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Griptonite Games working on Shinobi 3DS

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Princess Skittles

Prince's's 'Skittle's
Htown said:
These guys make badass portable games. The titles look like shovelware, but they're actually quality products.
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I've only played their Spyro GBA game, but that's a fairly accurate description, it was a pretty solid game.
 
R

Retro_

Unconfirmed Member
duckroll said:
So judging from the developer, this is likely to be a portable tag-along version of a possible Shinobi revival on console platforms?
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This is what I'm hoping
 
A

Amir0x

Banned
Ninja Dom said:
What?

Ninja's??

Nintendo 3DS??

Count me in.

I'll be very happy if this is a sequel to the PS2 Shinobi game.
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Speaking of Ninjas and handheld games that actually deserve to be revived...


Ninja 5-0, anyone?
 
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Ninja Dom

Member
Amir0x said:
Speaking of Ninjas and handheld games that actually deserve to be revived...


Ninja 5-0, anyone?
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Great game! Sprites were a bit small. I played this game this year. It's a mixture of Shadow Dancer and Bionic Commando. Nice.

Ninja Cop is the alternative name.
 
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nckillthegrimace

Member
Amir0x said:
Speaking of Ninjas and handheld games that actually deserve to be revived...


Ninja 5-0, anyone?
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I'm convinced that Ninja Five-O is an elaborate hoax; an implanted shared memory created by a savvy industry fat cat/hypnotist to generate excitement for an eventual HD remix/port/romdump that will be released at an exorbitant price.

Oh, how I want to play it.
 
A

Acosta

Member
Amir0x said:
Speaking of Ninjas and handheld games that actually deserve to be revived...


Ninja 5-0, anyone?
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We disagree on Web of Shadows, but you still has great taste ;)

Truly awesome game.
 
R

Radogol

Member
Courtesy of Superannuation.

http://www.linkedin.com/in/brandenbrushett

Branden Brushett's Experience
Envrionment Artist
Griptonite Games

November 2010 – Present (7 months)

Shinobi 3DS, and an Unannounced title
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http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/2408/brandenresume2011.png

Shinobi 3DS | Created whole levels for Shinobi 3DS, including many props for use in a variety of environments. Helped establish 'fake' Ambient Occlusion look on objects during conceptual phase of development using vertex color in Maya. Created hand-painted and photo-referenced textures. Animated textures and basic animations of some props.
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Might be something to it?
 
U

Urban Scholar

Member
These people made Spider-man web of shadows ds? That was one of the most responsive and properly paced action games I've played in the DS library. They can do no wrong with this if you ask.
 
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TreIII

Member
D2M15 said:
Given Kamiya's open love for, and homages to, Sega arcade titles there's always the possibility that they actually asked to develop it.

How long ago was the HipHop Gamer(?) rumour about Shinobi running on the Bayo engine?
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The rumor has been going about since at least late 2009/early 2010 or thereabouts(when Bayo finished up, no less).

But yeah, Kamiya has gone on record to say how games like Shinobi have affected him as a gamer. So it wouldn't surprise me at all if Kamiya wanted to actually make such a game for himself

...Hopefully, if this is true, a ninja game of some sort might be a means to reel him in when it comes to those vehicle/shooting stages he likes to make. :lol
 
W

Worthintendo

Member
I enjoyed Web of Shadows and Shattered Dimensions on the DS plus I just saw the trailer for Green Lantern for 3DS and that looks interesting as well so I've def got my eye on this.
 
B

BDGAME

Member
Shinobi is back?

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H

heringer

Member
Griptonite is great, and the style of their most recent sidescrolling games fits Shinobi perfectly.

Colour me excited.
 
E

Ezalc

Member
I don't know. A Shinobi revival sounds awesome but that developer has only worked on licensed games. Hopefully with this they can show that they are a competent studio. I'm cautiously optimistic about this.
 
F

Foffy

Banned
I remember in the Game Informer E3 topic I mentioned wanting a new Shinobi..

I'm worried I may have asked for something wrong here.

I also said I would love for it to be made by the gods at Platinum Games.
 
B

Boerseun

Banned
I can't wait to see what handheld specialists like these guys and n-Space get up to on 3DS. At least we've had the big Snin'en reveal, and that game looks amazing!

Nirolak said:
For the curious, here's what Griptonite has made so far.

Wikipedia said:
Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters Wii / Nintendo DS / Nintendo 3DS 2011 June 7
Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet Wii / PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 2010 November 16
Ben 10 Ultimate Alien: Cosmic Destruction Nintendo DS 2010 October 5
Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Nintendo DS 2010 September 7
X-Men Origins: Wolverine PlayStation Portable / Nintendo DS 2009 May 1
Assassin's Creed: Bloodlines PlayStation Portable 2009 November 17
Where the Wild Things Are PlayStation 3 / Xbox 360 / Wii / Nintendo DS 2009 October 13
Disney Friends Nintendo DS 2008 February 26
Chimps Ahoy! iPhone 2008 July 11
Ben Stein: It's Trivial iPhone 2008 November 13
Age of Empires: Mythologies Nintendo DS 2008 November 24
Neopets Puzzle Adventure Nintendo DS 2008 November 25
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows Nintendo DS 2008 October 21
Mystery Case Files: MillionHeir Nintendo DS 2008 September 8
Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End Nintendo DS 2007 May 22
The Legend of Spyro: The Eternal Night Game Boy Advance 2007 October 03
The Simpsons Game Nintendo DS 2007 October 30
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance 2006 June 27
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown Game Boy Advance 2006 March 14
Bionicle Heroes Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance 2006 November 14
Eragon Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance 2006 November 14
Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance 2006 September 12
Lego Star Wars: The Video Game Game Boy Advance 2005 April 02
Robots Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance 2005 February 22
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance 2005 November 15
The Sims 2 Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance 2005 October 24
Crushed Baseball Game Boy Advance 2004 August 31
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Game Boy Advance 2004 June 02
The Lord of the Rings: The Third Age Game Boy Advance 2004 November 02
The Urbz: Sims in the City Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance 2004 November 17
Digimon Racing Game Boy Advance 2004 September 13
The Sims Bustin' Out Game Boy Advance 2003 December 02
Daredevil Game Boy Advance 2003 February 05
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Game Boy Advance 2003 November 06
James Bond 007: Everything or Nothing Game Boy Advance 2003 November 17
The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers Game Boy Advance 2002 November 12
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Game Boy Color 2002 November 15
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance 2001 November 16
All-Star Baseball 2001 Game Boy Color 2000 June 30
NHL Hockey Sega Game Gear 1995
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This would seem to be their first time working with Sega.
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Darn, there are some great games on that list!
 
