Oh really? I enjoyed being a silent predator or even going guns blazing was pretty fun. Now that I've had some time to think about the ending I like it a bit better. I've got a lot of respect for naughty dog for going with an ending that wasn't exactly a storybook ending. Did you think the gameplay was too repetitive?
River City Ransom Gets An Officially Sanctioned Sequel Through Kickstarter. September 17, 2013 . 3:25pm
Hey! Remember River City Ransom? The classic 2.5D beat-em-up for the Nintendo Entertainment System game has garnered itself cult status over the years, and now, there’s an officially-approved Kickstarter underway for its sequel—River City Ransom: Underground.
River City Ransom Underground will take place some 25 years after the original title, with returning main characters Alex and Ryan against back-to-his-old-tricks Slick. Like the original, RCRU will allow players to have a semi-sandbox experience by being able to select levels to explore and fight through, rather than a fixed route through the game.
Canadian Developers Conatus Creative’s sequel is in development for the PC and will still be in 2.5D—which means 2D with the ability to move into the background and foreground—and the developers have promised to beef up every aspect of the game. So, more characters, more stores to shop at, updated AI and skills to fight with and against. The game will also feature both local and online multiplayer for up to four players.
As mentioned, this is an officially-licensed and officially-approved sequel. Conatus picked the license up in April from Million Co., a company of ex-Technos staff who acquired the rights to the series when Technos disappeared into the ether. This means that, yes, Underground will be fully canon. It’s so canon, they have creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto on board as a creative consultant to stay true to what makes a River City game a River City game.
There’s also other big name talent on the team, such as Dustin Crenna (Sound designer for Halo 4, Bioshock 2, The Darkness 2 etc) and Rich Vreeland aka Disasterpiece (Who you might remember is also doing Hyperlight Drifter, that other Kickstarter game we highlighted) working on the team, and Conatus Creative have promised extra cash for the game will go towards hiring more staff to ensure the game gets done properly and on time.
Kickstarter exclusive weapon skins sound like a pretty sweet deal and nice compromise to those who dismay at locked-away content exclusives. As of print, the game is about halfway to funded and can be found here.
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I mean built from the ground up with the intention of integration with 3DS like the XB1 has been with the Kinect 2. The wii was the most successful console but a massive chunk of that success was sales to one shot casuals who haven't previously and won't buy again till something equally novel from a games point of view comes up. With its unambitious gaming specs it wasn't exactly thinking of the future of gaming consoles when it was conceived and this is more evident now that the successor doesn't have the casual numbers.
As an in-between console the wii U might have been able to do something if had been released earlier in between the generations. 2009 for eg. I kind of think Nintendo's next console should be a proper in betweener ending the wii U after a respectable 5 years or so. It would need to be definitively more powerful than PS4 & XB1 and more on par with pcs of the time.
I was initially worried, but I said to my if Sega somehow picked up the money to buy them and that dev studio seems to make money indepently on their own they should both be fine. And Sega will only make money and be in the best place cause of it. Sega will benefit the most from the deal.
A Message From Atlus To Their Fans, Following Their Acquisition By Sega. September 18, 2013 . 8:53pm
This is Uncharted all over again. First it's just shooting and blowing **** up all the time, then I end up in a dark place with things running around. I hate that! 
