Batman arkham city review kotaku
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But I have to say that the bolded text is a terrible excuse, especially taking into account that, for all intents and purposes, Batman, the Joker and the rest of the casts are video game characters in this case. I do agree that the game won't be ruined for me if I find out what this spoiler is about and, above all, that Kotaku can go die in a fire. Hell, I think something like Metal Gear Solid 2's "You don't play as Solid Snake for the vast majority of the game" is a way bigger spoiler than this Arkham City stuff. The story will carry on, and then surprise-surprise, that character will be back from the dead somehow. "Some comic book character temporarily dies" is not such a twist. Some games have MAJOR plot twists that put the entire game in a new perspective. Seriously, across all possible forms of fiction, comic book characters are the least likely to have a meaningful, permanent death. Kotaku acted irresponsibly, but letting that ruin the whole game for you is overreacting. I really wish people would use the blocksite add-on for Firefox and shove it up Kotaku's asses said:Įxactly. Now I feel like pre-ordering again, I mean, a kid could of registered on the forums here and had that as their thread title and I would of been in the wrong place and wrong time and while it takes away from the grandeur of the game that I can never have back, part of it is the experience leading to and the circumstances to the outcome. They started posting weekly gaming deals to an unknown website when clearly the majority of the deals come from Cheap Ass Gamer, but their creator decided to hold a contest to see if their members could post a blog and get featured on Kotaku and when that happened with Kotaku humiliated that's when they started posting deals to an obscure site as payback (taking away referrals from CAG who contribute lots to Child's Play). Makes sense, if Kotaku don't get their way, they like "payback". It probably means nothing, but hopefully that won't stop more baseless speculation like what I've engaged in here. It probably means nothing, but hopefully that won't stop more baseless speculation like what I've engaged in said: I swear I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but I do find it odd that this kerfuffle pertains to a game and publisher who Kotaku publicly called out for their application and administration of NDAs just a few months ago and threatened/promised/stated they were withholding all coverage of that publisher. I swear I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but I do find it odd that this kerfuffle pertains to a game and publisher who Kotaku publicly called out for their application and administration of NDAs just a few months ago and threatened/promised/stated they were withholding all coverage of that publisher. It appears Kotaku has made the decision that their primary interest is page views or "buzz," because writing that headline and revealing a major plot point couldn't have been done without knowing what kind of reaction would come from something that even skirts the edge of spoiler territory. To put what can only be considered a major plot point in the headline is such bad form for the enthusiast press that it's mind boggling.Īs to the arguments of "The developers want it written about," what Rocksteady makes available to the press is their prerogative, but it's the press's job to present that information in a way that serves their interests. This is one game I've been avoiding reading about so I could go into the experience knowing only what I know form the previous game and various other odd bits. I don't care about the story's content, it's the presentation that bothers me.
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Post their thread title on these forums and see how long you last.Īnd who the fuck are you to tell me how to enjoy my games? How would you be able to enjoy punching guys in the face now, knowing that? If they're showing that part of the game and telling people to write about it then they're actively trying to get that information out.īut it totally makes sense that you wouldn't want to buy Arkham City now that the assuredly rich and complex story has been "spoiled" for you. They're encouraging people to report on it, according to that Kotaku article, so it's probably going to be the subject of a bunch of preview articles now too.įor people who DON'T READ PREVIEWS to avoid stuff like this, especially ones where they say it right in the title is most juvenile.\ It was one of the first details which leaked about the game. That "spoiler" has been common knowledge since the game was announced.