Thoughts on the fabled Tom Clancy?

I hope that i am not alone when i take a disliking towards this man. Dont get me wrong, I dont take a grudge to a person placing their name onto game releases (Sid Meier has churned out many polished game) but theirs something about clancy that smells.

When sequels become 5 titles long, i mean, he's released over 15 games, and after playing Double agent. I just think he's become one of those money makers sticking his name on titles to pay for his pension..

Just argh

I don't really get it to be honest. Rainbow six was based on Tom Clanceys book or the same title......but the rest of the games, from what I know, are not based on Clancey books? Maybe Clancey writes the story for the games?angryfodder

he wrote Rainbow Six AFTER the PC game was released.

[QUOTE="angryfodder"]I don't really get it to be honest. Rainbow six was based on Tom Clanceys book or the same title......but the rest of the games, from what I know, are not based on Clancey books? Maybe Clancey writes the story for the games?mikeneb430

he wrote Rainbow Six AFTER the PC game was released.

Are you sure? Seems a weird way for it to happen. Books are usually how storys start out, and then later, someone will make a game of it, or a movie.

I'm reading the book at the mooment as it happens......all 900 pages of it :(

I hope that i am not alone when i take a disliking towards this man. Dont get me wrong, I dont take a grudge to a person placing their name onto game releases (Sid Meier has churned out many polished game) but theirs something about clancy that smells.

When sequels become 5 titles long, i mean, he's released over 15 games, and after playing Double agent. I just think he's become one of those money makers sticking his name on titles to pay for his pension..

Just argh

ninjamonkey_

You seem like one of those people who probably don't even know who he is

Agreed. Bad post. I had a rough encounter with double agent

[QUOTE="angryfodder"]I don't really get it to be honest. Rainbow six was based on Tom Clanceys book or the same title......but the rest of the games, from what I know, are not based on Clancey books? Maybe Clancey writes the story for the games?mikeneb430

he wrote Rainbow Six AFTER the PC game was released.

No actually Rainbow Six (the novel) was written in 1998...way before that. You're thinking of Splinter Cell...which was his idea (though he didn't like the trifocals).

He's the idea person. Like EndWar's loosely based on Red Storm Rising, updated to match today's political situation.

[QUOTE="angryfodder"]I don't really get it to be honest. Rainbow six was based on Tom Clanceys book or the same title......but the rest of the games, from what I know, are not based on Clancey books? Maybe Clancey writes the story for the games?mikeneb430

he wrote Rainbow Six AFTER the PC game was released.

I think you need to get your facts right?[

[QUOTE="mikeneb430"]

[QUOTE="angryfodder"]I don't really get it to be honest. Rainbow six was based on Tom Clanceys book or the same title......but the rest of the games, from what I know, are not based on Clancey books? Maybe Clancey writes the story for the games?fwept

he wrote Rainbow Six AFTER the PC game was released.

I think you need to get your facts right?[

That quote did not work :s The i think you need to get your facts right was ment to be said by me but it seem to make it look like im quoting someone else saying it :S

As many have already stated Tom Clany is an author, not a game designer. And RB6 was written prior to the game of the same name.

As for everyhting having his name on it. I imagine it is similar to a license. He is essentially selling the right to put his name on anything from games to books. I imagine that, anymore, he has limited or no input on content.

Can't really blame the guy (although I personally rate him as a sell out). I mean, if somebody offered you beaucoup bucks to use your name you would jump at the chance, right??

I hope that i am not alone when i take a disliking towards this man. Dont get me wrong, I dont take a grudge to a person placing their name onto game releases (Sid Meier has churned out many polished game) but theirs something about clancy that smells.

When sequels become 5 titles long, i mean, he's released over 15 games, and after playing Double agent. I just think he's become one of those money makers sticking his name on titles to pay for his pension..

Just argh

ninjamonkey_

why hate games after they have brought out 5 or more releases of a title, if they good games then nothing wrong with bringing out more. tom clancy games ive played on 360 all of them have been good quality games. some are a bit too indepeth for some people, and everyone has they own faves they like more over the other genres but generally on the 360 they have been some good titles