toxicitizen Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 (edited) that whole bait-and-switch thing with the preview demos is simply disgraceful and they can't really distance themselves from that. What bait-and-switch thing? Basically, the game they marketed and previewed at events has absolutely fuck all to do with the game they released. The demo footage showcases a game that looks genuinely atmospheric and fun. The side-by-side comparison with the final game makes it look like either the footage was completely fake (most likely) or they removed a SHITLOAD of stuff like lighting effects and dumbed down the AI, which makes no fucking sense. Edited February 17, 2013 by FLD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Maybe they did dumb it down for some reason, because apparently modders are not having much trouble activating all sorts of pretties and stuff with minor code tweaks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. GOH! Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Aliens: Colonial Marines modders are just polishing a turd, though, aren't they? is there anything they can do to save what is essentially an unfinished clusterfuck, aside from constructing an entirely new game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Yeah, I was just thinking that the fact that it's so easily polished makes the development look even worse that they didn't do the trivial amount of work needed to make this happen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicitizen Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 More drama. http://www.destructoid.com/developer-gearbox-lied-to-sega-2k-over-colonial-marines-245986.phtml Gearbox allegedly lied to both SEGA and 2K about the ressources allocated to the project while still collecting milestones checks for a full-size team. Lol. We'll probably never know for sure what actually went down but this is all making Gearbox look pretty bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Heat Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Whenever these kind of things come up, I always wonder 'What makes people think they'd get away with their antics?' and I never seem to get an answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 As a lawyer on the list for court-appointed defense work, I can assure you that people do very, very stupid things for the prospect of slight short-term gain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Heat Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Beat the game just now and...well, it wasn't bad, actually. I had a fair amount of fun playing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldorf and Statler Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Nobody ever heard from Alex Heat again after that statement. Some say he went on with his life, never looking back and seeing a future full of bright possibilities. Others say that at that instant the windows in his home broke and the full rage of the internet took his life. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Heat Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Nobody ever heard from Alex Heat again after that statement. Some say he went on with his life, never looking back and seeing a future full of bright possibilities. Others say that at that instant the windows in his home broke and the full rage of the internet took his life. INTERNEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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