No user reviews and it's probably gonna stay that way.
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Yeah, it looks really bad, and definitely not worth $40, not even $20.
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If you remove the "your langue" tag you will see two reviews. One short positive review and a long negative.
But i agree the game is bearly worth the price it is at now.
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To be fair, the game has twi reviews: one positive and one negative.^^
But I'd never buy this game, not even for 0.49€.
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It probably is, the youtube clip above isn't nice about the game.
Not sure how i got it, probably bundled as i would definitely not even get this in a sale.
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Clearly an attempt to get some change from collectors. Scummy, and the worst part: it works.
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Checking the game, I don't know why I would want to pay for it, or even play it.
Panicky FOMO-affected collectors will surely buy it.
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Posted my thoughts on Lugum's thread linked below.
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I already did before you in a "nicer way", but maybe the more threads though, wakes them up. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1350810/discussions/0/3473990693227786183/
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I just wanted to take a moment to say that I deleted it and not the "dev". I figured instead of having multiple threads I would just comment on your thread as it should get the point across to the "dev".. although it probably won't.
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Yeah i figured, i will also add this link in that thread there, more for them to "think about", if they would.
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I ended up deleting my thread and just added what I said onto Lugum's thread.
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Of course he did. He also attempted to make a serious announcement which I couldn't help but laugh pretty hard as I read it. Here's a little bit from the lengthy announcement.
"We have received a lot of "criticisms" over our development methodology. We have been accused of "asset flipping" for using placeholders and we have gotten at least one negative review premised on the false belief that most of Total Rendition's development lies behind us, instead of ahead of us. However, to be perfectly honest, we have had anticipated all this bile well in advance and we are not deterred at all. Is Fallout: New Vegas a bad game because Van Buren was short and buggy? Of course not. Van Buren was a necessary stepping stone in making New Vegas."
He also mentioned "We have had actually shown Total Rendition's GDD to Rockstar Games in 2018. They were not at all interested in co-opting it at the time. If they did, then Total Rendition probably would be developing at a much faster pace, would be looking much better already and perhaps many of our critics would have greeted Total Rendition with raving anticipation. Indeed, we ourselves had significant reservations of releasing Total Rendition in its current state." lol..
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1350810/Total_Rendition/
This youtuber actually gives the game a chance and completed it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0OIaXHccKU
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My reply to "their" announcement, since "they" will probably delete it :)
I guess you are going to censor my post like the previous one, but still: what is this "we" exactly ?
https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC599033/filing-history/MzMzMDQyODI0MmFkaXF6a2N4/document?format=pdf&download=0
According to UK official companies file, you are "a micro-entity" with "average number of employees during the period" 2020 & 2021 : 1.
How many decades to make the narrative AAA game of the century as a one-man job ?
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I got this in a bundle from itch (can't remember which one) and I've been regularly receiving hilarious whiny emails from the dev about how nothing went as planned during distribution. Here's the latest one for example:
*Hi everyone,
We are writing you to announce that Schizotypy Games is due to disappear from Itch entirely in about two weeks from today. This will affect Total Rendition's presence on Itch as well, so we wish to give you a fair notice in advance.
This was a conscious decision on our part, as Itch has not made any obvious moves to ban (or maybe deplatform?) us (yet). On the other hand, several past incidents, including the Steam keys distribution issues, which Itch has not resolved to this day, has led us to conclude it is in the best interests of Total Rendition's development that we pull out from Itch permanently.
Despite this, Total Rendition remains in development. If you have claimed Total Rendition on Itch and have yet to receive a Steam key, you should respond to this mail as soon as possible or at least make a screenshot of the download page as proof of ownership.
Thank you on behalf of Schizotypy Games,*
This price increase looks like their latest attempt at stand-up comedy.
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another desperate attempt to get stupid people to give them money
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I got this in a bundle from itch (can't remember which one)
I checked steam licenses page and had (9 Sep, 2022; Total Rendition), checked my email and there was a itch email sent by dev on that day containing a bunch of keys, you probably got it there too?
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Yeah I got the same email with the endless list of Steam keys. I tried a couple of them but all were taken and I wasn't particularly interested in the game so I didn't really go further ("I got this" just means "it was included in some itch bundle", I don't have it on Steam). Why would somebody send an email full of Steam keys to random people, expecting bots and resellers wouldn't take half of them if not more, is beyond me.
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("I got this" just means "it was included in some itch bundle", I don't have it on Steam)
ah ok, if you go to the game download page on itch, it will tell you where you got it from, mine says:
You claimed this game play Oct 29, 2020 for the promotion Total Rendition Halloween & Elections Pilot 2020.
I imagine many people got it there for free too.
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Thanks. The page just says "You own this game play" (lol wut) and "Claimed 2 years ago" so I suppose I got it the same way you did :)
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click on the download button, it takes you to another page with the info mentioned above
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Thanks again, I can confirm I indeed got it through the same promotion. Although "got it" seems to be a bit of a stretch since there's apparently "nothing available for download yet". Maybe it was possible to download it at some point, but for now all I got is another good laugh :D
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the email message you posted talked about dev removing the game from itch
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"A Post-Truth Immersive Simulation - The Game They Don't Want You To Play!".
