Kojima cancels new ZOE

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#51 deactivated-57ad0e5285d73
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http://www.computerandvideogames.com/404457/kojima-halts-new-zone-of-the-enders-sequel-project/

You should have bought more copies of the HD collection :P

 

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I would have, but it was a shoddy port that played worse than the originals apparently.
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#52 megadeth1117
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[QUOTE="megadeth1117"]

[QUOTE="Razor_defiace"]btw most games have the same issues that you've stated (at least similar issues) and I wouldn't single out just this game for being "herp derp" quality. Games such as Mass Effect hailed for their story and yet contain just as much BS and deus ex machina elements (and even plot holes) as ZOE. It's just ZOE is more easily singled out because "anime" stereotype.Razor_defiace

Going to have to disagree with that one. I believe the Mass Effect series gets a pass because, even though the general plot is not the greatest, it's presentation is top notch. The dialog is, at the very least, passable, and the voice-acting remained exceptional throughout the whole series. 

ZOE, on the other hand, was plauged with a poorly translated script and abysmal voice-work. 



I haven't played the English version of ZOE, but looking at videos I can agree that dialogues are badly handled in the international release.

However I will point out that I wasn't comparing the two by presentations but by general story and events that happen during the game. Of course I am not highlighting the whole ME series but ME3 which is the prime example of a plot horribly handled and in the end making the whole experience feel less enjoyable.

Presentation wise ME is a lot better than ZOE-- but considering the age of the last ZOE game - it's expected to be inferior (especially considering the budgets). It's also an "RPG"-like game, with lots of dialogue and characters. It's not a fair comparison either way... but it still falls to the same video game tropes as any other game in terms of story.

Fair enough, I suppose. It's hard for me to argue with that since I couldn't even get past the first hour of ZOE without turning off.

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#53 aaronmullan
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This is lame. People don't take enough chances these days.
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#55 DivineSword  Moderator
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The HD collection must of sold horrible.

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#56 King_Dodongo
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The HD collection must of sold horrible.

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They are going to patch the PS3 version but people who have the collection say it's horrible, so that didn't help.
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#57 Jakandsigz
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"How bad the series is aside, clearly the game is too big for the PS3 and 360 and will need to be remade on next gen consoles" -Kojima himself.
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#58 TwistedShade
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I hope we don't hear him in a few month's from the now whining about how he's *Forced to do MGS* and *Wants to work on other project's*.

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#59 The_Power_of_X
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Nice job Kojima. You claim that you want to do things other than Metal Gear games then you cancel the sequel to one of your best non-MG games and continue to make more MG games. This doesn't surprise me to be honest. Japanese developers love to make promises they don't intend to keep. That is why I don't play many Japanese games anymore. I'm thankful at least that there are still developers out there who enjoy making mech games like Hawken and Mech Warrior Online.

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#60 The_Power_of_X
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Why do people love these games?
Over these years I was hearing so much praise about this game so I bought these HD collection and really? I played the first and wow... Combat aside, the gameplay is very mediocre. Boring and repetitive missions and such. The actual combat wasn't that fun either, buncha recycled enemies. The story started out great and I was like; ok this is why people like the game! But the story is actually very weak and there wasn't much of it either.

I played like 70% of the campaign of the first game and then I was like: Ok this game is boring and repetitive but I guess I'll keep going a bit until I get out this city-map. Yeah..... Visited some FAQs and I was able to figure I was like 70% done already and there weren't gonna be any other areas.


So... In conclusion. Barely any story, Boring and repetitive gameplay, environment and combat and short on top of that. I was really excited about this when I got it for christmas. Way to massively overhype mediocrity dear community, thanks for making me all sad on christmas. 

 

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Did you try the second one? The large majority(I know redundant) of the hype behind the ZOE series is due to ZOE2. The general consensus amongst critics and fans is that the first ZOE is sub-par so your reaction to it is among the norm.

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#61 TheWalkingGhost
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Not bothered, mostly because I have never heard of that.
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#62 Ballroompirate
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Never cared for the ZOE games, sucks for the people who do like them though.