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Well, since the game has been in the making for god knows how long, you would have thought they want to make a mean return on the game, so, are we awaiting a mass push of Promotion for this game?
It might have already started.
Anyone who got a game from SR recently (mine was Vice City on Friday) might have noticed a London A to Z in with the package. Of course it was a fictional one, it was advertising The Getaway, and to be honest, I was really impressed by it!
For those that haven’t seen it. Its a large map on it with, what looks like a A to Z of London, with loads of roads on it and buildings as you would expect to find, but if you look closer, you will notice all the road names are actually cockney sentences, that I presume will be used in the game. Then on the other side there’s the usual info on the game. It was a pretty big piece of material.
The work put into it seems to have been on a high scale, so if Sony are prepared to go that far for a paper presentation, what else can we expect.
Especially with around a month to go till release.
It might have already started.
Anyone who got a game from SR recently (mine was Vice City on Friday) might have noticed a London A to Z in with the package. Of course it was a fictional one, it was advertising The Getaway, and to be honest, I was really impressed by it!
For those that haven’t seen it. Its a large map on it with, what looks like a A to Z of London, with loads of roads on it and buildings as you would expect to find, but if you look closer, you will notice all the road names are actually cockney sentences, that I presume will be used in the game. Then on the other side there’s the usual info on the game. It was a pretty big piece of material.
The work put into it seems to have been on a high scale, so if Sony are prepared to go that far for a paper presentation, what else can we expect.
Especially with around a month to go till release.
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Well, since the game has been in the making for god knows how long, you would have thought they want to make a mean return on the game, so, are we awaiting a mass push of Promotion for this game?
It might have already started.
Anyone who got a game from SR recently (mine was Vice City on Friday) might have noticed a London A to Z in with the package. Of course it was a fictional one, it was advertising The Getaway, and to be honest, I was really impressed by it!
For those that haven’t seen it. Its a large map on it with, what looks like a A to Z of London, with loads of roads on it and buildings as you would expect to find, but if you look closer, you will notice all the road names are actually cockney sentences, that I presume will be used in the game. Then on the other side there’s the usual info on the game. It was a pretty big piece of material.
The work put into it seems to have been on a high scale, so if Sony are prepared to go that far for a paper presentation, what else can we expect.
Especially with around a month to go till release.
It might have already started.
Anyone who got a game from SR recently (mine was Vice City on Friday) might have noticed a London A to Z in with the package. Of course it was a fictional one, it was advertising The Getaway, and to be honest, I was really impressed by it!
For those that haven’t seen it. Its a large map on it with, what looks like a A to Z of London, with loads of roads on it and buildings as you would expect to find, but if you look closer, you will notice all the road names are actually cockney sentences, that I presume will be used in the game. Then on the other side there’s the usual info on the game. It was a pretty big piece of material.
The work put into it seems to have been on a high scale, so if Sony are prepared to go that far for a paper presentation, what else can we expect.
Especially with around a month to go till release.
Pro Evo wrote:
> Anyone who got a game from SR recently (mine was Vice City on Friday)
I think this may be an advertising ploy by Sony, as I think the A-Z is *only* included with Vice City.
Ortega got his from another company, and that also had the A-Z.
I got VC and Ratchet & Clank through from SR yesterday, and only VC had the A-Z. So it would seem that Sony have paid for this A-Z to be included with all copies of VC.
> Anyone who got a game from SR recently (mine was Vice City on Friday)
I think this may be an advertising ploy by Sony, as I think the A-Z is *only* included with Vice City.
Ortega got his from another company, and that also had the A-Z.
I got VC and Ratchet & Clank through from SR yesterday, and only VC had the A-Z. So it would seem that Sony have paid for this A-Z to be included with all copies of VC.
Really?
Surely Rockstar and the rest of the team cant be too happy with that? Isnt it advertising a game that will be in direct competition with it running up to Christmas?
Surely Rockstar and the rest of the team cant be too happy with that? Isnt it advertising a game that will be in direct competition with it running up to Christmas?
It is a strange situation, that's for sure. But I don't think they'll mind too much. Although I want The Getaway as much as I wanted VC, I can still see VC outselling it.
Maybe.
But if Sony are prepared to really hype this game up with a massive advertising campaign then there could be a fight on between the two. I think most people who own a PS2 knows about The Getaway (it was on the back of the Box the console came in!) and everyone knows about its delays. So getting people to know about it wont be much of a problem.
