Comments on: Sega unveils Golden Compass http://www.seganerds.com/2007/02/27/sega-unveils-golden-compass/ Sega Nerds is the only place you need to visit to get all your Sega news, reviews, previews and more! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:13:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Chris http://www.seganerds.com/2007/02/27/sega-unveils-golden-compass/#comment-701 Chris Wed, 28 Feb 2007 22:55:55 +0000 http://www.seganerds.com/2007/02/27/sega-unveils-golden-compass/#comment-701 Graham, don't you understand? Publishers will decide to make a game about anything if it means them making money. It doesn't matter if it's good or makes sense. Graham, don’t you understand? Publishers will decide to make a game about anything if it means them making money. It doesn’t matter if it’s good or makes sense.

]]> By: G http://www.seganerds.com/2007/02/27/sega-unveils-golden-compass/#comment-683 G Wed, 28 Feb 2007 07:18:55 +0000 http://www.seganerds.com/2007/02/27/sega-unveils-golden-compass/#comment-683 WTF? 'The Golden Compass' ??!!! Is that the US name for the book? Because over here (in the books native land) it's called 'Northern Lights' -The trilogy is still called 'Dark Materials'. A bit like how "Harry Potter and the Sorcerors Stone" - was originally called "Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone" -It's my brothers favourite set of books. I thought they were ok. The 3rd had such a crap ending though, it ruined the whole trilogy for me. Anyway- I can't quite see how they can really make a game on this. Or at least not make it any fun. The books are quite slow paced and full of detail, no action or anything. No doubt it will be a game with lots of spiders that you jump on randomly, collecting small items like apples- with the movie storyline tied in. (Thats what a lot of crap moviebasedgames seem to entail). -If they somehow manage to recreate the amazing world that is featured in the books, and also get the feelings and aventure from the books into the game, it could be fun. But I still don't see how they can get much 'action' into the game. But it could work really well as a point-and-click type of game..... WTF? ‘The Golden Compass’ ??!!!

Is that the US name for the book? Because over here (in the books native land) it’s called ‘Northern Lights’ -The trilogy is still called ‘Dark Materials’. A bit like how “Harry Potter and the Sorcerors Stone” - was originally called “Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone”

-It’s my brothers favourite set of books. I thought they were ok. The 3rd had such a crap ending though, it ruined the whole trilogy for me.

Anyway- I can’t quite see how they can really make a game on this. Or at least not make it any fun. The books are quite slow paced and full of detail, no action or anything. No doubt it will be a game with lots of spiders that you jump on randomly, collecting small items like apples- with the movie storyline tied in. (Thats what a lot of crap moviebasedgames seem to entail).
-If they somehow manage to recreate the amazing world that is featured in the books, and also get the feelings and aventure from the books into the game, it could be fun. But I still don’t see how they can get much ‘action’ into the game. But it could work really well as a point-and-click type of game…..

]]> By: Ryan http://www.seganerds.com/2007/02/27/sega-unveils-golden-compass/#comment-681 Ryan Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:37:52 +0000 http://www.seganerds.com/2007/02/27/sega-unveils-golden-compass/#comment-681 Even so, the really good games take around 3 years to make unless the engine is already developed. But it wont be. I hope its good. Even so, the really good games take around 3 years to make unless the engine is already developed. But it wont be.

I hope its good.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.seganerds.com/2007/02/27/sega-unveils-golden-compass/#comment-680 Nathan Wed, 28 Feb 2007 05:06:01 +0000 http://www.seganerds.com/2007/02/27/sega-unveils-golden-compass/#comment-680 The game's at least 8 months away. That's a decent chunk of time, not to mention the deal was originally announced almost half a year ago. The game’s at least 8 months away. That’s a decent chunk of time, not to mention the deal was originally announced almost half a year ago.

]]> By: Ryan http://www.seganerds.com/2007/02/27/sega-unveils-golden-compass/#comment-679 Ryan Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:37:24 +0000 http://www.seganerds.com/2007/02/27/sega-unveils-golden-compass/#comment-679 I don't think this game is going to be very good... I mean Shiny are pretty good, but there isnt a very long development time on this game. So I hope it works out, but I doubt it. I don’t think this game is going to be very good… I mean Shiny are pretty good, but there isnt a very long development time on this game.
So I hope it works out, but I doubt it.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.seganerds.com/2007/02/27/sega-unveils-golden-compass/#comment-675 Nathan Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:17:57 +0000 http://www.seganerds.com/2007/02/27/sega-unveils-golden-compass/#comment-675 Seems like it. :P Seems like it. :P

]]> By: Blacker Omegalon http://www.seganerds.com/2007/02/27/sega-unveils-golden-compass/#comment-674 Blacker Omegalon Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:16:30 +0000 http://www.seganerds.com/2007/02/27/sega-unveils-golden-compass/#comment-674 Wait, did I just read A2M as AM2? :( Wait, did I just read A2M as AM2? :(

]]> By: Blacker Omegalon http://www.seganerds.com/2007/02/27/sega-unveils-golden-compass/#comment-673 Blacker Omegalon Tue, 27 Feb 2007 23:06:38 +0000 http://www.seganerds.com/2007/02/27/sega-unveils-golden-compass/#comment-673 So basically the DS version is the good one. So basically the DS version is the good one.

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