@zukaus, Thats exactly what I think they are going for. I suspect more people will buy this game than you would normally expect due to the controversy and media coverage.
You're right it seems pretty clear they chose the quick fix because of money, but was that the right decision? It's hard to say, it seems like Rockstar felt that Manhunt was not going to be a big seller anyways and was not financially worthy of a full make over. However their decision seems to me like the worst of both worlds because now they've released a neutered and supposedly inferior version of the game which will still attract all the controversy of the original.
But maybe that's what Rockstar is after all along, controversy and all the attention that comes with it. Frankly for me that gets old. Instead of all this hype and distraction maybe it would be better if they just concentrate on making good games.
Honestly I would have liked to see them make a bold decision and go ahead and just sell the game as is with the original Adults Only rating.
Boy, this Manhunt 2 game, it's looking more and more like a blood-soaked, epileptic-fit-inducing train wreck with each passing day. Today's development? If you can be bothered watching the credits, you'll see a bunch of names whizz by you. Thing is, a few names are missing. Like, most of them. See, the game was developed primarily at Rockstar Vienna, with work commencing in 2004 before the studio was closed down in May 2006.
@zukaus, Honestly I think it comes down to a matter of cost. Is it worth the money to completely rework the game or will a quick edit get the game on shelves?
All game material in San Andreas was also approved by the ESRB and that didn't stop people from getting angry. I'm in no way saying that it's right or fair that misinformed politicians get to throw a hissy fit over things they barely understand, but why even give them the ammunition?
@zukaus, The only reason people got mad about that is because they either didn't understand what a mod was, or weren't told it was a mod because a certain individual wanted to score bonus points before she declared for President.
All the changes to the game were approved...if any one wants to get angry it should be at the ratings board.
Quote All of the game material, and especially these specific edits, was submitted to and reviewed by the ESRB in accordance with requirements regarding disclosure that were enacted two years ago and any contrary suggestion is inaccurate and irresponsible.
Yeah but that didn't stop people from getting angry at Rockstar the first time over "Hot Coffee". That too was just a hack, all the sexual content in that one was never unlockable in game and only accessible with the third party modifications like the Hot Coffee mod or cheat devices like Action Replay. However the content was still on the disk and I guess that's enough to piss a lot of people off. I thought that Rockstar would have learned and reworked Manhunt in a way so things like this could not happen again. But like Joe80 said it seems like they just did a quick edit job.
Honestly I don't think this is Rockstar's fault. People are going to hack games to do what they want, the best you can do is make it hard for them to discourage many people from doing it, we're talking about a hack here, its not like Rockstar put an unlockable mode in the game or something.
@Jesse2050, I think they did a quick job in editing the original Manhunt 2 by just adding blur effects, which saved them plenty of money; but this is the result- easily hacked and spilled coffee...
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Thats exactly what I think they are going for. I suspect more people will buy this game than you would normally expect due to the controversy and media coverage.