Triverse writes, "Back during the 32-Bit days, fighting games were huge, bigger than they are today that is for sure. Gaming companies were all trying to get in on the fighting game craze that showed no signs of slowing down (it arguably started with Street Fighter II in the early 90′s). We saw Sonic (and eventually Mario and company), comic book characters and even cars get involved (can anyone name the game that featured a car as a combatant?)."
Acquire, famous for games like Tenchu and Octopath Traveler, becomes KADOKAWA subsidiary. Can this mean a revival for beloved series?
I would kill to have a Way of the Samurai game with a huge budget and modern tech... The first game was one of my greatest joys on PS2 back in the day. And I really hope From Software will do something with Tenchu... I hate that they're just sitting on the IP like it doesn't even exist.
Tenchu would be superb in this day and age. Ninja and samurai games are hot right now and more is better.
"The company was unable to focus enough on its main hope"
Nope. Going back to the 32X as the reason Sega lost that generation doesn't go back far enough before the Saturn.
Sega executives need to blame themselves as to why Sega lost that generation. Not Saturn. Not 32X. Not Sega CD. Nope. Executives were the reason why. It wasn't the hardware. Those devices were either dropped early or released to soon resulting in a developer backlash the hurt the game catalog. They really shouldn't have been made at all because they should have planned their next move more carefully. It has nothing to do with the devices. Poor leadership decisions and lack of unity within the company are what happened.
Love how blame is always shifted away from what is the truth. Writing a book placing the blame on the 32X isn't the truth.
I am pretty sure there are documentaries (Youtube) around it which highlights these points. I had Sega Mega drive and NES growing up but that's about it. I didn't even know there was a war going on between these companies but I do remember thinking why I can't play Sonic cartridge on Nintendo or Mario on Sega :D
I had the Genesis and the Saturn, also had the SNES and 64, I never got a Dreamcast for some reason, but I never saw one in the stores either.
This week on the Game Deflators Podcast, John is joined by Darren of 32 Bit Library and the Pixels and Polygons podcast, as they discuss the topic of Microsoft seeking redemption in 2024, security measures parents still aren’t taking for digital wallets, and the new most iconic video game character according to a recent BAFTA poll.
Capping off the episode, the guys review the City of Lost Children for the PS1. A unique and relatively unknown title, do the games graphics dystopian world blur the lines between good and bad?
God i miss Bloody roar and Rival schools. And now i feel old.
If there was ever a series that needed triumphant return it is definitely Bloody Roar!
I have said in past posts but give this game to the Tekken team. Bloody Roar fighting mechanics with a touch of Tekken controls and definitely Tekken graphics.
OR give this game to Platinum! OH HELL YEA! Platinum would hook this game up. Make it a Nintendo exclusive too! ;)
I remember my dad coming back from Virgin Megastore (back when they were the HMV in the UK) with this game, me and my brother played this for hours & hours, the beast transformations were insane!
ahhh! memory lane.
Bloody Roar on PS4 would be absolutely sick....Damn, imagine how good the human to beast transformations would be on that tech. An American Werewolf In London comes to mind (still "THE BEST" werewolf transformation caught on film, to date.....I mean, it looks so much more realistic than ALL that have come after it, & it shows how much better "Old School" makeup is, than this CGI BS).....
Anyway, Bloody Roar, & as an above guy already mentioned, a revival of Rival Schools, would be an awesome couple of old fighters coming back for some more rounds. I mean, surely both these games had big enough audiences to warrant sequels? I could be wrong, but I was sure the Japanese went crazy for both titles, & they both also still have huge fanbases, as evidenced by every fight game topic, on every sight, when Rival Schools is always brought up & people are salivating for it's revival into the game world, & to a lesser degree, same goes for Bloody Roar. And, Bloody Roar was no less a game than ANY of the top ones, it was just poorly marketed, & didn't have the depth & scope in it's characters, as something like SF, Tekken or SF.
But, if it were given a total overhaul, & the characters were given a bit more thought, & given some soul (so to speak), & some worthwhile background, as well as just made to look fricken cool, then I think the game would sell like hotcakes, & gain a massive NEW audience.....I mean, turning into a tiger, lion, rhino or whatever other animal capable of ripping, tearing, trampling, maiming us to death without breaking a sweat, is so cool, it seems impossible.....So, why the hell aren't we playing this games PS3 sequel/s, why shouldn't a new Bloody Roar be in the launch window lineup of games?
Never played it. Always heard about it though. I played mostly RPG's on PS1.