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Rumor: Ex-Sony Bend dev talks about Syphon Filter, new game & a ditched Uncharted
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Miles Quaritch
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Goddamit, Sony.
This sounds amazing.
Neuromancer
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Corpsepyre
Banned
This has been rumoured for a while now.
Barakov
Member
It sounds like they really wanted to get away from Syphon Filter or at least Garvin did. And given how Logan's Shadow didn't perform that well it was probably perfect opportunity to do just that.
He's saying he doesn't think Bend could pull it off, not Vita.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
What would be the reason to canned this? Sony doesn't make Sci-fi games and I don't really see which game it could've been close to. It's a shame it's sound interesting
WhiskeyKnight
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I thought Sony Bend's Uncharted game was actually pretty great.
Tilting the Vita ever so slightly to fine tune your aim really worked well.
Tilting the Vita ever so slightly to fine tune your aim really worked well.
Well considering Sucker Punch's Infamous games are mediocre at best I don't know how Bend could do any worse. They also made one of the best Resistance games.
Same here, it's my favourite Uncharted after 2.
The "hey, we spent a lot of money on a game tied to a platform with horrible software sales" genre, I would imagine.
I'm only half-joking, too.
In the sense that Sony as the publisher guided them in the direction of a third person shooter, as that was what Sony wanted at that time.
I can't find a source for it at the moment, so consider it hearsay for now. Maybe someone that knows more can chime in.
TheOnlyOneHeEverFeared
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FTFY
I was wondering what was going on over there all this time. Kind of a bummer to hear about the canned Vita projects. An Infamous one would have been cool and I would have welcomed a new IP or Uncharted as well. I look forward to seeing their next project as I've been a big fan of theirs for a while.
autoduelist
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I really enjoyed it, except for the overuse of some of the more obscure vita features, but that's normal with any launch title on a new device -- they're often told to make use of every feature.
I actually enjoyed some of the touch stuff. Just not the fights. Drawing your 'climb' was really, really nice. And making rubbings of things was cool enough too.
I mean, the first Uncharted made use of the gyro to cross logs... same basic thing.
I'd have bought a sequel in a heart beat.
Quiet you.
Neuromancer
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Well Killzone is sci fi. But that sounds very different.
RamzaIsCool
The Amiga Brotherhood
Sony seemed really tough in greenlitting games, hopefully with the success of the PS4 they eased up on the studios. Tho that didn't prevent that Santa Monica game being canned.
What does an openworld horror game mean anyway? Is it like the early Silent Hill games or something?
What does an openworld horror game mean anyway? Is it like the early Silent Hill games or something?
Can you name a new retail handheld IP from Sony's US based studios? I can't. I figure there's a reason why Bend went from their own series to spinoff duty.
SolidSnakex
Member
Well, all we have from it is an extremely generic (and this time that word is appropriate) description. All she said is that it's a sci fi setting and you can run up buildings with jet boots. How does that sound amazing?
Pie and Beans
Look for me on the local news, I'll be the guy arrested for trying to burn down a Nintendo exec's house.
Fuck sake, could have had an Infamous on Vita? Its hard to understand just what the people calling the shots at Sony studios have been doing these past few years. Like, theyre lucky they got the hardware side of things so right and some intelligent partnerships with third party, but they've been kinda fucking good internal studios over with real short-sightedness for what feels like ages now.
bananafactory
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Shinobi said that's what it is.
He also hinted at the canned projects that this redditor is speaking of.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
That was for a Vita game? I guess I misunderstood then, I thought that Uncharted and Infamous were the only Vita project they had.
That would have been so cool, now I'm sad...
Yeah, the last one Sony announced was Warrior's Lair, which was very publicly cancelled.
3rdamention
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Elitist1945
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God damnit! Another Vita Uncharted would have been great! Infamous too! Oh well.
Mass_Pincup
Banned
I think that was about Santa Monica's game
Acquiescence
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Must be really bad for morale to work on a series of different projects for years, only to see none of them come to fruition. Doesn't sound like the team is in the best mindset right now, so good luck to them on their PS4 venture. Hope it all works out.
Edit - Would've been really nice to see one of those Vita games get released.
Edit - Would've been really nice to see one of those Vita games get released.
Yep also Famousmort's rumor.
3rdamention
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Yep, you are right. I am editing post now, thanks!
MrMatt555
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Pound_lb003
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Athey Moravetz is probs Justin Moravetz.
I don't think Athey Moravetz is a person.
EDIT: I love crow...
So Athey and Justin Moravetz both worked at Bend!
I don't think Athey Moravetz is a person.
EDIT: I love crow...
So Athey and Justin Moravetz both worked at Bend!
SolidSnakex
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I'm not sure what your point is. The card game is obviously radically different from standard Uncharted games. Franchise burnout comes from too many games that play similarly.
Some random card game for Vita is hardly going to make people say 'Man, I've sure played enough games in the Uncharted franchise after this'.
mejin
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Dunno, man. Sony publishes all sort of games, a lot of crap for diversity sake and new ips. Like I said, it it's true I think they lost focus when ND blocked another portable Uncharted.
Maybe it really is Sony fault, but Golden Abyss launched on 2011...it's so long since we have no infos from Bend and I really find it hard to believe Sony canceling good projects throughout this time since.
But look I like and cheer for them. I do hope they are now working on a title to show us, I believe in them and (fingers crossed) Sony too.
Corpsepyre
Banned
I can't say I'm unhappy about the canned Uncharted VITA game. Would have been too many Uncharted games in a span of a few years.
Hero Prinny
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its probably like a rockstar and 2k thing. yea 2k is the boss but rockstar is Big Boss, you wanna keep em happy at all cost, they're the ones that make it rain yo.
instead of that they should've put out an uncharted equivalent to syphon filter combat ops
small PSN multi-only game that reuses assets from the base game
That's bullshit. Look at the megaman series from the PS2/GCN/XB era and the releases it has (a good chunk of them considered mediocre) and how the franchise came to a screeching halt come MegaMan 10. The franchise was burned out at that point.
Resistance had five games under it's mantle and only two of them were good. Result? Franchise burnout, series on hiatus.
Ratchet and Clank was churning out bad sequels up until Into the Nexus, if it wasn't for the obvious pause in R&C titles being releaased that franchise would've ended up the same way.
Hell there are a ton of people burned out on Pokemon too.
I'd like that too and that's why I'm upset. A developer within Sony ready and willing to get shit done with a nice piece of hardware and all of their pitches turned down. Sad.
Rogue_Ledr
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HOLD UP!
Sony and Bend wanted another Uncharted game and ND nixed it?
How do they get to make decisions on what games get made and which one's don't?
Sony owns ND and pays for the game development, not the other way around.
Sony and Bend wanted another Uncharted game and ND nixed it?
How do they get to make decisions on what games get made and which one's don't?
Sony owns ND and pays for the game development, not the other way around.