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Namco and Bandai merge - Great Rumbler - 2nd May 2005
Quote:Namco's official Japanese site discloses further details. The merged company, Namco Bandai Holdings, Inc., will be established on 29 September 2005. Kyushiro Takagi (Representative Director of Namco) will act as Chairman and Director and Takeo Takasu (Bandai President and Director) will assume the role of President and Representative Director. These two head honchos will be joined by three other directors from each company, as well as others from outside of either company.
The official report also iterates Namco Bandai's plans to focus on both companies' strengths. Most importantly for American gamers, this means that the company will play up Bandai's strong merchandising muscle and Namco's software development skills.
I'm not sure if this is a really good thing, or a really horrible thing.
Planet Gamecube
Namco and Bandai merge - OB1 - 2nd May 2005
That can only mean better Gundam games.
And doesn't Nintendo have a bunch of Bandai stock?
Namco and Bandai merge - Great Rumbler - 2nd May 2005
They have some, I don't remember how much. That was why I alluded that this could be a good thing, but remember that when a videogame company gets taken over [even if it is a merger] it's not usually a good thing for the company. But, the head guy is from Namco so maybe it won't be a bad thing.
Namco and Bandai merge - OB1 - 2nd May 2005
And Bandai doesn't make good games, while Namco does. So either Bandai's crappiness will destroy Namco's greatness, or the other way around. I'm rooting for the latter, personally. Hopefully this won't affect their relationship with Nintendo in a bad way.
Namco and Bandai merge - Great Rumbler - 2nd May 2005
Why would you root for anything else?
Namco and Bandai merge - OB1 - 2nd May 2005
I don't know, man, some people are just crazy.
*looks at 99% of Tendo City*
Namco and Bandai merge - A Black Falcon - 2nd May 2005
For the one person out there who LIKES getting lots of mediocre Gundam games?
Namco and Bandai merge - Great Rumbler - 2nd May 2005
I know I don't!
Namco and Bandai merge - OB1 - 2nd May 2005
I'd like a good Gundam game. There are a few pretty good ones.
Namco and Bandai merge - Great Rumbler - 2nd May 2005
There's a Gundam Wing fighting game on the SNES that's pretty cool. It was only released in Japan, so you'll have to find a ROM.
Namco and Bandai merge - OB1 - 2nd May 2005
There have been a couple of pretty good PS2 Gundam games.
Namco and Bandai merge - EdenMaster - 2nd May 2005
OB1 Wrote:I don't know, man, some people are just crazy.
*looks at 99% of Tendo City*
Don't look at me, I love Namco! I hope they turn Bandai around.
Namco and Bandai merge - OB1 - 2nd May 2005
No I meant in general.
Namco and Bandai merge - Great Rumbler - 2nd May 2005
Baten Kaitos is pretty cool.
Namco and Bandai merge - Smoke - 3rd May 2005
Bandai's anime liscenses + Namco's game developer talents = Great anime based games! I already heard one suggestion that sounded good: A Cowboy Bebop space shooter.
So throw out some ideas here people.
Namco and Bandai merge - OB1 - 3rd May 2005
We need a Bebop game that's like Freelancer or Privateer. A linear shooter wouldn't be as good. Let us bounty hunt! Please!
Same goes for a SW game. I don't know why they haven't done that yet*.
*don't mention that stupid mmo
Namco and Bandai merge - A Black Falcon - 3rd May 2005
If you're going to have the character be part of the Empire or the Rebellion, a linear mission path (or perhaps a branching one) is really the only way to go. So X-Wing, TIE Fighter, etc. are best the way they are. Having a linear mission path also allows for better storytelling... I don't mind it at all in space sims.
Now, I haven't played nearly as much of the Privateer (X, Elite, Freespace, etc) style of space sims as I have the TIE Fighter style, but from what I've seen of them, I think I prefer TIE Fighter (Freespace, I-War, etc). Doing campaigns seems more interesting than trading goods... but I'm sure those games are good too.
Anyway, there isn't a SW game like that because Totally Games made all the Star Wars flight sims (Rogue Squadron isn't a flight sim. Neither is Star Wars Starfighter. :)), and they make linear-campaign games. Though there is some choice in the last one, X-Wing Alliance... some semi-optional missions, I believe. Not certain, I didn't get too far into that game...
Namco and Bandai merge - OB1 - 3rd May 2005
A Han Solo space combat/smuggling or Boba Fett space combat/bounty hunting game would be awesome and you know it, open-ended-games-hater.
Namco and Bandai merge - A Black Falcon - 3rd May 2005
I just think that open-ended games have as many drawbacks as advantages when compared to an equally good more linear title...
Namco and Bandai merge - Great Rumbler - 3rd May 2005
They both have advantages and disadvantages and some game types are more suited to one or the other.
Namco and Bandai merge - OB1 - 3rd May 2005
Any good space combat game can become about ten million times better with more freedom to explore and do what you want.
It's a crime against humanity to put the player in control of a space shit but limit them to a tiny box of play area! A CRIME!!11
Namco and Bandai merge - Great Rumbler - 3rd May 2005
Quote:space shit
Namco and Bandai merge - OB1 - 3rd May 2005
Fuck, that is hilarious. I meant to write "ship".
Namco and Bandai merge - Great Rumbler - 3rd May 2005
That's what I thought, still funny though. :)
Namco and Bandai merge - OB1 - 3rd May 2005
Yes.
Namco and Bandai merge - A Black Falcon - 3rd May 2005
"Do what you want"? It's always an illusion. You can only do what they let you do. And when they're spending a lot of time on making more variety of things to do, there's less depth in each one... just look at TES! It's the same with space sims. Sorry, but I'd rather play a series of carefully crafted missions... it allows for much better storytelling as well.
Namco and Bandai merge - Great Rumbler - 3rd May 2005
TES is fun though.
Namco and Bandai merge - OB1 - 3rd May 2005
ABF is just repeating what I told him once, but that's not exactly what I meant...
Namco and Bandai merge - A Black Falcon - 3rd May 2005
I'm not just repeating things you said... I'm saying my opinion...
Namco and Bandai merge - OB1 - 3rd May 2005
That's something I told you... but you kind of took it too far.
Namco and Bandai merge - A Black Falcon - 3rd May 2005
No, it's just common sense.
Namco and Bandai merge - OB1 - 3rd May 2005