Sivy Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Apparently Atari will announce they’re planning to do a sequel to the Enter the Matrix game at this year’s E3 rumours are rife that ubisoft’s MMORPG Matrix online is looking doomed, this will open the doors to Atari to make the sequel to ETM which will take place after revolutions. of course ETM wasn't great, although i found it to be quite fun, it was a golden opportunity wasted, distinctly average. the question is will they do better this time? or maybe the question is do we care? what do you think? and please if you're going to post please quote the person above you so we can get a Re: Re: Re: Re thing going on ... hehehehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pie™ Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Originally posted by Siv Apparently Atari will announce they’re planning to do a sequel to the Enter the Matrix game at this year’s E3 rumours are rife that ubisoft’s MMORPG Matrix online is looking doomed, this will open the doors to Atari to make the sequel to ETM which will take place after revolutions. of course ETM wasn't great, although i found it to be quite fun, it was a golden opportunity wasted, distinctly average. the question is will they do better this time? or maybe the question is do we care? what do you think? and please if you're going to post please quote the person above you so we can get a Re: Re: Re: Re thing going on ... hehehehe Never tried the first one, so i can't say i really care... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alegis Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Originally posted by MMMPIE!!! Never tried the first one, so i can't say i really care... it's going to suck major a$$ IMO, first one was a failure..but then again i dont really like the matrix, just the first movie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted March 24, 2004 Author Share Posted March 24, 2004 Originally posted by Alegis Gensan it's going to suck major a$$ IMO, most likely, but you never know, they may learn from their miskates (hehe) and do better. plus if its set after revolutions they wont be limited by the films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txa1265 Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 A few things: First - money doesn't equal quality. High sales is not the same as high quality. Keep that in mind. Second - the original Matrix was a great bit of work that they should have left alone. 2003 wasn't kind to the Matrix - Reloaded was mediocre, and Revolutions sucked to the point where anyone who thought Reloaded sucked realized it was just mediocre. Third - Enter the Matrix was a crap game, but there was hot-n-heavy competition for 'worst movie tie in' last year, and T3 'won' (i.e. was the worst) followed by Tomb Raider and then Matrix. These three made 'Ep 1 The Phantom Menace' game look good. Fourth - unlike the other games listed above, Enter the Matrix was one of the top selling games of last year across all platforms. Even when crap review after crap review came out, the sales rolled on. Fifth - the only thing that matters for a game publisher is #4. Not the developers or the intellectual property owners, but the guys who pull the contracts. So ... I'm sure we'll see a sequel, and it will make people appreciate the 'classic' Enter the Matrix, and it will rake in the $$. Although ... let's face it, early in 2003 Matrix = $$, but by 2004 = quick run for $$ with crap product. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TiE23 Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Blarg! BIGGEST WASTE OF $50 EVER!!!! :barf: TiE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txa1265 Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Originally posted by Tie 23 Blarg! BIGGEST WASTE OF $50 EVER!!!! :barf: TiE The original? Or is that your estimate of whatever they'll come up with? Or both? Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darklighter Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 I actually thought Enter the Matrix was a good game, at first that is. The problem was that the gameplay was just so restricted. Also the fact the story revolved around Reloaded (a film which shouldn't have been made in the first place) didn't exactly boost opinions of the game. If they are going to make a sequel, it shouldn't be a "sequel" exactly, more like an actually decent game loosely based on the ideas of The Matrix; i.e. new characters, brand new storyline, like how Animatrix was seperate from the original Matrix. Same if they are going to make a new film - get rid of all the original characters, come up with something original and better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Originally posted by Siv most likely, but you never know, they may learn from their miskates (hehe) and do better. plus if its set after revolutions they wont be limited by the films. I'll end up buying it, even if it sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermie Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Originally posted by Darklighter I actually thought Enter the Matrix was a good game, at first that is. The problem was that the gameplay was just so restricted. Also the fact the story revolved around Reloaded (a film which shouldn't have been made in the first place) didn't exactly boost opinions of the game. If they are going to make a sequel, it shouldn't be a "sequel" exactly, more like an actually decent game loosely based on the ideas of The Matrix; i.e. new characters, brand new storyline, like how Animatrix was seperate from the original Matrix. Same if they are going to make a new film - get rid of all the original characters, come up with something original and better couldnt have said it better myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Hmmm, SIV, despite changing your Av & Sig, it seems you cant entirely stop thinking about the Matrix can you... I only played ETM as a rental, and once the novelty of it all wore off it just became boring.... Max payne has bullet time too but the thing that is cool about that is the storyline IMO... I think it'll just be Matrix fans checking this out mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkLord60 Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Originally