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Old Sep 20, 2011, 03:28 AM   #18
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Originally Posted by Jegergrim View Post
You have a very good point, but I to a certaint extent feel as though the loading screen is a crucial part of the game, as some of them really set the "atmosphere" of the game, e.g. horrorgames, where theres a small clip playing whilst your loading (about the storyline) and so forth, if I were to all of a sudden see a commercial for underwear or toothpaste I would certainly loose that feeling straight away...
You're right, but most of the games today have a stupid stationary image that adds nothing to the gameplay, so replacing it with an ad that generates revenue for the developer and increases the likelyhood of them creating a new game or releasing new content for the current game is fine by me.
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