Well, I like Techland, both Call of Juarez and Dead Island are fun games. But I'm not supporting shenanigans like this.
Where's all the footage on Youtube you guys mention from? Preview code on big sites? Youtube influencers getting the game early? (honest question, I didn't follow the game closely)
Knowing that outlets won't get code until release day will also be interesting to keep in mind when looking at which sites are running a day 1 review and which sites will wait.
Not everyone wants to sit and watch hours of someone else play a game and possibly see spoilers just to justify a purchase. A review score will do just fine.
Well, I like Techland, both Call of Juarez and Dead Island are fun games. But I'm not supporting shenanigans like this.
Where's all the footage on Youtube you guys mention from? Preview code on big sites? Youtube influencers getting the game early? (honest question, I didn't follow the game closely)
Knowing that outlets won't get code until release day will also be interesting to keep in mind when looking at which sites are running a day 1 review and which sites will wait.
Not everyone wants to sit and watch hours of someone else play a game and possibly see spoilers just to justify a purchase. A review score will do just fine.
No, we do not have embargoes of that nature. We want to be as transparent as we can towards our fans, so dont worry there wont be any review embargoes before the game is released.
Not everyone wants to sit and watch hours of someone else play a game and possibly see spoilers just to justify a purchase. A review score will do just fine.
It's not an embargo if reviewers don't get a copy at all!
Essentially it's Dead Island 2 (or 3).
Well there is no embargo...
They just aren't giving reviewers the game before release
Yep. Much better than a review in my opinion.There are hundreds of videos of the preview versions on Youtube, all of them with hours and hours of footage of the campaign.
I am pretty sure people can use that to paint themselves a picture of the game.
Essentially it's Dead Island 2 (or 3).
Not everyone wants to sit and watch hours of someone else play a game and possibly see spoilers just to justify a purchase. A review score will do just fine.
It's not an embargo if reviewers don't get a copy at all!
A sign of a quality game.
well, gaming review sites?
it's time to put your money where your mouth is and show some fucking credibility. we're all watching
Hasn't Destiny taught us not to trust beta/preview content as representation of the final product? People were jazzed about that beta, ready to see more - only to realize the lack of in game content.There are hundreds of videos of the preview versions on Youtube, all of them with hours and hours of footage of the campaign.
I am pretty sure people can use that to paint themselves a picture of the game.
I have a feeling dying light threads are going to be great, and the review threads are going to be a blood bath.
Maybe they want to boost sales by making reviewers buying their own copies instead of throwing away profits! I wouldn't blame them then. It bothers me that reviewers don't have to buy shit
Pewdiepie gets the exclusive. Fuck off, gaming press.
Not everyone wants to sit and watch hours of someone else play a game and possibly see spoilers just to justify a purchase. A review score will do just fine.
I seriously hope you're joking lol.
Seems like they're not confident it will review well, and it would hurt pre-orders of the game if that dropped a week before it came out.
There are hundreds of videos of the preview versions on Youtube, all of them with hours and hours of footage of the campaign.
I am pretty sure people can use that to paint themselves a picture of the game.
Seems like they're not confident it will review well, and it would hurt pre-orders of the game if that dropped a week before it came out.
I played Dead Island and it was OK, but I also paid about 14 bucks for it, if i spent 60 I'd probably have different feelings about that game. It really wasn't that good, but a fun distraction when played with friends (playing solo sucked).
If that's the kind of game to expect with Dying Light, I'd be worried too.
Probably, which is why they're going the Dead Island marketing route. That game only has a 71 Metacritic, yet it was very popular with Youtube users. So they're skipping reviewers and trying to reinforce the crowd that supported and made DI successful.
everyone go buy grim fandango remastered instead
There are hundreds of videos of the preview versions on Youtube, all of them with hours and hours of footage of the campaign.
I am pretty sure people can use that to paint themselves a picture of the game.
I remember reading that this game was going to have native VR support. Has anything come of that? I'm admittedly more interested in how well that works than reviews for the actual game's mechanics right now.
Yeah that's a good point, although reviewers can only account for what, a hundred copies or so?But could some of that be to blame on the fact that they are having duplication problems?
I mean if they cannot get the game to everyone else but NA (or is it just USA?) then I think review copies being shipped will be the last thing on their mind.
I was getting this day 1, don't want it on digital, so I guess I am just going to have to wait. No date has been released yet I guess?