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ZombiePelican
04/19/17 12:17:40 AM
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Microsoft buying Rare and ruining them
EA killing Pandemic
Microsoft cancelling Scalebound
Konami remaking MGS3 in the modern Fox Engine for a fucking pachinko machine
Dark Souls 2's downgrade
Capcom's handing of the Devil May Cry these last few years
Street Fighter 5's launch state
EA having exclusive rights to Star Wars games
Square Enix forcing Eidos to cut Deus Ex MD in half, forcing them to waste time on that stupid breach mode, and then halting all development of its sequel after it didn't meet their sales expectations
Bethesda killing Prey 2 and Human Head studio

I'm sure there's more but this is just off the top of ny head
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Arcvalons
04/19/17 12:18:39 AM
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Runescape being turned into microtransactions everywhere
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Xelltrix
04/19/17 12:19:19 AM
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Microsoft's attempt to kill off sharing video games, limit the amount of people who can watch a TV screen through the connect, and whatever other garbage they tried to initially put on the XBOne.


343 Guilty Sparks getting rid of split-screen for Halo 5.


Peter Molyneux.
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AlternativeFAQS
04/19/17 12:20:11 AM
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Microsoft didnt ruin RARE. they let RARE do what they want. Kinect was heavily pushed by them. also Microsoft cancelled Scalebound because the devs didnt know what they were doing. go back to playing DriveClub
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Vertania
04/19/17 12:24:31 AM
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Rock Band 4

They stripped a ton of features (character creation, online play, pro guitar, keyboard support, etc.) and promised at launch that they'd be adding features soon through updates. Online play was one of those features they specifically mentioned.

Instead of adding that feature for free, they released it as part of a paid expansion with Rivals. The expansion didn't even come with new songs.

The character creation still fucking sucks too.
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ZombiePelican
04/19/17 12:25:38 AM
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AlternativeFAQS posted...
Microsoft didnt ruin RARE. they let RARE do what they want.

Horse shit, if this were true Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts wouldn't exist and we'd have a proper sequel to Banjo Tooie instead of key members leaving to form Playtonic and make Yooka Laylee

AlternativeFAQS posted...
also Microsoft cancelled Scalebound because the devs didnt know what they were doing.

Platinum absolutely knew what they were doing, it just wasn't enough to please the suits at MS so they killed it the same way they killed the Phantom Dust remake


AlternativeFAQS posted...
go back to playing DriveClub

Go back to making another alt before this one gets banned too you contrived corporate lapdog
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DezCaughtIt
04/19/17 12:26:55 AM
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MegaMan Legends 3.
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ChromaticAngel
04/19/17 12:27:56 AM
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ZombiePelican posted...
Platinum absolutely knew what they were doing, it just wasn't enough to please the suits at MS so they killed it the same way they killed the Phantom Dust remake


If they knew what they were doing they wouldn't have had such a problem meeting deadlines.
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DarthAragorn
04/19/17 12:27:58 AM
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RNG boxes
MGSV having no story and being an empty soulless open world
goddamn every call of duty for three years being futuristic jetpack bullshit
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thompsontalker7
04/19/17 12:28:43 AM
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Arc System Works removing the dub from BlazBlue Central Fiction to justify releasing it during fucking AAA game holiday season, causing it to flop hard
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Vertania
04/19/17 12:28:59 AM
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Also, fuck Microsoft for removing the Snap feature. It's literally the main reason I bought an Xbox One.

I had planned on buying a Scorpio too, but not after they pulled that shit.
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SF_Okami
04/19/17 12:31:50 AM
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TellTale making the ending to their best game by far (Wolf Among Us) on a huge cliffhanger and NOT MAKING A SEQUEL. WHERE THE FUCK IS IT
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ZombiePelican
04/19/17 12:35:59 AM
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ChromaticAngel posted...
ZombiePelican posted...
Platinum absolutely knew what they were doing, it just wasn't enough to please the suits at MS so they killed it the same way they killed the Phantom Dust remake


If they knew what they were doing they wouldn't have had such a problem meeting deadlines.

