Damn still way too expensive. wish Activison could go the route of the recent Grid and Dirt 3 delistings, and just make the games available for free for the last week
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TMNT : Mutants in Manhattan delisted under a year after release
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WouldYouKindly
Banned
Damnit knew i should have bought it on psn
rainking187
Member
I can't believe I'm legitimately considering overpaying for the TMNT games. I wasn't all that interested in them a few days ago, but now that they're gone I kind of want them.
SomedayTheFire
Member
No one.
FarFromAnyGame
Banned
I hope they get the Spiderman treatment.
DangerMouse
Member
Ouch. Cool boxart tho.
He's seemingly not directing it so probably not I guess? There's no real way to know for sure if he's working on it at all or not since most of the staff is not announced but when the game was announced the news stories did announce some of the big, key staff and it was said that it's being directed by the guy from the Cygames side of the collaboration, Tetsuya Fukuhara.
Kind of like Nier Automata.
It's still up in the Asia PSN store. Not sure if I should pull the trigger just to have it in digital form on my Asia account...
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en...ttan/cid=UP0002-CUSA01843_00-ASIANJATU2015PS4
SGD$70.50 for the game hmm...
https://store.playstation.com/#!/en...ttan/cid=UP0002-CUSA01843_00-ASIANJATU2015PS4
SGD$70.50 for the game hmm...
Ban Puncher
Member
rainking187
Member
Why is everyone saying Konami should get it? Do people really want a TMNT Pachinko that badly?
Yautja_Warrior
Member
Still puzzled how they screwed this game up, especially after the pretty awesome Transformers: Devastation.
Do you mean with a new 30 fps game?
Konami made the games for the original cartoon and the 2003 reboot.
Triggerhappytel
Member
According to Nirolak they shut down their entire licensing division last year.
OrbitalBeard
Member
I'd love to see Konami receive the license again, simply so they can re-release all of their TMNT games on modern platforms.
echoshifting
Banned
I played the original arcade cabinet with my daughter on Monday and it was still so damn good. Too bad they struggle to recapture that these days.
Augemitbutter
Member
digital future.
played the physical version on console for a while. it's a decent game if you got one or more partners. just not a good platinum game.
played the physical version on console for a while. it's a decent game if you got one or more partners. just not a good platinum game.
giancarlo123x
Banned
What the hell is wrong with 30fps?
JigglesBunny
Banned
The world is better off with as few copies of this as possible.
Thank goodness Activision is done with licensed properties, now we may finally get a decent TMNT title sometime in the next decade.
Thank goodness Activision is done with licensed properties, now we may finally get a decent TMNT title sometime in the next decade.
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I'm surprised they didn't bother announcing that the games are getting pulled, so grab them while you can. Surely they would've sold more copies.
Legend of Korra wasn't totally garbage, though. It had a lack of content, lack of variety and what content was there wasn't anything too special, it lacked the epic flashiness & excitement of the best of Platinum, but as lacking as it was in those aspects, the combat could still be pretty decent & enjoyable if you accepted it as a lower-budget Platinum effort. Even as a low budget game it was far better than the TMNT disaster. A step or two below Transformers, but still something where enjoyment could be foundOops, got em mixed up. But, both games were garbage, so it doesn't really change much
mrmickfran
Member
I tried playing it, but it just completely lost me. That never happened with a character action game prior for me.
Bad / disappointing game or not, I'd count this as yet another worrying sign of the rapidly decreasing shelf life of licensed games that could disappear forever if we are no longer blessed by physical copies during the next console cycle. I think that that is the larger topic here, i.e. not whether anything of quality was lost here but the fact that a game in general is so easily lost to time (save for the physical copies in this case still, luckily).
(I really, really hope copyright laws will at some point change a bit so that older creations and products are not completely prohibited from being sold (digitally) simply because IP rights changed hands and despite which developer created them. This very likely won't ever happen but in a more just world where content preservation and accessibility are as important as initial sales and IP rights protection, it should happen.)
(I really, really hope copyright laws will at some point change a bit so that older creations and products are not completely prohibited from being sold (digitally) simply because IP rights changed hands and despite which developer created them. This very likely won't ever happen but in a more just world where content preservation and accessibility are as important as initial sales and IP rights protection, it should happen.)
