Wait a minute. Now we're confused. We thought one of the major development incentives for joining the motion revolution was to conserve resources in the production department. When your players are busy flailing and flapping -- surging with euphoric endorphins -- they don't exactly notice that you've scaled back on the fancy schmancy rendering and physics; all that excessive cutting edge tech. Heck, they'd barely notice if you repurposed and resold them a game you'd made 5 years ago.
Motion control, man, it's about getting back to our roots -- a simpler time -- when games were, like, about connecting with our bodies, you know? So when we caught wind of a job opportunity posted by Ghostbusters developer Terminal Reality and calling for experienced Xbox Live programmers to create "an exciting AAA Natal title," we were sorta like, whoa, guys, you're kinda missing the point.
Check this: "If you have a passion to create seriously high-quality action/adventure titles, we're interested in hearing from you!" Really ... passion? That makes it sound like there will be sweat involved -- that's the players' job now. You guys gotta dial it down, maybe dig up some of that old BloodRayne code, put a little "kick-punch-slap" control in there ... Save. Press. Box. Ship. Done.
[Via Shogun Gamer; thanks, Ian]
Reader Comments (23)
Posted: Nov 5th 2009 12:40PM AntiVillian said
I can;t help but feel that this should be the image to be pasted over natals eyes
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WsE6M_RjBIY/SeGV_2mJ3_I/AAAAAAAAUu0/xWDpxRecEYE/s400/big+brother+1984.jpg
I would sure feel silly if they were different versions of the same thing but i seem to remember joystiqs pic being som album cover.
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http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WsE6M_RjBIY/SeGV_2mJ3_I/AAAAAAAAUu0/xWDpxRecEYE/s400/big+brother+1984.jpg
I would sure feel silly if they were different versions of the same thing but i seem to remember joystiqs pic being som album cover.
Posted: Nov 5th 2009 12:43PM Dr Perry Ulysses Cox said
I'm passionate about making a Natal game called "Choke Master: The Chokening". It'd be seven non-stop hours of you choking the living shit out of anything and everything. Also, the controls couldn't be simpler. Think I should apply?
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 1:33PM Foolkiller said
"I'll choke you for that!"
I don't know why, but I about fell out of my chair laughing at that. It's brilliance in it's simplicity, it's like your comment before was all an elaborate set up. You sir are my new favorite post master.
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I don't know why, but I about fell out of my chair laughing at that. It's brilliance in it's simplicity, it's like your comment before was all an elaborate set up. You sir are my new favorite post master.
Posted: Nov 5th 2009 12:51PM The Punisher said
Hopefully it will be better than the Sega Activator!
http://www.destructoid.com/sega-activator-the-crappiest-game-peripheral-26148.phtml
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http://www.destructoid.com/sega-activator-the-crappiest-game-peripheral-26148.phtml
Posted: Nov 6th 2009 1:25AM AntiVillian said
have you seen this crap?
http://www.youtube.com/user/xboxprojectnatal?blend=1&ob=4
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http://www.youtube.com/user/xboxprojectnatal?blend=1&ob=4
Posted: Nov 5th 2009 12:55PM Gaming Expert said
I'm hearing more and more support for Natal, sure publishers say they support $ony but I haven't heard of one developer making a game for just $ony's wiimote rip off but I've heard of a few doing it for Natal. I also heard Rare is making a Natal shooter, that should be really interesting.
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 1:57PM Chibi Chaingun said
I think 99% of the errors are user related. People think they hit reply to someone, but don't always do it.
I have only had it mess up ONCE and I'm not even sure I didn't just think I hit reply and instead just typed in the comment box at the bottom.
Irony: If this comment fux up. lol!
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I have only had it mess up ONCE and I'm not even sure I didn't just think I hit reply and instead just typed in the comment box at the bottom.
Irony: If this comment fux up. lol!
Posted: Nov 5th 2009 2:49PM (Unverified) said
I've had a few comments disappear into comment limbo. Whether it's not user-friendly or just possessed by demons, there's something odd about the comment system.
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Posted: Nov 5th 2009 3:41PM TheDarkWayne said
what's the ominous face from? It reminds me of an episode of batman beyond where a guy put his mind into a computer, but that isnt it, is it?
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