Enslaved – Get your questions answered by Ninja Theory

Enslaved marks the second time they’ve worked with Andy Serkis, after a great relationship on Heavenly Sword. After a great relationship working with Alex Garland on this, will they be working with him again in future.

Releasing the same day as Castlevania, that’s a bit silly innit?

how much did enslaved cost to make ?
any plans for implementing 3d in the ps3 version ?
what was the lead platform ? ps3 or 360 ?
what do you guys think is the best game of 2010 thus far ?

You have said that you didnt make any money on Heavenly Sword so how much does Enslaved need to sell for a sequel to be greenlit?

Releasing a AAA new IP in the current gaming market is incredibly risky these days. What do you guys need to break even on this project and what sets this game above the pack that will get people to notice it?

What is the average airspeed velocity of an unlaiden swallow?

Is Pigsy in it?

Would you describe Enslaved’s gameplay as runny-jumpy-climby-fighty? If so, DAY ONE PURCHASE!

Castlevania: LoS and Enslaved come out together, and they’re the same type of game. Why do you think people should go for Enslaved over LoS?

What do you believe to be Enslaved’s main competition on the market (either right now, or in the coming months)?

Were there any other ideas that didnt make the final game?

stalactites or stalagmites?

Releasing the same day as Castlevania: LoS, are you fucking mental?

Have you tried everything humanly possible to get your game in the shops a week earlier?

If not….

Are you like a bunch of masochists?

Are you going to release a demo? If so when?

Who would win in a fight Monkey or Belmont?

(obviously not a question for the devs)

I don’t quite get this idea that Castlevania is going to be a billion selling blockbuster. It looks passable and the franchise enjoys some success, but hardly enough to warrant hiding from it. Especially as every 3D version of it has tanked.

How did you feel when you found out Castlevania: LoS was releasing on the same day?

seriously, just ask them 10 Castlevania related questions

What was it like for the development team to switch from Ps3 to multiplatform?

Is this running on an updated version of the engine used for Heavenly Sword? If so how much has changed during that time with it?

Enslaved looks amazing, what kind of inspirations helped the game become what it is today?

Can they hint at any easter eggs we may get to find? be awesome if we could spot the Heavenly sword covered in moss during play, etc.

Is it any fun to play?

WHY is there no Co-Op????????!

Is Dracula in it?

Pfft…Dracula…I want Count Duckula in

Count Chocula is the boss.

@Hunam

I’ve read a few previews of Castlevania, and it honestly sounds a cut above your usual hack and slash. I got the impression a lot of people were surprised at how good it was, i’m betting it’ll review better then this.

I also think beating up robots with a stick in ultra colourfull environments isn’t gonna appeal to the average COD player

stick or whip?

can i do capoeira in this game? charakter above kinda looks like it?

why is this game better than heavenly sword -what´s fresh here?

why should i be excited about enslaved? (because i am not that much right now…)

how long will it be?

what kind/type of gamers are you mainly aiming at with this ip?

@ 16, The new Castlevania will probably piss off the fans but will probably bring in loads of new people who have never played the IP to make up for it.

Seriously this is a game i can see me wanting a sequel to after ive finished it, where would they take the sequel should it ever get made?

robot stallions?

“there has been a lot of debate since this generation has started about the differences on developing for PS3 and Xbox 360, now that you have first hand experience of both consoles, can you elaborate on what the differences are?”

You know Mington, this could well be the one game where it’s actually possible for you to get your wish!

Fuck yeah

is there multiplayer and why they did’t make it ?
and is there Enslaved 2 ?

I watched this on my xbox a couple of days ago

Good watch….poor quality, sorry

quite a lot of new info in there about this game if you’re interested

can we have a mington mini game where we throw bamboo shoots at him?

meany

ok throw jelly beans then?

@18 I can’t find the source, but I am 100% sure that Sony owns the rights to the tools and technology in Heavenly Sword, as with the IP itself.

My question(s) to ask Ninja Theory would be;

What did your experience in developing exclusively for Playstation 3 with Heavenly Sword help you in the development of Enslaved for PS3, as we all know the Xbox 360 is much easier to develop for?

MLAA is now in the PS3 SDK, has Ninja Theory employed this Anti-Aliasing solution for Enslaved, or if not what AA solution if any is employed?

Unrelated to Enslaved#

Would you ever consider developing a new title for Heavenly sword franchise, now the PS3 install-base is much larger?

i never even heard of this game.

What inspires you to work on new IPs instead of creating sequels?

It’s a bold move in a market dominated by brand recognition, one that I respect immensely; So I’m eager to know what drives a studio with such integrity.

How many monks would monkey monk if monkey could monk monks?

If we go by the questions in here, we’re all marketeers and fanboys than actual gaming fans it seems.

@42

Yo, Enslaved-dudes… What moves you got in your game?

(happy?!)

1. Are there any other melee weapons besides the staff?
2. How many melee combinations are there with the staff and any other melee weapons?
3. Do we get to solve puzzles when playing as Trip if we get to play as trip?
4. Does Trip have any ability to control NPCs to give Monkey an upper hand in heated situations?
5. Does Monkey have any timing based counterattacks with his melee weapons?
6. Are there alternate costumes for the Trip and Monkey?
7. Is there a new game plus after completing the game?
8. Are there any stealth kills?
9. Is there any combat while platforming?

Will you hate me if I rent the game instead of buying?

@45 – they still get money from rentals so no

tho if you buy it used namco representatives will bash in your door, drop kick you in the face and then steal their “rightful” $60

Will we get to see Trip’s boobies?

@46
Do they get money if I rent via LoveFilm?

How long is the game relative to Heavenly Sword?? Because despite Heavenly Sword being pretty cool, it was bloody short.

@48 – because lovefilm have to buy the copies from namco instead of you buying from gamestation who bought it from namco. As they are a rental service tho and the rental copies are intended for multiple people, they cost a much higher premium to lovefilm than to someone like gamestation. Thats how it balances out, or at least thats how its supposed to, companies like EA still wont sto bitching about rentals as if they were like used games.

Also high five for lovefilm, its awesome!