[Unknown Target]

Originally posted by aldo_14
I don't think V can do good FPS'.  Or at least good PC FPS', I think the console versions of Red Faction got ok reviews(?).

I heard that was mostly because it was one of the first console shooters out there, so no one knew what to expect.

[Ransom]

First? Er. What about Goldeneye and co.?

[kode]

Originally posted by Ransom Arceihn
First? Er. What about Goldeneye and co.?

one of the first.

[Unknown Target]

Goldeneye wasn't released for the PS2, one of the next gen of consoles (at the time)

[Ransom]

But it wasn't really one of the first, since there was an entire generation of console FPSes before it.

[Unknown Target]

It was the first on a modern console

[aldo_14]

Only if you define 'modern' very tenously.  Even the SNES and Megadrive had FPS' (Doom conversions in particular).

[.::Tin Can::.]

Perhaps [V] needs to leave the FPS or TPS alone and focus back on Space Combat?

That doesn't necessarily mean they have to make another Freespace. Why not just make a new Space Combat Sim franchise? A new name and new location? You know, its in Space and its a Combat Sim, but its not Freespace. Or it could be, just with a different name. We'll call it Space-Free. Sounds good.

[TrashMan]

Originally posted by Nico
Hmm, people! Editors are bad, baaaaaaaad people, but they don't make the game. If the game sucks gameplay-wise, IA-wise or whatever-wise, it's the developers fault. If that Punisher game thing sucks, it's not THQ's fault, it's Volition's fault.
Get real, for a change.

Actually a publisher has a really big say in what the game will be.
Especialyl sine they can move your dedline and you're forced to publish a by-product that should apss only as alpha...

[.::Tin Can::.]

A game development company should have all the time in the world to make games...

[Liberator]

within reason, if they had all the time they needed, nothing would ever come out.

[Nico]

Originally posted by TrashMan


Actually a publisher has a really big say in what the game will be.
Especialyl sine they can move your dedline and you're forced to publish a by-product that should apss only as alpha...

They have saying in what the ideas are, not how the game is programmed. And not all games are rushed. Did that game come out for Xmas or after? If it was during Xmas, maybe it was. If it's after, I doubt it.
And, really, if I look at all the games, AI programming has never been their forte, nor are 3rd person shooters...

[01010]

Originally posted by Liberator
within reason, if they had all the time they needed, nothing would ever come out.

Too true. Take Duke Nukem Forever for example.

[Ace]

FreeSpace=Competent spacesim mixing the best from X-Wing and Wing Commander.
FreeSpace 2=An 'expansion set' style sequel, with many improvements.
Summoner=Good plot, uninspired gameplay. (failed attempt at mixing Western and Japanese RPG gameplay)
Summoner 2=Really good plot, uninspired point and twitch console gameplay
Red Faction=Uninspired FPS, with innovative features poorly implimented
Red Faction 2=Ultra-uninspired FPS
The Punisher=Super-ultra-uninspired FPS

Anyone see a pattern?

I'm not even pretending to like Volition anymore, I liked the first games that the folks made such as Descent and Freespace but they've lost their touch.

[Unknown Target]

The simple fact is that , I'm sorry to say, is not good at anything but space-type shooters.

[Swamp_Thing]

Well, even though The Punisher is a mediocre game, i´m still playing it. And now i´m blocked in it.
I´ve reached the point where you have to stop a russian general from launching a nuke, and i´m at the point where you have to fight this big arse russian, for the second time. But i have no idea how to kill him! Bullits are useless on him. I tried blowing up the fuel drums before he throws them at me, but they don´t blow up. Anyone managed to get past this point? I need to know what i have to do to kill this brute. Anyone? I think i saw someone say they had finished the game already, so could you please inform me how to kill the russian?

[Turnsky]

Originally posted by Unknown Target
The simple fact is that , I'm sorry to say, is not good at anything but space-type shooters.

imagine the greatness that would be achieved if V joined forces with DA/Warthog.

[Zarax]

Originally posted by Liberator
Maybe Ubi-soft
EA == more suckage than me
Sierra == worse than EA

There is a disturbing lack of publishers these days.

Ubisoft?
The only thing they are good at is to buy licenses and publish cheap editions of past games.
The age of the great PC games is ending my friends, the once great developers are dying/sliding into crappy quality and the indie ones doesn't have enough cash to make something breathtaking.
Do we want to see what happened to the most successful gaming series?

Doom: Doom3 is still a decent sequel, thanks to the competition brought by HL2.

HL2: many says it's not worth the name... I'll wait until it gets at a lower price and maybe in the meantime steam will go out.

C&C: Clones, clones, clones...

Wing Commander: Dead with Secret Ops.

Baldur's Gate & AD&D Sagas: more or less dead, damn.

Mechwarrior: Even my fanbois towards MS can't cover the fact that the game is now a freakin' console title.

Xcom: Dead.

Jagged Alliance: Kudos to any other JA&JA2 player, now JA3 has been passed to a russian dev team by it's new publisher... Basically it's already like dead.

Ultima: MMORPGed, no way i'm going to spend cash for it.

Rainbow Six: Ubisoft managed to make a sham of a great game.

Total War: RTW sucks gameplay wise, MTW modding is flourishing again.

AOE/AOM/RON: We'll see if MS can make something capable of living up with the previous AOE games.

Most other popular series around have been passed to console (Duke Nukem!) or are dead...
What i'm waiting for now? Galactic Civilizations 2...

[Thrilla]

Originally posted by Zarax


Total War: RTW sucks gameplay wise, MTW modding is flourishing again.

Patch v1.2 fixed a crap load of problems finally.  It is playing an entirely different game now.  MTW gamplay in battles is still more fun I think, but RTW now is harder and they fixed of stupid stuff in it.    Put in the patch and expected to crush this one army of Gauls with their crappy war bands, but instead they did of damage before dying, and now they can ambush!  And the diplomacy is fixed so like I said.  The game actually works if you have patch v1.2.

[aldo_14]

I would say Rise of Nations is approximately 152 times better than either of the Age of Empires games; I found it a far, far better tactical experience.  (and Rome better still).