Sony asks for feedback on Siren delivery

by Justin McElroy { Oct 28th 2008 at 4:56PM }

Here at Joystiq HQ, we've already accepted that we're headed towards a disc-less future. We know that, one day, our shelves will be completely free of game Amarays, leaving plenty of room for our plastic faux guitars, tubas and glockenspiels.

After embracing that forward-thinking approach with Siren Blood Curse, SCEE has been asking fans if they'd like to see another game in the series and, if so, how'd they'd like to see it delivered. Between you and us, Sony, if you really want to stay ahead of the curve? Telepathy. Just think about it.

... Get it? Think about it?

Tags: psn, siren, siren-blood-curse, sony

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Courtney @ Oct 28th 2008 5:04PM

I tried the demo, I found it interesting, but had enough other stuff to play, so I didn't end up buying the first episode pack.

atrimus @ Oct 28th 2008 5:04PM

if someone can find a way to digitally distribute Suikoden 2, Vagrant Story, and the Tobal series, all complete with some HD graphics, to my twitchy American hands, then i'll be a happy camper. now, what where they asking about Siren again?

offday @ Oct 28th 2008 5:05PM

Holy crap what's up with the picture?

PojoMofo @ Oct 28th 2008 6:56PM

you act like you have never seen zombie foreplay before???

Jay @ Oct 28th 2008 6:45PM

The only reason I didn't buy Siren was because it wasn't on disc ... so, I guess I better tell them that.

J @ Oct 28th 2008 5:06PM

I totally do have a glockenspiel in my living room. My friends like to jam on it and my cats like to pee on it.

Jake11 @ Oct 28th 2008 6:04PM

you made me lol.

Shagittarius @ Oct 28th 2008 5:06PM

There was a game called Siren? I guess if it wasn't distributed to stores that would be why I didnt pay any attention to it.

zuburi @ Oct 28th 2008 6:00PM

Why are you reading something that isn't printed on paper and sold in stores?!

Shagittarius @ Oct 28th 2008 6:46PM

First they take away cloth maps and collectors coins / gadgets.

Next they take away real large manuals that cover everything in the game and can be read without magnifying glasses.

Then they take away boxes with personality, and force us to use generic DVD cases.

Finally they are going to take away any tangibleness to the game you are purchasing at all.

And all the while games get MORE expensive.

Fool me once my bad, foold me twice, you can't fool me again.

Titanium_Orchid @ Oct 28th 2008 5:09PM

do you tell your friends about the cat pee?

Titanium_Orchid @ Oct 28th 2008 5:12PM

http://laughingsquid.com/wp-content/uploads/royal-fail.jpg

J @ Oct 28th 2008 5:17PM

nope... does that make me a bad person?

(to be honest and boring, the mallets are fine.)

-for whatever reason, i've found that you have to click on the reply link at least twice.

PSN: johnnynumber5 @ Oct 28th 2008 5:20PM

I didn't buy the game initially because of the size. Recently I upgraded my PS3 HDD to 250 GB so I picked it up. It's actually a very cool concept with the episodic content and viral marketing campaign. For example, there is a kid in the early chapters you play as and he has a blgo address on his student ID - The site is a real blog from the character. There are lots of things like that to make the game seem more real.

Great experience but a little overpriced IMO. I don't mind digital distribution but they need to offer bigger HDDs in futute SKUs to combat all the mandatory installs. I wish I could download and install the episodes together instead of one by one. That was extremely annoying. I guess a blu-ray release would be better for most people but I am good with the DDistribution.

PSN: johnnynumber5 @ Oct 28th 2008 5:23PM

And yes I do want more Siren. The actual story and gameplay was top notch. The game will scare you in more ways than one. Scary as Hell.

Bass Masterson @ Oct 28th 2008 5:40PM

It amazes me that no matter what price point you pick, someone says "overpriced". Funny how you've learned to accept that $15 movie ticket, $10 meal at McDonalds, $3 gallon of gas, $60 packaged game, and so on.

Siren was $40. Perfectly reasonable cost for an excellent game.

Ayrkain @ Oct 28th 2008 5:57PM

Siren was great at this price point, but I'd like to see them expand this model to smaller devs like NIS, who really don't need a full Blu-ray for their games.

J @ Oct 28th 2008 6:09PM

I just thought that it was worth noting that I agree with you on this since we so vehemently disagree on so many other issues.

Common ground is nifty. Good luck next Tue.

Bass Masterson @ Oct 28th 2008 6:17PM

If things go the way the polls indicate, good luck to us all after next Tuesday. Even Joe Biden says we'll need it.

Marty @ Oct 28th 2008 6:35PM

Oh no, not this turd again. If the polls prove to be true, we'll be much, much better off than we are now, end of story.

Bass Masterson @ Oct 28th 2008 6:52PM

Right. Just keep telling yourself that, while all financial experts, experienced government officials, policy experts both foreign and domestic, and every other indicator say otherwise. Facts don't matter to an Obamaniac.

J @ Oct 28th 2008 6:54PM

I wasn't going to but, since you're going to take it there...

Yeah, Biden said it along with Adm. Michael Mullen, Michael Bayer, Michael Chertoff, and the Homeland Security Advisory Council in reference to actual data and historical analysis of enemies taking advantage of a transition of our Government (no matter who it's going to be.)

The worst foreign attack on US mainland soil happened relatively early on under Bush's new Administration. You know what the difference is? Obama is planning for it while Bush ignored the evidence and McCain is offering nothing, but strong words and mocking Obama for pursuing transition planning as a cheap campaign tactic. http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-transition20-2008oct20,0,6265181.story

Think of it this way, would you feel safer under a guy who is prepared for a crisis, or a guy who's mocking the guy preparing for the crisis. It's really a shame that you can't be more objective in your analysis. You seem like a smart guy and you need to get real.

