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It's weird, I can't remember them saying this stuff before EA moved some of their things in and put their stuff in the medicine cabinet.
Next I want to see him drink a glass of water and sing!
Next I want to see him drink a glass of water and sing!
I remember when Resistance: FOM came out, I said something to the effect of "who the fuck taught these guys how to make a multiplayer game". It was as lazy as MP design got, it was either built by people that had no experience, or built for people with no experience.
Then Res2 dropped, and we all laughed at how much they tried to change, considering it changed into an entirely different kind of game.
Never bothered with Res3.
Ted, you've never done multiplayer particularly well. Maybe you should try to imagine a world where you still play to your strengths instead of doing everything in your power to make games that don't.
Then Res2 dropped, and we all laughed at how much they tried to change, considering it changed into an entirely different kind of game.
Never bothered with Res3.
Ted, you've never done multiplayer particularly well. Maybe you should try to imagine a world where you still play to your strengths instead of doing everything in your power to make games that don't.
I'm all for online integration when the game calls for it, but I'm starting to get very, very sick of of shooting things with friends. Insomniac is probably preparing Fuse to be a trilogy judging by the fact that it's a sci-fi FPS. It's 2012 and we have another sci-fi FPS trilogy to look "forward" to...When is this going to end?
Well, Resistance 3's campaign sure didn't suffer as a solo experience for having MP and co-op. As long as they can continue to deliver a good solo mode, I'm fine.
Cause we all remember how well that went with Ratchet and Clank...
http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/ratchet-clank-all-4-one
They made some really good stuff in the PS2 era, however, I don't think I'll ever be able to see Insomniac in the same light after it took 14 minutes to uninstall Resistance 3's install data.
Gives me the willies just thinking about it.
http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/ratchet-clank-all-4-one
They made some really good stuff in the PS2 era, however, I don't think I'll ever be able to see Insomniac in the same light after it took 14 minutes to uninstall Resistance 3's install data.
Gives me the willies just thinking about it.
WHAT HAS EA DONE WITH YOU?!?!
Looks like it's another developer I can forget about and watch die in the next 5 years. The videogame market feels so messed up right now, :/
Looks like it's another developer I can forget about and watch die in the next 5 years. The videogame market feels so messed up right now, :/
Instead of swearing off single-player games, try putting a halt on shitty games. I bet that would be pretty good for business.
What these guys are also ignoring is that, because EVERY game now has a multiplayer mode or co-op (this glutting the market), everyone basically drops out of the online portion once the next game hits. Or they just ignore it all together. Example: Spec Ops: The Line and The Darkness had a pretty cool looking co-op features, and absolutely NO ONE was playing them after week one. Only games with exceptional multiplayer have any online shelf-life, especially on consoles.
I was angry at first, but when I think about it, these guys never really excelled at single player in the first place.
Resistance is passable but certainly nothing special, it always had a rough feel to it, which I thought applied to R&C too.
As long as this is the biggest loss to SP, then I think we'll be okay.
Resistance is passable but certainly nothing special, it always had a rough feel to it, which I thought applied to R&C too.
As long as this is the biggest loss to SP, then I think we'll be okay.
Wow this is really, really somewhat depressing. I love a lot of Insomniac's games and they've held a special place in my heart due to my intense continued love of the classic Spyro games but this has just made them incredibly gross in my eyes.
Maybe it's because I'm not all that big on multi-player games in the first place but I really don't understand why it's suddenly a sin in the industry to fucking make a single player game, tons of them still sell perfectly well and there's no mass major voice crying out for less single player orientated games.
This and the whole Outernauts thing which is just not all that fun to play and feels like a poor mans Pokemon has pretty much ruined a lot of my love and respect for Insomniac, I could easily blame EA but hey maybe this is what Insomniac really wanted, in which case much respect but I'll be reducing interest heavily from now on.
Maybe it's because I'm not all that big on multi-player games in the first place but I really don't understand why it's suddenly a sin in the industry to fucking make a single player game, tons of them still sell perfectly well and there's no mass major voice crying out for less single player orientated games.
This and the whole Outernauts thing which is just not all that fun to play and feels like a poor mans Pokemon has pretty much ruined a lot of my love and respect for Insomniac, I could easily blame EA but hey maybe this is what Insomniac really wanted, in which case much respect but I'll be reducing interest heavily from now on.
