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Eternal Darkness sequel confirmed by Dyack
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Howard Alan Treesong
Member
"Ever since we got these Call of Cthulu sourcebooks, the guild has found, um, a lot of inspiration for a sequel to Eternal Darkness."
Denis Dyack said:
Next time, you should start by conceptualizing gameplay that doesn't suck ass!
Howard Alan Treesong
Member
speedpop said:
I pictured your avatar saying this, making it awesome.
Hey, does anyone want to join my videogame club...I mean guild.
MrSardonic
The nerdiest nerd of all the nerds in nerdland
drohne said:
so true :lol
drohne said:
:lol :lol
Ark-AMN said:
This thread is now complete.
ahmad said:
Just a random ref. Dunno. He makes me smile every time I see him so I put him in my avatar. Took like four hours to compress to size because I suck at photoshop.
And while the spelling thing dronhe did was actually really funny, you guys are brutal. What is with the Dyack hate? He hypes things up?
Do you all want to destroy Peter Molyneux?
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
jarosh said:
preach it
"Like I said earlier I think they can only make it if Nintendo publishes it, since Nintendo holds the IP."
They do. But that doesn't stop them from making a completely new franchise in the same vain as Eternal Darkness, and everyone knowing it is Eternal Darkness 2 but just under a different name.
It's exactly what they're doing with BioShock and future F.E.A.R games.
They do. But that doesn't stop them from making a completely new franchise in the same vain as Eternal Darkness, and everyone knowing it is Eternal Darkness 2 but just under a different name.
It's exactly what they're doing with BioShock and future F.E.A.R games.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
this is one of those "holy grail" announcements that i never expected to hear (though it seems the game is way off)
the equivalent of:
beyond good and evil 2
bionic commando 2
chrono break
holy grail sequels ftw
the equivalent of:
beyond good and evil 2
bionic commando 2
chrono break
holy grail sequels ftw
Kobun Heat
Member
You realize of course that nothing in this blog is a confirmation of any new ED games.
...no, I guess you don't.
...no, I guess you don't.
Maybe their new publisher will actually pay for a license from the Lovecraft estate, so they don't have to plaigarize this time.No.1 said:
I don't see how this is any more of a "sequel confirmation" than Yu Suzuki admitting that they had 13 chapters of Shenmue planned out. They've got ideas but they don't have a publisher or the budget or anyone working on the project.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
border said:
let me dream, punk
No.1 said:
Good point.
Kittonwy said:
Yes Nintendo does own it. Maybe the buddy-buddy relationship is just for this, so they can continue a series, and not have the big N pass it to someone else. They already lost one (Legacy of Kain) that ended up being a big hit, I doubt they want that to happen again.
Operations
Member
Nintendo could've sold back their ED rights back to SK, just like they did with Banjo & Kazooie.
Ninja Scooter
Member
Kittonwy said:
they could very well be "buddy buddy" but business is business and Nintendo has no reason to just freely hand over an IP so SK can go make a game for Xbox or PS3.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
Mallrat83 said:
then they need to use that sh*t.
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
Kittonwy said:
for the express purpose of pleasing me. what else?
Kittonwy said:
Oh I have no idea if it is just Dyack or if they really are buddy-buddy. Yeah I just meant that they created a franchise lost it, and then someone else made a lot of money off it. I never played Blood Omen so I don't know if it is good or not. I doubt they want the same thing to happen twice though.
Maximilian
DIYMF Alumni
I like Eternal Darkness a lot. I feel it was an outstanding game at the time and have loaned to quite a few friends just so they can experience it. I'd love to play a sequel, though I'm sure nothing is in development as of now. I'm not impressed with what I've seen of Too Human, which is disappointing since it was originally a PSX game and has definitely been hyped up for years. I certainly wasn't impressed with Eternal Darkness in its earliest form either on N64, so we'll see (but I'm not holding my breath on TH). He really has been talking about the "universe" thing as early as he's been allowed to talk about ED, like back in 2001.
I just don't get the Dyack hate here; he's a really nice, creative guy who seems to work overtime to make a good game. He also goes outta his way to communicate with the fans. What's the deal? He's uh, fat? Like I'm sure all the folks who post at GAF are in great shape... :lol He hypes his games to death? What developer doesn't? Really. He betrayed Nintendo? OH TEH NOES!!!11 Did I miss something?
I just don't get the Dyack hate here; he's a really nice, creative guy who seems to work overtime to make a good game. He also goes outta his way to communicate with the fans. What's the deal? He's uh, fat? Like I'm sure all the folks who post at GAF are in great shape... :lol He hypes his games to death? What developer doesn't? Really. He betrayed Nintendo? OH TEH NOES!!!11 Did I miss something?
beelzebozo
Jealous Bastard
Maximilian said:
my thoughts exactly.
besides the nintendo thing..
traitor.
traitor.
He was a active member here...no? Did he leave on bad terms or something? Also what if the game actually turns out to be great? I can imagine what you all will say about CliffyB if his game doesnt live up to the hype. What a turn off for other devs that might try to bring GAF some info from the horses mouth on there new project(s).
Considering that Dyack has (essentially) said the reason they left Nintendo is because Nintendo doesn't want games turning into interactive movies, and Nintendo owns the ED franchise... I don't see why Nintendo wouldn't pass off the franchise to one of its own development partners. ED was fun and all, but it could have done with a little more interesting gameplay elements and a little less exposition. I do give SK credit, they know how to write a good story, even if it was ripped straight from the pages of Lovecraft and his contemporaries.
FitzOfRage
Member
I would expect they managed to work out some sort of agreement for Dyack to talk so defninitively about it. They let Rare split with much more valuable franchises, so I don't see why they would try to sit on a flop like ED.
Yeah, they could always hand it to another developer, but considering how the brand is worth next to nothing to most people, they might as well start from scratch with an original IP (or relaunch one of their forgotten franchises) rather than saddling themselves with Dyack's backstory if they really want something in that genre.
Yeah, they could always hand it to another developer, but considering how the brand is worth next to nothing to most people, they might as well start from scratch with an original IP (or relaunch one of their forgotten franchises) rather than saddling themselves with Dyack's backstory if they really want something in that genre.
Mr. Pointy
Member
I vote for a moratorium on bitching about Denis Dyack until 'insert game here' is at least shown on video.
FitzOfRage said:
The difference between SK and Rare is that Nintendo sold Rare to MS. SK wanted out, so I could see Nintendo acting a little different to SK.
This is all speculation I have no idea how the breakup went.
Edit: What is with the personal attacks, that is just messed up. I think Too Human looks like shit too but Jesus, it is his job to promote his game even if it sucks.