Originally Posted By: Enraged Slith
I don't think Avadon would sell on Steam. None of Jeff's games would. It's not that the games aren't any good, it's that no one would give a second look to a very outdated looking game that costs more than twice as much as beloved classics like KotOR.
Hello, I come from Steam xD
I've heard about the games a few times before, mostly through http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/tag/spiderweb-software/ and similar but never bothered to check them out. Huge fan of the likes of Baldur's Gate, Fallout, Planescape, Icewind Dale etc. and somewhat intrigued, but was always somewhat put off by the looks.
Saw this on Steam and will most likely either try the demo for the first time when it's out or might buy it outright if it is reasonably priced (or it ends up on a sale). No disrespect meant but there are games on Steam like LIMBO for 10€, Bastion for 13€, From Dust for 15€ and Rock of Ages for 7€ which I all Pre-Ordered and they look more "presentable"... There's just that certain price point below 15 where you stop realizing that you're actually spending money and you just do it, especially if it works quickly via Steam and not on some site where you have to input all your personal details and whatnot
As such I don't really think the chances of it being at least somewhat of a success are so low IF it is reasonably priced and advertised (on the main page for a few days or part of a daily/weekend sale).
After all games like Recettear managed to sell over 100000 copies, Terraria broke 700000 copies, and the latest "RPG" additions Cthulhu Saves the World and Dungeons of Dredmor (which I both immediately bought at that price point 2€/5€) didn't do particularly bad either (they were at the at the top of the "Top Sellers" list for several days): http://zeboyd.com/2011/07/14/the-pc-release-is-a-tremendous-success/
Summed up, this can do rather good if: somewhat advertised, low enough price point to buy spontaneously, part of sales.
