dacuk
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Seth Killian joins Sony Santa Monica to work on All Star Battle Royale
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Time for revenge, Capcom! Go and do Nintendo X Capcom!
Riposte
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My first reaction was "yo ugghhh! Betrayal-ton!"
So Seth Killian now has to talk up a game with worse fundamentals than SFxTK? Could be a cool game (I don't mean to shit on it or anything), but doesn't fix the weird juxtaposition of "the guy who wrote Scrub 101 is hyping dumb mechanics". So those jokes won't stop. Would have been funnier if he joined up with Netherrealms to talk about how great Mortal Kombat is or having to justify the cutscene attacks in Injustice.
Cool to hear he will be working on more than fighting games and he holds the position of lead designer (why didn't Capcom put him there in the first place?). Probably something he is into. I wonder ultimately what effect this will have on his commentating. Anyway, smart pick-up from SSM. I mean people in this very thread are now looking at ASBR more legitimately.
So Seth Killian now has to talk up a game with worse fundamentals than SFxTK? Could be a cool game (I don't mean to shit on it or anything), but doesn't fix the weird juxtaposition of "the guy who wrote Scrub 101 is hyping dumb mechanics". So those jokes won't stop. Would have been funnier if he joined up with Netherrealms to talk about how great Mortal Kombat is or having to justify the cutscene attacks in Injustice.
Cool to hear he will be working on more than fighting games and he holds the position of lead designer (why didn't Capcom put him there in the first place?). Probably something he is into. I wonder ultimately what effect this will have on his commentating. Anyway, smart pick-up from SSM. I mean people in this very thread are now looking at ASBR more legitimately.
S.Kill on Sony Smash Bros.? Interesting. The base game looks fun, I just hope they can do something to shake the "hyper-realistic look" (read: dull gray lighting) that makes everything look bland, washed-out and lifeless. To go from promoting the likes of MvC3 to... this, is definitely a step back in style, but hopefully not in substance. I'm happy to see S.Kill back in the swing of things, though, even if I'm not yet sold on All-Stars. 
lol
I agree with people saying it's probably too late for him to make much of a difference other than balancing.
get2sammyb
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Judging from his comments to the Verge, it's the unique mechanics of Battle Royale that he likes. There's no way they are changing the scoring system.
Also, I think people are missing the true nature of Killian's role here. While he'll clearly be involved with Battle Royale, he's working with Santa Monica's external group. That means he's helping out with games like The Unfinished Swan too.
Seraphinianus
Banned
Or more accurately, they can buy a guy who gives people hope that the game is legit. Which is completely different.
Interficium
Banned
In the future, all lead designers will have been former community managers.
Kai Dracon
Writing a dinosaur space opera symphony
You mean hire people who know what they're doing and naturally bring legitimacy to game development?
That's generally how it works, I thought, when you're building good studios.
AranhaHunter
Banned
What does that mean? SSM External group? Are they like Light Box Interactive (3rd party with contract and working with SSM)? Or are they like Naughty Dog Uncharted Team (part of SSM, but it's its own team)? I'm guessing the former, but just making sure.
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
thats some salty salt there, saltson.
Yeah, looks like he's already got a full plate with responsibilities across 3 different teams.
Its pretty clear what his top priority is right now going by the blog post.
Acquiescence
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PASBR is easily one of my most anticipated games of the year anyway, but this is triumphant news. I'm not really well versed in Seth Killian's work as I haven't purchased a Capcom beat 'em up in a very long time, but I'm aware of his esteemed reputation, and so to have him working on Battle Royale and fine-tuning/balancing it or whatever he's doing, well... that's just great. Some folks are still privy to write the game off as nothing but a cheap knock-off, but Seth's contribution hammers home now more than ever that Sony's brawler is very much a contender to be taken seriously.
Seth, if you're reading this - ROBBIT AND KAT FOR THE ROSTER! Don't let me down; I just wrote a bunch of nice things about you.
Seth, if you're reading this - ROBBIT AND KAT FOR THE ROSTER! Don't let me down; I just wrote a bunch of nice things about you.
AranhaHunter
Banned
3rd Megaton. Naughty Dog bought the Crash Bandicoot license from Activision and Crash will now be in PSABR and ND will release a brand new Crash from the Uncharted 3 team.
This didn't really happen
ShockingAlberto
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Call me crazy, but usually you don't hire someone on as a lead when a game in shipping in six months.
TheBioLover
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Interesting interview with IGN
Yes, "lol IGN" and the like, but the article has some good stuff, like it seems that he is working on some new projects as well.
Yes, "lol IGN" and the like, but the article has some good stuff, like it seems that he is working on some new projects as well.
For changing core mechanics probably, but when it comes to game balance, a lot can change in a month.
Interficium
Banned
No, you don't. The "lead designer" aspect, at least as it applies to all-stars, is just to give him legitimacy for when they inevitably use him as their primary "public-facing dev" guy.
On the other hand, I trust he'll have a lot more influence on santa monica's games, going forward, then he did at Capcom, where despite his titles he basically just had to relay feedback to the mothership in Japan and hope they gave a shit.
Karsticles
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This is an unpleasant turn of events. It's great that Seth is getting such a prominent position, but the game he has to push...can he actually make it a decent game? I'm skeptical. If they give him free reign to do whatever he wants after this, it could be a good thing. Guh.
I've seen too much gameplay to be interested in the game. We'll see where Seth takes it, though.
Well, you know, that's just like, your opinion, man.
You're laughing at Sony because they added a competent guy to their dev team?
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...which they often did not. Hope this is a better fit for him.
90TilInfinity
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Doesn't seem interested in the game, yet seems interested in the game...
...interesting.
Sell out... because he left Capcom? One of the biggest bullshitters in the industry?
Boss Man
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Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Post histories, gentlemen. They are illuminating and often save the effort you may previously have been willing to exert.
ThatCrazyGuy
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Not even close.
He's a well known player from the community. He worked at capcom for awhile, then jumped ship recently... turns out he went to Sony.
TheBioLover
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Shao Kahn Brewing a Stew
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Heh.
Riposte
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Getting rid of knock outs and shutting down recovery is likely to make this game compare unfavorably to Smash.
Huw_Dawson
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Give him five million dollars, a dev team and put the current FGC members of Superbot on his team. Tell them to hunker down and make a fighting game for the PS4. That's all I want to see. I still only care about ASBR if I get Crash and Spyro. And I'm day one if I can play as N. Cortex.
XxSlasherMcGirkxX
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I don't really know how much balance input Seth can put into PS All Stars since the game is going to be done soon. What Seth should be doing is getting the name PS All Stars to the people and promoting it everyone. He needs to bring it main stream like he helped resurrect fighting games in general with Street Fighter 4. Seth has got to show the casuals why this is different from Smash Bros. and why its better in principle. A dedicated hardcore fighting game style balance doesn't bring in the casuals but once this game is properly proposed to the people, it will definitely keep them playing.
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