NullPointer
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Gotta admit - once I finished the article I did find myself looking for a "sponsored content" tag.
Positivity is great - but positivity that comes across as buzzword laden marketing spiel, not so much.
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Kotaku: "Five Things I Already Love About Agents Of Mayhem"
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Positivity is great - but positivity that comes across as buzzword laden marketing spiel, not so much.
This is why I'm getting it day 1. I love the gameplay of hero shooters, but hate playing online/multi only.
ScaryShark
Banned
Absolutely. I think the title goes a long way in making me think that it is. If it just said 'hands-on preview' I'd be a lot less skeptical for some reason.
Neuromancer
Member
God forbid someone gets a review copy early and posts some positive impressions.
ShabbadooJr
Member
Agreed. They are far from the only ones I've seen positive impressions from as well. I've been watching a bunch of clips/streams in the last few days and everyone seems to be enjoying it.
I'm kinda bummed my digital copy from Amazon cannot be preloaded.
CaptainTiptop
Member
Yeah, jeez. Some people are really worried about being "advertised" to.
For real.
Also unsurprising that some of comments questioning the integrity of the article are coming from posters that have shit on the game in multiple threads.
It's okay for someone like something you don't.
People throw the shilling/sponsored content bullshit around a lot here. Those are pretty fucking big words.
Has there been any single example of a big-name site doing any sort of content like that in the past five years? I feel like it's just a thing people say, without any reason to believe it actually happens.
Has there been any single example of a big-name site doing any sort of content like that in the past five years? I feel like it's just a thing people say, without any reason to believe it actually happens.
Reviews won't be going live until Monday, but Tom Chick really loves the game, which he compares favorably to Freedom Force.
His stream sold me on the game.
His stream sold me on the game.
ThanksVision
Member
Nah, many on GAF declared this game a total bomb so anything that points to the contrary means it can't be genuine.
I am not sure if the game will sell well or not but I will let the game speak for itself. Looks like it could be big dumb fun in the same vein as SR potentially
I am not sure if the game will sell well or not but I will let the game speak for itself. Looks like it could be big dumb fun in the same vein as SR potentially
Duchess O'Death
Member
LOL I thought it was like a 3rd person Overwatch!
NullPointer
Member
People are getting too defensive.
I've seen plenty of positives on the game - this Kotaku article was the only that seemed just overboard enough to make me wonder if it was sponsored. That's the truth, but carry on with agendas and conspiracies if you like.
If the game is good I'll pick it up and I hope that it is.
But the talk about it looking like a multiplayer or co-op game is also not made up or agenda driven. You've seen it from the beginning, you're seeing it now, and it'll haunt the game after release. That's just how it goes because of the game's design, marketing and developer pedigree.
Affeinvasion
Member
Reminds me of Mercenaries which is a very good thing.
Well that's promising at least. Not sure if unique lines are enough to justify a replay with other characters though. I'll have to catch some streams and read impressions when we get closer.
I want it badly! Happy to see some good impressions, really excited about the wild cast and the writing!
I just hope outfit skins are not locked behind clearing difficulty levels - I've never been particularly good with wave combat, I just want to experience and enjoy the story.
I just hope outfit skins are not locked behind clearing difficulty levels - I've never been particularly good with wave combat, I just want to experience and enjoy the story.
Who's Tom Chick? I recognize that name
AuthenticM
Member
I still can't believe this game doesn't have coop.
IcyRhythms
Member
Game seems to run well on PC
Hoya Destroyer
Member
If this game had character creation like Saints Row, I'd have bought it. That was a big part of what made the SR series so much fun for me. Without it, I'll pass.
xaosslug
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chrominance
Member
I am curious to see how people feel about the gunplay and the humour, because I think at this point I've seen enough positive buzz about the game that those are my two biggest worries now. I understand why people don't like the lack of multiplayer/co-op (and hey, more power to them) but I'm personally glad they concentrated on a single-player campaign. I just hope it's, y'know, good.
ThanksVision
Member
Volition can't touch saints row IP right? Would be cool if right when you think this game is over the screen pulls out and Johnny gat has been playing the whole time. He comments something about it being generic and wishing games were more like real life. Then you're in saints row 5
Pilgrimzero
Member
Still can't justify that $60 price tag. I'll wait till it's $40.
chrominance
Member
Not only do Volition still have access to the Saints Row IP, Johnny Gat is a playable DLC character in this if I remember correctly. Also, this is technically a Saints Row spinoff.
Why is my head so fucking big?
Mossybrew
Member
Yeah I was surprised at his recent tweets, I don't always agree with Tom but I value his opinion, definitely gonna take a closer look at the game.
Man I really shouldn't have watched all that PC footage lol. PS4 looks great of course but dat 60 frames.
Fix The Scientist
Member
The way you enter cars looks like a lazy animation shortcut rather than a cool new idea.
theonerayman
Member
Personally I love it. It has attitude and comic book feel. There are literally dozens of open world games where you just open the door and climb in/out. This at least does something different and looks fantastic while they do it.
28 in instant-gaming.
Every character has a unique animation. It's more work, not less.
i think it's actually a charming way to cut corners.
Infernal Monkey
Member
Holy shit the environment in this game always looks so empty and dead. It reminds me of open world games from the PS2 era where absolutely nothing is going on.
Yep different poses etc. Certainly doesn't look like a cutting corners method plus Volition have a habit of doing cool looking 'vehicle entries' like characters jumping through the window of a vehicle in Saints Row 3.
Generalpsyduck
Banned
How much ad space did they buy on Kotaku?
TheSpoiler
Member
It's not shilling, but it doesn't really do much in terms of answer my burning questions. Are the missions actually going to be fun? PC Gamer, and a few other outlets, said that the game isn't dumb enough insofar that you aren't able to access the powerups and fun shit nearly as often as you should - is that really the case? What about the base building is unique or special or any more different than other games? And so on.
I ask this because the game seems to be boring some people in some aspects that I feel like I want fleshed out. Maybe others enjoy the game, that's cool, but none of these previews are really doing it for me.
I ask this because the game seems to be boring some people in some aspects that I feel like I want fleshed out. Maybe others enjoy the game, that's cool, but none of these previews are really doing it for me.
Maybe they just liked the game and wanted to write about it?
Allnamestakenlol
Member
Any idea if they're using a new engine?
Deep Silver doesn't seem big on marketing. I saw the CG trailer last year, and then it just sort of reemerged out of nowhere with a release date not too long ago. If it is good I can see picking it up down the line. There are just a lot of games to catch up with this year.
Allnamestakenlol
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Yay! Hopefully they avoid some of the flaws of the previous engine
paperspace
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