We warned you that that "leaked" MediEvil footage was probably fake, but now its creator has come out and confirmed as much. We'd been speculating internally that the videos looked like they'd been built using Unreal Engine 4, and the maker has since stated that that's the case; it was a bit of a hobby project, then.
Writing on Twitter, the person responsible for releasing the videos said that he didn't intend to "troll", and also suggested that the renewed enthusiasm in the series could encourage Sony to create a real sequel. We suppose that we'll begrudgingly go back to providing bi-annual updates on this dead and buried brand.
[source twitter.com, via twitter.com, twitter.com, gearnuke.com]
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Nah, Sony don't care. If they did, they would've done something after PS All Stars, considering how happy all the fans were to see old favourites like Sir Daniel Fortescue and Spike (Ape Escape) on the PS3.
@kamifox1 I think they do care, but they also have to weigh up whether the investment in bringing one of these old properties back from the dead is worth it.
@get2sammyb So the massive fan response they recieved from Playstation All Stars alone, not to mention the massive fanbase begging for it all over the internet doesn't make it worth it? They'd sell more than enough copies to make the profit they'd need yet they show no signs of even wanting to do it.
I think our only hope is that it gets rebooted as an indie, and if successful we could see it moved to a larger studio.
Don't worry, I brought enough salt for everyone. Hopefully it wont be poured into any fresh wounds.
@kamifox1 A few thousand people on the Internet making noise doesn't necessarily mean that it would sell the million or so copies needed to succeed.
I want a new Medievil just as much as you - I'm just saying that it's not quite as cut and dry as you make it sound.
@kamifox1 @get2sammyb Also, I don't think they received the response they wanted from Playstation All Stars anyway, so individual lesser known franchises don't benefit from it quite as much as they would have if PS all stars had "succeeded".
Sad News... It sucks that Sony has abandoned all of their PS1 IPs. But I guess that's not surprising since they don't even support PS1 games on PS4.
But what's even more surprising as a huge PlayStation fan since the beginning(I own every PlayStation and Portable PlayStation) is the fact I'm starting to hate them. I think what started it all is when the teasers for PlayStation experience were shown on YouTube and they teased games like The Legend of Dragoon yet not a single classic game they teased was even shown except a horrible port of some Final Fantasy game. Then following that disappointing event I had some of the worst experiences gaming on the PS4 in the following months. So many horrible triple a games that were buggy, and PSN couldn't handle a single thing thrown at it either. I guess the only reason they allow buggy triple a games to be released on their platform is because they release some of their own games in the same condition. Nintendo games on the other hand always seem to make sure their own games are always top notch at release. I would have easily just switched to the Wii U but all of their few 3rd Party games look and run like trash. PC gaming is just a hassle and Xbox is the same as PS4, disappointing.
@kamifox1 One, if thode gsme have sold better im sure Sony would have made them (like Nintendo) and two, PS All Stars was a failure a complete failure, theres a reason why superbot was hit by a big layoff
Like everyone said, i want medievil as much as you, but facts are facts, medievil wanst a big franchise to begin with
I'll say this for both Sony and Nintendo, give rights to some of your older IPs that you don't have the time or money to support to some of these up and coming indie outfits and let them try their hand with it.
@kamifox1 Massive, massive difference between around a thousand (being generous) internet voices wanting a new title and the hundreds of thousands of sales they'd need to begin to comes close in justifying making it. Look at F-Zero, a game where the fanbase is much bigger than what you think MediEvil's is, yet nothing. The series is all but dead. And that's a much loved, successful series, not a slightly above average platformy hack and slasher (to be brutally honest). MediEvil is gone. Any slim hope people had of it coming back was diminished completely by PS All-Stars Battle Royale.
Also look at the moaning people did about the three Wii RPGs with Operation Rainfall. Thousands and thousands of people swore blind they'd buy the games and screamed how unfair it was they weren't coming to America. Nintendo caved. The majority of people didn't buy them. They bombed. People on the internet saying "I'll buy it!" can be trusted about as much as the people who said "I'll vote Labour" then voted Tory at the last moment.
Ok, can we please stop spamming my inbox now? I got it the first time, I just didn't want to reply and continue this pointless debate... You all pretty much said the same thing in different words too, if you're gonna reply a second, third etc. time after others, at least add something new instead of just parroting what the previous replies say..
@drpepperdude100 I hear you, I'm suffering the exact same problems as you (although I tried a friends PS4 and Vita before wasting money on them, had the exact same experience though). I've been a massive fan of the Playstation since the original, fat PS1 and own every Playstation console up to PS4 and Vita. Now, I don't even want to waste any money on either of the current consoles until we get some more games I'm interested in on them. Even then, I'm not prepared to spend the £300 to £400 price tag the PS4 still has despite wanting to support them previously...
Well, kudos to the guy who made it at any rate. He really nailed some believable next-gen PS4 graphics.
What they should do is a low budget, underused Sony Team, downloadable title.
Something like a $30 game that is more or less a throwback to the originals.
Similar mechanics and aesthetics with better graphics, throw in plenty of nods to Sony fans.
This style of platformer is no longer really huge, but I think they could make fans happy and make some money off of a "Double A" title for PS3/PS4.
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