posted by ZBomber I'll end up buying it, even if it sucks. I am with him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoxStar Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 If they're smart developers they'll make it good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Dravis Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Either that, or they do it on the cheap and depend on the Matrix title for sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Originally posted by Siv Apparently Atari will announce they’re planning to do a sequel to the Enter the Matrix game at this year’s E3 rumours are rife that ubisoft’s MMORPG Matrix online is looking doomed, this will open the doors to Atari to make the sequel to ETM which will take place after revolutions. of course ETM wasn't great, although i found it to be quite fun, it was a golden opportunity wasted, distinctly average. the question is will they do better this time? or maybe the question is do we care? what do you think? and please if you're going to post please quote the person above you so we can get a Re: Re: Re: Re thing going on ... hehehehe Well...I didn't find enter the matrix average. In my view it's a nice game (bound me not days for the GC but hours)...I'm not through yet (in or above the middle of the game) but I like to play it. A sequel would be nice:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BongoBob Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 I thought that the original EtM was good. Short but good. And all these reviewers saying that the game sucked, I dun care about anyother oppinion but my own. And my oppnion is that it was good. Especially if you did the hacking thingy on yer own. It was cool. I liked doing the weapon drops, and thought it was very original. I'm with Z and darklord. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokemaster Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 I agree completly Bongo. I actually played it, then read the reviews. The driving levels were bad IMO though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txa1265 Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Originally posted by ZBomber I'll end up buying it, even if it sucks. That is the motto of Matrix 2003 product marketing - even if it sucks, we can make it, and clap a Matrix tag on it, and prove PT Barnum right ... Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET Warrior Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Originally posted by jokemaster I agree completly Bongo. I actually played it, then read the reviews. The driving levels were bad IMO though. The driving levels were ABYSMAL. That, to me, was the only huge letdown of that game. I absolutely loathed everything that had to do with the drivin levels. Being Ghost was terrible when you had to shoot out the window because they made Niobe mentally impaired when it came to driving. Otherwise, I thought it was an entertaining game with some cool aspects. Overall it DEFFINATELY could have been better, but I still feel that I didn't really waste my money. I also found the "Hacking" aspect to be pretty unique and entertaining. I wish they would have gone more indepth with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokemaster Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Originally posted by ET Warrior Being Ghost was terrible when you had to shoot out the window because they made Niobe mentally impaired when it came to driving. Yeah. I was like 'Do I have to drive AND shoot or something??!" But the rest was cool for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sivy Posted March 25, 2004 Author Share Posted March 25, 2004 the game did have some good points, like the smith level, the hacking, the kung fu moves, and it was good how they managed to tie it in with the movies. but yeah the driving levels sucked, the graphics are average... sometimes worse, it was short, and well overall they could of done so much better. i do hope they do better with this one, if they are making it that is. maybe they could put some RPG elements into it, custom character and level-ups etc. the possibility of a good or even great game is they just have to take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leXX Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 ETM is a strictly average game imo. I was excited about it when it was announced, kept an eye on it, pre-ordered it and everything, but then after playing it, I realised it was a game simply riding on the back of the Matrix's success, and obviously rushed to coincide with the release of Reloaded. The only thing I really liked about the game was the hacking. The rest grew old quick. It was a disapointment to say the least. That isn't to say that any future Matrix game will be average, but I have to say ETM put me off. Whether I'll buy it or not, we'll have to wait and see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astrotoy7 Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Originally posted by txa1265 That is the motto of Matrix 2003 product marketing - even if it sucks, we can make it, and clap a Matrix tag on it, and prove PT Barnum right ... Mike Mike - I love that PT Barnum reference Im sure it wasn't entirely lost on these kiddies.... mtfbwya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clemme w/Stick Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Suckage . ETM diappointed me way too much for me to even care about a sequel. -Clemme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txa1265 Posted March 25, 2004 Share Posted March 25, 2004 Originally posted by Astrotoy7 Mike - I love that PT Barnum reference Im sure it wasn't entirely lost on these kiddies.... I'm trying not to be insulting, but that saying inherently is ... The thing is, some would say that slapping a Star Wars label on something guarantees sales, and to some extent they would be right. But lousy Star Wars games that are cnosiderably better than ETM by critical review standards, like EP1:TPM, didn't do sales like ETM. Plus, Star Wars has a tremendous body of work, in terms of great games (DF series, XW/TF series, KotOR, etc). Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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