Okay, that seems fair, I suppose.
*10 hours later*
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...-the fuck?
Yes, today was the hallowed "Early Access Left 4 Dead 2 Demo" day. For those who don't know Valve Corporation, they have a rather... lenient timetable when it comes to release dates. Most of their games have often been months (and in the case of Team Fortress 2, years) late from what they initially promised, and as a hardened Valve fanboy indeed, I'm pretty willing to say it pisses me off, quite substantially.
The Left 4 Dead 2 Early Access for pre-ordering was supposed to be like a reward. "You bought the game well before release, here's a biscuit." Instead, Valve went ahead and dangled it in front of our faces, and just as we reach for it, they say, "oh wait. Not done!" and stick it back in the oven. For 10 hours. The slated release date of 7:00am had moved to 5:00pm. Hmmm, mmkay.
And then at 5:00pm, it was almost like they looked at it further, and decided, "no wait." And they delayed it by a further 14 hours. That's 7:00am the next morning. All in all, a 24 hour delay from their slated release period of what was supposed to be a special pre-order offer. I'm not mad at Valve, not in the slightest. But I am disappointed, and the company's credibility is something I'm now withholding my judgement on.
As for the game, Left 4 Dead 2 itself? If you recall, I have the high-gore, banned-in-Australia US version. So basically, while the Australian "low violence" copy of the game will be circulating through most of the country, this is the kind of high-violence I, as a smart, sadistic, pasty white nerd e-shopper, will be playing through tomorrow morning in my off-period...
So if you haven't noticed by now, the actual Left 4 Dead 2 Demo Review(!! :D) will be coming tomorrow. Andy, out.
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