If Itagaki was still at Team Ninja we would probably be up to NG5 and DOA7 by now.
I liked DOA5 for the most part, but I hope DOA6 doesn't have the same monetisation plans.
Remember when Bioware made KOTOR, Jade Empire, Mass Effect and Dragon Age Origins?
I miss the old Bioware.
Looks good, although you could easily mistake that screenshot for Alexandria in Ass.Creed Origins.
I hope Ubi takes their time and turns it into a great game that stands on it's own , really don't want them to go back to yearly releases.
World premier trailers means exactly that - trailers for new games that haven't been officially revealed.
A lot of comments on this page are implying he means exclusives, but that's not what he said.
I like SFV:AE, but personally overall it's one of my least played SF games, primarily because of how the content/monetisation was handled.
I do like the art style, and some of the new characters are a lot of fun. Having the whole experience revolve around fight money makes it less enjoyable then it could've been.
It's a re-packaged version of Devils Third online.
I miss classic Sega, and it sure would be nice to have all of their games on one system - but then again there's too much competition as it is.
Sega should definitely make a classic mini Saturn and Dreamcast console though, that'd be great.
I hope so, I haven't played a GT game since 5 (which put me off the series), but GT Sport was really impressive.
The next GT game that comes out with a proper offline mode will be a day one buy for me.
I hope we get a sequel. I love the setting, story + the graphics are top notch.
I hope this is true, I really enjoyed QB!
I have a PS4 ( and Xbox, PC + Wii U)
MS does have a lot of decent IPs that could be great IPs - unfortunately most of them never get sequels.
I really want to see them invest more in their first party games and studios.
Devils Third had it's flaws - but I enjoyed it, more so than Ninja Gaiden 3.
Personally I'd love to see another game from him.
Nice list, I'm still surprised Timesplitters hasn't been brought back in some form (remake or sequel).
My 7 would be:
Old IPs:
1) PGR5
2) Conker's Bad Fur Day 2
3) Fable 4
4) Perfect Dark 3
New IPs
5) Killer Instinct Vs Mortal Kombat
6) A new action game by Itagaki-san ( the guy who made Ninja Gaiden)
7) A new cinematic AAA action adventure game.
I prefer the attention to detail and the animations on GoW although Ryse still looks really impressive.
I still haven't played GoW yet, but I'm looking forward to it. It's a shame we'll probably never see a Ryse 2.
Maybe MS could try and work out a new deal with Crytek for Ryse 2?
If not possible, they could use everything they've learnt from Ryse to reboot Ninety Nine Nights, focusing on improving depth and variety.
Or better still open a new dev studio in Japan and let Itagaki and his ex-team ninja devs work there making games like they used to.
Or even ask From Software for another Ninja Blade or Otogi 3?
I'd rather see any of those over another Bloodforge...
I hope they invest more in their first party, hire industry veterans to helm new studios and really increase their output of games.
Good article - I definitely like the CEO's plans for the future, I hope Sega gets back to the way it used to be.
That said I like a lot of what they've been doing recently
- Sonic Mania and the Yakuza series have been excellent,
- there's a new Sonic Racing game, Fist of the North Star and Valkyria Chronicles 4 on the way,
- Shenmue and Panzer Dragoon Orta have come back,
- Arcade games like Daytona, Border Break, House of the Dead Scar...
I'd like to see them reboot Streets of Rage using the Yakuza combat engine - but with added online coop.
Sega Saturn Classic mini console?
Personally I enjoyed it a lot.
They have five new studios, made a number of first party announcements, and have improved the diversity of their game line up with more Japanese and indie games. It was a much better than their last few E3s.
I don't think they're 'afraid' of creating new games, but that stuff takes time. We'll see new games from the new studios in the future (like Fable 4), but at least now we know they're committed to investin...