i think i can speak for more than just me when I say that i would have preferred the game be held back for longer if it had ended up like the demo
Jimquisition: A-LIE-ns: Colonial Marines
- Thread starter Jimothy Sterling
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To be fair the trainwreck of WarZ is still going strong and this while a big issue doesn't even touch the amount of scams and BS that game has made its unfortunate fans go through. loldragongit said:
Mine as well. I was one of the suckers who pre-ordered the Collector's Edition (the bastard cost $100 and didn't include the DLC) so I could use Ripley's equipment. I so badly wanted this game to be good.Dascylus said:
Anyways, I saw the reviews, ran into EB Games and got a refund (notably AFTER it was in stock).
I'm gonna wait. I'm not even sure it'll take until June to find its way into the bin. As for the Collector's Edition, maybe Ebay will be of assistance.
Wow... just wow.
I didn't even buy the game, but after seeing that I'm pretty furious. That demo looks absolutely amazing, it's everything an Aliens game should be. Could this be considered false advertising?
Gearbox must be laughing all the way to the bank with all those pre-orders they had. Well I for one hope karma hits them like a ton of Xenomorphs.
I didn't even buy the game, but after seeing that I'm pretty furious. That demo looks absolutely amazing, it's everything an Aliens game should be. Could this be considered false advertising?
Gearbox must be laughing all the way to the bank with all those pre-orders they had. Well I for one hope karma hits them like a ton of Xenomorphs.
I realized that after a bit more reading. Since i hadn't been following the game at all i figured it was the "standard" definition of a demo i.e. the kind that you put out to actually let people play it. Though i was under the impression stage demos were supposed to serve the same purpose as regular demos in that they show of gameplay. So i understand the outrage from the people who were hyped for the game, 'cause i'd feel pretty betrayed as well.MarsAtlas said:
So, advertize a game with content that isn't even in the game....?
I want to say that's illegal, but hell everyone does it.
Look at all the fast food commercials, their food looks like delicious high tier food, and ends up being hockey pucks >.>
I want to say that's illegal, but hell everyone does it.
Look at all the fast food commercials, their food looks like delicious high tier food, and ends up being hockey pucks >.>
As much as I love Borderlands 2, there's definitely truth in this.LazyAza said:
I seem to recall statements made in the GameInformer cover reveal where Gearbox talked about a system in which the player would experience dynamic, branching missions that had different outcomes. For example, in a quest where you have to save a captured ally, you could save him and have the next mission go one way, or fail to save him and have the next mission go a different way. What happened to that? Obviously, it must have been cut, but it was never brought up again after that cover article. Gearbox seems to be caught over-hyping their games a lot, don't they?
OP: I was one of the poor suckers who pre-ordered Colonial Marines. I wanted this game to be good so badly. Now, I'm forcing myself through the campaign for a combination of obligation and a curious "find all the things that went wrong here" investigation. I'm trying a pacifist run where I exploit the incredibly stupid AI and try to get through the rest of the game firing as few shots as possible. Sadly, this is pretty easy to do, even on Hardened mode, which I'm playing on.
Sounds/looks to me like they ran into hardware limitations and had to cut a lot of things out.
I would assume they(the devs) were as heartbroken as we are about it, but the console generation is seriously out of date by now. Thems the breaks, wait until next generation for this kind of game play.
Jim goes on an angry rant as if they were just stupid or something, but I seriously doubt thats the case. They probably ran out of funding or (as I said) ran into hardware limitations. So the actual game couldn't play like the demo did.
Edit: Or time limitations. Funders don't give them "until its done" to polish these games, you know.
I would assume they(the devs) were as heartbroken as we are about it, but the console generation is seriously out of date by now. Thems the breaks, wait until next generation for this kind of game play.
Jim goes on an angry rant as if they were just stupid or something, but I seriously doubt thats the case. They probably ran out of funding or (as I said) ran into hardware limitations. So the actual game couldn't play like the demo did.
Edit: Or time limitations. Funders don't give them "until its done" to polish these games, you know.
Hey Jim when you go through things like this for your job I always wonder.....is it tough to be a god?Jimothy Sterling said:
Anyway good job loved how you exposed the lies of the corporation and the game!
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I...I.... I don't know what to say. I was throwing money at my screen... how could such an awesome demo spawn what is probably the biggest wreck of the year so far...
I seriously wonder how Gearbox can nail Borderlands, this demo and then throw out the crap that was A:CM
Oh well, at least I still have my Natural Selection. Which is awesome.
I seriously wonder how Gearbox can nail Borderlands, this demo and then throw out the crap that was A:CM
Oh well, at least I still have my Natural Selection. Which is awesome.
I was thinking the same thing, the original half life demo was a completely separate story from the main game and it was fine, but I do wonder if a demo does need to contain the same story elements.Naqel said:
What if the demo shows a good story but the actual game is completely different and terrible. It would be like seeing a trailer for Star Wars, but when you go see it you get Pride and Prejudice.
