Escapist killed Dishonored!
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Well considering Susan's review of it was so glowing it made it's way on to the games launch trailer, I'd say they've been giving it just a smidge more attention than that.DoubleU12 said:
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Also bought it day one, so never had the chance to be put off.
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I will get Dishonoured one of these days, it just looks fun.
And no, I'm not put off of dishonored. I borrowed it from my friend and oh my god, It is downright amazing.
Honestly, for me it's because XCOM came out rather than The Escapist killing any interest (not that I had much in the first place).
It was only until I saw one of my friends load it up on steam about two days later that I even realised it came out, let alone came out the same day.
It was only until I saw one of my friends load it up on steam about two days later that I even realised it came out, let alone came out the same day.
Apart from that I personally would spell it "Dishonoured" nothing put me off it, hence I bought it.
What put me off Sleeping Dogs though, is that they cut out some stuff in Germany in order to get a rating (18+), so I won't be able to buy it over Steam.
I guess one day I will import the GotY edition, if there ever is one, and if the serial is even usable in Germany
What put me off Sleeping Dogs though, is that they cut out some stuff in Germany in order to get a rating (18+), so I won't be able to buy it over Steam.
I guess one day I will import the GotY edition, if there ever is one, and if the serial is even usable in Germany
I wasn't interested in it because of all the "BETHESDA MADE A NEW GAME!" bullshit. But now that I've played the game...I'm fuckin' loving it. Arcane Studios made a wicked game, with Bethesda doing NOTHING but PUBISHING the game (Something a lot of people seem to get wrong these days). I'm on my third play through. First was me trying to be stealthy and failing, getting a high chaos ending. My second, I ghosted the entire game. Got a tonne of achievements when I finished it. My third/current one....I'm killing everyone. openly. It's actually hard, since my health gets raped and health potions are hard to find. But it is fun to run at a guy head on, then blink thirty meters right into his face and decapitaaaaaaaaaate him.
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Recieved a warning... good timesNieroshai said:
Thats an odd terms of service, last time i checked such blockers were not illegal...
Anything that is so heavily advertised in such an annoying manner (that Dishonored ad was making me rage greatly while trying to post in a user group) gets an instant "FUCK YOU" from me.
I have since found a "solution" to that ad problem. It was either stop using the site, or find a way to get stop a site breaking ad.
I have since found a "solution" to that ad problem. It was either stop using the site, or find a way to get stop a site breaking ad.
If there's too many ads I get annoyed and lose all interest in it. Then I learned it won't work on XP and lost even more interest in it. Same goes for X-Com.
I, too, can become soured on an overexposed product. Sorry, nothing in an advertisement would be able to convince me to buy a game. That's why there are demos, dev blogs, gameplay footage, and post-release, LP videos and reviews.
We've all been burned by the hype machine. I generally avoid buying any new games at release. There are just too many other resources that aren't controlled by soulless, evil, privacy-raping advertisers. With the internet being so pervasive and information so easy to access, advertising is (hopefully) a dying field. All of these full-page pop-up Flash ads, annoying auto-play sounds and video, et al, are just the ad agencies desperately trying to prove they're still relevant.
As to the posters asking why a certain browser plug-in is not to be mentioned here, I'm guessing it's because if representatives from ad agencies realize everyone on the site uses...that certain plug-in, they'll pull their revenue out because no one's seeing the ads.
So, if you want to keep posting here, you have to go along with the act and at least pretend you look at the ads. Posts bitching about them are actually a good way to do that. You may like it, you may hate it, but you saw it and it's in your head.
We've all been burned by the hype machine. I generally avoid buying any new games at release. There are just too many other resources that aren't controlled by soulless, evil, privacy-raping advertisers. With the internet being so pervasive and information so easy to access, advertising is (hopefully) a dying field. All of these full-page pop-up Flash ads, annoying auto-play sounds and video, et al, are just the ad agencies desperately trying to prove they're still relevant.
As to the posters asking why a certain browser plug-in is not to be mentioned here, I'm guessing it's because if representatives from ad agencies realize everyone on the site uses...that certain plug-in, they'll pull their revenue out because no one's seeing the ads.
So, if you want to keep posting here, you have to go along with the act and at least pretend you look at the ads. Posts bitching about them are actually a good way to do that. You may like it, you may hate it, but you saw it and it's in your head.
Love Dishonored. It's probably my GOTY. Either that or Borderlands 2.. Plus, all the Dishonored trailers just made me more interested and anxious.
Oh and, I don't like Cheese. YEAH I SAID IT.
Oh and, I don't like Cheese. YEAH I SAID IT.
Dishonored was a fun game, but it got old quickly for me. I tried to do a no-kill ghost run after my initial "kill everything" play-through, but I got bored and returned it to the redbox after getting past the first missions.
As a minor quibble, I really dislike how easy it is to kill things in the game. I remember after playing through the first main mission (the one after the initial sewer one) I ended up with two deaths and I'm still not sure what I did. I'd assume it was rats eating an unconscious body (which still confused me since I only knocked out people in places without rats), but I don't know for sure because the game doesn't even tell you. It also felt like there were some floaty gameplay elements mixed with some overly scripted scenarios that made parts of the game feel unpolished.
Another quibble is that the environments get very repetitive. Yes, the art direction is gorgeous and should definitely be commended, but I just felt that overall variety in the game's look was a little lacking. It wasn't too horrible, there were definitely some cool landmarks throughout the game, but there were times when I went into a mission and felt like I was looking at a continuation of the previous level (and some environments are reused, which isn't great considering the game is probably like 10-15 hours long). Compare that to Dark Souls where every major area of the game really feels like its own environment, despite maintaining the same stylistic appearance as the rest of the game.
