EuroGamer: Matt Southern, Evolution Studios group game director, has revealed his fear that the troubled launch and subsequent commercial failure of MotorStorm Apocalypse "might be the end" of the Sony-owned developer.
Digital Foundry : Evolution Studios' Motorstorm is one of the first, finest and most fondly remembered of launch titles for PlayStation 3. It's a release designed to answer the question posed by each new console generation: what makes a game 'next-gen'? With its robust physics engine and massive tracks, Motorstorm serves up a bold affirmative answer to this question, delivering an experience that could never have existed on prior console hardware. At the same time, the path to release was fraught with challenges that almost serve as a microcosm of the PlayStation 3 release situation itself. It was a success, however, with a trilogy of PS3 releases, plus PSP, Vita and even PS2 off-shoots.
After Driveclub and Onrush, the dev team will now contribute to and assist with the development of the upcoming NFS.
Never really got into it myself I remember getting it with ps3 and being a bit underwhelmed I preferred the RC version they did for vita 🙌🏻🤣
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I will be on board with this as soon as they can offer the completely lineup of specific franchises. I don't want to sign up to play Uncharted if I can't play parts 2 and 3. Likewise I don't want to play Killzone 3 when I haven't played 1 or 2.
Hmm... Only 3 are must plays in my opinion. But that's my opinion. Not the author's nor yours. Only mine.
Evolution Studios has been known for World Rally Chapionship and the Motorstorm series now Evolution Studios is creating the upcoming Driveclub game but will they ever return to the Motorstorm series?
I hope so, but I am glad they took a break from the series to make DriveClub. Hopefully they rotate between MotorStorm and DriveClub for making new installments
Gonna try DriveClub but Motorstorm is more my type of racer.
Hope it comes back.
The last one crashed and burnt in terms of sales and was no critical darling either. They have to make another one so not to leave the MotorStorm legacy forever tarnished.
I sure hope so!
Although MotorStorm Apocalypse didn't have a massive success(Sony fault!), it's the one I enjoyed the most.
Unfortunately, I think if Driveclub doesn't succeed, MotorStorm won't came back. Maybe Sony even close the studio.
Sony wouldn't have bought the studio just to close it down. Motorstorm Apocalypse faced a lot of issues with release and what not, but one poor selling game would never kill the studio, especially when the franchise is still quite popular.
"We made a game we're really proud of and for some really heartbreaking reasons things didn't go so well. In perspective we've got nothing to complain about."
Absolutely, but this game is so good, I hope that with the playstation 3d display it gets a lot of sales.
Very poor time to launch the game....
Delayed on a lot of places because of japan earth quake if I remember.
I'd really love to see these guys make another World Rally game or maybe even a console Pursuit Force, that would kick so much ass on PS3.
The only problem with this game is the singleplayer story mode.....dumbest characters ever, some are truly ridiculous, but once you beat the story mode and have access to all of the tracks with the weather effects it is a truly awesome game. It looks amazing on the PS 3D display as well....bought it on launch day, but have had Apocalypse since it released as well...so have two copies now....the 3D effects and intense racing on this game are truly beautiful... They should have left the story mode the way it always has been....very light......trying too hard to be hip in this case, when the gameplay would have stood fine by itself.