What Game Maker Needs A “Reboot?”

I would say Rare, they have made crap these past gens also NanaOn-Sha, theyve been slacking it

@Firesoul
Rare ruined rare actually methinks as half their staff left after goldeneye and became free radical games which gave us timespiltters and second sight and are now known as Crytek uk. I dont think rare ever really recovered or else they just liked making banjo games.

Last edited by Lord carlos on 12/10/2012 8:55:58 AM

I was under the impression that they actually are working on Soul Reaver reboot

For me, this is an easy one and it is Project Aces, the creators of Ace Combat.

Ace Combat is not Call of Duty, therefore it shouldn't feel like one.

Don't force me to play a certain way or shift the focus off the airplanes and if that mean getting rid of the helicopter missions, so be it.

Above all, return the series to "Strangeworld", for it is so much better that way.

I, like you, are a big Ace Combat fan with my personal favorite being Ace Combat 04.

And while Ace Combat AH disappointed me to an extent, I still purchased it because I want Project Aces to make another one.

The music is great in this one, and once you set the controls to original settings, it plays the way we know and love. My problem with the game is the forced DFM that is required in order to achieve the "Ace" rating. Let me fly around and shoot everything down, thank you very much!

But are we really talking about Square Enix here? Aren't we now in essence just talking about Final Fantasy again?

As correctly stated in the article, as a *publisher* Square Enix stands behind a lot of great games these years, everything from fun little digital downloads to flagships like Deus Ex:HR and Hitman Absolution. So is it fair to say the *entire* company needs a reboot just cause of one franchise?

For me Square Enix is a publisher whom releases I've found to be of good quality, spanning over a good range of varied experiences. With the exception, of course, of that dead horse you all call Final Fantasy. But how many times do we need to state that?

Last edited by Beamboom on 12/10/2012 7:46:28 AM

They also crapped all over what once was a great franchise known as Front Mission so it isn't just about Final Fantasy. And he did point out that he was talking about the internally produced games NOT the games they have published.

Squaresoft during the 32-bit era was producing, not just publishing content. Squaresoft had their hand in many RPGs, FF's, Xeno, Chrono, Vagrant, etc., but also many other genres, like side scroller shooters, Einhander, or survival horror, Parasite Eve, or brawler /fighter types, Tobal and Bushido Blade. Of course none of these were esteemed as high as their FF flagship series, still well produced and higher quality than most nonetheless, but Squaresoft back then seemed to be doing a lot more internally then, than they are now.
Games like Just Cause, Deus Ex, Tomb Raider etc., are all strong titles, but they're not developed by Square-Enix.

It matters because the flavor of offerings have changed. Squaresoft's games had an identity and packaging that felt unified from one family of offerings. There were intrinsic qualities, basically Japanese qualities, that were found common throughout basically every title of theirs.
These days, S-E's published works largely don't resemble that identity from years past, like most eastern franchises. Tomb Raider, Just Cause, or Deus Ex could just as well be published by EA, Activision or Ubisoft. There is nothing about them that feel belonging to one fold. I guess another way to think about this would be to look at Nintendo's in-house development studios. Most of what they produce share an identity and intended audience, despite being different titles, or genre offerings. Back then, whether it was Brave Fencer Musashi or Secret of Mana there seemed to be at least some cohesion, as if Squaresoft could've launched their own console.

Anyway, times have changed and much of what was then, just isn't the way things are now. Gaming is huge and massive in breadth and largely driven by online connectivity. I like being nostalgic about the good o' days but those days are long sense past. So yea, I don't think S-E necessarily NEEDS to change. I say, only those who lived the era in context of this discussion really care. The newer youth who know no different probably don't give a crap and are interested mostly with what's hot and new today. They'll define the future of this entertainment, I say.

Last edited by Temjin001 on 12/10/2012 3:13:36 PM

Lucasarts
They used to make really hard games but lately its all been blah blah.

For me I am going to answer this question in a different way. I don't want or need a reboot of anything(though many are needed), what I really want is some company to bring back the God/Sim games such as SimCity, Railroad Tycoon, Rollercoaster Tycoon, and Theme Hospital. There hasn't been one of these game this gen(that I am aware of) and it is really driving me mad as I love these types of games. I have had to make due with Farm Frenzy 2 and 3 and the Home Tycoon in PSHome but I am sorry that isn't the same nor is it enough.

And no please don't try and lump Civilization Revolution into those types of games, as that game was horrible in all respects(at least for the console).

I don't have access to a computer, plus I don't have the urge to want to play PC games. I'm sure there are plenty to choose from on the PC, even Civilization Revolution was actually really good on PC from people I know that played it. I just want them back on the general consoles as well. Like you said the amount of improvements that could have really been fleshed out this gen would have been nice to see just from a console standpoint.

Capcom

oh, yea, and before EA locked down the NFL license, SEGA's NFL2k series was generally more respected than Madden. Poor Sega.