Ubi pulls I Am Alive from Darkworks Comments by Games Industry.biz
Ubi Shanghai brought in to hit deadline.
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Doctor_What
06/03/09 @ 11:03
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Reading between the lines, that suggests the game is in trouble, but a year is a long time in development.
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Well Metroid Prime is an example of a game whihc had immense trouble in production and turned out excellentyl.
Nintendo had to be bring Miyamoto(I think) in to pretty much guide Retro through the majority of the production and Nintendo as a whole were heavily involved. I Believe they also let off a lot of the Retro studios staff and cancelled the other games they had in prodcution. Turned out to be a great decision, this is not the same situation exactly but similar in ways. It could still turn out OK. |
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Morgan Yon who had done some concept art for Darkworks not too long ago, posted concept art for a Darkworks project on his site, I'm pretty sure thats what they mean by "other obligations". Check it out here: http://www.morgan-yon.com/gallery.html
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I think Ubi need to sort themselves out a bit. They seem to be going down the path of 'accessibility' - a horrible word for gamers. Look at EndWar, I still think it's a great game but they cut a lot out of the game because it was becoming too complicated. Maybe Ubi should take a look at sales of Empire:Total War, and the fanbase that game has. Also, I played the HAWX demo which I enjoyed for 5 minutes, but the amount of depth this game lacks will be a problem for it. A message to Ubi - most gamers have been playing games for years, we know what a controller is and we do have a brain. If you want to release dumbed down games with no depth or challenge, I'm sure the Wii will be a better system for you to develop on, because you will start losing money on the other systems.
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I enjoyed HAWX. I even enjoyed EndWar. Although, I am not going to tell Ubisoft what I think they should do just because of my opinion. My opinion is of course only correct for me - not everyone else.
Also, to Doctor_What. A year is not a long time. If anything, a year is too little, especially with light of what us consumers want to see in the games we play. |
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Doctor_What
06/03/09 @ 13:21
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I've seen some amazing things done in a year, so I'll hold out some hope yet!
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Triggerhappytel
06/03/09 @ 14:13
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I agree with myiagros; games which change hands part way through development rarely turn out good. The fact that it is changing hands with under a year left in development isn't particularly encouraging, either.
I also agree with polaris' comments - I only really associate Ubi with shallow, casual products these days. I think the last games of theirs I really genuinely enjoyed were in 2003 (although I haven't played EndWar, which looks like it might be pretty good). |
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Vertical Stand
06/03/09 @ 14:52
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@near the first pictures in that link look like that Bikini Samurai game that just got panned by EG. Anyways I do hope Ubisoft can put out a decent game for gamers with this, Ubisoft shouldn't try to pander to the masses with every single game.
All I want from this is SOS The Final Escape with the polish Irem could never afford, anything else is a bonus.
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SomaticSense
06/03/09 @ 21:34
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"In order to respect the new launch date for this ambitious title, and Darkworks having other obligations, we have mutually decided to complete development of I Am Alive at Ubisoft Shanghai,..."
"The team at Darkworks has respected its contractual obligations on the project and will be a part of the success of the game when it launches." Oh yes, I'm sure they felt perfectly fine with having a game they put a lot of hard work into being snatched away from them. Of course Ubi owned the rights, but they should at least be honest about it. They wanted the game rushed out in as shitty and unfinished a state as their other recent titles, so snatched the game development away. And they shouldn't think Darkworks' employees or us gamers are naive enough to believe that they "will be a part of the success of the game when it launches." Bollocks will they be. We aren't that stupid Ubi. Ubisoft really are the new EA. |
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