It's a new IP in the way that Dark Souls was a new IP, from the looks of it.
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Remedy's Control looks very similar to Quantum Break
- Thread starter Fiery Phoenix
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It's a new IP in the way that Dark Souls was a new IP, from the looks of it.
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It also can't be a sequel because Microsoft owns the QB IP.
Exactly. Just like Sony owned Demon's Souls.
Control looks like the exact same situation.
Who cares, it's QB is this own game, they can get ideas from it. Maybe they liked the idea of QB a lot but not a lot of people got to play it being X1 exclusive and went under the radar with a later PC port, so they are making something similar.
I loved Quantum Break and pretty much only play "one and done" games these days so I don't share the OP's concerns at all.
I really hope they go crazy with stuff like this
It's one of my fav games this gen and I love how creative they got with the time powers , this looks even more crazy with the force unleashed like powers
It's one of my fav games this gen and I love how creative they got with the time powers , this looks even more crazy with the force unleashed like powers
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I don't have anything against one-n-done games, but as a AAA team with such a big budget I originally expected more from QB.
I still liked what I played. A solid 8/10. Just not quite what I was hoping for.
Not surprising that a game from the same developer looks similar to a previous work. Bungie's Destiny looks similar in style to Halo. Naughty Dog's The Last of Us looks similar to Uncharted (tone aside). The look of Gears looks very similar to Epic's other titles like Unreal Tournament. It shouldn't be alarming to anyone.
Remedy making a Remedy-style game isn't exactly shocking, especially given that they probably had lots of leftover bits of a QB2 that they aren't getting to make. Plus, their last few games were all done with massive first-party Microsoft budgets, whereas this is coming from 505, so yeah, I imagine they're cutting corners and reusing some tech and animations from QB.
I really enjoyed QB but I feel kind of conditioned to wait for a significant price drop since I got QB in the 12$ HB.
I really hope they go crazy with stuff like this
It's one of my fav games this gen and I love how creative they got with the time powers , this looks even more crazy with the force unleashed like powers
It is a great game. I think many of the reviewers didn't know how to properly play it.
Is not their fault, it was probably Remedy. This game would have worked better if Jack didnt really use guns because he didn't want to kill people. Therefore, you will have to rely on super powers the whole time changing the scope of the gameplay.
That alone would have made the game way better critically. I saw tons of critics make fun of the game and all they did was cover and shoot like if it was Gears or Uncharted while barely even using the powers.
(Take out the TV episodes too)
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Quantum Break's graphics looked phenomenal so not sure what the problem is here. This is common; a lot of game studios keep a similar visual style over several IPs (Team Silent, Gen Design, Epic Games in the GOW and Unreal Tournament days, SquareEnix - look at FFX, FFXII, Kingdom Hearts 1 & 2, etc).
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Metroid Prime 3 is Retro's weakest game and yet it still is dope.
Full Disclosure: I purchased a Xbox just to play Quantum Break.
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Thanks to Shinobi for fixing the title! Never meant to sound dramatic. Just a bad choice of words.
I didn't play Quantum Break because it looked like a huge bummer to me, a Remedy fan. I'm completely fine with them taking that tech and making something more compelling in both gameplay and narrative with it. From everything I've heard, that seems to be the case.
I've loved every Remedy game so far (my fave being Alan Wake as a huge Twin Peaks fan) and I'm super glad Control seems to be a spiritual successor to Quantum Break. Loved the gameplay, it just needed more opportunities to shine. The Metroidvania approach might just work out really well in providing lots and lots of interesting combat scenarios. I'll be there day one.
This. I liked Quantum Break as well but this looks almost too similar. QB had its flaws but it played and controlled well which I'm hoping this does as well. But I have to say, not liking the look of the game. It worked fine for QB even though it looked a bit washed out, didnt need another game using the exact same color Platte. Why couldn't they go with something brighter like Alan Wake.
I wished this was something completely new, regardless I'll give it a shot cause they're an excellent developer.
I don't mind. Quantum Break was awesome. Could have been way worse. Could have been a spiritual successor to Alan Wake :)
You can definitely tell it's their engine and there are some similarities. However all Remedy games seem to have certain similarities. I just know I'm pumped as hell for it since I've loved all their games.
Yup, it was crazy how some reviewers saw it as a cover based shooter when it was never designed to be one. Sure you would hide to regain health, but other than that, the game was designed to keep you moving and switching between your powers.
Yup, it was crazy how some reviewers saw it as a cover based shooter when it was never designed to be one. Sure you would hide to regain health, but other than that, the game was designed to keep you moving and switching between your powers.
The art style is more realistic than I thought. The cover gave me the impression it's more stylised.They even use the Beth actress. Haha.
If its not designed to be a cover shooter but you put a cover system in your game and let you regen health whilst hiding... you made a mistake. Not the players fault the devs didn't have the balls to discourage taking cover or only letting you get health by sucking it out of enemies timelines or whatever.
That weird person thing that attacked her at the end...Getting the feeling that if this is Remedy's application of QB sequel ideas, then we would've had Beth fighting
at some point in the story, because the lack of an actual fight like that was a bit jarring in the first game, like they were either saving it for a sequel, or it was written out and there was a narrative-sized hole where it once was.
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Yeah, the info they've given sounds pretty great.
This.
Yup would love to see some of that in this, that was cool as hell.I really hope they go crazy with stuff like this
It's one of my fav games this gen and I love how creative they got with the time powers , this looks even more crazy with the force unleashed like powers
She looks like a realistic version of Red from Transistor on the first pic.They even use the Beth actress. Haha.
The whole time the trailer played during the reveal I kept thinking it was a Quantum Break sequel. At the very least, it was super obvious that it was a Remedy game. Looks great.
Yup. It was said in a thread that it will be pretty much like a Metroidvania.
Being a Quantum Break only kills my interest on this game.
I just want to address this, because it's not true. Some of the choices you'd make in Quantum Break changed the course of playable parts, introducing different secondary characters, and even optional mini-boss battles. But the game did lack content, the gameplay was so good it needed more scenarios in which it could shine.
Control has some obvious similarities - the similar look, the same actress, special powers - but from what I've heard about it, it sounds like it's going to be a very different experience. A reworked sequel to QB this is not.
Between the destructible environments, aggressive and mobile enemies, and powers you developed, it was clear that it wasn't a cover based shooter. Just because a game changes the characters stance based on what they are next to, that doesn't necessarily make it strictly a cover based shooter.
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