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
Just wait until June. It'll be going for $20 max by that point.Dascylus said:I will be buying the game regardless.
Not that I don't trust Jim... In fact the timing of it all lends credit to the idea that he has been sitting on this for a while.
I'm guessing he played the game pre-release for review purposes but had to sign some form of NDA that prevented him from telling us sooner...
But anyway, I love all things Aliens so it's on my purchase list.
I like the reasoning... My wallet also agrees.PainInTheAssInternet said:Just wait until June. It'll be going for $20 max by that point.Dascylus said:I will be buying the game regardless.
Not that I don't trust Jim... In fact the timing of it all lends credit to the idea that he has been sitting on this for a while.
I'm guessing he played the game pre-release for review purposes but had to sign some form of NDA that prevented him from telling us sooner...
But anyway, I love all things Aliens so it's on my purchase list.
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:I haven't seen game controversy this bad since the WarZ
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:I like the reasoning... My wallet also agrees.PainInTheAssInternet said:Just wait until June. It'll be going for $20 max by that point.Dascylus said:I will be buying the game regardless.
Not that I don't trust Jim... In fact the timing of it all lends credit to the idea that he has been sitting on this for a while.
I'm guessing he played the game pre-release for review purposes but had to sign some form of NDA that prevented him from telling us sooner...
But anyway, I love all things Aliens so it's on my purchase list.
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:This isn't the type of demo he was talking about, though. He used numbers from the Xbox Live Marketplace, actually. There's a stage demo, and a demo you, the player, gets to play at a home - the ones he was talking about. Here's an example of the difference: all Mass Effect games had a stage demo, but Mass Effect 2 and Mass Effect 3 are the only ones with a distributed demo for the masses, not just a select few people. The E3 2012 Colonial Marines showcase had a hands on demo of the multiplayer, but it wasn't distributed to the masses. In fact, only Gearbox employees allowed to play the xenomorphs, which makes a lot of sense, now that we've got the final product.Ulquiorra4sama said:Well hey, look on the bright side.
At least Gearbox have now managed to blow a massive hole in Jesse Scehll's "Demos hurt sales" theory.
As much as I love Borderlands 2, there's definitely truth in this.LazyAza said:Lies and deception are kinda Gearbox's thing now between this, Duke and Borderlands 2. People forget how god damn amazing Borderlands 2 looked in its trailers and while the actual game got closer to its marketing yet again the ads are incredibly over selling what the game is. I'm definitely not giving any of their products a look until they are released and reviewed ever again.
Thank god I held back on CM or I'd have blown another 50 odd dollars on a lie.
AvP2 is unbalanced in the predators favor and AvP is too old. I don't know about AvP 2010 but I'm sure nobody plays that anymore as well.PainInTheAssInternet said:You have AVP. You don't need this one. Enough games go to shit because they crowbar-in multiplayer.
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:A-LIE-ns: Colonial Marines
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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:then the other half is you saying "this dosen't happen" about a scene/story element/plot detail.Jimothy Sterling said:snip
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Then again, I might just be nitpicking, because I actually like when a demo has a dedicated sequence, instead of plot spoilers.
Technically they still got the sales BECAUSE they had no demo all. All it cost them was their buyers respect!Ulquiorra4sama said:Well hey, look on the bright side.
At least Gearbox have now managed to blow a massive hole in Jesse Scehll's "Demos hurt sales" theory.