Ninja Theory’s co-founder Tameem Antoniades has voiced his uneasiness regarding his studio’s new title, Enslaved – Odyssey to the West, being compared with Naughty Dog’s multi-award winning Uncharted 2. Speaking to Eurogamer, he states:
“It’s never good to be compared with something that’s already the pinnacle of its genre. It makes you slightly uneasy. I’m okay with people comparing it to Uncharted because it’s in the same genre. But, bloody hell, that’s a lot to live up to.”
In terms of influences, however, Antoniades quotes the “cinematic performance” of films as what they’re trying to emanate rather than other games – including titles such as Uncharted 2 which Antonaides still reckons falls short of what the movie industry delivers.
The developer also believes their upcoming title’s strong talent-base will help Enslaved stand out from the crowd, with many well-known film figures involved in the project. Andy Serkis returns to the gaming genre having previously worked with Ninja Theory on their PS3-exclusive and beautifully acted Heavenly Sword, with screenwriter Alex Garland (The Beach, 28 Weeks Later, Sunshine and the writer of the upcoming Halo movie) also brought in to help craft the game’s narrative.
Source: Eurogamer
Porcupine_I
what’s wrong with this guy? why doesn’t he talk some s***t about naughty dog and call then tw**s? he is sooo last week!
tonycawley
What? See that stick over there? I think you got the wrong end of it.
Porcupine_I
actually i tried to refer to the latest exchanges of “friendly” words in the gaming industry, sorry, should probably have put a smiley face :-D
Raider197
Yeah, I think you misunderstood what he’s saying…
minerwilly
I got you 1st time Porcupine , made me smile .
STILLCANTTHINKOFAGOODPSNNAME
i believe he was trying to make a satirical funny in reflection of the bitch fighting thats been happening the past few days
Porcupine_I
that’s a Bingo! :D
sabbat7001
It’s okay, just a simple missunderstanding. It made me chuckle at least, so you win todays prize of a lifetimes supply of oxygen. To collect just breathe in. :D
Foxhound_Solid
I dont know why but Im not feeling this game….
ProjectJAY
I’m not sold yet. Heavenly Sword was overhyped, so I’ll wait for a demo or decent review.
sabbat7001
What piqued my interest was hearing that it’s based on the book Monkey by Wu Cheng En. (the story I first heard of in my childhood via the so-bad-it-was-great TV show Monkey, sometimes called Monkey Magic).
The book was like the Princess Bride of it’s time insofar as it has a bit of everything. Action, adventure, comedy, horror, romance, character growth, great heroes, evil villains. Who knew 16th century chinese literature would be entertaining? If the game shows anything close to that level of detail and input it might just find itself in my collection. Naughty Dog proved it can be done and while it was woefully short and flawed, Ninja Theory has already showed promise with Heavenly Sword.
STILLCANTTHINKOFAGOODPSNNAME
i would rather have a game based on the show with the original english dub, although this game does look interesting
TSBonyman
I’m not sure, it looks good but i haven’t seen enough yet.