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Kojima to Jaffe: "I want the God of War team to make Castlevania"
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SolidSnakex
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See now Iga is going to kill Kojima. :/
The Faceless Master
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must be the drugs :lol :lol :lol
at least he got one part right
at least he got one part right
TheJollyCorner
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IGA = owned
Poor guy. All people want him to make is another console SotN-esque game. Guy makes one lackluster 3D Castlevania (well, there will be two by the time this year's up) and even Kojima is trying to get someone else to bring some fire to the series. :lol
...actually, I don't know why I'm laughing. It's kinda sad...
Poor guy. All people want him to make is another console SotN-esque game. Guy makes one lackluster 3D Castlevania (well, there will be two by the time this year's up) and even Kojima is trying to get someone else to bring some fire to the series. :lol
...actually, I don't know why I'm laughing. It's kinda sad...
TheJollyCorner
Member
I remember first playing Devil May Cry 1 and thinking "hot damn... this is how a 3D Castlevania should be!"
Haven't played GoW yet.... *awaits mobs with broken bottles*.... but it's highest priority, I assure you!
Haven't played GoW yet.... *awaits mobs with broken bottles*.... but it's highest priority, I assure you!
SolidSnakex
Member
Shaheed79 said:
I wouldn't say that its the end of Iga's console CV's, but its not exactly good news to know that the biggest name at your company wants someone else making the series that you became known for.
IGA is a fucking hack and the God of War team is just what the franchise needs to breathe some new life into it.
IGA-lovers, deny it all you want, but you know it's true. The series is fucking stale as hell, every single 3d outing has been mediocre at best, and the upcoming title for ps2 looks just as miserable. Bottom line, KCET sucks at 3d. And as for the 2d games, all I have to say is rehash, rehash, rehash. Yes, Symphony of the Night was a classic. The first time, that is. Time to try something new.
Oh and BTW, IGA was only part of the team for half of that project (symphony), so in my eyes he's done absolutely nothing worthwhile. The man loves to brag, yet he can't deliver. He's been burying my favorite series for years, so yes I am quite bitter.
IGA-lovers, deny it all you want, but you know it's true. The series is fucking stale as hell, every single 3d outing has been mediocre at best, and the upcoming title for ps2 looks just as miserable. Bottom line, KCET sucks at 3d. And as for the 2d games, all I have to say is rehash, rehash, rehash. Yes, Symphony of the Night was a classic. The first time, that is. Time to try something new.
Oh and BTW, IGA was only part of the team for half of that project (symphony), so in my eyes he's done absolutely nothing worthwhile. The man loves to brag, yet he can't deliver. He's been burying my favorite series for years, so yes I am quite bitter.
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Docpan said:
*claps*
We really don't need Iga's team to take the series into the next generation...they are still learning the basics of 3D gaming design. :lol
Never forget, never forget
Move Iga and his crew over to the handheld division. Let them work on PSP and DS games, but they missed the boat on learning how to make a solid 3D action title. People can deny it all they want, but Capcom made the definitive 3D Castlevania game about four years ago...
SolidSnakex
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Yusaku said:
I think CoD is going ot be the 3D SoTN style game.
Version 3.0
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Devil May Cry 1 = 3D Castlevania (Alucard-style)
God of War = only good Devil May Cry clone
Therefore, Kojima = correct
God of War = only good Devil May Cry clone
Therefore, Kojima = correct
The Castlevania series was better back before they tried to give it leadership and a cohesive vision. Also, Kojima was better back before he became an MGS factory.
If Kojima wants to mix things up and get involved in a new Castlevania game, I say "Yay!"
Although, we all know what will happen here. Kojima will get the God of War team to port Lament of Innocence to the Xbox360, with "newly directed cutscenes". And then right before the game comes out, Kojima/Iga will announce the "real" next Castlevania game, "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 2", starring Alucard, not that gay-assed Soma Cruz, and made by the "real" Castlevania Team (which will be the MGS4 team, headed by Iga/Yamane/Kojima), exclusively for the PS3. The Xbox360 port of LoI will be completely lost in the media flurry for SotN2, so the game will bomb, and the God of War team will nearly be run out of the industry, at which point they'll start making games for Sega, before getting bought up by Nintendo.
It's plainly obvious. :lol
If Kojima wants to mix things up and get involved in a new Castlevania game, I say "Yay!"
