Last night I finished the main campaign of Crackdown, and felt really good about doing it. That is, until I watched the final cut-scene that pretty much stripped me of all sense of accomplishment.
I’m not talking about the mildly surprising little story twist at the end, I’m talking about the fact that even though I played as the tattoo-faced, Polynesian-type character throughout the entire game, the final cut scene showed me as the black guy (one of only two in all of Pacific City, I might add). I had become really close to my character, especially since his distinctive look set him apart from the rest of the Agents.
Watching the game give all my credit to another character really sucked all the wind out of my sails. Would it have been that hard put my guy in there at the end? I’m no game-maker, but I’m sure Realtime Worlds could have figured that out. Maybe they just thought the only reason people would buy the game was for the Halo 3 beta invite, and no one would ever get that far.
Still though, it was a fun game and I’m glad I played it.
Russ Crandall:
Tyler Miller:
Steve McKay:
Giang Cao:
I got a better idea, how about game where your character DOESN’T look like a fucking member of Slipknot? What’s next, dangling ballsacks from the Agent SUV trailer hitch?