Life is Strange series Life is Strange: Double Exposure, with sales performance, has brought great harm to Square Enix.
Square Enix’s popular series Life is Strange’s latest game Double Exposurewhile getting mixed comments from fans, financially could not meet expectations. According to Analyst Hideki Yasuda’s statements, it was a “great loss için for the play publisher. Although the game, which was released in the last fall, attracted the attention of both players and critics, no official statement was made about the sales figures. However, the failure of the game has led to dismissal of the developer studio Deck Nine.
Life is Strange: Why did Double Exposure failed?
Life is Strange: Double Exposure attracted attention with the back of the series’s beloved character Max Caulfield, but was subjected to criticism because of the storytelling and the way of handling actor preferences. In particular, the impact of the elections in the original game was insufficient in the new game.
Square Enix pointed to fan feedback as the reason for the changes in the story of the game. However, these changes cause major problems in the development process of the game. In addition, the abolition of leaked development materials by Square Enix for legal reasons increased the tension between the fan base and the company.
Square Enix’s latest financial report contains no information about Life is Strange: Double Exposure’s sales performance. Instead, the company’s HD game department revenues have fallen and some of the new games are below expectations. The report stated that some of these losses were compensated by the success of the Final Fantasy 16 and Dragon Quest.
Although a message has been given that Max Caulfield will return at the end of the Double Exposure, there is no clear plan for the future of the series. The financial failure of the game and admiration reactions have created question marks on how the Life Is Strange series will continue.