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Bungie has said its next project will be something "totally different" to what you might expect.
The first mention of the studio's post-Microsoft game was made in the Bungie podcast, where Frank O'Connor, Luke Smith, Brian Gerrard and newcomer Christian Allen had a chat.
"We can say that Bungie's next game - that isn't Halo 3 expansion and DLC-type stuff - will be something totally different from Bungie," said the voice of either Luke Smith or Brian Gerrard. We got lost. Definitely not O'Connor because he sounds a bit like Christopher Walken, and Christian Allen introduced himself at the beginning so we remembered his sound.
"It's far, far too early in its state to even say more than that at this point, but eventually I'm sure we'll have a lot of cool things to start talking about. I can just say that some of the stuff I've seen is pretty cool."
Bungie and Microsoft went their own ways shortly after the release of Halo 3, as the developer was keen to return to its independent roots.
Bungie made a name for itself with its Marathon series of first-person shooters, but dabbled in everything from dungeon-crawling to strategy before unleashing Halo.
I'd settle for a role-playing game, but then I would. What would you like to see, Eurogamer readers?
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NthSimulachum
06/02/08 @ 12:30
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I'd go for a sandbox strategy game myself.
ThemeHighCharity anyone? A bit like Dungeon Keeper. 'The piety level of your grunts is low.' 'The Elites have contracted the squits.' 'You are obviously a shrewd Hierarch.'
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jack_klugman
06/02/08 @ 12:32
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A game where you jump from bridges, tethered by elastic at the ankles.
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LiquidViolence
06/02/08 @ 12:38
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Well seeing as they've said repeatedly the next game wont be Halo4 that would be the last thing I'd expect.....
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Triggerhappytel
06/02/08 @ 12:38
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I have a feeling in my water it will be some sort of driving game. Don't know why; perhaps because of the increased emphasis on vehicles throughout the Halos.
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Dante_Cubit
06/02/08 @ 13:02
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A turn-based, hard sci-fi, cyberpunk rpg with music by Vangelis. Something that contains a ridiculous level of detail and complexity, tackles issues from conceptions of identity to the psychology of captialism and is so unbearably bleak and unremitting that half of the 6 people who buy it kill themselves afterwards. Co-op play would be nice.
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"Well seeing as they've said repeatedly the next game wont be Halo4 that would be the last thing I'd expect..... "
They also massively increased their working force after H3 and H3 is by all means an open ending (and they already said that it wouldn't be the last halo game). MS and bungie are companies. They have but one ultimate goal. To make money. Halo makes them lots of money. What do you think that the chances are of them doing two games at once? ... |
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Mentalist(air)
06/02/08 @ 13:12
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Didn't they say the exact same thing ages ago, when they'd just finished Halo 2?
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sickpuppysoftware
06/02/08 @ 13:12
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Wait, this isn't even a vacuous press release saying absolutely nothing. This is a podcast about nothing too.
Why does Bungie hate the bandwidths?! |
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Madafunkola
06/02/08 @ 13:15
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Openworld, drive-about, hack and slash, CRACKDOWN meets BURNOUT:PARADISE with a bit of DMC/NINJA GAIDEN button-bashery, plus the option to grow your own garden VIVA PINATA style. With mini games. And a wiggly remote...
Plus online of course. And biscuits. That should cover most bases for the games buying public... And the main character can be named after me! |
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Grogmonkey
06/02/08 @ 13:25
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"... so unbearably bleak and unremitting that half of the 6 people who buy it kill themselves afterwards. Co-op play would be nice."
Sounds suspiciously like a suicide cult to me... I think they should make something with wizards. And a sarcastic cat-skeleton. Also, there will be Gameplay Mechanics. |
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Dante_Cubit
06/02/08 @ 13:44
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Tie-ins are always great. How about 'The Waltons'? Make it like Animal Crossing but use the finishing moves from Mortal Combat III.
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Dante_Cubit
06/02/08 @ 13:56
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A sideways scrolling platformer based on Schindler's List?
NAMBLA Scrambler word puzzles? Portuguese Man'O'war dating simulator? |
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A return to the Myth universe for me, which I know is not 'totally different' but the strategy requirements seem simple enough to easily translate to console controllers. Maybe in a Viking-style - whereby you control a central character but can order the peons about.
/just wants to see pyromaniac dwarves again... Or anything steampunk; action-RPG (thinking Mass Effect type of controls, etc) would be awesome - can just imagine how awe-inspiring a fully realised steampunk Victorian world would be, when handled by Bungie (whatever arguments you can level at Halo 1/2/3, the world was very complete and well-thought out). Or a good old point and click adventure - still steampunk mind. |
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