Aller au contenu

Photo

Will DA2's current marketing campaign appeal at all to new female players.

Débuté par tpryan01 , août 23 2010 04:19

1507 réponses à ce sujet

#126
Guest_jln.francisco_*
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:02

Guest_jln.francisco_*
  • Guests

Collider wrote...

jln.francisco wrote...

Collider wrote...

jln.francisco wrote...
Have you seen the trailer? What do you think it would look like to someone who's never even heard of Dragon Age?

I have. Advertising Male Hawke does not portray the game as something it isn't. The player can choose to be male. Unless you meant the actual combat itself exhibited in the trailer, which is another matter entirely.


This is getting pedantic.

The trailer depicts an overtly masculine character battling monsters and stealing a kiss from a beautiful woman. What would an outsider assume the game was about?

Of course, most of them would assume that the game has only a male protagonist. That is however the perception of the trailer being incorrect, not the portrayal.


How can you fault the viewer when it's the trailer that isn't doing its job?

#127
RobotNixon
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:02

RobotNixon
  • Members
  • 1 340 messages

Arttis wrote...

Too bad pictures do not always say much. I do not understand where you are going with this.


Then don't try to follow. ^_^

#128
Rapidiul
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:03

Rapidiul
  • Members
  • 698 messages

Arttis wrote...

I have played many many videos games.I was not until recently have I really visited any forums.
Also when they put surveys in places which *force you to say where do you first hear about so and so...I tend to lie about it...Because you know I AM NOT INTERESTED!
Rarely people are when they are on the internet trying to entertain themselves.Best done under the hood.

Smart people keep their personal information to themselves, or friends that you make in the internet.

#129
Collider
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:03

Collider
  • Members
  • 17 165 messages

How can you fault the viewer when it's the trailer that isn't doing its job?


I don't feel that the trailer failed in the purpose Bioware gave it.

#130
Gloatie
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:04

Gloatie
  • Members
  • 183 messages

tpryan01 wrote...

I am only concerned in how more NEW female gamers can be brought into the game.


Why?

#131
tpryan01
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:04

tpryan01
  • Members
  • 218 messages

slimgrin wrote...

RobotNixon wrote...

Did people make this big of a fuss over Mass Effect?

I don't recall them ever portraying Shepard as Female at any point in that advertising campaign.


There was some fussing, actually, and some fan made trailers using femshep.


here it is (not by me btw)

#132
Arttis
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:04

Arttis
  • Members
  • 4 098 messages

RobotNixon wrote...

Arttis wrote...

Too bad pictures do not always say much. I do not understand where you are going with this.


Then don't try to follow. ^_^

Makes your post pointless i suppose then.
Well whatever I have known people who like to talk to me in a different language for the fun of it.

#133
Guest_jln.francisco_*
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:05

Guest_jln.francisco_*
  • Guests

Collider wrote...

How can you fault the viewer when it's the trailer that isn't doing its job?

I don't feel that the trailer failed in the purpose Bioware gave it.


And what would that be?

#134
Rapidiul
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:06

Rapidiul
  • Members
  • 698 messages

Collider wrote...

How can you fault the viewer when it's the trailer that isn't doing its job?

I don't feel that the trailer failed in the purpose Bioware gave it.

A trailer is to draw people to the game. In a movie, for example; they tend to use epic zomg hype scenes that are not even in the actual movie.
I am not saying DA2 will be a bad game, I am just saying we can't trust the trailer(s).

#135
Collider
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:06

Collider
  • Members
  • 17 165 messages

jln.francisco wrote...

Collider wrote...

How can you fault the viewer when it's the trailer that isn't doing its job?

I don't feel that the trailer failed in the purpose Bioware gave it.


And what would that be?

As said, to attract people.

#136
Guest_JoePinasi1989_*
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:07

Guest_JoePinasi1989_*
  • Guests

jln.francisco wrote...

Collider wrote...

How can you fault the viewer when it's the trailer that isn't doing its job?

I don't feel that the trailer failed in the purpose Bioware gave it.


And what would that be?


To be cool!

#137
Riona45
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:07

Riona45
  • Members
  • 3 158 messages

Rapidiul wrote...
Again, reserches are inaccurate. It impossible to know the total human population. It is impossible to know how many people die from cancer, it is impossible to know where is the major portion of gamers(age-wise).


I agree, it's totally pointless, no one should EVER research ANYTHING again.

Modifié par Riona45, 23 août 2010 - 06:07 .

#138
Arttis
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:08

Arttis
  • Members
  • 4 098 messages
To make their fans happy and want to play the game as we tend to think of the worst reasons there are to not play.

#139
Guest_jln.francisco_*
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:08

Guest_jln.francisco_*
  • Guests

Collider wrote...

jln.francisco wrote...

Collider wrote...

How can you fault the viewer when it's the trailer that isn't doing its job?

I don't feel that the trailer failed in the purpose Bioware gave it.


And what would that be?

As said, to attract people.


To attract who? Judging from what you saw in the trailer what demographic were they targeting?

#140
Guest_JoePinasi1989_*
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:08

Guest_JoePinasi1989_*
  • Guests

Riona45 wrote...

