What do you think about videogame leaks?
saved me from making a terrible decision: preordering and buying TLOU2.
Why - was/is there some controversy surrounding TLOU2? What made/makes you doubt it might not be as good as 1? (Sorry for off topic Q, but am intrigued!) (I've not finished the 1st one yet, but am enjoying it)
WITHOUT SPOILERS PLEASE!! :)
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You run the risk of receiving huge spoilers by asking that question. Spoilers that could ruin your enjoyment of the first game. I would advise you to delete your post!
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Its story related, visuals and gameplay are praised by people who even dislike the game.
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Its also important to mention a lot of people like the story too, its just not to everyones liking.
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Yeah, what funnyduck99 said below. There's really no way to say anything without it potentially spoiling/ruining things for you. I seriously would avoid the topic until you've at least finished the first game.
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OK, but the replies have made me more curious! So I searched a bit.
Can't find anything in this "which is better' thread as everyone seems to like both although 1 perhaps more on average. So my final Q would solve the puzzle perhaps: Is the controversy political in nature that might include words like 'agenda', 'woke' etc? If so, then it's only a minority that won't want to play 2, but won't bug me.
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Some of the controversy is over what some would call progressive politics, but from what I've seen, most of the hate comes from decisions made concerning the story & characters, as GreekHobo states below. That's why I suggested you delete your comment. I just didn't want you to eventually be able to piece things together, whether you got full-on spoilers or not.
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Other comment said it perfectly. Actually, phrases like:
"You're just a bigot for hating X for being Y", "You just hate the game because you hate Druckmann"
Were heavily used to discard all the valid criticism towards the game and stopped any civilized discussion dead on its track.
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Some controversial decisions they made. No way to talk about it without spoiling. I personally dislike TLOU2 but love TLOU1.
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As others mentioned, without delving into the spoiler territory, I can only explain using the broad strokes.
Neil Druckmann just simply decided to ruin the franchise and made some EXTREMELY questionable decisions regarding story and characters, both new and old. Don't get me wrong, gameplay is amazing, a huge step up compared to the first game. But the story...
I disliked Druckmann before TLOU2 for his decisions regarding Uncharted 4. After TLOU2, I am a certified hater.
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Yeah, Druckmann sucks big time. Overnight, Naughty Dog went from my most trusted & beloved developer, to my most disregarded. I bought Playstations just for Naughty Dog. :(
If you go down the rabbit hole, there's some seriously questionable things that happened within the company that leads me to believe Druckmann is a snake. Mostly stuff concerning the departures of both Bruce Straley and Amy Hennig. Also, he just gives off big douche vibes, at least to me anyway.
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Yeah. I've sensed that foul smell in UC4 (which is why when I really liked Lost Treasure standalone DLC I was pleased to find out that almost no writing/directing for it was done by Druckmann).
Yup, kicking out Amy Henning by scrapping many MONTHS of her work is a dick move for sure.
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They're annoying, both because they spoil things and you never know what's accurate and what isn't. There have been many cases in the past where leaks were just bullshit, leading to many people being disappointed with actual announcements. It's a lose-lose situation. If you know about things to come, you're not as excited about them when they're announced, because you already knew it was coming. If you're excited about a leak that is a lie and isn't coming, you're going to be disappointed more than you would've been otherwise.
That said, when it's whistleblowing rather than leaking, as in the leaks are alerting people about bad things to come, then it's an important type of leak that I do appreciate.
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Just ignore it. I fail to see the issue. 99% of everything being posted online these days is fucking bogus. Back in the day you could actually see legitimate press releases and trailers and whatnot, now you have to dig through tons of fake news bullshit to find anything out. And never pre-order anything. Get the money and run scam. Even from big publishers these days which is quite sad. All this FOMO bullshit, I just don't get it.
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Don't preorder games anyways even if you want to get it. Personally I don't hate leaks, although there is a spectrum of how big/damaging they are. I am a big fan of Hollow Knight and would be pretty devastated if Silksong leaked and I got spoiled. As long as I didnt get spoiled I wouldn't care. For stuff like switch 2 leaks I am a fan, and I wish the launch lineup would leak so I am less caught up in hype and can make an informed decision.
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Oh, I have never pre-ordered anything in my life. TLOU2 would be the first, but then leaks dropped and then I've decided to never ride the hype wave and only make a informed decision AFTER I watch perfomance review and look at some other game-related reviews.
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Leaks are a good thing imo, as it gives the company a chance to fix whatever mess they are about to push out. Once the mess is out, they're much less likely to fix anything and make it better. At the same time, I agree with you that influencers/media giving their opinion of what's gonna happen as if they saw a leak despite having no damn info on the matter is mega toxic and should be a perma ban, because I don't enjoy pointless clickbait and I think in the 1700's you'd get stoned for that.
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I don't pay attention to game leaks because I don't have the money to buy new games and often don't end up getting a game until it's many years old, so I just wait for them to be released and then see what people say about them.
I really enjoy hardware leaks as entertainment. I don't buy many new things because they are expensive and I tend to keep my stuff for many years before replacing them, but I like to keep up on what is happening with new computer technology because I find it interesting and I find leaks and speculation to be enjoyable.
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they wont stop showing those damn "leaks" and "information" news.... a lot of sites are Sony biased, they pretty much are trying to stop Switch sales (making people wait for new hardware) which are close to PS2 sales, which somehow recently they suddenly jumped from 155 to 160 million.
to me even NDS (153 million) outsold PS2.
not sure about english websites. but before the Swicth OLED. it was about the Switch Pro
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I'm actually torn on the matter. On one hand, I hate leaks (currently about Switch 2) because they are all around me. Even if the half of those are true, gaming news outlets I'm subscribed to, keep regurgitating the same pieces of information over and over and over again. And I'm like, Jesus Christ, just wait for the official announcement. On the other hand, leaks saved me from making a terrible decision: preordering and buying TLOU2.
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