Thanks for the info, vudu. Glad to hear I didn't wildly overpay for the game.
Overall, it sounds like you enjoyed it, albeit with the help of a guide. I'll take your advice and reference those resources for the negotiation aspects. Oddly, that game concept seems very un-Nintendo, so I'm surprised to see it in a property that is tangentially related to Zelda.
I looked into it and it would seem that when Activision purchased Bizarre, they also gained ownership of all of their Intellectual Property.
So while Bizarre is now closed, the Geometry Wars property will stay in possession of Activision. I'd wager that Activision will hire back some members of Bizarre, like Geometry Wars designer Stephen Cakebread, if they desire continuing that series.
If not, they can always put a new team on the project and continue the series themselves.
Just popping back in to see if people are still getting use out of this feature. Also, now that you've all had a chance to use it for a while, any other enhancements you'd like?
@vudu
Haha, he actually did get a bath within an hour of being born. Beyond that, up to his first bath, he got cleaned up with a wash cloth. Because of the lingering piece of umbilical cord attached to the belly button, babies can't have their first official bath until that falls off.
Anyway, thanks everyone!
Interesting that you spend your time trolling this failure.
... and this is why I'm excited about a Sesame Street video game. Funny how things change when you become a parent...
Anyway, that's our little guy. We will surely be exploiting him to up the cute quotient on the site, especially when he's old enough to talk and play simple games.
Man, this sucks. Bizarre is a great developer and it's sad to see them go. I hope the guys who founded the company go on to found something new and continue to make fantastic games. Best of luck to everyone there.
My two cents on Stacking: I love it. Another really inventive game from Double Fine. It started out a little slow, but quickly picked up steam and never overstayed its welcome.
Many of the game's puzzles took some real thinking and the world construction and characters were top notch as usual. When compared to Costume Quest, I think I like it just a bit more, if only because it's not quite as redundant, but both were a real treat.
As much as I want a Psychonauts 2, I wouldn't mind if Double Fine stuck to digital distribution titles for their original IPs. They seem to excel in the format and it seemingly has inspired them to explore entirely new gaming concepts.
Chessa is actually working on that right now, Caliban. We just finished the game over the weekend.
This is probably of little interest to most of our readers, but my love of Double Fine made it impossible for me to pass up covering the story.
I think most of us grew up watching Sesame Street, so I'll be interested to see what Double Fine does with the property. Their brand of lighthearted humor should certainly be a good fit for the property and their knack for creating compelling gaming experiences should help make this one of the better licensed children games out there.
If a review copy doesn't come, I'll probably pick this one up anyway. It'll surely be useful in the future...