Although, we all know what will happen here. Kojima will get the God of War team to port Lament of Innocence to the Xbox360, with "newly directed cutscenes". And then right before the game comes out, Kojima/Iga will announce the "real" next Castlevania game, "Castlevania: Symphony of the Night 2", starring Alucard, not that gay-assed Soma Cruz, and made by the "real" Castlevania Team (which will be the MGS4 team, headed by Iga/Yamane/Kojima), exclusively for the PS3. The Xbox360 port of LoI will be completely lost in the media flurry for SotN2, so the game will bomb, and the God of War team will nearly be run out of the industry, at which point they'll start making games for Sega, before getting bought up by Nintendo.
It's plainly obvious. :lol
I don't mind the GoW team working on a Castlevania - as long as music, art direction (character/enemy design) is handled by the better qualified: Ayami Kojima and Michiru Yamane. Perhaps that gives Igarashi and his team the time to FINALLY drop the old sprites and backgrounds they've been re-using for decades and start building a new library of sprites for a new generation of 2D Castlevania's. Probably never gonna happen, cost truckloads of money and change the Castlevania team in suicidal corporate slaves, but I'd love it.
C- Warrior
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Actually DMC3 is more of a Castlevania in 3D done right clone moreso than DMC1 due to the level-up and more focus on RPG aspects. (style system leveling up and such)
Also, why is everyone on the hate wagon for Curse of Darkness?
If you've read the same damn blog, you'll see Jaffe thought COD was a great game (from teh demo played at E3) and conversely a game that he's a "fanboy" of (take the term lightly yo) --Onimusha 4--, he said he didn't like it. Mostly due to the fact that he likes games with automatic cameras (thus why he likes DMC and why God of War had an automatic camera).
And I agree, I don't like action games with manual cameras. Just give enemies auditory telegraphed attacks and you don't need a perfect camera, I'll take a functional stylistic one.
AND FINALLY--IGA is a producer. Some producers are more hands on than not, but what is IGA (as an acting producer supposed to do) when his job is to make a AAA game when the predecessor was only able to ship 500,000 units worldwide? That's a good number--yeah, but not enough to surpass a DMC budget and certainly not a God of War budget.
Also, why is everyone on the hate wagon for Curse of Darkness?
If you've read the same damn blog, you'll see Jaffe thought COD was a great game (from teh demo played at E3) and conversely a game that he's a "fanboy" of (take the term lightly yo) --Onimusha 4--, he said he didn't like it. Mostly due to the fact that he likes games with automatic cameras (thus why he likes DMC and why God of War had an automatic camera).
And I agree, I don't like action games with manual cameras. Just give enemies auditory telegraphed attacks and you don't need a perfect camera, I'll take a functional stylistic one.
AND FINALLY--IGA is a producer. Some producers are more hands on than not, but what is IGA (as an acting producer supposed to do) when his job is to make a AAA game when the predecessor was only able to ship 500,000 units worldwide? That's a good number--yeah, but not enough to surpass a DMC budget and certainly not a God of War budget.
Oh! My Car!
Member
While we're at it, let's commission the CV license to Treasure as well and have them do a proper action style 2D game.
This is a good idea.
Iga should just stick to 2D. Creating 3D games based on 2D franchises is entirely possible and many teams have done very well doing just that. Iga's group, however, does not understand the 3D game and should just stop. If this new CV game ends up like I'm expecting, that will be strike three(dee).
I know that the whole Twin Snakes thing didn't go all that well, but perhaps Konami could work something else out? I think a CV game from the creators of God of War could actually do well. They'd have to really work on platforming, though, as GoW did not handle it all that well (jumping was VERY loose).
They just need to make certain that Michiru Yamane is involved with the soundtrack.
Iga should just stick to 2D. Creating 3D games based on 2D franchises is entirely possible and many teams have done very well doing just that. Iga's group, however, does not understand the 3D game and should just stop. If this new CV game ends up like I'm expecting, that will be strike three(dee).
I know that the whole Twin Snakes thing didn't go all that well, but perhaps Konami could work something else out? I think a CV game from the creators of God of War could actually do well. They'd have to really work on platforming, though, as GoW did not handle it all that well (jumping was VERY loose).
They just need to make certain that Michiru Yamane is involved with the soundtrack.
SantaC
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dark10x said:This is a good idea.
Iga should just stick to 2D. Creating 3D games based on 2D franchises is entirely possible and many teams have done very well doing just that. Iga's group, however, does not understand the 3D game and should just stop. If this new CV game ends up like I'm expecting, that will be strike three(dee).
I know that the whole Twin Snakes thing didn't go all that well, but perhaps Konami could work something else out? I think a CV game from the creators of God of War could actually do well. They'd have to really work on platforming, though, as GoW did not handle it all that well (jumping was VERY loose).
They just need to make certain that Michiru Yamane is involved with the soundtrack.
I agree. IGA makes very good 2D games, and he should stick to that and let someone else handle 3D.