Have you pre-ordered PS All-Stars yet?

[Chandler]

o_O.Q said:

Chandler said:

o_O.Q said:

Chandler said:

So the dream of every Playstation fan is having a game that neither represents the Playstation brand in gameplay nor in characters? OK.

huh???

the characters in the game have their movesets taken as directly as possible from the games they're from

and in terms of history all of the most important first party characters are in...

as for third parties like crash and spyro that were important to playstation over a decade ago it has been repeated constantly that the developers rely on the permission of third parties to use those characters

Without Lara Croft, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro the Dragon, Cloud Strife, Squall Leonheart, Solid Snake or the original Dante this game does not represent what made Playstation the brand that it is today. Most of the characters in this game are exclusively PS3 affiliated, if even that. And the last 5-6 years are not exactly those where the Sony brand rose to greatness. The games name is All-Stars which implies that those characters had a certain success or impact. With characters like Nariko thats some deep reaching and Mecha Raiden and Punk Dante are completely unproven.

 

Concerning gameplay, using 2D to represent their "staple" franchises is nothing less than a travesty, but I discussed this before. Would this game be like Anarchy Reigns I wouldn't say a word since 3D was Sony's thing and I have nothing against a mascot brawler for Sony people per se.

 

____________ SCEI Future Concept Approval Process Guide Lines____________
Rev 19.1 -2004-

Development of two-dimensional games is to be discouraged for the chief home consoles. (PS2, PS3)

This also applies to the handheld market. (PSP)

All games genres under this rule include Action, Adventure, Driving, Role-Playing, Simulation, Sports, and Strategy. (Plus unlisted sub genres)

All games genres not under this rule include Puzzle, and Novel.

Gameplay is irrelevant, as long a graphics standard is kept (3D)

In the case of a non agreement the game will be suggested for the handheld market. (PSP)

Most of the characters in this game are exclusively PS3 affiliated, if even that."

nonsense...

ps1: parappa, sweet tooth, sir daniel, heihachi, spike

ps2 : kratos, sly cooper, jak and daxter, rachet and clank, colonel radec, raiden, dante

ps3: fat princess, drake, sack boy, evil cole, cole, nariko, big daddy

 

i'm honestly unsure of where toro fits in but i'd have to guess either the ps2 or ps1 era

 

as far the other third party characters absent it has been reiterated a million times that sony does not own those characters and as a result their presense in this game relies solely on whether third parties see fit to share them or not

 

"Concerning gameplay, using 2D to represent their "staple" franchises is nothing less than a travesty"

your opinion not really sure how its relevant to anything but knock yourself out 

 

"Development of two-dimensional games is to be discouraged for the chief home consoles."

so i'm guessing that you're saying that sony has not developed any 2d games for ps2 and ps3?

No, I'm saying that they actively tried to avoid 2D games in order to differentiate themselves from the Mega Drive and the SNES. Them now doing a complete 180 and basically saying "Look, this is what Playstation is all about, this is how our biggest faces battle it out Playstation style. It's 2D btw." IS a travesty. And if you don't think my opinion doesn't add anything I suggest you read the OP one more time.

 

The characters used in this game going under the names of Raiden and Dante do not deserve to be listed under the PS2 banner and I have no idea what a "colonel radec" or "fat princess" is. I have owned every single playstation console or handheld and if even I don't know all the characters that's not really a good sign for the broad appeal the game needs to be a success.