IGN:New Scalebound Details. Klobb: "Has potential to be Game of all Time"

There were like 7-8 pages of sarcastic comments based on that comment, lolz. And when all is said and done it turns out Ken Lobb was only joking? And the result is what we see below?
Yea I don't think i've ever seen so much contempt for an unreleased platinum title before on gaf. I wonder what the reactions would've been if Kamiya had said that.
 
That's what I figured too. It's likely that MS sought Miyazaki for an exclusive first (Dark Souls did sell much more than the average Platinum game, regardless of quality) only to find out he was already on Project Beast. Thus, Platinum and Scalebound.
Those are of course tales from my ass.

yeah, ms had to've noticed that massive, over-the-top initial response to 'project beast', & all that's followed. this just seems along the same tit-for-tat lines as 'tomb raider in response to uncharted'. if sony's got one, they want one...

like i said, i can't really blame them for going this route. if you can't beat'm, join'm :) ...
 
And what do we (Microsoft Studios) do well?

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yeah, ms had to've noticed that massive, over-the-top initial response to 'project beast', & all that's followed. this just seems along the same tit-for-tat lines as 'tomb raider in response to uncharted'. if sony's got one, they want one...

like i said, i can't really blame them for going this route. if you can't beat'm, join'm :) ...

Guys, i don't want to be the one who bursts your bubble but not everything MS does is a reaction to Sony announcements, do you know? ntkrnl leaked this way before the Bloodborne announcement.
 
In a serious effort to dissect what Klobb said:

1) What Klobb would say Platinum does best is pretty obvious: Over-the-top, character action games

2) What Klobb thinks Microsoft does best: Online, Xbox Live, Multiplayer, Cloud

So IMO it's pretty clear that Scalebound will be your standard Platinum experience but with a heavy emphasis on online multiplayer.
 
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Beat me to it :)

That was some of the most hilarious shit Neogaf has ever produced. Port beggar meltdown-o-rama where we had everything from assertions that B2 would suck because Kamiya wasn't director or some shit and even death threats on twitter to Kamiya for not releasing the game on 360. Epic stuff.

Oh, sorry, I forgot... stuff like that only ever happens with Xbox One games or whatever.

Oh sorry, i missed your post until it was quoted (you are on my ignore list, i wonder why :) ). I don't post in PS threads just to throw shit, far from it.

Yet you seem to have a long standing reputation on Neogaf for doing exactly that. Yet you're still happy enough to jump on myself and other posters at the slightest hint of criticism when it comes to Microsoft though.
 
Beat me to it :)

That was some of the most hilarious shit Neogaf has ever produced. Port beggar meltdown-o-rama where we had everything from assertions that B2 would suck because Kamiya wasn't director or some shit and even death threats on twitter to Kamiya for not releasing the game on 360. Epic stuff.

Oh, sorry, I forgot... stuff like that only ever happens with Xbox One games or whatever.



Yet you seem to have a long standing reputation on Neogaf for doing exactly that. Yet you're still happy enough to jump on myself and other posters at the slightest hint of criticism when it comes to Microsoft though.

Legendary threads look up to that thread with wide-eyed childlike wonder. It's glorious in its execution and the ratio of posts to bans within the first couple of dozen pages. God lives there now.
 
only on NeoGAF could the idea of an huge action game from Hideki Kamiya with a big budget could be met with derision, snark, cynicism, and drive-by shit posts because its an Xbone exclusive.

Way too much salt over a simple PR statement, I wanna see the reaction to a director saying their game will suck
 
I feel like this game is only being made with money in mind and not actually what Kamiya wants to do... it will probably look really nice and be technically sound but have no soul (see also: Lost Odyssey)

I wonder what lead you to come to this conclusion.
 
I feel like this game is only being made with money in mind and not actually what Kamiya wants to do... it will probably look really nice and be technically sound but have no soul (see also: Lost Odyssey)

LO had no soul?

Clearly the nonsensical ramblings of someone who hasn't played it.

Didn't Kamiya say it was his dream game or something similar like he wanted to make this game for awhile? Could just be reading some PR thing from MS but he generally doesn't do that.

He probably said it as MS hung bags full of money in front of him.
 
Can't wait for Scalebound !

Normally, i don't read too much into PR but it's Ken Lobb and usually he's right and is sincere. So i believe him when he says Scalebound will be great, he has a great track record.
 
I look forward to have advanced cloud Dragon A.I chase me and to see them burn up entire forests with real-time destruction. It will also be great to see what my Dragon-tar manages to scavenge from other players as it roams the world when I'm not playing.

In all seriousness though, I actually kinda liked the multiplayer in GoW:A, so I hope that Platinum can do something along those lines but much better and perhaps more integrated into the core game.
 
Everybody's mad cause they know it's true.

Our Lord God Kamiya don't fuck around.

In this thread I learned that Platinum made shitty games and are overrated around here, Scalebound is the next Titanfall and MS will kill Platinum.

It seems that some people have a problem accepting that Xbone will get an exclusive big budget AAA release from an amazing Japanese studio and one of the most talented directors in the industry right now.

Shows how uninformed the posters in this thread are, many of which blinded by some irrational hate of Microsoft.

There were like 7-8 pages of sarcastic comments based on that comment, lolz. And when all is said and done it turns out Ken Lobb was only joking? And the result is what we see below?

Bookmarking these quotes for the future wall of shame when this game comes out
 
Man, I'm torn. I really love Platinum games but... This one. Ugh. I don't want an X1 and the art in this game reminds me of a b-tier toy line from the nineties what with the colored plastic looking shit coming out of the pet dragons. I'm sure the characters will be customizable, so I won't bitch about the stupid headphones in the trailer.

