robio said:

I need to check out NMH2. I was really geared up for it, and the original was one of my favorites but for some reason once it came out I went into "meh" mode.  Same thing happened to me with Lost Winds 2. I loved the first, wanted a sequel, and then ignored it when it came out.

Does that happen to anyone else or am I just weird?

You are most definetely weird.

CVG

James Bond: Blood Stone team unworried by GoldenEye head-to-head

With two Activision-published James Bond titles set for release at the same time, you'd expect the one that carries the classic GoldenEye name and much of its essence to be dominant in most gamers' minds.

'Not so fast' said Bizarre Creations, when we suggested that they might have some work to do keep James Bond: Blood Stone out of GoldenEye's shadow.

"I think for us, you want to be asking the same thing to Eurocom: are they worried about being in our shadow?" said Bizarre Creations producer Nick Davies.

"We are giving the big broad Bond experience, I think we're giving everything a Bond fan's going to want to see in one game."

"Their game's fantastic and I think it'll do really well," he continued.

"I think the two games are going out at the same time, they are going for slightly different audiences: Obviously the Wii version has got its audience, the 360, PS3, PC have got their own so I think they're two very different games."

"We'll just concentrate on ours, we think we've got a really good package, we think we've got everything the players want to see and want to do as James Bond. So we think it stands alone as a big deal."

James Bond: Blood Stone was unveiled last month along with a trailer and some sexy pictures of Bond girl Joss Stone. Go and have a peek.

Thoughts? I know that I'm looking forward to Goldeneye over a good many games, purely from a nostalgic standpoint.

gamingeek said:

You are most definetely weird.

Well that's a new one.

gamingeek said:

Been playing this.

And it's the shit. From top to bottom I love this game. It's one of those rare instances when a developer listens to the criticism of the first game cuts out all the annoying BS, leaving pure pleasure, variety and fun.

Whilst replaying NMH1 would involve some frustrating, boring and lethargic bits, replaying the second game would be all pleasure for me. There's no more satisfying move in gaming than using two lightsabres to double slash some guy in the midriff, sending his bloddy remains flying all over the screen.

Oh yeah, that's wrong, because there is something more satisfying in gaming - and that's turning Travis into a freaking tiger and ripping peoples faces off.

you are mostly right, though you know how i feel about the sequel as compared to the original.  there is one thing you are certainly wrong about though.  replaying the first game has no frustrating lethargic bits at all (even if you were a weirdo and thought the side jobs and killing missions were not fun) as you keep all your weapons and what not and you can make money ridiculously easily and just zoom through the game playing boss after boss on bitter.

anyway, these games are wonderful.  having finished both and with suda saying there will most likely not be a third, and with sales being pretty abysmal i must admit it makes me very depressed

ps did you manage the final boss?

robio said:

I need to check out NMH2. I was really geared up for it, and the original was one of my favorites but for some reason once it came out I went into "meh" mode.  Same thing happened to me with Lost Winds 2. I loved the first, wanted a sequel, and then ignored it when it came out.

Does that happen to anyone else or am I just weird?

Just you.  Being let down by a sequel while you are playing it (or once you have finished it) is normal, but being let down by a game you have not played would be new to me.

aspro said:

robio said:

I need to check out NMH2. I was really geared up for it, and the original was one of my favorites but for some reason once it came out I went into "meh" mode.  Same thing happened to me with Lost Winds 2. I loved the first, wanted a sequel, and then ignored it when it came out.

Does that happen to anyone else or am I just weird?

Just you.  Being let down by a sequel while you are playing it (or once you have finished it) is normal, but being let down by a game you have not played would be new to me.

I never said I was let down by it. Just no longer interested in it.  

Guitar Hero developer Neversoft has accepted that publisher Activision will release a Hero game every year despite admitting the studio lost its soul competing with rival Rock Band.

"With Guitar Hero World Tour [2008] we kind of lost our souls a bit," project director Brian Bright told Develop.

"We lost that spark by trying to cater to everyone. We were in this arms race with our competitor [Rock Band 2], and in the end I felt like we sold a bit of our souls."

aspro said:

From Guitar Hero story above.  Nice to see some honesty (he'll be fired) :

Guitar Hero developer Neversoft has accepted that publisher Activision will release a Hero game every year despite admitting the studio lost its soul competing with rival Rock Band.

"With Guitar Hero World Tour [2008] we kind of lost our souls a bit," project director Brian Bright told Develop.

"We lost that spark by trying to cater to everyone. We were in this arms race with our competitor [Rock Band 2], and in the end I felt like we sold a bit of our souls."

i think the casual rhythm game (guitar hero, rock band et al) bubble will burst altogether within another couple of seasons.  

long live taiko no tatzudgin and dj maxx

robio said:

I need to check out NMH2. I was really geared up for it, and the original was one of my favorites but for some reason once it came out I went into "meh" mode.  Same thing happened to me with Lost Winds 2. I loved the first, wanted a sequel, and then ignored it when it came out.

Does that happen to anyone else or am I just weird?

I do that all the time. Super Mario Galaxy 2 was my most recent occurrence.

Ravenprose said:

robio said:

I need to check out NMH2. I was really geared up for it, and the original was one of my favorites but for some reason once it came out I went into "meh" mode.  Same thing happened to me with Lost Winds 2. I loved the first, wanted a sequel, and then ignored it when it came out.

Does that happen to anyone else or am I just weird?

I do that all the time. Super Mario Galaxy 2 was my most recent occurrence.

I actually had a to force myself to sit down and play that.  Glad I did though. Turned out to actually be worth the hype. . .  still never finished it though.