You haven't answered my question. In what way is Hellblade 2 related to Helldivers 2?Would have been less words to just say "Yes, I ignore examples this is the case to fit my narrative"
You haven't answered my question. In what way is Hellblade 2 related to Helldivers 2?
Stop beating around the bush and talking about bullshit non-existent narratives you made up.
Diablo 4 is an online only game where the embargo lifted a week prior. You're just making excuses at this point. It's painfully apparent. Go do your mental gymnastics elsewhere.
Also since I didn't see it posted yet:
Seems absolutely crazy that Microsoft did this.
When the game was unveiled alongside the Series X, there wasn’t even a game! It was just a trailer made for the show.
They absolutely crush their own studios.
And when have you ever seen me in a Diablo thread? I don't play Diablo so what is this nonsense narrative you speak of? Don't I actually have to post something about a game myself before it becomes my narrative?
Codename Delaytitude!They're sending PS5 codes first
Your example is nonsense. Hellblade 2 and Helldivers 2 situation aren't remotely alike. The narrative you claim I'm setting is nonsense as well because I've never posted about Diablo. You're just going to go to my ignore list since you're wasting my time arguing about rubbish. There is no narrative.You've taken this from "You can't compare those games! They're different games!" to "I haven't even been in a D4 thread so it's not the same!". I'm going to assume you're intentionally being obtuse or having a reading disability.
Seems absolutely crazy that Microsoft did this.
When the game was unveiled alongside the Series X, there wasn’t even a game! It was just a trailer made for the show.
They absolutely crush their own studios.
Your example is nonsense. Hellblade 2 and Helldivers 2 situation aren't remotely alike. The narrative you claim I'm setting is nonsense as well because I've ever posted about Diablo. You're just going to go to my ignore list since you're wasting my time arguing about rubbish. There is no narrative. For every Diablo there are 10 or so games with embargos too close to launch that ended badly. It's a pattern we have seen many times before so I don't know why you're salty because I'm stating the obvious. NT and MS have been very cagey with this game, we barely have any gameplay footage or marketing for it and the review embargo lifts an hour before it goes live. Most unbiased and reasonable people would say those are red flags for any game.
The spoiler is that it’s coming to PS5 in 2025What's the spoiler? It's not very good?
Seems absolutely crazy that Microsoft did this.
When the game was unveiled alongside the Series X, there wasn’t even a game! It was just a trailer made for the show.
They absolutely crush their own studios.
Are the reviews up?Download is up. 40.33 GB.
Seems absolutely crazy that Microsoft did this.
When the game was unveiled alongside the Series X, there wasn’t even a game! It was just a trailer made for the show.
They absolutely crush their own studios.
It's funny you mention that because I find the Uncharted games utterly unappealing, much like Horizon. Anyway, the point is, these days there's plenty of games to go around, enough to cater to most people's taste. And this abundance allows us to move on without the selfish need to change the recipe of what made a game successful for its audience in the first place.I am not a fan of the first game because it was too basic. I dont mind linear games as long as there is enough variety. there wasnt much. The puzzles were atrocious. There were zero setpieces. And there wasnt much to do other than walk. I loved Uncharted despite its linear nature because they had climbing, setpieces and good puzzles to keep things from getting too boring. Thats what I wanted from HB2 and the first gameplay trailer showing a big epic setpiece and the first trailer showing a massive world hinted at a much more epic game in scope.
Turns out its more of the same which is disappointing.
Hellblade 2 reviews embargo is set for 1 hour before it’s official release on May 21.
Apparently it's so they can avoid spoilers
Yeahokay, one more thing:
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what's with that set of perfect, pristine choppers? I mean, she's kept those babies by rubbing them every so often with a stick? a miracle of primitive icelandic dentistry?...
if they weren't constantly being put on display, I'd likely never've noticed'm. as is, once you see'm, they're impossible to not see...
hadn't occurred to me but, yeah, you're right. plus, for a developer obsessed with shit like 'authenticity' & 'immersion' in a game set way back in time? that's gotta be the most jarring/inappropriate mouthful of pearly whites imaginable...Yeah
Now that you mention it, if the woke, DEI crowd is so against making people attractive because not everyone else is attractive… impossible standards etc. Well then they should make crooked, not perfect teeth because not everybody could afford to have perfect teeth.
Factshadn't occurred to me but, yeah, you're right. plus, for a developer obsessed with shit like 'authenticity' & 'immersion' in a game set way back in time? that's gotta be the most jarring/inappropriate mouthful of pearly whites imaginable...
Every other game in the history of reviews has been fine being reviewed without being spoiled because outlets know if they spoil a game, they're not getting any more review codes. But sure, that's what's happening here lmao.To avoid spoilers
Hope it’s good. Microsoft does not need any additional bad PR…
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Which raises questions over games such as ContraBand, State of Decay 3 and Everwild.
Let’s face it, they had no major launch line up for Series X either, once Halo was delayed they had to do something considering this Twat said this once
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Embargos that expire this close to the drop is never a good sign, but it's nice to see this game finally coming out after having seen previews of it seemingly forever.
Exactly the reason I think it doesn't matter for this game, it's not like they fear the game not selling because of bad reviews, it's a highly expected Xbox game and people will play it even if just to shit on itDont really care. Everyone and their mother is gonna play this one on game pass anyway. Im sure it will be great for those who liked the first one
That's fair. But Ive also been a ninja theory fan since heavenly sword. loved enslaved and even DmC for the same reasons why i loved uncharted. To me, they were right up there with ND when it came to pushing cinematic driven games with AAA production values while also offering some fantastic setpieces and combat. Hellblade 1 felt like an indie game in comparison despite the pretty graphics because it lacked the epic scale of the story and the setpieces, and i never finished it. This seems to be more of the same which is disappointing as an NT fan who has been waiting since 2013 for this studio to reach their previous highs.It's funny you mention that because I find the Uncharted games utterly unappealing, much like Horizon. Anyway, the point is, these days there's plenty of games to go around, enough to cater to most people's taste. And this abundance allows us to move on without the selfish need to change the recipe of what made a game successful for its audience in the first place.
This game is getting completely set up to fail.