Insomniac's Greatest Failure Yet

My Love for Insomniac Games has done much more than slowly fade away and at this point is free falling into a pit void of any originality. After Ratchet and Clank: A Crank in Time released, none of their games have shown us anything that has reached that level of quality. The only excuse I could think of for all of these mediocre games releasing was that Insomniac was focusing all the resources they could on Fuse.

[pr0t0typeknuckles]

ITS sad but i felt the same,after playing the demo fuse feels like a generic tps devoid of any personality.

[brich233]

I couldnt even finish the demo, gameplay was lacking and boring, I will be getting the game to play coop with friends though.

[JP1369]

I couldn't be bothered to finish the demo either, but I don't think playing with friends will make it much better. To me it isn't even worth renting, much less a purchase.

[TheRacingX]

I couldn't finish it either...I really wanted to like this one, being a fan of IG, but it just looks generic and like it wants to be too many other games

[AngelicIceDiamond]

Its funny because because the demo turned out not to be that bad.

Its a simple demo. People complained about DMC. Oh what the game sold over million copies!? It has a metacritic rating of 86!?

Despite it being a reboot DMC still stayed true to what it does best. And people were crying and moaning all the way until its released.

This game is a brand new Ip. A complete cop op experience that revolves around four characters.

Though I highly enjoyed borderlands with 2 maxed characters and spent like 50 hours on it.

The game seriously lacked character depth, progression and build. BL2 story from the first one was "better", but the four characters were just staples of "choosing your class" and "how you wanted to play"

That was it. Fuse seems have characters with life and not just simple meat suits of character classes with very little personality and almost meaningless to exist in the game with one liners to remind the player that "your playing a character."

The enemies, situations and over all outlook of the story do seem generic and done over and over again in fuse I will say that.

But again, the simple fact that its story four player online that simply gives you a background story with each character is win imo.

[00]

"People complained about DMC. Oh what the game sold over million copies!"

That's actually bad when the previous game sold Around 4 million.

[Tontus]

lol, what? Yes DmC averaged a respectable 85% on reviews aggregates, it didn't sell over a million though, it shipped over a million. After 4 months it has only sold around 700K and its sales have slowed to a crawl, it performed horribly despite a good critical reception, the last game in the series (DMC4) sold 2.7 million http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/... (not close to 4 million 00).

Fuse is mediocre, it will average in the low 70s on reviews aggregates and be lucky to sell 500K copies on all platforms combined this year. It will be a critical and commercial flop, everyone can see that.

I feel sorry for Insomniac, I've loved some of their games and I hope Fuse bombing doesn't have too bad an effect on them.

[Root]

dmc was crap though...the sales prove that

The big reviewers who give out there scores first were obviously paid off someway with either exlclusive info on their next games or somehting else because theres no way that games a 8,9 or even 10 out of 10.

It's inferior to past DMC titles and a back step for the franchise...overall it's worse then other games (least DMC2 despite how bad it was, was still a DMC game)...

[fsfsxii]

@Root
I think DMC2 is the best DMC game

[sjaakiejj]

@Root

Sales numbers prove if a game is good or bad? Just Dance must be an incredible game then, and Psychonauts and Shenmue must be terrible games.

I bet Zero Punctuation and TotalBiscuit sold out to Capcom. In fact, I agree with you that Capcom spent millions to pay reviewers to give high scores. That's far more likely than, you know, it actually being a good game that you just happen to dislike.

[Statix]

Obviously you're playing Borderlands 2 for a different reason than any other people. Nobody I know plays Borderlands for the story or characters.

With that said, the story isn't actually that bad in Borderlands 2. It's at least semi-interesting, in my opinion. Sure, the player characters are lifeless and don't have much personality, but that's like saying the player character in Skyrim doesn't have much personality.

[Baka-akaB]

"@Root

Sales numbers prove if a game is good or bad? Just Dance must be an incredible game then, and Psychonauts and Shenmue must be terrible games. "

Of course not . but it this instance everything was lining up .

