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[ZealousD]

If Uncharted 2 can have an official thread too early, then goddamn, Bayonetta should too.

The mods started enforcing the rule around the time of the Borderlands thread. Uncharted 2 thread was posted a couple weeks before then.

 

[Curufinwe]

Leaving the lack of content in the 1st post aside, the dots in the thread title really make it stand out.

 

[JEKKI]

Splash Wave!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNe7azd-UDY

 

[Perfect Blue]

The OST for Bayonetta is so amazing.

 

[Monocle]

Leaving the lack of content in the 1st post aside, the dots in the thread title really make it stand out.

You know, I just checked out the thread list and you're right. The title really pops.

 

[sechsterangriff]

Even though it's not internally developed, it has an amazing amount of good SEGA fanservice.

 

[Augemitbutter]

The OST for Bayonetta is so amazing.

such a nice package. i can barely resist licking it.

 

[careksims]

The OST for Bayonetta is so amazing.

Oh yeah! Been listening to the OST several days now. Epic is the word.

 

[andymcc]

if i didn't have to work tomorrow, i'd make the hour and a half drive to that columbus best buy. :lol

goddamnit.

 

[epmode]

Rez,

Seriously, don't let any of these idiots dissuade you from your course of action.

You are right, they are wrong.

That OP is finished, and doing even one little thing to it would be a travesty.

You want reviews, go to Metacritic. You want screenshots, GIS.

Morons.

Truth. The usual Official Threads look like some advertising agency puked on the forum.

 

[goldenpp72]

I have to agree, if he OP doesn't like big busy threads that's totally cool, but why reserve making an OP for a game if you're gonna spend 10 seconds doing it?

 

[sechsterangriff]

After Burner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-O9iLfYVPo&feature=related

How awesome is that?

This feels more of a SEGA game to me than most internally developed stuff in recent years.

 

[ZealousD]

You know, I just checked out the thread list and you're right. The title really pops.

Let's not start a new fad with OTs now! =P

 

[Ethereal]

Having played and killed my way thru the first boss in the game I can safely say that this game is a blast to play. The combat system is excellently designed, offering the player a degree of choices as to how they want to approach an given encounter. Speed counts towards your rank but a big emphasis is placed on taking as little damage as possible. I went almost 3 "Verses" (the game's term for encounters) untouched and was tinged with anger at myself once I did finally get hit. The story is completely bananas but still fun to watch. Kamiya has proven that he can come up with some truly inspired level design even in the opening levels of this game. The very start of the game is proof enough of that fact. God Bless Best Buy for breaking street date by 2 weeks.

 

[george_us]

Double-dippage complete. Props to ultron87.

 

[careksims]

Dammit. Seeing people buying it early ;_____________; I might try to find it tomorrow here in San Diego.

 

[kuYuri]

A bit early for an official thread.

Anyway, Still deciding when I will pick this up.

 

[Tashi]

I'm pumped. January 5th is so soon too. I'm glad my hype for this just started the other day, I don't have to wait long at all lol.

 

[Ethereal]

You can actually thank me George since I'm his brother and told him that it was there. I would have my receipt and pic up as well if my blackberry wasn't being a pain in the ass trying to send the picture to twitpic

 

[entremet]

Anyone know any place in NYC that is selling this early?

 

[Deleted member 30609]

Double-dippage complete. Props to ultron87.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v394/thecoolman/IMG_0009.jpg[IMG][/QUOTE]
lucky bastard!

[QUOTE=goldenpp72]I have to agree, if he OP doesn't like big busy threads that's totally cool, but why reserve making an OP for a game if you're gonna spend 10 seconds doing it?[/QUOTE]
this discussion on the discussion thread in the discussion thread discussion isn't something I want to continue to fan flames of, but I have to clarify this: typing out some extra text, or uploading another banner or two wouldn't have taken all that much more effort. So no, it wasn't half-assed. It was a conscious decision.

If anyone has any problems with it, I'd ask that they stop shitting up this thread and either make another thread relating directly to the issue (lol) of what an official thread should be, or PM me directly. I'd advise against both, because they both bore the shit out of me, but hey, I've seen people bitch about less.

 

[Daigoro]

havent played the demo yet, but im pretty sure ill be buying this game.

its in the queue.

 

[george_us]

lucky bastard!

Indeed.

Alas I left my power brick back in Texas (and my Wii and PS3 power cords too:lol ) so I had to order one from Amazon. Thank God they were cheap.

 

[Dahbomb]

Man what is up with people getting worked up over the OP. :lol

Some people like to put info in their OP because they want to, others don't want to. It really doesn't matter because just about every conceivable piece of information that he can put on the OP you can easily find through the Internet (story synopsis, control schemes, videos, previews, reviews, screenshots, gifs, impressions etc.).

The OP can have one sentence for all that is relevant or it could be a monstrous post that attempts to have all relevant information in one place so people would not have to work for themselves, they will have their work done for them. Both styles are acceptable.

And one more thing... WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH PEOPLE PLAYING THIS GAME EARLY???!!!! Stupid Sega and not being able to keep the street date, I mean an entire month is just LAUGHABLE!

 

[george_us]

I have to agree, if he OP doesn't like big busy threads that's totally cool, but why reserve making an OP for a game if you're gonna spend 10 seconds doing it?

Because 10 seconds of typing was all that was needed. If the name "Hideki Kamiya" doesn't get you excited then seven paragraphs of text and pictures wouldn't mean shit.

 

[Ethereal]

I stumbled upon it just walking down the Xbox aisle at my Best Buy that I frequent. I saw the box and assumed initially that it had to just be the reserve tag thing but then I saw a 60 dollar price tag next to it and thought to myself, awesome.

 

[Mistouze]

Great thread Rez!

