After eight years of waiting, Cyberpunk 2077 is finally out this week, 57 years ahead of schedule. Reviews have been mostly positive, praising the game’s bleak nature and incredible RPG mechanics while also taking note of its many, many bugs, but there’s a good time to be had. And a possible seizure procedure waiting in the wings as well.
Game Informer popped out a lengthy PSA warning players that one of the key sections of the game, the Braindance sequence, is designed in a way that it could trigger an epileptic fit. GI’s Cyberpunk 2077 reviewer Liana Ruppert wrote of the experience and claimed that she had “suffered one major seizure and felt several moments where I was close to another one,” during her time with the game.
This possible danger comes from players donning a headset in the game that “features a rapid onslaught of white and red blinking LEDs, much like the actual device neurologists use in real life to trigger a seizure when they need to trigger one for diagnosis purposes.” Long story short, if you have a history of epilepsy and you’re planning to play Cyberpunk 2077, then shield your eyes whenever you’re ready to tango in Braindance.
CD Projekt Red did issue a statement yesterday regarding the Game Informer warning, albeit one that looked to pass the buck ahead of launch. CDPR noted that a seizure warning could be found in the game’s end-user licensing agreement, presumably buried under the mountains of legal text that nobody bothers to read before starting any video game in the modern era. The studio also explained that a separate and more in your face warning will be added to Cyberpunk 2077 as soon as possible. How this slipped past quality assurance, is baffling.
We’ll have a Cyberpunk 2077 review up soon enough. Brad’s on the case, and as soon as he stops convulsing on the floor and foaming at the mouth, I’ll prod him with a stick to remind him to get back to work.
Last Updated: December 9, 2020
Dee ham
December 9, 2020 at 08:32
on that last paragraph, if this was the UK, you’d have the epilepsy groups wanting to lynch you
but I peed myself laughing, so thats ok
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 10:02
lol, the funniest thing I learnt today was that the urinalist who wrote the Gamespot review for Cyberpunk, Kallie Plagge (lol the infamous 7/10) barely even played the game. She couldn’t understand the RPG mechanics. This is the same reviewer who removed points from one of the Pokemon games for “having too much water”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Kallie Plagge – “Too much water”.
Kallie Plagge – “Zombies too white.”
Kallie Plagge – “Too much RPG.”
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Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 10:12
Just in case, the usual suspects spill their spaghetti. Just listen to their discussion… I mean honestly, this is actually embarrassing. She literally admitted to being bad at her job; she didn’t do side quests, she skipped stuff, barely even bothered with a lot of it. How can you not even bother to do side quests? How can you write a review and not try to explore as much as possible about the game?
Gavin Mannion
December 9, 2020 at 10:18
you are as predictable as night follows day….
Stay strong Jimbo, 2024 is right around the corner
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 10:28
Oh Gavin, are you still upset over the elections? You really need to stop projecting things onto me.
Gavin Mannion
December 9, 2020 at 10:28
upset? I’m ecstatic and still celebrating… not been sober for weeks.
Please do let me know though, do you think Trump was robbed?
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 10:32
I definitely think the mail-in votes process was a mistake, and there’s definitely weird things going on with their voting software but overall, their whole election process was exposed, whether Biden won, or whether Trump’s legal battle makes a repeat of Bush v Gore, their whole system will be under scrutiny for decades to come, and the trust in their democratic process is the real victim here.
So, are you still on Qanon sites? Dude, you need to let that shit go. It’s not healthy. Those people are as bad as antivaxers, gamespot reviewers, flat earthers and Rhodesian expats living in the UK.
Gavin Mannion
December 9, 2020 at 10:38
I have never been on a Qanon site or forum in my life.
I just find it hilarious that you believe whatever the alt-right spit out. The election was 100% fair and the mail in votes have all been verified. He’s 42-1 in the court cases. It’s an absolute joke that people believe this stuff.
There is literally zero evidence of any substantial fraud of any kind, I’m just looking forward to his concession speech at the Hilton Haberdashery & Crocheting centre https://media3.giphy.com/media/xUA7aM09ByyR1w5YWc/giphy.gif
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 10:38
Are you sure? The funny thing is, I learnt about Qanon from your rants about them. I had no clue they even existed before YOU ranted about their antics. My focus has always just been on antifa, but it was nice to see the horse shoe theory in action, with crazies on both sides.
But seriously, you can admit to me, which Qanon sites do you go to?
Gavin Mannion
December 9, 2020 at 10:41
Oh really you’d never heard of them? You should then educate yourself more then before discussing politics as they are an extremely well known sub sector of US politics.
