A ZOE1 fan who never played ZOE2? You're in for the treat of all treats.M-PG71C said:If you don't buy this and you're the kind of motherfucker to be bitching about no ZOE3, then go fuck yourself.
One of the best announcements of E3 and we haven't even started. Day one! It's what made me purchase a PS2 so early on, ZOE kicked ass. Never got to play ZOE2 though, its damn expensive. It's going to be a treat to play these in HD.
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Zone of the Enders HD Collection
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BrokenEchelon
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DidntKnowJack said:
If the HD Collection sells I'm sure we will.
ObnoxiousZebra
Member
Never played either ZoE games, I have no excuse now.
Infinite Justice
Member
Even if there is no ZOE3 i'm still fucking buying this.
Jokes and Riddles
Neo Member
I never played this. Heard wonderful things. I'm in.
TacticalFox88
Banned
jett said:
DINGOOOOO!
Still can't believe the original was rated M for the unnecessarily over-the-top gunshot scene.
MomoPufflet
Member
Wow-- so real 1080p and none of that 720p nonsense? Soooooo bought.
sixteen-bit
Member
It always amazes me how spoilerific it is.donkey show said:
Really cant wait to see this in 1080p and 60FPS. The game STILL looks good even running on 480p :lol
Also It probably will sell decently, I mean people love those package deals even if they dont know what the game is and Z.O.E has a pretty good fanbase outside of Japan.
Go screw yourself sir!Tom Penny said:
Also It probably will sell decently, I mean people love those package deals even if they dont know what the game is and Z.O.E has a pretty good fanbase outside of Japan.
BoobPhysics101
Banned
Tom Penny said:
Fucking shameful!
Tom Penny said:
It's not like their investment to do this is a lot of money.
*Word of mouth
*Few online ads
It'll definitely give them a profit for sure. Ico/Shadow is niche too but they are getting the HD remake treatment. I think developers realized from the God of War collection that you are guaranteed a profit doing this as long as whatever the collection is is something that GAMERS are familiar with and there's more than enough people who would pick this up to make revenue.
Plus, if it sells better than expected it could green light a ZoE3, which is the main reason I'm going to support this hands down. These games are fantastic, and if I could see a ZoE3 before this console generation is over I'd be super pleased.
Chamber said:
Sounds like it, I wish this was hitting this Fall though. I don't want to wait till 2012, that's too damn long. ZOE was the only mech game I really, really, really liked.
I'll probably take a few days off of work (Fuck you healthcare!), have my Crown and Coke ready, and give my fiancee something to do so I can (kinda) feel like a otaku.
I haven't done that since Kirby Epic Yarn. I know, odd tastes, right? I digress though.
perfectnight
Banned
SO apparently
http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/06/03/kojima_qa/
This meams we get all the new content from the special edition which we never got in the US! New Orbital Frames, difficulty modes, graphical and performance improvements, etc!
Now those of you who already own regular ZoE2 have a reason to buy the HD collection!
Updated OP with this info.
http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/06/03/kojima_qa/
This meams we get all the new content from the special edition which we never got in the US! New Orbital Frames, difficulty modes, graphical and performance improvements, etc!
Now those of you who already own regular ZoE2 have a reason to buy the HD collection!
Updated OP with this info.
RadioHeadAche
Member
I'm buying this. I missed out on a $20 copy of ZoE2 before, but now I can finally play it.
perfectnight said:SO apparently
http://www.andriasang.com/e/blog/2011/06/03/kojima_qa/
This meams we get all the new content from the special edition which we never got in the US! New Orbital Frames, difficulty modes, graphical and performance improvements, etc!
Now those of you who already own regular ZoE2 have a reason to buy the HD collection!
Updated OP with this info.
As if I wasn't blowing enough of a load. Fuck yes. Now I can cave and play through ZoE2 during this long wait and not feel too bad. Fucking new content, yes. Yesyesyesyes.
33-Hit-Combo
Member
I am all over this. Have the Anubis edition, but for a graphical update AND playability on the PS3 I am totally having this. Better be an EU release.
