We've all heard quite a bit about Haze, the next big (and easily-swappable) FPS coming exclusively to the PS3 sometime in May, but during a recent tour through Free Radical Studios led by lead writer Rob Yascombe (who is, in fact, a bona fide, bug-eyed madman), it was announced that the script for the nectar-enriched shooter is over 1,000 pages long. As a point of reference, the script for "Gone With The Wind" clocks in at a crisp 650 pages. Probably.
Before you linguaphiles begin frothing at the mouth in anticipation of a Bioware-caliber dialogue extravaganza, Yascombe explains that a lot of the script is composed of mid-battle NPC retorts -- some of which, he adds, will be delivered by none other than the Royal Shakespeare Company. We wonder if those dandy artistes will be able to deliver their bullet-riddled screams of agony in iambic pentameter.
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Posted: Mar 15th 2008 11:15AM (Unverified) said
But if it's mediocre it's mediocre. I'm not bashing the effort, I commend. But 1000 pages crap is still crap. Plus, what is the background of Rob Yascombe? Has he produced anything of any literary worth? Should we be excited by his name? I don't know. I don't have a PS3, but if this comes to the 360...maybe...probably not though.
It looks mediocre.
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It looks mediocre.
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 12:19PM (Unverified) said
Sour grapes is all I hear. It looks quite intruguing. They had issues to fix and they have had all winter for that. Reports from Play are very very positive. And no, it is never coming to the 360 or PC:
http://www.ripten.com/2008/03/15/haze-never-coming-out-on-xbox-360/
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http://www.ripten.com/2008/03/15/haze-never-coming-out-on-xbox-360/
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 12:37PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
We'll find out if its mediocre when it releases, don't put it down before its had a chance to shine, and don't rate it based on the trailers, every time we do that we are horribly horribly wrong.
Assassins Creed, need I say any more.
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Assassins Creed, need I say any more.
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 12:41PM (Unverified) said
You know what? I'm gonna play the game before I write it off.
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Posted: Mar 15th 2008 3:18PM (Unverified) said
LOL, this guy is a joker. If this was on the 360, it would be "awesome"...
It's Xbots loss, thats my feeling..
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It's Xbots loss, thats my feeling..
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 6:05PM (Unverified) said
Yeah, they say it won't come out to the 360 and PC now, but Ubisoft is becoming the next EA (kinda' like Activision) as far as quality and sales numbers. Once they find out how poorly the game will do in comparison to other multiplatform games, they won't be able to resist.
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Posted: Mar 15th 2008 6:05PM (Unverified) said
Unless, of course, they were paid by Sony to keep it exclusive.
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Posted: Mar 15th 2008 6:08PM SheppyReturns said
If you're questioning the pedigree of the studio in question, it goes as follows....
Goldeneye
Perfect Dark
Timesplitters
Timesplitters 2
Second Sight
Timesplitters: Future Perfect.
Majoriity of Free Radical splintered from Rare mid development of Perfect Dark. Their games afterwards, aside from the original Timesplitters, has been praised for their excellent quality gameplay and well written scripts.
And yet despite this being pointed out every fucking time someone has to start a Haze thread out with "looks mediocre," this will still be passed by.
If people are willing to give this game the benefit of the doubt, they just may enjoy it. But most will write it off....
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Goldeneye
Perfect Dark
Timesplitters
Timesplitters 2
Second Sight
Timesplitters: Future Perfect.
Majoriity of Free Radical splintered from Rare mid development of Perfect Dark. Their games afterwards, aside from the original Timesplitters, has been praised for their excellent quality gameplay and well written scripts.
And yet despite this being pointed out every fucking time someone has to start a Haze thread out with "looks mediocre," this will still be passed by.
If people are willing to give this game the benefit of the doubt, they just may enjoy it. But most will write it off....
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 8:03PM (Unverified) said
Hey guys I think someone above me just posted some kind list in descending order of quality.
Haze looks too generic for me to even care about it.
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Haze looks too generic for me to even care about it.
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 11:01PM (Unverified) said
Dont worry Mills and Boom, your comments are too generic for people to care about them...
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Posted: Mar 16th 2008 6:14AM (Unverified) said
Noshino, the irony in your statement is the fact that you pretty much just copied his post... That would make yours pretty generic...
