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Spade on 06 June 2016

Looks amazing! Might get the LE one!
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Veknoid_Outcast on 06 June 2016
twintail said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:

I object to cinematic story trailers in general. This isn't a movie or a TV show. It's a video game. How players interact with games is what makes the medium unique.

I also object to this whole marketing/pre-ordering cycle. When we start dropping $60, $90, $120 on an unproven property based on the strength of its marketing campaign, we send a signal to publishers that all they need to do is send a few "CGI lies" our way to convince us to buy.

And a trailer that is just gameplay doesnt tell me how I interact with the game either. You would need a demo for that. A narrative driven trailer is there to highlight that said game will be narratively driven. 

and truth of the matter is that ppl have already shown that they are willing to pre-order early if they are interested in a game. The only ppl to blame are the countless of ppl willing to do it. 

An extended gameplay trailer can certainly give someone a good sense of how the game plays. Sure, you can't feel the rumble in your palms or the weight and agility of each character, but it's pretty darn close. A demo, of course, is best, but those are becoming less and less common - again, because publishers want us on the hook before we ever get our hands on the game.

And you're right: we as consumers are complicit. We enable companies to take advantage of us.



poklane on 06 June 2016

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lonerism on 06 June 2016

damn, that looks gorgeous

I'm fine with the delay, I'll be playing Tomb Raider in a few months



REDZONE on 06 June 2016

People just bitch and moan,bitch and moan.

OT:
Looking good and I hope you can ride more than one mech.



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naruball on 06 June 2016
Veknoid_Outcast said:
twintail said:

No, it cant be!?

a cinematic story trailer that placed most emphasis on... cinema and story.

How could this possibly happen!?

 

 

But really dude... they ar throwing this out when E3 is around the corner. Not far away from more gameplay (which was pretty much the entire debut of the game in the first place)

I object to cinematic story trailers in general. This isn't a movie or a TV show. It's a video game. How players interact with games is what makes the medium unique.

I also object to this whole marketing/pre-ordering cycle. When we start dropping $60, $90, $120 on an unproven property based on the strength of its marketing campaign, we send a signal to publishers that all they need to do is send a few "CGI lies" our way to convince us to buy.

Not that simple, man. Even if they do convince some people to buy the game, the sales won't be enought to make it a success.



KLXVER on 06 June 2016
REDZONE said:
People just bitch and moan,bitch and moan.   
                                   

They do? I can pretty much only see people dying to play it...



Intrinsic on 06 June 2016

yup, definitely E3 week now..... its begun!!!!!

And this is already getting me to wonder what they will have at their conference if they are doing this.....



Veknoid_Outcast on 06 June 2016
ClassicGamingWizzz said:
Veknoid_Outcast said:

I object to cinematic story trailers in general. This isn't a movie or a TV show. It's a video game. How players interact with games is what makes the medium unique.

I also object to this whole marketing/pre-ordering cycle. When we start dropping $60, $90, $120 on an unproven property based on the strength of its marketing campaign, we send a signal to publishers that all they need to do is send a few "CGI lies" our way to convince us to buy.

Camon man, this is a trailer for a rpg and story is as much important as the gameplay, you had gameplay last year, dont understand this complaning to be honest.

 

  Horizon Zero Dawn - Aloy's Journey Trailer  , not   Horizon Zero Dawn > Gameplay trailer, and E3 didnt even started.
 

I explained my complaints above. All these little drops add up. If you're fine with the status quo, I respect that.

But there's a reason the industry is defined by cynical business practices; buggy games that require huge day one patches; annualized, creatively-bankrupt series; micro-transactions; and, in general, a huge gap between the haves and the have-nots. Because we as consumers allowed it to happen.

I'm just pointing out how Horizon contributes to what I consider a negative trend in the industry. Is it an inexcusable crime? Not at all. But I do think we need to reflect more on what we expect from the medium and how best to protect ourselves from manipulation, instead of watching something cool and then clicking the pre-order button.

We know more and care more about video games than most people. We should be the vanguard.



Turkish on 06 June 2016

Q1 already getting crowded