Criterion working on Black sequel? [Update]

I hope so, Black wasn’t exactly a unique FPS experience, but damn it was a good for releasing stress.

I was really disappointed with Black – it wasn’t anything like what I was expecting.

I know most people loved it, though. So it’s probably just me.

I didn’t think much of it either and I eat FPS titles for breakfast.

Bring it on. Apart from RE4 and the MGS series, Black was one of my all time favorites on PS2. Don’t know how many times I played through this game even though I never managed to clear the very last room. The story was rubbish though.
Please Criterion/EA, make it happen!

As I’ve said on many an occasion, Black was Halo in combat trousers. It was decent enough for what it did, and it did it well.

Must buy for me!

Black got the art of shooting people off perfectly. The guns were meaty, and the enemies and set pieces drove the game forward nicely.

It did however screw up checkpoints quite spectacularly, and the pick up requirements could also be hamstrung by pushing the player beyond a point of no return, thus resulting in you being a third of the way through the level, with no way to back track and collect the necessary pieces of evidence.

Killzone 2 reminds me of how a Black sequel would look and play. Love to see what Criterion could do with it today though, Burnout was/is great, but it’s not exactly done the business for EA.

I actually played it quite recently after downloading it from live.
I would get the sequel if it came out as I really enjoyed it.

I didn’t like it really, felt a bit hollow and boring.

Which surprised me, I love FPS games

I have never played it, but heard good things about it. I considered downloading it on LIVE, but I just can’t be bothered playing single player games for no gamerpoints anymore.

What he said, – the gamerpoints parts. I don’t put as much importance into GS as a lot of people do, if i get the points…good! if not, big deal

I’ve played Black on PS2 back then, it was awesome.

Black in HD, totally untouched, as an XBLA and PSN title please with added online co-op. And skippable cut-scenes. I doubt they’d have to do much work to the visuals – the bullshots they released for PR at the time were the base assets rendered in HD and they looked awesome.

Or do a “Warhawk” and make it a download-only online shooter.

Looking forward to it, I loved the run and gun elements of black.

No new news… nothing happening or… is it time to break out the cigars for Pat?

He’s been offline for almost 24 hours, so I’m gonna guess he now officially has a couple new relatives in town for Christmas.

I saw him briefly on Live last night, so it could well be. The first thing I did after my son was born was come home and play some games while the house was empty.

It’s Christmas. The internet tends to get pretty dead for news around this time.

It doesn’t feel like Christmas.

Never does these days. =/

We’re probably just getting old. I wonder if it’s as exciting for kids these days as it was when we were youngsters? The blistering over-excess of the late 70s/early 80s Christmas had to be seen to be believed. The house always looked bare once you’d taken the 25 tons of tinsel and crap down in January.

Merry Christmas, btw.

That, and it’s been kind of a depressing year — what with the economic downturn and all. Quick, Blerk, invoke your award-winning powers and make us all laugh so that we’ll feel better.

Edit: Thank you

I got something to cheer you up…

http://www.sockandawe.com

I quite like this one, too.

This is why the wife always sends our Christmas cards.