Actually, yes. I based my statement on original game sales which the best I could find put them at less than 200,000. Then SS2 sold only 60,000 in the first 6 month. That doesn't sound like there was a huge fan base rushing to by the second game on release. If my numbers are wrong, please correct me. Thats the best I could find on a quick google search.
As for your data. It shows that 3 times the number of people bought the re-release. My guess is because it was 9.99 and I've seen it as low as 2.99 I believe. So was it diehard fans buying it or people grabbing it because it was cheap and they heard it was good. So why not add it to the library in case one day you will play it. I have several games in my steam library for that reason. So, let's see…
Looking further in to the data you supplied shows 43% never even started the game and the median play time was 1.14 hours.
Givin that, I stand by what I said. Cult following denotes the most hard core of fans, not the casual fan or the guy that played it and moved on, so when I say small cult following it does not encompass every fan of the game. I love wizardry and would say it also has a small cult following here in the US. I even bought a PS2 for the sole purpose of playing the very average Japanese import wizardry Tale of the forsaken land. That's the kind of fan I think cult following alludes to.
first off, I want to say I haven't said anything negative about this game. I'm not pulling a Joxer and bashing it in every thread and then running off. I simply said it wasn't for me and based on what I looked up it has a small cult following.
Second, I never said you or anyone here was part of the cult following. I have no idea of your level of interest in the game, although it's becoming apparent.
Third,You seem to see "cult following" as a negative. I always thought it was a compliment and it was meant that way. Most games, even ones with better sales never reach the level of acquiring a cult following as they are played and then forgotten, not discussed 20 years later on forums. I think of it as a badge of honor, not an insult, sorry if you see it otherwise.
If it helps you they even describe the game on their steam page as a "cult classic"