Rapidiul wrote...
Again, reserches are inaccurate. It impossible to know the total human population. It is impossible to know how many people die from cancer, it is impossible to know where is the major portion of gamers(age-wise).


I agree, it's totally pointless, no one should EVER research ANYTHING again.


Hey, I agree!

#141
Collider
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:08

Collider
  • Members
  • 17 165 messages

Riona45 wrote...

Rapidiul wrote...
Again, reserches are inaccurate. It impossible to know the total human population. It is impossible to know how many people die from cancer, it is impossible to know where is the major portion of gamers(age-wise).


I agree, it's totally pointless, no one should EVER research ANYTHING [/i][i]ever again.

Exactly. All this desire for knowledge is foolish.

#142
Guest_JoePinasi1989_*
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:08

Guest_JoePinasi1989_*
  • Guests

jln.francisco wrote...

Collider wrote...

jln.francisco wrote...

Collider wrote...

How can you fault the viewer when it's the trailer that isn't doing its job?

I don't feel that the trailer failed in the purpose Bioware gave it.


And what would that be?

As said, to attract people.


To attract who? Judging from what you saw in the trailer what demographic were they targeting?


Young girls who love Nutella...

#143
Rapidiul
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:09

Rapidiul
  • Members
  • 698 messages

jln.francisco wrote...

Collider wrote...

jln.francisco wrote...

Collider wrote...

How can you fault the viewer when it's the trailer that isn't doing its job?

I don't feel that the trailer failed in the purpose Bioware gave it.


And what would that be?

As said, to attract people.


To attract who? Judging from what you saw in the trailer what demographic were they targeting?

To attract potential customers, hurrdurr.

#144
RobotNixon
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:09

RobotNixon
  • Members
  • 1 340 messages

Arttis wrote...
Makes your post pointless i suppose then.

I'd wager that most posts on this forum are at the heart, pointless.

Don't try to act superior, you're on the internet. :lol:

Modifié par RobotNixon, 23 août 2010 - 06:11 .

#145
Collider
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:10

Collider
  • Members
  • 17 165 messages

jln.francisco wrote...

Collider wrote...

jln.francisco wrote...

Collider wrote...

How can you fault the viewer when it's the trailer that isn't doing its job?

I don't feel that the trailer failed in the purpose Bioware gave it.

And what would that be?

As said, to attract people.

To attract who? Judging from what you saw in the trailer what demographic were they targeting?

The  prime demographic was most likely the male player interested in visceral combat fantasy games. I don't even remember what we were initially arguing about, btw.

#146
tpryan01
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:10

tpryan01
  • Members
  • 218 messages
I would love for EA to give Bioware and Blur a budget for test audiences.



I loved DAO and have read enough to know I will love DA2, but... I found the trailer a bit dull. Of course I found the DAO original trailer featuring only the male warden to be a bit of a snooze as well

#147
Guest_Raga_*
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:11

Guest_Raga_*
  • Guests

Collider wrote...

tpryan01 wrote...

Clearly, trailers like these do attract new players.

males

Let's discount the women who don't only play games that have female PCs, right.


I for one love God of War and that's about as overtly masculine as you can get.  But then, I am weird.  I don't think masculine advertising turns women off.  It doesn't me anyway.  But knowing I can play as a female character makes me even more interested than I already was.  As I said earlier, my interest in Halo Reach leaped up dramatically when I found out you can play as a female character.  So it's not that Bioware has to use females in order to attract women.  I just think they could attract even more women if they did.  Granted that might put some guys off as well.  I guess they have to weigh the pros and cons of that.

#148
tpryan01
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:11

tpryan01
  • Members
  • 218 messages

Collider wrote...

jln.francisco wrote...

Collider wrote...

jln.francisco wrote...

Collider wrote...

How can you fault the viewer when it's the trailer that isn't doing its job?

I don't feel that the trailer failed in the purpose Bioware gave it.

And what would that be?

As said, to attract people.

To attract who? Judging from what you saw in the trailer what demographic were they targeting?

The  prime demographic was most likely the male player interested in visceral combat fantasy games. I don't even remember what we were initially arguing about, btw.


Would women be intereste in this ad campaign ;-)

#149
Guest_jln.francisco_*
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:12

Guest_jln.francisco_*
  • Guests
So I'm not going to get a straight answer. Let me ask this instead in hopes to figure out if we really can't see eye to eye, suppose a politician does a series of ads where he's at church and later surrounded by a large family at a dinner table while laughing with his grandchildren. What would be the target demographic for that ad?

edit: nvm. pointless now.

Modifié par jln.francisco, 23 août 2010 - 06:14 .

#150
Arttis
Posté 23 août 2010 - 06:12

Arttis
  • Members
  • 4 098 messages

RobotNixon wrote...

Arttis wrote...
Makes your post pointless i suppose then.

I'd wager that most posts on this forum at at the heart, pointless.

Don't try to act superior, you're on the internet. :lol:

You made it very pointless in the way of directing a post at me and not letting me understand what your saying...you under estimate forums....its peopel communicating...from your POV it may be pointless but words can affect another greatly.
Not gonna say any of my posts have though.
Retourner dans General Discussion


  1. The BioWare Forum
  2. → Dragon Age
  3. → Dragon Age II
  4. → General Discussion