Exhibit A IMG (Destiny)

by SonofMacPhisto , Saturday, October 05, 2013, 13:40 (4152 days ago) @ Beorn

Yes, because Half Life, the game credited with jump starting the 'you are the character' thing TOTALLY had Gordon Freeman facing away from you on the cover :-p

I don't think your theory is solid.

I don't think your analogy is solid.

No, the analogy is solid. Here's why. The game itself will prove it, which is the point.

Back to Half-Life.

No cutscenes. No breaks. Very little story. You're given tidbits at an opportune time, and heck, you can even ignore the vast majority of them (apologies to that one Barney at the end of the rail line that I killed a lot. I'm sure your words were important, bro!). You're given the freedom to interpret it however you want (Yahtzee wrote a real great piece on this very thing, actually. I encourage you to find it.)

Also, just to confirm Beorn, have you played Half-Life? I'm not asking in a gotcha manner, I just want to confirm so I know we've both played it. If you have, you clearly see it differently than me, which is fine. Your kink is not my kink but your kink is ok.

In a way, it's more open than Mass Effect and Deux Ex because you could do whatever the hell you wanted within the confines of the tools and rules you're given. Mass Effect doesn't let you shoot up the Citadel, for example.

And I mean jeeze, we're talking about the cover of the game here. Like we don't look at those mostly because we're busy tearing off the packaging.

If the cover of the game itself is what sells you on the immersion, and not like, you know, the game, then something is terribly wrong here.

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PlayStation reveals Destiny boxart and info - Hedge, 2013-09-30, 06:04
- And new trailer tomorrow! Don't forget that, hedge! - Hypertrooper, 2013-09-30, 06:27
  - And new trailer tomorrow! Don't forget that, hedge! - Fuertisimo, 2013-09-30, 07:07
    - It's horrible. - uberfoop, 2013-09-30, 07:36
      - It's horrible. - kapowaz, 2013-09-30, 08:18
        
        It's horrible. - Quirel, 2013-09-30, 23:28
      - Wow. Not even 'average', 'mediocre', or even 'bad'? - Leviathan, 2013-09-30, 10:16
        
        Those Baby's got back - MrPadraig08, 2013-09-30, 12:06
        
        Wow. Not even 'average', 'mediocre', or even 'bad'? - Avateur, 2013-09-30, 17:53
        
        Wow. Not even 'average', 'mediocre', or even 'bad'? - ZackDark, 2013-09-30, 18:00
        
        Wow. Not even 'average', 'mediocre', or even 'bad'? - uberfoop, 2013-09-30, 19:03
      - It's horrible. - Kermit, 2013-09-30, 11:44
    - And new trailer tomorrow! Don't forget that, hedge! - Beorn, 2013-09-30, 08:55
      - And new trailer tomorrow! Don't forget that, hedge! - marmot 1333, 2013-09-30, 09:38
      - And new trailer tomorrow! Don't forget that, hedge! - bluerunner, 2013-09-30, 10:12
        
        And new trailer tomorrow! Don't forget that, hedge! - Leviathan, 2013-09-30, 10:19
        
        And new trailer tomorrow! Don't forget that, hedge! - Beorn, 2013-09-30, 10:33
        
        And new trailer tomorrow! Don't forget that, hedge! - Leviathan, 2013-09-30, 10:55
        
        And new trailer tomorrow! Don't forget that, hedge! - Malagate, 2013-09-30, 14:13
- Wonder what the "new location" will be in the trailer? - JDQuackers, 2013-09-30, 06:53
  - More likely: post-apocalyptic Disneyland - MrPadraig08, 2013-09-30, 06:54
    - I can't wait to see It's a Small World in ruins - Mr Daax, 2013-09-30, 07:55
  - Wonder what the "new location" will be in the trailer? - Hypertrooper, 2013-09-30, 06:56
  - Wonder what the "new location" will be in the trailer? - kapowaz, 2013-09-30, 08:19
    - Wonder what the "new location" will be in the trailer? - Xenos, 2013-09-30, 08:23
      - You never fail to prep my expectations for dangerous levels - MrPadraig08, 2013-09-30, 08:26
        
        You never fail to prep my expectations for dangerous levels - Xenos, 2013-09-30, 08:31
        
        You never fail to prep my expectations for dangerous levels - MrPadraig08, 2013-09-30, 08:54
        
        You never fail to prep my expectations for dangerous levels - kapowaz, 2013-09-30, 09:12
      - Wonder what the "new location" will be in the trailer? - kapowaz, 2013-09-30, 08:30
        
        Wonder what the "new location" will be in the trailer? - Xenos, 2013-09-30, 08:38
    - Wonder what the "new location" will be in the trailer? - kapowaz, 2013-09-30, 17:19
      - Kind of a bummer, but not much - ZackDark, 2013-09-30, 17:28
- PlayStation reveals Destiny boxart and info - Xenos, 2013-09-30, 07:14
- Disappointing. - kapowaz, 2013-09-30, 08:29
  - Disappointing. - Xenos, 2013-09-30, 08:32
    - Disappointing. - kapowaz, 2013-09-30, 08:40
      - Disappointing. - Kermit, 2013-09-30, 10:09
  - Disappointing. - MrPadraig08, 2013-09-30, 08:42
    - Disappointing. - kapowaz, 2013-09-30, 08:48
      - Disappointing. - Claude Errera, 2013-09-30, 12:14
        
