Poll: Will you buy HATRED?

[BathorysGraveland2]

Honestly, if it was a different style of game, yes. It interests me, the theme interests me, and I want to support diversity in video games. That includes characters of a wide plethora of personalities and goals. So I'm in support of the concept. The only problem is - isometric shooters are just not my thing. If it was a first or third person shooter.. then perhaps I would.

You should have included a poll option to represent this, by the way. While its theme is what's drawing the attention, it is still a game after all and should also be judged on those merits.

 

[Timmaaaah]

I doubt it, but if it is good then I'll give it a go. I can't really see it being good though

 

[sataricon]

If it's good i'll get it.

 

[DoctorObviously]

So... hold up. Six Days in Fallujah was canceled for controversy, but this gets a free pass?

 

[DarthAcerbus]

Hell no I won't. It's misogynist.

Misanthropic is probably a better adjective.

 

[Fasckira]

Looks like Postal (the first one) with updated graphics (though no that updated, especially that hand animation during the intro). I'd like to try it out of curiosity but sod's law is it wont run on my laptop. Cant help but feel we've seen all the game in this short trailer though!

I've heard rumors that its possible to beat the whole game without killing anyone, and if its true I will hail it as one of the greatest achievements in interactive story telling of our age.

You could complete Postal 2 without killing a single person (it was pretty fucking difficult mind) but it could be done, and you got a special message if I recall rightly. Think there was also a report on the Escapist some point ago about a guy who completed Fallout 3 without a single kill.

 

[CannibalCorpses]

I'll put my righteous indignation away and give it a whirl...not going to get excited about it but yeah, i'll play it. I find the general response to this game to be baffling and bordering on retarded...

 

[Lieju]

I don't like the whole ARE YOU OFFENDED YET!? as a marketing gimmick.

It always strikes me as silly and transparent.

It also doesn't really make it sound like it's actually fun.
"Wouldn't you want to play this game? Not because YOU like it, but because your mom will hate it and people in the gamestop will think you're a creep!"

 

[Fulbert]

Hell no I won't. It's misogynist.

Misanthropic is probably a better adjective.

But it doesn't sound nearly as evil as misogynist.

 

[Teoes]

I voted for 'stupid, monotonous and shallow', because that's how the trailer struck me.

Closer to Far Cry Blood Dragon or Starship Troopers? Could be, time will tell.

Yeah, Starship Troopers might be a good analogue.

It's the dialogue, and the style of narration employed. It doesn't sound accidentally bad. It sounds very carefully considered and deliberately bad.

I could be wrong, but this smacks of satire to me.

I hope you're right Mr Guppy - but I fear that even if it is, that's not the way it'll be received; whether Poe's Law is invoked or clear author intentions are over-ridden by fingers-in-ears willful ignorance.

Ugh, as if gamers don't have a bad enough image right now.

 

[Blacklight28]

As with any other game, I'll buy it if it's reasonably priced, is a good game and if I'm interested.

So... hold up. Six Days in Fallujah was canceled for controversy, but this gets a free pass?

Pretty sure Six Days In Fallujah got coverage from national media and protest from the relatives of the deceased who were directly involved in the fighting. As far as I can tell, HATRED just has hissy fits on the internet.

 

[lunavixen]

*Yaaaaaaawn* How boring. It's basically screaming "ARE YOU OFFENDED YET?! PLEASE TELL ME YOU'RE OFFENDED!" It seems to have no other qualities than shock value and "edginess" of eye roll quality. Not on my list of games to get.

I can forsee that this is going to be banned in the nanny state that is Australia.

 

[QuintonMcLeod]

If the game is good, I will buy it, play it and enjoy it.

 

[Bellvedere]

No. That game looks horrible, and I'm not referring to the technical aspects(though there's nothing impressive about the game-play or appearance that caught me eye either). I couldn't stomach playing something like that, let alone enjoy it.

 

[Aerosteam]

No, the game looks boring as fuck. I hate the visual style and genre.

 

[chocolate pickles]

Oh look: Emo simulator 2014. I think I'll pass on this one: Not really into top down shooters anyway.

 

[ngl42398]

Glad to see the right option won out. I will not be buying Hatred. Not because it's edgy, or misogynist, or violent. Because it looks like a bad game. It really just looks like a poorly made isometric 3rd person shooter in black and white.

Oh, and it would seem the developer has been creating threads on sites like 4chan and 8chan(the latter of which I browse regularly) in a move of viral marketing. Ultimately stupid.

 

[kasperbbs]

What is this even about? You go out and shoot random people until you die? I can do that in gta or saints row, but it gets boring quick so i wont.

 

[Something Amyss]

It also doesn't really make it sound like it's actually fun.
"Wouldn't you want to play this game? Not because YOU like it, but because your mom will hate it and people in the gamestop will think you're a creep!"

Oh God, I'd forgot about the "your mom will hate it" campaign.

WHY COULDN'T YOU LET ME FORGET!