Would you like to see Lara in an epic RPG?
Eidos and its new owner, Square Enix, are going to be working on a new intellectual property together. Damn it, we're going to stick our necks out and call the IP... "A Game".
Queried about established IPs jumping between studios, Square's CEO and president, Yoichi Wada, said, "But what's more important is that the two companies, for example, are going to be creating a new IP together. What's going to be important is to be able to get a mutual understanding of each of the quarters so that we will be able [to create it], and what is going to be born from this new unity."
OK, so technically, there aren't two companies since the buyout - there's one. Technically, any IP created by Eidos is Square's anyway. But what Wada seems to be getting at is that the creative talent from what have seemingly been kept as two brands will be knocking their heads together to make something brand-spanking new.
Wada also noted that IPs will jump between the two parties, so we'll see Square properties developed by Eidos studios and vice versa. It was also said that, with Square having fingers in the anime and manga pies, we might see Square's non-gaming IP developed into games by Eidos and Eidos properties nudged into comics and cartoons.
We'd like to see a Star Oceanic HitRaider Go!Go!Go! manga, please.
Source: Gamasutra
Queried about established IPs jumping between studios, Square's CEO and president, Yoichi Wada, said, "But what's more important is that the two companies, for example, are going to be creating a new IP together. What's going to be important is to be able to get a mutual understanding of each of the quarters so that we will be able [to create it], and what is going to be born from this new unity."
OK, so technically, there aren't two companies since the buyout - there's one. Technically, any IP created by Eidos is Square's anyway. But what Wada seems to be getting at is that the creative talent from what have seemingly been kept as two brands will be knocking their heads together to make something brand-spanking new.
Wada also noted that IPs will jump between the two parties, so we'll see Square properties developed by Eidos studios and vice versa. It was also said that, with Square having fingers in the anime and manga pies, we might see Square's non-gaming IP developed into games by Eidos and Eidos properties nudged into comics and cartoons.
We'd like to see a Star Oceanic HitRaider Go!Go!Go! manga, please.
Source: Gamasutra
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Joji 12 Jun 2009 13:03
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Interesting stuff but also very scary. Eidos are seasoned in action games, whcih is a good thing, however, would I really want to play an emo andro dude with a penchant for spiky hair product in such games? No, I get enough of that already from Square games.
What I want is for Square to take a look at their ever increasingly lame jrpg market, take a look at what Bioware, Mistwalker, Bethesda are doing, and overhaul what jrpgs have become, very cookie cutter. Because Square set the high standard for jrpgs now, (well I'd say Atlus, Xseed, and co do a better job) and many japanese developers are inspired by them, Square would have to take positive steps of change first, for others to follow.
So, what can this new IP be? I'd like to play a game without pretty emo kids for once. A game with both Agent 47 and Kane and Lynch would be cool, since they are in the same line of work, kind of. A good way to take the ever failing Lara series, would be for them to cross it over with Thief, and perhaps make a 1st/3rd person game, and by taking the best of both worlds could make a greater game overall. Maybe if Lara starred in a Thief game, she might actually get some human enemies to face and fight. Sorry Lara, but roaming ancient tombs does get boring.
With Square's little grip on japanese manga, maybe even a Golgo 13/Hitman cross over would be cool, as a book or game. Kane and Lynch would again make a great manga or anime.
What I want is for Square to take a look at their ever increasingly lame jrpg market, take a look at what Bioware, Mistwalker, Bethesda are doing, and overhaul what jrpgs have become, very cookie cutter. Because Square set the high standard for jrpgs now, (well I'd say Atlus, Xseed, and co do a better job) and many japanese developers are inspired by them, Square would have to take positive steps of change first, for others to follow.
So, what can this new IP be? I'd like to play a game without pretty emo kids for once. A game with both Agent 47 and Kane and Lynch would be cool, since they are in the same line of work, kind of. A good way to take the ever failing Lara series, would be for them to cross it over with Thief, and perhaps make a 1st/3rd person game, and by taking the best of both worlds could make a greater game overall. Maybe if Lara starred in a Thief game, she might actually get some human enemies to face and fight. Sorry Lara, but roaming ancient tombs does get boring.
With Square's little grip on japanese manga, maybe even a Golgo 13/Hitman cross over would be cool, as a book or game. Kane and Lynch would again make a great manga or anime.