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[DangerMouse]

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.

Ah, very cool if so. Thanks!

Even after briefly re-checking the trailers, news, and site to refresh my memory I saw the rest of the staff still hasn't been fully announced so I couldn't find the game director from Platinum's side just that the Cygames guy was overall director so I wasn't sure one way or the other. And didn't recall him hosting/talking over over any footage, just Koichi Haruta from Cygames doing the same back at last TGS.

 

[dgco86]

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...

Just bumping this again in case anyone missed it. It's still up for sale on the Asia PSN store.

 

[Coda]

Such a shame how this game turned out, maybe they were embarrassed by it? Sucks too because when I heard Platinum was on board I had high hopes but nah, game was garbage.

 

[dezzy8]

Games like these show why Platinum has no business being the go-to developer for every IP, a suggestion that seems to come up in discussions here when people want their favorite series given to another developer

I think it's activision's fault that this game was bad. Low budget and low development time. Same date for legend of Korra. I at least enjoyed the latter game. TMNT was complete trash.

 

[Mr. Smiley]

Such a shame how this game turned out, maybe they were embarrassed by it? Sucks too because when I heard Platinum was on board I had high hopes but nah, game was garbage.

It's gone cause of licensing. Activision has flat out shitshow games still up for download so it ain't embarrassment.

 

[NoKisum]

if you own the game you can still download it. how is this any different than something being taken off shelves or going out of print?

Because if it's out of print or taken off shelves, I can buy the game from another person who doesn't want it anymore. Can anyone here sell me their digital copy of the game that they don't plan on playing anymore?

 

[tensuke]

Games like these show why Platinum has no business being the go-to developer for every IP, a suggestion that seems to come up in discussions here when people want their favorite series given to another developer

User: ''Who should make X game?"

GAF: "Platinum/FROM Software"

 

[HyperZone<3]

so for 2016 Platinum was working on Star Fox Zero and Guard, Nier 2, Scalebound, and friggin TMNT.

Star Fox turned out fine, and Nier: Automata is looking great, so perhaps its all for the best that they didn't use up their juice on this. There had to be a weak link somewhere.

 

[Ban Puncher]

Mutants in Manhattan plus DLC (as well as Out of the Shadows) are gone from Humble Bundle now.

 

[BBboy20]

Games like these show why Platinum has no business being the go-to developer for every IP, a suggestion that seems to come up in discussions here when people want their favorite series given to another developer

The fuck you giving Activision the benefit of the doubt here.

 

[duckroll]

so for 2016 Platinum was working on Star Fox Zero and Guard, Nier 2, Scalebound, and friggin TMNT.

Star Fox turned out fine, and Nier: Automata is looking great, so perhaps its all for the best that they didn't use up their juice on this. There had to be a weak link somewhere.

And Granblue Fantasy ReLink, and Lost Order.

 

[Boss Doggie]

I've always wondered, with Bamco be interested in the license? I mean, they don't really have Western shows for licensed video games right, and they seem to work well with action hero shoes, so maybe they should pull for this one!

 

[Augemitbutter]

capcom should get the license and just replace all characters from DMC5 with turtles.

 

[Sayad]

IIRC Capcom also made announcements before delisting their Marvel stuff, so as far as Marvel goes, we know for sure they're cool with it.

Didn't Activision announce Deadpool delisting beforehand too?

 

[matrix-cat]

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.

That's great. I honestly have only the vaguest idea of what Granblue is, but knowing Saito is at the helm makes this a day one.

 

[shezbot]

I would go for a TMNT LEGO game. 4 players, levels are the ones from TMNT arcade and Turtles In Time. Add some extra shit.

Good call. On that note a LEGO Transformers game would be great with all the characters they could use too.

 

[JaseC]

Didn't Activision announce Deadpool delisting beforehand too?

Nope. Acti's never announced an imminent delisting.

 

[ScientificPizza]

if you own the game you can still download it. how is this any different than something being taken off shelves or going out of print?

because the used game market exists