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7:06 PM - Friday the 15th of July, 2011 - by dark52
GoNintendo have today posted a brand new set of screens that will probably seem eerily familiar... but they're new nonetheless. They've also got the finalised boxart for the North American release for the Nintendo systems as well as a poster that you can print out and colour in if you feel the need to.

And Joystiq has a few more that GoNintendo neglected to post.
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#1 bionicle2809 19:08:29 15/07/2011
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The colouring page just made this game BEST!
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#2 Fireball 19:12:07 15/07/2011
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The coloring page is the bomb! smilie

Notice how Spyro is on the sidelines again... smilie
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#3 HIR 19:21:53 15/07/2011
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Yeah I'm sure that one's going to trigger a seriously lengthy and potentially annoying argument... or not. <.< >.>
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#4 semp123 19:24:27 15/07/2011
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Quote: bionicle2809
The colouring page just made this game BEST!


Agreed.
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#5 Aura24 19:35:25 15/07/2011
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Few new more screenshots, dark:
http://www.gamergeddon.com/201...re-screenshots/
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#6 StevemacQ 16:40:29 16/07/2011
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Spyro's name is reduced further and further otherwise it would be called Spyro: Skyland Adventures and Spyro would be in the centre of the cover.

I bet next year we'll have Skylanders 2 and with Spyro's name ultimately not found.

By the way, it's Stewart Copeland's 59th birthday toaay!
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#7 Cynder_fan 16:56:55 16/07/2011
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Quote: StevemacQ
Spyro's name is reduced further and further otherwise it would be called Spyro: Skyland Adventures and Spyro would be in the centre of the cover.

I bet next year we'll have Skylanders 2 and with Spyro's name ultimately not found.

By the way, it's Stewart Copeland's 59th birthday toaay!


Ofcourse. Infact, "Spyro" is so drastically different I feel bad to name the dragon that name. Possibly even why he's not the main attraction, just a conspiracy to get money in from the dedicated already existing fans. Yeah sure, he resembles Spyro, but not the same at all. Atleast with TLoS, yeah different, but atleast A: The game was based on him and B: Was still cutish and dignified.

Now *holds sheild* when will the protectors come to destroy my view I wonder.
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#8 Aura24 17:49:44 16/07/2011
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Skylanders is Spyro's spin-off game. And Spyro's design in the game is just another example of what a dragon would look like in reality.
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#9 SpyroSC 07:03:21 17/07/2011
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^ Yes, but they didn't have to make him look so UGLY!
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#10 Aura24 07:08:21 17/07/2011
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That's just an artist's imagination of what a dragon would look like in real life, SpyroSC.
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#11 StevemacQ 11:07:49 17/07/2011
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Quote: Aura24
That's just an artist's imagination of what a dragon would look like in real life, SpyroSC.



Yes because real life dragons would be small with big popping eyeballs and sharpless teeth. Activision hires people from Pixar to look through Insomniac's scrapped prototypes for their final on Spyro. Big money, big talent, little effort.
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#12 bionicle2809 14:16:47 17/07/2011
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Quote: Aura24
That's just an artist's imagination of what a dragon would look like in real life, SpyroSC.


Yes because real life dragons would be small with big popping eyeballs and sharpless teeth. Activision hires people from Pixar to look through Insomniac's scrapped prototypes for their final on Spyro. Big money, big talent, little effort.


The artist wasn't from Pixar... The artist was from Dreamworks
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#13 Aura24 15:13:48 17/07/2011
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Yeah, Tom Hester, the character designer of Shrek, designed Spyro in Skylanders, Stevey. Might want to do your research before saying something you don't know about.

And there are other forums here to talk in, like the Classic Spyro game forums here that you are so devoted to, than just ranting on and complaining about Skylanders on every Skylander-related topic we all know that you hate so much.
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#14 StevemacQ 17:40:53 17/07/2011
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Yeah, Tom Hester, the character designer of Shrek, designed Spyro in Skylanders, Stevey. Might want to do your research before saying something you don't know about.

And there are other forums here to talk in, like the Classic Spyro game forums here that you are so devoted to, than just ranting on and complaining about Skylanders on every Skylander-related topic we all know that you hate so much.



Okay I apologize for that but that's still no excuse for some Hollywood talent to decide to put little effort into using already rejected concept instead bringing an iconic character back to life in full detail.

After 10 years, the people stopped recognizing Spyro as the AAA franchise it once was.
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#15 Aura24 17:49:48 17/07/2011
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Rant about it elsewhere, Stevey...
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#16 sonicbrawler182 17:52:52 17/07/2011
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Quote: Aura24
Rant about it elsewhere, Stevey...



