Comments on: Alan Wake to receive additional episodes as DLC http://gamerlimit.com/2010/01/alan-wake-to-receive-additional-episodes-as-dlc/ Gamer Limit Fri, 25 May 2012 06:48:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: cynicalmonkey http://gamerlimit.com/2010/01/alan-wake-to-receive-additional-episodes-as-dlc/#comment-28830 cynicalmonkey Fri, 08 Jan 2010 13:13:59 +0000 http://gamerlimit.com/?p=49873#comment-28830 @paul its more the fact that this game is about 6 months away from release and they are already trying to shill dlc. You are right, if the finished product is awesome then wanting to play more will ensue. if the game however is average, and then the dlc slowly gets better than average i will be sat there thinking 'why the hell did they not put their time into making the initial game good then on focussing on dlc' Dlc is the new sequel, you can make more money and eek out less with less innovation with dlc than would be expected in a whole game but it feels that dlc is just becoming this as standard poorly concieved thing. Dlc is the movie release video game of the twentyteens @paul

its more the fact that this game is about 6 months away from release and they are already trying to shill dlc. You are right, if the finished product is awesome then wanting to play more will ensue. if the game however is average, and then the dlc slowly gets better than average i will be sat there thinking ‘why the hell did they not put their time into making the initial game good then on focussing on dlc’

Dlc is the new sequel, you can make more money and eek out less with less innovation with dlc than would be expected in a whole game but it feels that dlc is just becoming this as standard poorly concieved thing.

Dlc is the movie release video game of the twentyteens

]]> By: Paul Clark http://gamerlimit.com/2010/01/alan-wake-to-receive-additional-episodes-as-dlc/#comment-28824 Paul Clark Fri, 08 Jan 2010 12:14:50 +0000 http://gamerlimit.com/?p=49873#comment-28824 Just don't see much point in criticising plans for episodic content with the game as if that's a bad thing. It doesn't take much to see "oh my good lordy, Dragon Age expansion? Can't wait!" or to see GTA DLC listed as potential game of the year in some categories, yet another game is planning the same idea and everyone dumps on it as if they said "We plan to contain a sample of our bowels with every edition of the game." If the game is good, you'll probably want extra content. It's possible, all they are doing is planning that extra content. If you're saying they should put it all together in one game, fine, but when do they stop? When do they stop developing content for it and release? If this is a product that they believe can run with for a long time, without episodic content it'll end up as Duke Nukem Forever and just never be released. Just don’t see much point in criticising plans for episodic content with the game as if that’s a bad thing.
It doesn’t take much to see “oh my good lordy, Dragon Age expansion? Can’t wait!” or to see GTA DLC listed as potential game of the year in some categories, yet another game is planning the same idea and everyone dumps on it as if they said “We plan to contain a sample of our bowels with every edition of the game.”
If the game is good, you’ll probably want extra content. It’s possible, all they are doing is planning that extra content. If you’re saying they should put it all together in one game, fine, but when do they stop? When do they stop developing content for it and release? If this is a product that they believe can run with for a long time, without episodic content it’ll end up as Duke Nukem Forever and just never be released.

]]> By: cynicalmonkey http://gamerlimit.com/2010/01/alan-wake-to-receive-additional-episodes-as-dlc/#comment-28813 cynicalmonkey Fri, 08 Jan 2010 10:03:36 +0000 http://gamerlimit.com/?p=49873#comment-28813 @paul staying positive? what is this alien phrase you are using @paul

staying positive? what is this alien phrase you are using

]]> By: Simon Jones http://gamerlimit.com/2010/01/alan-wake-to-receive-additional-episodes-as-dlc/#comment-28788 Simon Jones Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:26:27 +0000 http://gamerlimit.com/?p=49873#comment-28788 This isn't about the game being good or not - it's a matter of principles, and how the gaming market is devolving into a cash-grab. Give us the game as you would make it, and we won't be bothered about having to shell out for extra DLC. But breaking a single game up into sections and selling them all separately is bloody ridiculous in my book. This isn’t about the game being good or not – it’s a matter of principles, and how the gaming market is devolving into a cash-grab. Give us the game as you would make it, and we won’t be bothered about having to shell out for extra DLC. But breaking a single game up into sections and selling them all separately is bloody ridiculous in my book.