Hyped since the game was announced because I believe in Kamiya, preordered the game yesterday, I hope amazon uk will get the games earlier as some shops are getting them TODAY in europe.

 

[RavenFox]

No one checks the OP past the first week or two. Everyone posting here either knows what the game is, or can find out using Wiki or IGN. Info-filled GAF threads are totally redundant.

Your thread still sucks. Game is going to own though.

 

[SapientWolf]

Will definitely raise the bar for action games.

It definitely raised my bar.

 

[Augemitbutter]

And one more thing... WHAT THE FUCK IS UP WITH PEOPLE PLAYING THIS GAME EARLY???!!!! Stupid Sega and not being able to keep the street date, I mean an entire month is just LAUGHABLE!

why is it laughable? it's cool to get games earlier than expected. people like me bought the japanese version even earlier than that.

 

[I should be doing hw]

Urg I want to play this but I don't want to play the shitty PS3 version. I shouldn't be hoping for a PC port should I...

 

[sca2511]

Urg I want to play this but I don't want to play the shitty PS3 version. I shouldn't be hoping for a PC port should I...

that's what I'm hoping for...

 

[goldenpp72]

that's what I'm hoping for...

I think even sega knows a game like this wouldn't even be pirated to more than 10 people on the pc, so I doubt it will ever happen, how did DMC4 do?

 

[Dartastic]

Once again, street dates prove to be one of the worst things about the industry. =(

 

[Unregistered007]

okay did this game get a 9.5 because of the gameplay or the recognised dev/designer from DMC because when I played the demo I got the impression ..

Spoiler

OVERHYPED

 

[goldenpp72]

okay did this game get a 9.5 because of the gameplay or the recognised dev/designer from DMC because when I played the demo I got the impression ..

Spoiler

OVERHYPED

When I played the demo I got the impression it could have been a 10.

 

[Aske]

Because 10 seconds of typing was all that was needed. If the name "Hideki Kamiya" doesn't get you excited then seven paragraphs of text and pictures wouldn't mean shit.

The OP of an official thread can still be an great source of info for people who know nothing about a given game simply because they haven't bothered to click any of the pre-release hype threads. Not everyone has an ear to the ground regarding every big game release, and with a niche title like Bayonetta, everything we can do to encourage sales helps. The OP doesn't have to include pictures of the box art for every region, but a bit of info and a few choice screenshots might actually sell a few extra copies of the game.

I like the OP in theory, but on balance, I wish it had more zazz. If not for fans like me, then for potential fans who might finally click a Bayonetta thread and leave an instant later still not knowing what a Bayonetta is or why they should care.

 

[Funchameleon]

when I played the demo any analytical urges or cynicism melted away as I entered a state of gaming nirvana.

 

[joesmokey]

if i didn't have to work tomorrow, i'd make the hour and a half drive to that columbus best buy. :lol

goddamnit.

Wouldn't be in Dayton by any chance would you?

Demo really sold me on this game. Even though I'm getting a handful of new games for Christmas, this is one of the few day 1 games I'll be buying at normal price.

 

[Mistouze]

The OP of an official thread can still be an great source of info for people who know nothing about a given game simply because they haven't bothered to click any of the pre-release hype threads. Not everyone has an ear to the ground regarding every big game release, and with a niche title like Bayonetta, everything we can do to encourage sales helps. The OP doesn't have to include pictures of the box art for every region, but a bit of info and a few choice screenshots might actually sell a few extra copies of the game.

I like the OP in theory, but on balance, I wish it had more zazz. If not for fans like me, then for potential fans who might finally click a Bayonetta thread and leave an instant later still not knowing what a Bayonetta is or why they should care.

Game was hyped on gaf for a lot of time. Giant ass OP are fine I guess but I don't want to have the freaking manual of the game as an introduction to an official thread. Rez's OP has everything required by GAF's FAQ for such a thread, if anyone feels there's not enough information they can put toghether a post with what's missing and PM Rez so he can link it in his OP.

Now this thread is about the second coming of the Christ.

 

[remz]

okay did this game get a 9.5 because of the gameplay or the recognised dev/designer from DMC because when I played the demo I got the impression ..

Spoiler

OVERHYPED

Reading this post I got the impression you have shitty taste in games.

 

[Funchameleon]

Few of the gaming press knows who Kamiya is and there was little-to-no pre-release hype (sega has awful marketing). The score is due to quality alone and any 10/10 reviews are definitive.

edit: the op owns by the way

 

[ShockingAlberto]

Siding with Rez. Funny OPs are way more memorable than informational ad pamphlets.

Also siding with Rez that Bayonetta will be the best.

 

[ZeoVGM]

Lame official thread but holy shit was the demo great. Buying this DAY ONE.

Shame about the PS3 version.

 

[DeVeAn]

Anyone have the PS3 version? Is it really that bad? I mean really?

 

[pseudocaesar]

Anyone have the PS3 version? Is it really that bad? I mean really?

Its playable, absolutely. It just isn't as great as the 360 version. Im gonna get it on PS3 out of controller preference.

 

[Deleted member 30609]

Anyone have the PS3 version? Is it really that bad? I mean really?

I'd play the demo. I found the PS3 demo perfectly playable, but some people really take issue with that sort of thing.

 

[a1m]

Nothing is stopping you playing the game on the PS3. It still runs fine.

I guess you're called juniors for a reason. Did you even bother to read IGN's comments?

 

[imtehman]

I'd play the demo. I found the PS3 demo perfectly playable, but some people really take issue with that sort of thing.

love the official thread.

truth be told, I also found the ps3 demo perfectly playable as well.

 

[Silicon Knight]

The OP is shit but the game undoubtedly rocks. Will wait for a price drop though.