Apologies I thought you were more knowledgeable about such things…
As for antifa I’d much rather be Anti-Fascist than Pro-Fascist…
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 10:47
Lol, no they weren’t on my radar, because unlike you I don’t visit weird fringe websites featuring fringe groups with very bizarre beliefs. Nor do I exist on /pol/. But, thanks to you, I have read up on them, and I was left shaking my head, and wondering why they had such an impact on you.
Antifa used to be anti-fascist, and I’m pretty sure the original chapters in Europe who actually watchdog actual incidents of fascism, extreme nationalism and neonazism are still true to the cause, but the larping jokers running around in Portland are as fascist as they come. They were really exposed when they created their autonomous zone and even had their own little tinpot dictator/ warlord.
Gavin Mannion
December 9, 2020 at 10:51
QAnon entered mainstream discussions over 6 months ago… you are either lying that you didn’t know about them or live in a tiny bubble.
Either way it means you are not to be trusted when discussing real life things.. so lets go back to pretending your parroted opinion about some reviewer is worthy….
Like you I’m waiting until next year to get Cyberpunk, I want the bugs fixed first
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Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 10:56
Gavin, maybe you don’t know this, but people do have different interests, and did you know that Google and Twitter will feed you what you search for, so it’s no surprise that you were inundated with Qanon posts. BECAUSE YOU WERE ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH IT.
My google and youtube feed has mostly been about PS5, SpaceX and how to train my cat how to use a toilet. (And I’m not joking).
Gavin Mannion
December 9, 2020 at 13:02
We tried to get our cat to use the toilet… it just ended up with a toilet full of litter that blocked it… false advertising
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 10:56
Yeah, no need to get the game now, it’s always better to wait. It’s why pre-orders is such a joke. You pay a premium, then you beta test for them and if you had just waited a few months, you’d get the fixed version and sometimes at a cheaper price too.
Gavin Mannion
December 9, 2020 at 10:56
Pre-ordering games is the biggest con ever, and publishers are being helped by weirdo’s on youtube and gaming review sites who are undermining real reviewers so that the publisher can just use flashy marketing to make money without being held to account.
Despicable
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 11:01
I can understand the logic behind it, to get those early sales and the cash injection but in this day and age of constant patching, it really is a con. I definitely won’t disagree on that part. Take AssCreed Valhala, I’m only picking that up next year, or after I’ve started and finished Oddyssey, because I know that Ubisoft games are littered with bugs and sometimes serious game breaking ones, but they’re one of the few companies that will actually put in the time to fix their games. AssCreed Unity is actually playable now, and I’ve been enjoying my time during the French Revolution.
Plague Doctor Who
December 9, 2020 at 21:48
Valhalla hasn’t had that many bugs – 100ish hour playthrough thus far. Odyssey was fantastic to a point (besides the crazy story). Combat in valhalla is quite good for once, and a first you can actually travel the whole map after you’ve specced for killing upper tier enemies.. it’s a solid 7.5/10 with everything I’ve experienced in the game so far. I’d give it an 8 but I want to see how the dlc stands up.
Alessandro Barbosa
December 9, 2020 at 10:16
You should try think beyond the shit you get from The Quartering.
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 10:26
Lol, I don’t even watch the quarterpounder, my dude, and by the way, I posted the gamespot chat down below. Watch it for yourself. I’m not making up anything. And, by the way, how’s gamespot treating you bud?
Alessandro Barbosa
December 9, 2020 at 10:32
It’s just curious that you bring up the exact same point he did exactly after he posted his video about it. You even use his favourite “urinalist” catchphrase that he opens with. Must be a coincidence
In any case I have watched the discussion and read Kallie’s review. The same review that opens with two paragraphs dedicated to a series of side quests she loved, although supposedly you say she played none of them? Weird,
I know her personally and work with her on reviews so I know the work she puts into overseeing all reviews on GameSpot. Implying she didn’t play a game for review is laughable and ignorant.
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 10:38
Hahahahaha, Your shield is so shiny, Sir Alessandro the WHite Knight – but I wouldn’t expect you to have an honest opinion on this.
You can’t even admit that she barely did the bare minimum in her review. She ADMITTED it on their own YOUTUBE CHANNEL that she didn’t do sidequests, she basically just steam rolled through the main story line, and didn’t even bother with anything that makes RPGs worth while.
