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Rebellion Studio Visit- Interview Part 2 on AvPGalaxy talks with Rebellion about Aliens vs. Predator, the upcoming three faction shooter revival. One of the questions asks about plans for a demo, which is confirmed, though no details are offered as Alex Moore says: "There will be a demo...That's all we can say. [laughs]" Thanks Computer and Video Games.
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Re: AvP Demo Planned |
Jan 11, 2010, 12:08 |
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I hope they do release a demo. But it seems like developers have been increasingly relying on promising whatever they think customers want to hear, with no intention -- or at least no ability -- to follow through. Especially when it comes to the PC, where it's probably even harder to justify following through on promises.
But with Rebellion's track record, there's going to need to be phenomenal word of mouth to get me interested in this game, absent a demo.
born2expire wrote on Jan 10, 2010, 23:55:
AVP is still the only respectable game they've ever done
Sniper Elite is respectable. Rogue Trooper (from 2006, not related to Rogue Warrior) is also fairly good, with some very interesting gameplay design ideas. It's much loved by some, but I think being a 2000AD fan is necessary to push you into thinking it's a great game rather than just a good one. Sniper Elite also has a hardcore fanbase, with larger online player counts than most 5-year-old games, especially if you consider that it isn't very well known.
It's just Rebellion make 10 bad games for every good one, and there's nothing to allow you to guess whether they're going to have a good day or not. Judge Dredd is probably their most valuable franchise, and their worst game. Sniper Elite appeared to be part of the WWII-craze cash-in that was going on a few years back, but turned out to be one of the more hardcore and long-lived online multiplayer games out there, with used copies selling for ridiculous prices until it was rereleased on Steam.
They also bought up the rights to several well-respected franchises in the Activision Blizzard firesale. So technically they're now "the company that brought you" Evil Genius, Ground Control, Empire Earth, Lords of The Realm, and Lords of Magic. They didn't actually do anything for those games beyond buying them and uploading them to GOG and Steam with their logos added to the splash screens, but it's nice that those games are available now. |
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