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  • Comment: Unfortunately the only review sources in the article providing reviews are for The Sixth Axis, a WP:VG/S unreliable source, and Gamer Headquarters, a source of unknown reliability. Metacritic looks like this title just didn't get enough coverage. Checking out WP:NONENG sources may be an option to satisfy the below test. ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 21:53, 10 May 2024 (UTC)
  • Comment: This article unfortunately falls short of general notability guidelines. For video games, we generally expect that at the least, a game will have significant coverage from independent and reliable sources which typically is assessed as three reliable reviews from sources like those in this list: WP:VG/S. Using the user scores for GameSpot and IGN is user-generated and not reliable: only editorial reviews are useful here. Irrelevant to AFC but also the article needs a copyedit and I note someone has flagged many statements lack citations. Happy to discuss on my talk page if you need any help. ＶＲＸＣＥＳ (talk) 23:55, 30 April 2024 (UTC)

For the emphatic prohibition, see Don't even think about it!
Not to be confused with Don't Even Think About It (book).
Don't Even Think
Developer(s)Dark Horse Game Studio, Perfect World Co., Ltd.[1]
Publisher(s)Perfect World Games[2]
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)PlayStation 4[3]
ReleaseNorth America
July 10, 2019[4][5]
Japan
September 9, 2019
Europe
April 3, 2020[6]
Genre(s)Survival, battle royale
Mode(s)Multiplayer

Don't Even Think is a 2019 asymmetrical survival game with battle royal elements. The game was developed by Dark Horse Game Studio, and published by Perfect World Games. The game had an initial release date of July 10, 2019 for the PlayStation 4.[7]Don't Even Think marked the first game launched by Dark Horse Game Studio, and the first product published by Perfect World Games using Unreal Engine 4.[‡ 1][8]

On May 14, 2020 the shutdown of the game was announced, citing the COVID-19 pandemic as one of the reasons for the shutdown. The game was shutdown on September 30, 2020.

Gameplay

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Don't Even Think is an asymmetrical multiplayer game where a few players take on the role of humans or the werewolf / werecat from the Beast Clan.

The humans objective is to survive against other humans and werewolves on the map, as well as to keep warm.[‡ 2] The werewolves take on the role as another human with an axe, and after a select time interval, they transform into werewolves and hunt the other players down.

As the map closes in, humans may acquire more supplies from supply drops across the map. Werewolves also have a higher healthpool than the humans, and are the only class that can regain health by consuming bodies.[‡ 3] The werewolves must eliminate all humans before they evacuate via rescue helicopter, which arrives near the end game.[9] They are weak to silver bullets,[10] and are the only team that is not affected by the cold temperatures.

Plot and Setting

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Don't Even Think takes place on research base Prism City, established by the security company DET-i, in the year 2037.[11] Participants from various global locations are deployed into Prism City for a battle simulation, during which DET-i collects data for security research. Various disaster scenarios are deployed.

In the east coast of Prism City, after the first virus sample leak there was an evacuation. Following that period creatures described as wolves have been spotted at night.[12]

In Blood Paw Valley, there was a crash exposing a DET virus to tribal inhabitants. Those infected became werecats, of whom allied themselves with the werewolves and joined the Beast Clan.[‡ 4]

Seasons

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Season Period Description
Season 1 November 18, 2019 - April 3, 2020 Introduction of Battle Pass with new skins, weapons.
Season 2 April 3, 2020 - August 14, 2020 Introduction of Werecats as a playable type in the Beast Clan, with a different set of stealth-like abilities.[‡ 5] Introduction of a map, Bloodclaw Canyon, and a human companion, an AI drone with modifiable attributes for attacking other humans and beasts.[13]

Development

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Farside

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Don't Even Think was initially a mobile title named Farside: An Athletic Game. The game incorporated typical battle royale features such as the use of vehicles, skydiving into the battlefield, and a progressively shrinking play area.[14]

On June 8, 2018, Perfect World Entertainment announced that the title would be ported to the PS4, in conjunction with the release of ReVolve.[15] The project was later renamed to Don't Even Think during the 16th ChinaJoy conference, held in Shanghai on August 2, 2018.[16][17][18]

Open Beta

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In November 27, 2018, Dark Horse Game Studio released the open beta of Don't Even Think on PlayStation in Hong Kong.[11][‡ 6] The game later debuted in North America in 2019.

Werewolves were not initially part of the open beta, and were instead a later introduction. [citation needed] The open beta ended on December 27, 2018.[‡ 7] Vehicles were one of the features that were removed on it's launch in North America.

