Scalebound - New Platinum! - The Bear and Badger

optimark_prime

Star Fox was okay, just really tricky with the motion controls.

retroking1981

Yeah Transformers was budget but that was kinda my point, is that all they're gonna be?

Scalebound appeared to be them getting given a huge budget from MS and being let off the reins.

Yeah Star Fox wasn't great.

What was the last game they made that was genuinely great? Or is it just Bayonetta?

retroking1981

optimark_prime wrote:

Star Fox was okay, just really tricky with the motion controls.

I thought it was pretty good tbh, until the on foot sections that is. I don't think I've ever hit a wall so hard in a game before, literally couldn't get my head around the controls.

I do intend to go back but it's getting relegated into my Pile 'O Shame soon.

Dark Soldier

This is the E3 trailer from last year:

looked shit as fuck like

I_R

Not my cup of tea, but it was never going to sell well on the xbox.

optimark_prime

Dark Soldier wrote:

This is the E3 trailer from last year:

looked shit as fuck like

So did the Bayonetta trailer though, and that turned out to be fucking incredible.

optimark_prime

retroking1981 wrote:

Yeah Transformers was budget but that was kinda my point, is that all they're gonna be?

Scalebound appeared to be them getting given a huge budget from MS and being let off the reins.

Yeah Star Fox wasn't great.

What was the last game they made that was genuinely great? Or is it just Bayonetta?

Bayonetta 2, Vanquish, Metal Gear Revengeance(?) and Wonderful 101 are all really good games.

Dark Soldier

optimark_prime wrote:

Dark Soldier wrote:

This is the E3 trailer from last year: looked shit as fuck like

So did the Bayonetta trailer though, and that turned out to be fucking incredible.

eehh ya cheeky scamp

retroking1981

optimark_prime wrote:

retroking1981 wrote:

Yeah Transformers was budget but that was kinda my point, is that all they're gonna be?

Scalebound appeared to be them getting given a huge budget from MS and being let off the reins.

Yeah Star Fox wasn't great.

What was the last game they made that was genuinely great? Or is it just Bayonetta?

Bayonetta 2, Vanquish, Metal Gear Revengeance(?) and Wonderful 101 are all really good games.

Bayonetta 2 and maybe Metal Gear aside they just kinda struck me as Madworld levels of good tbh.

mistercrayon

High hopes for nier automata.

afgavinstan

Get the fuck outta here Vanquish and MGRising are hall of fame output.

[Deleted User]

Vanquish is full on great. Not quite as good as Bayonetta, but not far off either.

The demo for this seemed...muted. Wonder whether they were trying the second guess the Xbox market and figuring that a darker colour pallet + chatty wisecracking lead was what those guys wanted.

g.man

I actually always thought it looked more like something I'd expect to see on a Sony console. Make of that what you will.

Bollockoff

I'm sad.

retroking1981

afgavinstan wrote:

Get the fuck outta here Vanquish and MGRising are hall of fame output.

I liked them, but just didn't quote think they were great.

Did love George in MG though!

If I'm being honest I'm not a massive fan of Bayonetta, although I can see what all the fuss is about with that at least.

Olimite

I couldn't get on with Vanquish at all but appreciated that they were catering for more adept players.

Just struck me as a strange approach to take with a game. Bayonetta aside, Platinum don't really do much for me.

Speedhaak

I enjoyed Bayonetta but in general I've grown out of bat-shit crazy Japanese games. Because I'm a boring old cunt now. As said, the idea behind this game interested me but the gameplay and characters leaved a lot to be desired.

cosmicjellybean

Was looking forward to this, am a huge platinum fan (even liked anarchy reigns...) Thinking recently that a big problem with last guardian's development was trying to make it work with a giant creature, and wondered if this might suffer the same fate.

Guess they were worried about it sitting in limbo for 10+ years and thought it best to pull out now.

Edit: I'm so happy others thought as highly of vanquish as I did. I remember showing a friend who just couldn't understand why it was any good. Throwing a lit cigarette to distract heat seeking missiles was genius.

Speedhaak

Yeah, I would imagine that's starting to settle on publishers and developers alike now - this unfortunate situation were games sit in development for so long that any interest for them comes and go's before they are even released.

afgavinstan

Cosmic knows, I even bought and got at least some enjoyment out of Anarchy Reigns.

Love me some Plat. Wasn't too hot on Scalebound but I'm gutted for them, in a way. Acti have canned their own licensing stuff so I'd guess PG are in a spot just now and need some quick contract work?

Bob

afgavinstan wrote:

I even bought and got at least some enjoyment out of Anarchy Reigns.

So did I.

Vela

Bob wrote:

afgavinstan wrote:

I even bought and got at least some enjoyment out of Anarchy Reigns.

So did I.

Brothers!

It gave me motion sickness something chronic but I loved how ridiculous it was.

monkey

Facewon wrote:

That's a fair way into the sandwich to decide you don't like onions.

What a phrase!

bogard

Shame, I was interested in this. Well, there's still Nier Automata.

Tempy

I don't think Kamiya has been involved in a bad game so it's a shame to see Scalebound go the way of the dodo It might not have looked promising, but the proof is in the pudding, and this guy had pedigree.

bogard

Yeah, RE2, DMC, Okami and Bayonetta are nice titles to have on your resume.

Tempy

Also Viewtiful Joe, and supposedly Wonderful 10, which is a game of his I have sadly missed.

Smang

I hope someone picks this up, it looked good if bit Dante + Dragons.

Vela

Tempy wrote:

Also Viewtiful Joe, and supposedly Wonderful 10, which is a game of his I have sadly missed.

Wonderful 101 is one of my favourites ever. It's incredibly ridiculous, hilarious, vibrant and challenging and it never stops one-upping itself. Nothing I've played can match the final hour or two.

Tempy

I have the means to play it, I just need it cheap

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