So, it's confirmed, no Far Cry 2 demo love for us. Then again, it isn't like we don't have 20 minutes of game footage to garner some sort of opinion off of. But that's looking at the whole thing from a "glass half full" perspective.
No Far Cry 2 demo and no hours of fun for you
So, it's confirmed, no Far Cry 2 demo love for us. Then again, it isn't like we don't have 20 minutes of game footage to garner some sort of opinion off of. But that's looking at the whole thing from a "glass half full" perspective.
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7-11-2008 @ 1:29PM
Tony said...
So stick a time limit on the demo. It's not rocket science lol.
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7-12-2008 @ 12:41PM
Grant said...
my thoughts exactly, set it at 5-10 min, so people can't make it all the way across the map and discover the whole environment and such, cause that was they seem to be so afraid of.
7-11-2008 @ 1:33PM
ccc said...
The main character in this game isn't even Jack Carver is it?
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7-11-2008 @ 1:51PM
Neuromancer said...
No it's a new guy, probably just as well in my opinion. Plus this guy has malaria.
7-11-2008 @ 1:35PM
ANTHOLOGY said...
No demo, No buy.
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7-11-2008 @ 2:39PM
Mr.U2 said...
Ha, that's exactly my philosophy.
7-11-2008 @ 1:50PM
Neuromancer said...
Anyone remember back in the Wolf3D/Doom/Quake days, where the entire first quarter of the game would be given away as shareware? Man those days are gone.
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7-11-2008 @ 1:53PM
hi5 said...
i think not having a demo is really going to hurt their sales..
I know i won't be buying.
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7-11-2008 @ 2:03PM
The_Punisher said...
Man you guys are retarded, not buying becuase of no demo??? What's wrong with you?
If you want a game, buy it.
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7-11-2008 @ 2:41PM
Mr.ESC said...
Well I'm going to play the logic and assuming cards here (Johnny-Combo-player-no-Jutsu GO!)
I guess what they are trying to say is: “how are you going to buy a game if you don't know what is going to be like?” or if you are going to like it (As much as I love Flamethrowers and Fire effects not every game with a flamethrower is win)
There are plenty of answers for this like:
1-Rent it when it’s released.
2-Play either Crysis or Far cry 1
3-Read reviews and then decide by yourself
The problem with 1 and 2 is that requires money and I don't know you but after renting a game I don't feel like buying it or if I buy it there is a high chance I won't play again in order to play a new release. Option 2 gives you a general idea for example if you like it you will like the sequel sort of thing or if you hated it there is a high chance you won’t like it but sometimes the sequels are actually better (Yes is weird but it happens) so is hard to approach to the actual result
The problem with 3 is that while it’s free different people have different perspectives. Some people think Assassin’s creed story is brilliant, that Alone in the Dark sucks and that breathing carbon monoxide is a good idea.
The demo is sometimes the best way to go but demos are tricky since there are situations like Time shift, the demo rules but the game it self is buggy and broken (Timeshift demo is awesome and I’m so buying it when it gets a price drop).
7-11-2008 @ 2:58PM
The_Punisher said...
I know if a game will be good, and there few exceptions. If i'm not sure, i wait for reviews and friends to tell me, or ap price drop. I don't whine and say "no deal!" becuase there's no demo......
7-11-2008 @ 3:36PM
hi5 said...
The first far cry wasn't that good, so why would I want to waste my time on the sequel when I have to pay (either renting or buying) to get a good impression of it?
If there were a demo, I would've given it a fair chance.
7-11-2008 @ 3:43PM
The_Punisher said...
Lol, so don't buy it. I loved the first one, and honestly idc what you thought of it, or your "fair chance" BS.
7-11-2008 @ 2:09PM
Vcize said...
I don't understand how they can't figure out how to make a demo that isn't 10-12 hours long. What the hell is this guy talking about.
With no demo, I doubt I'll be looking into this one much with all the other great games coming out this year.
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7-11-2008 @ 2:25PM
Alex said...
Burnout Paradise managed just fine.
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7-11-2008 @ 3:27PM
Neuromancer said...
So did Crackdown.
7-11-2008 @ 6:40PM
Gamertag: GOPAL892005 said...
& Saints Row : )
7-11-2008 @ 2:44PM
Trekster_Gamer said...
I can see there point. I do however wish there was a demo, heck even 5 or 10 mins of play would have sufficed but thats ok.
also on the earlier statement "no demo no buy" is total bullS****. If the game is good I will buy it.
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7-11-2008 @ 4:33PM
c4v3man said...
Dead Rising managed to do it. If they could pull it off like Dead Rising, they'd actually be ahead (played the demo, loved it, rented the full game, hated it). Demos are free advertising... make it happen. I'm sure they have a tutorial level at some point, even if it's a full world, I doubt everyone spawns during the training phase.
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7-11-2008 @ 8:22PM
Magic Whiskey said...
That's a letdown. Far Cry 2 is one of the titles i'm anticipating the most. Ah well. I'm still buying this without a demo.
Demos are great for when I'm on the fence about something or hadn't heard of the game prior to downloading it (which..heh..is RARE), but demos are just extra icing to me. I love, LOVE that it's commonplace for demos to reach the Dashboard for most games, and I'll even go as far as say that I'm glad the community at-large is spoiled with them.
I miss them when I find games for the Wii I'd like to check out (which is another RARE occurence), but I'd never go as far as to say "No demo, no buy". I'd be more afraid of the delayed demo than anything.
There wasn't a demo for Halo 3 or Call of Duty 4, (ignoring the beta testing for both) and that worked out fine.
The demo for Bioshock actually hurt the game for me; I hated the demo and made me lose interest in buying the game. I rented the game for a better feel however a few days later, and it turns out it wasn't as bad as I'd felt the demo had led on. So you never know.
Demos are nice, but just make up your mind without a test drive, guys. If you have trouble, well, that's what gaming review sites are for.
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