Remember when we suggested just possibly the group of apparently Christian protesters outside of E3 could be a PR stunt* (see that story here).
Apparently the committed group of protesters come from a group called S.A.V.E.D. (Salvationists. Against. Virtual. and Eternal. Damnation.) And apparently we were correct.
The group Wearesavedorg is a domain set up on "01-Jun-2009 17:22:24 UTC" according to its relevant records. Yes, the day of E3.
The website that apparently protests an EA game, rather than providing a link for 'right-thinking' nutters to EA's corporate site in order to complain, points to the game. It also contains a trailer for the game. This is probably the give-away, as it's a well known tactic for 'right-minded' nutters never actually to look at the things they find appalling, and certainly not to promulgate them.
Of course, the fact that this is a PR stunt will never actually be admitted to... much in the same way as EA will never actually put out a game that is actually controversial.
* We actually said, "EA marketing people who had a crazy idea, some lurid pens and a little too much... coffee."
Apparently the committed group of protesters come from a group called S.A.V.E.D. (Salvationists. Against. Virtual. and Eternal. Damnation.) And apparently we were correct.
The group Wearesavedorg is a domain set up on "01-Jun-2009 17:22:24 UTC" according to its relevant records. Yes, the day of E3.
The website that apparently protests an EA game, rather than providing a link for 'right-thinking' nutters to EA's corporate site in order to complain, points to the game. It also contains a trailer for the game. This is probably the give-away, as it's a well known tactic for 'right-minded' nutters never actually to look at the things they find appalling, and certainly not to promulgate them.
Of course, the fact that this is a PR stunt will never actually be admitted to... much in the same way as EA will never actually put out a game that is actually controversial.
* We actually said, "EA marketing people who had a crazy idea, some lurid pens and a little too much... coffee."
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LUPOS 5 Jun 2009 13:53
1/7
I have to say, i laughed when i saw the "unbaptized babies!" with scythes for hands in the pamphlet... but when I saw them in game and Dante proceed to combo them up into an air juggle and slice them in half... i did feel it was a smidgen tasteless. Though, to be fair, not nearly as tasteless as their blatant ripping off of god of war.
Daz 5 Jun 2009 14:20
2/7
@LUPOS
ripping off god of war? just how without gameplay vids do you know this?
ripping off god of war? just how without gameplay vids do you know this?
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LUPOS 5 Jun 2009 17:01
3/7
@Daz Cause I sat and watched a 20 minute game play demo yesterday. It's awesome looking. Very well done. But it is EXACTLY the same game. it's kind of absurd. The fighting loosk nearly identical. Number of enemies. The way the confrontations are spaced out. The camera angles. The glowing orbs that pop out of dead bodies. The giant mythological creatures and the QTE's used to kill them. I played the whole GOW3 demo and watched 20 min of Dante's and it looks like they reverse engineered gow and re skinned it. I'll have impressions/ hands on for them up probably Monday.
Daz 5 Jun 2009 17:55
4/7
To be honest I'm not surprised, just from the trailer I could tell it was either gonna play like DMC or Heavenly Sword.
Devil may Cry did the orb thing before gow, it seems everyone forget's this when comparing games they always goto gow even though DMC probably did it first why?
Devil may Cry did the orb thing before gow, it seems everyone forget's this when comparing games they always goto gow even though DMC probably did it first why?
LUPOS 5 Jun 2009 18:37
5/7
Daz wrote:
Devil may Cry did the orb thing before gow, it seems everyone forget's this when comparing games they always goto gow even though DMC probably did it first why?
More current? Everyone blames god of war or resident evil for QTE's as well. Really shenmue invented it. Was kind of a big deal at the time.
PreciousRoi 5 Jun 2009 23:57
6/7
Actually weren't the laserdisc games of the 80's (Dragon's Lair, Space Ace, etc.) nothing but strings of animated QTEs interspersed with animated cutscenes? (and they were ported to something...) Shenmue just brought QTEs back as a gameplay element, they were already old hat.
brodo 6 Jun 2009 08:04
7/7
"as it's a well known tactic for 'right-minded' nutters never actually to look at the things they find appalling"
:)
:)