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.
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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.
Lurkero @ Sep 13th 2009 7:12PM
Art can look as cool as it wants. It's when you pick up the controller and attempt to play the game that anything matters. And after Grin's 3 strikes, they were out.
DBuck_Eye @ Sep 13th 2009 7:49PM
Reminds me of Dragonball Z.
Shadowbender (Nelson Is Behind You) @ Sep 13th 2009 8:01PM
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Shadowbender (Nelson Is Behind You) @ Sep 13th 2009 8:02PM
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Shadowbender (Nelson Is Behind You) @ Sep 13th 2009 8:03PM
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Jacksons @ Sep 13th 2009 8:26PM
Sometimes I wish I knew dragonball references. Sometimes.
Shadowbender (Nelson Is Behind You) @ Sep 13th 2009 8:00PM
I was playing the Lost Planet 2 trial/demo today and I instantly got a de ja vu when I saw the picture.
CrabBattle @ Sep 13th 2009 8:11PM
I wish they had patched bionic commando. Stupid checkpoints. Well at least I paid $20...
MRLN the Amazing @ Sep 13th 2009 8:44PM
That seems to be reminding people of a lot of things... A massive Marlboro, DBZ, Lost Planet...
And nobody sees a striking resemblance to Bryyo? Oh wait, nobody bought that game. :(
Bryan @ Sep 13th 2009 9:25PM
I wonder why Square has never been sued by Marlboro.
ColossalHat @ Sep 14th 2009 12:33AM
Because the creature's name is "Malboro" there's but one R in the name.
Bryan @ Sep 14th 2009 12:40AM
... Drunk commenting. Don't do it.
DarkXane @ Sep 14th 2009 2:43AM
lol... After seeing that picture, this came to my mind: "What the fuck happened to Pitey Piranha?"