The last thing was that the story was kind of flat and uninteresting. Some of the characters were pretty good, as were some little details that they cleverly threw in to the plot, but their overall attempts and drama and intrigue felt trite and way too predictable. it's a shame because the fiction scattered throughout the world paints a fairly interesting picture rife with potential. There is even one character in particular that seems to open up the story to a host of potential variations, but ultimately it plays out in a very straightforward way.
Again, these are all minor complaints about an otherwise good game, but I do think this one is a bit over-hyped. Perhaps I'm just spoiled though.
As a minor quibble, I really dislike how easy it is to kill things in the game. I remember after playing through the first main mission (the one after the initial sewer one) I ended up with two deaths and I'm still not sure what I did. I'd assume it was rats eating an unconscious body (which still confused me since I only knocked out people in places without rats), but I don't know for sure because the game doesn't even tell you. It also felt like there were some floaty gameplay elements mixed with some overly scripted scenarios that made parts of the game feel unpolished.
Another quibble is that the environments get very repetitive. Yes, the art direction is gorgeous and should definitely be commended, but I just felt that overall variety in the game's look was a little lacking. It wasn't too horrible, there were definitely some cool landmarks throughout the game, but there were times when I went into a mission and felt like I was looking at a continuation of the previous level (and some environments are reused, which isn't great considering the game is probably like 10-15 hours long). Compare that to Dark Souls where every major area of the game really feels like its own environment, despite maintaining the same stylistic appearance as the rest of the game.
The last thing was that the story was kind of flat and uninteresting. Some of the characters were pretty good, as were some little details that they cleverly threw in to the plot, but their overall attempts and drama and intrigue felt trite and way too predictable. it's a shame because the fiction scattered throughout the world paints a fairly interesting picture rife with potential. There is even one character in particular that seems to open up the story to a host of potential variations, but ultimately it plays out in a very straightforward way.
Again, these are all minor complaints about an otherwise good game, but I do think this one is a bit over-hyped. Perhaps I'm just spoiled though.
I'm waiting for my copy to arrive via mail... sure, I got it half price, but the waiting for delivery is painful.... -.-
OT: No, I'm not sick of it... really looking forward to it actually... Besides, while I wait for delivery, I get to catch up on GW2
OT: No, I'm not sick of it... really looking forward to it actually... Besides, while I wait for delivery, I get to catch up on GW2
I'm sorry I'm in the publisher's club and I couldn't hear you over the sound of how much more awesome I am am then you because I pay money and don't see ads. [The sarcasm level... its over 9000!!!!!]
Not playing or giving a game a chance solely because the ads annoying seems very petty.
Not playing or giving a game a chance solely because the ads annoying seems very petty.
The way I understand it is that ad blockers halt ad revenue from those who use it, and The Escapist's only source of income is merchandise and ad revenue, so you can understand why promoting ad blockers is a no-no.daveman247 said:
But I could be wrong, and ad blockers could be illegal. Either way, don't advertise them on here.
The adverts your talking about, do you mean the ones that play when u load up a video or a banner ad somewhere? If its the video ads then whats wrong with you?
It doesnt look like real gameplay, seems alot like assassins creed and bioshock what with the hand and all and a little half life 2 at the end with the striderish machines but give it some credit.
Its not overly in your face with bombastic orchestra music like the WoW mists of pandoria commercial we had to suffer through "OMG EPIC PANDA! EXOTIC LOCALES! NEW ENEMIES! FIGHTING PIRATES!". Reminds me alot of the catacisim commercial "CHANGING LANDSCAPE! FIRE DRAGON! ect ect" Lots of "EPIC" scenes in the span of 1 scene a sec till they cut to the next and for the finale they ramp up the music and really machine gun us with 1 scene every split second till.........silence......{insert game title here}...............{insert release date here}
Instead we get some dude silently killing extreamly well dressed people to the tune of a woman singing in idk what language but its a pleasent tune. Its not an EPIC showcase of you must be this awsomeness now look how cool this footage is!!! Its a "hey this is our game, its not ingame footage but its damn close".
Ill wait for assassins creed 3. I dont care if anyones gonna tell me to stop comparing to to assassins creed. I am and thats the end of it. I dont care if im missing out im not interested. But this commercial was a pleasure to sit through and i hope more are like this in the future. Those cataclysim and pandoria style commercials are so common that its nice to have something different.
It doesnt look like real gameplay, seems alot like assassins creed and bioshock what with the hand and all and a little half life 2 at the end with the striderish machines but give it some credit.
Its not overly in your face with bombastic orchestra music like the WoW mists of pandoria commercial we had to suffer through "OMG EPIC PANDA! EXOTIC LOCALES! NEW ENEMIES! FIGHTING PIRATES!". Reminds me alot of the catacisim commercial "CHANGING LANDSCAPE! FIRE DRAGON! ect ect" Lots of "EPIC" scenes in the span of 1 scene a sec till they cut to the next and for the finale they ramp up the music and really machine gun us with 1 scene every split second till.........silence......{insert game title here}...............{insert release date here}
Instead we get some dude silently killing extreamly well dressed people to the tune of a woman singing in idk what language but its a pleasent tune. Its not an EPIC showcase of you must be this awsomeness now look how cool this footage is!!! Its a "hey this is our game, its not ingame footage but its damn close".
Ill wait for assassins creed 3. I dont care if anyones gonna tell me to stop comparing to to assassins creed. I am and thats the end of it. I dont care if im missing out im not interested. But this commercial was a pleasure to sit through and i hope more are like this in the future. Those cataclysim and pandoria style commercials are so common that its nice to have something different.