Hmm, after reading the interview, it just seems like Ted's out there toeing the EA line. The businessman for the shareholders a week ago, a respected gamesman for the gamers today.
It's kinda sad that it's probably just that simple. He's probably just a face trying to get gamers on board with EA's plans.
It's kinda sad that it's probably just that simple. He's probably just a face trying to get gamers on board with EA's plans.
I have no problem with "extra" MP modes added to games (a la Mass Effect 3), but when they take away our SP experiences altogether I GET SO ANGRY RAWR!
Ah yeah Spyro, jesus. Insomniac was built on great single player experiences, I think I'll boot up Year of the Dragon. Was the only one I haven't completed in the last couple years.
Also RenegadePanda, single player was the only thing they did for the first 10 or more years in existance.
Also RenegadePanda, single player was the only thing they did for the first 10 or more years in existance.
Jim, I agree not all games should have co-op but I totally disagree your reasoning. I personally have only a select 2 or 3 friends that I actually run co-op with and we don't ever skip cutscenes. We enjoy the story together (FEAR3, Resistance 3, Ghost Recon, Dead Island.. Ok, we skipped a lot of Dead Island but that story was boring).
I know a lot of people don't always have friends to play with but you probably shouldn't generalize like that
I know a lot of people don't always have friends to play with but you probably shouldn't generalize like that
More good news, it;s already been such a lovely day..........sigh
*having a bad day*
More multi...fine...just gimme my splitscreen then. Or at least systemlink. There is no good reason not to have at least systemlink if you put in online co-op. None whatsoever. No excuses!!!
*having a bad day*
More multi...fine...just gimme my splitscreen then. Or at least systemlink. There is no good reason not to have at least systemlink if you put in online co-op. None whatsoever. No excuses!!!
I can't think of another time my opinion of a developer has gone from "great" to "awful" in one day.
So sad. There are so many examples of new and unique gameplay types out there that I would also expect from a great studio like Insomniac. What's with all this realistic multiplayer FPS business from them these days?? Where have my old, innovative Insomniac games gone???
allow me to express my emotions towards this.
NNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUCK FUCK FUCK NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUCKING FUCK FUCK NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WHY? WHY? SPYRO 3 WAS YOUR BEST GAME YOU IDIOTS YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THIS!
NNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUCK FUCK FUCK NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO FUCKING FUCK FUCK NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WHY? WHY? SPYRO 3 WAS YOUR BEST GAME YOU IDIOTS YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THIS!
you fundamentally compromise any sense of narrative in your game by having co-op
This is news to me, I wasn't aware that stories magically change if a second player is with me.
This is news to me, I wasn't aware that stories magically change if a second player is with me.
True words Jim, games aren't all automatically more fun with others; it depends on the game and the individual design decisions that go into them. Context guys!
It's also sad to see Insomniac go from crafting colourful, fun little worlds to explore, to grim flings at multiplayer relevance.
It's also sad to see Insomniac go from crafting colourful, fun little worlds to explore, to grim flings at multiplayer relevance.
You know that cringe you automatically do when you are in a group setting at work or school and someone says, "Let's go around the room and introduce ourselves." That's how I feel when I read news like this.
A sense of narrative would most certainly still be there granted the co-op isn't obviously apart of it's core design.
RE5 was an example of how not to do co-op, and it ruined what may've been a damn, solid fun experience. Then you have games like Dead Space 3 which seems to be doing it perfectly fine.
RE5 was an example of how not to do co-op, and it ruined what may've been a damn, solid fun experience. Then you have games like Dead Space 3 which seems to be doing it perfectly fine.
First the new, grittier Fuse and now this . . . Insomniac sure is making it hard to stay hopeful about their future efforts.
I really wish this stupid trend would die. I don't like playing games with my friends outside of maybe Battlefield 3 or Diablo. They're annoying, they *would* try to get me to skip cut scenes or jump around like an idiot and not do anything productive. Give me single player games any day.
What? Aren't Insomniac supposed to be a good developer who didn't pull shit like this?
I'm getting increasingly disenchanted with the whole medium because of stuff like this.
I'm getting increasingly disenchanted with the whole medium because of stuff like this.
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