GarthVaderUK
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What's with that copycat blog? Someone trying to make a point about Surfer Girl or looking for some attention too?
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Surfer girl nonsense, resistance and killzone fans go away please
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Visualante
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Pretty much, there's a couple now but I don't read them.GarthVaderUK said:
charlequin
Banned
jet1911 said:
Strider?
scoobs said:lol halo warsThey had a revelation when they were finishing up the game... holy shit there is NOTHING special about this game at all!
Why are you
that a game sucks, especially from ensemble? Ensembe is a great dev, I doubt they were the ones who decided to do this but they gave it their best shot.
Spank_Magnet
The Male Lewinsky
"They do. And their own engine they built from the ground up, likely using alot tech from the likes of Killzone2 and Heavenly Sword."
O'Rly?
O'Rly?
scoobs
Member
stotch said:Why are you
Who says it sucks? They weren't given much to work with, having to make a console exclusive RTS game based on Halo. Atleast it will be a learning lesson for ensemble to keep doing what they are best at and thats PC RTS games (AoE ftw).
DevilWillcry
Member
This is NeoGAF.WrikaWrek said:
scoobs said:
I kinda agree, the gameplay can't be fast because console controls can't handle it, can't be epic because console players don't want to spend hours on one match, and can't be really complex because of controllers and players. LotR BfME had kind of interesting units, and seeing all the races and buildings, but halo... I just didn't like the smilie in your original post, and i don't think ensemble can be blamed for the decision to make this game.
Spank_Magnet said:"They do. And their own engine they built from the ground up, likely using alot tech from the likes of Killzone2 and Heavenly Sword."
Well, it certainly stands to reason that having been so heavily involved in the development of Heavenly Sword and, we're told, instrumental to the development of Killzone2, that they would have either pioneered certain tech and tools while 'on the job', so to speak.
Unless of course, you know differently.
Busty said:
My issue is how SCE Cambridge helping possibly can be turned into a bad thing :S
I mean they didn't have a noteworthy IP (niche developers) and while being in the planning stages it would be better to share the staff with other developers (instead of having it idle or even worse, laid off) before ramping up production.
Spank_Magnet
The Male Lewinsky
Busty said:
;-) Maybe I do...
Tieno
Member
They were the ones who decided to do this.stotch said:Why are you
While it's worrying, it's not unheard of for studios to have difficulties during development. It can be a painful process.
Tieno said:
That's surprising, especially since, if the rumor is true, they ran straight into the issue that everyone has been harping on all along; there's nothing really that special about it. The game doesn't have resources, so maybe it's like World in Conflict, but with bad combat...oy. I think i read an interview about different terrain and differnt build times being managed like you would manage resources; I hope something works out.
charlequin
Banned
JDSN said:
Kind of like before when Surfer Girl pulled a stunt by pretending to be "hacked," it seems like now she's decided to start up spinoff blogs.
We are heading for an all out blog war with these competing insiders. But, to add more delicous and totally unconfirmed speculation to fuel the fire, 'Skater Boy' (rolleyes) has made dropped some tips in his comments section. They include....
And now those leaving comments are now claiming to be insiders....
*rolleyes*
To which Skaterboy replied....
It all sounds fairly reasonable. But the thing that strikes me about these apparent insiders and their blogs is that they always seem to come away with items that give us a hints and never anything more substanial.
If they are true insiders at the heart of the gaming business protected by the anonymity that such blogs provide from the glare of NDAs and their litigious employers and peers, why aren't we getting more MEAGTONS? Why aren't we getting more sccops and insights? Alright, SurferGirl had the storyline for Resistance2, but wouldn't details on the online co-op and multiplayer have been more tantilising?
For all their claims for being some kind of video game 'whisteblower' I still think that the likes of the E3s and TGS' will bring the real news and megatons that people crave. All these blogs are doing are dropping more hints and tips to tide us over until we get the real information.....from the developers and publishers themselves.
Anon said:
Skaterboy said:
Skaterboy said:
And now those leaving comments are now claiming to be insiders....
*rolleyes*
To which Skaterboy replied....
Skaterboy said:
It all sounds fairly reasonable. But the thing that strikes me about these apparent insiders and their blogs is that they always seem to come away with items that give us a hints and never anything more substanial.
If they are true insiders at the heart of the gaming business protected by the anonymity that such blogs provide from the glare of NDAs and their litigious employers and peers, why aren't we getting more MEAGTONS? Why aren't we getting more sccops and insights? Alright, SurferGirl had the storyline for Resistance2, but wouldn't details on the online co-op and multiplayer have been more tantilising?
For all their claims for being some kind of video game 'whisteblower' I still think that the likes of the E3s and TGS' will bring the real news and megatons that people crave. All these blogs are doing are dropping more hints and tips to tide us over until we get the real information.....from the developers and publishers themselves.
deepbrown said:
I agree with you 100%. I know exactly what you're talking about without getting into specifics
I don't work in the gaming industry, but know and work with people that do
But I wouldn't start a blog and invite people to ask me questions. These people are giving themselves a platform in which to dispense this 'knowledge'. At least with the likes of EGM and their 'Q-Man' section they label it as rumours. I see no such qualifiers with Surfergirl and the like.
Quazar said:
Agreed.
Busty said:
Indeed. I could tell you a lot. Some of it interesting, some of it not.
What connects it all is that I can't back it up, I don't have details and it's info from people who got info from someone else...
Are you sure that the studio is still alive and it wasn't shutted down with the staff being spreaded through various teams? Judging from the records of mobygames, some of them worked with ninja theory at hs but other ones did the 24 game and two people join Codemasters for Overlord . After two commercial failures like primal and ghosthunter I woulnd't be surprised
Father_Brain
Banned
WrikaWrek said:
Assuming it's the latter, I'm guessing he means that PS3 will be losing either an exclusive or an SKU of an anticipated multiplatform game. That seems to be the most plausible interpretation, anyway.
HylianScribe
Member
Ah, finally. "SurferGirl" is throwing in Zelda stuff. Now I can tell if they're full of shit or not.
Busty said:
I don't want to argue that they're 100% legit, but their posts in the comments section tend to clear up a lot of the vague points of their main page posts. i.e. SG posted in the comments section that the KI3 christmas card was real, then made a main page post about another rare game in 08, but didn't say KI3. I think they just don't want to "run out" of scoops.
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Draft said:
Are you still anticipating anything from MS? I'm just annoyed at how long its been since they've talked.
HylianScribe
Member
Haunted One said:
At this time I can say I've heard nothing of a "spin-off" title coming from Retro based in the Zelda Universe other than complete gossip and wishful thinking.
However, I could see where one would make the educated guess that it should/could happen. Link's Crossbow Training was primarily FPS mixed with some third-persons segments. Retro just mastered a FPS scheme for Wii titles. Zelda needs new direction. Let Retro make a full-fledged Zelda title, but pass it off as a "spin-off" to cover their asses if the fan reaction is totally negative to the product, sparing the main franchise the wrath.
This rumor feels oddly similar to the one that surfaced back in 2003 when it was said Silicon Knights was working on a "realistic" Zelda game, before Twilight Princess was unveiled (this was after E3 2003 when they revealed MGS: TTS and in the wake of The Wind Waker).
In my opinion, I think parts of what are being said are facts taken here and there from the truth mixed in with speculation, which mostly stems from the assumption the next Zelda title should be something drastically new.