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[Nokterian]

Cool a inside look from the Microsoft office that is a zoo by the looks of it..no wait..

 

[Doffen]

Damn, looks nice. I wish they didn't cancel it.

 

[GavinGT]

Cool a inside look from the Microsoft office that is a zoo by the looks of it..no wait..

Based off their peer review process, it sounds more like Survivor: Redmond.

 

[eso76]

Yes it absolutely should be because it engenders the stereotyping from that early age.

Edit: Fair enough, must have hit reply before mod's post sorry !

 

[captainraincoat]

I was so gutted when this was cancelled. It was a lot of fun

As much as many of you would love to hear this

My Son and Daughter would love a game like this......if it were a dinosaur zoo it would be my sons goty

 

[GavinGT]

 

 

[Durante]

That looks like a really nice family title. Too bad they canceled it.

 

[eso76]

We stopped talking about it because we were derailing the thread.

Yep, just saw it. Sorry, I edited !

And while not the kind of game I'm generally interested in, cancelled games is always sad news and those who worked on it must have felt gutted.
Plus it was Braben's, and I love the guy, although I'd much rather have Elite 4 on x360/720

 

[vio]

Frontier Developments guys are very talented, but i am glad they are not making this. Elite Dangerous is all i want them to make right now.

 

[LabouredSubterfuge]

Good thing MS doesn't cancel interesting projects to fuel low-grade Kinect casualware- oh wait.

 

[GavinGT]

Good thing MS doesn't cancel interesting projects to fuel low-grade Kinect casualware- oh wait.

At the end of the day, they believed Kinect games were the better way to reach casual gamers. It's not like Microsoft's few pre-Kinect casual games got anyone's attention.

 

[Stumpokapow]

Good thing MS doesn't cancel interesting projects to fuel low-grade Kinect casualware- oh wait.

The same company went on to use what I'm guessing is a lot of the same tech base to do Kinect Disneyland, which is actually quite well made and not low-grade at all. Given the number of hours it'd take to collect everything, I'm not sure it could even be called casual.

 

[Newline]

But how do I choose my gender?????

My gender is blue, isn't that obvious?

 

[Phonomezer]

Now I just want a new Zoo sim.

 

[Miles X]

If the graphics were more Banjo N&B like I'd be all over this, such a shame it was cancelled

 

[Zaptruder]

Bunch of time wasted in the wilderness. I'm glad they've come back to roost. Elite Dangerous is looking stunning. Actually more excited for it than Star Citizen.

 

[mujun]

You are really serious?

Yep, and he is going to continue campaigning until MS cancels the game.

 

[Izick]

This looks like it could be pretty cool for kids.

 

[Neuromancer]

Shame this got cancelled. It looks way better than Kinectimals, ie, this is something I actually might have played.

 

[GavinGT]

Yep, and he is going to continue campaigning until MS cancels the game.

My comment was tongue in cheek. Then people started questioning whether it was a real societal issue.

 

[Izick]

Just pointing out that associating colors with genders reinforces gender stereotypes.

Who cares? I don't really think it's nefarious.

 

[Conciliator]

Zoe's kinda hot.

 

[R3TRODYCE]

Looks familiar.

 

[GavinGT]

Who cares? I don't really think it's nefarious.

I know I just made a post about it (to defend myself), but we're supposed to be talking about the game.

Gender discussion stops here.

 

[mujun]

My comment was tongue in cheek. Then people started questioning whether it was a real societal issue.

The game is already cancelled, right

 

[derFeef]

That actually looked cool :/
link removed?

 

[Illithid Dude]

Zoo Tycoon is one of my all time favorite series. I would love for another entry.

 

[Shiggy]

Good thing MS doesn't cancel interesting projects to fuel low-grade Kinect casualware- oh wait.

Well, Microsoft Zoo was a really early prototype apparently with the screenshots posted in this thread basically representing the entire area of the demo as well as visual mockups. The team at Frontier pitched this demo to Microsoft to reboot the (pretty much dead) Zoo Tycoon franchise.

Obviously, it would've made since as Frontier had worked on Rollercoaster Tycoon before. So creating a zoo, putting some animals here and there, and then walk through the zoo and interact with the animals, that sounds like an interesting concept.

As said before, this was during the introduction of Kinect. Were there any new 1st party titles kept alive that did not utilise Kinect? I remember several cancelled titles, such as My Amazing Story. But well, so Microsoft sent a Natal prototype to Frontier and Microsoft Zoo quickly evolved into a title focussing on pet interaction.

The Microsoft Zoo prototype just didn't get very far.

That actually looked cool :/

Not sure if it's good to post a direct link.

 

[Izick]

And I guess if we're seeing so much of this game, it's likely not coming to the Nextbox.

 

[derFeef]

Not sure if it's good to post a direct link.

Hmm.

 

[GavinGT]

Not sure if it's good to post a direct link.

Are you questioning whether the author would want it posted or are you thinking Microsoft/Frontier would object?

 

[Stiflers Mom]

Who, Braben? He released a bunch of games since then.

Sorry, only checked his german Wikipedia entry, and it says the last game he got relased was that.

That's what you get for believing wikipedia...

 

[Fewr]

Sigh, I would have definitely bought this. It seems like a great family game.

 

[Dog Problems]

I loved the Zoo Tycoon games and would have definitely bought this. Too bad it won't see the light of day.

 

[cuyahoga]

Aren't they working on a Durango Kinect launch title now? Or was that binned?