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More evidence Guerrilla Games developing open world RPG?
- Thread starter KZObsessed
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http://www.ps3blog.net/2010/12/27/guerrilla-games-new-ip-a-aaa-fps-with-fantasy-elements/
Yeah, it will have fantasy elements.
I'm hoping for something like project offset personally
dapperbandit
Banned
You're elves and dragons style RPG is a bit hackneyed but god damn I would buy one by GG in an instant.
Not that I think they'll do that.... treading on Bethesda's toes a bit. Still, I would love to see them do something that was a real change from killzone. Something without guns and rubble. I can only imagine what a first person, open world hack and slash would look like.
Not that I think they'll do that.... treading on Bethesda's toes a bit. Still, I would love to see them do something that was a real change from killzone. Something without guns and rubble. I can only imagine what a first person, open world hack and slash would look like.
nelsonroyale
Member
Okay, those are very blatant. We know they were at least working on a game with fantasy elements. Sounds like it is not Killzone, and I think that is the right choice. They have basically been a Killzone studio apart from that awesome Vietnam game (cough cough). Better if they branch out.
There are various reasons I'm sceptical about FF XV even though i'm a Final Fantasy Fan, but that's another story.
FFXV may be set in a world that more resembles our modern world, but i would still absolutely classify it as a Fantasy Setting.
Alpha Protocol is another example for a great Modern Day RPG. That game with the technical quality of a Killzone and more time to polish would be fantastic.
Psycho_Mantis
Banned
srpg and 3d platformers and then Sony's first party would have its hand in pretty much every single genre.
dapperbandit
Banned
How many peoplere in the GG team?
I ask simply because a game like this could be a massive undertaking and if its a small team we might not see it till 2015 or later :\
I ask simply because a game like this could be a massive undertaking and if its a small team we might not see it till 2015 or later :\
I don't know, but as far as i know the rumor that they are working on a RPG is pretty old, so they might already work on that since quite some time.
Dark_castle
Junior Member
It's pseudo-reality I suppose, just like Parasite Eve, SMT, Persona and Shadow Hearts series.
Nightengale
Member
At least 250 people, based off Linkedin.
Sounds about right.
"Sony Cambridge (24: The Game, Primal, GhostHunter) lost 20 members of staff, almost a quarter of the workforce based there"
So about 80 or so at Guerrilla Cambridge, and GG would be at 100 plus most likely.
http://www.edge-online.com/news/report-axe-falls-sony-uk-staff/
Regardless of the team size, there won't possibly be a new IP release from them before 2015...
That's old, very old news.
Which is crazy to me because on paper the KZ series seems amazing but once you start playing them it's like wow this is some extremely mediocre ass writing and storytelling.
Which is also a bummer because i genuinely like the whole space nazi helghan empire and all this backstory and extrasolar war and all this stuff if done right could of been so, so good.
Yeah, it was the only thing I could find for studio size though
Ok. This is starting to get interesting. Starting. I'm still a bit wary if one lead writer is enough though. Like Gearbox with the buyout of Homeworld (that they now lend to the Hardware folks, fortunately) these specialized genres (strategy, open world RPG) need solid foundations and a GG open world RPG will hopefully have a budget high enough to hire people knowledgeable and experienced enough to build those. A good start indeed.
nelsonroyale
Member
I agree...there are very few games I play for the story alone, because...yeah, big budget games don't tend to have very good stories. Even KZ 2 had pretty much a non-entity of a story. Mind you stuff like Halo isn't that much better. Master Chief is pretty cornball.
Shanks D Zoro
Banned
Seems like Sony are snapping up good people at the moment to improve their already great first party offerings. Really looking forward to seeing what GG and NDs are gonna gonna get up to.
Nightengale
Member
Going off LinkedIn ( granted, not everyone put up their details there )
There's 36 staff members based in UK.
18 based in Cambridge, directly with the Cambridge team. Another 18 spread throughout UK, and based off their listing, are either supporting Cambridge or the main Netherlands team.
200 staff members based in Netherlands, which is the core GG team.
Krusenstern
Banned
Tell us more.
Kenshin001
Member
Good news. Just wish they'd hired some good writers about 4 years ago. If the game is well into production I'm not sure how much his talents are going to help. He'd probably be tasked with fixing whatever terrible story Steven Ter Heide or whoever has written.
Thanks for the find. Had no idea GG core team was that large. Should be able to fit two teams with that number pretty easily.
Kodiak
Not an asshole.
We agree and disagree then. I'm fucking huge on story / single player - it's all I care about. I also agree, I think Halo is over rated tripe. At least KZ doesn't take itself seriously, I'm apparently meant to think Master Cheif is actually cool seemingly (whut?)
I digress though, Uncharted, Last of Us, Journey, Heavy Rain, Heavenly Sword - these all have relatively decent stories (yes Journey does) without an MP focus.
SP for life - KZ is a nice meat and potatoes shooter for me, I'd miss it.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Good. I think they need to try that genre as all they've done is basically shooters.
revolverjgw
Member
The one time they made a game that wasn't an FPS, it was fucking awesome and very unique, so I'm hyped
Especially for an RPG. Their art and music is top tier, so even if they don't nail the gameplay, this could be awesome. Tons of my favorite RPGs are favorites because of things other than the mechanics.
a secret-boss
Banned
yes pls.
I wanna see this guys make a different IP with their graphics skill
I wanna see this guys make a different IP with their graphics skill
Captain Tuttle
Member
Indeed, I'm now officially intrigued
Hexa
Member
I'd assume that's why they're hiring new story people.
TheJollyCorner
Member
ummm... wouldn't hiring a quality writer like John Gonzales adjust your expectations a bit- or did you completely skip the OP?
.........now I feel like I'm missing some kind of meme here. :/
MagicWithEarvin
Member
Is this the writer for Killzone: Shadow Fall or no? If yes, then... that's bad.
Edit: hired back in September of this year, so no then. That's a good sign, they needed a better writer pronto.
Edit: hired back in September of this year, so no then. That's a good sign, they needed a better writer pronto.
I don't know about you guys, but this a big deal for me.
Well the core Guerilla actually have two teams, that's how Killzone Shadow Fall and their other RPG project happened. Cambridge is their sister/support studio (that presumably still helps out with tech for all of SCEWWS) and they've got a single team (responsible for Mercenary and probably working on something else now for Vita).
whatevermort
Member
Guerrilla are, and have always been, a tech-driven studio, with art a close second. They need better actual game designers, has long been my opinion. Then they'll have the potential to really create something astonishing. But they haven't made a game that's above mediocre yet (though haven't played Shadow Fall).
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Deleted member 80556
Unconfirmed Member
Fallout New Vegas writer?! This sounds amazing already.
That would be terrible news, we need Chris at Obsidian he's why the company is still awesome. I don't wanna see him leave there anytime soon. However, a lead writer from Obsidian does give me hope for this new GG IP, I can't wait to see what they do with an RPG they've wasted too much time on the KZ franchise.
makingmusic476
Member
And Demons Souls II!
I know, I know. That (near) heart attack comes from mixed reaction to what I read. Glad in the end it wasn't him, but one his co-worker. I expected Gonzales to have similar artistic vision of video games with Avellone
I don't remember any of the story from New Vegas and I did every last quest. None of the DLC though. A few of the characters were decent, but in terms of story it was Obsidian's weakest effort.