I'm not sure why exactly but I see so many "<game name> Deluxe" titles out there I just assume they're janky cloned 5-minute games with 50c in the discount bin.
At least for me, the name is an immediate "no".
At least for me, the name is an immediate "no".
Ok, I'm going to have to stop you there. These are two of the greatest games of all time. ALL TIME.
Their argument is that games that use titles like this, tend to be using these names to try to take advantage of the success of other titles with similar names. If your game is named "like another game", then your basically marketing it as "$y is like $x but better", but $y is rarely ever better than $x based on most people's experience. Once you pick up on that, anything marketed as $x tycoon is going to be viewed as "yeah it's probably terrible, like the other $z tycoon I already tried".
* The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Deluxe
* Assassin's Creed 2 Deluxe
* Mass Effect 2 Digital Deluxe
When the fast cognitive System 1 [1] has to make an initial impression on a title, it uses all biases available to waste as little energy as possible to come up with an answer. "Unknown Deluxe" is very fast labeled as " janky cloned 5-minute games with 50c in the discount bin". "Assassin's Creed Deluxe" is just as easily labeled "some newer / improved release of Assassin's Creed".
New biomes were kinda interesting, but were they really needed?