GenGAME writes: "The past few days have been fairly exciting for Nintendo fans. The Wii U’s price and release date were officially announced along with some interesting features and games we hadn’t heard about previously. Not everyone is happy, however; in particular, many fans of Platinum Games action title Bayonetta are livid after the announcement that Bayonetta 2 will be a Wii U exclusive even though the first game was a multi-platform title for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.
"This isn’t the first time something like this has happened. In fact, let’s take a look at a few other times a franchise has jumped systems."
With the Perfect Dark reboot set to launch later this year, it's time to look back at Perfect Dark Zero, nearly 20 years later.
At the rate xbox is going you'll have another 20 years to play the original before the reboot arrives
The tiny green slasher villain returns in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and is as frightening as ever.
The way it was handled was so dumb. One shots in melee...your teammates are to ostupid to get away from its attack. So you most often end up alone in a certain fight.
Final Fantasy 7 has come back under the spotlight thanks to the release of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, but is it worth replaying the original?
Got to Zacks part in 7 Rebirth. Said f it. Finishing my game in 7 og. Just got to part 2 yesterday. I also got Crisis Core... So it'll be a while before I'm back to Rebirth. I just keep thinking about it too smh, want to get back to playing it. Not till I know Zacks story though. I beat 7 og sooooooo long ago, it's crazy going through it again and remembering things.
Got to Zacks part in Rebirth?
You mean you started the game and turned it off?
The game starts with Zack...
... Really 🤓 lol. His second part, I've played for 80hrs lmao. <---- PS5 Run time, probably not all game time. You guys know how it goes.
Did you not ever play the OG FF7? After you recruit Vincent, later in the game, disc 3, return to that basement and look at the pod, there's a whole Zack story that'll trigger as a memory.... it's well hidden in the game and a lot of things regarding Zack are cleared up. FF7 Crisis Core is basically an extend feature of that hidden flashback... It took me years to discover it back then lol
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80 hours in Rebirth by doing everything, and you should've reached Zacks story about 5 times 🤣
Ye I kno that's y I said not all gameplay time. But also I am very anal when it comes to exploring.
Not to mention fighting Titan at his full strength. Hours spent trying still haven't succeeded. Found all 3 ruins but I'ma masochist when it comes to games.
Very much so. Graphically it's dated but the story and the gameplay haven't aged a day. It's still one of my all time favourite RPGs and for me is better than Remake in some ways.
It always takes me back to Christmas 1997, I got it as a gift and I was blown away when I played it. I couldn't believe games could look that good. The combination of pre rendered backgrounds and FMV really made it stand out. It definitely still has a certain charm that modern games can't replicate.
I can't imagine people will still be talking about Remake and Rebirth in 27 years.
Fully agreed. To me the atmosphere, pacing, gameplay and music are all better than in the remake.
Remake is so amazing, pure FFVII Love, play it on PS5 please! aww the graphics the battles, the music... a dream come true.
It's not
Oddworld and Tenchu franchises also jumped systems
Bayonetta 2 will sell so good off these free advertisement for Nintendo. I've seen about 40 at least Bayonetta 2 articles.
I don't for see many third party games going Wii u exclusive.
Bayonetta will no doubt be awesome, just like Madworld was and other exclusives the Wii got this generation, this doesn't mean it will sell well.
Bayonetta may have jumped ship, and for those consoles who lack a decent number of hack and sash it will mean a lot, but those who have some quality hack and slash, it may hurt but wont be a deal breaker enough so to make them buy a WiiU.
Luckily those who own a PS3 will have God of War and I won't be surprised if they pull out a Heavenly Sword next gen or something to make up for the lack of Bayonetta.
Then we have the multiplats in Darskiders, Castlevania, Metal Gear Rising Revengence, maybe a new DMC based on the original Dante. MS may make another Ninja Blade and am sure there will be new IP's to grace new consoles to take advantage of the next gen consoles.
Whether Bayonetta is the 1st to jump ship isn't as interesting a question as to how Sony and MS will react to losing Bayonetta and how it has caused a huge uproad amongst Bayonetta fans.
WIll they sit by and do nothing, will they create a new IP, will they ask PG to make another game for them or will they hope whatever they have is enough and do nothing.
This move by Platinum Games has gotten actual PR for their Bayonetta game. For all the crying, Bayonetta 1 just didn't sell great and if they released 2 on multiple console it would not have sold well either.
Before you all disagree, ask yourselves this one question: how much happier would we all have been if Final Fantasy stayed on 1 platform? So much content was removed from FF13 that the game became a shadow of it's former self and what we where left with was, to many, a disaster. Multiple platforms isn't always a good thing. I know we all wanted this game for like the ps4/720, but if Platinum Games hadn't made this move than Bayonetta 2 would not exist.
With the current state of the industry, who is to even say that Platinum Games would have been around when the ps4/720 came out. Their latest game (Anarchy Reigns) has not sold well, a trend for them, and despite it being finished and translated it has yet to be released in the West. Guys I love Platinum Games, but what that company needs is the backing of a major publisher, like Nintendo, so they can just make the games they love and have those games promoted in a major way.