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[Riposte]

Dude can like whatever he wants. I'm not going into other people's reviews or threads to tell them they're wrong for liking them.

Did this philosophy come about before or after you theorized Vanquish's high scores came from a conspiracy of God Hand fans making sure they were the ones to review the game?

 

[EagleEyes]

Didn't this exact same thing happen recently with Far Cry 3? I could have swore I saw something about a gameplay demo versus the final build somewhere.

 

[Reagan's BR]

Wow. This is crazy.

 

[alr1ght]

Probably dumbed it down for PS360U

 

[ezekial45]

Did this philosophy come about before or after you theorized Vanquish's high scores came from a conspiracy of God Hand fans making sure they were the ones to review the game?

There ARE cases where reviewers who are fans of a series or a developer will go out of their way to review the next installment. That's not a conspiracy at all.

 

[aegies]

Did this philosophy come about before or after you theorized Vanquish's high scores came from a conspiracy of God Hand fans making sure they were the ones to review the game?

I don't think reviewers who are predisposed to like a game are the ones that try to review them. I know that they are. /reviews editor

But. I should probably have just not said anything. They can like what they want to like.

 

[beason52]

While I am enjoying the game a lot, Gearbox is grimey and I hope Sega/Fox gives them hell for this. Not sure what studios would turn to Gearbox to help finish a project or work on a license with any value behind it after this.

They can take my $63 and go make Borderlands 3 now...sigh

 

[DieH@rd]

http://www.abload.de/img/afauvv.gif

Note: the part with the HUD is actually the final game. This is part of the video where the final/demo stamps were mislabeled.

To avoid confusion, add this gif to your post:

 

[Zombie James]

Really bizarre seeing how much it's been degraded.

 

[alr1ght]

Didn't this exact same thing happen recently with Far Cry 3? I could have swore I saw something about a gameplay demo versus the final build somewhere.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqnAbRpyqfI

 

[DieH@rd]

Can anyone make gif of that view to the destroyed planet? That was atrocious how they downgraded it.

 

[Zuhzuhzombie!!]

On the consumer end this is quite common. Especially in the early days of new hardware (MGS4 for example). Don't want to call false advertising when games are always a work in progress. The ad for the game doesn't use this footage does it? While I doubt Sega wasn't well aware of what was going on it would be pretty crazy if they were actually delaying and outsourcing to finish Borderlands. Still Sega agreed to the outsourcing...

There's a whole lot of weirdness that makes this a unique issue. It's not like Brutal Legend where the game wasn't represented well (or even slightly dishonestly). The massive downgrade from a demo to the final product suggests something else outside of "work in progress".

 

[dark10x]

Sure, but the final game was still attractive and quite demanding on PC hardware even with the downgrade.

Aliens is not an attractive game.

 

[Coolwhip]

To avoid confusion, add this gif to your post:

In the demo the game actually looked really good. Great atmosphere.

 

[slugboss]

This game reminded me of the magic card trick at DICE 2013. We have this game that noone would suspect isn't legit from the outside, but you open it up and there is no content on it.

 

[Sethos]

Sure, but the final game was still attractive and quite demanding on PC hardware even with the downgrade.

Aliens is not an attractive game.

The final game is monotone mess visually.

 

[Berg]

Probably dumbed it down for PS360U

U still has a month till release, hopefully they can figure shit out.

 

[Air Zombie Meat]

Did this philosophy come about before or after you theorized Vanquish's high scores came from a conspiracy of God Hand fans making sure they were the ones to review the game?

Have to say I was waiting for this.

 

[Johnny Cage In The Shower]

Was Steve Merchant doing the commentary in this video?

 

[antitrop]

U still has a month till release, hopefully they can figure shit out.

I doubt it will look better than the PC version, which looks like complete shit, so what is there to be excited about?

 

[Imperial Hot]

Class. Action. Lawsuit.

 

[Malvingt2]

Can Sega sue them?

 

[antitrop]

Can Sega sue them?

We're waiting with baited breath to find out.

I seriously doubt that this will go as far as litigation, but if there is legal recourse for Sega I believe they should take it.

 

[Rated-Rsuperstar]

This game reminded me of the magic card trick at DICE 2013. We have this game that noone would suspect isn't legit from the outside, but you open it up and there is no content on it.

Great observation that's right on the money.

 

[Reiko]

EPIC Bait & Switch.

 

[Jarmel]

In the demo the game actually looked really good. Great atmosphere.

The demo straight up looks like something out of the movies.

 

[mysteriousmage09]

U still has a month till release, hopefully they can figure shit out.

The only thing they will be trying to figure out is their defense when brought to court.

 

[dmr87]

Didn't this exact same thing happen recently with Far Cry 3? I could have swore I saw something about a gameplay demo versus the final build somewhere.

Yea, I made the thread.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=504792&highlight=

 

[Burgess_101]

The difference is night and day, what a joke. Glad I have managed to keep my Alien fanboy quiet and not bought this tripe.

 

[Maxrunner]

The demo straight up looks like something out of the movies.

this.

 

[EsotericManiac]

... but how's the game?

 

[Confidence Man]

I love how the first thing he says is how he can't believe Fox trusted them with the license.

 

[B.O.O.M]

Shameless stuff really

 

[antitrop]

... but how's the game?

The first terrible game of 2013.

 

[Avinexus]

To avoid confusion, add this gif to your post:

Yeah, this needs to be in the OP. The gif in the OP right now shows the final looking better than the demo...which is the opposite of what this thread is trying to convey.

 

[Haunted]

Was Steve Merchant doing the commentary in this video?

Neither of the guys remotely sounds like Stephen Merchant.

 

[Projectjustice]

Such a huge disappointment. Like WTF where they doing all those years in development!? This really hurts as a Aliens fan.

 

[The Lamonster]

I could not contain my love for Aliens and picked it up yesterday.

Game is fucking BAD. Should be called Aliens: Screen Tearing

 

[NullPointer]

Such a huge disappointment. Like WTF where they doing all those years in development!?

 

[Teknoman]

lol perfect. That being said, I was looking forward to some nice co-op aliens action...

 

[Storm Prelude]

Is this ever happened before?
Seems almost like a joke...

 

[TheFLYINGManga_Ka]

Wow, the difference is crazy. The final build looks like a Duke Nukem Forever, while the demo looks like a good Aliens game.

What happened I wonder. It's not fair to say a Wii U joke here because that was the PC version shown in the video. Was the demo what Gearbox did before they handed it to other studios?

Hope Sega does something and releases that demo version. This wreaks.

 

[kpjolee]

What in the world happened?? I cant believe we are getting this crap from same dev who made Borderland 2..
Did they make this in their spare time?

 

[Boogdud]

BullDemo??

 

[Evolved1]

What in the world happened?? I cant believe we are getting this crap from same dev who made Borderland 2..
Did they make this in their spare time?

Yes, and with Borderland's spare change.

 

[Toa TAK]

BullDemo??

Looks like it.

Glad I didn't get hyped for this game.

 

[todahawk]

Did IQs just drop sharply between the demo and final build???

 

[dmr87]

I could not contain my love for Aliens and picked it up yesterday.

Game is fucking BAD. Should be called Aliens: Screen Tearing

 

[rekameohs]

Oh my goodness.

 

[Roo]

Holy shit :O