Sony appreciation thread

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Originally posted by Kinopio
I wonder if Sony will continue to publish games from Harmonix after frequency and amplitude both bombed. I hope they will.

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Well, Harmonix's next game is Karaoke Revolution, which is being published by Konami (as I had mentioned in this thread). It'll probably sell better than either Frequency or Amplitude, since it'll probably be marketed as a spinoff of Dance Dance Revolution.

Personally, I was glad Amplitude even came out at all, because Frequency supposedly sold below Sony's expectations. I guess they felt that it was a good enough game that it deserved a sequel. As youandwhosearmy said, Sony does sometimes take some risks. They have developed or published games that are appealing to "hardcore" gamers or niche audiences, even if the mainstream public at large isn't interested. I believe this strategy has improved Sony's image as a producer of quality games, even if some of these games aren't huge mass-market blockbusters in terms of sales.

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Originally posted by Sl1p
Sony's Japan developers are awesome, but what about their US Developers? I know that Singletrac (Warhawk, Twisted Metal 2, Jet Moto 2) used to be pretty good but thats all that comes to mind. 989 is a joke, always has been always will. How many franchises have they ruined now? Oh, and Suckerpunch. Can't forget them.

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Sony has some good US development teams in their corner. Naughty Dog is an incredibly talented bunch of guys, having produced four Crash Bandicoot games on PlayStation, then continuing on PS2 with Jak & Daxter as well as the soon-to-be-released sequel. Incog Inc. has risen from the ashes of Singletrac, and brought forth games like Twisted Metal: Black and War of the Monsters. Eidetic seems to be doing well with the Syphon Filter games. The team that did The Mark of Kri obviously has some talent; I can't wait to hear what their next project is.

I don't think Sony owns Sucker Punch (developers of Sly Cooper, for those who didn't pay attention), but it sure would be another feather in their cap if they did.

"I forgot to mention... best first party support = SNK/Playmore"

Yeah, if you like endless one on one fighters. zzzzzz.

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Originally posted by Sidez


When it comes to hardware they cannot be question either. The PSone Ridge Racer from the start showed it was a capable machine, far superior to the N64.

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Yet, an excellent version of Ridge Racer 64 exists on the N64.:)

I will give the devil their due, sony has shown a consistently progressive attitude to bringing over games from japan to the states. The record is not perfect, but its a lot better than in the snes days when a huge number of quality games were left in japan and europe(tenchi sozo, seiken densetsu 3. sob ) because publishers simply didnt want to put the time and money into translation, sony really pushed for a lot of great games to come over, especially rpg's, i credit sony a great deal for the raised profile of rpg's in america.

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Originally posted by Sidez
Come on now, even Microsoft are better than those wannabes.

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i don't really like either of them as far as game development goes. so i can't really argue for either side.

i do think that Playmore are a bunch of wannabes though.

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Originally posted by Yoshi
Let's see...

Fatal Fury, Samurai Shodown, Metal Slug, Baseball Stars, Super Sidekicks, and King of Fighters

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Halo, Blood Wake, Mechwarrior, and, ummmm, yep

Tough call. :rolleyes:

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ok, that's seriously not worth wasting your time over. SNK owns Microsoft.

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Originally posted by Sidez
The only decent series there are KOF and Samurai Spirits, but that's another topic.

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bah! they've done plenty of great stuff. i'd gladly start up another thread though.

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Originally posted by Agent X
Sony has some good US development teams in their corner. Naughty Dog is an incredibly talented bunch of guys, having produced four Crash Bandicoot games on PlayStation, then continuing on PS2 with Jak & Daxter as well as the soon-to-be-released sequel. Incog Inc. has risen from the ashes of Singletrac, and brought forth games like Twisted Metal: Black and War of the Monsters. Eidetic seems to be doing well with the Syphon Filter games. The team that did The Mark of Kri obviously has some talent; I can't wait to hear what their next project is.

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wow, Syphon Filter?!?! i completely forgot about that. that just changed everyting. Twister Metal Black, well that was just my first PS2 killer app. im a huge Crash fan, 5 years and counting. and nothing beats the parties i have with my friends when we have our War of the Monsters marathons.

jeez, does anyone here really like that crap?

some of their other teams make make some pretty solid games i'd say. like i said, pretty good, but nothing special.

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Originally posted by gamevet
Yet, an excellent version of Ridge Racer 64 exists on the N64.:)

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NST did indeed do a great job with that. and they are really great at improving on others work. still, i can't really say it's as good as the work that Namco did.

*reads some of thread*

Man, there is some crazy talk in here.
Amplitude did kick ass tho', and should have sold a million copies.

Man, Sidez, you're pretty rude. And I don't know if anyone shares your opinion of the PSX being a more capable system than the N64.

But anyway...Sony is easily the premiere first party, indeed *rolleyes icon * 10*

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Originally posted by Sidez
Often criticised by those who are totally ignorant (or just trying to be l33t), Sony are easily the premiere first party and to dismiss them is beyond idiotic.

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When it comes to hardware they cannot be question either. The PSone Ridge Racer from the start showed it was a capable machine, far superior to the N64.

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There's a difference between appreciating something and being a zealot. Sony thanks you for the free (if braindead) PR.

Mfkzt, you rule man. Sony has done a LOT of good for the industry, but they also did quite a bit of bad. They led the charge towards elimination the term "2D" from the gaming lexagon when the PSX was gaining ground in the U.S., and with that went some of the charm of gaming's history.

As of lately, there have been no new PS2 games that have interested me. I think at the moment, Nintendo has the best 1st party line up this year. You have Mario Kart, Golf, and Tennis, F-Zero, and if it is scheduled to come out this year, Mario 128. Oh and how could I forget Pikmin2. Granted there have been good Sony games in the past, but there are none now that catch my eye.