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Old School Cartoons PlatinumGames Should Tackle Next

Hardcore Gamer: We here at Hardcore Gamer believe PlatinumGames developed a tremendous game in Transformers: Devastation based on the 1980s animated series. It is filled with robot-on-robot action and fluid car/cyborg combat mechanics. With the recent release of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan, by Platinum, we can expect even more radical cartoon-inspired beat’em ups. So, let’s look to a few cartoons of yesteryear that would fit in perfectly with the PlatinumGames family.

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ChrisW3041d ago

Gargoyles would be interesting if they can make it open world... and located in Scotland before they slept 1,000 years.

Pancit_Canton3041d ago

Platinum is so overrated now a days, there's other developers out there who are probably more capable of handling classic games out there. Grasshopper and Cyberconnect are my main choice for developers. Freakazoid and Captain Planet. lol

magiciandude3041d ago

WTF are you talking about?? Platinum games is one of the very best developers out there.

Pancit_Canton3041d ago

NO. They are good, but I won't call them the best. They are so inconsistent with the quality of their games, sometimes it's good, sometimes it's not. A hit or miss if you will.

Khaotic3041d ago

He just likes spouting out obscure developers to insinuate his gaming superiority. I believe there is a word for that. Oh yeah Hipster

LOL_WUT3041d ago

They're definitely overrated. It's a hit and miss with them. How is it that they're tackling all these projects at once yet have them tank at retail? ;)

Monster_Tard3041d ago

Most of the ones that missed were made under Activision, so maybe that has something to do with it.

maniacmayhem3041d ago

Agreed, Platinum has become one of the very best developers out there. Especially a developer from Japan.

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Nodoze3041d ago

You are crazy. Platinum is one of the few devs that I will almost buy sight unseen. They are farming themselves out quite a bit nowadays and IMO it is diminishing some of their brand.

That said you can count on a pure adrenaline filled romp on any title they put together. They are top tier.

Concertoine3041d ago

I just dont see how you can call Platinum overrated but then praise Grasshopper. Grasshopper is essentially Platinum with the craziness amplified and a way smaller budget

deafdani3041d ago

Grasshopper Manufacture are just as niche as Platinum Games, and it could be pretty easy to argue that overall Platinum Games output better games than Grasshopper.

In the end, both studios share a lot of similarities. They're pretty niche, and for the most part they are a love it / hate it studio. I've only played No More Heroes, which I found boring as all hell, all style and no substance. Pretty similar to Platinum Games' Mad World, in fact. The only game I've played from Platinum that I've outright disliked. It had awesome visuals, at least.

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hduce3041d ago

I would like Platinum to make a Exosquad game. That cartoon was awesome.

ChrisW3041d ago

Danger Mouse and Darkwing Duck

Khaotic3041d ago

Rescue Rangers yo what would be better than chipmunks kicking ass

BlackTar1873041d ago

Exo Squad, Gargoyles, and Biker Mice from mars are my votes

KiwiViper853041d ago (Edited 3041d ago )

Space Ghost or Dungeons and Dragons

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anast832d ago

It's sad this comic book turned tabletop roleplaying game never got a good video game.

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Is Platinum Games Losing its Sheen?

After the cancellation of Scalebound, Platinum Games seems doomed to collapse. But can they find retribution on the horizon?

Hendog19812781d ago

It's what happens when you stretch yourself too thin.

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_-EDMIX-_2779d ago

Absolutely agreed even though I really like Platinum Games I always felt they were hit or miss don't get me wrong Bayonetta and Vanquish are amazing titles the same with wonderful 101 but anything other than that has always been very questionable by them and I believe they had a huge consistency problem.

I'm happy that Nier feels like one of those amazing top games by this team, but I also worry because to my understanding that games development was literally split from the team that was creating the specific story and RPG elements to platinumgames Joseph physically creating the gameplay so it definitely makes me wonder if their team is just drawn too thin.

Right now I'm literally questioning how Nier would have turned out if just Platinum Games was simply working on it and none of the staff from Square Enix

Maybe them simply focused on creating 1 aspect of that game is why it was able to turn out so well in terms of how it feels.

Even though it's pretty easy to blame Microsoft in regards to the cancellation of scalebound if you consider they could have simply put in another team to assist them through the development but at the end of the day they still also contracted this team to do something in the first place.

That's basically like getting mad at a team for struggling to build your kitchen yet paying more money to another team to help the other team to build your kitchen.

I mean the way I see it is Microsoft really shouldn't have to do that if they had a very clear and honest deal with Platinum Games for them to create something for them.

I worry about this company's future because of all the bad releases they've had in the past as of right now the last great game I even remember from this team is probably Bayonetta 2.

showtimefolks2779d ago

I think they need to work on less projects and focus on better and more quality products

Gaming_Cousin2780d ago

I wouldn't want to develop for a company that treats me harshly

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Fishy Fingers2780d ago

'Doomed to collapse'.

Haha. Much drama... they expect people to read this s***?

343_Guilty_Spark2780d ago

Depends on who they are working with.

never4get2779d ago

True, Epic Games #EPICFAIL #UE4RETAREDSLOW #EPICCEOLOVESMOBILE. KH0.2 can't even run 1080p60 on PS4PRO.

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Activision Pulls TMNT, Fast & Furious Games from Digital Marketplaces

Activision has pulled five games from digital storefronts, including a pair of Spider-Man games, a pair of TMNT games, and a Fast & Furious game.

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lodossrage2818d ago

Since it's not just Spider-man, it may not be a simple case of franchise rights moving to another publisher. Fast and the Furious and TMNT aren't owned by Marvel/ Disney.

Activision may simply be trying to push away from licensed franchise products

gamer78042817d ago (Edited 2817d ago )

also the 2 worst ninja turtles games ever made, the recent nickelodeon games, atleast those had some of the charm of the tv series and old style tmnt games.

Cmv382817d ago

Spider man taking down because of the new one. These taken down because they are utter garbage.

lodossrage2817d ago

Spider-man isn't being taken down because of the new one coming up. It's being taken down because just like TMNT and Fast & Furious, they are no longer willing to pay the digital licenses on most of their franchise products.

SirCharles2817d ago

And nothing of value was lost

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