Sega Talks on Total War MMO, 3D
Sega is considering both 3D and a Total War MMO.
Mike Hayes of Sega West recently spoke with CVG about the company's new strategy for hardcore and casual games, Sony's PlayStation Move, what's coming to E3 2010, and the future of the Total War strategy series.
Hayes admitted that many people have asked if the company has considered taking the Total War franchise into MMO territory, however he would not confirm that Sega is indeed heading in that direction.
"We're constantly looking at [taking Total War in that direction], but MMO is a very competitive market," he said. "We want to get the core games right before anything else." He also added that MMOs are "feast or famine" with publishers, noting the somewhat-profitable Football Manager Live which has a 35,000-user fanbase.
The core games Hayes refers to is Aliens vs. Predator, Aplpha Protocol, and Bayonetta. He said that Sega is hoping to extend those games into full-blown franchises, to "sequal-ize" these particular titles. With that said, a Total War MMO may be a ways off... if at all.
Hayes also offered his take on 3D gaming, emphasizing that it's important to provide the real enhanced experience rather than throw in the technology "for technology's sake." His comment echos James Cameron and Codemasters Studios VP Gavin Cheshire who both insist that 3D projects are to be constructed from the beginning, and not tacked on in later stages.
"The first few games to prove we can play in three dimensions will be amazing," he said. "But eventually it will go back to what the story is, what the emotional connection is. It will just become: 'Oh, it's 3D again...' For us, we're still some way off 3D games until we can make one that's commercially viable."
How about a first-person 3D Sonic title?
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Uh, how the heck do you make a Total War MMO anyway? You give each player a city to run? Because there aren´t enough countries to go around. Doesn´t seem doable to me...
Total War is the best strategy game ever in my modest opinion, but as an MMO I can't see it working. Okay, Warcraft III became World of Warcraft, so turning strategy in MMO is possible. But even then, the scale is totally different.
If anything, Total War should just get way more online options, especially for the Grand/Imperial Campaign that is still much of a single player thing. But a true MMO? Not unless they shed off everything that makes TW great...
Sonic in 3D? a lot of folks can have problems with "normal" games in 3D, thered be a lot of vomit to clean after the first loop if this ever came to light! lol