DmC was badly received (and i'm talking about the only critical that matters , gamers , not pseudo journalists ) and sold like crap .

It truly have nothing going on for it , unlike low selling gems you mentioned , wich are still loved and fondly remembered .

[TwistedMetal]

yep this game looked cool when the art style was different. now it looks lame. also resistance 2 coop and mp is something really awesome that you cant get anywhere else on consoles. the coop was just beast as well as 30 vs 3o online mp with crazy weapons shooting through walls and force fields and shields and stuff.

[Blaze929]

i dont know WHAT you all are moaning about - i thought the Fuse demo was amazing and i cant wait for the full game. Generic? lol you all

[darx]

I am guessing that they are a bunch os PS fans who are upset that IG went multiplat.

[showtimefolks]

Spyro was great

ratchet and clank is excellent series

resistance 1 was very good, 2 had more COD effects but the 8 player co-op alone was worth the asking price and 3rd felt a lot like half-life, It had very stable MP and excellent story

Fuse now this is where this doesn't seem or play like an insomniac game, its time insomniac to admit the failure and crawl back to your fans who have been with you since day on on playstation brand

sony needs to BUY QD next but if insomniac is willing than they should be after that.

you want to become a 3rd party developer and have a huge reputation on playstation than make sure your 1st game isn't just average

i mean who the heck was the creative director of Fuse? ted price we need answers

[OmegaSlayer]

The Resistance series is bad.
The last R&C are bad.
This Fuse here is bad.
:(

[Irishguy95]

Insomniac got free passes because they were exclusive to Sony. They are a empty shell of their former selves and haven't made a good game in a long long time. Resistance 1 was the best they've created in years and even that was only 'good'(Even though I loved it, it gets overrated quite a lot)

[Kalowest]

I feel bad for Insomniac!!! :(

[raiden-49]

They were trying to create an at least somewhat interesting game from the first trailer but EA saw that no one gave a f*ck so they "improved" it by making it MORE generic and now this is what we get....

Also we know insomniacs did screw up before but I have always tried to make something different.

[Heavenly King]

actually according to Insomniac they did not had any pressure from EA. They changed it because they wanted to change it.

[raiden-49]

@Heavenly King

Come-on do you think EA would let them say they changed the game and its EA's fault... But tbh EA has never had lied to us about this stuff and/ twisted the truth../s

[Statix]

@raiden-49:

Even if EA did pressure Insomniac to change the art style of the game, it's still partly Insomniac's fault for giving in to the pressure. The studio has the final say on whether or not to change a game's direction.

In all likelihood, Insomniac probably agreed with whatever market analysis EA put together, so long as they thought a change would boost sales and hype for the game.

[Root]

"The best result to come from Fuse releasing is that it will sell so bad that the developers get bought by Sony just to survive"

Well at least then Sony might get the cheaper but at the end of the day it will be Insomniacs fault...they wanted more freedom with their games and they decide to go with EA, I bet Sony offered them more freedom then any other company out there.

If they get bought I hope they don't continue with the Ratchet games though....they need to create something new for next gen. Oh and they need to start working on one thing at a time, not trying to juggle projects

[TechnicianTed]

The wisdom of Root. Thank you Root. Maybe other developers could benefit from your pearls of wisdom.

I leave you with the opening of the first lines of this article, a sure sign that journalism is at its peak from websites like this -

'My Love for Insomniac Games has done much more than slowly fade away and at this point is free falling into a pit void of any originality.'

[elhebbo16]

what some people dont know is that insomniac left for a reason (w.e the reason may be) and if they get bought by sony some of the game designers might leave the studio. similar situations like this happened in the past. but its too early to speculate.

[JP1369]

I love how you speculate and then say it's too early for such a thing.

[Heavenly King]

they always wanted to remain independent. Sony tried to buy them but Ted always refused.

[Retroman]

say what'd!!!!! without Ratchet i would not play video games. sometimes you need side games to break the crowed FPS games.

[Root]

The let there new IP for the PS4 be a platforming game

Who says it has to be another FPS or shooter in general.

We've had way too many Ratchet games to the point where it's getting old and stale....getting worse scores as it goes along.

[mt]

maybe it is only me but i liked playing the demo with my brother.

[PepperjackJig]

Same i played with my cousin it was pretty fun, but that might just be because it wasn't just single player

[arbitor365]

insomniac is my favorite developer of all time. and I have to say they have gone way, way downhill.

Fuse is a massive disappointment. when we saw that pre rendered trailer for overstrike, it looks like "the incredibles" meets team fortress 2. it was brimming with personality.

now it is a generic, mundane TPS game, that doesnt even feel like an insomniac game. im not sure if EA is to blame for this. they probably are. just look at what they did to dead space.

[DigitalRaptor]

Agreed. I couldn't be sure if EA is to blame either, but I think Insomniac is just as much to blame, when they conducted focus groups with 12 year olds who wanted something more mature. That just isn't right kids wanting something more mature, what does that tell you about the kids of this generation?

For me it's OVERSTRIKE or bust. You're right, that game had real personality. I just can't get excited about what is now FUSE. What a shame.

[Tikicobra]

I agree, but this article is terribly written.

"So for all of you still interested in hearing about this utterly mediocre 3rd person shooter, I pray that take a good long look at yourself if your still interested in the game."

Who OK'd that sentence?

[Denethor_II]

I think you take look at you own grammar!? This article is shining beacon of English language lol.

But I do agree with the sentiment, however badly formulated their sentences are. The truth is, if Sony wanted to bring them into the family they already would have.

[Heavenly King]

that is not the case. Insomniac always wanted to remain independent.

[Unicron]

Man, with so many people professing love for crack in time, it's a shame no one bought the damn game, ridiculous.

[maxgamehard]

A Crack in Time was a great game, It was my favorite of the franchise. I hope after Fuse, Insomniac can continue with Ratchet and continue where they left of in a Crack in Time.

Any one remember Angela from Going Commando, it would be cool if they had her in the next game.

[SilentNegotiator]

Over 1 million = nobody?

And N4G isn't representative of the whole gaming community. Why couldn't the dozen people in a comment section have bought a game that sold over a million?

[Baka-akaB]

^^This

I dunno why folks here uniterally decides that when some decides to boycott or hype a game , they are never the one that stood by the decision .

Are the mere dozens of Ng4ers claiming to boycott COD responsible for it selling in excess of 14-20 millions ? Of course not .

Nor can they do much if a game they profess their love to , doesnt sell .

If anything i should expect to see more die hard fans of obscure and low selling games , in some obscure comments section of a not so mainstream game news site

[stuna1]

Maybe the ones professing their love for Crack in Time are actually the ones who did actually buy the game! The folks here on n4g are hardly an accurate representation of how well the game sold.

As far as Fuse goes, I had downloaded the demo, but as of yet have not actually tried it, and all of the mediocrities surrounding it are not doing the game any favors! This coming from someone who owns all the Resistance games, to me it sounds a little unappealing.

[-Gespenst-]

I just thought Tools of Destruction was so much better. A Crack in Time felt a little bit half baked, and the graphics to me took a serious hit or something. I liked it and I own it, but I definitely prefer Tools of Destruction. It had better level design too.

[supraking951]

Resistance had one of the best stories in a FPS. Sorry Halo and CoD, your all about multiplayer. Yes it had aliens and soldiers but it had that feeling like the first Gears of War where we already lost but still fighting. Resistance 3 was the best of the three.

[Kalowest]

You main CoD and BF is all about multiplayer, Halo is one of the best FPS with a great story also.

[TheFallenAngel]

Fall of Man was the best out of the three. The multiplayer was so good and addictive. They ruined it after too. My biggest complaint was the decision to remove the strength and weaknesses of chimeras and humans from the multiplayer.

[WeAreLegion]

Resistance 3 is the best game they've ever released. Spyro is a close second, for me. :) It made me sad, playing the FUSE demo. So devoid of imagination and originality. What happened?

