I don't know about this guy but he probably can't be worse than Craig. To be fair it's not entirely his fault, more the writers that decided to mix up the Bond franchise too much.
Being used to much more suave witty Bonds and then having Casino Royale dumped in your face is just disappointing. It's been too modernized, losing that classy fantasy element the previous Bonds had. New Bond doesn't even quip at all. Near the end of CR he shoots a guy in the face with a nailgun and doesn't even go:
"That nailed him" before straightening his bowtie.
oh god! are they franchising bond games? fahey, plz contact activision / bizarre and tell them that i have written maybe sixteen literature-quality james bond fanfiction novels since age fourteen and i will gladly write stories for their future games ok???
@tim rogers: God, really. I agree with doubtful in that I would 100% rather play a Bond game written by a fan than one written by a focus group. #jamesbond
I don't mind this so much. As much as I like Daniel Craig, it's generally a good thing when companies are given artistic license with a concept instead of trying directly follow a movie, or even one actor's portrayal of a movie character. #jamesbond
Wow, that guy looks like a douche. Really, they need to stick with Daniel Craig.
Although maybe if the game is developed outside of the sphere of the movie release, they'll actually make a decent game. Quantum of Solace's demo, though, seemed pretty cool, but it's definitely a bargain-bin pickup for me. #jamesbond
I turned off Quantum of Solace about 15 minutes after renting it, but Casino Royale is by far the best Bond movie (save for the parkour crap in the beginning) and one of my favorite movies of all-time.
Craig is also good in Munich, which is an awesome movie. #jamesbond
@Yossarian: At a core level, they are different, but on the surface to the average consumer, they are just racing games. If consumers are going to buy one or two racing games this holiday season, they'll go with the known, popular games like Forza and NFS, both of which come out this month. Blur would have been lost in the overwhelming holiday rush.
@KillerBee: Too bad it'll probably be lost as well in the onslaught of early 2010 releases that were all moved to 2010 to AVOID an onslaught in the first place.
@RockyRan: I really do wonder if publishers and devs are ignorant of this. As each game gets delayed to the post Christmas/pre-Spring season, it's just pushing back the inevitable bottleneck of games. I'd be willing to bet that as we get closer to that January-March period, more delays will start to pop up.
well there's NFS: shift (which is selling decently atleast in the UK: No 1 overall sales (ps3:52%, 360:44%, PSP&PC:5% [yeah I know it adds to 101 but chart-track posted it]), dirt 2 and the exclusives of forza3, and gt5(there's too many signs pointing to a release around december) so I guess they didn't want to crowd around with them. Later next year just puts them in the running against Mod-Nation racers which is fine for them I guess.
@KillerBee: Ugh. When will you assholes get it through your head? This is the year of the PS3. Sony is so badass that it runs on the the Uranus calender, so the next 80 or so of your pussy "earth years" will also be the year of the PS3 too.
@Hey_Blinkon: Heh, they probably will have to keep saying that until the PS4 drops. I mean, once the year of the PS3 is up, does it go back to being the year of the 360? Or the year of Wii?
@MAATOHA: I heard they were having problems with the blue shell.
Nintendo wouldn't license it to them and allow depictions of body damage. So they are going to have to go back and create a shoddy knockoff called "bloo ball" that acts the same but differs just enough to avoid copywrite issues.
@Yossarian: Oh god it would be awesome if they added a power-up called a blur ball. When hit by it your vision gets blurred and fuzzy like being drunk or heavily medicated and the duration can be longer if the person who shot it charged the power up.
So if any of the devs from Blur reads this put it in the game.
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Being used to much more suave witty Bonds and then having Casino Royale dumped in your face is just disappointing. It's been too modernized, losing that classy fantasy element the previous Bonds had. New Bond doesn't even quip at all. Near the end of CR he shoots a guy in the face with a nailgun and doesn't even go:
"That nailed him" before straightening his bowtie.
Made me die a little inside. #jamesbond
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(85% srs) #jamesbond
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Instead of side quests, it will have tangents, and lots of them.
And about half of the reviews for the game will simply consist of, 'Too long, didn't play.' #jamesbond
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Aww jeez is this going to be like the Eighth Doctor situation again? (Doctor Who TV Movie his only appearance) #jamesbond
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It can't hurt to dream. #jamesbond
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Although maybe if the game is developed outside of the sphere of the movie release, they'll actually make a decent game. Quantum of Solace's demo, though, seemed pretty cool, but it's definitely a bargain-bin pickup for me. #jamesbond
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Wow. Demanding Daniel Craig must really make this guy a total waste... which says a lot. #jamesbond
11/11/09
I turned off Quantum of Solace about 15 minutes after renting it, but Casino Royale is by far the best Bond movie (save for the parkour crap in the beginning) and one of my favorite movies of all-time.
Craig is also good in Munich, which is an awesome movie. #jamesbond
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They might, but if you're staring at the games shelf in WalMart I can't believe you'd be looking and trying to decide between the two.
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Talk about irony.
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Guess the wait continues..
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what? no? I can't?
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How is this hard to comprehend?
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Nintendo wouldn't license it to them and allow depictions of body damage. So they are going to have to go back and create a shoddy knockoff called "bloo ball" that acts the same but differs just enough to avoid copywrite issues.
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So if any of the devs from Blur reads this put it in the game.
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[kotaku.com]
The band is "Blur" and the videogame, according to how the devs pronounce it, is either "Blegh" or "Blair".
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Not if you pronounce it as one. Sort of like 'oofth'.
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