Despite The Trash Talk, No Taunt Button In Rogue Warrior
Rogue Warrior seems to be tapping into a feature-set perfected by 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand: Profanity.
As with Blood in the Sand, Rogue Warrior is chock full of four-letter words and profane trash talking. But unlike 50 Cent, Richard Marcinko’s character is on auto pilot when he cuts loose with colorful phrases.
I asked Aeron Guy, senior producer at Rebellion for the game, if they planned on kicking the cussing up a notch and, as with Blood on the Sand, allow it to not only spice up the conversations, but impact score.
No, not really.
“We tried to keep them triggered to what’s going on in the game,” he said. “It always raises a smile when he does one of his lines. He has some fantastic sayings.”
It’s too bad, because I think the ability to earn cash by taunting your opponents during a kill is highly under-utilised.
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Anyone else remember the Xbox game Deathrow? What a highly underrated gem of an action/sports/frisbee mashup.
That game had a "flip off" button. More games need that feature. It's never as poignant when you flip off your TV yourself... always better when your in-game character can do it on command.
I think they need to add some of Rourke's best cinema quotes into the game as well. Who could forget some of the greats like:
- "I love hitmen. No matter what you do to them, you don't feel bad."
- "Bet'chr ass man, Guns N' Roses! Rules."
- "Now if you want to do this little dance here for old times sake, Jack, bring it. You're gonna end up like a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest."
Seriously, that would be incredible.
I'm looking for some alien toilets to park my bricks.
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@Kenny: Oh im sure Dick will be able to find/steal some sayings from B Movies just as well as the Duke did...
@Kenny: Ah, Mr. Nukem. Yes, they were good for back then.
Now, I'm sure he's saying "Finish the fucking game already!"
Really, they could've tapped on something big with a taunt-mechanic that earned you gold.
I have a feeling it's the next step in videogames. Not only do your co-players shittalk when you play against them on live, but so does their characters. And they learn that such behavior is how they get the big bucks.
Also, it would turn Dan Hibiki into a millionaire.
It's time to kick ass and chew bubblegum... and I'm all outta gum.
@Kenny: Shake it baby
I doubt his sayings will be as good as those of Mr. Nukem.
@RamV10: Try reading one of his "rogue warrior" novels,some of his lines had me tearing up with laughter.
@ShadowOdin is sad he missed Wyatt Cenac's visit to Sweden: Not to mention marketing tie-ins. Do you YAHOO!?
A Marcinko Rogue Warrior game? Boss. Sign me up.
@b-radicate: Wow that sounds so awesome 'bro.' /sarcasm
If you've ever read Marcinko's autobiography, you'll know that his choice phrases really are some of the greatest around.
@Tom Clancy's Samuraidino:
Suck it down.
Robbyshin and the Black Knight
@b-radicate: I never thought Deathrow was good. The Demo was sooo broken to me.
On another note, this game sounds like it's going to end up like the last-gen Punisher game. Which well...at least for me is awesome. The Punisher was a pretty fun experience.
My worry about catchphrases is that you will hear them again and again.
I think WANTED: Weapons of Fate actually did catchphrases quite well, integrating them into frequent, short cutscenes.
Cathphrases would only work if they wrote like, 100 of them and they never repeated. If they were smart, they would comb through the books for those 100.
Sullyville
I realize that Richard Marcinko is a complete and total badass, but man does he look like a douche. *hides*
I've been secretly looking forward to this game for quite some time (with low expectations of course)... Navy SEALS+shooting terrorists in the face=rad.
@Tom Clancy's Samuraidino: +1 They Live
@Kenny: You bottom feeding scum sucking algae eater.
@GraywolfofMibu: Sorry, but if you don't think a game where SeaQuest rejects battle ninjas while throwing around an explosive frisbee at each other and beating one another senseless all while swearing like sailors is fun then you, sir, should go back to watching paint dry.
@oosiegewolfoo: Hmm. I never played the demo. I found the full game in a used bin for $10 and grabbed it on a whim.
It certainly had a learning curve in terms of the controls, but the game was stupid fun enough to warrant some time. Good times.
@rogsim: Oh THAT Rogue Warrior!! Great book. Here I was wondering where the x-wings came in.
haha got that right
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