Although 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim has been available on other platforms for a few years now, Atlus is still concerned about spoilers in the lead-up to the Switch version's release next week. To combat this, it's enforcing streamer guidelines to ensure nobody ruins the surprise.
Here's the breakdown: Streamers will be required to warn viewers of spoilers in the title of their streams, so everyone is aware of this before clicking on a video. It also doesn't want any spoilers in the description or thumbnail images, either.
It doesn't end there...Atlus also forbids anyone from streaming past the ending cutscene after the final battle. In fact, you can't even "replay" the final cutscene in the game's video archive. Here's precisely what it said, courtesy of Siliconera:
“Additionally, please do not stream content past the ending cutscene after the final battle or replay the final cutscenes within the game’s archive.”
Steamers will also be required to mention the copyright of Atlus and Sega in their streams. Atlus also doesn't want anyone streaming the game's soundtrack by itself.
And for anyone who plans to play this game on Switch when it is released next week, be aware that there are probably already spoilers floating around as the game was originally released on PlayStation 4 in 2019/20.
- Further reading - REVIEW 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim - A Rich Narrative Adventure/RTS Hybrid With Outstanding Art
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[source siliconera.com]
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In other words, no one is going to be streaming this game.
...lol, like anyone will listen.
This is funny.
Square Enix have a similar policy.
It's because game publishers actually want consumers to buy the games and not just watch a full playthrough, something frugal consumers are doing as not everybody has the time or money.
They're tolerating that games get streamed and shared socially because they know it's good for business, at least.
@RupeeClock anyone watching anybody play this wasn’t going to buy the game anyway or without seeing someone play it in the first place. No one will listen to this and no one will really even see these warnings.
This is the attitude that killed the Wii U
@RupeeClock Wouldn't the time spent watching someone play through an entire game be the same as someone playing the entire game themselves..? Minus initial boot up times that is.
@SteamEngenius
People can multi-task, not give their full focus, enjoy the streamer or player's own take on the content, skip parts they're less interested in, etc.
People also just like to be up to speed on instalments of games they might've missed or what have you.
@RupeeClock @SteamEngenius There are also people who enjoy seeing somebody else's reaction to the game. I like booting up a playthrough of a game I completed while working just to hear somebody else's thoughts on it to see if I agree or disagree.
To be fair though, this is a VERY narrative-heavy game. There are major plot twists within hours of gameplay. I'm with Atlus here.
This is fairly reasonable I'd say. I mean, I hope Atlus doesn't pull something if someone doesn't follow these, just because that's just unneeded bad PR for a game that's mostly succeeded via word of mouth more than any actual marketing.
Not a fan of Atlus' whole "you can't do X or Z with your purchased game, because spoilers" thing they've been doing.
It's a small thing in the grand scheme of things, but finding out in Shin Megami Tensei V that I couldn't even take a few snapshots of the final dungeon/boss for my personal collection (I like to take snapshots of cool moments in games to look back to from time to time), left a sour taste in my mouth >.>
Also, it's dumb to disable a Switch feature to prevent spoilers as I can just grab my phone and take a picture and post if if I wanted to do so lol
This is pretty dumb, trying to micromanage what individuals who purchased the game choose to do with said game. What's next, they tell people that they can't have friends over to play? That's essentially what this is, albeit on a much larger scale. People watch streams because it evokes a similar feeling of hanging out with your buddy and watching them play through a game. The EULA must give them this dumb power.
@Screen
Nintendo did way worse than just that. How about shutting down streams that were 100% legally streaming the game, even though two weeks prior, the game gets leaked and those videos still never got taken down.
@KirbysAdventure But why would you watch someone stream a game if you cared about spoilers that much in the first place?
This is just Atlus being dumb, turning down free publicity. Watching an LP is not a replacement for playing the game. They don't lose anything, because those people weren't gonna buy the game anyway. However, they might buy it after watching an LP, or they might convince their friends to buy it, if they praise the game enough. They tried to do the same with Persona 5, but it didn't stick. The only outcome was fans losing respect for Atlus.
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