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Eternity's Child Creator Calls It Quits On Calling It Quits
Posted by Brian Ashcraft at 3:00 PM on September 30, 2008
Last month, Eternity's Child creator Luc Bernard announced on his official blog that he was leaving the video game business. "I've got enough problems in my personal life to do another game after Eternity's Child," Bernard wrote. Wrong! Luc Bernard has now apparently told game site Wiiware World that he's quit quitting. Besides announcing that Eternity's Child won't see a WiiWare release until later this year, Bernard is working on Eternity's Child 2: Retro Child, a WiiWare title slated for mid-2009. Eternity's Child 2: Retro is based on the cancelled GBA game he was working on and uses traditional side-ways Wii-mote held, button pushing controls. Development for this title is already underway.
Eternity's Child Delayed - Sequel Announced! [WiiWare World via Dtoid]
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Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
Posted 3:33 PM 30/9/08
@tsathoggua: It was chilly out!!
lol
Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
akumaserge
Posted 3:25 PM 30/9/08
Isn't this like his first video game?
akumaserge
tsathoggua
Posted 3:25 PM 30/9/08
He looks pretty metal. Except for that...scarf? Is that a scarf?
tsathoggua
Hafgrim
Posted 3:20 PM 30/9/08
Out goes Jack Thompson in comes Luc Bernard as most annoying person in the Video Games industry.
Hafgrim
SnakesSolids
Posted 3:18 PM 30/9/08
@Cogito:
LOL to that my friend. LOL to that.
Cause his body's too bootylicious for ya babe.
SnakesSolids
Cogito
Posted 3:16 PM 30/9/08
Haven't played destiny's child yet, but it looked mighty impressive...another champ for the "Games as art" movement. Also, he looks like Edge. :/
[www.wwe.com]
Cogito
Aethyr
Posted 3:14 PM 30/9/08
Possibly the most annoying hypocrite in the gaming industry today.
Scratch that. He definitely is.
Aethyr
Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
Posted 3:11 PM 30/9/08
@Mit: Oh come on, enough bashing someone over how they dress =/
Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
Mit
Posted 3:10 PM 30/9/08
@Mit: Also, this page refused to load for me in Firefox. Worked in IE though.
Mit
SnakesSolids
Posted 3:10 PM 30/9/08
Thumbs up for bottled water!
or...
Thumbs up for putting vodka in a water bottle!
SnakesSolids
Mit
Posted 3:10 PM 30/9/08
Well gee, I bet he fits right in with the kids he buys his clothing with.
Mit
Clarke
Posted 3:06 PM 30/9/08
Hmm... I'm gonna download the demo of Steam now. See what this is all about.
Clarke
Spartan1308™
Posted 3:05 PM 30/9/08
Is that picture from 1985?
Spartan1308™
-Scrixx-
Posted 3:03 PM 30/9/08
Seriously, who didn't see this coming?
-Scrixx-
Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
Posted 2:58 PM 30/9/08
Well.....It took Burnout 3 tries till they hit their streak...right?
He has the visuals down, he just needs better programmers =/
Oh and a pair.
Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.
CaptBlues
Posted 3:49 PM 30/9/08
I'm guessing it's delayed cos he needs some time before he quits again and threatens to withhold on the sequel
CaptBlues
bl0ven
Posted 3:42 PM 30/9/08
>:[ i quit keeping tabs on whos quitting what. i mean mid 2009 there isnt even going to be an economy, let alone a EC2 game.
bl0ven
Knoxximus (XBL/PSN)
Posted 3:42 PM 30/9/08
I knew he was just throwing a tantrum. It's always like that the 1st time you take criticism to heart like that. Now that he's gotten over himself, he'll be fine. I expect great things from this young man.
