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[CountAntonius]

Please GAF, don't make a big deal out of this and embarrass yourselves. It's a recruitment agency and it's their job to make the offer look attractive.

Way too late for that.

 

[Tonky]

Phil: Yo Horizon looks good let's make a ripoff

Rare: Say no more fam

 

[sportz103]

MS: "We need someone to design a large outdoor environment"
Recruiter: "Sure, I'll make that sound appealing"
Gaf: "MS is making a knockoff game that is going to be [dramatic zoom] actually bad™

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

I'm not saying it's Fable...but Its probably Fable.

 

[immortald3ath]

So much MS/Nintendo hate on gaf lol. Sonygaf has pretty much turned neogaf into gamefaqs in the past 3-4 years.

 

[eerik9000]

C'mon guys, HZD reference is clearly regarding environments as they are looking for an environment artist, not for robo-dinosaurs, redheaded female leads, etc.

 

[CrayToes]

Microsoft ripping off Sony's Ubisoft rip off. This should be fun.

In all seriousness, I hope it's original. MS needs killer games.

 

[Tregard]

Skyline: Nil Daybreak

 

[truly101]

So what makes HZD a far cry rip off? Crafting items with animal and enemy parts? Clearing out enemy camps? Climbing Towers? I can think of another game that fits that description pretty easily.

 

[Yearsoflurking]

I'm not saying it's Fable...but Its probably Fable.

probably i think studio gobo is working on fable, they're using the unreal engine only makes sense

 

[Uno Venova]

More Horizon style games would be amazing

 

[Tonky]

So what makes HZD a far cry rip off? Crafting items with animal and enemy parts? Clearing out enemy camps? Climbing Towers? I can think of another game that fits that description pretty easily.

Like Skyrim with robo-dinosaurs

 

[eso76]

Probably just a game with a similar environmental design rather than one with a similar premise. Interested to know if it's single player or a service game.

I suspect you're right, but that's worse imho.
There's many ways to develop a similar premise, but whatever it is, it needs to look new and different.
I have faith in Playground though, one of the best devs around.

 

[Majmun]

Horizon is such a technically impressive game.

Hope these devs nail it.

 

[LordBaztion]

Nice, see you in 3-4 years.

 

[Jaguar Victory]

Phil: Yo Horizon looks good let's make a ripoff

Rare: Say no more fam

Horizon seemed like Sony's answer to Scalebound tbh. Scalebound just never made it.

 

[Kyoufu]

Horizon seemed like Sony's answer to Scalebound tbh. Scalebound just never made it.

Why would a Sony game be an "answer" to a game they refused to fund and publish?

 

[facetheslayer92]

Horizon seemed like Sony's answer to Scalebound tbh. Scalebound just never made it.

Didn't Horizon start development before Killzone 3 came out?

 

[SomedayTheFire]

Horizon seemed like Sony's answer to Scalebound tbh. Scalebound just never made it.

You're kidding lmao

 

[Tonky]

Nice, see you cancelled in 2-3 years.

Fixed.

 

[Twilight Gap]

I honestly wouldn't care if it was a reskin. Xbox would finally have an IP worth owning the system for.

 

[nekkid]

MS potentially securing PG's second game is the big news, here. Not some overreaction to a poorly-constructed recruiter pitch.

 

[Jaguar Victory]

Why would a Sony game be an "answer" to a game they refused to fund and publish?

Scalebound was announced way back. These companies plan to compete sometimes. See Tombraider/Uncharted.

 

[jayu26]

Horizon seemed like Sony's answer to Scalebound tbh. Scalebound just never made it.

Horizon was in production with the robot animals premise long before anyone knew anything about Scalebound.

 

[Yearsoflurking]

didn't realize this was an horizon thread lol.

 

[Anticol]

How original of MS

 

[ScaryShark]

Horizon seemed like Sony's answer to Scalebound tbh. Scalebound just never made it.

If any game needed to be 'answered' it was definitely Scalebound.

 

[Capella]

Horizon seemed like Sony's answer to Scalebound tbh. Scalebound just never made it.

