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Title: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Neobelmont on July 01, 2012, 05:00:10 AM
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http://kotaku.com/5922531/if-koji-igarashi-is-tim-burton-dave-cox-says-hes-christopher-nolan (http://kotaku.com/5922531/if-koji-igarashi-is-tim-burton-dave-cox-says-hes-christopher-nolan)
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Dremn on July 01, 2012, 05:46:44 AM
Those pictures amused the hell out of me, but I am not a fan of Kotaku at all.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: VladCT on July 01, 2012, 05:58:30 AM
IGA's backdrop should've been the US SotN boxart.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: A-Yty on July 01, 2012, 07:03:24 AM
Well, isn't he a humble little camper.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Mystic Myotis on July 01, 2012, 07:06:14 AM
I'm liking this guy less and less. >_>
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Neobelmont on July 01, 2012, 07:07:52 AM
I just like the pictures  :) Oh how simple one can be.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Lucius J. Belmont on July 01, 2012, 07:34:39 AM
'If you like Legacy of Kain--' NO. STOP. AUGH.

In other news, wow. Iga as West's Batman made me laugh for a good minute.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Munchy on July 01, 2012, 08:14:30 AM
Quote from: Lucius J. Belmont on July 01, 2012, 07:34:39 AM
'If you like Legacy of Kain--' NO. STOP. AUGH.

This was my reaction. LoS's story does not touch Legacy of Kain's, not by light years. (And yes, I know we only have the first game to go by so far, but it's still the same writers and that does not bode well.) As always with Castlevania, I will continue to play the LoS games for fun action, and never for story.

It's strange how gleefully Cox will compare LoS to tons of things, but shrieks with indignation when someone compares it to God of War (which isn't even a bad game!).
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Koutei on July 01, 2012, 08:35:58 AM
Fixed.
http://2ch.jpn21.net/Imgboard/01/data/img20120701193512.png (http://2ch.jpn21.net/Imgboard/01/data/img20120701193512.png)
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Dominus on July 01, 2012, 11:37:24 AM
Well, it makes sense. Burton is dark but still makes some fun of itself like the IGAvanias, TDK trilogy and LoS are more serious
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: A-Yty on July 01, 2012, 12:07:39 PM
Sure, chasing a Chupawhatever and an ancient Portal joke are serious business.

The point I'm making is LoS might be even more ridiculous because it takes itself so seriously and has fallen on its face when it tried to be funny on purpose. I can hardly listen to Picard's man-crushy over the-top narrative or Carlyle's whispering voice acting with a straight face. And I certainly can't find anything serious about Satan spewing cartoony villain lines while wearing a cloud to cover his crotch. The "Burton Castlevania" managed to thrown in a balance between quirky humour and srs bsns. "The Nolan Castlevania" has thus far not.

I think he displays a poor sense of insight by comparing his own product that way to the original Castlevania. It might not be the most inconsiderate and most dick thing to say, but certainly not well considered.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: gortaithe on July 01, 2012, 01:04:09 PM
Quote from: Neobelmont on July 01, 2012, 05:00:10 AM
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http://kotaku.com/5922531/if-koji-igarashi-is-tim-burton-dave-cox-says-hes-christopher-nolan (http://kotaku.com/5922531/if-koji-igarashi-is-tim-burton-dave-cox-says-hes-christopher-nolan)

LOVE this pic!!! so hilarious. however.. i think dave cox was posed a question rather than came right out and said I AM AWESOME. LOL the title is a bit misleading i'm afraid.

***"It's a reboot of the franchise in a different universe than what you know. It's a different take on the mythology. It's a bit like the difference between Tim Burton's and Chris Nolan's batman. It's the same character, it's the same universe, it's a work of genius - but they're both very differnt takes on it."

('I' being the interviewer) So I asked him the all important question. If Koji Igarashi and the Castlevania of old was Tim Burton's take on Batman?
 
