Geneforge For PS2
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Apprentice
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written Monday, December 3 2007 08:56
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What would you think if Geneforge came out on PS2? -------------------- Death is only the beginning...but it still sucks. Posts: 2 | Registered: Friday, November 16 2007 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, December 3 2007 09:12
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This is unlikely to happen. I think the most likely thing to be ported to any console system at this point would be BoE. Even then it would probably need to be done on a PS3 so as to utilize the ability to install a different OS. In other words, don't hold your breath... -------------------- Lt. Sullust Quaere verum Posts: 2462 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Monday, December 3 2007 15:47
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No! I don't want to play role playing games on a game console! -------------------- Jesus is a pacifist. Ron Paul for '08! Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Monday, December 3 2007 15:48
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quote:You do realize that there are hundreds of console RPGs right? I don't think Geneforge would work too well because of the input. It's point and click. That wouldn't work too well on a console. -------------------- "Dumbledore returns from the dead and declares it to be hammertime, Harry proceeds to break it down, Voldemort is unable to touch this." —Dintiradan Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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Canned
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written Friday, December 7 2007 14:23
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No, I couldn't stand it. And it wouldn't sell well anyway. It would count as a game for losers in my school. -------------------- I can transform into almost anything, but not sanity -Iffy Muffins n' Hell|Muffins n' Hell: The Muffins Are Back Again I like this image Not in your shed -We are still under developement, but help would be nice. By the way, most of the conversation goes in the Moderator forum, in case your confused. Everyone, just call me Iffy. Please. Posts: 1799 | Registered: Sunday, February 4 2007 08:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Saturday, December 8 2007 16:02
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I think it would be quite awsome it spiderweb products came out on video game consoles. It would surley draw more people to purchase these games. I relish the thought of playing Avernum or Geneforge on a PSP. -------------------- TUGG Posts: 8 | Registered: Saturday, November 10 2007 08:00 |
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Agent
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written Saturday, December 8 2007 16:04
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In the event that Spiderweb games were available on consoles, the controls would have to be versatile to accommodate the limited amount of buttons. -------------------- Project Von Bora Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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By Committee
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written Saturday, December 8 2007 16:18
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Actually, I think the interface would be pretty amenable to a console's controls. It wouldn't be quite identical - there would be more menus involved, much like in the Ultima or Dragon Quest series, but it would work. I think though that the main issue is that the ideal consoles for Jeff's style of games, by their nature old-fashioned, have come and gone. :) Posts: 2242 | Registered: Saturday, April 10 2004 07:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Saturday, December 8 2007 16:21
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And Jeff has to get the companies agree to make the games for their systems and do the programming for the buttons. -------------------- I make guacamole at work =:T:= Posts: 454 | Registered: Monday, August 20 2007 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Saturday, December 8 2007 16:30
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Don't most consoles have some kind of SDK so that the game designers can make the game on their own? —Alorael, who is really dubious about, say, Microsoft actually programming all of the games after they're designed by someone else. Surely there are Xbox games with fewer bugs than Microsoft products? Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Saturday, December 8 2007 18:51
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Yes, but they tend to cost quite a large amount of money. Although various homebrew solutions are available(and legal), they aren't supported by the manufacturers. Hence coding can be difficult. It really depends on the homebrew community for the game. For instance, there is a decent sized community for developing homebrew on the Nintendo DS, using C/C++ code. EDIT: As for using playing spidweb games on the PS3, you can hook up a mouse and a keyboard to the console. So I can't imagine controls would be that much different. [ Saturday, December 08, 2007 18:53: Message edited by: Lt. Sullust ] -------------------- Lt. Sullust Quaere verum Posts: 2462 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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Apprentice
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written Sunday, December 9 2007 19:07
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Actually it would be interesting to see a port of a Spiderweb game over to a console. Anyone heard of Puzzle Quest? I recently got that game as a downloadable for the Xbox 360 & was amazed at how much depth the game has. It doesn't fit the criteria of a "quick game to be played between blockbuster games" as Softy's XBLA criteria might have you believe. You could spend several weeks playing it on its own! Also, the Oblivion expansion pack was released as a download & that probably takes up 1G or 2G in space. The same goes for the latest Phantasy Star Universe expansion, about 2G in size, no boxed version! I don't see anyone complaining about these games being available for download only. Although the hdd is pretty small for the Xbox 360 at 20G. Lately, the Xbox 360 has been catering to the Indie game programmers, so I see no reason why Spiderweb could not get a downloadable on there. Unless it's a pain in the butt. Also of interest is the resurgence of board game to video game translations such as Carcassone. They just gave that game away for free on the 360 downloadable during Xbox Live's anniversary (Thanksgiving week). It's actually a lot of fun & again I can see myself playing it more than the blockbuster retail/boxed games. Best, Centisteed Posts: 7 | Registered: Monday, August 20 2007 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Monday, December 10 2007 03:19
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To officially develop for a console it generally costs an arm and a leg to be able to purchase the development kit... -------------------- Lt. Sullust Quaere verum Posts: 2462 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