[yaz288]

people are way overreacting ..

R3 was actually the worst imo. it was generic cod-uncharted style shit.. not bad but not amazing either. Ressestince 2 maybe was the last good thing that came from them.

[SoapShoes]

Uh it didn't play anything like COD. I can respect you enough to have your opinion but how exactly did it play like COD? If anything R2 played more like COD with its regenerating health and whatnot.

R3 was my favorite of all the Resistance games, I felt it took the best of the first and second and refined it.

[yaz288]

don't take what I said literally. its just feel they wanted to crate something more cod + uncharted like and mix up with R1. there was some signs in r2 but they are more apparent now.

From the first moment I started the game, the shooting range.. and it was like that with me. level design is small and narrow, following other characters ,the set pieces. one level was so uncharted that I was annoyed (the raining level)

also the health pack were worthless, they put in unlimited quantities in some of the sections.. it was like they just put them in the game just to say look we are going more R1.

There was a lot to R1 than the wep weal and the health pack. I realized that after playing R3. R2 was actually still more close to R1 than 3 imo.

[WeAreLegion]

The campaign is what I'm talking about. Sorry. I need to specify that. The multi-player wasn't as fun as Resistance 2 and ESPECIALLY not as fun as Resistance: Fall of Man. However, the campaign was insane!

[a411411]

The fuse demo was so generic and bold. After i cleared the outside enemies of the fortress and planted the bomb on the wall and realized they didn't take cover for the explosion i cut it off. Its not m cup of tea and I've played 3rd person shooters. They need to start back from the success of resistance 1.

[00]

From all the stuff I've seen the game just looked completely boring.

[Realplaya]

This is the same studio that bashed the Wii U. But instead of making comments they should have worked on putting out a good game SMH.

[Jek_Porkins]

I liked the demo, and that was without playing campaign aspects, not saying it's a Game Of The Year contender, but it might surprise some people. If you are looking for a decent and fun shooter to play with friends online, this could tide you over until GTA5 or next gen consoles.

Sometimes when I read articles about Fuse and Insomniac I feel like they are getting treated poorly because they went multiplatform, which is a shame really. The games mechanics are sound and from a technical standpoint...works.

[yaz288]

"because they went multiplatform" .. agree

I actually loved the fuse demo .. it was fun! again it was not the best game ever but it was good. played it multiple time and I am definitely getting the game.

they nailed the shooting aspect, changing between character (no body mentioned this?!).. loved that part because it can become quite tactical .. also with different abilities. coop double the fun.

[tigertron]

Fuse feels like any other generic shooter, but it was pretty decent, I'll pick this up when it's cheaper.

[josephayal]

I expected more from Insomniac

[BoNeSaW23]

Insomniac has ALWAYS been one of my Favorite Developers. I own all the Ratchet and Resistance games this gen. And don't regret a single minute of either experience.

But, Full Frontal Assault and this Crap game FUSE(that I couldn't even finish the demo!) have destroyed my faith in Insomniac.

I hope they don't fall into mobile gaming obscurity and multi-platform mediocrity because of their bad decisions.

[yaz288]

I really suggest you return to the demo and give it more tries. I was like that at the beginning but was able to get it ..and enjoy it.

I was one of the haters but 2 hours interview with ted price and the demo and I just couldn't do that no more .. they really had something going on with this and put a lot of effort and since EA had nothing to do with it .. its all insomniac and I trust them. they wanted to make a fun coop shooter and I felt they have succeeded on that.

[fardan85]

A small portion of the game doesn't help us much to decide if the game worth purchase it/ get it used / rent it / borrow it/ totally ignoreit.
Gotta wait and see, might surprise us.
At the moment, it doesn't look like it's a GOTY but the coop element can support it to be a good game. If games like Army Of 2 can provide some entertainment then Fuse can do it.
I tried the demo, i wasn't impressed but it wasn't a disappointment. I will wait untill release, I'll ask my pals about it, read some reviews, check out some vids in youtube and decide.
I wish Insomnica the best, they delivered some good games like Resistance & I hope they will continue to deliver new and great experiences.

