supernova8
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Ahahah fuck I didn't even look at the date of the first post.
Woke up on the wrong of the side of the bed perhaps (Not always a bad sign wink wink)
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Retro Studios Hiring for MP4
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Ahahah fuck I didn't even look at the date of the first post.
Woke up on the wrong of the side of the bed perhaps (Not always a bad sign wink wink)
MiyazakiHatesKojima
Banned
Let them take their time and eat cake while they're at it.
It's gonna be a fantastic game just based on Retro's track record.
It's gonna be a fantastic game just based on Retro's track record.
Astral Dog
Member
They also hinted a Metroid V within that remake.
Im more hyped for Metroid V than Prime 4, Nintendo has just been quite incompetent at handling that one
kurisu_1974
is on perm warning for being a low level troll
Was hoping this would have been by a Japanese dev but at least Kensuke Tanabe is still on board.
kurisu_1974
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Azelover
Titanic was called the Ship of Dreams, and it was. It really was.
Well, good luckNo kidding, just checked and I preordered this 21th November 2017
Looks like it's gonna take a long fucking time. I wouldn't be surprised if it became cross-gen.
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IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Knitted Knight
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Big project. Going from platformers to first person shooter or perhaps third person with semi-realistic graphics/environments on Switch hardware.... big time step up.
I wanted a 3D Donkey Kong from them but I'm Ok with this as well.
I wanted a 3D Donkey Kong from them but I'm Ok with this as well.
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IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Retro Studios has hired the director of Warhawk as its development head | VGC
Metroid Prime 4 studio continues hiring spree…
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Dr Bass
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Raking in that Tropical Freeze money apparently.
iconmaster
Banned
Retro Studios has hired the director of Warhawk as its development head | VGC
Metroid Prime 4 studio continues hiring spree…
There's some bad journalism going on here. The article states "In his latest role at Retro, Jobe is responsible for Metroid Prime 4’s schedule, scope and product quality, according to a job description." But none of Retro's job descriptions ever specify for which game the position is being hired. They could all be for Prime 4, or Retro could be beefing up for additional projects about which we've heard nothing.
MisterBrimstone
Member
This game is so far into the future it might not even come out on Switch.
Cygnus X-1
Member
We need some real news. A picture. A conceptual schematic. A draft. A drawing. Anything would do.
And they should also be honest and reveal what went wrong that prevented them to present any game since 2015. It's a awfully long time.
And they should also be honest and reveal what went wrong that prevented them to present any game since 2015. It's a awfully long time.
Fbh
Member
I half expect that by the time MP4 and Bayonetta 3 are out Nintendo will be like "thanks for waiting, now go buy our now model to play this decently!!!"
KormaChameleon
Member
Replace Retro Studios with Rockstar Games then I would have been hyped knowing that MP4... Max Payne 4 would be happening.
Retro studios has to be a huge disappointment for Nintendo. They havnt released a new game since 2014. Retro is not Rockstar, or some other games studio that makes blockbuster games that sell 10 million+ copies.
They make absolutely steller games, but the pace is just not sustainable. They remind of an arthouse film director who wins awards, and break even, or lose money for the studios that finance them.
Honest question. What could a studio that employes between 150-200 people(based on various reports I've read)be doing for 6 years if they haven't released a game?
They released games in 02', 07', 09' 10' 11', 13', and 14'.
Do they just help out on a bunch of Nintendo games instead of releasing new products?
I honestly don't understand the business modeling at work there. Not knocking their work as it's brilliant.
They make absolutely steller games, but the pace is just not sustainable. They remind of an arthouse film director who wins awards, and break even, or lose money for the studios that finance them.
Honest question. What could a studio that employes between 150-200 people(based on various reports I've read)be doing for 6 years if they haven't released a game?
They released games in 02', 07', 09' 10' 11', 13', and 14'.
Do they just help out on a bunch of Nintendo games instead of releasing new products?
I honestly don't understand the business modeling at work there. Not knocking their work as it's brilliant.
Knitted Knight
Banned
The studio has never been big enough to pump out a top of the line, AAA, third person/first person shooter hybrid. DKC+TF was pumped out at a nice clip so it's not a matter of incompetence. It's a matter of game scope and genre.
It could easily take 5 years when all is said and done for that team to release the type of game Metroid is. Not to mention, the requirement of aggressive expansion + being held back by crappy hardware. Maybe I'm wrong but that's the new normal for AAA shooters in the industry from small teams.
Nintendo type games are, for the most part, easy on the dev cycle. Metroid is in a genre with different expectations.
It could easily take 5 years when all is said and done for that team to release the type of game Metroid is. Not to mention, the requirement of aggressive expansion + being held back by crappy hardware. Maybe I'm wrong but that's the new normal for AAA shooters in the industry from small teams.
Nintendo type games are, for the most part, easy on the dev cycle. Metroid is in a genre with different expectations.
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Bluefoxfires
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When you put MP4 it automatically register's as Max Payne 4 for me haha. I was kinda excited. I didn't know who retro studios was so then I figured it must be something else.
IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
God Of War Dev Joins Retro Studios As Environment Designer For Metroid Prime 4
More talent signs on
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IbizaPocholo
NeoGAFs Kent Brockman
Chad Orr (DreamWorks) joins Retro Studios as a lighting artist
We can exclusively report a new hire at Retro Studios. Chad Orr, a Lighting and Compositing Artist, has joined Retro as a Senior Lighting Artist. Orr has an impressive collection of credits to his …
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Pejo
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I predict many replies to the original OP while not realizing the thread is from last year.Chad Orr (DreamWorks) joins Retro Studios as a lighting artist
We can exclusively report a new hire at Retro Studios. Chad Orr, a Lighting and Compositing Artist, has joined Retro as a Senior Lighting Artist. Orr has an impressive collection of credits to his …
Cool get though, for Retro.
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Zannegan
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I just hope that's mostly with their next project in mind. I know different aspects of games are completed at different times/rates, but every time I see Retro make a big hire, I mentally push the earliest launch date back by a year and a half.Chad Orr (DreamWorks) joins Retro Studios as a lighting artist
We can exclusively report a new hire at Retro Studios. Chad Orr, a Lighting and Compositing Artist, has joined Retro as a Senior Lighting Artist. Orr has an impressive collection of credits to his …
BusierDonkey
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Chad Orr (DreamWorks) joins Retro Studios as a lighting artist
We can exclusively report a new hire at Retro Studios. Chad Orr, a Lighting and Compositing Artist, has joined Retro as a Senior Lighting Artist. Orr has an impressive collection of credits to his …
