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Originally posted by Redjake
like the guy above said, did you cringe when james bond busted out his new BMW? did you cringe when he blatantly used his ultra cool cell phone?
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Yes I did.
It's good top bring up Bond, as that is the prime example of how I don't want PP in movies, games, soaps or wherever. I don't want to watch a movie or play a game that feels like a long commercial.
That said, most PP is subtle. A can of Coke here or a Pepsi machine there. Bond drives a BMW. But when Brand names get thrown across the screen like the recent Bond movies it becomes stupid.
I have NO OPPOSITION to subtle PP, and if that is the case wich Splinter Cell, I congratulate Ubi for getting another source of income, and I will buy the game.
I just hope that when Sam is looking at a security screen it's not (always) a Sony, or that he suddenly needs to use a copier that just happens to be a Xerox, and that the security camera he can shoot a cross the hall is not always portrayed as a Philips, and he doesn't use a Yamaha bike for transport, Pepsi can's as distraction, a mag lite (with Energizer batteries), and the new O'neill dark outfit. Because then it would be just like Bond.
There _is_ a difference between "PP" and "using real-world gadgets".
I am still looking forward to this game and I believe it will be great.