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Terminator Salvation. Less than 4 hours of game at $60.
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Zombie James
Banned
Who's publishing this? I NEED NAMES!
I see little problem with 4 hours of playtime; if it's a solid four hours of orgasmic gaming fun that I'll want to replay for the rest of my life I'm all for it... like Rez, for example. Short and awesome is quite an acceptable combination. Hour count per se doesn't say anything.
Considering that the game is a licensed game, and the previous endeavours makes this best case scenario about as likely as getting stranded on an abandoned island with a sexually desperate supermodel and her hot and open-minded sister. And a can of whipped cream. And Viagra. And an unlimited supply of delicious food.
Considering that the game is a licensed game, and the previous endeavours makes this best case scenario about as likely as getting stranded on an abandoned island with a sexually desperate supermodel and her hot and open-minded sister. And a can of whipped cream. And Viagra. And an unlimited supply of delicious food.
ArjanN said:
...it's an official achievement / Trophy for the game , from Grin itself , it's for the 1st position in "Time Attack" mode , just normal game but with a timer , which it's 1 hour and 12 mins , so they are the ones who told us that we can beat their own game under 1 hour and 12 mins ...
and believe me , I myself fucking did it under 1 hour and 12 min..
and I completed Wanted in my first run in less than 2 hours too .
it wasn't a bad game ..but it was short as fuck
davepoobond
you can't put a price on sparks
rrm regardless of the cost/time ratio...
is it any good?
is it any good?
I AM JOHN!
Banned
I'm glad the game is less than four hours. Because it's fucking awful. As short as Wanted was, at least it was a blast to play. This game is just shit, boring and generic all rolled into one.
Here you go, already down to $47.90 at gogamer.com:
360:
http://www.gogamer.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=70569443&extid=May1909
PS3:
http://www.gogamer.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=70569442&extid=May1909
360:
http://www.gogamer.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=70569443&extid=May1909
PS3:
http://www.gogamer.com/viewproduct.htm?productId=70569442&extid=May1909
AltogetherAndrews
Member
Wow, the game looks fucking terrible. 
I want to like you, GRIN! But you won't let me!
I want to like you, GRIN! But you won't let me!TheCardPlayer
Likes to have "friends" around to "play cards" with
X-Men Origins Wolverine. You know...a good game. But this looks like bubu.Ganondorfo said:
AltogetherAndrews
Member
Xater said:
I don't know if I need a deep cover system, but character movement needs to at least match what crappy old me can do in a match of paintball. Every shooter needs a slide -> cover move.
lowrider007
Licorice-flavoured booze?
I don't mind it being 4 hours tbh but at the right price, I'll grab this @ £20.
You know, I got no problems with short games like this.
But you need to push it at a value MSRP for the consumer. Companies like this could hit on a very solid business model if they could time licensed releases with the license itself, and then marketed it across a wide spectrum of products at reasonable MSRPs that spur casual and spontaneous purchasing.
You put Terminator Salvation out the same day as the movie, do some cross promotional deals if you can, buy a time slot in the previews of the game, and put out a four hour title for $30 or so on at least two systems (preferably all of them) and if possible some direct download options. For an IP like Terminator see what you can do about having value bundles where its something like the game and the first movie, a few episodes of the series, something like that, in one retail package.
Appeal to the fans of the IP and casuals who are hyped for the IP that very instant, and you could move some real quantity, quickly, at close to full MSRP. While the MSRP would be reduced, it'd let you have consistent projections that you meet, and lead to big cash flows in fairly short windows after the release.
But you need to push it at a value MSRP for the consumer. Companies like this could hit on a very solid business model if they could time licensed releases with the license itself, and then marketed it across a wide spectrum of products at reasonable MSRPs that spur casual and spontaneous purchasing.
You put Terminator Salvation out the same day as the movie, do some cross promotional deals if you can, buy a time slot in the previews of the game, and put out a four hour title for $30 or so on at least two systems (preferably all of them) and if possible some direct download options. For an IP like Terminator see what you can do about having value bundles where its something like the game and the first movie, a few episodes of the series, something like that, in one retail package.
Appeal to the fans of the IP and casuals who are hyped for the IP that very instant, and you could move some real quantity, quickly, at close to full MSRP. While the MSRP would be reduced, it'd let you have consistent projections that you meet, and lead to big cash flows in fairly short windows after the release.
blindrocket
Member
Rental, for sure. Or maybe a $10 purchase.
I bought 007 Casino Royale for ten bucks at Best Buy and love it, especially at that price. I enjoy it more than KZ2. :lol
I bought 007 Casino Royale for ten bucks at Best Buy and love it, especially at that price. I enjoy it more than KZ2. :lol
Greg said:
Why is that so dumb? I think it's smart to evaluate how long you're going to play a game and think in dollar per hour terms.
I mean, the Terminator Salvation movie is going to be around 2 and half hours of entertainment for $10 or so, and the game is $60 for only 4 hours. Doesn't that seem, you know, off?
Adam Prime
hates soccer, is Mexican
People would pay $80 for a 10 hour Metal Gear Solid game... why? Because it's fucking awesome and all 10 of those hours are an experience. So I don't think anyone is saying that the shorter the game is the less cost it should be. It's about what you get out of those hours if a game is short.
It's pretty obvious through the review posted on GT that this game is not going to be an amazing experience for four hours and justifies the $60 price point. Games like this should would be much better served on PSN and XBL for $20. They'd sell way more copies I would think, and do a lot of cross promotion with the movie.
It's pretty obvious through the review posted on GT that this game is not going to be an amazing experience for four hours and justifies the $60 price point. Games like this should would be much better served on PSN and XBL for $20. They'd sell way more copies I would think, and do a lot of cross promotion with the movie.
AndresON777
shooting blanks
ALeperMessiah said:
It's the new avatar the last airbender. I played for like 30 minutes and got 320 gamerscore. 80 per chapter, total of 9 iirc. You can get them on easy too. I'm playing on medium so I get an extra 100 at the end. It's the easiest 820 you can ever get.
At least the graphics are nice. Rental obviously
Agreed. The length of a game should not directly determine its value. It has much more to do with the quality of those hours. If I can walk away from a game and know that I had a fantastic experience with it, the money I spent will have been worth it. Sounds like Terminator is just a painfully average shooter that does absolutely nothing special. The fact that it is less than 4 hours long is only icing on the shit cake.