"It will house a second team working on a brand new game" screams the tainted project Scalebound to you? Okay pal.
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Microsoft renews Scalebound trademark
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"It will house a second team working on a brand new game" screams the tainted project Scalebound to you? Okay pal.
amdb00mer
Member
That is pretty interesting indeed. Makes me wonder what the open-world IP will be.
It's almost like MS can choose what to focus on at their conference, and they're all about online multiplayer. But the meat and potatoes of the game aren't that, since that was supposed to be a penultimate boss, which obviously wasn't nearly finished, especially with W101 in the back of his mind. Have you seen this video or write ups about this kind of stuff? If they had shown more the stuff in the video, I guarantee the reception would have been a lot warmer.
Memorabilia
Member
The concept is really cool, but the preview videos somehow made gameplay which should be fun look really boring. I'm hopeful the rebooted effort will inject some fun into it. I was originally really excited for this game.
Xaero Gravity
NEXT LEVEL lame™
There's a difference between having a preference, and being a fanboy. He's the former.
Doug Heffernan
Member
SmokedMeat
Gamer™
I'm not getting my hopes up. Especially if Platinum's not involved.
Naughty_Doge
Member
It didn't even look good WITH Platinum and Kamiya so I'm open to new possibilities.
No.
Outrun
Member
Why? MS axed the project for a reason...
I love Platinum too. But they don't have a 100% strike rate of greatness.
rakkadakka
Member
I'm ok with it as long as they get rid of the headphones.
Phatosaurus
Member
Likely sitting on the trademark, it happens often. Either way, even if they've handed the the IP to another developer it won't matter to me. I was only ever interested in Scalebound because of Kamiya and Platinum Games were behind it.
In the other thread we concluded that it must be Lionhead, as we had someone claim insider information on Twitter:
Don't believe everything you find on Twitter.
matrix-cat
Member
Zero interest in a non-Kamiya Scalebound. I'll freely admit the game didn't look amazing in any of the footage they released, but I had faith because it was a Kamiya game; the man only knows how to make winners. It might not have showed off well, but once I had my hands on the final product it would have come together and been something special.
But just looking at it as a basic premise for some Western developer to come in and rebuild? ...No thanks.
But just looking at it as a basic premise for some Western developer to come in and rebuild? ...No thanks.
Basically.
Doug Heffernan
Member
If it were Lionhead I'd be open to it. At least they have a proven track record of making action RPGs.
IbukiLordSA
Member
But I sold my X1 after this got cancelled 
WaterAstro
Member
Scalebound made by the Gears team! lol
I don't see why MS would waste their time with this game, or Phantom Dust, ReCore, or a lot of their other half hearted efforts with games that were never that good to being with. Scalebound always looked like garbage to me, from the concept of a douchey knock off Dante with headphones to the actually gameplay. If they do release it, it's gonna bomb hard.
I'm hoping this is just trademark renewal a/la Nintendo & Eternal Darkness.
I'm also of the mindset that taking the idea and giving it to a Western developer will result in major mediocrity and a lot of pissed off fans.
EDIT: There it is.
I'm also of the mindset that taking the idea and giving it to a Western developer will result in major mediocrity and a lot of pissed off fans.
Though I wouldn't mind if Nintendo gave Eternal Darkness to a new developer, but in this case it's kind of required since Silicon Knights is deader than dead.
EDIT: There it is.
Cheat Code
Member
Microsoft giving Platinum's fucking game to another studio would definitely be a way to make them look like the anus of the generation again.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
Before this game was cancelled all I remember was people saying it looked terrible. There was far more excitement about the game after it was cancelled than before.
Rumblebones
Banned
I don't care if the rumour is false if it means MS take a second look at Scalebound.
Naughty_Doge
Member
Why are people so impulsive? Lol.But I sold my X1 after this got cancelled
Lol.
tiredheadcrab
Member
Was gonna say wait until Jez comments.
It's probably just them holding onto the trademark so nobody else tries to use it.
Unreal Champ
Banned
No the hate was that it wasn't close to being like Panzer Dragoon and add the fact it had a really horrible control scheme.
Lionel Richie
Member
Same. If any western studio is working on it I somehow have even less interest.
Castef
Banned
But I sold my X1 after this got cancelled
It was a test of faith.
Zvonimir Boban
Banned
Exactly.
Look at Shannon's reply further down that thread, it's nothing.
Scalebound is dead, accept it and move on.
Primethius
Banned
Such a non-rumor to get deconfirmed but there it is.
Monocle
Member
Kamiya does though.
moltonasty
Member
On one hand I'd be happy to see 343 get off the Halo train and work on something else TBH.
On the other hand, Kamiya and Platinum was the only reason I was interested in this game.
Meh?
On the other hand, Kamiya and Platinum was the only reason I was interested in this game.
Meh?
stargateheaven
Member
To stop another company making a game called scalebound
Black Mantis
Member
The MisterX Media link is enough to label this as false, if it were true though, I'd like to see Valhalla Studios on it. Itagaki and Microsoft are close, they helped him set-up Valhalla, and he knows how to make a great action game.
BleedOrange
Banned
The player character was already a generic white guy lol.
This is either a troll comment or you're ignorant of the game to begin with.
Game was cancelled to keep that intact.