Comments on: The Sunday Papers

By: Bobsy

Bobsy — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:29:34 +0000

Huh. How comes we’re not more excited by Alpha Protocol? Deus Ex + Bourne seems like a fancy-dancy starting point to me, but I think this is the first I’ve seen more than just the name.

Looks pretty damn ugly though.

By: mister slim

mister slim — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:52:06 +0000

@Radiant

Can’t be completely sure, but Patrice Desilets drove most of the creative decisions on Assassin’s Creed, especially the more-realistic-than-strictly-necessary ones, so he’s probably responsible for the future sequences. Someone really over-thought that game.

By: Kieron Gillen

Kieron Gillen — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:02:59 +0000

Sensitive Artist: Win!

Robin: Yeah, I think so.

By: Robin

Robin — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:43:21 +0000

That EG head-to-head-to-head is a bit odd. Do people really need to have it pointed out to them that the PC has outstripped the technical capabilities of the current consoles?

By: Sensitive Artist

Sensitive Artist — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:58:50 +0000

Just wanted to let you know that someone got the Spinal Tap joke.

By: Radiant

Radiant — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:44:09 +0000

Hold on isn’t fourzerotwo the guy who moderates the IW forums?

By: Radiant

Radiant — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:33:22 +0000

In regards to Producers being the public face of a game did anyone else notice the interview tug of war between the really pretty producer and the french canadian producer on Assassin’s Creed?
More to the point which one of those two do I blame for the awful future past gimmick?

By: Radiant

Radiant — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:28:24 +0000

Zuffox that interview was hilarious.
Can never go wrong with an interview that hovers across the line between awkward and even more awkward.
[RA3, which I'm oplaying at the moment, is BRILLIANT btw]

By: Kieron Gillen

Kieron Gillen — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:34:54 +0000

It does depend – I mean, Spector’s only ever not been a producer once (Deus Ex) as far as I’m aware. But the problem with producer is that their relation to the game is such a variable thing. They can just be the bean counter or they can be the genuine visionary figure – and you can’t really tell until you’re in the room with them.

Noah seemed to be on point, to be honest. He was quite capable of talking about some deep game issues and riffing around them.

By: Troy Goodfellow

Troy Goodfellow — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:21:31 +0000

Some producers are deeper into the development than others, of course, so I don’t necessarily mind the title of whomever is speaking to me.

If all they’ve ever done is produce, that could be a problem.

By: AlexW

AlexW — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:49:21 +0000

I always enjoy reading about EVE. It’s such a refreshing change from the norm to have developers continually pushing the envelope, and if your inner child doesn’t get giddy thinking about viable one thousand-strong fleet battles between real people in a game then there is no hope for you.

By: Dolphan

Dolphan — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 15:39:09 +0000

I remember when she wrote for PC Zone. I think it took until she left for me to figure out she was his daughter.