Developer Factor 5 is facing tough choices due to our bad economy, according to a blog post from Sam Baker, an animator for the company. Baker explains that after a two-week foray to work with California-based animation studio The Orphanage, he came back to Factor 5 and found that none of his fellow employees had been paid in the past month. His team continued on their current project, but then had their health care benefits taken as a cost-saving measure.
Alex S. from Link-Cable writes: "When shopping for new video games you can often trust the name publisher or developer on the box to be an indication of the quality of the game. Names like Nintendo, Square Enix, Sony Interactive Entertainment, Capcom, Xbox Game Studios and Sega are world famous because they helped shape the industry by releasing some of the most defining video games of all time. Though sometimes even these great gaming houses stumble and put out a stinker."
Splatterhouse remake . Loved the og’s at the arcade growing up . Hell the best thing about the remake was the og,s were included . And left alive by Square . That game had so much potential , but the gameplay was worse horrendous .
I'm pretty much certain that any Sonic game that comes out will be terrible, I've not enjoyed one since the original side-scrolling days of the MegaDrive.
A reimagining of 5 disappointing video games and the masterpieces they could have been underneath other studios.
The Order has its faults yes but it had a fantastic atmosphere and some great gameplay. A game with enormous potential and far from disappointing. I say give Ready at Dawn another crack at it because I think they created an diamond with some rough edges that just needs some tlc.
The order should have had a sequel. The first one wasn't bad just needed a few tweaks.
PlayStation’s strong and impressive lineup of exclusives is probably the biggest edge it has over its direct competition in the market- a fact that has been true for as long as anyone can remember.
Ridge racer for PSP was actually good and shouldn't be on this list. I think I'm the only one that enjoyed Haze.
When this piece of flotsam indicated that "Being a clone of GTA shouldn't be that hard" I just closed the window.
To save you from clicking those annoying slides:
HAZE (PS3)
LAIR (PS3)
KNACK (PS4)
RIDGE RACER (PS VITA)
TWISTED METAL III (PS1)
LAST REBELLION (PS3)
BRAVO TEAM (PS4)
BASEMENT CRAWL (PS4)
MORTAL KOMBAT: SPECIAL FORCES (PS1)
GANGS OF LONDON (PSP)
LITTLE DEVIANTS (PS VITA)
PLAYSTATION MOVE APE ESCAPE (PS3)
APE ESCAPE ACADEMY (PSP)
KUNG FU RIDER (PS3)
EYETOY: OPERATION SPY (PS2)
I think Lair was a 'meh' game. If it had normal controls, it woulda been 70% more than likely.. But Sony forced them to use the dumbaxis right?
At least fund another project? Or.. just let em go away. What else have they done?
Factor 5, you were so successful, i enjoyed all your games in N64 and GC, but you made a bad choice choosing the wrong console and made the biggest Flop in History. I hope you come back very soon in another console with better games.
WHy should they do that. Lair was a disaster, the most infamous video game this generation (outside of Denis DYack fiasco). They deserve were they are. If they didn't make daikatana 2, they wouldn't be here.
that's IT. Factor 5 did rogue squadron and that was a kickass game. They have talent to make masterpieces. "The most infamous video game this generation" was Too Human. That was the flop of the decade. Rogue Squadron appealed to the masses and got decent scores. And if it weren't from the bad sixaxis controls (which you ca change to analog now) it would have been an awesome game and still is in my eyes.
It's a shame their employees aren't getting paid, though I would have liked to seen a sequel to Lair or even a new IP from them. THEY DON'T DESERVE TO BE WHERE THEY ARE.
"Biggest flop in history", haha your life is the biggest flop in history.
lol, did the ps3 just bankrupt a dev?