@cf_Kage @roosteraxe1 Does that mean we can sue for live action commercials that show exaggerated gameplay elements? How about movies that claim to be funny, but suck? Where do you draw the line? If the game was defective or claimed to do something it didn't, then it would be worth suing over. It didn't. It just used gameplay footage that didn't make it into the game. Bad move? Absolutely. Good way to piss off fans. Unless the commercial specifically stated that the scenes from the commercial would definitely be in the game it's not false advertising. Game companies have commercials featuring CGI that isn't in the game all the time. It's intended to give you an idea of what the game's like and hype you up for it. That's what advertising is. Yes in this case Sega's skirting by on a technicality, but it's still petty and childish to try to sue over it. It's crap like this that's breaking and abusing the system. If you don't like something you bought, then don't buy from that company again. You don't sue just because you weren't happy with your purchase.

If you could win a lawsuit for products not being like commercials portray them, then every fast food commercial would be admissable. Their food never looks anything like the commercials. There's so many other products that aren't as good as the commercials imply. I'm not saying the company that makes products like these shouldn't be held accountable to some degree, but to try to sue because a product didn't live up to your expectations is ridiculous. Now if the commercial claimed Aliens CM would cure the common cold and make you sexier, then you could sue for not delivering. Bottom line is "was it a game...yes. Did it play...yes". Sorry you didn't like it, but grow up and get over it. It happens.

@MinerAvatar @roosteraxe1 Both games I mentioned have campaigns of around 3-4 hours. I've played them. That's how long they are. A lord of the Rings movie is just as long. You're right though. They're all about multiplayer. The campaign is just their sad excuse to cater to singleplayer fans. Nevertheless, ten hours is, to me, an ok amount of time for a good singleplayer experience. Most of the MGS games take around that time and I've never heard a complaint about how short they are. If this game has a decent replay value the there's no reason for anyone to complain abour ten hours.

I've been a fan of their games since Omikron so this ones pretty much a no-brainer for me. I'm having trouble understanding how people can gripe about a ten hour game, but praise game like Halo 4 and Modern Warfare 3 for their 3 hour campaigns. The way I see it, the game should at least last long enough to make up for the time I had to work to earn the money to buy it. Although preferably I'd like it to last much longer.

Considering Halo 4 and all the recent CODs took less than half that time to beat, this isn't a horrible playtime. Of course those games are mostly about multiplayer, which I could care less about. I still appreciate a good single player experience with a well told story. If this game has decent replay value, it'll be worth it at ten hours. Heavy Rain had little replay value if you got through with everyone alive the first playthrough though. Once the big plot twist was revealed it tended to make playing it over again pointless. I guess we shall see. I'll probably end up waiting until this one goes down in price unless it gets stellar reviews with specific mention to replayability.

Let's see... a big chunk of my gaming lately is during my downtime at work. I don't have access to my work's network for that. There fore, no online connection at work. This means the new Xbox would be aboslutely useless me at work. Sooo.... why would I want their new useless system that will likely start on fire after a year of use?

It doesn't matter to me which system is better at this point. I'm waiting a good, long while to get a next gen console for several reasons. First and foremost, I'm not buying a new console just to have it break because they haven't worked the bugs out yet. That's what M$ did last time around. They rushed out the 360 to get a jump on Sony and released a console with a ridiculously fatal flaw. I've had 4 360s RROD and everyone I know with an old model 360 has had similar experiences. Sony in turn released PS3 with a similar, if not nearly as consistant flaw. Then of course is the price and features. It's inevitable that future iterations of the new consoles will feature better harddrives and lower prices. Makes no sense to buy right away.

Now if we'd just get news of Persona 5. 4 came out at the very end of PS2's hayday, we're more than due for the next one. I'll be pissed if they skip this console generation since I don't plan on buying a PS4 for a good while after release.

I doubt the new owners are going to make Volition change anything. Saint's Row is one of the main franchises that kept THQ alive. THQ's demise is in spite of Saint's Row, not because of it. Unless Volition was forced to change the formula, I will definitely be getting this. SR 2 & 3 were both great games (although I personally think 2 was better). A series that started as a GTA clone, realized it was a joke and ran with it. Brilliant. GTA is still a fun, chaotic series, but it's nice to have a game that fully embraces that chaos to ridiculous levels.

Interestingly, I think his assessment of the gaming industry and his comparisons to the film industry are not only spot on, but the two mediums seem to be in a similar place at the moment. The game industry is chugging out cookie cutter FPS games and sequels like crazy, while creative and innovative game ideas either keep getting shelved, or are selling poorly because people keep buying Call of Duty 18 and ignoring anything new and different. Films are chugging out sequel after sequel and remaking older films like it's run out of ideas. The remake situation is even starting to carry over into gaming. How many franchises are currently being remade or "rebooted"? I guess the entertainment industry as a whole is suffering from this at some level. Most popular music is nearly indistinguishable from the other popular music out there. TV shows are constantly taking the same tired ideas from one another instead of trying something different and radio stations are blending genres until they all are playing the same tired songs. It's not quite so bad with books and theater, but even those mediums are suffering from this to some extent.