"Then we're Chris Nolan, mate. All the way." Dave smiled wide as he said this.***

please notice "WE'RE"

just replying man. ^__^

otherwise a nice write up.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: uzo on July 01, 2012, 01:14:28 PM
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Do you hear me, it's going to be fucking epic, Dave.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: shelverton. on July 01, 2012, 01:14:44 PM
I think the comparision is pretty accurate. Also, Cox doesn't flat out say that Tim Burton (IGA) is worse, just that it's different. And I'd much rather have a producer talking passionately and with confidence in his product than hearing him say that he don't wanna be "Mr Castlevania" and that he basically can't wait to be done with the series and move on to something else, as if it's a burden to be head of Castlevania. Problem is that Cox is doing both these things. I actually prefer him being cocky and over confident. Not that I think he's THAT cocky anyway. Also, this article oozes of sarcasm and aims to make Cox not sound like a likeable person. Journalism...
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: gortaithe on July 01, 2012, 01:27:07 PM
Quote from: shelverton. on July 01, 2012, 01:14:44 PM
I think the comparision is pretty accurate. Also, Cox doesn't flat out say that Tim Burton (IGA) is worse, just that it's different. And I'd much rather have a producer talking passionately and with confidence in his product than hearing him say that he don't wanna be "Mr Castlevania" and that he basically can't wait to be done with the series and move on to something else, as if it's a burden to be head of Castlevania. Problem is that Cox is doing both these things. I actually prefer him being cocky and over confident. Not that I think he's THAT cocky anyway. Also, this article oozes of sarcasm and aims to make Cox not sound like a likeable person. Journalism...

i agree with you! But i don't think that cox saying he doesn't want to be Mr. Castlevania was so negative as regarding CLOS as a burden. i think they had a story to tell, had to wait to see how said story would be recieved and when it did well, they are going to finish their story. all good things must end. ^__^

i for one would prefer something detailed, rich, meaningful but short, rather than generic, regurgitated, stale and looong. i think the longer someone keeps something... the more it looses it's luster.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Sumac on July 01, 2012, 04:51:15 PM
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The "Burton Castlevania" managed to thrown in a balance between quirky humour and srs bsns.
IGAvanias has nothing on Burton style. Absolutely nothing.
And even then his games were mostly serious, with occasional quirky stuff, that I don't think could be qualified as "50% of the game being humorous / ironic". DOS and POR are obviously execeptions - no balance whatsoever in them at all.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: A-Yty on July 01, 2012, 06:02:21 PM
I'm not claiming IGA has anything to do with Burton. Nor does Cox have anything to with Nolan. I was referring to that interview.

How seriously are you saying that balance means an exact 50% of srs and 50% funnay? The last time I checked a game doesn't follow a mathematical equation when it comes to being serious and goofing around.

The odd little tidbits were scattered around to be found; rubber duckies and hot dogs and stuff like that. Subtle things, that didn't stick out like a worn-out Internet meme. That is what I mean when I say balance.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Ahasverus on July 01, 2012, 06:07:16 PM
That bit about Legacy of Kain was.. I dunno, innapropiate, LoK has the best written story in the medium let alone the Vampire lore, and their gameplay is a lot more focused on upgrading and puzzles, and of course, it's a lot more depressing (but intriguing) tale. If he meant that gabriel = kain, now that's something logical and something I would like to see (Kain motives were valid even with questionable actions) but I still feel that analogy was somewhat out of place
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Kingshango on July 01, 2012, 06:43:13 PM
If Cox meant that Gabriel is similar to Kain gameplay wise like blood sucking and such, then I can understand the comparison. But if he meant by overall story then as a LOK fan, I find that comparison offensive cause the story in the LOK games run  several laps all around Lords of Shadow's story. Hell it runs laps around most stories in any type of media today. To make that type of comparison would have to mean that a better story   in Lords of Shadow 2 that rivals that of LOK, but with the same writers doing Lords of Shadow 2, I don't see that happening at all.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Neobelmont on July 01, 2012, 07:13:41 PM
Not going to lie. I have never played a Legacy of Kain title how good are they and where should I start if I were to begin the series are the games expensive I want physicals copies not digital and what is so special about the story in other words enlighten me. I recall the first being overhead am I correct? That's all I know.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: knightmere on July 01, 2012, 07:25:05 PM
LoK games are vastly overrated. The only one that was any good was Soul Reaver.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Johnny Alucard on July 01, 2012, 08:02:21 PM
Igarashi isn't Tim Burton, he's Joel Schumacher.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Flame on July 01, 2012, 10:06:32 PM
Quote from: Johnny Alucard on July 01, 2012, 08:02:21 PM
Igarashi isn't Tim Burton, he's Joel Schumacher.
Only when he makes sequels.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: thernz on July 01, 2012, 10:46:59 PM
but tim burton is only half-decent
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Ratty on July 01, 2012, 11:06:30 PM
Interesting analogy, but not really valid imo. As the main thing that defines Nolan's Batman movies against Burton's is that they have been more consistent.
Batman 89 was a Batman movie made by Tim Burton, Returns was a Tim Burton movie that happened to have Batman, Catwoman and a drastically altered Burtonization of the Penguin in it.
Whereas Nolan's films have obviously flowed from a single, cohesive and consistently high quality creative vision.
With only one game under their belt and a few on the way for vastly different platforms it's a bit early for Cox and co. to be touting a lot of Nolan comparisons.

