Posted by: Master Megatron
Posted by: bikerboy117
But they made a demo for marathon and thats made by bungie.
so wat now! AAAAAAHHHHHHH SNAAAAAAP!
Not to totally rain on your undoubtedly major victory over the forces of stupidity, but you're talking about a game made, what, ten years ago? More? And it was on something nobody in the gaming world gave a rat's ass about and still don't. Ten years for policies to change.
You see, at this point, Bungie doesn't need to release demos, especially if it's a Halo game, regardless of how mediocre or flat out bad it actually is (case in point: Halo Wars). Just by announcing a Halo game and showing the best the game has, they can generate all the hype they need to ensure massive sales. Release a trailer and a few tidbits of info carefully spun to sound like Bungie is handing out golden nuggets every so often, and fans will stampede each other to get it and delude themselves into thinking they got everything they paid for. A few weeks later, when all the euphoria dies down, fans will largely see what they really got: something competent. It works, it does everything it should, but it doesn't do it with any particular flair or panache (case in point: Halo 3).
How does all that relate to Bungie releasing a demo for ODST on Bungie Day? They won't. They don't need to. There's enough hype now that they can just ride it to September and focus on perfecting the game/ Reach Beta. They will, of course, give us something. I'm willing to bet it'll be an ODST theme/gamerpics, some new gameplay footage, Dare getting shot in the face, MAYBE a new map (though unlikely).
If I am wrong, of course, and we do get a demo, then I will devour my feet and replace them with prosthetic Sangheili hooves.
Ok, I found fault with two of your points:
Firstly, Marathon was a great game and is regarded by many to be a brilliant classic, including myself.
Secondly, Halo Wars was not created by Bungie, and they did bring out a demo for it anyway.
Other than that, I agreed with everything you said. Bungie has enough hype to have everyone hooked. Just because it's a Halo game, it will sell, although i'm not denying that it looks pretty good.