SolarPowered
Member
Konami just went balls to the wall and I'm fucking glad. Their E3 is looking absolutely fantastic so far.
GhostRidah
Member
If they can fix the frame rate issues for ZOE 2 this will be godly.
fierrotlepou
Member
This is perfect. I loved the idea of ZOE, but I wouldn't play it because it looked outdated. THANK YOU GODS
33-Hit-Combo
Member
Has there been any mentions of control changes? Specifically to 1, 2 played like a dream in comparison.
It was largely thanks to its art direction. It knew its shortcomings and made up for it by going the highly stylized route with cell shading and simple, flat textures. It worked very well. The pinnacle of PS2 visuals, IMO, was Snake Eater/Subsistence. It still wows me to do this day what they could accomplish on the PS2.luka said:
fierrotlepou
Member
luka said:
Oh, well I was talking about ZOE. Didn't know ZOE2 was that good looking. But I'll wait for the HD collection anyways.
RadioHeadAche
Member
jackdoe said:
Sword Familiar
178% of NeoGAF posters don't understand statistics
I forgive the Gradius pachislot slip, Konami. Will buy this at any price.
RadioHeadAche
Member
jackdoe said:
That was mostly as a joke and I don't use that gif a lot, but yes, SH3 looks really good on the PS2.
Hellion said:
I think it must be a running joke at Kojima Productions. I can just imagine Kojima sitting at his computer, slowly smirking every time he gets an email or reads a post about trophies.
To those of you who played ZoE, how does it stand up overall? I will be picking this up regardless, but I am curious if there is any game that is analogous in terms of gameplay.
33-Hit-Combo
Member
Bowdz said:
ZoE2 is AWESOME. My favourite game. Though I am somewhat biased to robots and stories of epic proportions. Gameplay, it feels like a watered down DMC with 'flying' involved. That's controlled with 2d motion and ascend, descent buttons (analogue, not digital). To be honest, the combat is pretty basic, it's what you make of it because you have a huge arsenal of secondary weapons.
fierrotlepou
Member
leroidys said:
You mean FFVII?
SolidusDave
Member
This is awesome, but I have a general question:
I thought we only saw these PS2 HD ports on the PS3, because Sony provides some SDK or whatever to make the porting process quite easy.
Obviously it makes much more sense to release those collections on both PS3&360 as Xbox-onlys missed out on these franchises and you want to strengthen the IP for games you want to release on both platforms in the future.
But to me it doesn't make sense why all the (disc-release?) HD collections were PS3-only so far - even the PC version ports of Splinter Cell.
Also, the simultaneously announced Silent Hill HD Collection is still PS3 only. (and there is even a Xbox1 version of SH2).
I guess it all depends on the original contract of the PS2 license, in some cases they wanted an option to release the game on another (non-sony) platform?
I thought we only saw these PS2 HD ports on the PS3, because Sony provides some SDK or whatever to make the porting process quite easy.
Obviously it makes much more sense to release those collections on both PS3&360 as Xbox-onlys missed out on these franchises and you want to strengthen the IP for games you want to release on both platforms in the future.
But to me it doesn't make sense why all the (disc-release?) HD collections were PS3-only so far - even the PC version ports of Splinter Cell.
Also, the simultaneously announced Silent Hill HD Collection is still PS3 only. (and there is even a Xbox1 version of SH2).
I guess it all depends on the original contract of the PS2 license, in some cases they wanted an option to release the game on another (non-sony) platform?
perfectnight
Banned
Bowdz said:
ZoE1? It was a decent game for its time, but ZoE2 is still to this day the best action game of all time IMO. That game did mech gameplay like no one ever had before. The combat system is very fast and fluid and gives you many items/weapons to mess around with. It's not really a combo centric game like DMC so I don't feel that is a valid comparison.
The pacing and design of the levels/scenario writing is some of the best I've experienced. I never once felt that a level dragged on for too long. The game always keeps you on the edge of your seat. The boss fights are VERY memorable and challenging. Music and graphics are amazing also.
Some of the cons would be the weak story and performance issues. Also, the enemy variety was lacking!