Sunset Overdrive first look - Insomniac talks cloud power and mutant carnage

Of all E3 2013's surprises - a new Battlefront, free-to-play Killer Instinct, Tom Clancy's The Division - perhaps the most surprising was the sight of Burbank-based Insomniac, developer of this year's least admired venture into multiplatform waters, touting an Xbox-exclusive new IP.

[buffalo1066]

im starting to think insomniac are loosing their touch this game looks awful

[MasterCornholio]

I have a feeling that into the void will be better than this game.

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[abzdine]

IG have Resistance and Ratchet & Clank. The rest is garbage imo.
Let's see some real gameplay videos instead of some pointless CG cinematics. And when IG starts approving the BS powahh af dah clowwd for the cash then there isn't anything left.

[FriedGoat]

To be fair, resistance is pretty average. I liked the co-op in resistance 2, but the rest bored me.

[Fireseed]

Ummmm have you seen some game play that us mere mortals aren't privy to yet? Or are simply talking out of your ass?

[buffalo1066]

clearly u havnt seen the e3 trailer...go home son!

[darx]

@ dano

Did the trailer show any gameplay?

[thrust]

Dank, stop being a fanboy!

He maybe be at home aswell, hahaha!

[christocolus]

..Some gamers are just so unbelievable... Maybe he has seen it (in his dreams)..lol..d ignorance of some fanboys makes me wanna kp lmao...damn

[MWong]

The problem with IG trailers as you've seen with OverStrike later changed to Fuse. Is that trailers can be very misleading. OverStrike looked like a beast and everybody was hyped. Most people got their hands on the demo and were like "what the hell is this POS."

I'll wait for the demo to see if this is going to be good. I don't see anything in that article that talks about cloud computing. Mr. Price never mentioned it only the author did, maybe I missed it. However, it does sound like this game will be patched heavily based on community feedback.

[sobekflakmonkey]

That whole E3 trailer was not in-game, I don't think it was even in-engine, but I personally think it looks like it could be really fun, I'll most likely never play it because I don't ever plan on getting an xbone, but still, if they don't change the style like they did with Overstrike, and switch the name and art style and all that, I think the Xbox fans are probably in for a solid exclusive, that is if that trailer was any indication of what the gameplay was gonna be like.

[n4rc]

People just LOVE being misinformed..

That's the problem when Sony fans try to bash something ms does... They don't actually read up on anything..

Sunset overdrive is barely into development.. Its not even remotely close to showing gameplay.. The trailer is just to show the vision of the game..

It was said repeatedly.. Hard to miss, unless you wanted to

[psyxon]

damn you kids are dumb. he didn't say the GAMEPLAY looks terrible. he said the game looks terrible. if a game is going to use a fucking trailer to show what the game is about/made of, then i am going to express my opinion on it.

and this looks shit. plain and simple. get mad. disagree.

kids, stay in school. reading comprehension is very important.

[darx]

@ psyox

Dano was replying to Fireseed who posed the question "have you seen some gameplay"? Which Dano replied with "did you see the e3 trailer" implying that there was game play.

At lease that is how I took it.

[FanboyCrusher]

This kind of creativity and unique style is what made Insomniac great, I don't know what you're smoking but it's something potent.

[bganci]

How can we deny this? Clearly there is overwhelming evidence of the quality of this game.

[Bigpappy]

You guys are not addressing what is being discussed in the article.

They are talking about the way they can now quickly and seamlessly add content to the game to add surprises and new content for the gamers: "Adding or changing weapons based on what players tell us is an opportunity we haven't really had during the current generation. Because if you want to put out regular updates, you have to jump through a lot of hoops. So our intent is not to just to offer new weapons, but new gameplay features that change up the environment."

[3-4-5]

This is actually one of the more "Fresh" looking games out there and one that definitely stood out to me at E3 as a game XB1's users will enjoy.

[SynestheticRoar]

How the mighty have fallen.

[nukeitall]

You mean how the fallen have turned mighty?

[Diver]

you mean fuse was mighty? you think fuse was better thank their previous work? ha ha ha.

dude seriously you just made ever thing else you say a joke. nobody thinks they have gotten better.

oh wait you said turn mighty so you must be talkin bout Bungie.

[thekhurg]

"Cloud power" equals click bait. Nothing in there specifically discussing the cloud power. Based on the interview they're using it as a dedicated server so they can push updates faster to the players based on feedback. That's the power of dedicated servers and developer ambition, not some mythical powerful cloud of computers.

[iamnsuperman]

From wiki it seems they are using it to add "The game is expected to use Microsoft's cloud computing to create a living world, where user feedback and ideas such as Internet memes, social commentary, new items, weapons, and characters can be quickly added"

I like the idea of adding weapons quickly but memes. I hope to god memes stay out of it

[No_Limit]

Can't wait for actual gameplay of this game to be shown.

LOL, the first 4 comments are from PS fans bashing a former PS only developer. Hilarious.

[MasterCornholio]

You know what's hilarious?

FUSE!

Now that game was so dang funny due to how bad it is.

