Haze Interview: Exclusivity Not Free Radical's Decision

okcomputer - 619 days 6 hours ago

Yea tell me about it.. to even mention it in the same sentence as those aaa franchises seems wrong. From the vids i've seen Haze looks like a gimmicky halo clone. I hope I'm wrong and it really does live up to the hype, but i seriously doubt it after what i've seen so far.

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Palodios - 619 days 4 hours ago

It may not be the best looking game, but Free Radical has a really good reputation in my books, and their games have relied on incredible gameplay. Also remember that Ubisoft delayed the game, not FRD, because they already had a nice bit of profit for last fiscal year.

Whether you like it or not, it will be the FIRST ps3 shooter with bots in multiplayer, which is what excites me the most about it.

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Spydr07 - 619 days 6 hours ago

I'm confused about the number of disagrees here. I'm sure you would all hate playing Halo, Bioshock, Gears, SMG, SSBM, Mario Kart, Zelda, etc on the PS3. Yup, sure would suck.

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mikeslemonade - 619 days 5 hours ago

Umm because multiplatform hurts the potential of games. Look at Assasin's Creed and DMC4. Both of those games ran out of time because they were developing for all 3 (PC included). Also just look at the scores of exclusive games and multiplatform games. In 2007 the only AAA game that was developed for PC, 360, and PS3 is COD4.

No I do not want to play Mario or Halo on my PS3. I want there to be games that defines the system and take advantage of the system. Believing everything should be multiplatform is one step closer to a monopoly that is a one console future.

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Spydr07 - 619 days 5 hours ago

How is that? The only problem with doing it right now is the learning curve to develope on the PS3. Since the 360 and windows are so close in their architecture, that's not a huge strain on developers for porting. This is easily seen by the number of "360 exclusives" that are also available on the PC. So, it's basically the PS3's architecture that hurts multi-plat releases?

Also, do you have a link that says those games were either rushed to be released or that they ran out of time and had to release them as they were? Or is that simply your opinion?

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mikeslemonade - 619 days 3 hours ago

Because Assasins Creed is broken. It was clear they focused on the engine, the maps, and the climbing and tacked on some GTA gimmicks. In DMC4 half of the game is backtracking and they just tacked on Dante for the last half of the game. Let me ask you this do you want to play DMC4, Assasins Creed, Enchanted Arms, or Ninja Gaiden 2, Uncharted, and Lost Odyssey? See my point the exclusive games are better.

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Spydr07 - 618 days 21 hours ago

Odd how you compare it to GTA, a hugely successful game despite copying the exact same formula over and over again with little to no innovation whatsoever. But how does that make Assassin's Creed broken? Again, where are links stating this? I liked Assassin's Creed just fine. I played the game for what it was and didn't expect anything else out of it. I guess every game that gets an 81 average is broken? http://www.metacritic.com/s...

Same thing goes for DMC4. I don't ever remember hearing how the game was being rushed and the devs were being pressured to get the game out. Unless you show me links stating this, I have no reason to take what you say as anything other than your opinion. How do you know that the devs didn't actually intend the game to be that way? You don't. And if it was so bad, then why did it score as well or better than all of the DMCs after the original? (since you brought up review scores) http://www.metacritic.com/s...

So, no links, no cookies. Sorry, but based off of your logic, I think that every Madden game is rushed and that's why there is no real innovation in the games. It's the same formula over and over again. Same goes for GTA games and those weren't multiplat. GTA had to have been rushed since they obviously only focused on a new story, threw some different car models, a few bikes, and called it a done deal. You know how many games keep or steal elements from past games? I see no problem with AC taking some elements from GTA. Lord knows Rockstar took aspects from other games when they made GTA.

What's more likely true is that you have no real idea what you're talking about. I could just as accurately say the reason Dante's part in DMC4 had a lot of backtracking in it was because it was written that way. That it was just how the storyline unfolded. See, I'm just blowing smoke out of my wazoo. But it's no different than what you're doing by telling me what devs were thinking and doing when they made these games.