        Disappointing. - Cody Miller, 2013-10-01, 00:58
        
        Disappointing. - kapowaz, 2013-10-01, 01:57
- Kinda super meh - Grizzlei, 2013-09-30, 09:07
  - Kinda super meh - Axelrod vK, 2013-09-30, 10:23
  - Exhibit A *IMG* - Beorn, 2013-09-30, 12:15
    - Exhibit A *IMG* - MrPadraig08, 2013-09-30, 12:28
    - Summed up my thoughts very nicely - ZackDark, 2013-09-30, 12:35
    - This is why it doesn't do it for me. - Malagate, 2013-09-30, 13:44
    - Exhibit A *IMG* - INSANEdrive, 2013-09-30, 14:33
      - But I showered and everything! - Beorn, 2013-09-30, 15:22
      - Exhibit A *IMG* - Cody Miller, 2013-09-30, 15:56
        
        Exhibit A *IMG* - Beorn, 2013-09-30, 16:08
        
        Exhibit A *IMG* - Cody Miller, 2013-09-30, 17:03
        
        Not my Sheppard - ZackDark, 2013-09-30, 17:21
        
        Flip the cover around. :p - Ragashingo, 2013-09-30, 17:21
        
        Still not my Sheppard... - ZackDark, 2013-09-30, 17:28
        
        Try one more time… - Ragashingo, 2013-09-30, 17:32
        
        Exhibit A *IMG* - Ragashingo, 2013-09-30, 17:25
        
        Exhibit A *IMG* - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-10-05, 13:40
    - Exhibit A *IMG* - Fuertisimo, 2013-09-30, 19:24
      - Exhibit A *IMG* - Beorn, 2013-09-30, 20:30
        
        Exhibit A *IMG* - Fuertisimo, 2013-10-01, 00:03
- Very cool! - Leviathan, 2013-09-30, 10:06
  - I Respectfully Disagree. - INSANEdrive, 2013-09-30, 12:58
    - In Fact . . . - INSANEdrive, 2013-09-30, 13:28
      - Interesting - Beorn, 2013-09-30, 13:35
        
        Interesting - Malagate, 2013-09-30, 13:59
        
        Interesting - Beorn, 2013-09-30, 14:10
    - Different tastes for different shakes. - Leviathan, 2013-09-30, 15:03
      - Different tastes for different shakes. - INSANEdrive, 2013-09-30, 15:17
        
        Different tastes for different shakes. - Leviathan, 2013-09-30, 15:57
- Sweet, however, surprising. - GrimBrother IV, 2013-09-30, 10:39
- Interesting - Zero, 2013-09-30, 11:01
- At least I got the trailer part right. - GrizzNKev, 2013-09-30, 11:30
- Neat! - Chewbaccawakka, 2013-09-30, 12:36
- The Designer in me doesn't like it. - INSANEdrive, 2013-09-30, 12:50
  - Good call - ZackDark, 2013-09-30, 12:55
  - I wouldn't be at all surprised... - TTL Demag0gue, 2013-09-30, 13:06
    - I wouldn't be at all surprised... - Leviathan, 2013-09-30, 15:05
- Guessing we will see a release date or beta announcment. - GrimBrother IV, 2013-09-30, 13:14
  - That is my guess too - Xenos, 2013-09-30, 13:26
- PlayStation reveals Destiny boxart and info - Zeouterlimits, 2013-09-30, 14:21
- Teaser trailer for tomorrow reveals where we're going! - Zeouterlimits, 2013-09-30, 14:43
- Heroes with guns? Okay. But not like this. - ncsuDuncan, 2013-09-30, 19:12
  - Heroes with guns? Okay. But not like this. - GhaleonEB, 2013-09-30, 19:59
  - Heroes with guns? Okay. But not like this. - Destiny Updates, 2013-09-30, 20:03
  - You know what we need? Reversible box art. - ShadowOfTheVoid, 2013-09-30, 22:32
    - You know what we need? Reversible box art. - Leviathan, 2013-09-30, 22:36
      - You know what we need? Reversible box art. - Destiny Updates, 2013-09-30, 22:40
        
        You know what we need? Reversible box art. - Leviathan, 2013-09-30, 23:06
        
        You know what we need? Reversible box art. - Destiny Updates, 2013-10-01, 01:57
        
        Yours doesn't? - SonofMacPhisto, 2013-10-05, 13:32
      - You know what we need? Reversible box art. - Ragashingo, 2013-09-30, 23:00
        
        You know what we need? Reversible box art. - Destiny Updates, 2013-10-01, 01:58
    - You know what we need? Reversible box art. - Grizzlei, 2013-09-30, 22:39
    - You know what we need? Reversible box art. - Kermit, 2013-10-01, 08:07
  - Heroes with guns? Okay. But not like this. - Cody Miller, 2013-10-01, 00:32
    - Heroes with guns? Okay. But not like this. - broony, 2013-10-01, 03:03
- I liked the placeholder art better. - ShadowOfTheVoid, 2013-09-30, 19:12

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