Comments on: Harrison: I want to prove Kotick wrong over Ghostbusters

By: airdom

airdom — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:17:25 +0000

sure. i’ve got tons of games of different types, so i don’t really think im jaded.

the concept looks cool and all, BUT…i hope it turns out ok

By: Michael O'Connor

Michael O'Connor — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 21:00:45 +0000

“by being bad/overhyped?

until i play a demo of this, i’m not gonna be convinced.”

I apologise profusely for not being a needlessly jaded and overly cynical gamer. Won’t happen again. *hangs his head in shame*

By: morriss

morriss — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:51:32 +0000

By: Whizzo

Whizzo — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 20:23:12 +0000

“We came, we saw, we kicked its ass.”

Is probably something Phil wants to be saying when it comes out.

Don’t mess it up Atari or there’ll be trouble!

By: airdom

airdom — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:43:51 +0000

by being bad/overhyped?

until i play a demo of this, i’m not gonna be convinced.

By: Michael O'Connor

Michael O'Connor — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 18:07:26 +0000

- It’s based on one of the most popular film franchises of the last 20 years, one which is hugely popular amongst gamers and non-gamers alike.

- It’s got the entire backing of the original cast, including Bill Murray, whose has been reluctant to return to the franchise for decades.

- The script written by the same people, and is canonically recognised as the “third” instalment of the franchise by the writers and fans alike.

So it’s managing to appeal to fans of the franchise, gamers, and non-gamers alike. How could this *not* sell by the truckload?

By: airdom

airdom — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 17:01:07 +0000

Absolutely Love the movies, i have the box set! but i’m not soooo sure about that game though. =/

By: tenthousandgothsonacid

tenthousandgothsonacid — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 16:11:09 +0000

“Do you bite your thumb at us”

It’s from romeo and juliet innit…

It’s the equivalent of flicking the V’s in this day and age.

By: morriss

morriss — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:44:15 +0000

I’d love to live on Tonka’s planet for a while. Must be great.

By: Tonka

Tonka — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:38:37 +0000

Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?

I do bite my thumb, sir.

Do you bite your thumb at us, sir?

Is the law of our side, if I say ay?

No.

No, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, sir, but I bite my thumb, sir.

By: pjmaybe

pjmaybe — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 15:16:13 +0000

I think it hits enough of a sweet spot to catch on with the “kidult” market. Loads of people way too young to remember the film in cinemas still love it. It’s a classic.

The fact that this does look a little bit more like a proper film homage than just some naff bolted together licence, and the fact that they somehow got the original actors involved should lift it above the dreck a fair bit.

Connected but not – but how did Scarface sell? See there’s a game that I thought would only appeal to people of a certain age but it seemed to do OK for a film licence?

By: G1GAHURTZ

G1GAHURTZ — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:51:12 +0000

I’d be interested to see just how popular this game actually is when it gets released.

I was a massive Ghostbusters fan when I was younger, but there hasn’t really been much from the franchise for ages.

I just wonder if the young kids of today will care about or even know what Ghostbusters is.

It’s an 80′s/early 90′s brand, so how would it fare in 2009?