Platinum have a reputation of working well and shining bright (no pun intended) with a tight budget and/or time frame

Meanwhile Microsoft have a reputation for being draconian towards the projects they publish and meddling heavily whenever they see fit.


Gee, I wonder who was at fault here?
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Tekutso
04/19/17 12:39:48 AM
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Blizzards insane greed with hearthstone. I quit after TGT was released and I'm probably never going to play again. They even cut out adventures and are releasing more card sets because they make more money. The entire community knows the prices are a rip off, but it doesn't stop them from buying in masses. The entire community at reddit needs to boycott the next expansion. $50 for 50 packs when you pre buy is a deal? Lmfao. Such a joke. Pisses me off.
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Doom_Art
04/19/17 12:43:32 AM
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Mass Effect 3 being rushed

Currently playing it, and while I love it, it really could've used another year or so.

They rushed it out (even after delaying it) and it's obvious playing the story, gameplay, and narrative all suffered for it.
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Kitt
04/19/17 12:46:51 AM
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ZombiePelican posted...
Microsoft buying Rare and ruining them
It was a bit unexpected but I had no real problems over it.
EA killing Pandemic
Don't care. Their games were hit or miss.
Microsoft cancelling Scalebound
Don't care. It looked stupid.
Konami remaking MGS3 in the modern Fox Engine for a fucking pachinko machine
Yeah, that's pretty lame.
Dark Souls 2's downgrade
Don't care about Souls games.
Capcom's handing of the Devil May Cry these last few years
Don't care about DMC.
Street Fighter 5's launch state
Yeah, it could have been better.
EA having exclusive rights to Star Wars games
I don't mind this.
Square Enix forcing Eidos to cut Deus Ex MD in half, forcing them to waste time on that stupid breach mode, and then halting all development of its sequel after it didn't meet their sales expectations
News to me.
Bethesda killing Prey 2 and Human Head studio
Now this is my main problem! If there was a riot started over this, I would gladly join it.

I'm sure there's more but this is just off the top of ny head

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Kitt
04/19/17 12:53:09 AM
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ZombiePelican posted...
ChromaticAngel posted...
ZombiePelican posted...
Platinum absolutely knew what they were doing, it just wasn't enough to please the suits at MS so they killed it the same way they killed the Phantom Dust remake


If they knew what they were doing they wouldn't have had such a problem meeting deadlines.

Platinum have a reputation of working well and shining bright (no pun intended) with a tight budget and/or time frame

Meanwhile Microsoft have a reputation for being draconian towards the projects they publish and meddling heavily whenever they see fit.


Gee, I wonder who was at fault here?

All the games that Platinum made between Bayonetta 2 and Nier were either mediocre or straight trash. It's not like they have a spotless record or anything.
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fireball2020
04/19/17 1:24:52 AM
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Vertania posted...
Also, fuck Microsoft for removing the Snap feature. It's literally the main reason I bought an Xbox One.

I had planned on buying a Scorpio too, but not after they pulled that shit.

I thought they were replacing that with picture in picture
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GODTIER
04/19/17 1:26:09 AM
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Chrono Break
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Vertania
04/19/17 1:30:16 AM
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fireball2020 posted...
I thought they were replacing that with picture in picture

Yeah, that's what a few CEmen kept spreading around, but they were wrong.

MS axed it with the last update and aren't even working on a replacement. They just said they might work on a new way if enough people vote for it (even though I've never seen this supposed vote option).
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AlternativeFAQS
04/19/17 1:43:54 AM
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ZombiePelican posted...
Horse shit, if this were true Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts wouldn't exist and we'd have a proper sequel to Banjo Tooie instead of key members leaving to form Playtonic and make Yooka Laylee

https://ar12gaming.com/articles/rares-management-wanted-to-focus-on-kinect-games-not-forced-by-microsoft-says-exemployee

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-12-16-rare-kinect-rise-and-fall

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-we-don-t-force-rare-to-make-kinect-games/1100-6419683/
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AlabamaLove
04/19/17 1:45:15 AM
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Ubisoft killing a Lucy from Ass Creed. It signaled the deterioration of AC.
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Danger_Close
04/19/17 1:45:21 AM
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EA destroying C&C
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AlternativeFAQS
04/19/17 1:48:20 AM
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AlabamaLove posted...
Ubisoft killing a Lucy from Ass Creed. It signaled the deterioration of AC.