Also Tim Burton is overrated these days, he's been on a downhill slide since "Planet of the Apes" like a decade ago. And even back in the day, least we forget, he was going to have Nicholas Cage be a long haired, flightless, emo goth Superman.
Superman Lives Suit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvhMejIcD9o#)
Also old but relevant.
Tim Burton's Secret Formula (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFzLRP8e4vE#ws)
IGA and his staff probably DID feel like this at times with the crazy development schedule they had there for a while.

PS- At the same time, Nolan gets cut a lot of extra slack because he's the current incarnation and a lot of casual fans are always going to think whatever is newest is automatically best. And because of Heath Ledger's death. Don't get me wrong his Batman movies are good but they're not godly or perfect. And serious critical analysis by the fan community will probably take several years after the last one comes out to become more common.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Neobelmont on July 01, 2012, 11:15:21 PM
Quote from: thernz on July 01, 2012, 10:46:59 PM
but tim burton is only half-decent

Like IGA.


WHOOPS DID I JUST SAY THAT OUT LOUD (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Otjanp9aXgw#)

 ;)
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: DragonSlayr81 on July 02, 2012, 12:44:22 AM
Quote from: Ratty on July 01, 2012, 11:06:30 PM
PS- At the same time, Nolan gets cut a lot of extra slack because he's the current incarnation and a lot of casual fans are always going to think whatever is newest is automatically best. And because of Heath Ledger's death. Don't get me wrong his Batman movies are good but they're not godly or perfect. And serious critical analysis by the fan community will probably take several years after the last one comes out to become more common.
I have to agree with this one, and there's a lot of this problem, generally with EVERYTHING. The whole "newest is automatically the best" is used to justify basically any reboot trumping originals by default. Music's better now than it was any and every decade BEFORE now, stories are better now than any and every decade before now, movies are better, humanity, as a whole, is more evolved.... yadda yadda. Come ten years from now, people are going to be picking the these decades apart, every flaw at a time, and ranting about how they don't matter because they aren't the "now". It's kinda strange that way. I mean, though that seems to be the consistency of trend. What's hot "now" is all that matters, and when trends turn, you have to drop all your "likes" on a dime just so you can stay "hip", less you want people to say you are afraid of change, blinded by nostalgia or that you hold on to the past. But yeah, I've mentioned this before, I've never been into trend just for the sake of being cool. If there's something I like, I like it, trendy or not. And frankly, I have no problem with that. It's other people that have the problem.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: thernz on July 02, 2012, 01:09:10 AM
Quote from: Neobelmont on July 01, 2012, 11:15:21 PM
Like IGA.
no iga is a delicate flower
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: beingthehero on July 02, 2012, 01:22:50 AM
Like thernz...
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Maedhros on July 02, 2012, 01:38:21 AM
Like Nolan, LoS will end with a trilogy.

Except I tought Batman was actually good.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Neobelmont on July 02, 2012, 01:53:44 AM
Quote from: thernz on July 02, 2012, 01:09:10 AM
no iga is a delicate flower

You know what happens to delicate flowers right? They get crushed.

