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Konami's First Revolution Game
- Thread starter Scalemail Ted
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BudokaiMR2
Member
Hell yea...
But I am sure it will be trumped by Pikmin 3 =)
But I am sure it will be trumped by Pikmin 3 =)
Scalemail Ted
Member
ahmad said:
Posted as per John Harker's request.
worldrunover
Member
ahmad said:
Why? That place is getting a bit crowded.
ANyway, good to see Konami's doing SOMETHING. Ok maybe it's not MGS 5 but it's a start.
DefectiveReject
Banned
At least we know they are on board outside of Hideo Kojima
Blackcherry
Member
Hmmm..I wonder what Kojima Productions is working on right now?worldrunover said:
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
ahmad said:
There are only the same 12 or so users that actually READ that thread.
Any real, hard news like this (especially from a major player) is entitled to have its own thread - it's not speculation, it's actual news. And sounds cool.
GitarooMan
Member
All fine and good, but I'm a little concerned early on here about the parade of kid games that these third parties are funneling onto Rev (outside of Red Steel).
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
GitarooMan said:
I guess that really depends on how "kiddie" you consider games like Pikmin and Ape Escape.
GitarooMan
Member
John Harker said:
Personally I don't consider them "kiddie" necessarily, they can be enjoyed by all ages (I like Ape Escape and Pikmin), but I'm just saying I hope the third parties (and Nintendo) provide a variety of game themes (i.e some RE4 along with the Spongebob). This is just a personal hope, I'm not doomsaying or anything, I'd just personally hope for a good group of Rev titles marketed towards adults.
thegodsend
Member
There will be a larger junk of kiddie games (or colorful fantasy games ) on Revolution than on PS3 and Xbox 360, that's for sure. But that's not bad either, because it is still a very profitable market and Nintendo wants to offer games for everyone.
As long as we are also having mature games like Metroid Prime 3 and Red Steel around launch and then let's add two or three not yet announced games, everything will be fine. And don't forget about Twilight Princess. While it's still coming for Cube I'm absolutely positive that Nintendo will market it heavily as another Revolution compatible game. And then there is still the Virtual Console which should appeal to many older gamers.
To me it seems that Nintendo finally got what they need: A nice, good-looking console for hardcore and casual gamers with a strong unique selling point (the controller), a very affordable price (compared to PS3 and 360) and a varied lineup with enough content for the whole family.
As long as Nintendo is willing to promote the mature games as much as the more kiddy games, things are looking good. And with Red Steel as first huge announcement I think Nintendo is finally willing to do this.
) on Revolution than on PS3 and Xbox 360, that's for sure. But that's not bad either, because it is still a very profitable market and Nintendo wants to offer games for everyone. As long as we are also having mature games like Metroid Prime 3 and Red Steel around launch and then let's add two or three not yet announced games, everything will be fine. And don't forget about Twilight Princess. While it's still coming for Cube I'm absolutely positive that Nintendo will market it heavily as another Revolution compatible game. And then there is still the Virtual Console which should appeal to many older gamers.
To me it seems that Nintendo finally got what they need: A nice, good-looking console for hardcore and casual gamers with a strong unique selling point (the controller), a very affordable price (compared to PS3 and 360) and a varied lineup with enough content for the whole family.
As long as Nintendo is willing to promote the mature games as much as the more kiddy games, things are looking good. And with Red Steel as first huge announcement I think Nintendo is finally willing to do this.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
GitarooMan said:
Yea, I mean, I agree with you.
While Elebits may be like Pikmin in gameplay and style, one of those "aimed at any age games," the first batch of games we've heard about have been largely Spongbob, Cars and other kids show liscenced games - you don't hear about those pre-launch from Sony or Microsoft.
That's what makes the announcment of Red Steel so huge, really. Not that its this massive third party game - while of course that is important - but more so that it is this large, sprawling, mature game for launch - an image that, up to this point, was largely in question.
GitarooMan
Member
Shmmeee said:
It's not really complicated, for example, I like a wider variety of movies, some with more mature themes than I did when I was a kid. Similarly I like to play a wide variety of games, some with more mature elements. Certainly games like Burnout and Winning Eleven have a broad appeal. No doubt nearly any game can be played and enjoyed by adults, but there are certainly types of games that have more mature themes and settings.
I don't doubt Nintendo agrees, which is why we see them working with Ubi on Red Steel.
Scalemail Ted
Member
John Harker said:
Lets just hope games like red steel will be more of a norm than an exception. Anway, from Konami, this beats the Disney Allstar sports lineup they gave the cube.
GitarooMan said:
OK. Just making sure "mature"!=guns.
I'd like to see more mature themed games on all consoles, the gaming industry as a whole is a bit immature. Unfortunatley most of what I've seen from 360/PS3 has been "Fantasy Dragon Warrior" or "Man with gun shoots things". Both of which I grew out of a while ago.
I think Nintendo have really realised that the GC library was a bit specialised, being mainly kids franchises and Nintendo games. Red Steel certainly does show a change in direction, but I'm yet to see any realistic sports games, "dark" adventure games, or anything else that was missing on GC.