But, this brings up a really serious issue. If this sort of behaviour in a game urinalist is fine with you. Is this how you do your reviews? Do you even finish the games? Do you do as much as possible? Or do you do the bare minimum just to get something uploaded onto the website? I remember we had a similar discussion over your infamous Rust review for Gamespot a while back, and while at the time I didn’t believe you would do such a thing, I’m really starting to wonder now.
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Alessandro Barbosa
December 9, 2020 at 10:47
Would be tough to finish a game like Rust considering it…has no ending. But you’re welcome to exhaust yourself wondering at a nearly three year old review of a game I played for over 30 hours (lord knows I don’t want to revisit that ever again.)
I know in GameSpot’s case Kallie took the entire week off to cover the game and played 50 hours of the game, completing the main story in about half that (plenty time to do the side stuff described, again, in the actual review). Reviews are never an exhaustive checklist of doing everything possible in a game. I don’t think any website on earth does that.
There is absolutely issue with the way there’s always a rush to meet embargo dates for reviews, driven by the way traffic favours those initial takes. It’s why I understand why some publications went with reviews-in-progress. But speaking from personal experience I’ve always been pushed by Kallie to ensure that I have a encompassing opinion of a game before delivering a draft, even if it misses an embargo. So when she publishes something, I know it’s held to the same standard.
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 10:51
A whole week you say? Oh my… and she didn’t do any of the side quests? She couldn’t get a handle on the RPG mechanics (which she admits to in the video…)
By the way, you realise that I used to write reviews as well, so don’t tell me bullshit about the process, or try to play the “I’m the expert card”. I know it very well and for your information, I never hid my achievement and trophy lists, so that readers could see that I DID complete the games. I made it as transparent as possible.
Alessandro Barbosa
December 9, 2020 at 10:56
Again you say she played no side quests and yet the review is just there with tons of examples and anecdotes from ones she did so like, read?
Embargoes for pre-release titles usually demand you play offline or hide trophies/achievements. It’s pretty common. Thought you were an expert though? Or are you conflating some small reviews thrown your way here once upon a time as a genuine example of reviewing something substantial?
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 10:56
And after that? After the embargo is passed? Do you still need to hide your trophies and achievements? Mmmmm? 😛
Maybe its time to open your trophy list for all, and add that to your reviews as a means for fellow gamers to judge how much effort you put into it. I would think that should be the norm for all reviews to be honest. That’s why I liked Steam’s feature that shows how many hours people have played, and their progress.
Alessandro Barbosa
December 9, 2020 at 11:01
Often yes, you’ll have to wait until release to be able to full open up your profile again. Embargoes aren’t a catch-all, there are generally multiple ones (ones allowing for streams beforehand, ones that specify when reviews can go up, others that say when certain portions can be discussed, generally after release). All extremely common, and considering CDPR didn’t even allow captured gameplay to be used in reviews (only provided B-Roll) I am assuming this was a stricter than usual embargo too (so much so that some publications refused to sign it, like The Guardian). I haven’t seen it so I can’t say for sure.
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 11:01
Dude, stop reviewsplaining, I had a few embargoes in my time as well, and a few NDAs. Sheesh, next you’re going to misgender me, or use the wrong vowels….
Alessandro Barbosa
December 9, 2020 at 11:04
Then you should know this, and yet you keep trying to make points with dumb questions
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 11:10
So, are you going to open up your Steam progress, PSN trophy and achievement list for all? And add them to your reviews? That’s the only way I’m going to believe that you complete your games unlike the young maiden you so bravely defends.
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 13:08
Remember, you’re not supposed to be a jerk, Sandy. Remember we keep the name-calling on the school yard, this is a civilised place for discourse. So please respect the rules.
Insomnia is fun
December 9, 2020 at 13:21
No no no, I had this discussion with Gavin a few months ago. They are not beholden to the rules because this is their site. We on the other hand…. well, we can always create new accounts.
Insomnia is fun
December 9, 2020 at 13:21
No no no, I had this discussion with Gavin a few months ago. They are not beholden to the rules because this is their site. We on the other hand…. well, we can always create new accounts.
Gavin Mannion
December 9, 2020 at 13:41
No no no, I am not beholden to the rules… others are.
it’s not a blanket permission to anyone who writes here… Just me and 2 others…
Insomnia is fun
December 9, 2020 at 14:01
understood sir
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 14:18
I believe the correct, response is “Jahwohl mein fuhrer!” or ” Da tovarishch”. The party leadership knows best. 😛
Insomnia is fun
December 9, 2020 at 15:56
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Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 14:25
“Just me and 2 others.”