There is no rule aginst expressing an opinion, Aura. At least he didn't just simply say "SLYKAMDERS SUUUXXX!!!11!1! smiliesmiliesmiliesmiliesmiliesmiliesmiliesmilie", or anything like that...
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#17 StevemacQ 17:52:59 17/07/2011
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Quote: Aura24
Rant about it elsewhere, Stevey...



Where?
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#18 Aura24 17:54:12 17/07/2011
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Quote: StevemacQ
Quote: Aura24
Rant about it elsewhere, Stevey...


Where?


On other forums here? Like the General section?

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Quote: Aura24
Rant about it elsewhere, Stevey...


There is no rule aginst expressing an opinion, Aura. At least he didn't just simply say "SLYKAMDERS SUUUXXX!!!11!1! smiliesmiliesmiliesmiliesmiliesmiliesmiliesmilie", or anything like that...


But he keeps saying almost the same thing, on a Skylanders-related news topic.
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#19 sonicbrawler182 17:58:18 17/07/2011
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But he is saying Skylanders related things on this Skylanders related topic. So what's the problem?
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#20 Aura24 18:02:23 17/07/2011
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Nothing, yet he still posts rants we all heard him say before, and we got that message.
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#21 StevemacQ 18:08:57 17/07/2011
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Quote: Aura24
Nothing, yet he still posts rants we all heard him say before, and we got that message.



I don't care what you think.
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#22 Aura24 18:12:39 17/07/2011
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The Spyro games you grew up with will never be the same again, Steve. Most game franchises go through changes, and the Spyro series is no exception. If this AAA title of Skylanders succeeds, then they'll give Spyro his own series back, but in what universe in unknown.
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#23 StevemacQ 18:20:05 17/07/2011
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The Spyro games you grew up with will never be the same again, Steve. Most game franchises go through changes, and the Spyro series is no exception. If this AAA title of Skylanders succeeds, then they'll give Spyro his own series back, but in what universe in unknown.



What about Mario. His games evolved but never change at the same time. He is a mascot for Nintendo as Spyro was for Sony and as we all know, first party companies that make consoles are superior to third party publishers especially if you see the amount of bland games Activision won't stop throwing at our faces. Mario's status was never reduced from 3D platforming to Eye of Judgement-style toys that you can only buy in Toys 'R' Us.

Sony needs to give Activision a good ass kicking. Even Square-Enix could handle Spyro better and with the track of their titles in recent years, that is saying a lot.
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#24 bionicle2809 18:39:49 17/07/2011
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Quote: StevemacQ
Quote: Aura24
The Spyro games you grew up with will never be the same again, Steve. Most game franchises go through changes, and the Spyro series is no exception. If this AAA title of Skylanders succeeds, then they'll give Spyro his own series back, but in what universe in unknown.


What about Mario. His games evolved but never change at the same time. He is a mascot for Nintendo as Spyro was for Sony* and as we all know, first party companies that make consoles are superior to third party** publishers especially if you see the amount of bland games Activision won't stop throwing at our faces. Mario's status was never reduced from 3D platforming to Eye of Judgement-style toys that you can only buy in Toys 'R' U***.

Sony needs to give Activision a good ass kicking****. Even Square-Enix could handle Spyro better and with the track of their titles in recent years, that is saying a lot.


* Spyro was the mascot for Universal.
** Opinionated, not fact smilie.
*** You can buy them anywhere, ironic considering that the last news post on the website was about the toys being released on Amazon and such.
**** And, what have Sony got to do with this?

I rest my case... Cases...
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#25 StevemacQ 18:47:38 17/07/2011
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Quote: bionicle2809
Quote: StevemacQ
Quote: Aura24
The Spyro games you grew up with will never be the same again, Steve. Most game franchises go through changes, and the Spyro series is no exception. If this AAA title of Skylanders succeeds, then they'll give Spyro his own series back, but in what universe in unknown.


What about Mario. His games evolved but never change at the same time. He is a mascot for Nintendo as Spyro was for Sony* and as we all know, first party companies that make consoles are superior to third party** publishers especially if you see the amount of bland games Activision won't stop throwing at our faces. Mario's status was never reduced from 3D platforming to Eye of Judgement-style toys that you can only buy in Toys 'R' U***.

Sony needs to give Activision a good ass kicking****. Even Square-Enix could handle Spyro better and with the track of their titles in recent years, that is saying a lot.


