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Alan Wake dev not including game's Ending in press copies

According to a Remedy managing director Matias Myllyrinne, the studio wants to discuss the possibility of leaving the ending of its upcoming thriller Alan Wake off discs sent to press
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Alan Wake ending cut from e... - newgamenetwork.com | By: nutcrackr
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Published: 31 days 7 hours ago | Article | Xbox 360
 
 

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calis - 31 days 6 hours ago
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That is not such a bad idea.
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Bubbles - 31 days ago
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oops wrong post
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leila01 - 30 days 23 hours ago
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Very soon reviewers will start reviewing demos only...
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Sarcasm - 30 days 23 hours ago
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Umm wouldn't reviewers dock points for being confused on what the heck's going on?
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SuperM - 30 days 23 hours ago
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yea but reviewers wouldnt spoil the ending because they dont know about it. Way to often you'll see tons of spoilers in game reviews
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leila01 - 30 days 23 hours ago
1.5 - But I never read reviews of games I plan on buying...
I just look at the score and unless it's below 5/10 I probably won't read the review.
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No FanS Land - 30 days 23 hours ago
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That is well thought. However, is it useful? Maybe not. But then again, they could do like hideo kojima did for MGS4.
1.7 Applegate | 30 days 21 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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Raf1k1 - 30 days 19 hours ago
1.8 - That's a good idea.
We don't need people spoiling it for us.
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erathaol - 30 days 15 hours ago
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That would be dumb. Its like removing the last chapter of a book or taking away the last 15 mins of a movie. Critics are meant to see the whole damn thing to say if its good or not. Your just messing with your own grade if you leave out the conclusion.
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raztad - 30 days 13 hours ago
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Well I expect reviews to be unfinished then. I mean, how can you score an incomplete game?

REVIEw ---> PREVIEW
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lord_of_balrogs - 31 days 5 hours ago
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I don't really think it matters, no matter what Remedy does the full version will somehow be pirated and spoilers will be leaked.
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nirwanda - 30 days 16 hours ago
2.1 - I think that's the whole point, well that and avoiding ruining the ending
By plugging up a potential source of a leak you may help to stop the full version getting leaked and maybe MS could use that version to track any pirates
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Bathyj - 31 days 5 hours ago
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So no reviewers will be finishing the game then?
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Marceles - 30 days 16 hours ago
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It seems like most reviewers only play 5 minutes of a PS3 exclusive anyway
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jmare - 31 days 4 hours ago
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That's stupid. There's only so many ending it could be without the ending being total bullshit: Happily ever after, His wife dies, He dies, His wife is already dead, He doesn't have a wife, He's insane, It's a dream, He's actually a character in a book someone else is writing. It's not like any of those endings will really be a shock.
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Xi - 31 days 3 hours ago
4.1 - what if he finds out he's a clone.
or maybe he's got nano-machines...
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calis - 31 days ago
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Especially when Silent Hill has done that.
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Bubbles - 31 days ago
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or what if the entire time u learn that hes been playin himself on a PS3?
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theEnemy - 30 days 23 hours ago
4.4 - ""I don’t want anybody to spoil it for the audience."
you guys even read that ?
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SuperM - 30 days 23 hours ago
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Might not be a shock, but its pretty damn annoying when you know the ending while playing the game.
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OSIRUSSS - 31 days 3 hours ago
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So its a mix between The Suffering And Bioshock?
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Feral Gamer - 31 days ago
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I think it's a good idea.
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matnum - 30 days 22 hours ago
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I think to get a review of a product the reviewer needs to see the entire thing. Especially when the ending is fundamental to the story.

You couldn't test drive a car with no wheels, so why take away the ending. If the ending is terrible i would like to know before purchase so i don't invest and waist to much of my time to be disappointed. where as if its a good ending then all the review will say is "its a grate game" hardly spoiling if for me, and confirming that is worthwhile purchase
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Feral Gamer - 30 days 20 hours ago
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I think a missing ending is a lot different than missing wheels on a car. BTW, would you save your money if you knew the ending was bad? I think the adventure getting to the ending is the best part.
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giovonni - 30 days 20 hours ago
10.2 - Naw I have to disagree there
The reason why is because a car with no wheels can't be test driven. The fact that they can't see the ending doesn't mean they can't play it through. I mean, how long does it take for a reviewer to give their honest opinion on how good a game is.
Just take a 10th of a point off, and keep it moving
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Sitdown - 30 days 15 hours ago
10.3 - Haha..
that has to be one of the worst analogies. Anyhoo...at what point in time did we get to the place where it is all about reviewers. When did they become so privileged where developers are suppose to cater to them.....Is this the new law of the land?
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jetlian - 30 days 20 hours ago
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they just trying to curb early copies from hitting the internet and spoiling the ending like mw2, odst have! this way untill you get the actual game ending is safe
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rmedtx888 - 30 days 19 hours ago
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Well, a bad ending can ruin the whole game. I don't think this is a good idea because an aspect of the game will be left out and reviewers will not have the complete experience.
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Grandreaper9999 - 30 days 18 hours ago
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Talk about lack of confidence in your product.

If they leave out the ending for people who are REVIEWING the game, then the game should receive no review scores, and only written overviews of the game, a basic write-up---which is probably not what they want.
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PS360WiiRocks - 30 days 17 hours ago
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I agree with you that the ending sums up the game obviously. But as a reviewer you can analyze graphics, sound, story and everything else without finishing the game. Besides it would be a cool review to have them talk about the story and leave it as a cliffhanger. It would probably make me more excited.
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PS360WiiRocks - 30 days 17 hours ago
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DO IT! That's a fantastic idea...far too often is the ending leaked online and pirated. I highly doubt that those pirated copies never came from a press copy. It would be hilarious if they did this and everyone was DL'ing it and not seeing the ending.
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