Heyyou27 @ Oct 28th 2008 7:01PM

I loved it and thought it was completely worth the $40. 9GB was a little much, but I upgraded my hard drive awhile back to 200GB, so space wasn't really an issue.

Levi @ Oct 28th 2008 11:37PM

a- where the he'll do you get ripped off at $15 for a movie ticket??

And b- what the fuck are you buying at McDonalds???? That's far too much to spend at a fast food place!!!! $7 tops!!

Ps- try the new buffalo chicken meal at Wendy's ----AMAZING. And less than $10.

:)

Lard @ Oct 28th 2008 5:54PM

Physical disc is the only acceptable medium.

DLC is not ownership.

Marty @ Oct 28th 2008 6:34PM

It is if the product meets two criteria:
- It doesn't "call home" to make sure it's okay to run
- You can freely copy it to other media for backups

JoeTheBlow @ Oct 29th 2008 4:49AM

Hey, if you don't want to pay for DLC thats your problem.
Some people like extra costumes and shit.

Marty @ Oct 28th 2008 6:36PM

By the way, what is up with that image on this post? I'm not against violent games at all, but something about that image just seems a little over-the-top to me.

Heyyou27 @ Oct 28th 2008 7:00PM

You're looking at a finishing move being done with a kitchen knife. A lot of the game's finishing moves are similar to the ones seen in Manhunt 2, the difference being that there is no image distortion, and you're killing Shibito(zombies). Some of them are even more graphic than this. That being said, this is a Mature rated game that also has the use of strong language and other adult themes so it's obviously not for kids.

Slayer @ Oct 28th 2008 6:43PM

I really tried to get into the game, but I just couldn't.

EnterNameHere @ Oct 28th 2008 9:47PM

Siren was okay, but the delivery was ridiculous. I get that the game is "episodic" and all, but you should be able to download each episode in a bundle if you buy packs or (as I did) the whole thing. Grabbing twelve 700mb-1.3gb packages, and then having to install each one individually, which ultimately ends up in a single icon in the Games menu anyway? What a pain in the butt.

cjs2004 @ Oct 28th 2008 7:10PM

I know that this has been covered, but that picture is over the top. I look at this site several times a day and I have never seen anything like this. I am not against violent games, but this IS not the game. It is a site about games and anybody of any age can get on it. This is what gives gaming a bad name. Please pay attention to the violence posted. This one is unacceptable.

klitorisaurus @ Oct 28th 2008 7:14PM

As an avid renter of video games, I think they need to take that into consideration when offering digital download. I've played and enjoyed over 100 games this generation and I'm not about to drop $60, or $40 for that matter, on a game that I can finish in 5 days.

You give me a downloadable gamefly type scenario, where I can play one or two games at a time then I'm all for it! In fact it may be even better because unlimited copies would insure that you got the top game in your queue every time.

Maurice M @ Oct 28th 2008 7:30PM

They should make it episodic next time.

Instead of like one big clump of a game plopped all at once onto the store. Take advantage of the delivery method instead of just breaking up normal games to fit an episodic mold. Actually build each episode around the fact that people have to wait a week or two for the next piece.

Steal as much as you can from Television. They've been doing episodic entertainment for a long time don't ya know...

PojoMofo @ Oct 28th 2008 8:28PM

It was episodic, you could get the game in 3 $15 chuncks if you wanted to

Maurice M @ Oct 28th 2008 9:39PM

I'm well aware of that.

There's no point in releasing the game in chunks if all of the chunks are available at the same time. It doesn't really benefit anyone. They should either release the game over a period of time, or if they're going all at once then just as 1 package.

They're basically just charging $5 more for a bigger demo ($5 was the difference in buying the 3 chunks seperately or buying them all at once in the bundle).

PSN: Erdie @ Oct 28th 2008 8:11PM

For me, the benefits of a disc still outweigh the digital form.

IceMan @ Oct 28th 2008 8:55PM

Congrats Joystiq. You've just left a bad taste in the mouth of thousands of parents.

AoE @ Oct 28th 2008 9:54PM

Huh? They've posted far more NSFW stuff than this and the comments section is full of bad language regularly... you pick this to have thin skin about? Isn't Iceman supposed to have pretty thick skin since he's made of ice and all?

Zaeddyn @ Oct 28th 2008 10:50PM

Personally, I would prefer buying the disc version of the game as appose to downloading it. A 9gb download doesn't sit well with my ps3.

The game itself was decent in my opinion. A little short though. However, I wouldn't mind seeing a sequel/prequel.

Brodie-san @ Oct 29th 2008 4:23AM

I got my Blul-ray version of the game here:
http://www.thehut.com/hut/9997627.product

It'll get a U.S. release - eventually.

Or you could always import.

Zaeddyn @ Oct 29th 2008 12:05PM

I bought the game on release and I was unaware of it getting a blu-ray release, otherwise I would have waited.

But its too late now. No sense in buying the game twice.

Eliazar @ Oct 29th 2008 1:25AM

Why Sony Why!!! why must you torture us with useless things....instead of asking for opinions on a game that was more or less average...why not ask us on input for a sequel/prequel to THE LEGEND OF DRAGOON. im sure ten times more people will gladly answer with a YES

darkandlong @ Oct 29th 2008 7:19PM

Next time just give an option to download the full game in one shot instead of having to download the episodes one by one. Especially considering the total number of episodes pretty much fills up (or exceeds, can't recall) the maximum number of items you can queue up.