The player size of the game would also progressively increase during the game's development, starting with 8[11] during the open beta, 27 during season 1, and later 31 during Season 2 after a rebalance.[13]

Shutdown

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On May 14, 2020, the development team announced the discontinuation of Don't Even Think. The announcement, made when players logged into the game, cited the repercussions of the coronavirus pandemic among other reasons for the decision. The developers expressed their gratitude for the community's support and outlined the schedule for the game's gradual shutdown.[19]

The game was removed from sale on June 15, 2020, and the servers were shut down on August 14, 2020. Additionally, the game website and social media accounts were scheduled to be closed by September 30, 2020.

Reception

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As of it's release at the time of launch, Don't Even Think reached the #1 spot for Free To Play game downloads.[20] The game held an overall #7 placement at the end of the year of 2019 as reported by Jason Massongill, a Content Communications Manager for Sony Interactive Entertainment.[21]The game received "generally unfavorable" user reviews according to review aggregator Metacritic, with the game receiving sparse editorial coverage in North America.[22]

Shortly after the game's launch in Japan, and an update patch, Ayuo Kawase in their coverage of the game for Automation Media noted the developers had mostly improved issues of performance- involving matters such as frame rates.[10]

References

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  1. ^ "Don't Even Think Releases". Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "Don't Even Think Launch Date". July 7, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  3. ^ "Don't Even Think Game Info". IGN. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "Don't Even Think Box Art". GameFAQs. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  5. ^ "Asymmetrical PvP Game 'Don't Even Think' Launches Next Week on PS4". PlayStation Universe. July 7, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "Don't Even Think – Box Scans". GameFAQs. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Don't Even Think". GameSpot. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "*世界游戏鲁晓寅：2款UE5产品立项研发中". PE Daily (in Chinese). November 17, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2024. 自2015年UE4引擎正式开源起，*世界游戏就判断未来虚幻引擎将会为中国的游戏行业带来翻天覆地的变化，因此在当年的主机产品《Don't Even Think》研发中正式确定使用UE4引擎，《Don't Even Think》成为公司*虚幻引擎的主机产品。
  9. ^ Farid-ul-Haq (July 13, 2019). "Don't Even Think: PVP Game". The Geekiary. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  10. ^ a b Ayuo Kawase (September 9, 2019). "狼男と人間に分かれて戦う『DON'T EVEN THINK』国内PS4向けに無料配信開始。バトロワと非対称マルチを融合" (in Japanese). AUTOMATON. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c Sal Romano (November 20, 2018). "Don't Even Think PS4 open beta now available in Hong Kong". Gematsu. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  12. ^ Ryuki Ishii (July 8, 2019). "狼男vs人間の非対称バトルロイヤル『Don't Even Think』北米PS4にて基本プレイ無料で7月10日配信へ" (in Japanese). Automaton Media. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "非対称PvPサバイバル『DON'T EVEN THINK』シーズン2、本日開幕！ 新ビースト｢ジャガー｣などが追加！" (in Japanese). PlayStation.Blog. April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  14. ^ Moyse, Chris (August 2, 2018). "Punk rock battle royale title Farside is coming to PS4 and PC". Destructoid. Retrieved June 23, 2024.
  15. ^ "Farside - Perfect World previews new battle royale mobile game". MMO Culture. June 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2024.
  16. ^ "Farside: An Athletic Game renamed Don't Even Think, PS4 open beta set for November 27 in Hong Kong". Gematsu. November 20, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  17. ^ "大逃殺手遊《Farside》即將進軍PS4平台". Game Reactor (in Chinese). August 3, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  18. ^ "Farside Announced for PS4". DualShockers. August 2, 2018. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  19. ^ "Don't Even Think – Delisted Games". May 30, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  20. ^ Massongill, Justin (August 9, 2019). "PlayStation Store: July's Top Downloads". PlayStation.Blog. Retrieved May 5, 2024.
  21. ^ Massongill, Justin (January 9, 2020). "PlayStation Store: 2019's Top Downloads". PlayStation.Blog. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  22. ^ "Don't Even Think User Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 19, 2024.

Primary sources

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  1. ^ "About Us". DET-i. Archived from the original on March 13, 2020. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "PlayStation Store - Don't Even Think". PlayStation Store. Archived from the original on October 5, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ^ "Don't Even Think – Launch Trailer". PlayStation. YouTube. July 10, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  4. ^ Don't Even Think (January 17, 2020). "After the crash happened in Blood Paw Valley". Facebook. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  5. ^ "Don't Even Think – Season 2 Launch Trailer". PlayStation. YouTube. April 3, 2020. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "DON'T EVEN THINK - Official Open Beta Launch Trailer (HD)". YouTube. Don't EvenThink_official. November 26, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "Don't Even Think Weibo". Retrieved April 30, 2024.
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