Quantum Theory loses PS3 exclusivity

Grayditch · 18-01-2010 3:09am #1

So just to clarify.... The game that was to act as a Gears Of War alternative for PS3 users (grand, sure, fine, if you must).. is now going to be marketed and launched for the Xbox 360, also.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XU8dE0GQdJQ

I cannot stop laughing. I see more differences between Pacman and Ms Pacman. How have they not already been sued?

weiland79 · 18-01-2010 12:03pm

Looks like a big bag of cheese imo.

EGriff · 18-01-2010 1:42pm

Its pretty shameful alright. Looks like a really crappy gears of war.

thorbarry · 18-01-2010 1:51pm

EGriff wrote: »

Its pretty shameful alright. Looks like a really crappy gears of war.

It really does

L31mr0d · 18-01-2010 1:56pm

wtf??? texturing and bump mapping looks rubbish.

Is that alpha footage or something?

I don't have a problem with it copying GeoW. It's a gameplay style that works so why not copy it. Stylistically it looks like a cross between GeoW and Dark Sector. Same with Dantes Inferno, it may be a shameless GoW clone, but I don't care in the end of the day if it works and the game is solid.

krudler · 18-01-2010 2:04pm

That looks pants, the graphics are all over the place

Mossy Monk · 18-01-2010 2:22pm

No wonder it is not PS3 exclusive. It will probably bomb spectactularly.

projectmayhem · 18-01-2010 2:50pm

Never heard of it - which is the first sign that it's a pile of crap. Second sign is that video, of course. That's meant to PROMOTE the game? It's a blatant GoW rip-off, which as was said, is fine. But don't rip something off if you can't at least attempt to improve on it. Otherwise we'll be far more unforgiving in our critiques of it.

thorbarry · 18-01-2010 3:20pm

L31mr0d wrote: »

wtf??? texturing and bump mapping looks rubbish.

Is that alpha footage or something?

Yea there appears to be alot of unfinished textures in that vid

macpac26 · 18-01-2010 6:21pm

haha are they for real?

I wonder if the lead characters name is Farcus Menix

Grayditch · 18-01-2010 6:47pm

There's developing a game that's heavily influenced by another game, and then there is this.

Saint's Row 2 was a very good alternative to GTA IV and the similarities were running very high, but they didn't steal the art style, exact movement and (this I can only presume) an identical cover system and control layout.

All this aside, it's the fact that they have decided to release it on the 360 that gets me. It will be torn apart.

AnCapaillMor · 26-09-2010 12:03am

Worst game I played in a long while. It's just bad.

Grayditch · 26-09-2010 12:13am

Almost took a punt on it. Close call by the sounds. I totally forgot I started this thread.

gizmo · 26-09-2010 12:28am

Grayditch wrote: »

All this aside, it's the fact that they have decided to release it on the 360 that gets me. It will be torn apart.

Jesus, Destructoid were right. :rolleyes:

As for the game itself, it was never looking too promising regardless of what platform it was coming out on. It was basically a Japanese attempt at appealing to Western audiences without fully understanding it.As the game’s character designer, Hiroyuki Yazaki said in an interview in Edge awhile back...

“Thirdperson shooters aren’t so popular in Japan, but if we try to pitch the game in a way that a Japanese audience will better understand, we could alienate the western audience. It’s a balancing act… We need to present it to the Japanese audience in a different way. We have to focus on story and characters, which a Japanese player might value more than a western player.”

Grayditch · 26-09-2010 12:44am

Would it have been reviewed by many Xbox magazines or Xbox only gamers as a PS3 exclusive, do you think? It faces so much more scrutiny as a multiplatform because now there will be so many more people, especially ones who play Gears drawing negative attention to it. I thought you might have known what I was getting at, Gizmo, what with you knowing everything.

gizmo · 26-09-2010 12:49am

Grayditch wrote: »

Would it have been reviewed by many Xbox magazines or Xbox only gamers as a PS3 exclusive, do you think?

Why would an XBox orientated magazine review a PS3 exclusive? And why would it being reviewed by a wider group of gamers matter? Surely one would hope for the most amount of coverage possible for a game upon release?

Grayditch wrote: »

It faces so much more scrutiny as a multiplatform because now there will be so many more people, especially ones who play Gears drawing negative attention to it. I thought you might have known what I was getting at, Gizmo, what with you knowing everything.

As I said, surely it's a good thing it faces more scrutiny?

Your wording was quite clear so it was impossible to misconstrue your statements above, even if you want to resort to childish insults along the way.

Grayditch · 26-09-2010 1:00am

gizmo wrote: »

As I said, surely it's a good thing it faces more scrutiny?

It is. I was just pointing out how it will be torn apart more.

gizmo wrote: »

even if you want to resort to childish insults along the way.

You're right. My apologies. I should have been more grown up and had a pop via a link or something.

Anyway I'd rather PLAY Quantum Theory than keep this up. Good luck.

gizmo · 26-09-2010 1:06am

Grayditch wrote: »

It is. I was just pointing out how it will be torn apart more.

That's actually correct so far, the lowest score it's gotten according to good 'ol metacritic is from the official XBox mag.

Grayditch wrote: »

You're right. My apologies. I should have been more grown up and had a pop via a link or something.

Anyway I'd rather PLAY Quantum Theory than keep this up. Good luck.

It wasn't so much a pop as what you said just reminding me of the sentiments expressed in that article and how silly they were. If you didn't mean it that way then you don't need to worry about it.

Grayditch · 26-09-2010 1:23am

Likewise, just incase you are worrying in your own way about the burdens and pressures you might face being identified as some who knows everything, worry not, what I said was just reactionary.

I can see now how Quantum Theory is now no longer the PS3's dirty little secret and gamers from both relevant platforms can stand next to each other in the mocking of this useless game.

...that I haven't played yet.

AnCapaillMor · 27-09-2010 7:08am

I'll save you the money stay away from it. I reckon it was a Ps3 exclusive, sony saw it and said we'll be nice make it multi-platform, saying in the bakc of thier minds thank god we did'nt get lumped with that.

Its just a frustrating game, typical gruff character with the personality of a plank, still don't know what was happening plot\story wise, unexplained character turns, slowest reload time ever, annoying controls. And what is with the japanese and bosses that have multiple forms, everytime you beat it, aha now try this!!, ugh!!, it was like watching a DBZ multi episode fight, except it was crap.

Snakeblood · 28-09-2010 11:05am

AnCapaillMor wrote: »

I'll save you the money stay away from it. I reckon it was a Ps3 exclusive, sony saw it and said we'll be nice make it multi-platform, saying in the bakc of thier minds thank god we did'nt get lumped with that.

Its just a frustrating game, typical gruff character with the personality of a plank, still don't know what was happening plot\story wise, unexplained character turns, slowest reload time ever, annoying controls. And what is with the japanese and bosses that have multiple forms, everytime you beat it, aha now try this!!, ugh!!, it was like watching a DBZ multi episode fight, except it was crap.

The multiple forms stuff is great in something like Vanquish. Quantum Theory just sucks in general. I couldn't be bothered going 20 feet from where I started in the demo.

Quantum Theory loses PS3 exclusivity

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