Uncharted 2 didn’t “redefine” action games, says Castlevania producer

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leo-j on 07 April 2010

it didn't redefine anything..

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He's so wrong with so much evidence stacked against him, going waaayyyy back, that it's not even funny.

An exclusive title can easily redefine a genre - and in fact many exclusives have.

As for Uncharted 2... I'd say it just qualifies by the skin of its teeth. It was for the most part refinement vs redefining, but as a complete package I think it did just about scrape over the line as it pushed so many elements to another level.

IMHO of course.

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oldschoolfool on 07 April 2010

Lastgengamer said:

Dave Cox, producer for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, has told PSM3 that Uncharted 2 did not “redefine” the action genre because it was only a single-format release.

Admitting that it was “highly polished”, Cox believes that if the game were to have hit more than just PS3, it would’ve possibly set a precedent for action games to follow.

“Visually Uncharted 2 is beautiful and it impresses me technically. But does Uncharted 2 redefine 3rd person action games? I don’t think that it does,” said Cox.

“Uncharted 2 is a great game and I enjoyed it immensely. The standouts are the story and the voice acting.
“[But] Uncharted was a single format release. If any game is going to set a benchmark for a genre it would need to do so across multiple platforms.”

Castlevania: Lords of Shadows is a joint venture with Kojima Productions and Mecury Steam, and is set for release sometime this year on Xbox 360 and PS3.

You can get the latest issue of PSM3 will hit newsstands this week.

Via CVG.

http://www.vg247.com/2010/04/07/uncharted-2-didnt-redefine-action-games-says-castlevania-producer/

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NYANKS on 07 April 2010

Reasonable said:
He's so wrong with so much evidence stacked against him, going waaayyyy back, that it's not even funny.

An exclusive title can easily redefine a genre - and in fact many exclusives have.

As for Uncharted 2... I'd say it just qualifies by the skin of its teeth. It was for the most part refinement vs redefining, but as a complete package I think it did just about scrape over the line as it pushed so many elements to another level.

IMHO of course.

This is exactly my feeling on the subject.

I'm still floored by his logic though. Wow. Although I guess PR is PR, he did his job and got some attention.

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disolitude on 07 April 2010

This guy is a moron...someone get this guy off the next Castlevania game before its too late.

Hes right that it didn't redefine anything...but his resoning is wrong...and who cares if it didn't anyways.

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SaviorX on 07 April 2010

Well, that made no sense.........

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