Sunset Overdrive website - say hello to Fizzie! (Insomniac/MS/XB1)

So the next Xbox One controller should be Blue and Orange right? I hope they don't plan to do White and Orange like they did with Titanfall.
 
Unzipped Zebra from the Insomniac Forums found posted this, info from the website hidden in code:

Zander Scotts
Fizzco scientist guy, Zander Scotts, will be explaining all the dweeby science things that make OverCharge a liquid revolution. His complicated diction will go over your head, but into your hearts.

* FIZZCO NOTE: CUT Zander. He's out. Says he has "moral complications" with advertising it. We'll probably have "moral complications" giving him a raise next year. Replace him with Chet. He got last place in fantasy football this season.

<!-- *** CAROUSEL, FOOD SECTION *** -->
<!-- *** FIZZCO NOTE: Too much color in the images. Distracts people from the orange and blue. You know what? Just put an orange filter over them. Keeps us on brand. -->

Fizzco HQ
Come gaze at what probably most consider the greatest human architectural feat since the Egyptian Pyramids. Standing 207 stories tall, the Fizzco Headquarters is almost as much of a marvel as OverCharge. It’s truly something everyone wishes to see before they die. But, don’t take our word for it. Take our tour-guide’s word for it when you visit.
<!-- *** FIZZCO NOTE: CUT Fizzco HQ. We don't want them coming and people breaking lamps or pulling wires or whatever the working-class considers fun nowadays. The building is very important. -->
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THIS IS SO FREAKING AWESOME ! I click on the mascot and can't stop laughing at the lines !


those "actual characters" looks kinda boring though... we'll see in-game or in-trailer I guess

But the rest of the site/jokes/legal mentions is amazing.
 
Pankratous said:
Based off a teaser site and the original reveal trailer. Boring looking game, boring looking environments (even if just CGI), boring graphics. Not a scratch on their earlier stuff.
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Looks at post history...

Pankratous said:
There is absolutely nothing Microsoft could do to interest me in an Xbox. There was no reason for me to own even a 360, which is significantly better than X1.
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Yep, opinion invalidated.
Nice try, keep on trolling.
 
bigboss370 said:
is it safe to say they scrapped the aesthetic for Overstrike so that they could use it in this IP?
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seems more likely to me that they were forced into scrapping it by a publisher but still wanted to use it

there's no reason they couldn't make two stylised games, afterall
 
Really glad they are going back to the Overstrike slightly exaggerated art style....makes me bummed that FUSION could have been something special if it had kept that original artstyle
 
godelsmetric said:
seems more likely to me that they were forced into scrapping it by a publisher but still wanted to use it

there's no reason they couldn't make two stylised games, afterall
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its possible, but i don't think that's case here. its not like EA doesn't publish other games with a stylized aesthetic.

Seems like this would have been in the concept/prototype stages around the time overstrike was being developed, and they decided to move the artstyle over for better IP recognition. can't deny they probably want this to be bigger than Fuse so it makes sense. [altho no co-op :( ]
 
TheUnsunghero26 said:
We'll have to agree to disagree :P
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It's largely the camera and character motion making this look so dynamic, and the zip-level rooftops allowing everything to happen, but I get more Ratchet rail-grind mechanics from the gameplay shot. It's hard to see how you'd grind round a tower and shoot with accuracy at the same time in this scenario unless there's a slow-mo mechanic.

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Loch Doun said:
Looks at post history...


There is absolutely nothing Microsoft could do to interest me in an Xbox. There was no reason for me to own even a 360, which is significantly better than X1.
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Yep, opinion invalidated.
Nice try, keep on trolling.
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Should probably find a better post of his to out him on. I also said Microsoft would probably have to do fantasy land things to make me buy a Xbox One on the spot during E3 in that thread (honestly, I'm more interested in my PC and have PS4 for console stuff).

Xbox 360 being better could be about the crazy amount of games a previous gen console has over a fresh new console. I would always tell a casual gamer to not buy a new console near launch and just get a last gen console if they didn't have it + a basket of awesome now cheap games.

Now, on the "no reason to have a 360" claim, it could also be valid for him (when accusing you have to be sure to cover all angles). I actually have one but never really bought much for it. I didn't want to subscribe to live gold so I never got attached. I also don't subscribe to PS+ though I enjoyed the games for PS3 and PS4 with my free month of PS+ and I think it would be worth it if I didn't pig out on amazon+steam deals for PC games that I'm backlogged with.

Note: I haven't looked at his history myself, I just think the example is a bit of a stretch.

That said, the original trailer didn't look boring by a long shot, but that's my opinion. So you were right to raise your ear at his post here. Dark/Demon's Souls stuff can look boring to me and it's new game thread got a ton of pages in a day. We need gameplay soooon.
 
Ploid 3.0 said:
Should probably find a better post of his to out him on. I also said Microsoft would probably have to do fantasy land things to make me buy a Xbox One on the spot during E3 in that thread (honestly, I'm more interested in my PC and have PS4 for console stuff).

Xbox 360 being better could be about the crazy amount of games a previous gen console has over a fresh new console. I would always tell a casual gamer to not buy a new console near launch and just get a last gen console if they didn't have it + a basket of awesome now cheap games.

Now, on the "no reason to have a 360" claim, it could also be valid for him (when accusing you have to be sure to cover all angles). I actually have one but never really bought much for it. I didn't want to subscribe to live gold so I never got attached. I also don't subscribe to PS+ though I enjoyed the games for PS3 and PS4 with my free month of PS+ and I think it would be worth it if I didn't pig out on amazon+steam deals for PC games that I'm backlogged with.

Note: I haven't looked at his history myself, I just think the example is a bit of a stretch.

That said, the original trailer didn't look boring by a long shot, but that's my opinion. So you were right to raise your ear at his post here. Dark/Demon's Souls stuff can look boring to me and it's new game thread got a ton of pages in a day. We need gameplay soooon.
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Pankratous said:
I hope they spin it into the bin.
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Here's a better post. This was in reference to MS possibly spinning off the Xbox division.
 
At this point, I really don't know what to think. I loved the reveal trailer, and I believe Insomniac to be at their best when the lose the seriousness. I like the website, but that twitter account and Fizzie has quickly gone from "almost mildly amusing" to "extremely annoying." I actually liked the the look of the Fizzie mascot . . . until I checked out the twitter account. Those posts sound so forced, and are quite painful to read.

I'm just going to ignore the twitter stuff and wait until Thusday for the fun stuff to hit.
 
ChronotriggerJM said:
No idea why the ever changed it. It was friggin awesome.
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They explained the story's tone changed it from cartoony to grounded in reality to match it. Something like that, I could look it up but it's because of the story and the direction they wanted to take it. Didn't want to see gibs in cartoony art (like TF2 :( ).
 
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