Knoxximus (XBL/PSN)
phnord
Posted 4:03 PM 30/9/08
What happened to his something-Rose game - the one with the bloody Cellist and the crack-addicted schizo rabbit? Is that back on track too? Cause I'm pretty interested in seeing that...
phnord
pluckylump
Posted 4:28 PM 30/9/08
So.... he's going to make a sequel rather than fix the first one to the point it isn't so bad?
pluckylump
Xenigma
Posted 4:27 PM 30/9/08
Er, sure, you do that Luc. I'd already forgotten that you'd ever had a game worth looking at.
Xenigma
lucifer_goosifer
Posted 4:26 PM 30/9/08
Tomonobu Itagaki, is that you?
lucifer_goosifer
GummyTumor
Posted 5:07 PM 30/9/08
What a twat. Get a haircut-- you stupid hippie!
GummyTumor
Formula1
Posted 4:59 PM 30/9/08
@pluckylump:
he doesnt need to make it good
he called it eternitys child.......
Formula1
djchump
Posted 5:39 PM 30/9/08
What a schmuck.
Releases a fucked up game, gets bad reviews, throws toy out of the pram and stomps off in a strop, crawls back with tail between legs.
djchump
hagridore
Posted 5:33 PM 30/9/08
So this guys branching out huh?
hagridore
TheIrishNinja
Posted 6:04 PM 30/9/08
@TheIrishNinja: ah, there it is - "Imagination is the Only Escape". i hope that's the one.
TheIrishNinja
TheIrishNinja
Posted 6:03 PM 30/9/08
wait, wait - canceled GBA title? was this that nazi or whatever one it was i read about a while ago on here? cause that sounded interesting.
TheIrishNinja
Ashurahori
Posted 6:01 PM 30/9/08
@Aethyr: Just because of one single event? You're being too harsh.
Ashurahori
asphaltdan
Posted 6:49 PM 30/9/08
Why come back? He's already destroyed all hope of his next game doing well by being a whining baby and pissing everyone off!
asphaltdan
Barts
Posted 7:08 PM 30/9/08
Guys, stop being mean. He's an emo artist, not a professional internet troll. I, for one, am glad that he stays and will make new games, even if he is a bit of a drama queen. I don't care what kind of person he is, I care about his games.
Barts
Kral2
Posted 7:22 PM 30/9/08
@Knoxximus (XBL/PSN): His tantrum was much too extreme and prolonged for it to not be a fundamental aspect of his character - you should have seen his posts on the steam forums. I expect great things from him in the same way I can always expect gold from Jack Thompson and Uwe Boll.
Kral2
Tubatic
Posted 10:04 PM 30/9/08
I'm still willing to give the guy a shot, since I haven't played the game yet. He's intended it for WiiWare, so I'm still interested in the game in original intended form.
Tubatic
MrGilder
Posted 11:00 PM 30/9/08
I really wish he would just quit. I was there on Destructoid, and watched him ruin my ability to respect him or his works post-for post. There is honestly enough artsy emo throwback kids out there in the industry who are willing to crank out sidescrollers based on a Dexter's Laboratory pop-art aesthetic that look like they are running in flash. Just spend 20 minutes on Newgrounds. I doubt he would have been missed.
Now I'll have to hear his name in the game-news again, but instead of looking forward to what new things he can contribute to the art we love so much, I'm going to do nothing but sit back and worry about what kind of childish behavior he'll decide to exhibit when this title also bombs based on wiggy jumping physics that need to be patched, or when Nintendo refuses to publish his Holocaust game.
I certainly hope he proves me wrong. Gaming does not need more "professionals" who serve merely to add credibility to the arguement that we're nothing more than people who refuse to grow up.
MrGilder
Quicksilver4648
Posted 10:51 PM 30/9/08
That's a guy?
Quicksilver4648
Rybo5000
Posted 10:45 PM 30/9/08
Predictable
Rybo5000
Mact
Posted 11:20 PM 30/9/08
@MrGilder:
In fact, Nintendo of America has already said no to the Nazi one.
[www.nytimes.com]
I didn't realize he was making such a game. Can fault the guy for trying to be educational, but can fault him for firstly thinking that Nintendo will even publish it and secondly for trying to make the Holocaust fun.
