gamechanger87
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I've been hyped for this game from day one, I've followed the threads and they've all been awful - as far as I remember - until the Playstation Experience, and they've been awful since the game got picked up early.
I think your reading of this game been solely hyped by insiders and then everybody been let down all of a sudden is way out, that's all.
Was he wrong with what he said though? I haven't played it yet, but have we seen the best of it in the PSX demo? Are there no parts with NPCs and 'crazy vistas'? Was Shinobi and the other person solely responsible for hyping this game with lies, or exaggerations? Because that's what's been said by gamechanger.
I'm fully aware Shinobi says some stuff, but the only people who usually get hyped at that are the ones already hyped, he's more like a cheer leader for fans than Sony PR plant/astro turfer to me.
I never tried to say that Shinobi is an astroturfer. The way you described him is correct. He's really hyped about this game and also had some inside information on it so, in Order threads he would parachute in an provide some commentary that people would take for the most part as gospel.
Some can be, yea, but they won't be obvious.
Those 'under 5 hours' times are rushed as HELL, skipping fights, etc. That or perhaps review copies that could have levels unlocked. Happens sometimes w/ review copies where you can go through later parts of the game without having to play all. Or maybe those timestamps are recorded whenever those trophies are achieved?
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=141297970&postcount=13702
Sniper, I like you, but you really are swayed and influenced on the slightest whim without thought. No offense, but in almost every thread on The Order, you come in, throw a concern post peppered with assumptions, are rebutted, concede that the game would be good, then come back in on another thread and repeat the process.
Some points, that "preview" from some no-name site makes little sense (which I'll break down here), you seemingly completely ignore positive previews from other reputable sites, and make some bad assumptions and statements. Calling RAD "amateur"? Do you know the experience of its staff inside and out? No. In fact, they've proven to be extremely competent devs given their previous games.
On that "preview", the writer starts out by saying the mechanics are 'repetitive' and 'hardly varied'. Interesting, he apparently made a sweeping assumption that the mechanics in that 10 minute demo are what we'll be doing throughout the entirety of the game, with a dozen levels and hours and hours of playtime.
He cites the characters as "lacking depth". The fuck? It's a very, very short demo. The notion that you can acclimate yourself with the personalities of the characters here is laughable. You can already tell the damn writer has a stick up his ass with an agenda:
- "As if Beyond Two Souls: Beyond Garbage was not bad enough, Sony Computer Entertainment had to slate another obnoxiously terrible title"
- "At the end of the day, I remain completely and utterly unimpressed by what Sony has shown me so far. Yes, I will not win any fans in Sonys marketing department for this article (as if I really care)"
Sounds legit.
Just some examples of Order concern threads that he would step into. Look at all the questions people would ask him about the game after each response.
There is more out there, but I'm struggling with GAF search. Heck I can't even find Dictators posts in my searching and I know they were made.
I'm not trying to hammer on Shinobi, I just think that The Order became a victim of its own hype and console warz.