Digital Nightfall on 21/9/2008 at 17:58
Well, the author of SS2 Rebirth does work at Arkane now.
Fafhrd on 22/9/2008 at 00:36
Quote Posted by EvaUnit02
Hooray, the possibility of a Bioshock clone with the SS licence! *sarcasm*
So far I'd trust Arkane to not go too far in the 'no consequences gameplay' direction. Harvey being on board reinforces that, slightly.
The_Raven on 22/9/2008 at 01:42
Go, go, go unified ammo. :p
IndieInIndy on 22/9/2008 at 17:53
Quote Posted by Digital Nightfall
Well, the author of SS2 Rebirth
does work at Arkane now.
The person responsible for the high-poly midwife may get a chance to do it again? This might be the first time I think ratings censors could be a good thing.
EvaUnit02 on 22/9/2008 at 17:59
Quote Posted by IndieInIndy
The person responsible for the high-poly midwife may get a chance to do it again? This might be the first time I think ratings censors could be a good thing.
Weren't Rebirth Midwives based off of original concept art?
Sulphur on 22/9/2008 at 18:00
Oh, come on, you didn't like the sexy midwives? You, sir, have no soul.
Also, page 2 midwives are too old, too big, and have more wrinkles than my ballsac.
Ostriig on 22/9/2008 at 18:06
Quote Posted by The_Raven
Go, go, go unified ammo. :p
My buttocks cringed of their own free will.
To be fair, though, if you're willing to somewhat disregard Smith's involvement in IW as well as his apparently unsavory reputation, I suppose something half-decent could easily come of it. I'm quite confident that the mentions of DX (and lack of mentions of IW) are at the very least not entirely unrelated to a marketing scheme, but if you're aiming along those lines and not intentionally trying to fuck up something's gotta turn out right.
Jashin on 22/9/2008 at 18:59
Smith was the lead designer on DX. He had a huge part in making DX great.
Changes he made to IW would've been more tolerable had the levels been DX-sized and the tech stable. The simulation was scaled back in every single possible direction. It was the idea of a sequel as a "complete downgrade" that offended a lot of people who played DX, and the shitty performance/middleware integration offended those who never played.
Digital Nightfall on 22/9/2008 at 19:37
Dark Messiah... unified ammo (mana) and unlimited ammo (any bow) ...
... and women who would make the rebirth midwife look modest ...
Ostriig on 22/9/2008 at 20:36
Quote Posted by Jashin
Smith was the lead designer on DX. He had a huge part in making DX great.
Oh yeah, definitely, it's why I said it could easily turn out half-decent. To be honest, it's not IW that makes me cautious about getting my hopes up - once I got over my initial disappointment, I stopped treating it as a sequel and found it an enjoyable title in its own right. What gets me worried is what he did after that on his own, namely BlackSite: Area51, which seems to have gotten him (
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/blacksitearea51?q=BlackSite:%20Area%2051) little praise if Metacritic is to be trusted.