[BoNeSaW23]

"A small portion of the game doesn't help us much to decide if the game worth purchase"

Sorry buddy. That is EXACTLY what a demo is for.

If it didn't succeed in making you feel you NEED to pre-order and play this game now. It failed in it's objective.

FUSE=FAIL!

[fardan85]

I agree with you on the purpose of the demo,and that it failed it's objective but I don't think it's possible to judge based on 10 minutes gameplay.
Most of the times the demo consist of few minutes of useless gameplay, not a great section. Insomniac should have done better and provided a demo with full mission at least that would have helped us decide.
I hope the industry takes Sony way, offering a 1 hour trial.

[Baka-akaB]

That excuse doesnt fly . It's not the 90s anymore . On top of demo people see plenty walkthrough , game feeds and trailers , on top of articles and interview , to decide if the game appeals to them .

An the dev should have used better gameplay material for a demo then

If literally nothing ignite your passion from available materials , nothing will by forcing yourself to play for a long time .

[desertpunk86]

resistance 2 was a great fps,i had a lot of fun with the mp but i played the fuse demo and as sad as it makes me to say this,it felt like the most generic tps this year so far.

[nutcrackr]

Resistance 1 was mediocre

[Denethor_II]

Elaborate or get GTFO. No actually just GTFO.

[Condemnedman]

I didn't enjoy 2 or 3 either. Just don't rate the series. Still have two in my collection tho

[Ethereal]

I didnt even finish the demo. They can do better. I think they should have stayed with Sony.

[Platinum_k]

How is exactly is this a "FAILURE"?

It looks interesting, has nice visuals.

I wouldn't mind giving this game a try.

[yaz288]

"didn't even finish the demo"

why is everybody saying this.. good dev had dedicated 3 years on this and you play it for 2 minutes just to start bashing it?

[dragonyght]

"why is everybody saying this.. good dev had dedicated 3 years on this and you play it for 2 minutes just to start bashing it?"

if they spend 3 years on the game and it couldn't hold someone attention for more than 2 minutes. that serious problem

[Shacojin]

Time to make a RESISTANCE FALLOUT RPG game!

[dragonyght]

funny you mention that when i was playing at the beginning of resistance 3 i keep thinking this should have be a open would rpg

[urwifeminder]

Dev is overated pure and simple.

[Automatic79]

The resistance series was the reason I purchased ps3 in the first place. I played the demo for Fuse and I thought it was fun. I hope they make another resistance or at least attempt a new First Person Shooter IP.

[wishingW3L]

I thought it was good....

[Freak of Nature]

IG is one of a very few studios (Non indie) that IMO can create **special tooonish caricature** driven games... It's what makes them stand out. I think they should stick to this.

A while back, 3 to 4 years ago or so they were rumored to be making a 3rd person action adv with RPG elements along the likes of Zelda. True or not, I do not know, but that would have been something I would have liked to see...

Fuse is pretty much what most saw in it's earliest stages. When I first saw it turn into Fuse from Overstrike I knew the end was already here.

[Drainage]

IG never even had the best platform shooter. that goes to Metal arms glitch in the system . R:FOM was their best shooter. UyA was a good game with fun r&a multyplayer but they flopped hard with ToD in terms of fun and uniqueness and lack of MP. Fuse was them finally showing their (current) true colors in terms of gameplay. Before they had IPs like ratchet but without that, they have bad IP bad gameplay.

[smashcrashbash]

Yeah saying that Fuse is Insomniac's greatest failure yet is what is bugging me.It sound as if he is saying that Insomniac constantly fails at everything and this is their greatest failure of all. I mean if you ignore the constant whining and ignore the ignorance Insomniac's games were always good.Even R3 that people claim was so awful was a good game.even if you want to argue about it their games were far above average.So I am kind of confused about 'their greatest failure yet'.So unless it is some sort of flame bait to attract me to read the article or a misunderstanding on what the author really said I don't get it.

