Gearbox On: Maracas, Gun Porn and Caring Too Much - Kotaku Comments

Gearbox On: Maracas, Gun Porn and Caring Too Much

--Core-- — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 17:00:55 MST

Borderlands really has my eye.. Now the game for the WII, unfortunately ..never heard of it. Looks really cute though. Plus I do not have a WII..

Anyways, the weapons system sounds extremely interesting.. I hope they pull it off extremely well. Plus the idea of, I guess real time fighting with the leveling up sounds nice to. My kind of game.

The point he made about Master Chief is indeed a true one as well, although its a comparison that seems to of come at you from your blind spot.

--Core--

Gearbox On: Maracas, Gun Porn and Caring Too Much

StratfordX — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:58:29 MST

@Cartman86: hence the colonial marine armor on the gentleman in the picture.

StratfordX

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StratfordX — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:55:19 MST

@ballaboy311: so in 2 years when a wii is like 99.99 US and there's this range of cool first and third party games to play, you're going to hold nintendo accountable for successful marketing?. Like, if you're still playing a dreamcast why wouldn't you want a wii. there are reasons not to spend 350 dollars on a 360 that might not work or 400 dollars on a PS3 that doesn't play PS2 games because they want you to buy PS3 games but I can't imagine a scenario where a dreamcast owner who likes samba de amigo wouldn't find something to do with a Wii, politics or not.

StratfordX

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gblock — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 04:35:43 MST

I want the disco gun from Ratchet. I have this dream, see, of hundreds of men in soldier's uniforms under a spinning disco ball....

I wonder what that means.

gblock

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DreamcastRIP — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 04:15:01 MST

I really hope Samba on the Wii proves to be good as I may yet end up buying the orginal off ebay for my Dreamcast at the vastly inflated prices it still goes for. Also, I hope it's not simply a rehash of the first Samba but a genuinely new game improving on the best of Dreamcast's Samba de Amigo and Samba de Amigo 2000. Please make it so, Gearbox...

DreamcastRIP

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reginald — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 01:29:56 MST

@ProdigyXL: what about some of the more eccentric weapons from the Turok series ? I'm thinking the Cerebreal Bore (turok2) specifically. or are they all just varient rifles, rpgs, and pistols ?

reginald

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icarusprime — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 14:26:11 MST

Samba on the Wii was one of my first thoughts when I understood what the wii-mote and nunchuck could do. I have been so excited for it!

Borderlands and guns ... lots of them ... then you better make a shark gun!

and I live in Plano or what Ashcraft labels as "suburban Dallas" city and have met some of the Brothers in Arms guys and they are the nicest, most open and humble guys you could meet. I went to Video Games Live and some where in attendenace at the meet and greet, I brought my Brothers in Arms manuals to sign and they were so excited to meet a fan and so surprised that someone did their homework before coming to the show. ^_^ I hope I can meet more Gearbox crew, maybe I should just pop buy HQ and say hello. ;)

icarusprime

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ethic — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:55:09 MST

I don't think he's played the IW CoD games.

ethic

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coin_operated_boy — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 13:41:21 MST

only two comments inquiring about the aliens fps?

while i highly anticipate the new bia and borderlands looks cool enough, the xenomorph fanboy in me is dying to know more about what's going on with the fps.... god i hope it's good... and no ripley please. much better if it focused on a squad of marines.

coin_operated_boy

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TheCleaningGuy is no longer (that) disappointed with DMC4 — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:44:58 MST

I was going to say I'm excited about gearbox's 2008 year, but apparently "I just don't care."

TheCleaningGuy is no longer (that) disappointed with DMC4

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Cell9song — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:29:54 MST

You guys forgot there "best known for" title is Opposing Force ....the sequel to Half-Life. A game that is just as solid as the original.

I always liked Randy Pitchford. Even back when Gearbox was catching a lot of flak over the Halo PC port (which I should mention is FAR less buggy and much smoother playing than the piece of crap Halo 2 PC that the almighty team of Bungie/MS foisted on us). Many developers profess to be hardcore gamers but you get the sense that Pitchford truly is (which would make sense seeing he started out from the Quake mod community back in the day).

