
Immortals of Aveum launched in an especially crowded yr, however Ascendant Studios isn’t giving up
“Once we have been heading to launch, we knew it was very crowded,” Ascendant’s founder, Bret Robbins, informed GamesIndustry.biz. “This was a really uncommon yr. Zelda had come out, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was just a little earlier than us. And as we have been nearing launch, Baldur’s Gate 3 instantly blew up proper in entrance of us. That one, greater than any of the others, appeared unanticipated.”
The studio additionally knew that Immortals of Aveum could be competing towards each Armored Core 6 and Starfield. “We have been sandwiched between a number of completely different huge video games or video games from actually huge studios,” stated Robbins. We completely acquired misplaced within the noise.
He additionally partly attributed Immortals of Aveum’s underperformance on the studio’s choice to delay the sport from July 20 to August 22. This gave the builders extra time for polish and optimization however meant it confronted stiffer competitors on launch. “Though the sport was higher, the timing was worse,” Robbins admitted.
Then once more, the argument that Immortals of Aveum would have achieved higher in a worse yr isn’t precisely a glowing advice. Whereas some reviewers favored the sport, its PS5 model solely averaged 69 on Metacritic, with a person rating of 6.0. The Xbox model did just a little higher with a rating of 76, whereas the PC launch solely managed a 65. By comparability, the PS5 variations of Baldur’s Gate 3 and Armored Core 6 averaged 96 and 86, respectively.
Both manner, Robbins hasn’t given up on Immortals of Aveum and thinks it could be a sleeper hit. “The story of Immortals isn’t written but,” he stated. “I used to be the artistic director on Useless House, and folks have been discovering that for years and years. I believe Immortals would be the similar.”