Factor 5

hit · 22 December 2008, 13:23

... closing their doors: http://www.ds-x2.com/index.php?id=12321

related to amiga? have a look here: http://hol.abime.net/hol_search.php?N_ref_developer=216

alexh · 22 December 2008, 13:46

Surely someone will step in and buy them.

They gotta be cheap as chips and have a great back catalogue of games and characters.

Unless they intend to pheonix minus debts?

Retro-Nerd · 22 December 2008, 14:11

The collaboration with Brash Entertainment forced them to close their doors, as it seems. But i'm also pretty sure that somebody will buy them.

haynor666 · 22 December 2008, 14:16

If it's not too late for buying.

TCD · 22 December 2008, 14:22

Quite sad, because they managed to stay in business for so many years. I'm sure someone will buy what's left of them...

haynor666 · 22 December 2008, 14:25

Titles probably no because most of them are owned by LucasArts. The oldest ones (Turrican, Denaris) are not much worth for modern gaming.

alexh · 22 December 2008, 14:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by haynor

If it's not too late for buying.

No such thing. Even if they have gone into administration the banks will want to recover some of the money owed by selling off anything of value including copyrights, trademarks, source code etc.

Turrican could still be a good brand for a 3D FPS. If Sony wanted to take on the Halo / Metroid franchises

Retro-Nerd · 22 December 2008, 14:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by haynor

Titles probably no because most of them are owned by LucasArts. The oldest ones (Turrican, Denaris) are not much worth for modern gaming.

There are always options. They worked for Hudson Soft ages ago. So they could do some stuff for the Wii or something.

FOL · 22 December 2008, 16:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

Turrican could still be a good brand for a 3D FPS. If Sony wanted to take on the Halo / Metroid franchises

If I remember, they were working on a 3D version, but it got canned years ago,

.

alexh · 22 December 2008, 16:29

We are talking like 2000 or something when the 3D technology was ok, but not great. I have to say that the videos did look a little poor even for then.

http://www.nemmelheim.de/turrican/other/turrican3d/

Today with a large budget and next gen hardware... oooo I'm getting a semi just thinking about it

Adropac2 · 22 December 2008, 16:32

As much as i love the Turrican's on Amiga and the fabulous F5 Alex, it couldn't realistically go up against Halo or Metroid, it was never really that strong a franchise to be fair

In any case it's best left where it will always remain as one of Amiga's best

At a guess though i would say F5 will always be remembered for T2 and their enjoyable Star Wars games.That and their ability to push harder than any other dev it seems on a machine's capabilities

Hopefully they will continue in some form though as it would be very sad not to have F5 as part of the industry

FOL · 22 December 2008, 16:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by alexh

We are talking like 2000 or something when the 3D technology was ok, but not great. I have to say that the videos did look a little poor even for then.

http://www.nemmelheim.de/turrican/other/turrican3d/

Today with a large budget and next gen hardware... oooo I'm getting a semi just thinking about it

Thats the 1,

. Bit harsh though, back the gfx would have been awesome,

.
Who knows the finished version might have even better GFX.

DH · 22 December 2008, 16:44

I'll be having a drink for F5 and hoping someone will step in and save them. Once again, it'll be another great loss to the Amiga and general gaming community.

It's a sad day

rodi · 24 December 2008, 11:02

I like Factor 5 but the recent games of Factor 5 were very bad : Lair is ugly and unplayable on PS3

Maybe, a remake of Turrican oldschool would be good for Xbox Live or Playstation Store

alexh · 24 December 2008, 12:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by rodi

Lair is ugly on PS3

Have you ever seen Lair on the PS3 in person? It's not ugly. Look at the reviews, scores of 8-9 on visuals.

"Lair is a beautiful disaster.", "As a cinematic experience, it's stunning to watch"

It is a crap game but it does not fail on visuals.

Adropac2 · 24 December 2008, 12:32

It's perhaps a mess is maybe what he's saying and maybe not as well realised as it could have been - perhaps time constraints can't have helped

Stunning graphics though just looking at the sheer geometry being flung around - F5 though i guess

Iv'e only ever seen it being played but i can't believe it's entirely devoid of gameplay like most reviews suggested

skan · 24 December 2008, 17:46

Lair is way better than the average reviewer out there made you believe.
It's just you have to master it.

About Turrican: more than an FPS, I think a Gear/God of War TPS with a little stress on the "platform" factor instead of "shooter" one could be a nice thing. IMHO! ;D

Back on topic: yeah, let's hope somebody will buy'em. They would be a perfect 1st/2nd party devteam for Sony!

Predabot · 30 January 2009, 04:25

SONY?! They should continue with their close relationship with Nintendo, but even closer.

Turrican would do rather nicely on the Wii and especially DS.

Anybody know what's currently going on with F5? Just before the crash, they mentioned that they were looking to take up support for the Wii, because of the platform actually becoming a hit.

The website is still up, so something must be, well, up.

Raid27 · 15 May 2009, 17:42

According to Eurogamer Factor 5 is closing its doors.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/la...-5-closes-down

As you know Factor 5 created R-type, Turrican series and Katakis back in the day. I honestly didnt know they were still in business.

Retro-Nerd · 15 May 2009, 17:49

http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?...ghlight=Factor

22 December 2008, 13:23	#1
hit Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: planet earth Posts: 1,115	Factor 5 ... closing their doors: http://www.ds-x2.com/index.php?id=12321 related to amiga? have a look here: http://hol.abime.net/hol_search.php?N_ref_developer=216

15 May 2009, 17:42	#19
Raid27 I have a joystick Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Age: 45 Posts: 179	Factor 5 closing down (maker of R-type, Turrican) According to Eurogamer Factor 5 is closing its doors. http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/la...-5-closes-down As you know Factor 5 created R-type, Turrican series and Katakis back in the day. I honestly didnt know they were still in business.

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22 December 2008, 13:46	#2
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,331	Surely someone will step in and buy them. They gotta be cheap as chips and have a great back catalogue of games and characters. Unless they intend to pheonix minus debts?

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Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,435	The collaboration with Brash Entertainment forced them to close their doors, as it seems. But i'm also pretty sure that somebody will buy them.

22 December 2008, 14:16	#4
haynor666 retro maniac Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tarnobrzeg/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 1,748	If it's not too late for buying.

22 December 2008, 14:22	#5
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,518	Quite sad, because they managed to stay in business for so many years. I'm sure someone will buy what's left of them...

22 December 2008, 14:25	#6
haynor666 retro maniac Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tarnobrzeg/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 1,748	Titles probably no because most of them are owned by LucasArts. The oldest ones (Turrican, Denaris) are not much worth for modern gaming.

22 December 2008, 16:29	#10
alexh Thalion Webshrine Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Oxford Posts: 14,331	We are talking like 2000 or something when the 3D technology was ok, but not great. I have to say that the videos did look a little poor even for then. http://www.nemmelheim.de/turrican/other/turrican3d/ Today with a large budget and next gen hardware... oooo I'm getting a semi just thinking about it

22 December 2008, 16:32	#11
Adropac2 Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Age: 51 Posts: 1,056	As much as i love the Turrican's on Amiga and the fabulous F5 Alex, it couldn't realistically go up against Halo or Metroid, it was never really that strong a franchise to be fair In any case it's best left where it will always remain as one of Amiga's best At a guess though i would say F5 will always be remembered for T2 and their enjoyable Star Wars games.That and their ability to push harder than any other dev it seems on a machine's capabilities Hopefully they will continue in some form though as it would be very sad not to have F5 as part of the industry

22 December 2008, 16:44	#13
DH Global Moderator Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Might as well be WORK :( Age: 56 Posts: 4,110	I'll be having a drink for F5 and hoping someone will step in and save them. Once again, it'll be another great loss to the Amiga and general gaming community. It's a sad day

24 December 2008, 11:02	#14
rodi Zone Friend Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: France Age: 48 Posts: 96	I like Factor 5 but the recent games of Factor 5 were very bad : Lair is ugly and unplayable on PS3 Maybe, a remake of Turrican oldschool would be good for Xbox Live or Playstation Store

24 December 2008, 12:32	#16
Adropac2 Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Age: 51 Posts: 1,056	It's perhaps a mess is maybe what he's saying and maybe not as well realised as it could have been - perhaps time constraints can't have helped Stunning graphics though just looking at the sheer geometry being flung around - F5 though i guess Iv'e only ever seen it being played but i can't believe it's entirely devoid of gameplay like most reviews suggested

24 December 2008, 17:46	#17
skan Dream Merchant Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Dreamlands Posts: 530	Lair is way better than the average reviewer out there made you believe. It's just you have to master it. About Turrican: more than an FPS, I think a Gear/God of War TPS with a little stress on the "platform" factor instead of "shooter" one could be a nice thing. IMHO! ;D Back on topic: yeah, let's hope somebody will buy'em. They would be a perfect 1st/2nd party devteam for Sony!

30 January 2009, 04:25	#18
Predabot Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Swedun' Posts: 397	SONY?! They should continue with their close relationship with Nintendo, but even closer. Turrican would do rather nicely on the Wii and especially DS. Anybody know what's currently going on with F5? Just before the crash, they mentioned that they were looking to take up support for the Wii, because of the platform actually becoming a hit. The website is still up, so something must be, well, up.

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Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,435	http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?...ghlight=Factor

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