Comments on: Would you kindly spoiler that?

By: Kirsten

Kirsten — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:43:05 +0000

I like the subtle title of this blog. Very clever. My Mum spoiled a game for me recently that I haven’t even started playing. So I killed her.

By: Lorna

Lorna — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 11:27:29 +0000

I tend to avoid threads and magazine articles about games I intend to play which can make for a lonely experience as everyone else chats and enthuses abut a game I haven’t come round to playing yet, but rather that than having it spoilt! As it is, the big tradgedy in FF7 was ruined for me by accident while I was browsing something but I found it hard to be annoyed as the game has been out forever and I see no way of playing it now, even if I can bring myself to play a turn-based rpg :(

By: aagl

aagl — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 02:59:48 +0000

Back in 2004, when I played through Halo for the first time, I happened to browse through a fan page and caught sight of something called “the Flood.” Later that day, I talked to my friend about what I’d read; he refused to tell me anything, encouraging me to find out for myself. And later than that, I went far enough in the game to experience what my friend had, wisely, kept a complete (and perfectly terrifying) surprise.

Keeping it mum does indeed make a difference.

By: Lordstar

Lordstar — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:38:09 +0000

i was going to say you ruined tomb raider for me then ! but that would imply that i actually liked it before i said that. which i dont :-p

By: Tony

Tony — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:06:27 +0000

I was totally shocked (and also felt a bit sick) when I completed the new Tomb Raider and found out at the end that the twist is that Lara is a pre-op transsexual who was born Larry.

Shocking!

By: Lordstar

Lordstar — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:06:11 +0000

I make a point of asking where someone is up to in a game if im going to talk about it.

As for who ever just mentioned the usual suspects reference. You are lucky i have seen that film. Some one wrecked the 6th sense for me about two hours before I saw the film. I swung my foot so hard they were tasting nuts for a week. I dont mean the dry roasted kind either. I dont like using guides but i can understand why. not everyone wants to actauly try to acheive something they just want to play it once get everything score all the eaons find the dark aeons collect all 120 stars and save the universe and boiknk the princess (not all in the same game) on the first time. I mean they suck for following the guide like that but thats there choice and losing the excitement along the way is one of the things they will never be able to get back.

By: Kat

Kat — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 17:02:59 +0000

Thankfully I’ve avoided most of the “big ones” when it comes to games, but I’ll never forgive the certain someone who thought it was a good idea to get me to watch Sixth Sense by describing the ending to me.

I’ve been a little more vehement about avoiding spoilers since then.

The “blackout” period of open discussion is something I hadn’t thought about. As you know, I couldn’t play MGS4 immediately due to my lack of a PS3, and it certainly felt like there was no regard at all for the individuals in my position, but then it had been out quite some time. Enough time? I don’t know, but as an individual hung up on multiple plot points, it certainly felt like the entire internet was out to ruin the experience for me.

The alternative angle for this discussion is Empire Strikes Back. I might have enjoyed the trilogy if only the entire world hadn’t been spoiling it since the day I was born. Why is it considered acceptable to spoil even “common knowledge” spoilers? With each new generation there are thousands of people who have no idea what you’re talking about! But then we come around again to when the blackout period is lifted. We can’t keep them all a secret forever, no matter which way you look at it.

By: City

City — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:35:56 +0000

I’m quite pleased, no ones managed to spoil much for me. Someone came very close with Dead Space.. and I Still havent finished it.. so no one best dare tell me!

But I get what you mean..
Paul was flicking through a walkthrough for a game a few days ago, and they could have left out story parts from it, but they chose not to, and it meant about an hours worth of game play was kinda ruined.

But there are always big mouths, so it will always happen..

By: Darach

Darach — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:04:42 +0000

*Spoiler Warning!*

Vengeance is sometimes an option.
There was a guy at uni who used to take great delight in ruining the ending of movies for people. He had a part-time job at a local cinema and used this to his mailicious advantage every chance he got.

However, Karma, meaning me and a mate, waited for a chance.
It came when he decided he had to go see ‘The Usual Suspects’, he’d been looking forward to it for ages.

“It’s Kevin Spacey.”, we said.
“What?”
“The villain; Keyser Soze. It’s Kevin Spacey. The whole film, you think it’s not, but at the end it is.”.

The look on face could’ve defined the very concept of misery. :)