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

[twintail]

Otter said:

twintail said:

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

The way I see it is that bigger exposure, if that is what they get, doesn't necessarily benefit IP like Ratchet and AE because they don't have upcoming games in the pipeline. 

A new game in either IP is likely 4 years from conception to release (if not more, 3 is things run smoothly). At that point, you've lost whatever appeal was created. 

Of course, I'd also like more Ratchet and AE, especially the latter. So hopefully something can be done about them.