I'm pretty sure that had more to do with Kristen Bell not wanting to be in it
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buddhamonster
04/19/17 1:49:29 AM
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AlternativeFAQS posted...
ZombiePelican posted...
Horse shit, if this were true Banjo Kazooie Nuts and Bolts wouldn't exist and we'd have a proper sequel to Banjo Tooie instead of key members leaving to form Playtonic and make Yooka Laylee

https://ar12gaming.com/articles/rares-management-wanted-to-focus-on-kinect-games-not-forced-by-microsoft-says-exemployee

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-12-16-rare-kinect-rise-and-fall

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-we-don-t-force-rare-to-make-kinect-games/1100-6419683/


Are you saying the internet fed into my preconceived notions and biases when they told me Micro$oft (note the ultra clever use of the dollar sign?! That denotes greed!) was a big dumb meanie, and everything wrong with everything is their fault!

My entire view of reality is bring thrown into question by these stunning new revelations.
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Zeeak4444
04/19/17 1:58:47 AM
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FF 13 wasn't bad I suppose (at least it would have just been the runt in the series).

Making 13-2 and 13-3... that shit sucked. Followed up with 15? GTFO.

Not the worst offense by any means but Square really pisses me off.

I get the money driven mindset but for fucks sake at least give the fans SOMETHING in a 10 year period. FFTCC was awesome because it gave us the music we all love but let's be real... where's a good sequel to FFT?

Where's a good story in general that compares to FFT, 9, 6, 4, hell even 7 and 8 since the former is so detailed and the latter is largely up to interpretation.

Who here's really gonna tell me that 12, 13(s), or 15 hold up even remotely to their predecessors? Even 10 was weak but at least the world was a living breathing thing and both the characters and their stories were detailed and fully in-depth.
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AlabamaLove
04/19/17 1:59:56 AM
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AlternativeFAQS posted...
AlabamaLove posted...
Ubisoft killing a Lucy from Ass Creed. It signaled the deterioration of AC.


I'm pretty sure that had more to do with Kristen Bell not wanting to be in it


doesn't make the decision to kill the character any less dumb
you could tell it was a complete ass pull
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Looked gf
04/19/17 2:03:12 AM
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Danger_Close posted...
EA destroying C&C

EA really kills everything they touch

Dead Space, Dragon Age, Mass Effect
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generic_user123
04/19/17 2:07:34 AM
#29:


SF_Okami posted...
TellTale making the ending to their best game by far (Wolf Among Us) on a huge cliffhanger and NOT MAKING A SEQUEL. WHERE THE FUCK IS IT


Yeah its a cliffhanger, but its a fun ending.
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AlternativeFAQS
04/19/17 2:11:23 AM
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AlabamaLove posted...
AlternativeFAQS posted...
AlabamaLove posted...
Ubisoft killing a Lucy from Ass Creed. It signaled the deterioration of AC.


I'm pretty sure that had more to do with Kristen Bell not wanting to be in it


doesn't make the decision to kill the character any less dumb
you could tell it was a complete ass pull


well yeah. im assuming Ubisoft wasnt exactly happy about doing it.
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ChromaticAngel
04/19/17 11:32:38 AM
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Kitt posted...
ZombiePelican posted...
ChromaticAngel posted...
ZombiePelican posted...
Platinum absolutely knew what they were doing, it just wasn't enough to please the suits at MS so they killed it the same way they killed the Phantom Dust remake


If they knew what they were doing they wouldn't have had such a problem meeting deadlines.

Platinum have a reputation of working well and shining bright (no pun intended) with a tight budget and/or time frame

Meanwhile Microsoft have a reputation for being draconian towards the projects they publish and meddling heavily whenever they see fit.