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Yuterald

Member
Griptonite's game resume is pretty barftastic. If this portable garbage is going to buddy up with some unannounced console Shinobi revival then I guess that could be cool.

The only devs at this point that deserve Shinobi would be Platinum.
 
B

Badoor

Neo Member
Well. I'm pretty sure that if we go a few years back and say that a new Shinobi game is being made by WayForward People would be freaking out, saying who the f*** Wayforward are and immediately assuming that they are a crappy portable licensed Barbie games developer.
 
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nincompoop

Banned
The Eternal Night GBA >>> Every Shinobi game ever made. I have high hopes for this.

They should totally do a fully digitized sidescroller as a throwback to Shinobi Legions on the Saturn. That would be pretty funny to see in 3D, actually.
 
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PepsimanVsJoe

Member
Good Lord Sega. You have Overworks.
Just tell them to quit fucking around with that Valkyria Chronicles horseshit and make a new Shinobi.
 
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duckroll

Member
PepsimanVsJoe said:
Good Lord Sega. You have Overworks.
Just tell them to quit fucking around with that Valkyria Chronicles horseshit and make a new Shinobi.
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I don't think the reality is what you think it is...



Overworks Development Staff

Director: Kouichi Nomura -> Sonic Unleashed boss programmer (Sonic team)

Main/enemy planner: Takao Hirabayashi -> Sonic Unleashed lead planner (Sonic team)

Event planner: Keisuke Suzuki -> Blood Will Tell designer (left Sega?)

Artists Main/System planner: Hirotaka Kanazawa -> Altered Beast artist (left Sega?)

Character Design/Main Visual planner: Makoto Tsuchibayashi -> Vanquish character design (freelance)

Movie Director: Takeshi Matsuura -> Sonic the Hedgehog field artist (Sonic team)

Chief Director: Masahiro Kumono -> Sonic the Hedgehog producer (Sonic team)

Executive Producer: Noriyoshi Ooba -> Altered Beast executive producer (fed to wolves?)


So yeah, Overworks is gone as it is. The people making Valkyria now, are the guys from Overworks who worked on Skies of Arcadia in lead roles, along with other people from other parts of Sega. The guys who worked on Shinobi are mostly at Sonic team. How does this make you feel?
 
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heringer

Member
scitek said:
Uh, does it have the guy behind the combat in Web of Shadows and that Spyro GBA game? Cuz those kicked major ass. They were like 2D DMCs.

Spyro: The Eternal Night http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QdnDl_9Tbw

Spiderman: Web of Shadows http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiDvU-zXsU8
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They really nail the minute to minute gameplay. The core combat and platforming of their games are really enjoyable.

Some aspects bring their games down a little though, level design being one of these aspects.

With the right budget and the right direction I think they could come up with something great. That said, I bet they are just developing the portable version of a multiplatform title, which brings the potential down a notch or two.
 
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PepsimanVsJoe

Member
duckroll said:
I don't think the reality is what you think it is...

So yeah, Overworks is gone as it is. The people making Valkyria now, are the guys from Overworks who worked on Skies of Arcadia in lead roles, along with other people from other parts of Sega. The guys who worked on Shinobi are mostly at Sonic team. How does this make you feel?
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Hanging2.jpg
 
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jay

Member
duckroll said:
So yeah, Overworks is gone as it is. The people making Valkyria now, are the guys from Overworks who worked on Skies of Arcadia in lead roles, along with other people from other parts of Sega. The guys who worked on Shinobi are mostly at Sonic team. How does this make you feel?
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Out of curiosity, who are the common links between SoA and VC? I can easily find that Shuntaro Tanaka had a large role in both, but nothing else. Moby Games needs VC credits.
 
K

Koralsky

Member
I'm truly hopping for big budget Bayonetta style TPA for HD consoles. Made by Hideki's P team with Joe Musashi as a leading character.

At least I can dream...
 
S

Suzuki Yu

Member
Oh yes!

i am sure there is going to be a console ver of the game.
there was some rumors talking about platinum games working on the next Shinobi title.

i am hoping for Shinobi PS2 style though
 
D

dude

dude
Amir0x said:
Yes, Web of Shadows was precisely one of the games I played that people said was good but actually it was awful. Besides being too ugly to stomach for more than five secs at a time.

I also played Two Towers.
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You're a weird guy if you can't stomach these quite pleasant graphics.

I remember liking the GBC Harry Potter games... I don't think I played anything else by them.
EDIT: No, wait, I also played Two Towers. It wasn't good - but it was decent. I quite enjoyed it back in the day.
 
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