White Flower Bare foot crush (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XStvAFeEODs#ws)

Made that too easy Thernz  :rollseyes:

Oh and too the folks who DVed me what has IGA done currently that would make an invidual go wow? Tell me  :P


Do not know why I am being a jackball right now.   :-\
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: thernz on July 02, 2012, 02:14:03 AM
what does dv even mean
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Neobelmont on July 02, 2012, 02:24:41 AM
Quote from: thernz on July 02, 2012, 02:14:03 AM
what does dv even mean

 Just wanted to type downvoted without really typing it (the plus minus thing). Sometimes I become a bit lazy when typing ;)
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: TheouAegis on July 02, 2012, 02:34:37 PM
Both the interviewer and Cocx showed a bit of naivety. If the interviewer was only interested in the Batman movies, then IGA would be more like Joel Schumaker. Actually in the whole of the Batman/Castlevania universe, IGA is closer to Schumaker than Burton. Cox should have said he's Schumaker in keeping chronology, but in terms of game personalities, IGA is definitely a Schumaker and Cox may as well be a Nolan. But the interviewer bumbled by comparing IGA to Burton, thereby suggesting the NES and Gameboy games were the equivalent of Batman The TV series. The NES team was much closer to Burton than IGA could ever be.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Dominus Agony on July 02, 2012, 03:29:52 PM
Quote from: Neobelmont on July 02, 2012, 01:53:44 AM
Oh and too the folks who DVed me what has IGA done currently that would make an invidual go wow? Tell me  :P

What the fuck kind of question is this? It's funny there's still people here that harbor such hatred for IGA when in reality, he's probably, um you know, a decent human being. And his games aren't bad, either.


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Do not know why I am being a jackball right now.   :-\

Probably the same reason you're getting "DVed"
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Neobelmont on July 02, 2012, 04:28:08 PM
Quote from: Dominus Agony on July 02, 2012, 03:29:52 PM
What the fuck kind of question is this? It's funny there's still people here that harbor such hatred for IGA when in reality, he's probably, um you know, a decent human being. And his games aren't bad, either.


Probably the same reason you're getting "DVed"


Ehh not a big one I'll tell you. As for hating IGA well it's not like I was saying he is a horrible person or the devil so in the end do I really hate IGA? Nah. All the time I have been here I never really said anything bad/sarcastic/mean about him, Yet I  should have known better for typing something that could be seen as malicious. Yes it was a jackball thing to do then again  that probably does not excuse what I did huh.

 






 
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: beingthehero on July 02, 2012, 05:10:49 PM
This batman analogy is kind of poor.

Also neither IGA nor Cox are one-man teams responsible for every facet of the games they have produced. The directors are the ones with the power, which is why Takeda Takashi said that he was the one who decided that HoD should focus on graphics over sound quality. It's right on this site, under the linear notes for the HoD/CotM soundtrack.

Kind of like how movie directors are the ones who make the decisions! People don't blame Transformers' producer, Steven Speilberg, for swinging Decepticon balls in Transformers 2; they blame the director, Michael Bay.

Also IGA has mentioned that he has been overridden a few times like with Judgment, when he wanted Don't Wait Until Midnight to be Simon's theme instead of Vampire Killer.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: gortaithe on July 02, 2012, 06:02:10 PM
it is just an analogy.
goodness.
no one is calling someone a cockadoodieface here.
it's just a comparison.
 
that's it.

and i don't even like the new batmans >< or even the old ones >O<

that was my long winded way of saying chill out folks.
this was just a humorous post.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: shelverton. on July 02, 2012, 06:09:06 PM

Yeah, people are really taking this comparision so seriously and literal. I still think it's pretty accurate, even if IGA is not doing the EXACT same thing as Burton. That was not even the point. The point was explaining how the IGA games and Cox games are related to each other, and that they're two different takes on the very same thing. I don't see what's so incredibly wrong with that.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Neobelmont on July 02, 2012, 08:03:57 PM
Quote from: gortaithe on July 02, 2012, 06:02:10 PM

this was just a humorous post.

This whole topic was meant to be a funny almost lighthearted and humorous scene not a serious one that's why I posted it. Come on IGA as Adam West version of batman gives a good chuckle. Heck I just liked the pictures rather than the actual Article  :)

Quote from: shelverton. on July 02, 2012, 06:09:06 PM
Yeah, people are really taking this comparision so seriously and literal. I still think it's pretty accurate, even if IGA is not doing the EXACT same thing as Burton. That was not even the point. The point was explaining how the IGA games and Cox games are related to each other, and that they're two different takes on the very same thing. I don't see what's so incredibly wrong with that.

It's still fun I guess...   

Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Kale on July 02, 2012, 08:24:42 PM
Quote from: knightmere on July 01, 2012, 07:25:05 PM
LoK games are vastly overrated. The only one that was any good was Soul Reaver.
I vastly disagree!