* Spyro was the mascot for Universal.
** Opinionated, not fact smilie.
*** You can buy them anywhere, ironic considering that the last news post on the website was about the toys being released on Amazon and such.
**** And, what have Sony got to do with this?

I rest my case... Cases...



Do you REALLY think it would be a good idea to leave Spyro at the hands of Bobby Kotick? Why should we support Skylanders when it's no better than upcoming DmC. Why are these franchises always given to non-fans?
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#26 bionicle2809 18:58:13 17/07/2011
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Quote: StevemacQ
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Quote: StevemacQ


What about Mario. His games evolved but never change at the same time. He is a mascot for Nintendo as Spyro was for Sony* and as we all know, first party companies that make consoles are superior to third party** publishers especially if you see the amount of bland games Activision won't stop throwing at our faces. Mario's status was never reduced from 3D platforming to Eye of Judgement-style toys that you can only buy in Toys 'R' U***.

Sony needs to give Activision a good ass kicking****. Even Square-Enix could handle Spyro better and with the track of their titles in recent years, that is saying a lot.


* Spyro was the mascot for Universal.
** Opinionated, not fact smilie.
*** You can buy them anywhere, ironic considering that the last news post on the website was about the toys being released on Amazon and such.
**** And, what have Sony got to do with this?

I rest my case... Cases...


Do you REALLY think it would be a good idea to leave Spyro at the hands of Bobby Kotick? Why should we support Skylanders when it's no better than upcoming DmC. Why are these franchises always given to non-fans?


I never said it was a good idea that Spyro has been left in the hands of Kotick. In fact, I make many references to him being an arse. The difference between you and me, is that I'm not trying to stop it. It's happened and there's nothing we can do about it. Do you really think someone like Kotick is going to listen to you that easily?

You didn't even respond to what I said, you just tried to back up your arguments with a statement that had no relevance by ignoring that you made numerous errors in your first post. Good show.
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#27 StevemacQ 19:00:38 17/07/2011
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Quote: bionicle2809


* Spyro was the mascot for Universal.
** Opinionated, not fact smilie.
*** You can buy them anywhere, ironic considering that the last news post on the website was about the toys being released on Amazon and such.
**** And, what have Sony got to do with this?

I rest my case... Cases...


Do you REALLY think it would be a good idea to leave Spyro at the hands of Bobby Kotick? Why should we support Skylanders when it's no better than upcoming DmC. Why are these franchises always given to non-fans?


I never said it was a good idea that Spyro has been left in the hands of Kotick. In fact, I make many references to him being an arse. The difference between you and me, is that I'm not trying to stop it. It's happened and there's nothing we can do about it. Do you really think someone like Kotick is going to listen to you that easily?



Then what do you suggest? I repress my anger and grow a brain tumor?
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#28 bionicle2809 19:03:16 17/07/2011
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Quote: StevemacQ
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Quote: StevemacQ


Do you REALLY think it would be a good idea to leave Spyro at the hands of Bobby Kotick? Why should we support Skylanders when it's no better than upcoming DmC. Why are these franchises always given to non-fans?


I never said it was a good idea that Spyro has been left in the hands of Kotick. In fact, I make many references to him being an arse. The difference between you and me, is that I'm not trying to stop it. It's happened and there's nothing we can do about it. Do you really think someone like Kotick is going to listen to you that easily?


Then what do you suggest? I repress my anger and grow a brain tumor?


You're not gonna get a brain tumor because you repressed your anger over the internet. If you're really angry about this then you really need to calm down. It's possibly one of the most trivial things to get angry over.
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#29 SuperSpyroFan 21:35:33 17/07/2011
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Skylanders is Spyro's spin-off game. And Spyro's design in the game is just another example of what a dragon would look like in reality.



In reality? Lol, this is not real life we're talking about you know.
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#30 Aura24 21:51:23 17/07/2011
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I am aware of that, Super. I didn't say that 'Skylander Spyro's design is what a dragon looks like in reality.'
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#31 CAV 22:18:43 17/07/2011
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Steve, how can there be an official design for dragons? They never existed, so how they look is dependant on the artist. Yeah, there is an outline for dragons. Skylanders Spyro fits the basic outline, so he's a dragon.

Quote: StevemacQ
Quote: Aura24
Nothing, yet he still posts rants we all heard him say before, and we got that message.



I don't care what you think.


Then why continue to respond?