Chris Remo
Member
Man, for Konami's sake, I hope this is different enough from Pikmin if the two games come out in fairly close proximity for one another.
Scalemail Ted
Member
So I imagine this is gonna be more of a puzzle solving/collect-a-thon type of game then?
Possibly with point and click adventure like aspects?
Possibly with point and click adventure like aspects?
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Scalemail Ted said:
I feel like their mantra of "feeling the world" and "physically moving objects" leads itself to more of an immersive, fluid control adventure game then point-n-click. You can't really feel anything if the actions are scripted.
Scalemail Ted
Member
John Harker said:
So im guessing its like a giant sand box where they give you an objective of finding the elebit, and as you do the world changes, evolves, and grows.
Scalemail Ted
Member
Xellotah said:
Perhaps you're collecting elebits because you're in an arms race against your opponent and you need to advance your weapon arsenal. The game evolves to a post nuclear post apocalyptic show down of brute force and a great depletion of elebits to waylay your enemy.
Yikes, that's a good point. Pikmin 3 will murder Elebits' sales if the two games look similar and they come out at the same time.Chris Remo said:
Either way, this is a welcome change of pace from the Spongebob and PS2 port announcements of the past few days. I'm starting to get a bit more optimistic about E3 again.
Gaia Theory
Member
This 'Elebits' sounds interesting. I'm hoping that increased interactivity of objects in game environments becomes a big trend on Revolution titles.
as for decent sounding rev third party games so far....
elebits sounds pretty unique and it's built from the gorund up for rev (thumbs up from me)
Red steel is obviously really cool
Tony hawk sounds like it might be interesting
Monkey ball... not my favorite franchise, but lots of people dig it.
Flight game from hudson, we don't know much about it, but it's probably exclusive and built from the ground up for rev.
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I'm betting there will be at least two or three more 3rd party games like that... Games that have a bit of promise... and maybe one or two mor red steele level games (maybe something from capcom, or the sonic game might be awesome, or the chrystal chronicles game might be amazing) and at least one of the shovelware games will be surprisingly fun. ALL of nintendo's games will be very awesome (there will probably be at least 6). I'm convinced that the optimism of the EGM guy comes from playing some first party games.
I'm a bit more optimistic about e3 than i was after hearing the IGN podcast (although the shovelware predictions have proven true, it's good to see some of the other stuff as well.)
Nintendo's own games + red steele will probably be the main draws, but there might still be a few more megaton third party games we don't know about.
elebits sounds pretty unique and it's built from the gorund up for rev (thumbs up from me)
Red steel is obviously really cool
Tony hawk sounds like it might be interesting
Monkey ball... not my favorite franchise, but lots of people dig it.
Flight game from hudson, we don't know much about it, but it's probably exclusive and built from the ground up for rev.
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I'm betting there will be at least two or three more 3rd party games like that... Games that have a bit of promise... and maybe one or two mor red steele level games (maybe something from capcom, or the sonic game might be awesome, or the chrystal chronicles game might be amazing) and at least one of the shovelware games will be surprisingly fun. ALL of nintendo's games will be very awesome (there will probably be at least 6). I'm convinced that the optimism of the EGM guy comes from playing some first party games.
I'm a bit more optimistic about e3 than i was after hearing the IGN podcast (although the shovelware predictions have proven true, it's good to see some of the other stuff as well.)
Nintendo's own games + red steele will probably be the main draws, but there might still be a few more megaton third party games we don't know about.
radioheadrule83
Banned
This next 2 weeks are gonna be fun.
I <3 this time of year
I <3 this time of year
Robobandit
Member
Nash said:
Part of me thinks Nintendo will show Pennant Chase Baseball for Revolution at E3.. but we'll see.
Scalemail Ted
Member
I'm interested in seeing some Arcade style sports games on Rev. Hope it happens.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
Isn't it odd though to have the director of a Guitar and Drum game to be starting a new franchise - one, uh, without instruments?
And little pokemon-pikmin things?
And little pokemon-pikmin things?
Scalemail Ted
Member
John Harker said:
Before we got these details, many speculated that it would be a rhythm/music game in that tekken thread. I do wonder if the little elebits have a musical factor that evolves as you put them together, like in electroplankton, of course thats just based off knowing what games (music) come from this producer. Its all just conjecture though, probably doesnt have any music elements in it, i wonder what other titles he has worked on.
John Harker
Definitely doesn't make things up as he goes along.
jj984jj said:
No, not at all - but I'm just curious if the game was his idea, or if the concept and development was just thrust on his team.
What else have they done?
VultureDude
Member
Does the fact that Famitsu revealed it mean it could be a Japan only release, or take along tme to come stateside? (much like Red Steel either not going to Japan or it'll take along time given Ubisoft's "why bother" attitude to Japan after those recent comments about the "foreign game" sections in stores hurting sales)
VultureDude
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CrisKre said:
more like they need to announce anything, period (unless they publish Grasshopper's rev game). They've been the most tight lipped publisher on the Rev thus far. Are there even any comments by Capcom other than the RE developers?