Like “my friends”… 😛
This sort of thing is usually what kills online communities, Pfangirl (Noelle) will probably be able to tell you what happened on NAG a decade and a half ago, when we all gave the website the middle finger because nepotism and favouritism were running rife. At the time, Miktar and his cronies thought that they were running their own little feudal empire. They mistreated their readers and had such a disgusting attitude of superiority that people left in droves.
Even Ramjet (Walt) exited because he had enough of it, and he was one of the few staff members that actively tried to mend the rift. Eventually, it was too much and he even contemplated just getting out of the industry all together. He did start a few new publications, and there was one I wrote for under a pseudonym.
Long story short, it’s very easy to lose your community and your fans, BUT it’s even harder to regain that trust. Once, they give up on you (especially the core), it’s done. NAG is still around, but it’s a shell of its former self, and I don’t know anyone who don’t consider them a joke now.
Gavin Mannion
December 9, 2020 at 14:52
I love our readers, I don’t think I’m superior to them as the previously mentioned people sometimes did.
I’m also not bowing down before trolls, there’s a delicate balance
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 15:07
“I don’t think I’m superior to them as the previously mentioned people sometimes did”
Mmmm… I’m not going to play armchair psychologist, but you might want to speak to some of your former fans on their whatsapp groups or in their discords, or reach out to a few of your former readers, on Skype etc.. Maybe, get out of the echochamber a bit, and see what people really think…
You might be surprised, a little saddened, a little humbled….
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Gavin Mannion
December 9, 2020 at 15:27
“I’m not going to play armchair psychologist” and then attempts to.
I’m aware, and flattered, of these whatsapp groups and discords
What people think of me is none of my business
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 15:31
That’s fair, I generally don’t care what the opinion of others are either, but then I don’t state “I don’t think I’m superior to them as the previously mentioned people…”
My point is less an attack on you but an observation that a parallel exist between this site, and what NAG went though (until it became completely irrelevant), especially when it was clear that certain people were labelled as undesirables / trolls/ detractors etc. etc. etc. (purely for not agreeing with the general consensus or not being friends with the “right” people). My perception of you is that you’re a fairly intelligent guy, but also extremely arrogant and blinded by hubris. The fact that you’re aware that people are actively upset and do not care about their opinion is literally what Miktar did.
Gavin Mannion
December 9, 2020 at 16:37
You can try psychoanalyse me all you like, but just to clear one issue up. I’m extremely intelligent but also fairly arrogant
I label you as a troll as you have become a troll, I can pretty much predict which articles you will jump into and what side you will take before you do it. You changed man and now you’ve become a stereotype.
Which is fine, you be you. But you get nasty at times and that’s why I like to keep an eye on you…
^^ The first part is obviously a joke…
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 16:51
“I’m extremely intelligent”:P
Now, I’m starting to think I may have severely over-estimated that part of you (and I await the inevitable and juvenile claim of having an IQ of 140) which always seems to drop when intelligence is discussed on the internet. (lol)
I think I’ll rephrase what I said earlier, I think you’re of average-intelligence, but also extremely arrogant and blinded by hubris.
But, I also think you don’t take criticism very easily. Your defense mechanism is to lash out, especially when people point out flaws to your person – I think the best example was during that court case you had with whatsisface.
And now… as we’re discussing this website (which as we both know isn’t doing that great).
Instead of saying, “You know Jim, you make some good points, and sometimes you have a tendency to troll, but, as much as I hate it, your assessment of situations and your analyse of things have always been correct. It’s also why I hate you so much, because you’re rarely wrong…”
or
“You know Jim, you raise a few good points, and I know there are things that we can do better, maybe I should listen to one of my oldest and most popular contributors”
Your obvious approach is to diminish my words, which is actually coming from a very sincere place, by slapping the word “troll” on it.
Honestly, I didn’t expect that level of insecurity from you, but you know labeling me a troll doesn’t change the fact that I’m right or that my assessment is correct.
Gavin Mannion
December 9, 2020 at 18:53
lol I take it you didn’t read the last line… that’s amazing
“^^ The first part is obviously a joke..”
At no point was I discussing this website with you, you have literally no idea about it or anything around it or it’s reason for existence.
You have become a troll Jim and that depresses me a bit as I did think you used to have valid points. But now you just want the online reactions from your crappy points and it’s bori9ng.
