Cambridge based studio Ninja Theory says it has found a new self-belief after a difficult period developing its previous title, Heavenly Sword.
In an interview with Develop, Ninja Theory creative director Tameem Antoniades said “there is a confidence about Enslaved that wasn’t there when we started Heavenly Sword.”
A PS3 exclusive title, Heavenly Sword was destined as a launch title for Sony’s powerful flagship console. According to Antoniades, it meant that Ninja Theory couldn’t avoid the typically tumultuous period that affects developers working on games for a new console release.
Gary Green said: We have a juxtaposition of 2D and 3D visuals, flashy turn-based combat, quirky anime characters with cheeky dialogue with plenty of partial nudity; Yes, this is a Compile Heart JRPG. Whilst the engine is borrowed from Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2, Mugen Souls is more of a Disgaea spin-off. It’s not a strategy RPG as such, it merely sits within Disgaea’s ever-expanding universe (Multiverse? Netherverse? Your guess is as good as mine). You won’t find cameos though, since Mugen Souls is a franchise which aims to stand on its own two feet.
Huzaifa from eXputer: "2008 was home to the likes of Call of Duty: World at War, Dead Space, GTA 4, Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, and many other hits, which is outright remarkable."
Just about every year in the 7th generation was great and something we most likely won't experience again.
2009 for example had Assassin's Creed 2, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dragon Age: Origins, Uncharted 2, Halo 3: ODST, Killzone 2, Borderlands, Bayonetta, and Demon's Souls to name a few.
While the mainstream media always sees things turning in favor of the hero, here are 6 games that own being a bad guy.
Pretty much all of these games listed are based around a morality system you don't have to be bad and you don't have to be good.
It seems to have left out some real amazing games like red dead redemption 1/2,ass effect and true crime la/ny
Armored Core VI?
Ok, I'm really missing something here. Just beat chapter 3 earlier this evening, unlocked A-rank Arena fights. I'm not seeing or sensing any branching paths or morality system and I've done every side mission and arena fight available to me up to that fight.
Is something big coming soon to branch the story?
No mention of Grand Theft Auto? Saints Row (original trilogy), Manhunt? Also The Suffering (depending on the ending you get).
“Unreal has excellent artists and design tools so we can start building the game from day one, which meant we can make a longer game, a bigger game and a far more complex game with a lot more variety in it,”
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That said, I absolutely love Heavenly Sword
We're looking for publicity, and we'll use our past game and fanboy wars to build hype for our products.
As E3 approaches, we will surly say more controversial statements that can be construed as hate toward the PS3 just to garner support. Don't worry, the game will be good and will be equal on both platforms, but we won't announce that until closer to release date.
Just listen in next week when we will say how Sony demanded us to use quicktime events yet didn't confirm the button layout on the PS3 controller.
Good thing they didn't mention that lack of belief before they released Heavenly Sword.
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that's a shame cause i thought heavenly sword was brilliant and i was/am hoping for a long on going series
watch heavenly sword come back strong, their game enslaved not sell well and they will be eating their words in no time
not everyone using the unreal engine has been successful. actually, outside of a few games.. i like what insomniac said, your better off spending the time to create your own engine..
At least that's what I read in an old Game Informer. I personally thought Heavenly Sword's engine looked/ran better than UE3. Let's hope this game doesn't turn out to be as bad as certain people hoped to make you believe HS was.