I won't say the gameplay was the bestest of all or nothing, but the gameplay was okay. The story was what drove it home. LoS was vastly overrated. :P
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Neobelmont on July 02, 2012, 08:30:52 PM
Quote from: Kale on July 02, 2012, 08:24:42 PM
I vastly disagree!

I won't say the gameplay was the bestest of all or nothing, but the gameplay was okay. The story was what drove it home. LoS was vastly overrated. :P

In your opinion which game would be good for someone like me who has never played a LoK title should start? From what I am reading the story seems good so I am thinking I have to start from the first game.

This goes for anyone I have never touched A LoK title  :(
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Ahasverus on July 02, 2012, 08:39:16 PM
Quote from: Neobelmont on July 02, 2012, 08:30:52 PM
In your opinion which game would be good for someone like me who has never played a LoK title should start? From what I am reading the story seems good so I am thinking I have to start from the first game.

This goes for anyone I have never touched A LoK title  :(
Start with Soul Reaver, then SR2, (they run really ast on PC nowdays!) then Defiance. BO2 is not worth playing, BO1 is REALLY worth playing before Soul Reaver 1 but it's a bitch to run it. Believe everyone when they say it has a hell of a story.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Neobelmont on July 02, 2012, 08:47:16 PM
Quote from: Ahasverus on July 02, 2012, 08:39:16 PM
Start with Soul Reaver, then SR2, (they run really ast on PC nowdays!) then Defiance. BO2 is not worth playing, BO1 is REALLY worth playing before Soul Reaver 1 but it's a bitch to run it. Believe everyone when they say it has a hell of a story.

I love a good story  ;D

These were all on PC? not sure if my pc can handle games but they were on the PS1 right all of them? So the games must not cost that much right? Was thinking they might cost as much as Sotn or worst Sukikoden II that cost an arm. All what I have mostly for the PS1 are rpgs since square kicked way too much butt so a good action game would do me well besides Sotn and mega man 8 and resident evil.

Thanks Ahasverus  :)
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Ahasverus on July 02, 2012, 08:50:42 PM
Quote from: Neobelmont on July 02, 2012, 08:47:16 PM
I love a good story  ;D

These were all on PC? not sure if my pc can handle games but they were on the PS1 right all of them? So the games must not cost that much right? Was thinking they might cost as much as Sotn or worst Sukikoden II that cost an arm. All what I have mostly for the PS1 are rpgs since square kicked way too much butt so a good action game would do me well besides Sotn and mega man 8 and resident evil.
If your PC is less than 5 years old you could run them on max.
Blood Omen 1 came out for PC, but it wouldn't be bad to play it in a PSX emulator, it could be better, actually.
Soul Reaver 1 came out on PC and that's the recommended version (Far prettier  ;D ) Also, runs great!
Soul Reaver 2 as a PS2 game so its prettier and the PC version is great too.
Blood Omen 2 was better on PC than consoles but still.. Ehm, play it if you are really engaged, otherwise wiki it.
Defiance was a 2005 game a little more taxing than SR2 (But not much) and better played with joystiq/pad. A great game and a satisfing conclusion.

I think Cox and MS could do far worse than taking example from Legacy of Kain.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Neobelmont on July 02, 2012, 08:59:51 PM
Quote from: Ahasverus on July 02, 2012, 08:50:42 PM
If your PC is less than 5 years old you could run them on max.
Blood Omen 1 came out for PC, but it wouldn't be bad to play it in a PSX emulator, it could be better, actually.
Soul Reaver 1 came out on PC and that's the recommended version (Far prettier  ;D ) Also, runs great!
Soul Reaver 2 as a PS2 game so its prettier and the PC version is great too.
Blood Omen 2 was better on PC than consoles but still.. Ehm, play it if you are really engaged, otherwise wiki it.
Defiance was a 2005 game a little more taxing than SR2 (But not much) and better played with joystiq/pad. A great game and a satisfing conclusion.

I think Cox and MS could do far worse than taking example from Legacy of Kain.

