The Biggest Epic Failure in Gaming History
You know your game flopped when the launch team plaque ends up at Goodwill.
I’m not even joking. That’s Concord. I’d give this game a full proper review – but I literally can’t. It’s dead. It died quicker than the average goldfish you had in Elementary.
Does Hype Kill?
Sony hyped this space shooter like it was gonna be Overwatch in space. Turns out it was more like Destiny’s awkward cousin who peaked in beta and never got invited to the wedding. The launch was so quiet, you’d think it released during a global nap. But then came the cherry on the intergalactic failure sundae: a commemorative “Concord Launch Team” plaque spotted in the donation aisle – wedged between a burnt waffle iron and a dusty copy of “Madden 2003”.
What a shame
It’s poetic, really. Imagine working on a game for years, pouring your heart into it, and the physical proof of your effort is tossed like a haunted Beanie Baby. That’s not just a bad launch – that’s gaming purgatory. This thing bombed harder than E.T. for the Atari, and that game was literally buried in the desert. (Honestly – How do you mess up that badly?) Concord didn’t even get a funeral. It was born, ignored, and thrifted.
Ego over Sensibility
Even Twitch streamers gave it the cold shoulder. “Mid” doesn’t begin to cover it – this was interstellar meh. The servers were emptier than a No Man’s Sky planet at launch, and the player count? Rumor is, the dev team made up half of it. (Yikes) So now the plaque sits collecting dust bunnies and judgement in Goodwill. The game kind of reminds me of Romania’s Palace of the Parliament—massive, expensive, and built more for ego than for anything that made sense.
⬇️⬇️⬇️ (Seriously – it’s insane in person)
Everything about this game just looked so remarkably unremarkable. Not a pinch of originality. It looked extremely shallow and mediocre – which is a general consensus from the 12 or so people that had the chance to play it. This game lasted shorter than President William Harrison’s 1-month term.
It’s not just a relic—it’s a warning: if your game has no soul, no vision, and a trailer that screams “corporate mandate,” you too can end up next to expired Halloween candy.
Concord, you didn’t just crash—you took the thrift aisle with you.
PS: Romania is genuinely one of my favorite countries I’ve visited. No hard feelings. 🇷🇴