Spark Unlimited lead designer John Garcia-Shelton believes taking on market-leading games by imitating them is a mistake. For him and his Pandora's Box-themed shooter Legendary: The Box, the key to success is offering you something unique.
"If I felt I was making a game like BioShock or Halo I would feel pressure to outdo them," John Carcia-Shelton told Eurogamer. "But we bring something different to the table that they don't and it's that energy and intensity and experience for the player that we believe will make us stand out in our own way."
"You can't out-Halo Halo, and the same goes for BioShock, but being different is a beautiful thing that gamers want and appreciate."
In this special 'Sadistic Santa' edition of the Black Panel Podcast, the team discusses the horrid presents they have received for Xmas, including Farming Simulator, Duke Nukem Forever and Legendary.
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Blair Herter announces the winner of G-Phoria '09 Game Most Deserving of a Uwe Boll Movie. Nominees include 'Golden Axe: Beast Rider', 'Castlevania Judgment', 'Legendary', 'Onechanbara: Bikini Zombie Slayer' and 'X-Blades'.
NOTHING deserves a Uwe Boll movie. That guy is simply atrocious at everything he does. I can't believe how he can make a move so stupid, I'm not kidding I got sick after watching House of the Dead. It's like he actually wants to fail. A monkey with a camera and 10 bucks can make a better movie than this guy.
I've already seen an Onechanbara movie. Made in Japan and campy as hell but I enjoyed it thou :)
And what has he brought to the market? Nothing. You get the same product on 360. Creativity is dead on that platform,
Halo 3-Lame
Bioshock-Lame
This game sounds interesting to keep my eyes on.
I have to disagree Bioshock def wasn't lame, and I wont but many will disagree about Halo.
Diffrent isn't allways beatiful different at times is messy, stupid and not worthwhile.
There are many Different games out their that outright suck, And their are many games that follow the old formulas and do it very well that are amazing.
So just making that statement is wrong.