Should Army Of Two stay or go?
Good evening, everyone. As an EA customer myself, I want to focus on the Army Of Two series.
In this case, I have two possible options, with or without both being considered:
- Delist Army Of Two via EA Play on Xbox, since the multiplayer has already been shut down years ago, and the game appears to have a few glitches that while not persistent, are noticable.
- Remaster the entire trilogy and even make a new Army Of Two game.
- All of the above.
The first reason for delisting Army Of Two on Xbox is simple: Price. Most games cost $5-10 digitally and can undercut Army Of Two's current $15 price tag. The second, without harping on the game itself, is how it feels buggy in the wrong areas. For example, while the AI is serviceable in single-player, it has to be told exactly what to do when to do it. "Well just play co-op." You can, but the glitches remain.
A second reason, despite remastering the games with all DLC out of the gate being a good idea, Army Of Two is not exactly as revered as the developers hoped, often being written off as a Gears Of War clone, despite obvious nuances and more attention to detail with co-op play than in Gears.
Last, but not least, I want Army Of Two to be brought back at the right place at the right time. Delisting it without a remaster as a replacement doesn't make sense, and gamers everywhere love Dead Space (original and remake), but Army Of Two may need to compete directly with Gears, not necessarily mandating a cover system, to get more exposure and players. For all intents and purposes, Gears Esports was at the end of its run and since has been treated as the casual game as it always was, and Army Of Two should fill that void, I just don't know how.
