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Raiyven · 01-29-2006, 06:41 PM

that does look neat

i don't think industry pre-release has ever given itself the chance to engender any sort of automatic trust, but rather automatic skepticism; how many years have we been hearing about another Duke Nukem game?

though, i think in light of that skepticism it's perhaps made us (generally as a gaming demographic) a little bit more objective in looking at new product... i think some might look at pre-release stuff these days and say, 'that looks awesome! now, how will it really look...', and thereafter we see many debates on how something stacks up to its hype.

sorry, i just had wine. did that make sense? yes, i'm aware i'm typing this instead of checking that for myself.

01-29-2006, 06:41 PM	#3
Raiyven Big Bad Thread Boogeyman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Burlington, ON. Age: 41 Posts: 406	that does look neat i don't think industry pre-release has ever given itself the chance to engender any sort of automatic trust, but rather automatic skepticism; how many years have we been hearing about another Duke Nukem game? though, i think in light of that skepticism it's perhaps made us (generally as a gaming demographic) a little bit more objective in looking at new product... i think some might look at pre-release stuff these days and say, 'that looks awesome! now, how will it really look...', and thereafter we see many debates on how something stacks up to its hype. sorry, i just had wine. did that make sense? yes, i'm aware i'm typing this instead of checking that for myself. __________________ "For in that we are both especially daring and especially thorough in calculating what we attempt, we can truly be distinguished from other men, for whom ignorance is boldness but calculation brings hesitancy. Rightly would they be judged strongest in spirit who recognize both dangers and pleasures with utmost clarity and are on neither count deterred from risks." - Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War: 2.40, "The Funeral Oration of Perikles" (431 BCE)