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I know the gaming industry runs on hype, its only natural for devs and publishers to hype their games by drip feeding information tot eh fanbiys. The hope is that word-of-mouth, aka 'hype' will sell the product.
However, since the release of the next-gen consoles, I think the hype train has gone into 'hyperdrive' *pun intended*
Resolution gate scandals, downgrade scandals, leaks that are not really leaks at all, OCD sales counting, hyper-analysing new game footage, review scores below 9.5 OMG! The cult of the celebrity company exec, etc etc etc. It goes on and on.
I think all this 'hyper-activity' *pun intended again* is killing the joy of simply loading up a game and enjoying it.
But here I am again on N4G scouring for the hype... *sigh*
The last 2 games I hyped up for myself have disappointed me.
I don't get "hype" 'til I've actually played the game - no need to get worked up over some video or some screens, IMO.
I get hype. I was hyped for Ni no kuni not dissapointed. I was hyped for killzone shadow fall & Mercenary, not dissapointed. I was hyped for LBP 2, not dissapointed. Of course I can find a lot of examples of the contrary but hype is hype. Even if it's unjustified.
If you get excited for games and then they deliver then that is great for you, but it isn't the case for everyone nowadays. The thing about this type of hype though is that they are purposely doing it with little to no information. We don't have enough out for games and then site come out with titles that are purposely hyping them. This could be a coincidence, it could be paid for, or it could be them trying to get on the company's good side. The problem is that people get on and then they are disappointed when the overall game is released. Take Fable 2 as an example. It wasn't exactly a horrible game, but it felt horrible due to all the hype it received. Hype is something that has been around and will continue to be around for a while. The purpose of this was jsut my opinion on what I think people should do and my opinion on the practices themselves.
Sidenote: A lot of people seem to think I have 'beef' with the companies mentioned and that is untrue. I have games from every company mentioned and the only reason their names were specifically brought in to the article was because of more recent headlines talking about them. If this were a different time the article could easily mention other companies.