Gee, I wonder who was at fault here?

All the games that Platinum made between Bayonetta 2 and Nier were either mediocre or straight trash. It's not like they have a spotless record or anything.


Hideki Kamiya (Scalebound) did not make Nier. That was Yoko Taro.

Kamiya made Wonderful 101, Ninja Turtles, Legend of Korra and other excessively mediocre titles.
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l Dudeboy l
04/19/17 11:33:43 AM
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Online passes.
Konami in general.
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Kitt
04/19/17 11:40:46 AM
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ChromaticAngel posted...
Kitt posted...
ZombiePelican posted...
ChromaticAngel posted...
ZombiePelican posted...
Platinum absolutely knew what they were doing, it just wasn't enough to please the suits at MS so they killed it the same way they killed the Phantom Dust remake


If they knew what they were doing they wouldn't have had such a problem meeting deadlines.

Platinum have a reputation of working well and shining bright (no pun intended) with a tight budget and/or time frame

Meanwhile Microsoft have a reputation for being draconian towards the projects they publish and meddling heavily whenever they see fit.


Gee, I wonder who was at fault here?

All the games that Platinum made between Bayonetta 2 and Nier were either mediocre or straight trash. It's not like they have a spotless record or anything.


Hideki Kamiya (Scalebound) did not make Nier. That was Yoko Taro.

Kamiya made Wonderful 101, Ninja Turtles, Legend of Korra and other excessively mediocre titles.

All were developed by Platinum.
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CelestialVoices
04/19/17 11:50:52 AM
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star wars galaxies cu and then the fucking nge

i will never be over it
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Irony
04/19/17 11:59:45 AM
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EA buying companies and wrecking them
Nintendo's artificial shortages
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Vertania
04/19/17 12:07:54 PM
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Again, fuck Rock Band 4. I just saw this in their FAQ for Rivals:

Can I get updates to Rock Band 4 after Rock Band Rivals is out?

Everyone will receive stability enhancements, but only players who upgrade to Rock Band Rivals will receive future content and features, which will continue into 2017. All purchased DLC, legacy and new, will continue to be re-downloadable and playable in Rock Band 4, with or without the Rock Band Rivals expansion pack.

So not only do you have to pay extra for the ability to play online (which was possible at launch with every other previous Rock Band), but you'll also be blocked out of content updates if you don't. For a game that was so lacking in content at launch, they should be rewarding the early adopters, not punishing them.
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R0ttedHorror
04/19/17 12:10:33 PM
#37:


Konami cancelling silent hills is the darkest gaming moment this decade so far.
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ZMythos
04/19/17 12:10:34 PM
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Mega Man Legends 3

*sob*
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SicSlayer
04/19/17 12:25:55 PM
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Vertania posted...
Again, fuck Rock Band 4. I just saw this in their FAQ for Rivals:

Can I get updates to Rock Band 4 after Rock Band Rivals is out?

Everyone will receive stability enhancements, but only players who upgrade to Rock Band Rivals will receive future content and features, which will continue into 2017. All purchased DLC, legacy and new, will continue to be re-downloadable and playable in Rock Band 4, with or without the Rock Band Rivals expansion pack.

So not only do you have to pay extra for the ability to play online (which was possible at launch with every other previous Rock Band), but you'll also be blocked out of content updates if you don't. For a game that was so lacking in content at launch, they should be rewarding the early adopters, not punishing them.


100% why I didn't buy it. I was such a huge fan of the series. Bought my 360 specifically for RB, bought so many songs over the years, Ion drums, Lego RB, etc etc and they pulled that shit.

Nah, fuck you HMX.
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ZombiePelican
04/19/17 12:27:41 PM
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DevsBro
04/19/17 12:30:46 PM
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I haven't bought a Namco game since the Tales of Vesperia ordeal. Not even used.
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BatmanVonDoom
04/19/17 12:32:37 PM
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To be fair Scalebound looked like shit and i'm a platinum fanboy
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Solar_Crimson
04/19/17 12:38:09 PM
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"The goal that I had in bringing a lot of the packaged goods folks into Activision about 10 years ago was to take all the fun out of making video games." - Bobby Kotick
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Vertania
04/19/17 12:39:46 PM
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SicSlayer posted...
100% why I didn't buy it. I was such a huge fan of the series. Bought my 360 specifically for RB, bought so many songs over the years, Ion drums, Lego RB, etc etc and they pulled that shit.

