Sega cancelled Obsidian's Aliens RPG

[Barnz]

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=24231

What the **** is Sega trying to do? First they cut funding for Gearbox's Colonial Marines, now this? They're spending all their bucks on ****ing AvP3 (which is probably not going to be good as first two).

 

[VictimOfScience]

Yeah, read that earlier this week. Very sad news. What a cool idea that was. :x

 

[TwwIX]

I Am glad to be honest. An RPG game based on the Alien franchise makes no ****ing sense whatsoever.

 

[Warped]

Pretty sure this game had a lot of fanfare around it actually. I think even with RPG elements it would have generated plenty of revenue

 

[Barnz]

I Am glad to be honest. An RPG game based on the Alien franchise makes no ****ing sense whatsoever.

You're so close minded.

 

[swan_song1973]

You're so close minded.

idk, i dont see it being too good either.

 

[StardogChampion]

AvP3 is the safer bet.

 

[TwwIX]

You're so close minded.

Care to enlighten me with your open mindedness?

 

[Warbie]

I know a few people in the industry who played an early demonstration build of the game and they both say it's a blessing the game got cancelled. Apparently it was shockingly bad.

The fear and menace an Alien should instill kind of vanishes when you're standing a few meters away trading blows turn based stylee. Visually it was a crock too.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

Aliens rpg? good.

 

[Lucid]

Good.
Awful idea.

Bring on AVP3!

 

[Barnz]

AvP3 is going to suck.

 

[swan_song1973]

AvP3 is the safer bet.

without a movie tie-in, yes.

 

[TheOneFreeMan]

AvP3 is going to suck.

But will make more money than this was ever going to. Sega aren't in a financial position to be taking risks right now; AvP3 is the better bet.

 

[Letters]

Funnest way to do an Alien RPG that I can think of would be playing an alien and having to take down a huge ship all by yourself.

 

[PimpinPenguin]

http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=24231

What the **** is Sega trying to do? First they cut funding for Gearbox's Colonial Marines, now this? They're spending all their bucks on ****ing AvP3 (which is probably not going to be good as first two).

Where else are Sega going to get the funding to keep creating all these shitty new Sonic games, cause it's certainly not though sales.

 

[DEATHMASTER]

Investing in secret project DCII I ****ing hope.

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

Rebellion has sucked in the past few years. AVP3 is gonna suck. The only worthwhile game they have made since AVP was Rogue Trooper.

 

[Barnz]

Rebellion has sucked in the past few years. AVP3 is gonna suck. The only worthwhile game they have made since AVP was Rogue Trooper.

This. Their Vietnam themed game is beyond terrible.

http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/shellshock2bloodtrails (40)
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/shellshock2bloodtrails (35)
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/shellshock2bloodtrails (30)

 

[Tollbooth Willie]

That was one of the absolute worst games I ever played. Christ.

 

[Darkside55]

Sega is still funding Colonial Marines, guys.

Where else are Sega going to get the funding to keep creating all these shitty new Sonic games, cause it's certainly not though sales.

You'd be surprised at how well even bad Sonic games sell.

Investing in secret project DCII I ****ing hope.

Shut up, man. Don't even joke about that.