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ggrobot · Elite Member Joined: 28 May 2004 Posts: 53567

IGN has conducted an interview with producer David Hasle, associate multiplayer producer Tarl Raney, and lead software engineer Brian Legge talking about
Condemned 2: Bloodshot (PS3/Xbox 360), the sequel to Monolith Productions' gritty first person shooter
Condemned: Criminal Origins. Here's a taster:

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gx-x · Elite Member Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 2652

So, the PC users will be left hanging in the air after playing "Origins". The story didn't finish there and it's a dead end for all of us who were eagerly expecting the sequel. Hope their sequel sells bad for consoles. there is simply no real excuse for not having PC version out also. The engine is made on PC, for PC (and consoles) it is a "sand-box" engine, entire sequel is probably made ON PC for consoles ONLY (I don't think they licensed new engine for the sequel, they paid milions of $ for the previous one, they prolly just modded it). Was it that difficult to hire 3 additional programmers to optimize for PC ?

Sabot · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject:

I agree, i enjoyed 'origins' it was a very good game and had the best (creepy positional) sound that i've heard in a long time!
The story seems to be just 'churn out for consoles', It would after MS pathetic attempt with Vista has turned devs away Rolling Eyes

gx-x · Elite Member Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 2652

I don't think m$ turned devs away, I think devs and (especialy) publishers got greedy. I don't mind that, I mind that I can't return original unifineshed game to the store. I played it because it was good and I was sort of promised a sequel, and now I find my self with 8800gtx and no sequel to condemned. My point is: If I knew there was not going to be sequel for PC, I woudn't have bought the 'origins' in the first place. magine watching LOTR first part in UK and then having LOTR second and third part released in US only. <--- That is my point Wink

Sabot · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2007 9:50 pm Post subject:

Well, i think one of the biggest problem 'Origins' had was that it bombed on PC.
Sales weren't very good -that and it was sooo incredibly short!
I know because i never bought it full price and waited until it was released budget (maybe lots of us did the same thing)
Greedy, yes; once bitten twice shy...probably too.

Vista isn't going down to well at the moment (with devs) what with MS pushing for Vista exclusive titles and not XP as well.
It all means money -as you said- so it's a combination of everything lol Laughing

gx-x · Elite Member Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 2652

yeah, I agree it was short Razz

Even if it was 20hrs longer - it would still be short Smile

I enjoyed the game very much. It was a really good horror game, nicelly scripted, good story, I played it 2 days straight and finnished it (maybe even more than two days, I don;t remember anymore). I think generally games for PC (mostly) are not selling nearly as good as for consoles, but they still make a pice of the pie. I don;t see blizzard compalining...Condemned was not advertised well IMO, there was no "hype" arround it, so the fault for bad salles goes into hands of publisher. You can't blame market for that IMO. As far as Vista goes - I am not yet interested. they will need a title like bioshock or crysis to make people go Vista, but publishers of such games will hardlley make that kind of move...There are people like there (like me) who simply don't like to be blackmailed or pushed into things. Hell, I am runnin' 939 platform Razz

cheers everyone !