Art from GRIN's canceled projects revealed

by Griffin McElroy { Sep 13th 2009 at 4:30PM }

We knew that GRIN was working on a project in conjunction with Square-Enix titled Fortress at the time of its closure -- however, the portfolio of Bionic Commando lead character designer Björn Albihn offers a look at a few more of the studio's games which might have been. In addition to concepts from Fortress, the art collection includes a look at a spaghetti-western shooter called The Cult, a PSP game called Switch and a number of character models from an untitled project.

All the models look amazing -- particularly the designs for The Cult. Though the smiling developer has closed its doors, we certainly hope these projects will see the light of day in some form or another.

[Via Superannuation]

Tags: art, bjorn-albihn, concepts, fortress, grin, switch, the-cult

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Gibbeynator @ Sep 13th 2009 4:33PM

Ack, Marlboro! Quick get out of there before Bad Breath gives you every known status ailment.

sonicspike41 @ Sep 13th 2009 4:38PM

Too late, he's been petrified.

MaliceMajorE15 @ Sep 13th 2009 4:43PM

he's also blinded and confused, swinging his weapon at friend and foe alike, not dissimilar to the poison AC2

SpaceFox @ Sep 13th 2009 5:31PM

Ugh, I beat FFX last month. Maxed stats and everything, the Marlboro is one of the worst enemies to run into. The picture reminded me of it too right away.

sonicspike41 @ Sep 13th 2009 6:08PM

FFX is fun to get max stats on. I remember by the time I got to the final fight with Seymour Kimahri killed him in 2 hits.

Also, their unannounced project was supposed to be a Final Fantasy game or spin-off, so it makes sense that the iconic Marlboro would make an appearance.

Perhaps next someone will uncover images of a Coeurl or a Cactuar.

carmaction @ Sep 13th 2009 9:15PM

Cool spoilers, assjack.

Jinsenken @ Sep 13th 2009 9:37PM

FFX is almost a decade old already. There's nothing left to spoil.

sonicspike41 @ Sep 13th 2009 9:50PM

Would it have been better if I said KO'd him? It's what I was thinking, but killed just seemed more fitting considering the way most battles go. Most monsters and/or bosses "die" after you win against them in victory.

carmaction @ Sep 13th 2009 10:32PM

Kids these days.

Levi @ Sep 13th 2009 11:39PM

I thought they were Malboros? Not a cigarette

QUICK!! NEWPORT 100'S!! L1+R1!!!

LegendaryRedass @ Sep 14th 2009 8:23AM

Sorry guys, it's malboro, not marlboro. I've slayed thousands of those things. They're in just about every final fantasy game, and they usually have a lot exp. I used to call them marlboros too.

carmaction @ Sep 14th 2009 10:10AM

It depends on which game you're playing, actually. You aren't wrong, but you're certainly a jerk for telling us that we are.

carmaction @ Sep 13th 2009 4:33PM

Kind of reminds me of the Marlboro from Final Fantasy.
Except value-sized.

freaparn @ Sep 13th 2009 4:37PM

I'm seeing more of a "Little Shop of Horrors: The Game" vibe, but that's me.

carmaction @ Sep 13th 2009 4:33PM

You fast-typing son of a bitch.

carmaction @ Sep 13th 2009 4:34PM

Fudge. Now I'm a shitty clicking son of a bitch.

AvA (ice~) @ Sep 13th 2009 4:41PM

WHAT?! I've been out of the loop when in gods name did GRIN close down???!!

Phillip @ Sep 13th 2009 5:14PM

Click on the "GRIN" tag link in the article, three articles down:

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/12/bionic-commando-developer-grin-closes/

That was a sad day.

Also, since you've been out of the loop: the above link links to an article from earlier that same afternoon where they talk about ex-GRIN staffers forming "Outbreak Studios":

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/08/12/ex-grin-staffers-form-outbreak-studios/

Now you know as much as I do. :D (

Special Agent Steve @ Sep 13th 2009 5:15PM

A while ago. Did you know that Mars was also colonized. I got a new dog- he's a space monkey.

Phillip @ Sep 13th 2009 5:16PM

Darn html detection. The last line was supposed to read:

Now you know as much as I do. :D (<- pun intended)

Phil @ Sep 13th 2009 4:46PM

Damn there are some talented people out there!

MystileArmor @ Sep 13th 2009 5:35PM

..and then they pissed it all away by making a shite Bionic Commando.

AvA (ice~) @ Sep 13th 2009 9:57PM

what's with all the phills on here!!!!!!! I'm phill, we got you phill, and phillip commenting above me. odd, so odd.

bm @ Sep 13th 2009 5:44PM

Wow, stuff like this gets canceled, yet the next fucking burly sweaty man simulator with the same old shitty brown environments gets to be released a hundred times over. Thanks a lot, hardcore gamers.

MystileArmor @ Sep 13th 2009 5:48PM

Dude, you are staring at a fucking still.... for all you know it wasn't even part of a game.

I bet you were one of the people that already bitched about Transformers, when the only thing released was a teaser trailer with the logo in it.

freaparn @ Sep 13th 2009 6:01PM

You're kind of arguing his point for him with that Transformers' reference, to be fair.

MystileArmor @ Sep 13th 2009 6:08PM

I suppose you have a point, although I still think you can't judge a game by a couple of still images.

freaparn @ Sep 13th 2009 8:41PM

No argument there.

DTNeotericDope @ Sep 13th 2009 7:08PM

I agree you can't judge a game by it's single screen shots. Terminator Salvation had some cool screen shots. Bionic Commando?? Need I say more. GRIN closed down because they had a lackluster track record in the sales department. It's all business. If you don't have the capital to keep your company running it falls.