Ozmodan wrote on Aug 22, 2012, 16:59:I think you are missing the point of why Interplay kept the name.
None of the original people so who cares? They would be better off naming the company something new instead of saddling them with expectations from people long gone.
Alamar wrote on Aug 22, 2012, 15:42:Prez wrote on Aug 22, 2012, 14:03:
Just like in the case of Blizzard nowadays, the name means nothing. It's who is behind it. I'll wait for the original Black Isle developers to release some kickstarter projects.
I think your 'solution' is just as ignorant as your complaint...
What I mean is... Even if you got 'the whole team' back together to make something, doesn't mean what they put it isn't going to be shit...
Explained another way, it's just fixating, or minimalizing other important contributors, such as timing, funding, the market in general, the weather, etc...
Plus, you're really just saying the name of a developer/celebrity matters, which is precisely what you're saying doesn't... I'm a big Edward Norton fan, for example, but he has some (recent) crappy movies, and his personal performance is substandard...
-Alamar
Acleacius wrote on Aug 22, 2012, 23:42:
Sadly, sort of doubt they are in debt atm after the big pay off for Fallout full rights. They are probably going to try hire a big name or two, then try to kickstart.
Nighthawk wrote on Aug 22, 2012, 15:48:Quite true. Though coming off of 40hrs on, the brain doesn't work very well remembering names.Mashiki Amiketo wrote on Aug 22, 2012, 15:20:And Brian Fargo
Unless Chris Avellone and team are there, it's not Black Isle.
and Feargus Urkhart
to give credit, the black isle team was epic.
Trevellian wrote on Aug 22, 2012, 18:54:jdreyer wrote on Aug 22, 2012, 18:47:
Whoa, whoa, WHOA. Hold on there a sec. Molyneux has recently given us one of the greatest RPGs ever made in the history of gaming: Fable III. I dare you to name a better RPG. DARE YOU.
Skyrim
Zarkonis wrote on Aug 22, 2012, 19:38:
Baldur's Gate 3, anyone?
Verno wrote on Aug 22, 2012, 13:50:
Black Isle Studios wakes up in the mortuary, has no memories of past.
jdreyer wrote on Aug 22, 2012, 18:47:Yakubs wrote on Aug 22, 2012, 16:21:
In the video game industry, history shows that past performance is not indicative of future performance. High profile examples include Richard Garriot, Warren Spector, Molyneux...
Whoa, whoa, WHOA. Hold on there a sec. Molyneux has recently given us one of the greatest RPGs ever made in the history of gaming: Fable III. I dare you to name a better RPG. DARE YOU.
Yakubs wrote on Aug 22, 2012, 16:21:
In the video game industry, history shows that past performance is not indicative of future performance. High profile examples include Richard Garriot, Warren Spector, Molyneux...
Ray Ban wrote on Aug 22, 2012, 17:01:That's a topic Warren Spector unintentionally hit on in the 45 minute Deus Ex Replay commentary/interview he did a few days ago.
Let's not forget how difficult it is to secure funding for the kind of games we (hardcore, veterans, jaded seen-it-all) would like to play ...
Yakubs wrote on Aug 22, 2012, 16:21:
Unfortunately, Alamar kind of hit the nail on the head. In the video game industry, history shows that past performance is not indicative of future performance. High profile examples include Richard Garriot, Warren Spector, Molyneux... But even these great Black Isle developers -- what have they done recently? Avellone has put out some interesting games but let's be real, most of them are not up to par with his older titles. Similar with the other guys.
There are just too many external factors to assume that the same team will continue to produce the same quality.
Yakubs wrote on Aug 22, 2012, 16:21:
Unfortunately, Alamar kind of hit the nail on the head. In the video game industry, history shows that past performance is not indicative of future performance. High profile examples include Richard Garriot, Warren Spector, Molyneux... But even these great Black Isle developers -- what have they done recently? Avellone has put out some interesting games but let's be real, most of them are not up to par with his older titles. Similar with the other guys.
history shows that past performance is not indicative of future performance. High profile examples include Richard Garriot, Warren Spector, Molyneux...
Mashiki Amiketo wrote on Aug 22, 2012, 15:20:And Brian Fargo
Unless Chris Avellone and team are there, it's not Black Isle.