[bessy67]

Let me sum up the article for you: A butthurt sony fanboy crying about Insomniac no longer making exclusives for PS.

[P_Bomb]

Played the demo, couldn't finish it. Graphics looked pretty blah for something this late in the cycle. The 3rd person climbing/jumping around the snowy cliffs felt like a poor mans uncharted to me, everything just feels borrowed but not as good.

From pulling guys over cover ala mass effect3 to the Resistance-lite shooting, a less effective gears revive AI, and left4dead's seeing partners through walls gimmick. Nothing felt or looked better than its influences, imho. Oh well.

[whoyouwit04]

From the article

"I pray that take a good long look at yourself if your still interested in the game."

What a stupid fuck, different strokes for different folks. I really can't stand people who try to force every one to believe what they do. And no I'm not interested in this game, never was. Yet, I wont dog someone else for being so.

[Smokingunz]

What they need to do is make a proper new resistance game set in modern time for both vita n ps4

[GrathiusXR]

What's this? Someone played the demo of the game and are classifying it as a failure? The demo? Demo? De-mo.

Seriously this is junk next thing you'll see if people will start writing articles based off trailers...

[chuckyj1]

Sony fanboys turn on Insomniac for making a multi-plat game... If this was a Sony exclusive you guys would be drooling over how great a game it is...But, since it's also available on another system you attack it.

[Baka-akaB]

Arent you guys tired of those excuses ? Insommniac had Resistance bombing in end .. how does it fit your logic ?

The people that loved Resistance (i'm one of them) were constantly up against MORE people calling it generic , bleh , crap or whatever ... for good and bad reasons alike

[wishingW3L]

as much as I love Sony and PlayStation he's actually speaking the truth. If this were a PS3 exclusive people would be ranting and complaining about the article.

Just look at other PS3 exclusives like GT5 which deserved the bad press it got but people were on every article defending it like crazy. Other examples are: MAG, GOW: Ascension, Socom, etc.

[P_Bomb]

@wishing
Except there *are* people in here complaining about this article too. Resistance got thrown under the bus on page 1 almost instantly. The "if it was exclusive you'd love it" arguments here are no better than the other side of the coin, where someone could just as easily claim that certain personalities "only like this now cuz it's multiplatform."

I enjoyed R3 but was just talking about its unsatisfactory ending with "more questions than answers" on here the other day. As with fuse, I couldn't finish last year's exclusive ratchet and clank full frontal assault demo either. Not my thing. Insomniac's last 2 games did 63 and 70 on metacritic. If there's a double standard, no one told all4one and q-force about it.

[chuckyj1]

How does it fit my logic? Well
A) Gee...Sony fanboys threw another Insomniac game under the bus...How original

B) Wasn't Resistance the saving grace among a really bad launch lineup of games for the PS3?

So it's no surprise that an insomniac title was "Thrown" under the bus.

[Baka-akaB]

Double Post .

Sorry issues even editing or posting right now

[Baka-akaB]

It is a fact that people loved to complain about resistance . The game , righfully or not , was called everything from generic to ugly and boring . Plenty even argued that Resistance 1's good sales , were because the game was bundled with the launch ps in many countries .

It was dab smack in the middle of the "PS3 has no games" mantra .

R2 too wasnt a big success either and managed to alienate fans of the first game . And R3 was widely ignored .

And now you guys wanna pretend it's some kind of cherished dev , with mostly hits under its belt , that people are suddenly turning against because they went multiplatform ? the same people that didnt care in the first place enough to buy their games ?

Get real , when has that excuse ever worked ? It is only used for flops , or probable flops

[brave27heart]

What if I dont have three friends to play co op with? Or I just prefer playing games on my own? It sounds like Fuse has been built as a co op experience first and foremost, what incentive do I have to buy it then?

[wishingW3L]

that's your choice dude. Or do you complain about MMO's too?

[Neko_Mega]

Don't know, I enjoy this game. It isn't a game I plan on buy right away, but I do plan on getting this game because I enjoy it.