There's a reason why some people have doubts in sunset overdrive. Heck the new exclusive Ratchet and Clank game could be terrible as well like the last one they made.

BTW I'm a huge fan of Ratchet and Clank.

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[buffalo1066]

fuze was multiplatform and that sucked so its nothing to do with loyalty

[abzdine]

i wouldn't say that i can't wait for gameplay footage first because the E3 CG trailer didn't wow me and second because i'm not planning to buy this console at anytime.

I'd still like to see some gameplay sequences of this game but if i were you i wouldn't have high hopes and be that excited.

[SuperLupe]

Of course but Knack blew your mind away.

GTFO.

[abzdine]

@SuperLupe :

ROFL... you make me say what i haven't said. well at least we have seen gameplay videos of Knack. And yes graphics are good and gameplay seems fun for families with kids. not a game i'd be no lifing on but i like what i've seen of gameplay.

But you need to keep it shut about Sunset Overdrive and all X1 games cause ALL we have is CG cinematics.

[darx]

Riiiiiight guys. Has nothing to do with it being MS exclusive.

[psyxon]

funny. it's easy to bash ps fans because they seem to dislike what they've seen from a "game", but not bash xbox fans because they're showing such support for a game that's... not even a game yet.

apparently ps fans like actual gameplay, xbox fans like video (tv).

to each their own.

[darx]

We get it psyox you really love the PS brand.

[psyxon]

"psyox"

kids, stay in school. reading is fundamental.

[darx]

Hey ohhhhh!

[MasterCornholio]

"Ted Price aims to claw back a little fan respect, and cloud computing could be the key."

What the heck is the cloud going to do with this game? I couldn't find the answer in the article.

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[rdgneoz3]

It's gonna be used as a dedicated server. Nothing else is mentioned beyond that.

[MasterCornholio]

But that isn't anything new since the PS3 and Xbox 360 already do this.

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[sAVAge_bEaST]

it's "teh Pwor of teh clowd" --(be hypnotized)

-Nothing more than dedicated servers, and quick updates., server side,.. just no hoops to jump through. (like how ever shooter balances guns-currently but wouldn't take as long to get authorized or money, since it's a M$ game.)

[Valkyre]

I missed the part where he actually explains how cloud powah is affecting the game's graphics... or anything at all for that reason...

And if he talks about online features like matchmaking , or server stuff, well that happens right now anyway from current gen consoles...

and has nothing to do with graphics or what MS was speaking of in their E3 presentation.

[Harpers_Ferry]

"Adding or changing weapons based on what players tell us is an opportunity we haven't really had during the current generation."

Get ready for Sunset Overnerf.

I'm looking forward to seeing what Insomniac does with this one, but after the let down that was Fuse, I'm keeping my expectations in check.

[baodeus]

It sounds kinda like never winter night played on layonara, where game masters (coordinator) can just change the story (that can range from small quest to affecting the entire world in the game) add monster and bosses, prevent people from repeatedly looting or mines in popular location on the spot while you playing? it was pretty addicting back then, but not sure how they gonna implemented for this game?

For those that haven't play on layonara, you probably don't understand how this might change the way we play most console games. It isn't static anymore, and the world will truly feel dynamic and bring with it many surprises. it will keep the game interesting.

[GUYwhoPLAYSvideoGAME]

anyone bashing this game is retarded. literally the only reason people are bashing this game is because insomniac made fuse, and this game is an xbox exclusive. THEY HAVEN'T EVEN SHOWN ANY GAMEPLAY YET PEOPLE, not to mention everything they have mentioned sounds fun and interesting so far.

[christocolus]

Lmao....here we go again with them sony fans dissing a game for xbx one.just because d devlopr aint tied to their hardware of choice anymore.. The only way to ignore dis guys is to play dumb,ignore them or just agree with them, so dey buzz around for a while and then fly off into the web until the next positive xbox one article shows up... Some comments here are hilarious and some replys even more hilarious. N4g has become a place i browse just to read ignorant fan boy comments and cheer my self up esp when having a bad day...lol..theguywhoplaysvideo games, superlupe and fireseed thumbs up for ur replys..but as i read in an N4G article sme few weeks back “trying to understand the attitude of some ignorant ps fanboys is like trying to understand why trolls always love to live under the bridge”..LMAO. :D

[CRAIG667]

Could not agree with you more, it's hard to call myself a gamer when I know it implies I am one of those ignorant fanboys... It almost pushed me to cancel my PS4 pre-order.

[AceBlazer13]

can't be much of a gamer if u let fanboys from either console push u to even almost cancelling ur pre order

[boneso82]

There is nothing funnier than fanboys crying "fanboys"!

[CRAIG667]

If you are referring to me dude, let me assure you, I am no fanboy, I game on steam,PS3/PSP,Wii and xbox, But I always root for the underdog-that's just in my nature. The PS fanboys are rife on this site, it pisses me off, at the end of the day everyone would benefit if we all just concentrated on games and not acting as if these huge corporations were run by Gods...

[Clarence]

This game looks awful.

