"But...but... there won't be a day 1 review. That's an awfully dangerous mindset you have."
Yeah because ignoring a bunch of adolescent know-it-alls with zero standards and instead relying on my own judgement might impact my gaming...in the best way possible.
@morgan Sarcasm my dude... I was making fun of all of the journos saying that Bethesda policy sets a "dangerous precedent".
@rocketpanda below I would support an industry wide policy like that. I have no loyalty to Bethesda. They only hurt themselves by pushing people away from day 1 purchases. A lot of us buy games day 1 regardless of reviews. I like the developer, I like dishonored 1, it's not a big leap for me to gamble on that purchase. For those that are skeptical, simply wait. Hear from the community instead of 20 publications that are full of shit anyway.
My remark isn't a slight on you at all. Rather a play off your words to post my remark. If you reread my comment you will see I am actually agreeing with you. The second sentence in your post makes your point patently clear. I do not require a /s.
It is easy to make the excuse that those "journalists" just want free games when a publisher consumers love do it. I bet if EA or Activision takes on this policy most here in support of Bethesda won't be saying the same thing and would say how wrong they are. It is about them controlling the message of a games through hype regardless if will be good or not. They are still handing out reviews copies, but far too late to launch for an credible reviews or general consensus of how a game might be.
I won't be surprised if more vendors break release dates and embargoes. Standard journalists probably won't do that as they have to kiss publishers backsides for news, preview events and access to their game to keep their publications open for business, but more modern and independent media outlets have emerged and aren't held to the same shackles regular outlets have which is a great thing.
Sure, make your own judgement, anyone buying any game solely based on a single journalistic review is stupid. Then again, if said review is a 8,9 or perfect 10 but was in fact a broken buggy mess of game and different from final release then who do you blame - yourself, journalists or the publisher of the game?
Bethesda published my favourite game of 2016 so far, Doom but I have no love for their policy and could careless for how much they hype their games. They know they can get away with it because idiots will buy games regardless.
What is next, controlled review environments like Konami done for MGSV or getting access to early review copies for good reviews in favour like WB games. This industry is turning into shit. But at least the fanboys keep it alive defending the indefensible.
I won't be getting a platinum trophy,never cared about that.I definitely want to kill things knowing that's what your powers are for.Getting this Friday.
Well, There goes my hopes of getting a platinum trophy for this game. Now what the hell am I suppose to do?, "Pardon my language" still really excited for this game, lol.
Best of luck to all who try to get the platinum. I hope you all succeed and have an awesome time with this fantastic looking game!
I don't think It's possible for me. I did decent with the stealth in the first game, but I always got spotted. I also don't think I'm that good of a gamer.
Platinumed the 1st game, shouldn't have to much trouble with the 2nd.
Love these types of cheevos. The first one I tried was human revolution and it got me into stealth type gameplay that I haven't enjoyed since tenchu.
I won't be getting a platinum trophy,never cared about that.I definitely want to kill things knowing that's what your powers are for.Getting this Friday.
Did Dishonored on console have a quicksave option and does anyone know if the this new one will also have it ?
Well, There goes my hopes of getting a platinum trophy for this game. Now what the hell am I suppose to do?, "Pardon my language" still really excited for this game, lol.
Best of luck to all who try to get the platinum. I hope you all succeed and have an awesome time with this fantastic looking game!