Big Robot, You Are Being Evaluated.
Sir, You Are Being Hunted is a first-person shooter survival game that was developed by Big Robot Ltd for the Windows, Mac and Linux platforms. The full version of that game was released on May 1, 2014, with a manufacturer suggested retail price (MSRP) of $19.99.
Because some potential buyers revealed they've been confused about the value in Sir, You Are Being Hunted for over two months... I've decided to offer an editorial comparing that game to similar titles.
VALUE
It's estimated that Sir, You Are Being Hunted includes 4.5 hours of gameplay, which rounds out to an approximate cost of $4.44 per hour. Here's how that game compares to similar titles:
|
Game |
MSRP as of
July 11, 2014
|
Total Hours
of Gameplay
|
Cost Per Hour
of Gameplay
|
| Amnesia: The Dark Descent | $19.99 | 9.5 | $2.10 |
| Betrayer | $19.99 | 17.5 | $1.14 |
| Sir, You Are Being Hunted | $19.99 | 4.5 | $4.44 |
| Outlast | $19.99 | 9 | $2.22 |
Sir, You Are Being Hunted costs approximately two to four times more than the similar titles listed above. That's not an issue if that game received mostly positive reception.
RECEPTION
Despite featuring a procedurally generated world with a unique British survival setting, Sir, You Are Being Hunted received mostly mixed reviews from critics who cited that games "tedious" and "repetitive" gameplay, ultimately resulting in that game receiving a Metascore of 63 out of 100.
|
Game |
Metascore Out of 100[1] |
Cost Per Score
|
| Amnesia: The Dark Descent | 85 | $0.24 |
| Betrayer | 61 | $0.33 |
| Sir, You Are Being Hunted | 63 | $0.32 |
| Outlast | 80 | $0.25 |
If you divide the MSRP for Sir, You Are Being Hunted by its Metascore, you'll find out that you're not getting what you paid for from a reception point of view.
CONCLUSION
Both charts above suggests that Sir, You Are Being Hunted is overpriced by $4.99-$9.99 (25-50 percent).
Question: If you completed Sir, You Are Being Hunted, did you fell like that game is worth its full MSRP of $19.99?
Sources:
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metacritic.com | Retrieved July 11, 2014