Going multiplat isn't the problem; it's the PS3's architecture. Most companies just don't admit it. Rockstar did though, now didn't they? Games developed solely on the PS3 have gotten substantial delays (Haze anyone?).

And yes, I'd like to play all of those games on one console. It would save me loads of money. Every last gen game can be played on the PC as it is.

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alcaponedya - 619 days 7 hours ago

w/ inflation

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KnaveX - 619 days 6 hours ago

Wow! R u kiddin me? Glad I was still watchin teletubbies for that time. Yup nothin like being 15 and watchin teletubies.

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ThaGeNeCySt - 619 days 6 hours ago

i paid around that much for Killer Instinct and Donkey Kong Country games on the SNES so I guess I can't complain but jeez...

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Bathyj - 619 days 5 hours ago

AU$135 for Street Fighter 2, Hyper Edition I think. About 1993. Man you could do alot for 135 bucks back then.

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Stagerman - 619 days 6 hours ago

actually if you read the article it said, it is a ps3 exclusive. its people like you that made this article get written. its not on 360, deal with it.

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devilhunterx - 619 days 5 hours ago

boom headshot?

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reckoner - 619 days 5 hours ago

HA! Wow, you just made me laugh. Read the article and you'll see it is a PS3 exclusive. Of course it won't look as fantastic as it is on the PS3, right?

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Spydr07 - 619 days 6 hours ago

Agreed. People who base a game's worth solely on its critical review scores really need to get a life. I absolutely loved Persona 3, and it didn't get incredibly high reviews.

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gameraxis - 619 days ago

that a good game is a great game if it has awesome graphics, to me it helps immerse into the story giving it a bit of "solid" stature. resistance 1 great game imo. but although graphics were good, any worse than that and i start noticing bad graphics instead of getting sucked in. I think graphics on some level are important to all gamers whether they think it or not, i just hope the graphics aren't WORSE than resistance 1.. Anybody picking up what I'm putting down???

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SL1M DADDY - 618 days 19 hours ago

I played Goldeneye to death and if this game has any apeal that was in Goldeneye then this game will be great. The concept is definitely fresh and looks to be great IMHO.

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consolewar - 619 days 6 hours ago

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Snukadaman - 619 days 6 hours ago

While I agree with you on this statement, since we have seen how terribly most ps3 "exclusives" sell horribly, when ut3 is released too the xbox 360 then it will show if the game was either terrible or ps3 owners are not buying games.

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Scott_Steinberg - 619 days 6 hours ago

So, your saying games don't flop on the 360? Will the game even fit on a dvd?

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heyheyhey - 619 days 5 hours ago

@Snukadaman

why did you put qutations around the world exclusives when referring to PS3 games

because only we are allowed to do that when talking about 360 "exclusives"- cause they're all on PC

every exclusive bar UT3 on the PS3 is actually exclusive and can ONLY be played on the PS3, so upon analysis...... you fail......again

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Snukadaman - 619 days 4 hours ago

When its exclusive too the xbox and pc...the exclusive means console exclusive...being that ut3 is coming to xbox 360..thats a timed exclusive...but then again you dont even know how too spell quotation (even with a spell check) so why bother explaining or even debating anything with you...your as dumb as a box of rocks.

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GiantEnemyCrab - 619 days 5 hours ago

Funny, but what you don't know was the 360 version was patched not longer after the POS3 version to match it. The only thing it does better is with the loading between sections of the map.

But do you think the reviewers went back to mention that? No because the POS3 needed every bit of help it could get last year and it still sold better on the 360.

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Varsarus - 619 days 5 hours ago

But if you take in COD4, both versions are basicly identical, but still what about the Bully game a port from ps2 to 360, which I believe the 360 version suffers from choppy frame rates and sound?

http://www.consolemonster.c...

But still, I think it's better off with a game with NO lead platform...solve the problems

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heyheyhey - 619 days 5 hours ago

you speak wise words varsarus, bubbles

but alas- not every studio can manage making a game with no lead platforms

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Snukadaman - 619 days 4 hours ago

any upgrades that come on the ps3 A YEAR after the original game, are usually a patch..as with oblivion...bubbles for you.

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