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Posted: Mar 16th 2008 9:58AM PlatinumSkeet said
Am I the only FPS fan that hated Timesplitters?
To me they drained the series...
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To me they drained the series...
Posted: Mar 16th 2008 3:04PM (Unverified) said
@ Platinum_skeet
I always hated Timesplitters too. My friends would rave about it being Goldeneye but better. It came nowhere near 007.
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I always hated Timesplitters too. My friends would rave about it being Goldeneye but better. It came nowhere near 007.
Posted: Mar 16th 2008 6:48PM (Unverified) said
I found Timesplitters 2 and 3 to be GREAT games, and seriously did remind my of my Goldeneye 007 playing days. I wish we had a new one, but then again, other people have different views.
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Posted: Mar 15th 2008 11:20AM (Unverified) said
This game has always looked good. I hope it lives up to appearances.
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Posted: Mar 15th 2008 11:28AM (Unverified) said
Wow! 1000 pages. I don't even know what that means.
I agree with Jeff on hoping it lives up to expectations.
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I agree with Jeff on hoping it lives up to expectations.
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 3:47PM (Unverified) said
I'd prefer the PriceDown font. Also known as GTA Vice City font.
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Posted: Mar 15th 2008 12:10PM (Unverified) said
"It looks mediocre"
Curious about your reasons.
This is made by the developers of Timesplitters, they are largely the team behind Goldeneye on N64, They are trying out some new things, They had the courage to delay by six months and miss the xmas season to fine tune the game.
And yes, it yet another shooter - just like Halo 3, COD4, UT3. Doesnt mean that itsrubbish.
The only reason this might bomb is because they are probably trying too hard, just like Factor 5, but thats part of trying to create a new franchise.
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Curious about your reasons.
This is made by the developers of Timesplitters, they are largely the team behind Goldeneye on N64, They are trying out some new things, They had the courage to delay by six months and miss the xmas season to fine tune the game.
And yes, it yet another shooter - just like Halo 3, COD4, UT3. Doesnt mean that itsrubbish.
The only reason this might bomb is because they are probably trying too hard, just like Factor 5, but thats part of trying to create a new franchise.
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 12:21PM Vegeta has a ps3 said
"They had the courage to delay by six months and miss the xmas season to fine tune the game."
The courage? ugh almost made me throw up in my mouth.
Also more like, they knew they probably were going to be lost among the games that were coming out for the holiday season, so they delayed it for spring. Just like every other game that had a delay.
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The courage? ugh almost made me throw up in my mouth.
Also more like, they knew they probably were going to be lost among the games that were coming out for the holiday season, so they delayed it for spring. Just like every other game that had a delay.
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 12:24PM Vegeta has a ps3 said
ugh, and enough with the whole, "OH MY GOD THIS IS TEH TEAM THAT MADE GOLDENEYE 0MGAG;LDAKJF;DSKJFK;LASJDF;KA;SFKJA;SDK." Seriously that was then and this is now, and since then the only exceptional game I can think of that they made was TS2(god damn that game was amazing). Second sight was meh, and TS3 was a damn disappointment compared to the awesomeness that was TS2.
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Posted: Mar 15th 2008 12:40PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
Give it a break, we'll find out what is to offer when we get our hands on the game.
Theres many fully established names out there with a worse record. EA. Lets just see what happens before we go on bash frenzies.
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Theres many fully established names out there with a worse record. EA. Lets just see what happens before we go on bash frenzies.
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 12:55PM Vegeta has a ps3 said
Oh I know that. I'm just tired of people saying
FUCKING GOLDEN EYE MAN, THAT'S WHY THIS GAME WILL BE AWESOME. For some god damn reason that pisses me off, mostly because the only way you can actually enjoy Goldeneye this day and age is either:
A. Drunk and have a couple of friends on
or
B. you have your nostalgia goggles on.
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FUCKING GOLDEN EYE MAN, THAT'S WHY THIS GAME WILL BE AWESOME. For some god damn reason that pisses me off, mostly because the only way you can actually enjoy Goldeneye this day and age is either:
A. Drunk and have a couple of friends on
or
B. you have your nostalgia goggles on.
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 4:20PM Vidikron said
@Vegeta
I'm equally tired of idiots putting down Haze for absolutely no other reason that it's a PS3 exclusive and an FPS. The fact is, the game is being made by a reputable dev... that doesn't ensure that it will be good, but it definitely increases the chances that it will be.