That was an instant nope from me, so I must be part of the conspiracy and didn't even know it. Time to get out the red string, tacks, and corkboard.
Maybe "They" is the developer/publisher.
I have a suspect. I see them everyday.
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Well, if you check their - oh, let's call it website - you will not be surprised to read this under their posted address:
NOTE: The above is provided as a correspondence address; actual work is done from classified locations.
Smart. These days, aluminium foil hats aren't enough.
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They will ask 30€ for it? hahaha. Its not interesting even on current 5 :)))
It looks to me just like (scam?) plan. Buy it while its cheap!!! We ask nonsense price for it later!
Maybe rename game to: Total Joke
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No way that game will sell for $39.99... Like others here, I also think it's only a desperate attempt from them to drive sales, hoping collectors will jump in because FOMO. It's laughable and sort of cringe at the same time.
Furthermore, since the full version of Total Rendition is envisaged as a narrative-driven AAA title, $39.99 is still somewhat of a discount.
Eh, it still has a long long way to go to achieve that state. I doubt they'll be able to turn that game from crap to amazing, this won't be a No Man's Sky 2.0. Worst case scenario: they'll abandon the game. Best case scenario: they'll abandon the game.
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It's 100% percent that.
A scummy tactic to get some cash quick, probably before dropping it completely. I mean, no one is going to buy this at 40 bucks - they will have zero sales and zero reason to do any work on it.
... then again, FOMO tactics has become so common in the games industry that this isn't even the most egregious case of it I've seen this week, and it's Monday.
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Sounds like FOMO bait to me, also the blurb on the Steam page is enough for me to pass on this game.
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"Look if you don't buy it now for 5 bucks you really gonna regret it later when... when... it's a really awesome game that we totally gonna make and all your friends are playing it." Smart.
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Thanks for pointing to another game that I can happily add to my ignore list - At 9197 and counting !
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@To the developers of this game:
Are you serious?
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Hello, I am one of the developers and after Christmas, we will be increasing the price to $59.99
However, just before Christmas, from 23:55 to 00:00 we will also temporarily lower the price from $39.99 to $3.99 so make sure to grab it in that small time window. Thank you for your continued support!
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The Game They Don't Want You To Play!
Looking at the store page and screenshots, I think I have an idea why. Good advice.
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some aaa games does it too, usually sony, ubi, etc. and i just skip it anyway
but for an indie games, that's just self destruct
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"...since the full version of Total Rendition is envisaged as a narrative-driven AAA title, $39.99 is still somewhat of a discount."
Whenever I feel bad about my mental illnesses, I'm going to remind myself of this and remember that I'm at least not this sort and caliber of crazy.🥴That game is nowhere near AAA.
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"Furthermore, since the full version of Total Rendition is envisaged as a narrative-driven AAA title, $39.99 is still somewhat of a discount."
do they understand what makes a game AAA? it has almost nothing to do with the content and everything to do with the budget and size of the team.based on this unknown game and unknown studio, i can only assume that the team is a few people at most and the budget is already in the negative. and im not trying to downplay indie games. i primarily play indie games and they are way better than a lot of AAA games imo. just that this game is an unexciting, likely failing project that they are trying to use FOMO to sell more copies before it comes abandonware
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Keyword is "envisaged", as in "it's not but we'd like it to be". 😉
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Good move! Change it from overpriced garbage to even more overpriced garbage!
Collectors love it!
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Seems like a marketing ploy to try and drive some sales "before the price increase". Game doesn't even look like it's worth 99c
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Shows 4.99€ for me. Still overpriced stuff which should be for free on itchio
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The price will go up next week, those who want it (collectors) can still get it "cheap".
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just reading this is enough to make you stay way from that dev/company.
"Will the game be priced differently during and after Early Access?
“During the Early Access phase, Total Rendition will be priced at a significantly lower rate compared to the full version, which in turn is intended to be priced at the industry standard for AAA games. As development moves towards the full version, Total Rendition's price will be gradually increased.
One player who returned the game, who wrote us that Total Rendition is only "one level and broken for the most part", clearly did not get the memo. We have added and improved many things since, with much and much more on the way. Said player added that Total Rendition is "not worth 1 dollar let alone 5": We'll see about that.
Early players with audacity are rewarded with a large de-facto discount. You may therefore choose to benefit from the lower price, even if you are not interested in playing the current version right now, in anticipation that future versions may interest you instead.” "
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i read some of that waffle and thought "so they even know the first thing about aaa+ games or the video game industry in the first place"
i love how the game page description says the game they don't want you to play - seems they are trying this in real life - even my Nan would know this is stupid and bound to fail
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"As of the time of publication, Total Rendition has been priced at $5.99 (USD) or £4.79 in the UK. We are planning to change this price in about a week or so. More specifically, we intend to increase the price of Total Rendition to $39.99 (USD) or £33.50, or their regional equivalents elsewhere. So, if you currently own a copy already, congratulations: You will have saved quite a bit!"
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1350810/Total_Rendition/
[Update] Their new "plea". Too long of a rant to copy and paste.
They REMOVED my thread where i just simply adressed their pricing how it was a bad idea in a civil manner and how some might see it as asset flipping, and again removing ANOTHER thread about them censoring. so they will CENSOR anything they see as bad publicity.
And meanwhile BANNED..
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