And why should any of us care what you think?
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#32 StevemacQ 23:07:10 17/07/2011
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Most people see dragons as large majestic fierce fire breathing monsters of the sky and when it comes to Spyro, we instantly think Insomniac's original design. Why change that? That's like changing Mario. That's like changing Link, oh wait... That's like changing Sonic....uuuuugh.... That's like Dante-(facepalm)
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#33 CAV 23:09:39 17/07/2011
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Quote: StevemacQ
Most people see dragons as large majestic fierce fire breathing monsters of the sky and when it comes to Spyro, we instantly think Insomniac's original design.


.........Which was very small and somewhat cute (IMO), unlike the large majestic fierce fire breathing monsters of the sky, kinda like the Skylanders design.
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#34 Fireball 23:39:28 17/07/2011
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Quote: CAV
Quote: StevemacQ
Most people see dragons as large majestic fierce fire breathing monsters of the sky and when it comes to Spyro, we instantly think Insomniac's original design.


.........Which was very small and somewhat cute (IMO), unlike the large majestic fierce fire breathing monsters of the sky, kinda like the Skylanders design.


Besides, there are different types of dragons that look differently. Why would they all look the same?
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#35 StevemacQ 00:00:42 18/07/2011
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I fail!
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#36 Aura24 01:06:07 18/07/2011
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Quote: Fireball
Quote: CAV
Quote: StevemacQ
Most people see dragons as large majestic fierce fire breathing monsters of the sky and when it comes to Spyro, we instantly think Insomniac's original design.


.........Which was very small and somewhat cute (IMO), unlike the large majestic fierce fire breathing monsters of the sky, kinda like the Skylanders design.


Besides, there are different types of dragons that look differently. Why would they all look the same?


And those different type of dragons communicate differently as well. In some adaptions with dragons we see nowdays in media, they growl and roar to communicate while some actually talk. I'm used to see all kinds of dragons that looked differently, which would probably explain why I don't mind Spyro's design in Skylanders.
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#37 SuperSpyroFan 06:09:42 18/07/2011
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I am aware of that, Super. I didn't say that 'Skylander Spyro's design is what a dragon looks like in reality.'



It seems like you're saying that though.
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#38 Aura24 06:23:00 18/07/2011
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But I wasn't.
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#39 SuperSpyroFan 06:42:26 18/07/2011
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Quote: Aura24
But I wasn't.



Okay, I don't understand what you were trying to say.
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#40 Aura24 06:54:12 18/07/2011
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I was saying that Spyro's character design in Skylanders is just another artist's imagination, or their version, of what a dragon would look like in appearance, if they were real.
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#41 Cynder_fan 09:27:08 18/07/2011
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Quote: StevemacQ
Quote: bionicle2809
Quote: StevemacQ


Do you REALLY think it would be a good idea to leave Spyro at the hands of Bobby Kotick? Why should we support Skylanders when it's no better than upcoming DmC. Why are these franchises always given to non-fans?


I never said it was a good idea that Spyro has been left in the hands of Kotick. In fact, I make many references to him being an arse. The difference between you and me, is that I'm not trying to stop it. It's happened and there's nothing we can do about it. Do you really think someone like Kotick is going to listen to you that easily?



Then what do you suggest? I repress my anger and grow a brain tumor?


"Im a tuma, Im a tum, Im a tuma" FG lol
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#42 CAV 12:51:24 18/07/2011
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Then what do you suggest? I repress my anger and grow a brain tumor?


No.

But by trying to stop it yourself is only going to set you up for failure, which will make you even more angry than you are now. My suggestion is to give up, and wait and see where the franchise goes. You can still rant, but don't act like it's fact, because it isn't. And don't say someone is arrogant just because they respond to you.
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#43 StevemacQ 16:34:59 18/07/2011
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Don't come crying to me if the game turns out bad.
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#44 Aura24 16:35:50 18/07/2011
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And don't come crying to us if the game turns out way better than what you've been expecting it to be based on what you dislike about the game so far like most of the raging fanbase, Stevey. smilie
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#45 CAV 19:29:35 18/07/2011
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Don't come crying to me if the game turns out bad.


We won't.

We'll simply say "this game isn't good" and move on. Nobody here is saying that the game is automatically good, since nobody here played it, and can't say that.
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#46 SuperSpyroFan 08:26:54 19/07/2011
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Quote: CAV
Quote: StevemacQ
Don't come crying to me if the game turns out bad.


We won't.

We'll simply say "this game isn't good" and move on. Nobody here is saying that the game is automatically good, since nobody here played it, and can't say that.



Well you can that if you want to, but in my opinion, you would look a bit of a fool.
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#47 PurpleEye 07:50:45 22/07/2011
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Trigger happy's rotary-turret looks awsome!

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