Kenryoku_Maxis said:
I don't want to ruin all your optimism, but 'internet hype' and 'general hype' (as in, the general public) are two different things. People on a forum like this clicking on a radio dial to say they want a certain game the most may show a vague example of what they are thinking of buying. But it in no way is an accurate example of what they are really going to do. And it is LEAGUES away from showing what the people 'at large' are going to do, because 90% of people don't sit around surfing web forums and keeping tabs on gaming news like us. They just buy games when they see them on the shelf or hear its out from a friend. And its very hard to guess hype based on that. Aside from all these points, you cannot deny that FFXIII is seeing a lot less interest leading up to its release than pretty much any other FF before. Its getting a lot of media attention and almost on a daily basis there's some kind of 'news' story (controversial or otherwise). But many people aren't looking for it all. They are either just waiting for the game to (finally) come out or have just given up caring. And considering there's a number of major games out there as big or even biggerthan FFXIII now, you can understand why. Back when FFX came out, it was the big chesse. When FFXII, it had some competition, but it was still on everyones list. Now....FFXIII is looking like something people need to decide to buy next to God of War 3, Mass Effect 2 and Bayonetta. And now with some of these reviews, some people are losing even more interest. Frankly, I think people should just ignore reviews, like I always say. But heck, I can't blame them this time, seeing as how the game has taken 5 years to get to this point and some people have been waiting nearly this long just for any word on the game. And all the 'gameplay' footage doesn't help, as most of it is just FMV teasers. |
But the game already had a million+ openning day so trying to say that there is no hype for it is not true...It's on every gaming web site and I'm sure we'll bee seeing online ads soon. As far as TV ads go, I direct you to the front page of this site where a bunch of TV trailers have been posted. TV trailres which have aired and will continue to air in the coming days....