]]> By: Paul Clark http://gamerlimit.com/2010/01/alan-wake-to-receive-additional-episodes-as-dlc/#comment-28781 Paul Clark Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:29:44 +0000 http://gamerlimit.com/?p=49873#comment-28781 I think it's kind of hypocritical for the same people who rant and rave at how good things like GTA's DLC was, to then see a developer saying "we want to deliver that same experience" and you all act is if, they have said "We'll give you the character creation menu for $60, then another $20 per 5 minutes you play." Wait until the game is out to criticise, for now, try and stay positive perhaps, you never know, the game might actually be good. I think it’s kind of hypocritical for the same people who rant and rave at how good things like GTA’s DLC was, to then see a developer saying “we want to deliver that same experience” and you all act is if, they have said “We’ll give you the character creation menu for $60, then another $20 per 5 minutes you play.”
Wait until the game is out to criticise, for now, try and stay positive perhaps, you never know, the game might actually be good.

]]> By: Ferahtsu http://gamerlimit.com/2010/01/alan-wake-to-receive-additional-episodes-as-dlc/#comment-28777 Ferahtsu Fri, 08 Jan 2010 02:18:41 +0000 http://gamerlimit.com/?p=49873#comment-28777 In my day we bought a game, finished it, and moved on. Imagine applying the concept of separately selling a continuing story to other forms of media. I hate the idea of buying a book without an ending and having to ditch out more of my filthy dirty dollars for an end to a story. In my day we bought a game, finished it, and moved on. Imagine applying the concept of separately selling a continuing story to other forms of media. I hate the idea of buying a book without an ending and having to ditch out more of my filthy dirty dollars for an end to a story.

]]> By: Jeff Effendi http://gamerlimit.com/2010/01/alan-wake-to-receive-additional-episodes-as-dlc/#comment-28772 Jeff Effendi Fri, 08 Jan 2010 00:48:06 +0000 http://gamerlimit.com/?p=49873#comment-28772 As long as the game's good, I really don't care if they're nickle and diming me. As long as the game’s good, I really don’t care if they’re nickle and diming me.

]]> By: Simon Jones http://gamerlimit.com/2010/01/alan-wake-to-receive-additional-episodes-as-dlc/#comment-28765 Simon Jones Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:04:21 +0000 http://gamerlimit.com/?p=49873#comment-28765 So.... it's probably going to end up costing us well over a hundred dollars to play this game in its entirety? Remedy can suck a camel dick. So…. it’s probably going to end up costing us well over a hundred dollars to play this game in its entirety? Remedy can suck a camel dick.

]]> By: cynicalmonkey http://gamerlimit.com/2010/01/alan-wake-to-receive-additional-episodes-as-dlc/#comment-28759 cynicalmonkey Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:40:06 +0000 http://gamerlimit.com/?p=49873#comment-28759 yeah my interest in the game is waining by the moment, when did we breed this feelingit is alright to release an incomplete game and then charge us to complete it. yeah my interest in the game is waining by the moment, when did we breed this feelingit is alright to release an incomplete game and then charge us to complete it.

]]> By: Sean Patrick Carey http://gamerlimit.com/2010/01/alan-wake-to-receive-additional-episodes-as-dlc/#comment-28758 Sean Patrick Carey Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:26:24 +0000 http://gamerlimit.com/?p=49873#comment-28758 @ All the commenters above -- especially given that this game has already been pushed back multiple times, due to "wanting to make sure it is bug-free and polished". Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. @ All the commenters above — especially given that this game has already been pushed back multiple times, due to “wanting to make sure it is bug-free and polished”. Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

]]> By: darko http://gamerlimit.com/2010/01/alan-wake-to-receive-additional-episodes-as-dlc/#comment-28756 darko Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:07:05 +0000 http://gamerlimit.com/?p=49873#comment-28756 Dragon Age was the same story. Thankfully I pre-ordered a collector's edition before it was too late. I ordered it from EA, as I absolutely hate GameStop. Dragon Age was the same story. Thankfully I pre-ordered a collector’s edition before it was too late. I ordered it from EA, as I absolutely hate GameStop.

]]> By: Shawn Evans http://gamerlimit.com/2010/01/alan-wake-to-receive-additional-episodes-as-dlc/#comment-28753 Shawn Evans Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:25:34 +0000 http://gamerlimit.com/?p=49873#comment-28753 I gotta agree with both Chris and Jordan here. It's just so annoying to hear announcements like this. Makes me lose respect for the developers at times. I gotta agree with both Chris and Jordan here. It’s just so annoying to hear announcements like this. Makes me lose respect for the developers at times.

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