If you are being serious, I'm pretty sure Horizon was in development before Scalebound was announced...


Either way, I wouldn't read into this. Even if they are looking into a similar environmental design there are many directions you could take that in depending on what the premise or genre is. This doesn't mean that whatever game this is, it's going to be a Horizon clone.

 

[funkystudent]

Maybe they where told "its like Horizon" because they meant Forza Horizon but the recruiter went with Horizon ZD because it was the only one they actually knew about.

 

[Jaguar Victory]

Horizon was in production with the robot animals premise long before anyone knew anything about Scalebound.

You may be right Wiki says it was in development before Killzone shipped.

 

[Kyoufu]

Scalebound was announced way back. These companies plan to compete sometimes. See Tombraider/Uncharted.

You didn't answer the question though. Platinum Games pitched Scalebound to Sony first and were declined. So why would Sony care?

 

[Tonky]

Maybe they where told "its like Horizon" because they meant Forza Horizon but the recruiter went with Horizon ZD because it was the only one they actually knew about.

Damn, good point. This actually makes a lot of sense..

 

[Jaguar Victory]

You didn't answer the question though. Platinum Games pitched Scalebound to Sony first and were declined. So why would Sony care?

I didn't know that. Looks like Sony made the right call on that one.

 

[MisterR]

So much MS/Nintendo hate on gaf lol. Sonygaf has pretty much turned neogaf into gamefaqs in the past 3-4 years.

Lord what an embarrassing post. SonyGAF, give me a fucking break.

 

[The Hamburglar]

You will.



Sea of Thieves is no new IP?

one in 7 years.

 

[Miles Quaritch]

Having a similar environment to Horizon means it's a rip of Horizon?

The title is somewhat inaccurate based on the listing in the OP.

 

[almostjuliuscaesar]

just came back to say LOL this thread did not disappoint

 

[SOR5]

Grain of salt.

TiC are surprisingly 'in there' with the Xbox team

 

[JaggedSac]

MS potentially securing PG's second game is the big news, here. Not some overreaction to a poorly-constructed recruiter pitch.

Who said this was PG's game? There were multiple "insiders" that said PG's game was multiplat.

 

[Xandremi]

I didn't know that. Looks like Sony made the right call on that one.

Or maybe it might've actually turned out fine and released if Sony published Scalebound

Sony: MS has nothing like Horizon! They can't compete

MS: Hold my beer

I can only imagine MS tripping and falling flat on their faces as soon as the beer leaves their hands lmao

 

[MilkyJoe]

Maybe they are doing a Dino Riders game...

 

[Theorry]

one in 7 years.

Damn its 2020 already.

 

[Space_nut]

Sony: MS has nothing like Horizon! They can't compete

MS: Hold my beer

 

[Linkified]

MS: "We need someone to design a large outdoor environment"
Recruiter: "Sure, I'll make that sound appealing"
Gaf: "MS is making a knockoff game that is going to be [dramatic zoom] actually bad™

Exactly - its saying as an environmental lead essentially its an open world, which is a different skill than a game like Gears or Uncharted.

 

[nekkid]

Maybe they where told "its like Horizon" because they meant Forza Horizon but the recruiter went with Horizon ZD because it was the only one they actually knew about.

Good theory, Sherlock.

 

[Tonky]

Sony: MS has nothing like Horizon! They can't compete

MS: Hold my beer

No. This is not one of those situations.

 

[Salty Rice]

They gotta need something big and AAA to announce and cancel in the coming years so it makes sense if they just do a Horizon clone since its hot.

 

[Prototype Viktor]

One of G3D's clients is Playground Games.

http://g-3d.co.uk/clients

They're working on an open-world action game.

http://gematsu.com/2017/02/forza-ho...ond-studio-develop-open-world-non-racing-game

It's a digital fish open world action game! You play a sponge named Bob

 

[Theorry]

TiC are surprisingly 'in there' with the Xbox team

I am sure they have some sources. But they are abit to "fanboy" sometimes and that hurts their credibility abit.

 

[eso76]

Wait a moment..

It's Forza Horizon Zero Dawn !

Ahahah.
I'm so funny.