If you HAD to have in-game ads...
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Arctic_Princess,
Posted on: 2011-08-17 13:04 in Suggestions and Ideas
I for one would find that WAY MORE immersion-breaking than running across the occasional real world ad on a billboard.
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Originally Posted by mousedroid
I for one would find that WAY MORE immersion-breaking than running across the occasional real world ad on a billboard.
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DAMN YOU HYPERSTRIKE!!!!
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I agree. However, I would find it acceptable and still immersive if the kool-aid were offered by a kid with a lemonade stand, an apartment tenant either hanging out on the fire escape or sunning herself on the roof, a vending machine, or Mr. Yin passing out free samples at his store. |
Originally Posted by mousedroid
I for one would find that WAY MORE immersion-breaking than running across the occasional real world ad on a billboard.
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For that matter, if passing citizens can tell you the time, why not have them chatter about their favorite products?
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Originally Posted by ClawsandEffect
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I, for one, wouldn't mind seeing billboards here and there in game for real life products/companies.
The ebil thing that lives inside my brain would love to see the DulcoEase advert playing on a giant billboard (the actual UK/EU (I'm guessing it's EU too) in Steel Canyon a la Piccadilly Circus / Times Square.
If the ad also exists in Teh Americaz then I apologise but every time I see it, I can't help but go slack-jawed and then laugh like a little schoolboy afterwards.
I also won't disturb you all by finding it and linking it (highly unlikely that would be 'cool' anyway) but I will give a brief overview:
Two ladies, enjoying a lunch at a classy brasserie, are joined by a third companion.
Lady 1: Hi Diana, how are you?
Lady 2: Well Sue, my poo's a bit hard.*
(absolutely no reaction to this from either Lady 1 or the ever-silent Lady 3)
Lady 1: You should try this...
(close up of a well-manicured hand with DulcoEase)
Lady 2: Thanks! I will!
Voiceover Lady (possibly Lady 3, but we never see) then explains the 'Science-y bit' prevalent in today's adverts.
(then, without any pill-popping or 'application' the ladies continue their lunch, laughing and chatting).
I kid you not, this is a genuine advert.
*I've obviously paraphrased this bit to make it funnier (in my head, anyway)
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Man, people around here just don't have a sense of humor any more.
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Originally Posted by Rodoan
I agree.
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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
Man, people around here just don't have a sense of humor any more.
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You go... too far!!!!
*pulls out a glove and smacks the computer screen with it*
@Zethustra
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and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
and round up everyone that knows more than they do"-Dylan
... then this would've been the way to do it.
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