Is it a classic example of brand dilution? Sure! But is it a cool enough case of brand dilution to make us ignore that? Absolutely.
Is it a classic example of brand dilution? Sure! But is it a cool enough case of brand dilution to make us ignore that? Absolutely.
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Posted: Nov 21st 2008 9:23AM superafroboy said
I would like to see this happen with more games, like what Microsoft did with the Master Chief suit in Fable.
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Posted: Dec 2nd 2008 10:27PM WiredKnight said
@Nick
Actually, A Spartan appears in DOA 4 as well, so Halo's winning that particular battle.
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Actually, A Spartan appears in DOA 4 as well, so Halo's winning that particular battle.
Posted: Nov 21st 2008 10:39AM (Unverified) said
If only LoK wasn't a dead series...
Pity, as it was amongst the rare breed of great original games.So far the only games that tried to revive this genre were last-years BioShock and Portal.Don't see any contenders this year...at least not story-wise...
If Crystal Dynamics gives Tomb Raider a break, we can at least hope for a remake of at least the first LoK and SR games.
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Pity, as it was amongst the rare breed of great original games.So far the only games that tried to revive this genre were last-years BioShock and Portal.Don't see any contenders this year...at least not story-wise...
If Crystal Dynamics gives Tomb Raider a break, we can at least hope for a remake of at least the first LoK and SR games.
Posted: Nov 21st 2008 2:24PM Megadanxzero said
I wuv you guys! ;^;
I'm all for a bit of Altair-ing in Persia. The free-ness just sweetens the deal, though now that it's been mentioned I can't help wanting a dead blue guy with a glowing sword for an arm...
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I'm all for a bit of Altair-ing in Persia. The free-ness just sweetens the deal, though now that it's been mentioned I can't help wanting a dead blue guy with a glowing sword for an arm...
Posted: Nov 21st 2008 9:34AM NaeemTHM said
SWEET! I was one of the rare people that liked Assassin's Creed so this is a nice bonus.
Hopefully the sequel won't be as repetitive. I absolutely LOVED the build up to every assassination. Getting the right information, pick pocketing, escaping the fuzz; it was all so exhilarating...the first time. The 8th time not so much.
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Hopefully the sequel won't be as repetitive. I absolutely LOVED the build up to every assassination. Getting the right information, pick pocketing, escaping the fuzz; it was all so exhilarating...the first time. The 8th time not so much.
Posted: Nov 21st 2008 12:01PM (Unverified) said
It wasnt that repetitive. After all you only had to do 3 missions each time. Not exactly a huge amount when you compare it to something like GTAIV. Besides i personally found the simple mechanic of movement and combat to be so much fun i did every side mission in the game and got most of the flags and still wasnt bored...
Cant wait for PoP, looks like game of the year from what iv seen, plus as soon they've released i can start looking forward to AC2.
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Cant wait for PoP, looks like game of the year from what iv seen, plus as soon they've released i can start looking forward to AC2.
Posted: Nov 21st 2008 10:08AM Supermanisdead said
It's like their saying "we know you will buy it, but just to be 110% sure... have this for free!"
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Posted: Nov 21st 2008 10:17AM Ricky Bango said
It seems kind of odd to me that they would do this..."here's a game character and model our developers have spent months creating - and if you register you can replace him with a character from a game you've already played!"
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Posted: Nov 21st 2008 10:48AM Demon G Sides said
Maybe I hate the Prince's normal looks *(I don't, just hypothetical)* but love Altair. This guarantees a sale. Anything for a sale.
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Posted: Nov 21st 2008 3:53PM (Unverified) said
You got prince of persia in my uhhh...prince of persia?
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Posted: Nov 21st 2008 3:26PM (Unverified) said
I hope this isn't what they meant by 'teaching Altair to swim'
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Posted: Nov 21st 2008 5:12PM (Unverified) said
This trend is terrible. It's like an artist having a Timberland beat
because his vocals are sub par, or an artist having another artist on
their song to appeal to a market not normally there own, ie Ludacris
with whatever R&B singer. Its a ploy, and like Mike said "here's a
game character and model our developers have spent months creating -
and if you register you can replace him with a character from a game
you've already played!". If your MAIN CHARACTER is that
interchangable then your story must not be that strong. You couldn'y
put Altair in GoW for instance.
And if this character swayed you to buy the game, and not the game
itself then the designers did a horrible job and should have just
made AC2.
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because his vocals are sub par, or an artist having another artist on
their song to appeal to a market not normally there own, ie Ludacris
with whatever R&B singer. Its a ploy, and like Mike said "here's a
game character and model our developers have spent months creating -
and if you register you can replace him with a character from a game
you've already played!". If your MAIN CHARACTER is that
interchangable then your story must not be that strong. You couldn'y
put Altair in GoW for instance.
And if this character swayed you to buy the game, and not the game
itself then the designers did a horrible job and should have just
made AC2.
Posted: Nov 22nd 2008 3:45AM (Unverified) said
Yes, this trend is terrible, but people are stupid and businesses like to try to get money from stupid people. So what can you do?
I just don't buy it.
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I just don't buy it.
Posted: Nov 21st 2008 10:52PM SolidSnakeEyes said
This article suggests that you can get either skin on the website for free, but the original source (IGN) states that you have to pre-order at Gamestop to get the "classic" skin.
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Posted: Nov 22nd 2008 5:02AM (Unverified) said
Seems like a good idea. And i like the fact that they are actually fitting.
While it can be cool to have a spiderman skin in Tony Hawk, for example, its particularly cool if they fit the situation.
Plus, classic prince is AWESOME. He should be available in every game!
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While it can be cool to have a spiderman skin in Tony Hawk, for example, its particularly cool if they fit the situation.
Plus, classic prince is AWESOME. He should be available in every game!
Posted: Nov 23rd 2008 11:21PM (Unverified) said
So, no special costume for the PC version of the game? Is this the new trend? I didn't see any special costumes for the PC version of Dead Space either.
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