Nah, fuck you HMX.

Same here. I have over 800 songs in my RB3 library, bought the keyboard, the cymbals for the drums, multiple instruments, and even the $300+ pro guitar with the midi adapter. When I saw how barebones RB4 was at launch, I decided to wait and see what features they added...Then they announced Rivals.

On top of that, they stopped production of the legacy adapter within months iirc.
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ZombiePelican
04/19/17 12:58:00 PM
#46:


Solar_Crimson posted...
"The goal that I had in bringing a lot of the packaged goods folks into Activision about 10 years ago was to take all the fun out of making video games." - Bobby Kotick

God Kotick is a terrible human being
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ChromaticAngel
04/19/17 1:03:36 PM
#47:


Kitt posted...
ChromaticAngel posted...
Kitt posted...
ZombiePelican posted...
ChromaticAngel posted...
ZombiePelican posted...
Platinum absolutely knew what they were doing, it just wasn't enough to please the suits at MS so they killed it the same way they killed the Phantom Dust remake


If they knew what they were doing they wouldn't have had such a problem meeting deadlines.

Platinum have a reputation of working well and shining bright (no pun intended) with a tight budget and/or time frame

Meanwhile Microsoft have a reputation for being draconian towards the projects they publish and meddling heavily whenever they see fit.


Gee, I wonder who was at fault here?

All the games that Platinum made between Bayonetta 2 and Nier were either mediocre or straight trash. It's not like they have a spotless record or anything.


Hideki Kamiya (Scalebound) did not make Nier. That was Yoko Taro.

Kamiya made Wonderful 101, Ninja Turtles, Legend of Korra and other excessively mediocre titles.

All were developed by Platinum.


In this particular case it's worth pointing out that the people responsible for good games are not the same people responsible for bad games.

It's like saying modern Bioware is shit completely oblivious to the fact that the people who were part of Bioware while it was good have all left the company.
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Kitt
04/19/17 1:17:17 PM
#48:


ChromaticAngel posted...
Kitt posted...
ChromaticAngel posted...
Kitt posted...
ZombiePelican posted...
ChromaticAngel posted...
ZombiePelican posted...
Platinum absolutely knew what they were doing, it just wasn't enough to please the suits at MS so they killed it the same way they killed the Phantom Dust remake


If they knew what they were doing they wouldn't have had such a problem meeting deadlines.

Platinum have a reputation of working well and shining bright (no pun intended) with a tight budget and/or time frame

Meanwhile Microsoft have a reputation for being draconian towards the projects they publish and meddling heavily whenever they see fit.


Gee, I wonder who was at fault here?

All the games that Platinum made between Bayonetta 2 and Nier were either mediocre or straight trash. It's not like they have a spotless record or anything.


Hideki Kamiya (Scalebound) did not make Nier. That was Yoko Taro.

Kamiya made Wonderful 101, Ninja Turtles, Legend of Korra and other excessively mediocre titles.

All were developed by Platinum.


In this particular case it's worth pointing out that the people responsible for good games are not the same people responsible for bad games.

It's like saying modern Bioware is shit completely oblivious to the fact that the people who were part of Bioware while it was good have all left the company.

Still Platinum games at the end of the day.
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SkyrimQuotes
04/19/17 1:29:43 PM
#49:


Skyrim
Skyrim DLC: empty towns edition
Skyrim DLC: our glitches have glitches
Skyrim DLC: Ride dragons, play in Morrowind, pretend the MMO never happened
Skyrim Remaster: Relive the glitches and the frustration of getting your mods to work!
Skyrim Next: Fus Ro Dah on the plane! (don't actually do this)

Just give us Elder Scrolls 6 already Talos damn it
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