• daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 days ago

    Spore taught me a lesson on not trusting hype.

    It was my first experience with a hyped disappointing game.

    Also I do not think it was something technical. It was just EA evilness to their marketing team though that a more child oriented game would sell better than the hardcore simulation the devs wanted to make.

    I still remember that E3 trailer with the willowsaur, it showed more advanced characteristics that the final product. They straight up downgraded their game.

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      8 days ago

      Same here, I remember being 15 and sharing the video around school on this amazing new website called Google Videos. I watched that demo multiple times and ate the hype big time, and then we know what happened next.

      A few years later, EA ruined Battlefield and I’ve never bought a game from them since.