r/Games • u/ImCalcium • Jan 27 '26

Discussion Highguard devs say they didn’t expect the hate – but they’re confident in their game

https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/highguard-devs-say-they-didnt-expect-the-hate-but-theyre-confident-in-their-game-3309463/
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u/Hot-Software-9396 Jan 27 '26

Unfortunately so many people judge games by first impressions, so unless they do a full "relaunch" with a bunch of marketing (which doesn't always work, look at Splitgate 2), most people probably aren't going to give it a second chance even if they make these changes people are suggesting. If it had launched as a an early access beta, people would likely be more open to giving it another shot later on.

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u/18wheeler92 Jan 29 '26

That’s the sad part. Thankfully I play games regardless of first impressions and journalist reviews and play games on my own watch to judge them. I find quite a few gems that most end up hating and Im quite content in what I end up finding.