High Voltage Software - a new project announced!

Looks like HVS is back on form with their new project, the Astro Boy cg-i movie adaption game. Games gonna be coming to the Wii, DS, PSP and PS2. That doesnt exactly fill me with confidence, but at least HVS are going back to the licensed stuff that they are oh-so well known for ;)

I may jest a bit, but to be honest, the last Astro Boy game developed by Treasure (i think?) for the GBA was pretty good, so maybe HVS can take a few hints from that and make something awesome. I bloody well hope so, anyway, after the hype theyve given The Conduit.

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That sucks for the people who thought they were going to do something good.

After working on their own stuff for a while, to go back to licensed material must be just painful. But I guess they have to pay the bills.Arc2012

Yeah, it must be, but if they try and put a little bit of effort into it, like they seem to have put effort into The Conduit, then it could be good... maybe. It appears to be a good franchise to work with, anyway.

i dont really blame them, i mean working on the conduit is draining their pockets, so they are going to need to do some liceanced stuff to make more money.

hope fully this isnt one of the games they are talking about at E3 >_>

Remember Astro Boy on the GBA? That was a good game. High Voltage, play that when making this one...

[QUOTE="Arc2012"]After working on their own stuff for a while, to go back to licensed material must be just painful. But I guess they have to pay the bills.eveileb-ekam

Yeah, it must be, but if they try and put a little bit of effort into it, like they seem to have put effort into The Conduit, then it could be good... maybe. It appears to be a good franchise to work with, anyway.

great! That's just great!!!

has anyone ever saw the original Astroboy cartoon series? My god, I'm glad animation has come thus far since that.

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[QUOTE="Arc2012"]After working on their own stuff for a while, to go back to licensed material must be just painful. But I guess they have to pay the bills.bob_newman

Yeah, it must be, but if they try and put a little bit of effort into it, like they seem to have put effort into The Conduit, then it could be good... maybe. It appears to be a good franchise to work with, anyway.

hahaha, fair point. Im not really a fan of what HVS has been doing / saying. I was just trying to instill a little hope ;)

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Yeah, it must be, but if they try and put a little bit of effort into it, like they seem to have put effort into The Conduit, then it could be good... maybe. It appears to be a good franchise to work with, anyway.

eveileb-ekam

hahaha, fair point. Im not really a fan of what HVS has been doing / saying. I was just trying to instill a little hope ;)

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[QUOTE="bob_newman"] Yeah...except that's the GBA, where games took a lot less time to make. Unless they've been working on the game for a couple years, trust me, it'll be crap. Just like almost every game they've released thus far.bob_newman

hahaha, fair point. Im not really a fan of what HVS has been doing / saying. I was just trying to instill a little hope ;)

They need to pay the bills somehow...SMR-Venom

I just felt bad about being completely negative :)eveileb-ekam

Don't. They don't deserve an ounce of praise they've received. Not yet, at least.

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That sucks for the people who thought they were going to do something good.

bob_newman

Lol, yeah. Hopefully their second announcement will be another uniquely developed game like the Conduit. (It would be funny if they announced that a sequal was being developed already.)

Well that's pretty lame. However--the Astro-boy movie looks pretty dang cool.

[QUOTE="SMR-Venom"]They need to pay the bills somehow...eveileb-ekam

:lol:

That sucks for the people who thought they were going to do something good.

bob_newman

You're telling me

They're doing this for a meal ticket, not to make an incredible game Which is sad because the Astro Boy for the GBA is one of the best games in it's library

Oh High Voltage is there nothing you can't do? Release incomplete games, give hypefests for nothing, and now helping destroy an icon in Japanese culture.

Oh wow, a licensed game, how devestating :| I'm not even a high voltage fan and I find these cheap shots rather sad and patthetic.

Yeah...except that's the GBA, where games took a lot less time to make. Unless they've been working on the game for a couple years, trust me, it'll be crap. Just like almost every game they've released thus far.bob_newman

hahaha, fair point. Im not really a fan of what HVS has been doing / saying. I was just trying to instill a little hope ;)

[QUOTE="SMR-Venom"]They need to pay the bills somehow...eveileb-ekam

well...isn't this just one of their projects they talked about? We should here about the other at E3 from what they said. Ya never know, it could end up turning out good.

I just wonder if this is particular project Eric N. was referring to with "65 enemies on screen, and it goes up from there". The Astro Boy movie I saw had an epic feel of freedom and there were tons and tons of objects in the backgrounds. I wonder if that's it.

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:lol:

That sucks for the people who thought they were going to do something good.

You're telling me

They're doing this for a meal ticket, not to make an incredible game Which is sad because the Astro Boy for the GBA is one of the best games in it's library

Oh High Voltage is there nothing you can't do? Release incomplete games, give hypefests for nothing, and now helping destroy an icon in Japanese culture.

