Tag: Hype Train
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No Man’s Sky – Impressions
*No Man’s Sky is a game that I don’t think can be genuinely reviewed, but discussed via as an impression. That’s because the game can be a completely different experience between players that giving a “concrete” viewpoint (i.e. review) won’t due the game justice. Hence this being an impressions piece, and not a review Release…
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Is No Man’s Sky “No Man’s Game”?
No Man’s Sky came out amid an uproar of hype that felt truly astounding. The developers were open-minded, earnest, and proud of their product (not just its revenue). They kept a dialogue going with NMS’ potential players during the development process, and took criticism seriously. The game itself looked gorgeous: beautiful beyond compare, with…
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Cat Buddy! Exploring Final Fantasy XV through a…Cat Cam?
With Final Fantasy XV moving faster in less than a year then it has in almost seven…we’re now getting to enjoy seeing the game through the eyes of… a cat? That’s right! Much like the exploration of an city through the eyes of a dog cam at Jump Fest in Chiba, Japan in December, fans at…
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All Aboard the Hype Train! The vicious cycle of marketing
The last few years feel like the slow transition of video game publishers focusing on marketing more than game development has changed gears. Whereas the build-up was slow, creative and methodical, most of it feels like a checklist of certain criteria to hit. Tell them about the game revolutionizing the industry for years to come?…