Yeah I just do not pc game at all bad experiences in the past even today I hardly play any games on my laptop and I wanted to try out Rusty Hearts too.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Ahasverus on July 02, 2012, 09:02:06 PM
Quote from: Neobelmont on July 02, 2012, 08:59:51 PM
Yeah I just do not pc game at all bad experiences in the past even today I hardly play any games on my laptop and I wanted to try out Rusty Hearts too.
Oh ok then syou should only have problems with Blood Omen and as I said, use a PSX emulator for iit, the others run like a charm :) I recommend you the GoodOldGames version for Soul Reaver.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Neobelmont on July 02, 2012, 09:14:23 PM
Quote from: Ahasverus on July 02, 2012, 09:02:06 PM
Oh ok then syou should only have problems with Blood Omen and as I said, use a PSX emulator for iit, the others run like a charm :) I recommend you the GoodOldGames version for Soul Reaver.

I only emulated acouple of times and that was for tales of phantasia and earthbound( RPG nut I am) so emulation is not at the top of my list I do really prefer to have the actual copies you know, but if I go on a garage sale and find the pc versions I will buy and try them. Since they are old it should play on a laptop/pc easy right?

But yeah the ps2 titles are now on my list and soul reaver for ps1(studing goes a long way  ;) ) as well Ty again :)
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Kale on July 02, 2012, 09:48:08 PM
I agree with Ahasverus.

I say emulate it, if you have to. But I prefer PC games.

That said... If you only want to see the story, you can do that with Melchiah's videos, if you ever find it. I had it, but I can't find where I put them. They're basically HD gameplay that cuts out the puzzles, and only leaves cutscenes to play out the story. Huge files though, and very hard to find nowadays.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: e105beta on July 02, 2012, 11:54:33 PM
Quote from: shelverton. on July 02, 2012, 06:09:06 PM
Yeah, people are really taking this comparision so seriously and literal. I still think it's pretty accurate, even if IGA is not doing the EXACT same thing as Burton. That was not even the point. The point was explaining how the IGA games and Cox games are related to each other, and that they're two different takes on the very same thing. I don't see what's so incredibly wrong with that.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: MKKhanzo on July 03, 2012, 01:48:26 PM
Nolan? Mmmmm no, Michael Bay YES, but no Nolan.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: VladCT on July 03, 2012, 02:02:17 PM
Quote from: MKKhanzo on July 03, 2012, 01:48:26 PM
Nolan? Mmmmm no, Michael Bay YES, but no Nolan.
Not enough booms and kablooies.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Sumac on July 03, 2012, 06:10:24 PM
Quote
Nolan? Mmmmm no, Michael Bay YES, but no Nolan.
As if Bay ever tried to focus on the story...
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Neobelmont on July 03, 2012, 06:16:11 PM
Quote from: VladCT on July 03, 2012, 02:02:17 PM
Not enough booms and kablooies.

and ninja alien turtles

can ya believe it  :-\
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Munchy on July 03, 2012, 06:29:22 PM
Quote from: MKKhanzo on July 03, 2012, 01:48:26 PM
Nolan? Mmmmm no, Michael Bay YES, but no Nolan.

I'm not the biggest fan of the LoS direction, but ouch! That's pretty harsh.

Now Resident Evil, yes, you could definitely say that Michael Bay is directing those games nowadays, especially with Resident Evil 6: Bro-Splosion.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Kingshango on July 03, 2012, 07:33:08 PM
Quote from: MKKhanzo on July 03, 2012, 01:48:26 PM
Nolan? Mmmmm no, Michael Bay YES, but no Nolan.

Nah he's no Michael Bay, not enough explosions and stereotypical african americans doing zany hood shit in the face of danger.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Neobelmont on July 03, 2012, 10:48:10 PM
I wonder how Michael Bay would do a gundam movie.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Sindra on July 04, 2012, 12:11:07 AM
Quote from: Neobelmont on July 01, 2012, 05:00:10 AM
(https://castlevaniadungeon.net/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fimg.gawkerassets.com%2Fimg%2F17rf9uep1lmcupng%2Foriginal.png&hash=f292811bc6b562beeb3a8e66b32b30f1db40f5f4)

That is one of the best things I've seen all week.


No lie. Thank you.
Title: Re: "If Koji Igarashi Is Tim Burton, Dave Cox Says He’s Christopher Nolan"
Post by: Neobelmont on July 04, 2012, 12:15:01 AM
Quote from: Sindra on July 04, 2012, 12:11:07 AM
That is one of the best things I've seen all week.


No lie. Thank you.

No problem I like the pictures more than the article it's self. All about fun.  ;D