Mact
Mact
Posted 11:15 PM 30/9/08
@asphaltdan:
Good point.
Seriously. With the first one receiving terrible reviews then even worse PR, who is going to purchase a sequel?
Mact
Mact
Posted 11:10 PM 30/9/08
@Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.:
It certainly wouldn't be right to bash him over how he dressed if he didn't act like the stereotype of how he dresses.
Mact
Everard
Posted 12:00 AM 1/10/08
Heh. Turns out the hard part about quitting is they stop paying you. Guess he realized he was going to need more bottled water soon...
Everard
DarkFalzX
Posted 12:27 AM 1/10/08
A resounding "DOUCHE!" is in order. This guy doesn't need a better programmer - he needs a game designer, and a programmer, and a level designer... So far - all his games (yes, game*S* - he released a cellphone version of Eternity's Child a few years ago - google for it) were complete and utter crap - some of the most poorly designed platformers in existence.
DarkFalzX
L_K_M
Posted 12:25 AM 1/10/08
@Mact: NoA hasn't said "no", they've said that they haven't evaluated it, which is obviosuly due to the fact that the game does not exist. I have no doubt at all that Nintendo would allow the game.
L_K_M
L_K_M
Posted 12:21 AM 1/10/08
Predictably, the thread is full of comments from assholes complaining about what an asshole Bernard is. Aren't gamers a jolly bunch! Me, I say good for him, and good for us. Hopefully his next game will be better; here's to learning from experience!
L_K_M
shini
Posted 1:19 AM 1/10/08
@DarkFalzX: While I will refrain from calling him a douche until I meet him in person (the picture is not helping), I would be interested in seeing what a reasonably talented team using him for art direction. Not as a director, mind, just for direction.
shini
Marios_shadow
Posted 1:12 AM 1/10/08
@Ashurahori: Seriously! Why all the hate?
Marios_shadow
Ragna Rock
Posted 1:46 AM 1/10/08
Dude, he looks like Jared Leto.
And I don't think eternity's child is that bad.
Ragna Rock
Priboi
Posted 2:56 AM 1/10/08
please kill the whiny goth
Priboi
Comatose Turtle
Posted 5:14 AM 1/10/08
@Rybo5000: Which is why I can't be mad at him. I just think, "Oh, those crazy emo kids. What shenanigans will they pull next?"
I do hope he gets some good programmers (and his act) together, because I could imagine a game that looks like Eternity's Child becoming a (cult) classic.
Comatose Turtle
Blah8
Posted 6:04 AM 1/10/08
Good for him. Just work a bit more on the gameplay, maybe release a beta for testing, and stop being so sensitive to criticisms, and I think he's got a shot at making a good game. He's certainly well-known enough to sell it at least.
Blah8
realjas
Posted 10:28 AM 1/10/08
Putts...
realjas
Polite Society
Posted 11:34 AM 1/10/08
@Gantz: Your Trusted Friend in Science.: I always through Burnout 2 was the golden version. Or at least it had the superior crash mechanics, and kazoos in the soundtrack which get louder when you boost. how could that not be win?
Okay maybe i'm a little off topic now.
Polite Society
MrGilder
Posted 12:12 AM 2/10/08
@L_K_M:
I certainly hope that you're right. I would love for Nintendo to actually allow such a game to exist. I think that the Holocaust game, if treated with the level or maturity and gravity that Bernard promises would not only be a huge leep forward, but would serve as a primary example of the sort of contributions an artist such as he can actually make to our industry. Whereas "Eternity's Child" seemed to reek of wasted potential, the game in question would actually be his true opportunity to shine and distinguish himself.
Now I just worry about his ability to handle the inevitable controversy that such a game would drum up. I am leary trust such an impactful, important, and emotionally charged topic in the hands of a man who admittedly handles adversity with alcohol. What could be a boon for gaming, may also turn into a real blow.
I certainly pray I'm wrong. Perhaps this GBA rehash will be successful and be a re-launch to Bernards gaming career.
MrGilder