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Superbot still alive, seemingly hiring for new PSASBR
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xKilltheMx
Member
i want a sequel. Id buy it day one like I did this one.
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Snowden's Secret
Banned
Hire more people, thereby making your future game even more expensive, when you certainly lost money on the one and only game you've ever made?
Yup, Sony product!
Yup, Sony product!
KojiKnight
Member
Can you honestly blame SuperBot? The game itself isn't bad, just not great. I'd say the whole concept was just flawed to begin with.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Fuck Smash, go PowerStone all the way. Fuck, go Virtual-On style even before you make something like an anaemic Smash clone again.
How the fuck are you proclaiming the game LOST money? The game must have been profitable, or else, why in the hell would they be hiring for a new game.
Well, Toro is a shoto clone in Street vs Juggle, so I can see that working.
And it'd make me by a PSA game, no joke.
It should have been PowerStone from the start. They would have avoided a ton of the subsequent problems they had with the game if they did that, most notable the health/score system.
Omar (Battle Royale's director) hinted at this before release:
http://www.siliconera.com/2012/11/1...ector-on-leaks-and-what-he-learned-from-fans/
Sony says most Vita owners also have a PS3. Why would you exclusively buy the Vita version when for $20 more you can have both?
http://www.siliconera.com/2012/11/1...ector-on-leaks-and-what-he-learned-from-fans/
Sony says most Vita owners also have a PS3. Why would you exclusively buy the Vita version when for $20 more you can have both?
leatherhat
Member
The series has potential but needs some major changes to be really great. First thing is to get a graphic designer for the menus/box art.
zomgbbqftw
Banned
Don't be so sure about that, if the low cost estimates are true, this game could easily be profitable with low sales. Not only that Sony are obviously going to use it in a bundle which will add value and possibly boost PS3/Vita sales.
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
Since Sony seems to have more money than they know what to do with, I'll gladly help take some of it off their hands.
PixyJunket
Member
Psygnosis is dead and Superbot lives on.
This is a strange new world we're in.
This is a strange new world we're in.
I suspect the game cost very little to make and it seems like something Sony wants to round out their first party portfolio. They may have chalked up its sales to the crowded release date and are doubling down now to see if it takes off with another release. I could see something like a Super Edition being a PS4 pack in title.
PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale is the definition of a 7/10 game. In what universe would that be considered an "atrocity"?
xKilltheMx
Member
I always saw this as a test more than anything so...heres hoping for another.
as long as it isnt as bad as the Playstation Move Heroes terribad game. I got it for free and still never beat it. I was insulted.
as long as it isnt as bad as the Playstation Move Heroes terribad game. I got it for free and still never beat it. I was insulted.
More than 2/3rds of Liverpool was relocated into other Sony studios. The cuts made were pretty much for redundancies. Also there is quite a large thread with future Liverpool projects and concepts that reeked of generic, terrible, stupid ideas.
Aquamarine
Member
I'm pleasantly surprised that Superbot lives to see another day. Way to go, Superbot!
Just because PSAS:BR didn't rule the sales charts doesn't mean the idea OR Superbot is worthless.
Just because PSAS:BR didn't rule the sales charts doesn't mean the idea OR Superbot is worthless.
Wuthering_Heights
Banned
lol
Chuck Norris
Banned
I'm sure they will
One of the biggest issues. But also not one that needs to be addressed in the first part of development
Combichristoffersen
Combovers don't work when there is no hair
The idea isn't worthless but the execution certainly seems to be extremely lacking.
Everything besides mechanics IMO
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Put Cloud in there and have his finisher be that half hour long summon of Knights of the round, forgot what it was called, but the one i spammed sephiroth with.
PixyJunket
Member
Indeed.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Or maybe they're making a different game? 
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Thats a guaranteed way to not bomba in Japan.
Listen to this man. 3D brawler makes so much more sense for playstation IPs, 95% of which are, you know, 3d games.
(And I like the game)
It makes sense. Having all of your IPs in a popular franchise has the knock-on effect of making those IPs more popular. Win-win.
Chuck Norris
Banned
If anyone should make the Power Stone version of this game it should be Santa Monica. They look like they are hitting it out of the park with Ascension
But really, I think they should stick to 2D. Make it a full fledged fighter not a Smash clone.
3D has all its own issues, like gun characters versus melee characters. Having to leave out good 2D properties like Loco Roco. It's also much harder to make. And if you think the art style is a bit jarring now, imagine how odd Nathan Drake in the Sly Cooper universe would look in 3D
But really, I think they should stick to 2D. Make it a full fledged fighter not a Smash clone.
3D has all its own issues, like gun characters versus melee characters. Having to leave out good 2D properties like Loco Roco. It's also much harder to make. And if you think the art style is a bit jarring now, imagine how odd Nathan Drake in the Sly Cooper universe would look in 3D
Canis lupus
Member
Yeah, a playstation fighter/brawler game seemed like a good idea, there is no reason for it to end like a SSB clone when there are tons of other things it could be like, with its own style. From the looks of the game it doesn't look like a high profile game, a shame, people were looking out for such a title(AAA) but as it turns out its a low budget cash in, failing to celebrate 17 years of playstation. Pushing Fat Princess on us instead of Lara Croft?
I don't think a sequel will get a more proper treatment and advertising.
Well that's one thing that won't happen. Team ICO doesn't want their characters to be used like this.
PowderedToast
Junior Member
a great game that simply needed better UI and marketing
eighty(one)
Member
Who knows, maybe they're working on a UI patch or stages/character DLC?
Good. Sony is generally trash when it comes to the sanctity of their IPs. What was that Move game? Heroes?
zomgbbqftw
Banned
SCEA are one of Sony's most well costed divisions. SPE otoh, are awful, I don't think they have ever heard of a budget let alone sticking to one.
shinra-bansho
Member
Save the salary money for better character licensing.
Actually maybe they will just sadlife the game out and make it all GUST / NIS etc characters. The frat house gamers obviously weren't buying it despite Nathan Drake, Killzone guy, et al., so time for the other crowd.
SolidSnakex
Member
They wanted Lara, but CD wouldn't let them. Here's a tweet about it from TR's "brand manager"
https://twitter.com/CrystalDKarl/status/216696796821467136
MiniBossBattle
Member
Polish UI, get better combat feedback(is he in a combo? is he blocking?) Assign dodge to its own button.
Still a GREAT party game. Played a ton this holiday.
Still a GREAT party game. Played a ton this holiday.
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