STALKER update

Post by **Vympel** » 2006-10-07 04:44am

Interview

Executive Producer talks candidly about why the game is so late.

Tolya · Post by **Tolya** » 2006-10-07 05:28am

I stopped listening to their bullshit about two years ago.

They say they are overambitious. To me they are just plain unorganized.

Switched to DX9? Whoop-de-fuck. In five months they will have to make another switch to DX10.

And if someone says that he wants to make a do-all end-all game...well, good luck. Just don't be surprised when someone releases something better.

On a side note, I really look forward to Stalker. The only thing is, that I got tired of their "we are so overambitious ZOMG" bullshit that I keep hearing for the last 3 years.

Some of the best games have been released as a surprise, without following up on a 5 year hype.

Sheesh, just finish it and release it. It's not a cure for AIDS.

Sybot · Post by **Sybot** » 2006-10-07 05:07pm

You know, I had completely forgotten that this game existed. I have the feeling that's happened to a lot of people who have been distracted by other games that actually come out within reasonable time.

While I commend them for being ambitious, they should have had a point where they knuckled down and concentrated on making the game work rather than trying to create all these features that will probably end up being surpassed by the time it is released. This game is almost as big a joke as Duke Nukem Forever.

Ace Pace · Post by **Ace Pace** » 2006-10-07 05:09pm

Sybot wrote:You know, I had completely forgotten that this game existed. I have the feeling that's happened to a lot of people who have been distracted by other games that actually come out within reasonable time.

While I commend them for being ambitious, they should have had a point where they knuckled down and concentrated on making the game work rather than trying to create all these features that will probably end up being surpassed by the time it is released. This game is almost as big a joke as Duke Nukem Forever.

Nothing will ever surpass DNF.
Why?

Heres why.

The following things have happened since Duke Nukem Forever was announced...
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salm · Post by **salm** » 2006-10-07 05:30pm

Half Life II took 5 years to develop as well and it was a fantastic game. I´ll rather have them work longer and present a really cool game than doing it too fast and releasing it as just an average FPS. We have enough of those.

Shinn Langley Soryu · Post by **Shinn Langley Soryu** » 2006-10-07 06:16pm

It takes a shorter time to contract, build, launch, commission, and deploy on active duty a Nimitz class aircraft carrier than to develop Duke Nukem Forever? Truly LMFAO-worthy.

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2006-10-07 07:16pm

I think even better than the CV is that "The two Mars rovers, Spirit and Opportunity were proposed, authorized, announced, designed, launched and successfully landed upon Mars where they have been exploring the surface for over 2.5 years." in the time Duke Nukem Forever has been in development.

Connor MacLeod · Post by **Connor MacLeod** » 2006-10-07 08:25pm

Shouldnt someone have mentioned Derek Smart and tbe battlecruiser series yet?

InnocentBystander · Post by **InnocentBystander** » 2006-10-07 09:00pm

Connor MacLeod wrote:Shouldnt someone have mentioned Derek Smart and tbe battlecruiser series yet?

Derek Smart just pisses me off, however he does manage to get games out every now and again (even if many of them aren't really new games...)

Post by **weemadando** » 2006-10-07 10:23pm

Derek Smart and his horde of little boot-licking idol-worshipping one-eyed-because-the-other-one-has-a-load-of-Derek-Smarts-jizz-sprayed-all-over-it fanboys can go to fucking hell. He has not released a single game (free or commerical) which I have been able to play. That's not to say its not playable, or that its bad. I'm saying that its so badly coded that not even all the patches and workarounds could get it close to running on my system. But try saying that on their tech support forum. Oh no... That makes you a "hater". And they only just flame and ban "haters". Fucking little wankers obsessing over their incompetent and arseholish ego-monster master.

Post by **Vympel** » 2006-10-08 12:21am

Derek Smart's games suck. Without fail, each one that is released is years behind the times, unplayable, and not fun.

Post by **Ghost Rider** » 2006-10-08 12:28am

Connor MacLeod wrote:Shouldnt someone have mentioned Derek Smart and tbe battlecruiser series yet?

Flark off biatch

.

His batch of sychopants are only exceeded by flaming jizzwhores of the Japanime obessed variety.

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2006-10-08 02:35am

I don't find Derek Smart loathsome. He's making a living out of his games, I can respect that. If the games suck, don't play them, obviously his horde of rabid fanboys like the things. It's not like he's selling bogus medicine or something.

I've heard he's all arrogant and stuff about his games, but I haven't seen it first hand and really am not particularly interested in seeing it.

Spanky The Dolphin · Post by **Spanky The Dolphin** » 2006-10-08 02:49am

Sounds like the reason you don't find him loathsome is simply because you haven't had any exposure to him.

Adrian Laguna · Post by **Adrian Laguna** » 2006-10-08 04:18am

He the kind of guy who just manages to piss off everyone who's not a rabid fanboy? Heh, must be a lot of arrogance.

Post by **weemadando** » 2006-10-08 04:51am

Adrian Laguna wrote:He the kind of guy who just manages to piss off everyone who's not a rabid fanboy? Heh, must be a lot of arrogance.

Take the worst bits of John Romero's late 90s ego. Add in Rumsfeld and Cheney's hubris. Then a dash of Phelpsian grandiose self-importance.

Shake well (to ensure any remaining braincells are destroyed) and serve luke-warm. That's Derek Smart.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2006-10-08 03:22pm

I preordered STALKER the same day I preordered Half-Life 2.

I still hold out hope for a decent game.

Invictus ChiKen · Post by **Invictus ChiKen** » 2006-10-09 01:08am

I can't help but think about Fable whenever they start stretching a game out like this...

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2006-10-09 01:20am

Invictus ChiKen wrote:I can't help but think about Fable whenever they start stretching a game out like this...

Oh come on, since when has Lionhead EVER delivered a game that fulfilled their promises?

Invictus ChiKen · Post by **Invictus ChiKen** » 2006-10-09 07:21am

DPDarkPrimus wrote:Oh come on, since when has Lionhead EVER delivered a game that fulfilled their promises?

Good point. However at this point I wasn't really following game media much so for me it was a shocker.

salm · Post by **salm** » 2006-10-09 07:27am

DPDarkPrimus wrote:
Invictus ChiKen wrote:I can't help but think about Fable whenever they start stretching a game out like this...
Oh come on, since when has Lionhead EVER delivered a game that fulfilled their promises?

Some of the old Bullfrog games where quite good though.

Invictus ChiKen · Post by **Invictus ChiKen** » 2006-10-09 07:33am

salm wrote:Some of the old Bullfrog games where quite good though.

Ahh yes I loved Populus! Syndicate Wars was another great game ahead of it's time.

Post by **weemadando** » 2006-10-09 07:37am

Ace Pace wrote:
Nothing will ever surpass DNF.
Why?

Heres why.

4 nations have acquired nuclear weapons technology.

Five now... Unless NK was already on that list. Go DNF! GO!

salm · Post by **salm** » 2006-10-09 07:40am

Never played Syndicate Wars, only the original Syndicate. I guess many of you knew this but i just read that it´s freeware and can be downloaded here:
Syndicate Wars

Post by **weemadando** » 2006-10-09 07:42am

DPDarkPrimus wrote:
Invictus ChiKen wrote:I can't help but think about Fable whenever they start stretching a game out like this...
Oh come on, since when has Lionhead EVER delivered a game that fulfilled their promises?

Fable delivered exactly what I'd expected because I'd read the change in brief for the game since the days of Project Ego.