And yet, they are still alive and functioning -- unlike 3D Realms, Factor 5, and Free Radical -- and not at the brink or bleeding badly like EA, Big Huge Games, Edios (before the sale, but not in the clear), Valve, and others. Obviously, High Voltage is succesfull. Reviews only matter to those unable to make up their own minds or for those that just want bragging rights. The mass consumer (which matters most) and the enlightened gamer could care less what reviewers say.psychobrew

First of all, are you promoting mediocrity?

Second, of course they're still afloat. Other companies gave them money to develop these games. They are not a publisher. They don't have to worry about losses.

So what do they do, exactly? They make licenced games on a low budget, and it shows in their work. If you've ever played any of their games (I know I've made the mistake a few times), you would agree that they do not have a good track record and should not be applauded in any way (yet).

First of all, this isnt a cheap shot. I dont see how its "sad and pathetic" to call out a developer when they say one thing and do another - ie talk about bringing hardcore content to the Wii, make a bland uninspired shooter and then go back to licensed content. It doesnt say much about their confidence in their product.

Whatever anyone says, High Voltage have never made any memorable games, they have made rushed licensed crap and a few downloadable games that didnt exactly set the world on fire either. The reason they are still afloat is because they havent done any internally funded games yet, bar The Conduit, and that hasnt released. Who knows what will happen to HVS if their baby flops drastically in sales ala Lair or Haze.

For those saying they have to make money, well yeah. They should do that by making good games. I know its tragic developers like Factor 5 and Free Radical have collapsed, but they made crap games for expensive to develop for systems. HVS is not in that position. Either way, I would never WANT developers to push out turds in order to make money - thats always been the problem with gaming. You cannot ever justify shovelware just because HVS promised you something they may or may not deliver on.

Remember Astro Boy on the GBA? That was a good game. High Voltage, play that when making this one...

ChildOfGaming7

That was a Treasure game.

That's the reason that game was kick-ass, not the licence.

[QUOTE="psychobrew"] And yet, they are still alive and functioning -- unlike 3D Realms, Factor 5, and Free Radical -- and not at the brink or bleeding badly like EA, Big Huge Games, Edios (before the sale, but not in the clear), Valve, and others. Obviously, High Voltage is succesfull. Reviews only matter to those unable to make up their own minds or for those that just want bragging rights. The mass consumer (which matters most) and the enlightened gamer could care less what reviewers say.bob_newman

First of all, are you promoting mediocrity?

Second, of course they're still afloat. Other companies gave them money to develop these games. They are not a publisher. They don't have to worry about losses.

So what do they do, exactly? They make licenced games on a low budget, and it shows in their work. If you've ever played any of their games (I know I've made the mistake a few times), you would agree that they do not have a good track record and should not be applauded in any way (yet).

I have grown a lot of respect for the guys at HVS from their interviews and such about The Conduit, they seem very concerned with making great games, more so than other devs working on wii games, If there is anyone I want working on a 3rd party title, its HVS, cut them some slack. Astro boy isnt a dumb license, we just havent seen much quality come from it, the GBA game was fun but I personally dont want this new game to be a 2d platformer/shooter and the 3d game on the ps2 wasnt have bad(yeah I bought it lol), I only paid 10$ mind you but pretty good game nonetheless... idk HVS are good folks though from what it seems, lets hope they keep it up and have a much better iP to announce at e3

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:lol:

That sucks for the people who thought they were going to do something good.

Jaysonguy

You're telling me

They're doing this for a meal ticket, not to make an incredible game Which is sad because the Astro Boy for the GBA is one of the best games in it's library

Oh High Voltage is there nothing you can't do? Release incomplete games, give hypefests for nothing, and now helping destroy an icon in Japanese culture.

oh Jason, you smart one..

go and make the game yourself with your Mommy's payment

show us how easy is to make a good game

wasnt dragon ball destroyed with that psp movie game?? ups I was forgoting this is about HVS

so many hate here...

Honestly, I was hoping the next thing they'd announce they were doing would be something cool....

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That sucks for the people who thought they were going to do something good.

TheSmitto

Lol, yeah. Hopefully their second announcement will be another uniquely developed game like the Conduit. (It would be funny if they announced that a sequal was being developed already.)

I'm really confident that whatever HVS is planning, they are putting some effort into it. Each devolper needs a point to get the ball rolling from bad games to good games. I think they're realling trying, and if you want someone to mock, mock some developers who make Hillbilly Roundup or something....

I'm ChildOfGaming and I'm gonna playHVS games!!!!

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hahaha, fair point. Im not really a fan of what HVS has been doing / saying. I was just trying to instill a little hope ;)

psychobrew

Valve at the brink of bleeding badly? :lol: