This initially serves as a training mode and an introduction to the game but offers enough content in its own right, according to Transformers Universe vice president David Nicholson. In addition to the PvP element, the game will offer a player-versus-environment mode (PvE), which works cooperatively or solo, playing against computer-controlled enemies. Part of this is the PvP matchmaking system, which joins up people of similar experience and ability levels. But, at the same time, “I would also feel very comfortable with my 10 year old playing it, and playing with him, as I do Runescape.”Ĭreating a game that can support both casual and competitive players is a tough ask, but Jagex feels the range of game modes in Transformers Universe can do just that. “I can play this game and be very challenged,” said Gerhard. Gerhard says that the PvP side of Transformers Universe, shown to us at the preview event, is very competitive, referring to it as “almost e-sports worthy.” I look at Transformers with that same lens.” “Runescape has been going for nearly 15 years, and it’s become a multigenerational thing. “I could probably count on one hand evergreen brands that I played with as a kid, and my kids are now playing with,” he added, naming Lego and Transformers in the same breath. “We picked Transformers, and I think Hasbro picked us to the same extent because we were looking for a brand that was evergreen,” said Gerhard. The Transformers brand’s longevity was a huge factor in Jagex’s decision to work with Hasbro. We want to build something that’s not just hot for 2014. “And that’s how we’ve approached this game. The timing of Transformers Universe’s summer 2014 release couldn’t be much better, given the latest live-action movie - directed by Michael Bay and starring Mark Wahlberg - hits movie theaters around the same time.īut that isn’t a key factor for the game, according to Gerhard.
Two years down the line, Gerhard speaks proudly of what Jagex created in Transformers Universe, and the company has big ambitions for the game. “We were capable of better.”Ĭhanging the game so fundamentally was a tough call, and Gerhard says that “a lot of people pulled their hair out.” Transformers Universe was no longer an MMORPG it’s instead what Jagex describes as a massively online tactical action (MOTA) game with competitive and cooperative elements - borrowing mechanics from here and there but creating a whole that offers something unique. “We knew we could do more,” said Gerhard. We spent a good year on that,” he continued.īut, a year into development, the group decided to start over. “And that’s actually in truth where we started.
Having teamed up with Transformers maker Hasbro, everyone naturally expected Jagex “to do Runescape in a robot suit,” said Gerhard. Three top investment pros open up about what it takes to get your video game funded.
0 kommentar(er)
