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The Flight simulator guys get left alone, sort of like MS' trophy wife. And that application has a long history of iteration dating back to the 70's. Notice I said application, rather than game. When I think of Microsoft Games Studio, I think of MechAssault, Crimson Skies, and Shadowrun. Decent games, but that's about all you can say about them.
aaaaaaaaaaaand Frankieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Oh wait, and who?Quote:
Originally Posted by ejburke
Maybe 343i will make a single game then get broken up, with whatever remaining people being divvied up among the rest of MGS, kinda like HG1 oh, and Ensemble!
343 Guilty until proven Innocent Spark.
I personally think Microsoft are just as bad as Activision in term's with how they will literally milk their franchises.
Look at it this way, Last year there were two Halo releases, this year there was Halo legends as well as Reach.
As much as I like the Halo series, I would much much rather prefer quality over quantity.
What's the point of running a franchise if you plan on beating the dead horse until it's bones start to show?
What's even worse is Microsoft have proven themselves more than happy to buy out entire studios outright, use them to make a game for another franchise and then liquidate that studio while absorbing the studios IP assets.
In short, I miss the day's where publishers were purely for publishing content onto developers supported mediums not today's standard of absorbing studios and then disposing of the people who made the IP the publisher literally thrives of.
Simulation is still a category of videogame, though your point is understood.Quote:
Originally Posted by ejburke
Upon extended though, I now realize how stunning it is that Ensemble broke up. They brought so much to the table in terms of RTS; why the hell did they break up?Quote:
Originally Posted by Kornman00
If Hired Gun is what 343I turns out to be, then I swear I will probably never buy another Halo PC game again. In other words, I'm waiting a week before I buy any PC material 343 happens to offer.
Since I don't care much for Reach anymore, I can't say it matters to me if 343 makes Reach worse, if there's a slight chance they can make it better. Right now, I'm not particularly satisfied with the support we're getting from Bungie, and considering all of their inane gameplay design decisions in Reach, I don't trust their ability to create quality content anymore.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kornman00
"Ooh, let's hire some guy from FASA as our lead sandbox designer! Because Shadowrun was such a critical and commercial success and FASA wasn't closed a few months after its release or anything like that!"
Errr, they didn't break up...MS closed their studio...kinda like how they're closing the siteQuote:
Originally Posted by DarkHalo003
No one ever seems to want to remember him for Crimson Skies...an airplane based game...aeroplane. Hmmmm, wonder what Bungie is working on next...Quote:
Originally Posted by Arteen
He and his team made the space combat in Reach work pretty well didn't he?
The space combat in Reach was shallow, boring, repetitive and tedious, and I try to skip it whenever I play that level. Space combat is completely tangential to the core Halo experience anyway, like a glorified mini-game.
He was just keeping Jaime Griesemer's seat warm. I wouldn't be surprised if Sage moves on from Bungie, unless Jaime is moving on from sandbox lead into a producer role. The space combat was pleasant, but I think it needs to stay in a supporting role. Too much exposure will surely.... expose.... it.
Did anybody do that challenge where you had to shoot the drop pods? There must be a lot of assistance when shooting ships and none when shooting those things.
Put the film on your file share and link here.Quote:
Originally Posted by Warsaw
When was this announced? I know Microsoft said this back when Fable III was announced for the PC and Xbox 360. Since then, Fable III's PC launch was postponed to an undetermined date and they haven't announced any other games coming to the PC. Great effort, guys!Quote:
Originally Posted by ejburke
E: I know this is going even further off topic, but check this out. Looks like Microsoft even removed H2V from their catalog of Games for Windows - LIVE games! Isn't it great to know they are even supporting their flagship series this well?
Catalog: http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Games/
This is funny too: http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Search/?q=halo