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thismeintiel said:
SWORDF1SH said:

For some reason I thought Sucker Punch were doing Spiderman. Insomniac are chucking out games left right and center these days

They seem like the better fit. Though, I have full confidence in Insomniac to deliver.  And it does make you wonder what Sucker Punch is working on.

Sucker Punch would be a better fit. Insomniac is great at doing wacky games with crazy weapons. They tried and arguably failed at doing serious games with Resistance and although Spiderman isn't as a serious game as Resistance it still really isn't a game that plays to their stengths.

Having said that, they've always made solid games and no doubt this will be a great game but not 'shut up and take my money' great.



Bandorr said:
I doubt we will ever see a sequel to SSO, or QB. Which is a shame those are the only two games I've played on my XBOX one.

I guess what draws me to them is exactly what makes others avoid them.

Those are the types of games that sell better on PS. QB would of thrieved on the PS4. In fact Remedy on the whole would do better on PlayStation. It's not a pop at Xbox because other genres do better on Xbox than PS, it's just that Sony have invested in a wider range of genres over the last 20 years while Xbox has been more laser focused on the more popular genres like shooters and racing.



Good news.
Insomniac should invest their time in the Spider-Man and Ratchet & Clank series.



Insomniac never should have made that deal with Microsoft. Isn't Dead Rising 4 a timed exclusive too? They must be shelling out big bucks for these gambles, and they don't seem to be paying off.



SWORDF1SH said:
thismeintiel said:

They seem like the better fit. Though, I have full confidence in Insomniac to deliver.  And it does make you wonder what Sucker Punch is working on.

Sucker Punch would be a better fit. Insomniac is great at doing wacky games with crazy weapons. They tried and arguably failed at doing serious games with Resistance and although Spiderman isn't as a serious game as Resistance it still really isn't a game that plays to their stengths.

Having said that, they've always made solid games and no doubt this will be a great game but not 'shut up and take my money' great.

You mean those Resistance games that are still considered some of the best in the genre and performed decently in a crowded market? You could've used Fuse and had a completely irrefutable point!

 

This is the same Insomniac that is the undisputed king of independent development. I'll trust their effort here considering Spiderman has the largest team size they've ever had. Looking at how gorgeous and entertaining Ratchet PS4 was on almost no budget with a skeleton crew, I see no reason to worry yet. You've gotta keep in mind, Insomniac doesn't have a turnaround rate: Their employees stay a long time, so there are people working there from their Spyro days still. It's not like they're a one trick pony. 

 

OT: it's not surprising that after Spiderman was announced we got a confirmation of no SSO2 yet. Insomniac has finished or is working on over half a dozen games in 2016 (Ratchet, Song of the Deep, the three VR games, Spiderman, and a bunch of mobile games), so they really wouldn't have much more room to squeeze in another game. 



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DivinePaladin said:
SWORDF1SH said:

Sucker Punch would be a better fit. Insomniac is great at doing wacky games with crazy weapons. They tried and arguably failed at doing serious games with Resistance and although Spiderman isn't as a serious game as Resistance it still really isn't a game that plays to their stengths.

Having said that, they've always made solid games and no doubt this will be a great game but not 'shut up and take my money' great.

You mean those Resistance games that are still considered some of the best in the genre and performed decently in a crowded market? You could've used Fuse and had a completely irrefutable point!

 

This is the same Insomniac that is the undisputed king of independent development. I'll trust their effort here considering Spiderman has the largest team size they've ever had. Looking at how gorgeous and entertaining Ratchet PS4 was on almost no budget with a skeleton crew, I see no reason to worry yet. You've gotta keep in mind, Insomniac doesn't have a turnaround rate: Their employees stay a long time, so there are people working there from their Spyro days still. It's not like they're a one trick pony. 

 

OT: it's not surprising that after Spiderman was announced we got a confirmation of no SSO2 yet. Insomniac has finished or is working on over half a dozen games in 2016 (Ratchet, Song of the Deep, the three VR games, Spiderman, and a bunch of mobile games), so they really wouldn't have much more room to squeeze in another game. 

I think you're overating Resistance a little. They are good games but not great game. This is the point I'm trying to make. They shine brightest when they play to their strengths and make outstanding games. But they always do put out good games.



Pity it wasn't successful enough to get a sequel. It looked a fun game.



Sunset Overdrive is one of the games of the gen so disappointed to not be seeing a sequel :(



Pemalite said:

Such sad news.
Sunset Overdrive was a fantastic game, amazing art, decent gameplay with some original mechanics and lots of tongue-in-cheek humor.
Downside was that it was a collect-a-thon, but that is easily forgivable.

It should have released on more platforms to appeal to a larger audience and attract more gamers for the sequel as this is one of the bad sides of exclusivity if it doesn't do well on 1 platform.

Sounds like you would enjoy ratchet and clank ps4. You should get it.  



Loved SO but I didn't think for one second that a sequel was on its way.