And if Sony can put some 'Normal' adverts on the tv for a change, who knows...?
But if Sony are prepared to really hype this game up with a massive advertising campaign then there could be a fight on between the two. I think most people who own a PS2 knows about The Getaway (it was on the back of the Box the console came in!) and everyone knows about its delays. So getting people to know about it wont be much of a problem.
And if Sony can put some 'Normal' adverts on the tv for a change, who knows...?
At the moment i'm happy with Vice City, i'm still not so sure about the Getaway, the hype for the game has died down quite a bit since it was first announced, i'll wait for some reviews before splashing out on the game i rekon.
sPiKeCaSt wrote:
> the hype for the game has died down quite a bit since it
> was first announced
That's true, but noticably, the comments have got better.
Originally, most of the mags were saying things like "can it compete with Vice City", and commenting on poor handling of hte vehicles etc. PSM2 even declared it practically dead in the water at one point.
But now, opinions appear to be changing. Most mags have said that the handling has been improved, and are appearing to be more and more impressed with it.
For me, it certainly *looks* better and more defined than VC - it all seems highly detailed and incredibly smooth. But of course, it is the gameplay that matters - and it seems okay from what I've read.
Still, my copy will be a GAD from SR, so I won't be too worried even if it isn't as good as I'm expecting. But I'm sure it will be! To be honest, over the last year or so, Sony have proven themselves to be a major force as a software developer - I think their titles have easily been some of the best (if not THE best) available for PS2. Which really is what should be expected, as it is their console.
> the hype for the game has died down quite a bit since it
> was first announced
That's true, but noticably, the comments have got better.
Originally, most of the mags were saying things like "can it compete with Vice City", and commenting on poor handling of hte vehicles etc. PSM2 even declared it practically dead in the water at one point.
But now, opinions appear to be changing. Most mags have said that the handling has been improved, and are appearing to be more and more impressed with it.
For me, it certainly *looks* better and more defined than VC - it all seems highly detailed and incredibly smooth. But of course, it is the gameplay that matters - and it seems okay from what I've read.
Still, my copy will be a GAD from SR, so I won't be too worried even if it isn't as good as I'm expecting. But I'm sure it will be! To be honest, over the last year or so, Sony have proven themselves to be a major force as a software developer - I think their titles have easily been some of the best (if not THE best) available for PS2. Which really is what should be expected, as it is their console.
To me, this game looks easily as good as Vice City (which I don't have, by the way), but who knows what it'll turn out like? It could go either way really. I'm hoping for the best though :)
Blank wrote:
> To me, this game looks easily as good as Vice City (which I don't
> have, by the way)
You seem to be making a point out of that.
But yeah, ill be claiming The Getaway with my GAD, so im hoping that Sony doesnt let us down with the game. The have had long enough to make it, so im expecting something special.
I just hope that all there time hasnt just gone into remaking London so its 100% accurate.....i want some gameplay in there too!
> To me, this game looks easily as good as Vice City (which I don't
> have, by the way)
You seem to be making a point out of that.
But yeah, ill be claiming The Getaway with my GAD, so im hoping that Sony doesnt let us down with the game. The have had long enough to make it, so im expecting something special.
I just hope that all there time hasnt just gone into remaking London so its 100% accurate.....i want some gameplay in there too!
Pro Evo wrote:
> Blank wrote:
> To me, this game looks easily as good as Vice City (which I don't
> have, by the way)
>
> You seem to be making a point out of that.
Well someone has to walk the opposite way. But what I meant by that is that I don't have Vice City, so I don't really know what it's like apart from reviews and all the hype.
> I just hope that all there time hasnt just gone into remaking London
> so its 100% accurate.....i want some gameplay in there too!
Yeah - I wouldn't even recognise it, I've never been to London. Kinda wish I had, now...
> Blank wrote:
> To me, this game looks easily as good as Vice City (which I don't
> have, by the way)
>
> You seem to be making a point out of that.
Well someone has to walk the opposite way. But what I meant by that is that I don't have Vice City, so I don't really know what it's like apart from reviews and all the hype.
> I just hope that all there time hasnt just gone into remaking London
> so its 100% accurate.....i want some gameplay in there too!
Yeah - I wouldn't even recognise it, I've never been to London. Kinda wish I had, now...
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