Gyromancer - Square Enix + Popcap = Puzzle Quest???

hunterx280 · 09-24-2009, 12:22 PM

Square Enix and Popcap are teaming up to make a new game call Gyromancer. Personally, I think this will be heralded as the spiritual successor to Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords.

Click the source link to see the video. You'll see it immediately. I'm kind excited now.

Source - Joystiq

EDIT: Mods, can you move this to the General Gaming area?

KidCactus · 09-24-2009, 12:30 PM

It's XBLA and PC, though, not handheld.

hunterx280 · 09-24-2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by KidCactus

It's XBLA and PC, though, not handheld.

It's a bit too pretty to be on the DS. I think the PSP would be able to do most of that though.

Mike Kelehan · 09-24-2009, 01:31 PM

Yep, it's just a direct ripoff of Puzzle Quest. Popcap continues its tradition of taking other peoples' ideas.

...not to say I'm uninterested...

menage · 09-24-2009, 02:01 PM

I like the look of this. My GF still plays PQ, to death sometimes.

Troggles · 09-24-2009, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Kelehan

Yep, it's just a direct ripoff of Puzzle Quest. Popcap continues its tradition of taking other peoples' ideas.

...not to say I'm uninterested...

Yeah, because Puzzle Quest didn't rip off any of Popcap's ideas.

Mike Kelehan · 09-24-2009, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Troggles

Yeah, because Puzzle Quest didn't rip off any of Popcap's ideas.

It does not.

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate...rUrl=Translate

Popcap makes fun clones, but they're clones.

hunterx280 · 09-24-2009, 03:43 PM

I enjoyed Puzzle Quest. Another slightly different version with prettier graphics will appease me. Most FPS games are clones of one of each other but that doesn't stop me from playing Half-Life and Call of Duty.

Mike Kelehan · 09-24-2009, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by hunterx280

I enjoyed Puzzle Quest. Another slightly different version with prettier graphics will appease me. Most FPS games are clones of one of each other but that doesn't stop me from playing Half-Life and Call of Duty.

There's a big difference between "inspired by" and "total ripoff." Zuma was not inspired by Puzz Loop. It IS Puzz Loop.

But, as I said before, I'm still looking forward to this game. I liked Puzzle Quest, and I'll gladly play more of it, with a new story and new characters. It just bugs me when people say that any idea was stolen from Popcap.

mister slim · 09-24-2009, 08:16 PM

And Popcap has complained about clones of their games in the past, which only adds to the delicious irony.

Mike Kelehan · 09-24-2009, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by mister slim

And Popcap has complained about clones of their games in the past, which only adds to the delicious irony.

Oh my god, it's so delicious. Like, "What's this Puzzle Bobble/Bust-a-Move game you're playing? It looks like Snood."

Gerbs · 09-24-2009, 10:28 PM

Looks good. Loved puzzle quest will probably love this depending on how abilities work out and how cheap the AI is.

Purple Santa · 09-25-2009, 05:28 AM

I never played Puzzle Quest so that video was...well it was certainly interesting for a puzzle game. To bad it's not on the handhelds, ADDGirl would of hauled this around everywhere playing it.

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Gerbs One Clip, One Kill Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Edmonton, AB Posts: 1,566 Blog Entries: 1	Looks good. Loved puzzle quest will probably love this depending on how abilities work out and how cheap the AI is. __________________ Gamertag: The Gerbs

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Purple Santa The OTHER santa Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Mr. Gnome's Garden Posts: 18,552	I never played Puzzle Quest so that video was...well it was certainly interesting for a puzzle game. To bad it's not on the handhelds, ADDGirl would of hauled this around everywhere playing it. __________________ Gamertag/PSN/Steam ID: Purple Santa/PurpleSanta I should get achievements for watching this~ ADDGirl Rails? The DAY/END threads don't need no stinking rails, they just meander like a drunk looking for a bench to flop down on~ Gorvi Hell, 'derail'? This is like calling the surface of the sun 'warmish'. Somewhat lacking in appropriate magnitude~ Jpublic That's too applied for my tastes. Math makes the most sense to me when it's reality bending abstraction. Or when it's evil~ Frederec

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KidCactus Kaktus Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 1,588 Blog Entries: 12	It's XBLA and PC, though, not handheld.

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Mike Kelehan Colonist Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ellicott City, MD, USA Posts: 4,841	Yep, it's just a direct ripoff of Puzzle Quest. Popcap continues its tradition of taking other peoples' ideas. ...not to say I'm uninterested...