It's a little early for us to be thinking about all that, what with the game still a week from hitting shelves. But it's nice to know that if we do have to go to hell, we'll have some company by April.
It's a little early for us to be thinking about all that, what with the game still a week from hitting shelves. But it's nice to know that if we do have to go to hell, we'll have some company by April.
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 1:50PM RageOverdose said
Would it be inappropriate to say that Kotaku got this first?
Yeah, probably.
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Yeah, probably.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 5:09PM RageOverdose said
Actually, I wasn't trolling.
Making a joke on the whole "Kotaku got it first," that can tend to happen.
Or maybe that's too "old" or isolated.
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Making a joke on the whole "Kotaku got it first," that can tend to happen.
Or maybe that's too "old" or isolated.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 1:50PM iamnotafish said
Why would they include a trailer for DLC later when they could just include it in the final product? Unless it's free, but still. Seems like just another way to annoy people and stir up the "release a finished product" debate that always happens (all points raised on the Kotaku post).
Sooner or later most people will just wait for the GOTY edition which includes all the extras, add ons and other fun things that will be included later on.
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Sooner or later most people will just wait for the GOTY edition which includes all the extras, add ons and other fun things that will be included later on.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 1:56PM grossgreg said
I respectfully disagree with you. People will never wait for GOTY releases when they can get the game at launch. Nobody is going to wait 9-16 months to get a game while their friends play through it.
Now, it makes sense to wait for a GOTY release, but gamers in general are just too impatient.
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Now, it makes sense to wait for a GOTY release, but gamers in general are just too impatient.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 2:20PM Hyperion45 said
Bahahahaha! Oh man I can't stop laughing. Dante's Inferno as game of the year? There's no way in hell (pun not intended) that will happen. And I'm not just saying that because I see DI as a shameless God of War ripoff either. There are so many other titles coming out this year that blow DI out of the water. If at the end of this year, a single game site declares Dante's Inferno GOTY then they should get the hell out of the business, because they don't know jack squat.
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 2:21PM Hyperion45 said
In hindsight, I realize that you weren't explicitly stating that Dante's Inferno would be GOTY, and just talking about GOTY edition games in general. Please excuse my previous outburst.
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 7:14PM (Unverified) said
"it makes sense to wait for a GOTY release, but gamers in general are just too impatient."
nice vast generalization there, bud. I'm doing pretty well waiting on the Dragon Age: Origins GOTY while playing ME2...
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nice vast generalization there, bud. I'm doing pretty well waiting on the Dragon Age: Origins GOTY while playing ME2...
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 2:20PM StormEagle said
So a few things to everyone hating on this:
1. This is a single player action game first. Clearly online co-op, trials, and the new character weren't a priority to be included in this game. They wanted to get the game released without further delay and either felt that these features could wait, or needed more polish and shouldn't be allowed to hinder the game's release.
2. There's no mention of a price (yet).
3. I'm willing to be that even if it is free OR WAS included originally, you all would still be making the same remarks like "This is just a God of War ripoff" or "I thought this game was coming out March 16th?" So just get off it already.
I for one will be buying this AND GOW 3. Double the fun.
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1. This is a single player action game first. Clearly online co-op, trials, and the new character weren't a priority to be included in this game. They wanted to get the game released without further delay and either felt that these features could wait, or needed more polish and shouldn't be allowed to hinder the game's release.
2. There's no mention of a price (yet).
3. I'm willing to be that even if it is free OR WAS included originally, you all would still be making the same remarks like "This is just a God of War ripoff" or "I thought this game was coming out March 16th?" So just get off it already.
I for one will be buying this AND GOW 3. Double the fun.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 2:37PM StormEagle said
But it's not even DLC in the sense of levels that continue the story or side missions.
It's DLC with bonus tidbits added to the game. You don't have to have finished the game to delve in...
"Players will be able to create custom trials, testing their skills against waves of enemies, some exclusive to the St., Lucia DLC. Once their creations are complete, they'll be able to upload them to the Dante's Inferno community, where they'll be rated and ranked."
Alone or cooperatively and with a bonus character for the mode.
So again, it's just something else to do if say you wanna take a break from the story or play with a friend. What's so wrong with that?
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It's DLC with bonus tidbits added to the game. You don't have to have finished the game to delve in...
"Players will be able to create custom trials, testing their skills against waves of enemies, some exclusive to the St., Lucia DLC. Once their creations are complete, they'll be able to upload them to the Dante's Inferno community, where they'll be rated and ranked."