I guess it could be the best game ever, but I have to agree with the sentiment that saying shit like that pre-release seems to do more damage than good. We all know it'll be awesome though right? I mean, in Kamiya we trust. Stupid online fees.
 
Man, I'm torn. I really love Platinum games but... This one. Ugh. I don't want an X1 and the art in this game reminds me of a b-tier toy line from the nineties what with the colored plastic looking shit coming out of the pet dragons. I'm sure the characters will be customizable, so I won't bitch about the stupid headphones in the trailer.

I guess it could be the best game ever, but I have to agree with the sentiment that saying shit like that pre-release seems to do more damage than good. We all know it'll be awesome though right? I mean, in Kamiya we trust. Stupid online fees.
It looks too green/brown to me, the main character needs a slightly redesign, the concept sounds interesting, but even with Kamiya at the helm i have to watch more to be convinced, W101 was a rollercoaster.
 
yeah, ms had to've noticed that massive, over-the-top initial response to 'project beast', & all that's followed. this just seems along the same tit-for-tat lines as 'tomb raider in response to uncharted'. if sony's got one, they want one...

like i said, i can't really blame them for going this route. if you can't beat'm, join'm :) ...
Ugh...
 
What!? people are complaining about the character design? it may look a bit like Dante, and needs a slightly alteration but, its too soon :P thats a huge issue imo, thats why we end with enormously popular but bland and boring characters like Aiden on Watch Dogs, that kinda have to appeal to everybody.
 
On the one hand, I want this to be good because more awesome Platinum games is a good thing. But on the other, I don't want to have to buy an XBO, and right now, this game being good would be the first title I actually cared about that's exclusive.
 
Way too much salt over a simple PR statement, I wanna see the reaction to a director saying their game will suck
It's not even a PR statement. God forbid these people actually listen to the podcast for a bit of context but why bother when they can just shit post.
 
It looks too green/brown to me, the main character needs a slightly redesign, the concept sounds interesting, but even with Kamiya at the helm i have to watch more to be convinced, W101 was a rollercoaster.
What!? people are complaining about the character design? it may look a bit like Dante, and needs a slightly alteration but, its too soon :P thats a huge issue imo, thats why we end with enormously popular but bland and boring characters like Aiden on Watch Dogs, that kinda have to appeal to everybody.
Did you mean to log in to an alt account? lol
 
I love me some Ken lobb but that dude probably thinks Superman 64 is a pretty good game. He had an unbridled enthusiasm for games and it's showing up here with what probably amounts to a bit of GAF like hyperbole.

However I am excited to see these new games in action (Crackdown, PD, SB) as he seems genuinely excited about all of them and the games he has helped work on for XB1 have been a couple of my favorite (SO, KI)
 
I don't understand where all of the hate comes from.

Is it due to people not owning a BOne?

I don't own one, either.

But if Platinum pulls off a miracle with this game, I might consider getting one.

Either way, I'm not going to begrudge them getting a great exclusive.
 
There were like 7-8 pages of sarcastic comments based on that comment, lolz. And when all is said and done it turns out Ken Lobb was only joking? And the result is what we see below?

Wait... huh? But I was joking too. I think you're committing the same mistake you're trying to judge.

I think Scalebound has the potential to be a cool game; it's Platinum, after all.
 
Uh oh, press outlet getting overly hyped for a game no one in the world has seen yet... that always leads to good things.

If plat was not involved I would be more worried, but, that has historically not been a good sign.
 
It looks too green/brown to me, the main character needs a slightly redesign, the concept sounds interesting, but even with Kamiya at the helm i have to watch more to be convinced, W101 was a rollercoaster.
Yeah, I'm super anxious to see some actual gameplay. That being said, it's still a, "borrow a friends X1" situation for me at best. Which sucks.
 
Just like their acquisition of Rare resulted in amazing games.
Or Like Bungie, or Turn 10? Perhaps like how they worked close with Remedy? Epic? Titan Fall? Why chose Rare and ignore the rest ?

This is probably Platinums largest funded game yet, we haven't seen Platinum deliver on this level, on next gen console, by one of the greatest mind in gaming...and you choose Rare ?
 
I don't understand where all of the hate comes from.

Is it due to people not owning a BOne?
That & MS is generally disliked moreso than the other two console makers here so any news, good or bad, will be met with a degree of (somewhat tiresome but whatevs) mockery &/or weariness where applicable.

That said, hyperbolish statements as a whole most likely will be & should be met with some type of skepticism across the board.
 
Here we go on the hype train. Why are Xbox exclusives always hyped so much? Like they were saying titanfall was the second coming of Jesus.

Platinum tends to make really good games. This is Platinum's first big budget game on these new platforms. So, people are getting excited by the prospect of a really good game from a really good developer with a really good output.
 
Just went back a few pages, some complaints about not buying the game because of it. wich is fair, but a bit excessive at this point. At the very least i want to know more about this MC.

For sure. Really curious to see if it's actually a set thing or fully customizable.
 
Here we go on the hype train. Why are Xbox exclusives always hyped so much? Like they were saying titanfall was the second coming of Jesus.
Idk about other games but it should be clear why people on GAF are hyping up this game...
1. It's exclusive. Exclusives (on any platform) tend to draw a massive amount of hype.
2. It's Platinum. You know, the makers of several GAF darlings, like MGRR and Vanquish.

Given the likely high budget of the game and the developer's pedigree, why shouldn't people be excited?

And please could we have less of the "it's gonna bomb" talk? Even if history proves you're likely correct, it adds little to the discussion IMO. Besides, there have been some really awesome to play bombas.
 
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