[QUOTE="dean0null"][QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

You do not get the complete story on anything but the highest difficulty that's not available for play until you beat the game once.

If people are happy with only part of the story then terrific, if they want the full story they have to play twice.

Jaysonguy

I don't think you're that well versed about what Alan Wake is about

The entire game revolves around the manuscripts. They tell the story about what's going on in the game not only with your character but all the other characters in the game. As you collect all of them you find out the story of the game. Playing through the game itself is just getting a part of the game's story.

So the game is forcing anyone who wants to know the complete story to play twice, that's nothing at all like finding the packages in GTA. They didn't have important story elements when you collected them.

I will concede this one as I agree. However, the way I feel is that it really doesn't matter if you complete the manuscript. Hell, the book might be the entire manuscript itself. I think you feel differently and I can handle that objection and I can see why someone would have one. I guess I lumped you with others on this thread, which I shouldn't have.

What does annoy me is people slandering the game based off of length when they've never played it. I'd figure it will take at least 16 hours to beat...possibly 22-25 if you collect everything except for the added manuscript.

[QUOTE="Tripleseed"]

[QUOTE="Jaysonguy"]

I'm glad you enjoy it, for me I think it's an underhanded tactic to hide the length of a game.

What bothers me is that you can't know all of the story on one playthrough. Let's say you're 6 hours in and you're somewhere you can't get to on a lower difficulty. That means you not only have to finish the game but then play it for another 6 hours just to find out that part.

I hate it, make the game worth playing twice because of the content, don't hide some of the content because you don't think you have a strong enough of a game to be played again.

Any game that forces you to play it twice is a true sign that the dev doesn't trust the game they made

Jaysonguy

I'm sorry but I'm just finding it very hard to see your point of view. You make it sound as if Remedy made the game in a way where, if you only play it on the normal difficulty, which is preferred by most players, you won't be able to understand the story or get the whole picture. I just don't see Remedy doing this. At the very most, they might have just thrown in a few more story bits to supplement the overall plot that can still be enjoyed fully on your first playthrough.

You do not get the complete story on anything but the highest difficulty that's not available for play until you beat the game once.

If people are happy with only part of the story then terrific, if they want the full story they have to play twice.

When it hits $20 I will pick it up.

kramer_inc

Damn Jason, you're full of assumptions. "Same exact way"? Yeah right. This used to be an open world game, and you think you have to do it the same way. You must be one boring gamer if you play it the same exact way.

I was all set to buy the limited edition until I saw that stupid "you have to play the game twice no matter what to get the full story" and then I was like "nope, I'm out"

I will not go out of my way to buy a game at launch that forces me to play it twice so I know everything going on.

Give me the chance to play on the highest difficulty and the ability to go anywhere on the first go round. Don't waste my time leading me through the same game twice

Jaysonguy

I think it's more creepy than scary.

Which makes a huge difference IMO.

As soon as I get paid, I'm going to preorder the collectors edition and Red Dead Redemption. I have games waiting to be played, but I can't miss out on this. So, I'll be getting it via Best Buy online (might as well since I want the War Horse.)

limited edition baby :DIce_man_1985

Can I get an Amen?

Nobody is going to buy it. I swear. NOBODY. YOU HEAR ME?! NOBODY

"if a guy walking around with a flashlight is dope to you then by all means this is the right game for you"

Ever play Doom 3? That game SUCKED. But it sold well. This is like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and GTA mixed into one sweet tortilla.

Edit: Have you bought a GTA game for multiplayer? You must feel like a real sucker for buying one of those if you have. Single player games SUCK!

The problem is, every time I refresh the Xbox 360 page, the features and things move around...next time I find it I'll post it.

Edit:

Here it is: http://adlog.com.com/adlog/c/r=7807&s=929009&t=2010.04.28.22.45.55&o=1:&h=cn&p=2&b=1&l=en_US&&site=1//event/codes/splintercellconviction-xbox/?tag=gumballs%3Bimg%3B2

I think it could be the double slashes right before "event"...that or the .com.com....both seem weird to me, but I'm no admin.

Edit2: I didn't realize it was an ad. I wonder, well, they aren't making any money off that link lol.

The Feature for the Splinter Cell: Conviction Third Echeleon DLC's link is not working. It hasn't worked for the last two days. Is this just me? It seems weird because it's been on the main Xbox 360 page for a while off and on. I've got the real link saved, but the images that accompany the feature have broken links it seems.

It returns 400 Bad Request:

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