[Eldyraen]

Technically we haven't seen the game yet--just teaser cgi trailer so jumping the gun a bit.

[Clarence]

Nope not at all. It looks like it could be a Xbox live arcade game. As a matter of fact it looks like that dreamcast game ready to rumble.

It will do about as good as bulletstorm did.

[Kayant]

Sunset Overdrive is looking like what Overstrike should have been but instead it became the mediocre fuse.... It's a shame it's a Xbox one exclusive but looking forward to some gameplay sounds wacky and fun :D

[Adolph Fitler]

Saying PS fanboys are the ONLY ones making negative comments is naïve.... I mean, it is more reasonable to think the commenters on here praising the game are huge MS fanboys, as the negative comments are justified based on FUSE, & the last 2 Ratchets....

Anyone with half a brain knows that no real gameplay has been shown of Sunset Overdrive, which is a worry to start with, then add FUSE into the mix & how they actually believed FUSE was a great game, & we now have conclusive proof that Insomniac have fallen from grace.
Then add RARE & Oddworld Inhabants, to mention the biggest 2 developers that MS have stolen away from other platforms exclusitivity, & how they've turned them to absolute shite & the bad signs just keep rollin' rollin' rollin'.....rollin'.

[creatchee]

"I mean, it is more reasonable to think the commenters on here praising the game are huge MS fanboys, as the negative comments are justified based on FUSE, & the last 2 Ratchets...."

Nobody is on here PRAISING the game. People are saying that they are INTERESTED in learning and seeing more and that they like the STYLE and what the developers are saying. That's not being a fanboy - that's anticipating a new game and wanting to know more about it.

The Negative Nancies saying that it sucks have nothing to base that opinion on. They are making a judgment on something that hasn't even been shown gameplay-wise yet. They're not saying that they're not interested in it - they're making outright claims of lack of quality without touching (or even seeing) the game. And yes, that is fanboy behavior, given their already well-documented allegiences.

[christocolus]

For your information , Ms never forced those developers away from any console. Rare was sold to Ms by nintendo and lorne lanning (the founder of oddworld inhabitants) at the launch of the original xbox decided to leave sony and support microsoft because he disliked the emotion engine which sony built into the ps2,back then he wasn't the only developer who spoke out about that engine. The game (munchs odysee) initially started out as a ps2 game but after its launch on the xbox the game didn't sell well despite ms aggresively marketing the titile.Their second title (strangers wrath) was publuished by ea , the game got good reviews but didn't sell quite well and oddworld decided to go into small projects so according to your comment I don't see how ms ruined oddworld and regards rare, most of their talent including the stamper brothers(rare founders) had been rumored to leave the company before ms took over . their exits combined with changes brought about by a large corporation like MS taking over caused those talents who were loyal to the stamper brothers to also exit the studio but even at that ms allowed rare do what they wanted at first but after 3 failed trials ms had to give them focus , restructure and bring in new talents. Kameo imo was a very good game , Banjoe Kazoie nuts and bolts, viva pinata and even kinect sports are all good games..I still believe in rare and respect them,i know MS does...its my strong belief that in this coming generation Rare will prove naysayers wrong....aint a fanboy, I will support both ps4 and xbox one if I've got enough resources buts its really funny to see so much hate towards the xbox one esp on this site...so adolf fitler get your facts right before posting comments.

[Picnic]

I got the feeling from looking at the main character that he might actually be wearing work clothing (his short sleeved shirt has a name square saying 'Ray') and may have been working in some manual role like a fast food restaurant.

I hope I'm right as that gives the game that nice blue collar edge as he hangs out with his more beatnik buddies.

[MrTrololo]

Hopefully this game doesn't turned out like Fuse did otherwise Insomaniac gonna face bankruptcy

[FrigidDARKNESS]

Ignore all the negative comments these are the same people that are hoping this title would go multiplatform.
This game kicks ass and Insomniac has already stated in an interview that gameplay and characters will be identical to the e3 trailer.

[CuddlyREDRUM]

You should be more deceptive about being either...

1. Microsoft fanboy

2. Paid forum poster for Microsoft

Either way, you should do your job better.

[InTheLab]

2 exclusive games being worked on at the same time. Wonder which will get the real Insomniac and which will get the B team.

I mean, Insomniac rushed out 2 Ratchets and a Resistence out the door just to work on Fuse and we see how that worked out.

I'm guessing this game will get the most attention, as it's obvious Ratchet is not a priority. AF1 and that other Ratchet lite game sucked...

[medziarz]

They are doing a full-blown Ratchet for PS3 - and that's all we needed to know.

[CEOSteveBallmer]

Aside from the RYSE, quantum break and others, I kind of feel unimpressed with their new game. A cartoony like shooter. But hey who am i to judge since the game isnt out yet. but what im saying, comparing the reveal to others, it doesnt impress.

[vigilante_man]

A cross between Pain, Infamous, Resistance and Mirrors Edge.

Not getting a XB1 for now but hope they produce a great, fun game!

[microgenius]

paowah ov da kelod