Kotaku benefited here, but they were wrong. I don't even know how its up for debate? They did it knowing the consequence, they knew before they did it what the Fallout would be (pardon the pun). They had that discussion in their office before they hit "submit". they put on their big-boy pants and published. Now eat your big-boy pants now Kotaku. You don't bite the hand that feeds you, or shit where you eat. Why wouldn't publishers be mad!!!?? -- Now I don't care about Ubisoft - fuck em! As Vinnie said I'm a consumer and i want to know, (in fact I am on the selfish side that is happy to hear this inside stuff), but to not understand why Ubisoft is mad!? Come on!
You know how long and expensive these games are to make, to have that little bit of control at the end just to have a trusted site be like "naw, fuck that, for my own profit I'm spilling beans early!". Company invested millions of bucks, and countless hours. Kotaku invested a few minutes.
How many times have we heard Jeff Gerstman say "well we have this new thing for the site, we aren't announcing it yet", when Brad tries to talk about it early on the Bombcast - what if the next hour Kotaku blasts out "GIANTBOMB'S SECRET NEW THING", Jeff would be pissed, and maybe try to find who at the website who told them. And he'd be right, he was planning on his thing, rolling it out when its ready, it wasn't Kotaku's to leak. They leaked it for $$. If Jeff then said "Fuck those guys, i thought we had an okay relationship and they just went against my obvious wishes, I'm cutting them off my Christmas card list", Jeff would be justified and that makes sense.
Kotaku isn't being killed over this, just a company saying, "eh, we don't like you much anymore, you hurt us". You've all stopped talking to friends for less. ("You told Mindy I liked her!? We aren't friends anymore!")
Maybe its just me, but I do know you guys are doing some new sound stuff now? But maybe my laptop speaker shit the bed just at the same time and its coincidence? But i don't notice it on other websites. The giantbomb volume of speaking makes my speakers sound like shit (like bass maxes out or something???). Is your speech setting in the red somehow? (vibrates my speakers unless they are really low.)
And talking about Indiana Jones and Donald Duck; Lucas and Spielberg said that Indiana Jones was partially inspired by Carl Barks' Donald Duck comics.
Yes, when Jeff said "Yeah Donald was never Indiana Jones or anything", I was like, the ducks inspired that yo! Talking about things you don't know! Misinformation! hahaha
@icf_19xx: He was shooting in the air with the AK because he was pulling it out still, Dan was firing before aiming. This game is all about aiming. Its a good mechanic though, literally the pre-boss battle in #1 is a lot of guys chasing you, if you run around with AK and shotgun pointed behind you (over your shoulder) you can kill them while just running around so you don't get swarmed. It may look clunky but - its a good mechanic.
@alistercat Yes easy is a fine way to play it, most people who complain about combat and bullet sponges (which was #1 mostly), played like Dan in the quick look. I tried the game ru nand gun style, put it down hated it. Went to a friends and watched him play and realized i played it wrong. If you run and gun you are in trouble. You should be shooting behind you if you are running ,finding cover. Most set pieces are set up so you have cover, get out your pistol, and one shot everyone in the head (they keep track of headshots for a reason). Game is easy if you take cover and headshot, literally no bullet sponges in the head. Playing like Dan did here you will be cursing god repeating sections.
Also I remember before the game came out ,the lady who wrote it said if you dont like the gun parts they were putting an adventure mode in so you could just see the pretty game and platform (girlfriend mode). But they didn't have time and it never got it. Glad to see it here!!!
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