Chairman Yang
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Imagine you have the power to resurrect any two defunct developers, get back a substantial chunk of their original staff, and raise enough money for them to release 2-3 games with AA to low AAA budgets. The idea is that this revival wouldn't in name only; the developer would share the specific talents and design ethos of the original devs.
Who do you pick, and why? Do you have any thoughts of what you'd want them to work on?
Personally, my first choice would be Treasure (I know they're technically still alive, but not really developing new games). I feel like their style of action game has aged especially well nowadays, and with a few tweaks (mainly getting some good people for story and setting) I'm convinced they could make something that has as much commercial success as critical success. For specific projects, I'd at least want a new Star Fox that's boss-heavy and shares some DNA with Sin & Punishment: Star Successor.
In a close second, I'd want the return of Looking Glass Studios. It's crazy how much impact and innovation they delivered in their short years of existence, especially when it comes to stealth and immersive sims with the Thief series. As to what I'd want them to work on--anything! I wouldn't want them to just crank out another Thief (although that would no doubt be awesome), I'd want them to bring the same spirit of ambition to something completely original. I think their particular style would be well-received nowadays.
Who do you pick, and why? Do you have any thoughts of what you'd want them to work on?
Personally, my first choice would be Treasure (I know they're technically still alive, but not really developing new games). I feel like their style of action game has aged especially well nowadays, and with a few tweaks (mainly getting some good people for story and setting) I'm convinced they could make something that has as much commercial success as critical success. For specific projects, I'd at least want a new Star Fox that's boss-heavy and shares some DNA with Sin & Punishment: Star Successor.
In a close second, I'd want the return of Looking Glass Studios. It's crazy how much impact and innovation they delivered in their short years of existence, especially when it comes to stealth and immersive sims with the Thief series. As to what I'd want them to work on--anything! I wouldn't want them to just crank out another Thief (although that would no doubt be awesome), I'd want them to bring the same spirit of ambition to something completely original. I think their particular style would be well-received nowadays.
