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Before and after: the games that changed during development

From the first glimpse to the final game, see how these titles were nipped and tucked

Words: Dave Meikleham, GamesRadar UK

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mertor3190 - 5 months 13 days ago

I remember most of these. Good thing SoTC went on the way it went. The experience feels alot better alone.

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Vagrant - 5 months 13 days ago

Wow, I'd never seen the original SotC thing. Looked like it could've been multiplayer, hah.

Though I thought the old Splinter Cell: Conviction gameplay looked pretty good, I think the new version has some fantastic ideas.
That said, I still don't hold much hope the overall game will be much good.

Also, I quite like the environments and stuff in "realistic" Okami. Meh, I'm sure that change was for the best, anyway.

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voluptuouswhale - 5 months 13 days ago

It's always fun to see games change as we do but some of them are really durastic Blam!s' spartan helmet was hilarious.

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bron1417 - 5 months 13 days ago

the new splinter cell conviction looks better in my opinion. it's what im used to seeing ya kno.

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ViolentLee - 5 months 12 days ago

I'd almost add Kameo to the list, just because it went through 3 platforms: GameCube, Xbox, and 360. I have a working copy for regular Xbox. And yes, I think I'm cool.

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zabu_san - 5 months 12 days ago

I actually prefer the old Sam Fisher...The new one looks like a slightly aged version...
Whereas the old one looked, well old...
Showed his distraught and frustration...Showed REAL character...

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rwells - 5 months 12 days ago

anal blister

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vitoruss - 5 months 11 days ago

It doesn't look like they changed SotC that much, as that could have just been a removed cutscene.

Obviously not gameplay because of the camera angles and the speed that the colossus fell with.
See, it could just be a video of "lore" for the SotC, a colossus that was killed before wander arrived (as that colossus isn't in the game) So maybe it was just a recovered tech demo or preview of the SotC universe.

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vitoruss - 5 months 11 days ago

Oh yeah, and the new Conviction looks like bullshit. Even the previous version did as well. They completely changed the formula from the Splinter Cell games, which in Double Agent, (in my opinion) was perfect.
There's a reason why people would distinguish "Sam Fisher, Solid Snake, Jack Baur, James Bond, and Jason Bourne" as the main archtypes for spies. Now Sam's been blended with Jack and Jason and it's not too cool...
Looks too damn unrealistic if you ask me (not that you did...)

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Analogic - 5 months 11 days ago

Man, Master Chief used to have a lame-ass voice.

I sure am glad they changed that.

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Logan2911 - 5 months 11 days ago

I Hope Rare makes another game like Bad Fur Day. I loved it on the N64 & the xbox

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Taxtm - 5 months 10 days ago

I gotta say, I love Okami, but really, the realistic looking trailer didn't look bad at all! I liked it anyway

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The_Zanger - 5 months 10 days ago

As pretty as the old Okami was, I cant imagine playing Okami in any other style.

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marluxia2500 - 5 months 9 days ago

Old Splinter Cell Conviction look more br00tal

The new one looks more like Bourne Conspiracy

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ZukotaIsoba - 5 months 9 days ago

If they had gone with that cheesy CRAP for conker, I would be a sad person right now... Conker is one of my favorite games ever (though it did get frustrating at times). Okami is way better in the artistic form, the over realism would have definitely ruined some of the feel to it, though the concept of a game with a realistic wolf with special abilities would be cool...

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Bodock - 5 months 8 days ago

i loved bad fur day :D me and my cousin played it all the time before we lost it ;(

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Xeacons - 5 months 6 days ago

AWESOME! Loved Okami! The first one looked great, but the released version definitely fits the theme better! This is why it's ALWAYS the most "inferior" system that leads the cycle. Because of technological restraints, developers get more creative, rather than focusing just on good graphics.

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