Tue, Aug 10, 2010 | 08:38 BST
Ninja Theory-developed Heavenly Sword 2? “Never say never”, says Antoniades
You may just get a Ninja Theory-made Heavenly Sword 2 after all. Don’t hold your breath too long, though.
“I’d never say never,” Ninja Theory boss Tameem Antoniades has told GI.
However:
“But we’ve kind of moved on now. Our focus is on Enslaved, and making that successful. If we build a franchise out of it there’s a lot of potential in the action-adventure space that surprisingly isn’t that common.”
Antoniades said the studio had pursued a Heavenly Sword sequel before doing Enslaved.
“We did actually want to do a sequel, and we did pursue that – but we’re not a first party studio, we’re a third party studio, and we knew that over the next few years we’ve got to be releasing multi-platform games,” he said.
“The game Heavenly Sword didn’t sell enough to have a confident sequel, so it would have put ourselves as a development studio in a very precarious situation.”
The PS3 title didn’t achieve enough sales to break even for the studio, according to previous comments.
NT’s currently developing Enslaved: Odyssey to the West for PS3 and 360 for an October 8 UK release.
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Posted in: Action, Hot, PS3, Sony
Tags: Heavenly Sword, Heavenly Sword 2, ninja theory, Tameem Antoniades
15 comments
#1
Freek
10/08/10, 9:07 am
It diden’t sell enough to do a sequal with Sony, they moved on to Enslaved, a multiplatform franchise.
That’s just a roundabout way of saying never.
#2
Erthazus
10/08/10, 9:48 am
@1 O’rly? 1 million copies sold at the start of the generation is BAD?
#3
Freek
10/08/10, 10:28 am
Acording to them (in this verry article), yes, that wasn’t enough.
#4
Psychotext
10/08/10, 10:38 am
Pass. Game was distinctly average, though it did do some interesting stuff with cutscenes.
#5
Boris Fett
10/08/10, 10:41 am
Combat mechanics were brilliant, but the rest of the game was utterly ruined by the god-awfully bad Sixaxis sections. Without them, it would have been a 9 out of 10.
#6
Johnny Cullen
10/08/10, 10:47 am
I loved the SIXAXIS bits. Well, the Kai stuff anyways.
I loved that. Absolutely loved that.
#7
Boris Fett
10/08/10, 10:48 am
@6 Then you must be the only one, because everyone else from what I’ve heard personally found them to be an almost uncontrollable mess.
Though the cannon bit was cool.
#8
justiceblob
10/08/10, 10:51 am
@7 I liked the Sixaxis bits too, but it was definately an aquired taste.
#9
Nozz
10/08/10, 11:09 am
I wouldn’t mind seeing a sequel. the Sixaxis bits weren’t that bad.
If they did make another one it would definitely have to be longer
#10
dirigiblebill
10/08/10, 11:17 am
I loved the characters (yes, even the wacky catgirl) and the performances/animations were top notch. Combat had its moments too. Would welcome a sequel.
#11
theevilaires
10/08/10, 11:49 am
Two words: Santa Monica
#12
NiceFellow
10/08/10, 12:01 pm
I liked it and the SIXAXIS stuff, too. You just had to actually put in a bit of effort to get good at it.
The main issue I felt was that, while the characters, etc. worked fine and the world felt interesting the actual mission structure lacked both depth and variety.
I wouldn’t mind a sequel if they built further on what’s there and expanded the content out. As others have noted Santa Monica could no doubt produce a good sequel if Sony wanted – I believe Sony own the IP but I could be wrong.
#13
ExclusivesMostly
10/08/10, 2:15 pm
I TURNED OFF the sixaxis motion controls and enjoyed the game thoroughly. I’d buy a sequel day one if they ever released one. Graphics were amazing. To this day it still looks better than a lot of games which proves that some developers are just inferior or lazy.
#14
theevilaires
10/08/10, 2:28 pm
Why didn’t I think of that Exclusive
the game was a button smasher at best. The story was great and voice acting and cutscenes were pre UC2 for sure but the game sucked because it was a button smasher.
#15
Pavlovs_dog
10/08/10, 4:39 pm
I thought the SIXAXIS sections were excellent, in fact I think it’s still the best implementation of the feature. I really enjoyed HS and would love to see it get a sequel. Also, pls release the Nitin Sawhney soundtrack!