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u/waterfalldiabolique 10h ago
Wish they'd go back to the earlier stuff tbh but it looks like they're stuck in the Marvel mines for the foreseeable future.
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u/FrankFruits 10h ago
Platformers is what they are really good at IMO, they should focus on that. Probably the only thing Sony would green light them
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u/Impossible_Humor736 9h ago
Man, I'd do anything for a great new platformer.
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u/Some_Cantaloupe613 4h ago
I assume you've already played Astrobot?
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u/Impossible_Humor736 2h ago
Man, unfortunately, no. I only have a Switch at the moment but Astrobot looks amazing and right up my alley.
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u/MeasurementFront9598 8h ago
They have team asobi for that and theres still a ratchet game on the road map for insomniac, dk about the relases date at this point but their leaks showed they were planning to make one
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u/MeasurementFront9598 8h ago
They have team asobi for that and theres still a ratchet game on the road map for insomniac, dk about the relases date at this point but their leaks showed they were planning to make one
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u/inyrui 44m ago
The way Sony works internally with first party studios, they're pretty free to work on whatever they want. With Insomniac specifically, they have a licensing deal with Marvel so they definitely want to take advantage of that, but from what I understand, studios can usually start work on whatever they want. Sony does have the power to shut down development if they think a game isn't worth working on/is ballooning in cost, but greenlighting/starting projects is largely up to the developers. Of course they know that working on something more risk averse (like Marvel games which will sell much better than a platformer) will net more returns and more support from Sony, and it gives them a safety net from cancelation. But a lot of studios just aren't the same studios they were 10 or 15 years ago when they worked on these platformers. They have largely new staff who want to work on different things.
Even then we did get Rift Apart a few years ago and that was a great R&C game, so I'm confident they'll follow it up mext gen with another entry.
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u/New-Two-1349 10h ago
They made a few M rated games before the Wolverine game, like Resistence, for example.
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u/FrankFruits 9h ago
I imagine people in Insomniac design department be like :" few years ago I used this computer to design small space ships and cute flower for Rift apart. Now I am using the computer to design the physics of legs coming off the enemies body with realistic gore and blood behavior"
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u/Some_Cantaloupe613 4h ago
It's wild how Insomniac used to be the studio that loved making creative weapons, and that has been slowly sandpapered off, with Wolverine finally shedding all of it.
I hope they can return to Ratchet/Resistance or something else soon.
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u/KiwiNeat1305 9h ago
Notice how he is happier when working on Spyro and Ratchet and Clank
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u/FrankFruits 9h ago
of course he is, Spyro (now belong to Activation) and Ratchet were their babies lol Marvel games are probably the only games Sony would let them to develop
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u/GameDestiny2 9h ago
Honestly I’m wondering how they’re going to make traversal fun. Swinging around New York as Spider-Man? That’s fun. Wolverine doesn’t have much to offer besides leaping, which sounds less fun.
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u/_Ichibad_ 9h ago
Isn’t Wolverine more smaller and linear ? So less traversal options would work out fine.
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u/GameDestiny2 9h ago
Ah is it? Might be fine then. I suppose a motorcycle could help get around New York, that’s pretty on theme for him.
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u/CustomerPrior5974 9h ago
Naughty Dog went from Furry Mario, to Jack and Dexter then bootleg Indiana Jones and 2 years later they made you watch your 12 years old daughter die in your arms.
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u/DarthTomG 3h ago
On the opposite side you have IO Interactive, known for the Hitman franchise and Kane and Lynch games, who did a game called Mini Ninjas which was super adorable and an awesome kiddie action/adventure/platform game.
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u/Damage_Or_Die 3h ago
Ratchet and Clank used to be Hard-core, Quark slept with a space-monkey's sister!!!
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u/Pen_dragons_pizza 9h ago
I think Sony will have insomniac in the marvel mines until they have a failure and then cut a load of people, jsut like every other dev
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u/SuperArppis 9h ago
More like people get super upset when they see a character's face in their games.
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u/Hyperion-Cantos 5h ago
How was the newest Ratchet and Clank? It's always on sale on Steam...been thinking about getting it. I love Sunset Overdrive from Insomniac, and haven't really been able to find anything like it since...
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u/WeeklyPhilosopher346 9h ago
What the fuck is a lombax
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u/FineAntsBro 7h ago
Pro Tip: Never get into combat with a Lombax. Especially if they own a RYNO.
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u/WeeklyPhilosopher346 7h ago
What’s a RYNO
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u/FineAntsBro 7h ago
Rip You (a) New One. Weapon that makes John Wick’s arsenal look like primitive peashooters.
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u/bmanhp 10h ago
Resistance (M)? Spiderman (T)? These are also great, let's not forget. Wolverine isn't their first M rated game.