Enslaved As It Should Have Been

[Rarhnor]

Self-aware robots is a plot mechanic, that have been used too many times, in my book. Even so, I won't hold it against the idea, but I WILL say that using robots (as interesting as it may sound in others' ears), depersonalize the characters and their development.
While I'm yet to get, what could be the metaphor for the trash robots, Enslaved is still more appealing to me.

I found it funny, how many of the elements in Croshaw's idea, reminded me of Metal Arms: Glitch in System.

 

[ALPHATT]

i love you sir

 

[Snowpact]

Excuse me, Yahtzee, but explain to me why you are NOT a full-time game writer/producer? That was one of the best premises I've read/heard in quite a while. Bravo.

 

[Flig]

Am I the only person who was somewhat reminded of Wall-E when they read Yahtzee's idea?

 

[Joel Pennie]

While I like Yahtzee's idea, he missed one thing: The overall story of the original Journey West was about a Chinese monk going to India to bring back Buddhist writings to China (naturally, when they found the scrolls, they were blank.) So maybe something about going back to Earth to find the codes that make the colony ship become a colony. or something like that involving a long journey to acquire secret knowledge and bring it back home.

Btw: There is a Buddhist temple in Xian that, according to legend, is the place where Tripitaka and Monkey both began and ended their journey. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_Wild_Goose_Pagoda At least, that's what the tour guides tell westerners who have never heard of the Journey to the West anyway.

 

[silversun101]

Mr. Croshaw, your interpretation of the source material really does make Ninja Theory look like a horde of drooling idiots by comparison. I know you design games independently, but have you ever tried to break into the business of the big-budget productions? I'm sure there would be a few developers willing to give you a shot.

 

[sumanoskae]

That idea actually sounds pretty good, though I'm not sure I would want Ninja Theory developing it.

It actually sounds like it has a fair bit in common with Mass Effect and it's ilk. Character driven storytelling, traveling a vast space world, gathering a team of other characters as the game goes on...

 

[tahrey]

Journey to the west has already been made into a squillion games already, via toriyama's damn near endless dragonball (i'm not sure the monkey ever actually made it west) and its many many many many adaptions. A very loose, sort of scifi reworking it may be, but sounds a whole lot closer than Enslaved.

All the same, I'll throw my coin in the wishing well to say - yes, I'd give that game a punt. It sounds like a promising idea, particularly for something brewed up in a few moments for a magazine-website column. Not sure if it would be "play the shit out of" (though that was my initial sentiment), but it could be if it was any good.

 

[Yelchor]

I hope Bioware makes a story about this. Anyway, the article was interesting and addressed important points that I myself have been pondering on.

Companies only seem to go after specific well-known titles without any regard to actually go after the source material. Although I think a good explanation was given by Red Letter Media's Star Trek remake review. Due to the vast flooding of media in recent decades getting a profitable foothold is an extremely difficult task.

By using a brand that's more recognisable by people from a time where the few products made were remembered simply beacuse of a not-as expanded industry as today it is likely easier to quickly gain attention, which is critical today as such projects are enormously expensive. One mistake and you risk being crushed by the high-budget competition and increasingly fastidious audience who's mere attention requires tireless marketing which is also an expensive venture.

It's nobody's fault. It's simply put a side-effect from globalization and explosive economic growth to billions of people world-wide.

 

[tahrey]

Am I the only person who was somewhat reminded of Wall-E when they read Yahtzee's idea?

Perhaps you should instead be reminded of JTTW when watching Wall-E?

 

[Ampersand]

I have a question.
Why do you seem to have a problem with men who are strong looking strong? Seriously you bring it up in almost every review.

There's "strong" and then there's "There is barely enough skin on this man to cover his muscles". There's a reason why this kind of makes the protagonist a tad sucky: just take a look at a bodybuilder or someone who has showy muscles... Sure looks dangerous, but he's not that strong because his muscles are less functional and more for display. A genuine fighting hero is far more likely to be built like, say, Jet Li.

Yeah that's sometimes true but monkeys body type matches his fighting style and the way he moves. He looks like a taller (almost as italian) version of my boxing instructor and he's the second faster person i've ever met.
Monkeys muscles actually apear functional (he's not Chris redfield) to the point that i'd wager the character designer had an impressive knowledge of anatomy.

 

[Flig]

Am I the only person who was somewhat reminded of Wall-E when they read Yahtzee's idea?

Perhaps you should instead be reminded of JTTW when watching Wall-E?

That's silly, Wall-E had nothing to do with JTTW, it's just the way he described the scenario in the beginning reminded me of Wall-E's setting. Plotwise they're nothing alike.

 

[hazard99]

Monkey was in Ninja Theory's first game; "Kung Fu Chaos" so someone on the development team, must know and like Journey to the west.

 

[Madara XIII]

Here's some more good ideas:

Monkey teams up with a newt in a fez to rescue the large-bosomed Tripitaka from mummies.

Tripitaka (with large bosoms) journeys through time to pay for a breast enlargement.

Monkey and Tripitaka join a race of bosom people on their bosom armada to find a new bosom homeworld.

Bosoms melons milk factories busts funbags knockers ballistiques boobies jugs nipples jubblies stonking great tits

You caught my attention at Big Bosoms

 

[Madara XIII]

Hmmm I'd give yahtzee's Idea a try if he ever made that game. IDK just looking at Journey to the West and hearing the plot points made me say "Fuck all! Better find something else to pass the time till Killzone 3 or Metal Gear Rising comes out"