Anyhow, Borderlands sounds like my kind of game. I'm a total FPS weapon whore so I can't wait to see what they've come up with.

Cell9song

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Cartman86 — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:16:49 MST

And then they have the Alien Shooter for SEGA in the works too correct? They are busy busy guys.

Cartman86

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Anomalov — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:06:39 MST

@Cpryd001:
Yes, Gearbox brought us both OpFor and Blue Shift. I love them doubly for that.
I'm quite intrigued by Borderlands and their attitude toward its features.

Anomalov

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Scooter — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:05:28 MST

Samba de Amigo? On the Wii?

Yes. Oh God, yes.

Now somebody needs to bring Seaman to the DS.

Those games, combined with my old copy of Skies of Arcadia for the Gamecube might finally get me to stop mourning the loss of the Dreamcast.

Scooter

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Gronkzilla — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:57:43 MST

Actually, gearbox was involved in pretty much half-life EVERYTHING.

[en.wikipedia.org]

HL: Op-For was an awesome expansion, and HL: Blue Shift sealed the deal for my love of gearbox.

Gronkzilla

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creid — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:28:51 MST

So, in summary, even they don't know how to make maracas work in the game? I could've told them that was going to happen.

creid

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HJungle — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 11:13:50 MST

Technology issues aside, what about Samba's near-insane aesthetics? The game was a super bouncy cute bizarre-fest on the Dreamcast, one of Sonic Team's finest moments in creating a euphoric, surreal atmosphere. The trance state your monkey enters when you achieve a perfect score is both relaxing and disturbing.

There's also the question on a music selection. Will it feature all of the old tracks? Sega or Gearbox related bonus tracks (If you can shake it After Burner you can probably shake it to Call of Duty).

Regardless, I miss that little monkey. He's so damned happy, as if he's saying, "Hey man, don't worry. Everyone messes up at that part of Take On Me." I love that guy.

HJungle

Gearbox On: Maracas, Gun Porn and Caring Too Much

tkshredder — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:55:49 MST

Any word on 3rd party maracas the Wiimote will slip into a la the zapper? I would otherwise think I'm missing the percussive feel of the original!

tkshredder

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taidan19 — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:37:53 MST

I thought Gearbox was best known for Opposing Force?

Anyway, I'm glad Brothers in Arms has such historical accuracy. Too bad they decided to make their first two games about the 101st Airborne, like Band of Brothers. And then have their cutscenes open just like the opening of a scene in Band of Brothers.

Pretty much they wanted to make Band of Brothers into a game, but the story and characters didn't seem nearly as solid.

taidan19

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What The Geek — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:22:32 MST

@Billkwando:

I stopped caring about WW2 shooters a loooong time ago, but when I still did, historical accuracy made the game more fun for me. It contributes to the fantasy of actually being there and reliving a historical battle.

What The Geek

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What The Geek — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:21:15 MST

Wow - a game where I can wander around a giant plant - neat. What type of plant? Is it a flower? Or a vegetable? Alright, all bad typo jokes aside, borderlands does sound like a great game, and I have to confess, a Samba game on the Wii does sound like A LOT of fun.

What The Geek

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Billkwando — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 10:05:35 MST

Am I the only one who thinks that only 80-year old men care about painstaking historical accuracy in their World War II shooters? (that is to say, nobody)

Billkwando

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Sullyville — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:53:35 MST

Myself, I'm looking forward to this Borderlands thing. I hope, however, one feature they include is the ability to pull up beside another speeding vehicle, jump over to it, smash the driver in the head, throw them out, and take over that vehicle.

Kind of like GTA while moving.

Sullyville

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Aimless — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:52:14 MST

I like that story, makes their games sound fun.

Aimless

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TOPolk — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:50:44 MST

Let's talk Samba Wii for a second.

Am I the only one worried about how this is going to turn out? Now the idea of using two remotes does give the game promise, but if we're stuck w/ the Remote/Nunchuck we may be in trouble.

If DDR Hottest Party has taught us anything, its that the nunchuck + rhythm based games = hit or miss. No it may just be that Konami's devs aren't very good at math, but I'm not completely sold on a maracas-less Samba game.

TOPolk

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Onizuka-GTO — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:48:39 MST

samba...SAAAAMBAAA?>??!?!!?!!

YYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!

Love that game!

And glad they find the wiimote easy to use, but hard to master.

either you pay up for some decent smart coding brains to help make samba work, and still have change to do the rest, as oppose spending it all just to get someone who can only code it.

i want a samba for the wii, because its made for it!

And make the songs on-lnie updateble!

Onizuka-GTO

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shiwasu — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:47:57 MST

@KEITH1437:
This article ties in nicely with the shark gun article posted earlier.

It's odd to see a developer with such previous work do a Samba title, but what they lack in experience they seem to make up for with enthusiasm. I hope that they can turn that enthusiasm into a good game.

shiwasu

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gr1f1th — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:45:39 MST

as long as I can make a energy-beam-ray-gun that recharges so I can stop plunking money down for 1000's of rounds... Boarderlands will be awesome.... but then I'd have to buy batteries... *sigh*

gr1f1th

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megahurtz — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:39:47 MST

er, that pic of the

megahurtz

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megahurtz — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:39:21 MST

No info about the Alien fps they're doing for Sega? That pic the the Aliens armor and helmet is such a tease!

megahurtz

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Raziel66 — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:39:01 MST

I'll pass on Samba. I wish they'd spend their time and resources from Samba on polishing Brothers and Borderlands. As hyped as they are you just KNOW they will ship with glitches and dissapointments. :(

Raziel66

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KaneTaker — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:32:51 MST

@SithNinja: *raises hand* Yes please! I missed out on the DC version as it was in short supply in Montana. I can't WAIT to get a Wii version.

KaneTaker

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KaneTaker — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:30:58 MST

I'm really loving these guys can-do attitude. Every time I read an interview with them, I believe it! Loved the original Brother in Arms, too.

KaneTaker

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KEITH1437 — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:29:44 MST

So your saying in Boardelands I could get Gravity Gun, Tau Gun, and a Gluon Gun. Those are guns I've seen, so will they be in it?
I know those are Half Life wepons but are they saying real life guns or all guns. lol, create-a-gun mode.

KEITH1437

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Cpryd001 — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:22:59 MST

I always liked Gearbox after they ported Halo. Didn't they also help develop Half-Life : Opposing Forces? Now that is a good company. Can we have more photos please?

Cpryd001

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Billkwando — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:18:04 MST

@SithNinja:

You must've been under a rock. Samba is as highly anticipated on the Wii as Okami is.

That is, a lot.

*Once again, goes back to try to read the original article*

Billkwando

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thebluick — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:16:12 MST

Can we get more pictures of what the work areas look like? if you have any... I would be very interested to see what their work stations (or cubicles) and general office space look like.

thebluick

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Mr.SithNinja — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:15:59 MST

"people want a Samba Wii game"????? Who people??? What people??? I love a monkey dressed up like a stereotype just as much as the next guy, but honestly.... Who outside of their offices was really kneeling next to their beds each night praying for a Samba game for the Wii??

Mr.SithNinja

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ProdigyXL — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:15:47 MST

@Ghede: We could do that... but don't count on it.

ProdigyXL

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Billkwando — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:15:22 MST

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay Ashcraft is back!

Please regale us with many stories/Night Notes of Minibash's escapades in Christmastime Texas!

Kotakuites want to know! (I want to know.)

Heck make it a feature! You, good sir, have been missed.

*goes back to read the actual article now*

Billkwando

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Ballaboy311 — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:13:31 MST

Samba on the Wii! Too bad I will never own a Wii.

Ballaboy311

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Tonx — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:11:40 MST

Every once in a while, it makes me very happy to know that bottom lines and profits don't rule this industry. If they did, we'd never get to see Samba de Amigo hit the Wii. It's a niche title that Sega was all top happy to hand over to Gearbox, because while Sega needs to post profits, Gearbox, I guess, needs to make fun games?

After the Activision flub about 'exploiting' franchises, I like this kind of commitment to quality gaming over massive profits on "Same Shit: 2008 Pile".

Tonx

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Ghede — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:07:38 MST

You mean Borderlands will have my Heat seeking Chicken Launcher, with laser sight and barbecue sauce? Sweet!

Ghede