Alone or cooperatively and with a bonus character for the mode.
So again, it's just something else to do if say you wanna take a break from the story or play with a friend. What's so wrong with that?
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 2:51PM xGeneral DEATHxDEETH82 said
"Easy" is a very relative term when it comes to software development/testing. I'm with Storm Eagle...if you don't want it, don't buy it (or the main game for that matter). I will also be enjoying this AND GoW3. :)
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 2:52PM StormEagle said
@Ben
I'm curious to how you know it could have "easily been put into the game".
First of all, there's just a trailer. The DLC isn't even slated to released until the end of April, if they stay on target. So clearly, they had a target release for the game and this extra content either wasn't as easy to implement as you say, or came up as sort of a "last minute" idea and couldn't be implemented in time for the game's release.
Now the flip side, is that they're using the trailer as incentive to sell the game and the DLC WILL come at a premium. But no one knows that yet. Therefore, no one's criticism of this content is anywhere CLOSE to valid.
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I'm curious to how you know it could have "easily been put into the game".
First of all, there's just a trailer. The DLC isn't even slated to released until the end of April, if they stay on target. So clearly, they had a target release for the game and this extra content either wasn't as easy to implement as you say, or came up as sort of a "last minute" idea and couldn't be implemented in time for the game's release.
Now the flip side, is that they're using the trailer as incentive to sell the game and the DLC WILL come at a premium. But no one knows that yet. Therefore, no one's criticism of this content is anywhere CLOSE to valid.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:13PM TheDarkWayne said
For one thing, April is not immediately after release. The other thing is, I WANT MOAR. Come on, you can't tell me you've never beaten a game and said "Shit i want the sequel to be out RIGHT NOW"
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 5:37PM 8bitartist said
hey ben, you work at visceral games and know for a fact its completely done? let us know how dead space 2 is coming along.
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 2:34PM hardbread said
Just because there is a trailer doesn't mean that the dlc is complete. So it's not like they can include it on the disc.. (im guessing)
If they waited for the dlc to be completed then the release date would conflict with GoW and less people would buy it =p
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If they waited for the dlc to be completed then the release date would conflict with GoW and less people would buy it =p
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 2:39PM StormEagle said
hardbread
Something tells me that more people are going to by God of War than Dante's Inferno no matter WHAT the release date.
The fact remains that DI is a great alternative for those who don't own a PS3 and (I think) a lot of fun in it's own right.
:P :P :P :P
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Something tells me that more people are going to by God of War than Dante's Inferno no matter WHAT the release date.
The fact remains that DI is a great alternative for those who don't own a PS3 and (I think) a lot of fun in it's own right.
:P :P :P :P
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 2:45PM hardbread said
yea, i guess you're right
I already pre ordered both of them ( the ultimate edition for GoW), but if they came out the same day then i probably wouldnt have bought DI until a couple months from now. I'm gonna use DI to get ready for the carnage in GoW >=D
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I already pre ordered both of them ( the ultimate edition for GoW), but if they came out the same day then i probably wouldnt have bought DI until a couple months from now. I'm gonna use DI to get ready for the carnage in GoW >=D
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 2:36PM CaptainProtonX said
I see one obvious inaccuracy: she still has a top on.
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 2:37PM baby sea tuna said
I assume you took your avatar into account when you made that comment, or is that giving you too much credit?
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 3:16PM Hyperion45 said
It's actually not ready. They made a trailer. Plenty of games have trailers, that doesn't mean that they are ready.
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 3:31PM Korova Pamplona said
I dont mind this being DLC as St. Lucy has nothing to do with Dante's book. Now, I know, neither does the game, but its still a valid point.
Also, I dont mind if they release a complete single player experience and keep working on the dlc after launch. That way I get to play earlier and dont have to pay for unfinished multiplayer tack on. I also have a choice not to pay for multiplayer at all.
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Also, I dont mind if they release a complete single player experience and keep working on the dlc after launch. That way I get to play earlier and dont have to pay for unfinished multiplayer tack on. I also have a choice not to pay for multiplayer at all.
Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:15PM TheDarkWayne said
I don't think I'd feel comfortable killing people as a highly sexualized Saint. I'm pretty sure that's up there on the Go to Hell meter
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 4:55PM aarontuyet said
But if you were a highly sexualized witch with saintly motives? That would be OK right??
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Posted: Feb 2nd 2010 5:07PM (Unverified) said
Been to St Lucia a few times in my life, can't say it's ever reminded me of hell. Odd.
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