PlayStation Nation |OT| Playing Astro Bot on the Horizon Until Dawn

[Otter]

twintail said:

Otter said:

I'm very curious to see how Horizon Lego does. The game looks great but I do think Sony have misinterpreted the attachments players have to that world & characters. IMO the lego styling and multiplayer experience would have been better suited as an expansion to other IPs like Ratchet even God of War... hell it could of been the perfect place to reboot the Ape Escape IP with a crazy adventure/party MP game inspired and pegged them as sonys equivalents to the Rabbids/Minions.

If it does well for the Horizon IP, that'll of course be great.

Besides GoW, Horizon is a vastly better selling, more popular and well-known IP than either Ratchet and Ape Escape. It also has 3 new games incoming, so it makes sense that Horizon was used. Its a kids-friendly gateway into the IP at large.

But I imagine this is something Guerilla pursued more than Sony looking to jump into a partnership with Lego.

For sure Horizon is bigger then Ratchet or Ape Escape, but I do wonder how much value the lego entry will bring to franchise compared to what it could do for something like Ratchet or Ape Escape which have bold/lively characters which I think are more likely to resonate with the age group sony is targeting. I'm also questioning how much appeal the Horizon brand has once you take away its epic production and AAA aesthetic. Ape is maybe too niche but I think Ratchet would of maybe been the better pick. But as I said, I'd be happy to be proven wrong and see this game great things for the IP