How blind does it count as to avoid lots of gameplay, but read some interviews, maybe watch some, or hey how about play the game's demo a few months before the game itself come out!
For a while I did go into games blind. Very recently though I've had several opportunities to play the games I really want a few months ahead of release. I had the Battlefield Bad Company 2 beta when it first started (as opposed to this demo). I got the God of War III demo around the time Collection came out (so November?). And I suppose I got the Heavy Rain demo three weeks before the game releases.
Bad Company 2 actually I went into the beta completely ignorant of the series. I had never even played the first one. I really like the beta and demo, and now I fully anticipate the game.
God of War III: I played the first one and was sucked in by the mythology, solid control and combat, and the fluid and quick pace. Don't know how blind I could ever go into a game that I really only think will be a graphic update of the last. I've seen no other gameplay other than what I've played (not like there is any more available).
Heavy Rain I've followed so much actually. From the first paragraph I read about it to the several interviews since then. And of course, during the interviews, they show gameplay. By the time I played the demo I knew exactly what was happening and it really did feel like I've been playing the game all along.
I've had that feeling with some other games a few years in the past. Followed them strongly and by the time they released playing them was already second nature. It's an odd feeling; picking up a controller and knowing exactly what to do, even the small gimmicks that actually do need explaining. I'd like to travel more in the blind though.
For a while I did go into games blind. Very recently though I've had several opportunities to play the games I really want a few months ahead of release. I had the Battlefield Bad Company 2 beta when it first started (as opposed to this demo). I got the God of War III demo around the time Collection came out (so November?). And I suppose I got the Heavy Rain demo three weeks before the game releases.
Bad Company 2 actually I went into the beta completely ignorant of the series. I had never even played the first one. I really like the beta and demo, and now I fully anticipate the game.
God of War III: I played the first one and was sucked in by the mythology, solid control and combat, and the fluid and quick pace. Don't know how blind I could ever go into a game that I really only think will be a graphic update of the last. I've seen no other gameplay other than what I've played (not like there is any more available).
Heavy Rain I've followed so much actually. From the first paragraph I read about it to the several interviews since then. And of course, during the interviews, they show gameplay. By the time I played the demo I knew exactly what was happening and it really did feel like I've been playing the game all along.
I've had that feeling with some other games a few years in the past. Followed them strongly and by the time they released playing them was already second nature. It's an odd feeling; picking up a controller and knowing exactly what to do, even the small gimmicks that actually do need explaining. I'd like to travel more in the blind though.
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