"Interview with Silicon Knights about Too Human"

Just before Easter I did an audio interview with Denis Dyack of Silicon Knights.
I work for a Norwegian radio program about gaming called “Hardcore” here in Norway and I though maybe I should make a special edition of the interview for an English audience. I did, and here you have it.

The first part is about the history of Silicon Knights:
http://www.media.allerinternett.no/freecastSendings/freec...


The second part is about Too Human (this part got some new stuff you might not have heard about before):
http://www.media.allerinternett.no/freecastSendings/freec...




I hope you guys like it.
If you have any questions or comment’s you can post it here or send an e-mail to hardcore@srib.no


Edited by sirsuperior at 19:25:59 01-10-2008

Awsome-o, cheers for that :)

Nice, you should also post it at TXB espicially this thread which is were all info, news, discussion has gathered. They would appreciate it.

Link

This has to be the worst game I've played in the last 5 years, the NDA is against my human rights after the amount of mental anguish having to play this pos has caused me so I'm going to speak out and warn you all to cancel pre-orders while you still can.

Seriously, finished it in two sittings, two sittings of repetitive combat, painful story and graphics which wouldn't of looked out of place on a last gen machine. And don't get me started on the animations which I can only describe as being done by somebody reading a copy of 'keyframe for dummies!'

Silicon Knights.. what happened?!?

I really don't have the words to describe how bad this game is in almost every area.


Edited by Pirotic at 09:11:42 01-07-2008

Oh dear. Just out of curiosity, how did you get to play it and aren't you supposed to be NDA'ed?

Arf! :-D

I have to say that everything I've seen about the game gives me the impression that its awful.....and whats with that combat sytem? who thought that would be a good idea? Ever?

:(
Damn it. I was hoping Dennis and the gang had done themselves proud.

Pirotic wrote:
This has to be the worst game I've played in the last 5 years, the NDA is against my human rights after the amount of mental anguish having to play this pos has caused me so I'm going to speak out and warn you all to cancel pre-orders while you still can.

Seriously, finished it in two sittings, two sittings of repetitive combat, painful story and graphics which wouldn't of looked out of place on a last gen machine. And don't get me started on the animations which I can only describe as being done by somebody reading a copy of 'keyframe for dummies!'

Silicon Knights.. what happened?!?

I really don't have the words to describe how bad this game is in almost every area.

Nooooooooooooooooo!!!

I was really looking forward to this, even with all of the negativity surrounding it, i just want a decent action RPG.

/resumes waiting for Sacred 2 (which has been delayed until November -______-)

Hmmm. This doesn't seem too promising either... I was really looking forward to this.

Thank Blizzard for Diablo 3 announcements!

My expectations for this were at neutral anyway:

Turns out good = Yay!
Turns out bad = Ah well, buy something else

I wasn't looking forward to it.

Pirotic wrote:
This has to be the worst game I've played in the last 5 years, the NDA is against my human rights after the amount of mental anguish having to play this pos has caused me so I'm going to speak out and warn you all to cancel pre-orders while you still can.

Seriously, finished it in two sittings, two sittings of repetitive combat, painful story and graphics which wouldn't of looked out of place on a last gen machine. And don't get me started on the animations which I can only describe as being done by somebody reading a copy of 'keyframe for dummies!'

Silicon Knights.. what happened?!?

I really don't have the words to describe how bad this game is in almost every area.

It looks utter shit in the videos I've seen... so incredibly bland and boring in terms of level and character design. I didn't once think the game looked remotely enticing or exciting while watching the videos. All I kept thinking was "Oh oh"...

Oh dear, that doesn't sound promising at all. Really, really surprising though. Microsoft are normally pretty good at judging the quality of in development exclusives and they aren't afraid to let games go if they aren't up to scratch, I wonder why they carried on with this one, perhaps they'd just ploughed too much cash into it already?

Well, the very fact you've mentioned the NDA proves you've broken it you tard. I'll wait for the EG review, as usual.

The reason I say, is because I think this might be one of the games where they make sure all the pre-orders ship before the reviews get published. So just a heads up really.

Sounds worrying. Pre-order canceled. If Piro is completely wrong, I'd be surprised.


Edit: cheers for the heads-up.

Edited by RevanEleven at 10:23:15 01-07-2008

ShakaCarnage wrote:
Well, the very fact you've mentioned the NDA proves you've broken it you tard. I'll wait for the EG review, as usual.

He was giving us a friendly warning, and risking incurring the wraith of the NDA as a result, I don't think calling him a 'tard' is a very nice way to reply to his generoisty.

Pirotic wrote:
The reason I say, is because I think this might be one of the games where they make sure all the pre-orders ship before the reviews get published. So just a heads up really.

Seems unlikely though doesn't it? Given how early they're giving reviewers access to the game.

Kotaku seem to suggest that it sucks quite badly also.

Indeed, it's not just Piro waving his sword at windmills, everyone who has had early access seems less than impressed. And that's being kind.

Oh well. I quite like Dyack but It's going to be hard not to give a wry smile when all his boasting, confidence and outright arrogance towards the gaming press and public comes back to bite him.

I'll wait for reviews to come in but as of now i'm not expecting much, i trust Pirotic's opinions on games.

Big shame tbh, as i say i'll just have to wait for Sacred 2 and Fable 2.

(Removed this post as it’s a bit OTT. You can read what I said in quotes though. Feel my later posts where a bit better and explain my opinon better.

I apologise for going over the top )

Edited by sargemat at 12:56:09 01-07-2008

Classy post sargemat. Well done.

sargemat wrote:
Pirotic didn't know 10 year olds could be forum mods now because that’s what you sound like. Your opinion means fuck all to me and with any luck you will be off the EG staff soon.

You sound like a pathetic peace of shit. May powers of Microsoft’s legal team have mercy on you.

Lol what?

sargemat wrote:
Pirotic didn't know 10 year olds could be forum mods now because that’s what you sound like. Your opinion means fuck all to me and with any luck you will be off the EG staff soon.

I don't know how you can call yourself a reviewer.

Brilliant.

Kotaku is watching you

O_o

I edited my post to reflect my views a bit more but if too humans that bad I think we have a bad reviewer to go along with it.

O going to bad me. See if I give a shit. I am not the fucking twat who just broke NDA.