And your point about GE is plain dumb. The fact that it doesn't live up to today's FPS games doesn't take away from its impact at the time.
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I'm equally tired of idiots putting down Haze for absolutely no other reason that it's a PS3 exclusive and an FPS. The fact is, the game is being made by a reputable dev... that doesn't ensure that it will be good, but it definitely increases the chances that it will be.
And your point about GE is plain dumb. The fact that it doesn't live up to today's FPS games doesn't take away from its impact at the time.
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 7:33PM Vegeta has a ps3 said
@Vidikron
And can you please explain to me where I even said that I hated the game because it wasn't coming to the 360? The fact is even if the game was coming to the 360, I still wouldn't buy it. why? Cause there are much more better games that are coming along that actually deserve my hard earned cash. Now I'm not saying Haze will be a bad game, it probably won't. But from what I've seen so far, it looks meh, average, a game you'd probably rent for a couple of days. But it's not a game that I would add to my library of titles.
And about the goldeneye comment I only said it, mostly as a separate issue, since I'm tired of people praising the shit out of that game. Sure it was fun when it came out but now...meh. Also it really bothers me when people use it to justify how supposedly awesome this game will be.
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And can you please explain to me where I even said that I hated the game because it wasn't coming to the 360? The fact is even if the game was coming to the 360, I still wouldn't buy it. why? Cause there are much more better games that are coming along that actually deserve my hard earned cash. Now I'm not saying Haze will be a bad game, it probably won't. But from what I've seen so far, it looks meh, average, a game you'd probably rent for a couple of days. But it's not a game that I would add to my library of titles.
And about the goldeneye comment I only said it, mostly as a separate issue, since I'm tired of people praising the shit out of that game. Sure it was fun when it came out but now...meh. Also it really bothers me when people use it to justify how supposedly awesome this game will be.
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 8:00PM (Unverified) said
@Vegeta
He didn't say you said anything about it not coming to 360. He said he was tired of people whining about it because it is a PS3 game, and therefore it is going to rubbish.
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He didn't say you said anything about it not coming to 360. He said he was tired of people whining about it because it is a PS3 game, and therefore it is going to rubbish.
Posted: Mar 16th 2008 10:54AM (Unverified) said
You never said you hated it because it was not coming to the PS3. That is the truth.
Instead you post in such a manner that your actions demonstrate you hate it because it isn't coming to the 360. And actions always speak louder than words.
Don't like it? Blame the guy in the mirrior. Tough I know, but that is who you are and what you are saying. You have discontented 360 fan in every line where you didn't say it out loud.
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Instead you post in such a manner that your actions demonstrate you hate it because it isn't coming to the 360. And actions always speak louder than words.
Don't like it? Blame the guy in the mirrior. Tough I know, but that is who you are and what you are saying. You have discontented 360 fan in every line where you didn't say it out loud.
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 12:12PM chantastic said
Sounds to me like a lot of it is the Call of Duty-style "battle noise", which of course adds a lot to the game. But haters will hate.
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Posted: Mar 15th 2008 12:53PM (Unverified) said
"they knew they probably were going to be lost among the games that were coming out for the holiday season, so they delayed it for spring."
"Just like every other game that had a delay."
I hope you realise the other games delayed for spring were GTA4, Mercernaries 2 and MGS4 - so you believe these titles were going to be "lost" among the other titles?
Honestly, these guys have a consistent record of making fun games - I am not saying this would continue with Haze, but claiming before the game even hits that its rubbish is highly cynical or from someone whose console is never going to get this PS3 exclusive.
Vegeta, funny how the entire "Seriously that was then and this is now" comment holds true for Halo 3, Lost odyssey, etc. At least they are trying something new and not the same old crap 20-year old gameplay of Zelda, Mario and Super smash whatever.
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"Just like every other game that had a delay."
I hope you realise the other games delayed for spring were GTA4, Mercernaries 2 and MGS4 - so you believe these titles were going to be "lost" among the other titles?
Honestly, these guys have a consistent record of making fun games - I am not saying this would continue with Haze, but claiming before the game even hits that its rubbish is highly cynical or from someone whose console is never going to get this PS3 exclusive.
