Dead Island gets inexplicable Game of the Year edition
Deep Silver has mastered the craft of deceiving customers with Dead Island, a game that played nothing like its debut trailer. So, of course it makes sense that the publisher would release a "Game of the Year" edition.
Deep Silver has mastered the craft of deceiving customers with Dead Island, a game that played nothing like its dramatic, poignant debut trailer. So, of course it makes sense that the publisher would release a "Game of the Year" edition--because one outlet decided to give the game such a dubious award.
As is typical for "GOTY" re-releases, this repackaged version of the game will include the original game and the subsequently released DLC: Bloodbath Arena, Ryder White, and the Ripper weapon mod. Here's a look at the Ryder White expansion:
The "GOTY" edition of Dead Island will be available on PS3, Xbox 360, and PC on June 26th for $29.99.
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replyAndrew Yoon posted a new article, Dead Island gets inexplicable Game of the Year edition.
Deep Silver has mastered the craft of deceiving customers with Dead Island, a game that played nothing like its debut trailer. So, of course it makes sense that the publisher would release a "Game of the Year" edition.-
sure, it was nothing like it should have been, but I enjoyed it enough to put 100+ hours, and still play every now and then, I haven't checked the DLC out though, not sure if I will.....
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... ouch, Andrew! I didn't make the game, but I felt the sting.
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Very much don't care for this author. Just because your personal opinion is negative doesn't mean other people didn't find the game enjoyable.
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Calling something a "Game of the Year" edition is a pretty bold claim. I'm not questioning if it's fun--I'm questioning if it's the Game of the Year.
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That seems to be the going trend around here
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Shacknews authors should only copy and paste press releases !!
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lol, just lol
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Its not opinion. The trailer is vastly different than the game, period. I enjoyed the game somewhat, but there is truth to what Andrew stated.
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The Diablo 3 Anime is nothing like Diablo 3. So what.
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wtf. That's pretty shoddy of you to say. Did you give Borderlands the same treatment, because this game sold pretty well and was actually pretty fun once you got past certain annoyances.
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Nothing Andrew said is wrong. It's a fact that the trailer they put out was just to get people talking and not indicative of the game, and it's also a fact that it's a little sad to release a GOTY edition when only one place gave you the award. If they'd called it Gold Edition or something similar, I doubt he'd have mae the comments he did.
Also, notice he made no mention of the actual gameplay.-
how many Game of the Year awards did Borderlands get? I only see one cited on wikipedia, and that's from an equally dubious site.
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I am saying it's pretty industry standard at this point, that after a year or so you rerelease the game with all the dlc, slap a GOTY on it and be done with it. To say it's 'deceiving' is disingenuous
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It's standard to release compilations, yes, but the GOTY moniker is used to show people that this was a pretty big game they need to buy. And while Dead island may be a fun title, it's no ME2, Uncharted 2, or Skyrim. While it is technically correct to call it a GOTY release, when only one outlet gave you that recognition it just comes off as a bit shady.
It's on of those letter of the law vs. spirit of the law things. -
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Yeah and it was stupid when that did it too. What's your point?
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Like the two above me said, this isn't about Borderlands. You're putting words into Andrew's mouth to assume he thinks it's okay to do it in that case. For the record, I think it's just as sad that it was done for Borderlands. That game stood on its own just fine and didn't need to resort to tactics like that. Should have used another name.
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Capcom actually got this right. You call it a Gold Edition or something along those lines. This is defiantly deceiving. That goes for Borderlands too if that was the case for it as well.
I don't know what the guidelines should be for labeling a re release GOTY but one random gaming blog giving it their GOTY award isn't it.
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I loved this game but this will be a terrible package. The worst parts of this game were the closed in spaces like the sewers and prison and then they went and made the only real DLC almost entirely made up of that. You'd be better off just buying the regular version which should now be pretty cheap.
It would have been awesome if they had released an expansion/dlc that was just another whole area with the size of the first area of the game (the resort part of the island). That would have been worth paying for. -
Jesus. This is just a tad harsh no? Not very professional at all.
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I actually like the sentiment here. I'm not sure what the trailer has to do with anything (???) But it's silly when publishers sling GoY edition on any title. Who awarded Dead Island GoY? PlanetDeadIsland.com?
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Fuck these haters. I liked Dead Island a lot but this is misleading. I don't care if a lot of other publishers do it, too, it's still a stupid practice.
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Doesn't matter if the game was good or bad, it's just a marketing ploy to get people to buy the game with bundled extra content.
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"hey no one said anything then so no one can complain about it ever"
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It's kinda lame to let a bunch slide by and then single out one instance. Why not do an article covering the practice and call out a list of games & publishers.
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why dont u rite it idiot
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Why don't you pay me. Or better yet, why don't we get our fine shacknews staff that's more interested in quality articles than news snips to fucking do it, seeing as they're already getting paid. I'm pretty sure they're not doing these articles for charity and the chicks.
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who the hell reads shack articles anyway??
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I'm looking into it!
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lol @ dead island apologists getting panties in wad over harsh but fair statements. Calling out false advertising is responsible journalism, no sense in being nuanced about that.
maybe if it was actually a good game it might be worth getting hot and bothered over-
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Does this include the beta that they released on Steam? LOL
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While i may not have been a GOTY game it sure was fun.
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What's the skinny on the DLC? Worth $4 ea for 2?
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Does Andrew Yoon like games?
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To be clear, I more or less agree with his statements. His tone is just kinda weird. Perhaps its appearances on weekend confirmed that have me the most skeptical of his points of view.
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Would it be okay if "Journalists" just the news without your biases? I don't need to know that you didn't care for Dead Island. Just report the news and leave the opinions to the comments. You're not on Fox News here.
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And as it was pointed out a few times in this thread already, it was stupid when they did it too.
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I totally agree with Andrew. Who the hell comes out with a GAME OF THE YEAR EDITION with only one reviewer to back you up? A lot of you are bashing Andrew for beating up the Dead Island team but he didn't even say anything subjective at all. There was no real opinion other than emphasis. These are facts people.
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This game was far more enjoyable then a certain overhyped POS called Dragon Age. I spent far more time with this game and enjoyed the hell out of it. Crushing zombie skulls with my boot and setting them aflame with molotovs kicked waayyyyy more ass then the linear game play of dragon age and NOT ONCE did I come across some d00d that was like "Ohh, we need your help here...ahh, but first you have to buy the quest dlc if you really want to help us out". I look forward to a dead island sequel myself :)
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