Dr Doak (Goldeneye ref) Wants Timesplitters 4 and Second Sight on (Wii)

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A portion of a Game Informer interview with Free Radical creative director David Doak...

GI: Are you thinking about putting TimeSplitters on the Wii, as well? What do you think about making a first-person shooter for the Wii?

Doak: I think it's a good thing to do, and I think we want to put it on the Wii. And I'm sure it's possible to do a control scheme that works. Also, if you want to start a petition for remaking Second Sight on the Wii, I'd like to see that as well, because I think that game worked really well, [laughs] because of the manipulation stuff.

GI: It probably would. It's been tried though, and some first-person shooters have turned out better than others on the Wii. How can someone make a good one? I don't know if you've played Metroid yet, but it works.

Doak: I'm waiting. Metroid is on my list. Although they obviously make the circle-strafe lock-on compromise. It's really funny. When I played Prime and Echoes, I would start playing it, and for the first 15 minutes I would say, "I hate this! I ___ hate this lock-on bit!" but then it goes away. You play, you enjoy it and you forget about it. And then maybe you leave it alone for a couple of days and it's back.

GI: Yeah, but it's the platforming in it, too.

Doak: The platforming is good. And also I think the thing is that the pace of the game and the enemy behavior is tuned to the control scheme. I think that's the mistake you can make. You can say, "Let's make it play just the same as the other ones." But you've got to look to the timings of things and stuff, because there's always going to be some imprecision. You've got to be focused on it. You don't do a port. And I think with the Wii controller, one of the things that goes wrong is that you see the over ambition in its use. If the gestural stuff is becoming ambiguous or noisy, you're fighting a losing battle. If that feature is causing you pain, then don't do it. It's better to make a game that's enjoyable to play than a game that's got features that don't work.

There's also a Haze interview attachedto that article somewhere :P

Pointless story here, I saw David Doak in Heathrow airport, but I didn't recognise him at first.

Still looked like a hippie :P

Anyhow the multiplayer mode on TS4 online on Wii could be pretty special with the controls. MOH2 heroes has 32 player online at 60 FPS so imagine TS4 doing that?

No one should EVER use yellow font on these fourms EVER! Also TS4 would kick ass!salamancecool

Second Sight was totally and completely outclassed by Psi-Ops.

Now that's a game that deserves a sequel.

If Unreal Tournament 3 releases this year and buries Haze (which looks like a more conceptually interesting game, though I don't know how the engine/weapons/game design stacks up) then logically Free Radical would have nowhere to go but the Wii.

Second Sight was totally and completely outclassed by Psi-Ops.

Now that's a game that deserves a sequel.

Grammaton-Cleric

I agree, I expected Second sight to match that game, but it didn't come close. It was still good on its own terms and I would have enjoyed it more if they only let me INVERT THE FREAKING CAMERA CONTROLS. :evil:

If Unreal Tournament 3 releases this year and buries Haze (which looks like a more conceptually interesting game, though I don't know how the engine/weapons/game design stacks up) then logically Free Radical would have nowhere to go but the Wii.

CarnageHeart

As for TS on Wii ... I think that will be the definitive test of the wiimote. If it adds nothing toTimesplitters (speed or precision wise), then I will consider it a failure. I'm not sure what the TS franchise would stand to gain from the 360's power, but I guess it would be interesting to find out.

(btw: I think Haze will bury itself ...being ps3 exclusive.)

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If Unreal Tournament 3 releases this year and buries Haze (which looks like a more conceptually interesting game, though I don't know how the engine/weapons/game design stacks up) then logically Free Radical would have nowhere to go but the Wii.

ymi_basic

As for TS on Wii ... I think that will be the definitive test of the wiimote. If it adds nothing toTimesplitters (speed or precision wise), then I will consider it a failure. I'm not sure what the TS franchise would stand to gain from the 360's power, but I guess it would be interesting to find out.

No, I'm not. I'm saying that if gamers swarm towards UT and avoid Haze (which isn't a TS game, BTW) than the Wii seems like the only place for Free Radical to go since the fps competition is going to get more intense on the PS3 and the competition in that genre on the X360 is even higher.

Second Sight was totally and completely outclassed by Psi-Ops.

Now that's a game that deserves a sequel.

Grammaton-Cleric

Indeed, I enjoyedPSi Opsmore than MGS myself. TS4 on Wii sounds intriguing, as long as we're still getting versions on other consoles. I'd really like to see the game run with next-gen effects on.

[QUOTE="ymi_basic"][QUOTE="CarnageHeart"]

If Unreal Tournament 3 releases this year and buries Haze (which looks like a more conceptually interesting game, though I don't know how the engine/weapons/game design stacks up) then logically Free Radical would have nowhere to go but the Wii.

CarnageHeart

As for TS on Wii ... I think that will be the definitive test of the wiimote. If it adds nothing toTimesplitters (speed or precision wise), then I will consider it a failure. I'm not sure what the TS franchise would stand to gain from the 360's power, but I guess it would be interesting to find out.

No, I'm not. I'm saying that if gamers swarm towards UT and avoid Haze (which isn't a TS game, BTW) than the Wii seems like the only place for Free Radical to go since the fps competition is going to get more intense on the PS3 and the competition in that genre on the X360 is even higher.