Vegeta, funny how the entire "Seriously that was then and this is now" comment holds true for Halo 3, Lost odyssey, etc. At least they are trying something new and not the same old crap 20-year old gameplay of Zelda, Mario and Super smash whatever.
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 12:27PM Vegeta has a ps3 said
so 1000 pgs of npcs going, FUCK YOU in very different variations.
I kid. But still this does not in any way relieve my skepticism. From the videos I've seen thus far, it looks sorta meh: Probably will be enjoyable, but nothing really that makes it stand out to me.
AND I SWEAR TO GOD IF SOMEONE SAYS GOLDENEYE ONE MORE TIME....
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I kid. But still this does not in any way relieve my skepticism. From the videos I've seen thus far, it looks sorta meh: Probably will be enjoyable, but nothing really that makes it stand out to me.
AND I SWEAR TO GOD IF SOMEONE SAYS GOLDENEYE ONE MORE TIME....
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 12:29PM (Unverified) said
1000 pages of script ... finally a use for all that capacity on Blu-Ray.
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Posted: Mar 15th 2008 12:43PM Spunky Monkey 190906 said
Personally, its not this game in particular I am growing bored with, its just fps games in general, not that I wasn't bored of them in the first place, but games like Bioshock and Crysis started to change my perception.
Once again I am stuck at a point where I find FPS games boring. How is Bioshock 2 going to be any different from 1? 1 was the original, it was new, 2 will pretty much be a repeat, and as for the rest of the brainless shooters about pandoras box, nectar, ugly aliens and whatnot, how are they any different to what we have played and seen before, and what do they have to bring to the table is the question I ask.
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Once again I am stuck at a point where I find FPS games boring. How is Bioshock 2 going to be any different from 1? 1 was the original, it was new, 2 will pretty much be a repeat, and as for the rest of the brainless shooters about pandoras box, nectar, ugly aliens and whatnot, how are they any different to what we have played and seen before, and what do they have to bring to the table is the question I ask.
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 12:51PM (Unverified) said
well, that's exactly what Free Radical is doing, all of their games have been innovating on their own ways, from GoldenEye (Sorry Vegeta) to Second Sight.
I really don't think there have been any "good" reasons to be disappointed by any of their games...
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I really don't think there have been any "good" reasons to be disappointed by any of their games...
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 12:53PM (Unverified) said
"It looks mediocre"
Curious about your reasons.
Uh, he says that because it isn't coming to the 360...
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Curious about your reasons.
Uh, he says that because it isn't coming to the 360...
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 6:07PM (Unverified) said
From what I've seen, it honestly does look like a Halo copy- not that I like Halo; I detest Halo, I just think it looks like a copy.
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Posted: Mar 16th 2008 2:04AM (Unverified) said
Looks nothing like halo. Maybe you need to wipe the hand lotion from your screen?
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Posted: Mar 16th 2008 11:05AM (Unverified) said
If there is any comment that gives away your true colors z, it is that one. It looks nothing like HALO. Not the characters, not the weapons, not the terrain, and even the weapons firing animations and melee are about as far away from HALO as you can get. You smell like a bacon encrusted 360 fanboy having a fit because a game isn't coming to his platform of worship.
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Posted: Mar 15th 2008 1:24PM (Unverified) said
Almost off topic, but more likely than not the script for Call with the Wind probably weighed in at the most 250 pages. A 650 page script would roughly equate to an eleven hour run time as far as movies go.
So, over a thousand pages for a video game script? @_@
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So, over a thousand pages for a video game script? @_@
Posted: Mar 15th 2008 1:30PM (Unverified) said
did any of you guys notice at about 4:01 into the video, they show a programmer with a ps3 and xbox360 right next too it.. trust me if they can do it they will make a 360/PC version.. they want to make as much money as possible.
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Posted: Mar 15th 2008 1:43PM (Unverified) said
And please notice how the 360 developer kit is turned off.
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Posted: Mar 16th 2008 7:39AM (Unverified) said
Also the reason the 360 is there is probably because they are also working on TS4.
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Posted: Mar 15th 2008 2:14PM (Unverified) said
@Super Desu:
Know why the 360 dev kit is turned off? Because like GTAIV, the 360 version probably already been done for months waiting around for the Delaystation version.
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Know why the 360 dev kit is turned off? Because like GTAIV, the 360 version probably already been done for months waiting around for the Delaystation version.
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