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[Jaxel]

Of course I know ES was shut down just recently. It hit the Age community in the face.. hard. They did say that they would continue the Age series though. An Age of Mythology 2 would be one of the announcements that would rock my gaming world. Like Diablo 3 a while back: that shit was wicked.

Yes, of course Microsoft would be continuing the Age series... because its a money maker. But its still an RTS made by different people from the original creators; made for the sole purpose of being able to continue cashing in on the name, with people who have no interest in holding up the integrity of the series. Tell me a single RTS where that has EVER worked. Just look at how C&C is after EA bought Westwood.

 

[ShinobiBrown]

Honestly, I believe SC1 and 2 to be a bit lacking compared to Soul Blade. Yes, the fighting system in SC1 was such a huge leap in the right direction, which is what launched the series to where it is now. Presentation wise, it was very...blah. I give the museum credit it for the fan art and back story pics, but the intro movie and endings were just dull. SC2 was worse, as the Museum was just practically gone, the endings somehow got worse (ONE unique picture along with the stock character art? Come on...). The intro and Destined Battle scenes, however, were great. Plus, that Inferno battle is just epic.

Presentation wise, there was nothing "blah" about SC1. That museum is probably the best art gallery I've seen in ANY game and the graphics still look decent even today (something definitely not true for Soul Blade). The only thing I'll agree with was that the opening was weak (although you can alter it however you wanted). As for the endings, I still hold SC1 on top in that department. The artwork for those endings were awesome (better than SC2 even) and the music played during those still images easily set the tone for the endings (I still get goosebumps watching Inferno's ending).

I disagree on the N64 being bad. Maybe because I was still 10~11 when it came out and was amazed by Mario 64 and all the other goodies that came out on it. Not sure how I would look at it right now, but for me: those were awesome days.

The only games worthwhile on N64 that I played were Mario 64, Golden Eye, and Perfect Dark. I suppose you can say Ocarina of Time if you're a Zelda fan (which I'm not so I never cared for the game).

Normally, you close a studio, after they FAIL. Ensemble has been making nothing but good games

Same applies to Capcom's Clover Studios. Viewtiful Joe and Okami were awesome and got great press while God Hand was extremely underrated. It's just that not a lot of people were buying their games, despite them being good. Might be the same case with Ensemble?

 

[wuben213]

Yes, of course Microsoft would be continuing the Age series... because its a money maker. But its still an RTS made by different people from the original creators; made for the sole purpose of being able to continue cashing in on the name, with people who have no interest in holding up the integrity of the series. Tell me a single RTS where that has EVER worked. Just look at how C&C is after EA bought Westwood.

I'm a bit more optimistic on this one. The people who worked on AoE and AoM can still work on a new AoWhatever. I guess time will tell on how the possible new AoWhatever will develop, but writing it off already seems a bit too drastic.

The only games worthwhile on N64 that I played were Mario 64, Golden Eye, and Perfect Dark. I suppose you can say Ocarina of Time if you're a Zelda fan (which I'm not so I never cared for the game).

The Mario Kart was great (and so was Diddy Kong racing!). The Banjo games were lots of fun as well.

Ocarina of Time is still one of the best games ever made, I would say. Majora's Mask wasn't bad either.

Same applies to Capcom's Clover Studios. Viewtiful Joe and Okami were awesome and got great press while God Hand was extremely underrated. It's just that not a lot of people were buying their games, despite them being good. Might be the same case with Ensemble?

The Age series sold very well, from what I remember. That can hardly be the reason.

 

[ShinobiBrown]

The Age series sold very well, from what I remember. That can hardly be the reason.

If that's the case then there is no logic behind closing them down.

 

[DarkTalant]

In my opinion the Age series went seriously downhill after AoE2.
AoM wasn't too bad, but 3 was just..................