Post by: jmoe316 on April 19, 2004, 05:07:39 PM
In today's Mailbag, when a person asks about good party games to get, matt responds with some upcoming games. One of those games - Cube Wars!
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Matt responds: There are some good multiplayer titles on the way, actually. You have the obvious ones: Mario Party 6, Super Monkey Ball 3, Metroid Prime (four-player deathmatch mode), Fire Emblem, Pikmin 2 (split-screen cooperative should cool), Cube Wars will be fun, Star Fox 2 will provide a serious deathmatch option, Geist should have a compelling four-player mode, and we can't forget about titles like Mario Tennis or Donkey Konga either.
I don't remember this ever being officially confirmed. Do you think this is supposed to be one of Nintendo's surprised E3 games that maybe Matt has slipped? Also, a reader at the very top asks about Sk and they restate that the news is indeed true, but who knows, let's all pray it's a hoax!
Post by: mouse_clicker on April 19, 2004, 05:17:07 PM
Post by: jmoe316 on April 19, 2004, 05:19:45 PM
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on April 19, 2004, 05:28:05 PM
Post by: Pale on April 19, 2004, 05:29:41 PM
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every Nintendo console except for the N64 has had a Wars game, so I don't see why they'd skip the Gamecube
Because they skipped the N64?
Just messing around, but every console except the N64 is what... two out of three? 
Post by: jmoe316 on April 19, 2004, 05:31:49 PM
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It's a simple 3D look with semi-cel-shaded character models. Current screenshots show the game at this point is not very detailed.
Screenshots...where?? I don't think I've ever seen screenshots of Cube Wars. Remember at all where you saw those, cuz I'd love to see them! that would be sweet
Post by: Bill Aurion on April 19, 2004, 05:34:31 PM
And jmoe, Professional is talking about Fire Emblem...
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on April 19, 2004, 05:36:49 PM
Post by: jmoe316 on April 19, 2004, 05:43:27 PM
got a little too excited with the thoughts of possible CW screens, Guess that's what E3 will be for.Oh and Bill, if you come here again and read this, please tell me everything you know! You are one of very few users i always recognize and it's because you are so sly and secretive as if you know a lot of things we don't in regards to GCN and stuff..so please feel free and talk now!
or, like i said in another topic, if you have insider sources and dont want to ruin that, post under a different username.
Post by: S-U-P-E-R on April 19, 2004, 07:01:53 PM
Post by: Ian Sane on April 20, 2004, 08:34:11 AM
Though the question remains. Does IGN actually know there's a Cube Wars in the works or are they just guessing?
Post by: CHEN on April 20, 2004, 10:11:11 AM
Post by: Ian Sane on April 20, 2004, 10:46:03 AM
Considering those guys in a little over two years have managed to crank out two Advance Wars games, two Fire Emblem games, and two Metroid games for the GBA I'm sure they can handle two Cube games at once.
Post by: CHEN on April 20, 2004, 10:59:50 AM
That's the thing, I don't know if they'll use the engine of FE:SnK for it. It seems it be a lot more complicated when you want to develop in 3D. GBA games are much easier and faster to develop. Since the two Advance Wars and Fire Emblem's have the same engine, it's even easier.And they're busy developing Paper Mario 2 as well. So we'll just have to wait and see. I like my Advance Wars 2D and portable anyway. I don't know about you though.
Post by: ghostVi on April 20, 2004, 11:01:55 AM
In short, the rumor is Kuju are making a "strategy focused" game with action elements.
Post by: CHEN on April 20, 2004, 11:14:20 AM
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http://www.gamesindustry.biz/content_page.php?section_name=dev&aid=3326
In short, the rumor is Kuju are making a "strategy focused" game with action elements.
Wha? Is Kuju Entertainment any good? I usually don't like development teams stationed in Great Brittain. <_<
>_>
*puts up shield*
Post by: mouse_clicker on April 20, 2004, 11:39:19 AM
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Wha? Is Kuju Entertainment any good? I usually don't like development teams stationed in Great Brittain.
Well, they made Reign of Fire.
Really, though, they're in the same boat as N-Space- they're a small developer who doesn't have enough clout to do their own games and gets contracted, I would assume, by large publishers to make games like these (N-Space's credits include Mary-Kate and Ashley Sweet 16). All in all they're most likely a very talented group of people that just haven't had their time to shine until now.
Post by: Bill Aurion on April 20, 2004, 11:44:30 AM
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Post by: Mario on April 21, 2004, 04:28:14 PM
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But don't expect a full-blown RTS here. This is much more of an action game set to the Advance Wars universe. You'll be able war in fully 3D environments and command your units in real-time.
But... but... Advance Wars isn't supposed to be real time. They better not screw this up.
Post by: Perfect Cell on April 21, 2004, 06:01:49 PM
Post by: Ian Sane on April 22, 2004, 07:13:37 AM
That's not a Wars game. It's an action game with the Wars name attached. If Nintendo isn't going to give us a "true" Cube Wars they should just make this a completely new franchise. Though I suppose it's possible that it's a different game and IGN is just assuming it would be called Cube Wars.
Lately though Nintendo doesn't seem to "get" why people like their franchises. We like them because they're great games, not because of the name or the content. Star Fox is popular because it's a great 3D shooter. The Star Fox characters have no real affect on it's popularity which is why virtually everyone was pissed off when Dinosaur Planet became Star Fox Adventures. Warioland is a popular series on the Gameboy yet Wario World was poorly received because it was a completely different game that had nothing to do with the classic Gameboy series. Pokemon Colosseum was a 3D Pokemon RPG but it had no resemblance to the 3D Pokemon RPG the fans had been asking for for years. Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles is a good game in it's own right but it is far from what people were asking for when they said they wanted Final Fantasy on Gamecube. The name is just a name. The gameplay is what matters.
I want to see a Cube Wars game released but I want it to play similar to Advance Wars. Otherwise it's not the game we've asked for.
Post by: Bill Aurion on April 22, 2004, 07:22:47 AM
It was pretty damn close to it...A perfect representation for a first try...
As always, the "fans" expect way too much, sometimes even more than what is feasible...
Post by: Ian Sane on April 22, 2004, 07:41:51 AM
As always, the 'fans' expect way too much, sometimes even more than what is feasible..."
That game wouldn't even let you battle or catch wild Pokemon. That's like the WHOLE POINT of Pokemon and they took it out. Every Pokemon fan I've ever talked to in my life has said they've always wanted a 3D Pokemon RPG like the Gameboy games where you capture Pokemon in the wild, fight trainers, trade with friends, explore the world (in 3D!) and collect badges from gyms. That's different then all these crazy MMORPG ideas that people have. That was perfectly feasible and Nintendo gave us something completely different.
I'm sensing much off-topic conversation.
Post by: PaLaDiN on April 22, 2004, 09:27:15 AM
Anyway, I don't see how this will work... Realtime strategy has never worked on consoles, and action isn't Cube Wars. This whole thing reminds me of C&C: Renegade for some reason, and that game was horrible.
I'll give the game a chance if it's good, but the odds are stacked against them.
Post by: ThePerm on April 22, 2004, 09:31:48 AM
Post by: jmoe316 on April 22, 2004, 01:40:16 PM
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For instance I didn't know much about Silicon Knights till Eternal Darkness came out. Actually I used ED as a heavy test for them. That game was make or break for them in my eyes...luckily they passed with flying colors.
And now they have left us...
Maybe....
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