Sometimes the platforms we associate with core gaming experiences werent originally paired with our beloved first-party titles.
Other assumptions in gaming are largely misconstrued to the marketing of the product in question.
In fact, it is still one of the most controversial video game series to date.
Ever turn on the radio in-game?
For example, there is a radio ad that encourages parents to hit their children.
14By Name Only
Tom Clancys work as a novelist is unquestionably one of high quality.
Via: Sites at Penn State.
There are even novels that Ubisoft commissioned based on these properties they invented using the Tom Clancy name.
Thus far, various authors under the pseudonym David Michaels, have written the books.
13Resident May Cry?
via: ubisoft.com
Did you know that the originalDevil May Crystarted life as an early incarnation of the now praisedResident Evil 4?
Lets analyze this for a second.
That demo and the first act of the game feature the return of protagonist Solid Snake.
via youtube.com
Of course, beyond that, the game is entirely Raidens story.
Raiden even encounters Snake at one point, although he introduces himself as Iroquois Pliskin.
With that being said, the Master Chiefs design was only a rough approximation to his final appearance.
via: metalgearinformer.com
This effectively gave us the Xbox killer-app we know today.
The games that were published didnt seem to stick with audiences.
In fact, the idea that stuck wound up being inspired by their previous micro success of a game.
via: news.xbox.com
Fortunately, the idea caught on and was quickly embraced as a marketable franchise.
In fact, since the release ofBioshock, more and more immersive sims have taken off including ArkanesDishonoredandPrey.
Meanwhile,Call of Dutyhas seen an annual release since 2005.
via: screenrant.com
In 2006, Human Head Studios releasedPrey;same name, different concept.
It is easily one of the most original games released during the early years of the Xbox 360.
This is something many get wrong by virtue of them not having read the book.
This occurs frequently in gaming.
Players unfamiliar withMetroidmay refer to Samus as male.
Even the speechless Chell fromPortalcould be assumed to be male if the player interpreted them as such.
via: kaijupop.com
That is, until you see Chell in the game by virtue of the portals youve created.
However, these choices matter less and less for the final architecture of the narrative.
The Rachni will appear inMass Effect 3anyway.
via metroid.wikia.com
via: Bioware