Anyway I’m done here for the day, I’m sure I’ll see you again online but try be better Jimmy
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 14:06
This is the truth (PS: If I leave CriticalHit, and load up Disqus, I can read and reply to your posts)
Insomnia is fun
December 9, 2020 at 14:08
will try that if the above fails
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 13:21
@Ins@sonofpotassium:disqus Rules for thee but not for me 😛 https://media1.giphy.com/media/1qZ7MqxnR0eRxJksLs/giphy.gif
Insomnia is fun
December 9, 2020 at 13:57
@BananaJimReboot:disqus SOMEONE is marking all my comments as spam again.
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 14:06
It’s interesting, I can reply to you on Disqus, but it seems you get “marked as spam” on Critz.
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 14:06
I tried to reply to you twice now, and each time I get an error, and when I refresh your comment is gone.
Insomnia is fun
December 9, 2020 at 14:08
In summary to all discussed here.
1. Maybe give the game to a person interested in the genre to review.
2. Reviewer must have experience in playing games but also writing.
3. So the game might cause seizures, well so does most entertainment hi in action.
4. Pretty sure this is not the last “controversy” this game will bring up. Everyone is offended these days.
5. Allesandro, that dude must have some epic knight armour. He probably bats more for the “harassed”(because that’s what they are as someone calls them out or disagrees with them) than Tendulkar has for India
6. Trump lost, sorry.
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 14:35
I’ve always held the believe that you give games to people who are experts in that genre (or at the very least fans) – like how Umar gets all the JRPGs, because he absolutely loves them (but his reviews are also fair). Or, like how all the racing reviews used to go to Nick de Bruyne or the LGB stuff goes to Noelle.
I think the problem with Gamespot is that they’re less interested in the games or giving a fair review but rather the superfluous stuff that they can tie to modern politics. I mean crying about identity, or representation (when you’re a company that doesn’t even practice what you preach – I mean how many non-white writers do they have, you can literally count them on your hand). I mean if you’re not focussing on game mechanics, or asking questions about the narrative or critiquing or even praising the art, then why are you reviewing games?
No one wants to read your undergraduate thesis about how marxism will improve Asscreed Valhalla, or how you need black representation in a game set in the middle of Europe during the 13th century….
That shouldn’t be in a review – you can throw that sort of thing in a Tauriq Moosa style opinion piece that no one will read.
Gavin Mannion
December 9, 2020 at 14:52
I had that replying to your comment earlier, and yesterday disqus was crashing badly…
I’ll look but I’ve not seen any comments being deleted manually
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 15:07
I don’t think they get deleted, just removed from viewing for this site, but you can still read and interact with those comments on the Disqus side.
Gavin Mannion
December 9, 2020 at 15:27
yeah that’s weird, Disqus is playing up… most be a conspiracy
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 14:01
@in@sonofpotassium:disqus Yeah, I noticed, I can’t reply to any of your stuff – and then they disappear. :/ I was hoping to hear what your take was on all of this.
Insomnia is fun
December 9, 2020 at 14:52
exactly
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 13:08
But my point is this, once the embargo is lifted, reviewers should add their game profiles to their reviews so that their readers can judge for themselves whether or not a reviewer played the game, completed the game, or even spent enough time in the game to have any sort of opinion.
I mean, Darryn hides his trophies, you do too. I think only Geoff has them open for the world to see, and he actually completes his games. Brad I have no idea about, all I know is he has a masters in video game storytelling… and I don’t think Craig is even human. I still suspect he’s just an AI.
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 13:21
And there’s an easy way to do it, because obviously for each new game you want to close it up again if it’s embargoed.
Use an archive site. Archive your steam profile progress, or the PSN trophy list and the xbox achievement list from the browser. It gets time stamped and everyone can see that “Yes, this reviewer is legit, a true gamer and not some urinalist*”
*I didn’t know quarterpounder originated it, but I’m sticking with it, it’s a beautiful and apt description of game urinalism*
Alessandro Barbosa
December 9, 2020 at 16:16
I do? Oh must be some setting I didn’t even realise was on in the privacy settings, I know I had to change some things to “friends only” to block all those bot-spammed invites and messages. Might have been part of that.
I don’t necessarily oppose that idea, but I can understand why those things don’t show pre-release (often at the request of the publisher).
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 11:11
But, in a game like Rush, much like with Conan which I reviewed (and I think for that game I even posted the platinum trophy as part of my review – I think I did that for most of my reviews, Geoff can verify), the achievements track what you did in the game, from the bare minimum of building a structure, to teaming up with a group, or slaying a boss, or making food. It’s the simplest way to show that you didn’t just boot it up, play 30 mins and then spent the rest of the day watching Netflix.
