Interview Concord Flopped Because It Did not Bring Any Unique Value, Says Marvel Rivals Director

[SpartaN]

Speaking on the VideoGamer Podcast before Rivals’ launch, Sasser was asked about the shock death of PlayStation’s multiplayer release. Unlike Rivals’ branded superhero formula, the game director argued that Concord “didn’t bring any unique value” to players that would get them to move from games such as Overwatch.

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There’s a lot of games that come out that people are like ‘it’s going to do well’ then it flops or people come out and go ‘it’s going to flop’ and it succeeds amazingly.

“I think the trick is that you need to have that reason that people want to come and play your game and I think Marvel Rivals does that exactly with the superhero. I dont know about you, but when I heard the concept of the game I was like ‘Oh my God I want to go be Storm in a game’, ‘I want to go be Doctor Strange in a game’. I want to be those heroes in the game, that sounds awesome.

Full interview

Marvel Rivals dev on why Rivals succeeded and Concord failed - "it didn't bring any unique value"

Marvel Rivals game director Thaddeus Sasser explains why PlayStation exclusive Concord failed upon release.

www.videogamer.com

 

[Miek]

pretty funny since Concord is more unique from a gameplay perspective than Marvel Rivals

 

[WoefulL4nce]

Lol he right and he wrong. Marvel Rivals DOES recycle the hero shooter gameplay loop as Concord did because that's the genre. The "unique value" he is referring to is that the heroes in Rivals are at least recognizable and benefit from being the first hero shooter of one of the biggest brands. Concord has neither inspiring characters nor anything to back up the gameplay as it was a new IP that failed to attract a meaningful player base

 

[GiornoMudaMuda]

LMAO dude says this after he used the most recognizable franchise around right now and copied Overwatch. Concord was at least fresh with certain abilities and the concept of the lore, this guy slapped marvel heroes on top of Overwatch.

 

[Simple Minded]

Sure, Rivals may just be Overwatch in a Marvel coat--but Concord is just Overwatch in a knock-off Guardians of the Galaxy coat. At least they got the actual brand for this one.