Afro Samurai 2 Pulled From Steam, Volume 2 & 3 Cancelled, Refunds Being Offered For Volume 1 | DSOGaming

In an interview with CGM, Versus Evil’s general manager Steve Escalante revealed that the game has been pulled from Steam. Versus Evil is offering refunds for Volume 1, and has cancelled Volume 2 & 3. Do note that this applies to all versions of the game (both PC and console). The reason behind this decision? Gamers – both on PC and PS4 – simply did not like the game and as a result of that, it is now considered from Versus Evil as a commercial failure.

As Steve Escalante told CGM:

“The game was a failure. We could not do, in good conscience, Volume 2 and Volume 3. So we’ve begun the process, it’s been a long process to figure it out because Sony has never really had to do this in this way, but we’re returning all the money. So across the board we’re putting out an apology saying ‘sorry about this’.”

The first Volume of Afro Samurai 2 was released on Steam this September, and Versus Evil originally planned to release two more Volumes afterwards.

Steve concluded:

“We’re Versus Evil; a company perspective, from a partnership perspective and now we have to do it from a consumer perspective. So we pulled it down, because we didn’t want to exacerbate it anymore and then we’re refunding the money.”

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durka durka

Isnt it nice to hear devs saying “we are sorry we made a shtty game”?
- Alarun Kan
  
  95% Of all the new games are s**t and the same thing, Call of Duty, Fallout, Assassin’s Creed, Batman… all are s**t but people are blind.
  - Noble Alfred
    
    I think you are confusing Casual games with sht. I won’t deny casual games are sht though.
    - Alarun Kan
      
      No i’m talking about the AAA games.
      - Noble Alfred
        
        All the current AAA games are marketed at Casual players, I don’t mean candy crush when I say casual if that’s what you are thinking. The streamlining of Fallout 4 to just another OpenWorld fps is done for the general or casual audience. The lack of difficulty in games, the fact of horrendous tutorials in every AAA game, the awesome button, cinematic gameplay and so on.
      - Alarun Kan
        
        That’s what i think… and to be honest i don’t feel the need anymore to play any new game, i think it’s wast of money and time, cause it looks the same in everything, same gameplay, same graphics, same story… same s**t over and over… we need to see something new, tired from all the same s**t every year…
      - durka durka
        
        “lack of difficulity”
        
        No complexity, difficulity is artificial. Just make it one hit death.
  - durka durka
    
    I remember yantzee saying back in e3 2008 “wait a minute all those games are sequels?
    
    If he only knew how bad things will get. its like there is a luxury tax on new ips.
  - S0ldier
    
    No, you are exaggerating as hell. It seems you only see those overadvertised blockbusters.
  - Schiller
    
    Not everyone is obsessed with graphics and technical banalities. Each game you mention has something going for it which, might surprise you, millions of people enjoy.
    - Edwin Obando Chacon
      
      That doesnt make those good games. People likes s h ! t, look at the grammys or people choice awards.
  - Nines
    
    Personally, I switched to indie games mostly, and good ol’ titles. The dogs bark, but the caravan goes on. No point in barking, since you can’t change people minds. Besides, there are a ton of old legendary titles I never played.
    - Alarun Kan
      
      The Same thing i do, only indie and old games and from time to time i play on mame.
Noble Alfred

I am not too sure about the decision of refunding. The game is shtty undeniably, and cancelling vol 2 and 3 is all well and fine, but refunding the game seems to be a weird decision just for the reason of it being bad, I would never do it. I would have used the money to make a good game or give the next game I make free to the people with the shtty game. Well, its their decision.
- Specialist
  
  I didn’t play this game, but I get the feeling this was supposed to be episodic series of games? If that’s the case I’d say it’s fair refunding it since it’s just one piece of the game that was supposed to be completed at some point?
  - Noble Alfred
    
    Ok, that kind of makes sense.
    - Nines
      
      Judging from what I read it’s not just bad, it’s super bad and completely broken. Versus Evil is probably decided that their reputation costs more, and the studio that made this monstrosity will never come up with anything good.
      
      If only people had refunds every time when something ends with a cliffhanger, ha-ha.
kokoke

Good for them. The little that they showed looked like absolute sh*te. Good on them for recognizing that.

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