Plague Doctor Who
December 9, 2020 at 21:48
That’s why the original review video on youtube has over 30k dislikes and counting? Ya.. she really reviewed cyberpunk to it’s fullest LOL
Mandalorian Jim
December 10, 2020 at 05:29
I noticed, they’ve hid the comments (and some of them were funny but also real stingers). Obviously, this means they’ll do the same on the epic like/dislike ratio too, and then cry “harassment” or they’ll remove the video completely, because it’s very embarrassing (almost on par with that Doom playthrough video from IGN or Dean Takahashi’s hilarious failure to get through the tutorial level of Cuphead).
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HvR
December 9, 2020 at 10:18
I’m sorry but if you have epilepsy and do not know that video games can trigger it especially with flashing lights and that CP2077 will have lots of flashes and neon lights THEN frankly being taken out by epilepsy attack will only benefit the human gene pool.
People like Liana Ruppert is why we have to put up warnings that boiling water will burn you, that you can drown in the sea and that jumping in front of a train will kill you.
Alessandro Barbosa
December 9, 2020 at 10:18
The difference is that the game has a sequence that directly mimics the method used by many medical professionals to induce seizures for diagnosis. Not just flashing neon lights on the periphery. That’s a troubling inclusion.
Alessandro Barbosa
December 9, 2020 at 10:18
The difference is that the game has a sequence that directly mimics the method used by many medical professionals to induce seizures for diagnosis. Not just flashing neon lights on the periphery. That’s a troubling inclusion.
Alessandro Barbosa
December 9, 2020 at 10:18
The difference is that the game has a sequence that directly mimics the method used by many medical professionals to induce seizures for diagnosis. Not just flashing neon lights on the periphery. That’s a troubling inclusion.
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 10:28
Yawn!
Alessandro Barbosa
December 9, 2020 at 10:38
Your empathy knows no bounds
Mandalorian Jim
December 9, 2020 at 10:41
Aww, https://media1.giphy.com/media/arigZeE2tlMuk/giphy.gif
HvR
December 9, 2020 at 11:11
“has a sequence that directly mimics the method used my medical professionals to induce seizures for diagnosis”
Probably the worst over exaggeration in 2020
Brainstorm sequence was featured in numerous gameplay trailers (so yeah there was warning especially if you are a gaming journalist), it is 3 seconds of flashing led patches with single flash screen. Nothing worse than whats has been in hundreds of games in the past.
A cold fluorescent tube light warming and coming on is waaaay worse.
As someone who has been int he room when a photosensitive seizure test has been done, dark room multiple big ass strobe lights that start at 5Hz and then go to paparazi level camera flashes on steroids.
Gavin Mannion
December 9, 2020 at 10:21
My wife’s friend never knew she was an epileptic. At a dance at the age of 17 she nearly died from having a full seizure due to strobes.
CDPR using a sequence that deliberately induces a seizure is not acceptable and I’m hoping you’re just having a bad day because that’s a disgraceful thing to post
Insomnia is fun
December 9, 2020 at 12:46
Next we’ll have governments darken the sky because the sun is just too darn bright!
justlikemo
December 9, 2020 at 11:23
“How this slipped past quality assurance, is bafflin”
Think the colors on the cover may have given it away, videos all dark and bright lights… Whether they did or did’nt in the fine print, surely anything you do, you accept the risk before hand, not that gaming is a risk, but, if you pee your pants playing a game cos you got scared and did not make a potty chair or wear adult diapers, you acceted it, the moment you hit start, have a heart attack playing diablo all week. If you did not now you had epilepsy, now you do, so God save you in future.
“57 years ahead of schedule.”
This cracked me up,
given what ever date it was, the reviews and gameplay indicate nothing new in terms of what the game has to offer, something we have all seen somewhere or the other. I was looking for something more, not just a glorified GTA. but what do I know, I’m just a no one.
MechMachine
December 9, 2020 at 12:30
That sucks. I empathize with people who suffer from it. One of my friends has a young son with epilepsy and her life has been hell because of it. I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy.
Umar
December 9, 2020 at 12:40
It’s really shit. I’m glad she wrote this PSA and it got the attention of CDPR. Kind of weird to not have a warning upfront but it’s good they’re looking into a permanent solution. Accessibility should really be a major considering this generation. I’m glad so many strides are being made but it’s clear there’s a lot more to do.
MechMachine
December 9, 2020 at 12:46
Is it a lifelong problem ?