Well, it can be a bit boring initially, but much like other Platinum games you unlock a lot of skills as you advance through the game which make it a lot more enjoyable.
always crazy bacon
Banned
TMNT yet another victim of our digital gaming future.
mikezilla2
Member
well the recent film bombed
who do you guys predict will pick this up next ?
who do you guys predict will pick this up next ?
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Honestly, no one. Now isn't the time to invest in a AAA budget Turtles game.
mikezilla2
Member
personaly i could go for somthing in the vain of turtles in time
or re relesess guess konami would need to pull there finger out for that to happen?
old manatee
Banned
That game was horrible.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
The folks that made it don't work for Konami anymore, I'm sure of it. Might as well give it to Atari.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
You can't reject where the future of distribution is going.
The vast majority of games do not feature licensed content, so these sort of irregular occurrences are generally considered a mild inconvenience and soon fade from memory. Personally, what's more frustrating than instant unavailability is the nature of licence agreements not evolving -- an expiration shouldn't preclude the continued distribution of content that was released during the agreement period, just the release of new content.
I have been quite successfully. I think it's slightly different in Europe where hope is not lost. Look at Amazon and you'll see loads of small run physical runs of games you might have expected to be digital only.
Reineldinho
Member
Far far from perfect, but It had a very unique multiplayer and the campaign was far from terrible. I think I completed 2 full playthoughts
OT, those rushed products are just a lame excuse to grab some money. At least it paid some Platinum bills (I suppose)
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Yeah but once they sell out good luck finding a copy at a reasonable price.
LOL! Someone really wanted to bury this stink bomb.
I'm fairly sure Kenji Saito is the game design lead on Granblue. The reason he is not directing is because the director is from Cygames, similar to Nier Automata yes. But like how Takahisa Taura is the Platinum Games lead game designer on Nier, Kenji Saito was the one at the announcement event talking about gameplay mechanics for Platinum.
I'm fairly sure Kenji Saito is the game design lead on Granblue. The reason he is not directing is because the director is from Cygames, similar to Nier Automata yes. But like how Takahisa Taura is the Platinum Games lead game designer on Nier, Kenji Saito was the one at the announcement event talking about gameplay mechanics for Platinum.
Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
Banned
I'll scream my resentment from the other thread here:
Fuck Activision. They're never getting my money ever again. Couldn't they warn us a week in advance, preferably when this shit was on sale everywhere on Christmas?!!! I don't give a FUCK if the license expired. Boo hoo. Motherfucking WARN US! Have the goddamn courtesy for those supporting your fucking company for 20+ years.
Fuck Activision. Fuck them up their shell. I always wanted to try this game out, and I've gone full digital this year, but was reluctant to pay full price ($79.99!!!!) due to bad reviews. So fuck them for this stunt. Had I known, I would've bought it last week...
Fuck Activision. They're never getting my money ever again. Couldn't they warn us a week in advance, preferably when this shit was on sale everywhere on Christmas?!!! I don't give a FUCK if the license expired. Boo hoo. Motherfucking WARN US! Have the goddamn courtesy for those supporting your fucking company for 20+ years.
Fuck Activision. Fuck them up their shell. I always wanted to try this game out, and I've gone full digital this year, but was reluctant to pay full price ($79.99!!!!) due to bad reviews. So fuck them for this stunt. Had I known, I would've bought it last week...
//DEVIL//
Member
i think i am going to hunt a new copy or used copy for the sake of collecting it. who knows might be worth allot one day since god knows when we will get a nother ninja turtles game.
i also played a lil of that game. its much better than most ninja turtle games that were released on ps3 /360. but hey that is just me.
i also played a lil of that game. its much better than most ninja turtle games that were released on ps3 /360. but hey that is just me.
PartTimeWarrior
Banned
Calm down it's just a video game
always crazy bacon
Banned
Your anger seems misplaced for a title with bad reviews.
Before going all FUCK ACTIVISION (they might well deserve it) it's worth considering that when it comes to licensing deals like this, it would not be unusual for it to forbid either party from disclosing any details to using the terms of the contract to profit. So it might be the case that Activision is in fact forbidden to go "we are delisting this in 2 weeks when the contract is up, BUY NOW OR FOREVER REGRET!!!!" because they would be using the delisting as a marketing move. I don't know if this is the case but it's certainly possible.