Indeed. The only really surprising thing here is that the articles author seems perplexed by the sales and felt the need to insult any readers who dared get suckered by Gearbox's false advertising. Highly unprofessional on his part I might add.Callate said:
Aliens: Colonial Marines Sales Prove Bafflingly Massive
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This may be an example of how any press is good press, I probably wouldn't have even heard of this game had it not stirred up so much controversy.
Though preorders are definitely not helping, why the hell do people preorder? I usually wait years after a game has come out to buy it.
Though preorders are definitely not helping, why the hell do people preorder? I usually wait years after a game has come out to buy it.
Except that once the review embargo lifted, Aliens got rightfully massacred... and it's not really the press' fault when the publisher threatens to blacklist them. Businesses gotta business, you know.WarpZone said:
And Infinite's Metacritic score is a few points lower than the first Bioshock's right now all across the board, even though I personally would say it's a far better game.
"Proving conclusively that no one listens to videogame critics".
Right back at you Cavalli. What. The. Eff.
One of the reasons this game created so much anger was the fact that noone knew what state it was in on release because the 'critics' couldn't publish their reviews BEFORE release. With the assumption that it would be of previous Gearbox quality (e.g. Borderlands) and that it's based on a popular franchise sales where undoubtedly going to be high.
This is actually making me angrier than it should so I'll try to tone my response down;
Do some fucking thought into your articles please.
Regards.
Right back at you Cavalli. What. The. Eff.
One of the reasons this game created so much anger was the fact that noone knew what state it was in on release because the 'critics' couldn't publish their reviews BEFORE release. With the assumption that it would be of previous Gearbox quality (e.g. Borderlands) and that it's based on a popular franchise sales where undoubtedly going to be high.
This is actually making me angrier than it should so I'll try to tone my response down;
Do some fucking thought into your articles please.
Regards.
Goes to show how much people can make off pre-orders.
People just too much money on them if they're willing to throw out full retail price on something they have NO idea if they're going to enjoy or not.
People just too much money on them if they're willing to throw out full retail price on something they have NO idea if they're going to enjoy or not.
I didn't say people shouldn't care about their craft so stop putting words in my mouth. That would be cool with me.Devoneaux said:
Edit: fuck I hate being a snarky douche like this, I just think everyone should do their best and not hate on eachother for making subpar stuff, we're all people for goddness sake!
I suppose, maybe this game is very popular with cutters or other various groups who enjoy pain.Fodder Aplenty said:
I learned my lesson from Duke Nukem Forever and decided to wait until the reviews before looking at AC:M. I can only hope people learned from AC:M as well, but I doubt that'll stop the next con from being a giant financial success.
Also goddammit, why is the "Report" flag next to the "Post" button? One accidental bump and I randomly reported someone's post. My apologies, randomly reported person!
Also goddammit, why is the "Report" flag next to the "Post" button? One accidental bump and I randomly reported someone's post. My apologies, randomly reported person!
Why is this weird? It's not the first time a million people have bought something bad. I can think of tons of examples. I'm sure everyone else here can too.
Personally, if it was a game series I was heavily invested in and I felt that the edition I wanted would sell out through pre-orders. That's about it though.sleeky01 said:
I pre-ordered and am happy with the purchase, why? Because I played it before it was released at the EB expo, so I knew what I was getting. Not everyone has a problem with the end result and the article is unprofessional in implying that those such as myself whom enjoy a game we didn't over hype ourselves for are somehow stupid for approaching the game resonably and thinking rather than sucuming to the hype train.Right Hook said:
More that it proves game journalists are seriously out of touch with the audience, that they're not very good at their job, and gamers enjoy games for a variety of reasons.Earnest Cavalli said:
Is the game good? Not really. But there are a lot of people who aren't looking for the Citizen Kane of gaming. They just want something to pass the time, and in this case, an very average game that at least reminds them of the Alien franchise.
Also, I'm willing to bet money most people who've bought the game hadn't even seen the infamous press footage (maybe not any footage), therefore they weren't lied to in any shape or form.
How is this even surprising? A very large section of people who buy and play games know nothing about them. They see a movie license they like, and buy the game.
A:CM was going to sell a bunch of copies regardless of how good it was.
A:CM was going to sell a bunch of copies regardless of how good it was.
Unfortunately for Sega, that number wouldn't include the number of copies returned, exchanged, currently being used as coasters or fed to ravenous goats.
Of course ACM was the reason Timegate went bust.
It obviously wasn't the fact that they recently lost the rights to section 8 to SouthPeak and owed that publisher an additional 10 million dollars just from the court decision alone.
It obviously wasn't the fact that they haven't produced a single solitary hit in years.
It wasn't the fact that they also lost funding for a different project alltogether.
And it certainly wasn't the fact that they owed dozens of other companies a huge sum all of their own.
No, it was obviously ACM, who Sega used for contract work.
The one project that was keeping them afloat all this time seeing as how they ended up being the main developers of it.
The Escapist proving themselves once again why they are the mouthpiece of the gaming generation.
The generation of sensationalism and the rise of COD.
One step closer to being in the same barrel as Kotaku.
Top notch effort there people.
It obviously wasn't the fact that they recently lost the rights to section 8 to SouthPeak and owed that publisher an additional 10 million dollars just from the court decision alone.
It obviously wasn't the fact that they haven't produced a single solitary hit in years.
It wasn't the fact that they also lost funding for a different project alltogether.
And it certainly wasn't the fact that they owed dozens of other companies a huge sum all of their own.
No, it was obviously ACM, who Sega used for contract work.
The one project that was keeping them afloat all this time seeing as how they ended up being the main developers of it.
The Escapist proving themselves once again why they are the mouthpiece of the gaming generation.
The generation of sensationalism and the rise of COD.
One step closer to being in the same barrel as Kotaku.
Top notch effort there people.
People will disagree, but don't ever let people convince you of that. You have an opinion on a videogame. You are not a bad person, and your opinion is not wrong. Don't feel bad about it, ever.Gethsemani said:
*flies away*