[Deadpool616]

The game is fun to me, but I won't be buying it since EA is the publisher. I also absolutely refuse to sign up for origins.

[memots]

This is on console btw. How bout knowing a little about what your commenting about.

[Deadpool616]

EA = No sale...and I'll leave it at that.

[hardcorehippiez]

tried it,liked it, well it was ok so i will get it at some stage. cant compare to other insomniac games because i havent really played much to be fair but going off what i have on the demo thus far it is their weakest game i have played yet this gen.

[PSVita_FTW]

insomniac's greatest failure was letting go of spyro, and letting activision kill him with the skylanders BS.

[RedSoakedSponge]

they should had stuck to comedy games.

[monkeyfox]

Only the first resistance was good.. the other two were disappointing and boring. No new ideas... just awful. I think Insomniac have been going downhill for a while now, they are spreading themselves too thin with multiple releases. Sony should buy them and then insist that they use their resources to make ONE good game every two years...

[bobtheimpaler]

Seems to be some hyperbole in the article and in the comments on here. I haven't been paying much attention to this game but what was available in the demo was solid and good fun. So I will wait until the game is out before making any further judgements.

As for the Resistance series. Part 1 and 3 are easily the best in the series providing some old school shooter goodness. Excellent back drop of WW2 era with fun weapons, tense battles and engaging stories. R2 has the weakest single player in the series as you were limited to 2 weapons and highly linear levels. It was enjoyable, but pales in comparison to 1 and 3. R2 Mp was a chaotic mixed bag, but I like the more intimate focus of 3. Resistance was never about the MP for me. It was the single player and for that parts 1 and 3 are among my favourites this gen. Not that the MP isn't good. They're very solid and I can enjoy each of them for different reasons.

I downloaded the Fuse demo late at night. Played it and deleted it not thinking much of it. Couple of days later I gave it another chance. I took my time with it and found it to be enjoyable. Fuse seems to borrow some elements from R2's co-op which I do enjoy. Characters with specialised weapons/ abilities that you can switch between on the fly. Combat feels polished and fun. If they can tell a good yarn, then I will probably get it.

I've only really played every main ratchet game and resistance game and to say Fuse is a failure before it has even come out (And this goes with any game) is just nuts.

I also hope they revisit Resistance down the line. Despite R3's performace it is an excellent game. One of the few titles I revisit from time to time. There's a lot of ideas they can toy with like adding some of the space and time travelling stuff from the original i8 concept before they stuck it in WW2. There are so many ways they can go with it.

[Azurite]

Wow... release a month away?
Haven't even heard about it until now.

[zeroskie]

They really should have focused on one character that gets to use a bunch of awesome weapons, this way they wouldn't have to shoehorn a bunch of 1 dimensional personalities into one story.

[KingKevo]

I'm actually pretty happy that it's so bad. As the aithor in the article said, perhaps now they will go back to Sony and let them buy them. I hated the FUSE demo after the intro and the first few minutes already, but just played it to the end. But that game does not represent what Insomniac is capable of at all. The deal with EA and going multiplatform was a fail, and I'm sure they know that too.

[-Gespenst-]

I just hope EA don't have their hands up Insomniac's asses playing the ventriloquist. This game seems to be a huge step back from their previous stuff- it lacks heart or something. I don't know, I guess we'll see.

EDIT: I still like the idea of each player splitting up and going through different, specialized parts of the levels before rejoining. Could make for some pretty sool parts.

[thelaughingwiseman]

What does the title mean by "yet", have they created other failures? Last I heard Resistance is one of the premier titles to own on a Play Station. I own the set and it is a great series.

Gamers need to realize, they can't make another Resistance game because it's a console exclusive. The only way they could have gotten some aspect of Resistance out to other platforms is by going solo and creating their own game. It is a small taste of what they created. And with the peoples support, they can probably be creating games as popular as Resistance or even more so. They are starting out on their own. It'd be a shame for people to not see that these developers are trying and aren't seeing anything bare fruit.