There is very little negative to be said about Human Revolution, just the enemy AI flopping a bit at times, and I certainly doubt that we will find another release to this year that will top
what Eidos Montreal has put together here.
But that's exactly
what Eidos Montreal, maker of the upcoming Shadow of the Tomb Raider, has done.
What Eidos Montreal has pulled off with Human Revolution is a pretty rare feat in this industry.
Human Revolution was already a triumph, but there were a few areas where the team could improve, and that's exactly
what they Eidos Montreal did.
But that's exactly
what Eidos Montreal, maker of the upcoming Shadow of the Tomb Raider, has done.
Not exact matches
Eidos Montreal's The Avengers Project is another unknown, to the point where we don't even know
what kind of game it is, though rumors have pegged it as being some sort of Destiny - style co-operative experience.
Eidos Montreal has successfully blended the best of both worlds, rebooting a classic franchise without losing the core of
what made the original beloved.
With UK publisher
Eidos» being taken over by Japanese powerhouse Square Enix (in a move I personally never saw coming and still boggles my mind) the questions now center around
what the heck Squenix is going to do with all of their new IPs.
Eidos announced that next Tuesday, October 18th, will be the day we'll learn
what Jensen was up to during his lost days.
What is surprising, however, is that the previous record holder was the original Tomb Raider, published by
Eidos way back in the Playstation / Sega Saturn days.
It's just another day in the life of Adam Jensen (Watch: Adam Jensen From Deus Ex Struggles To Knit The Perfect Sweater) and it's a solid entry into the series, but I can't help but wonder if
Eidos Montreal (Read: We Begged
Eidos» Creative Director To «Bleszinksi» A Whole Ham) are placing too much emphasis on this new «Deus Ex Universe» (Read: Here's
What You Need To Know About The Square Enix CEO's Bathroom) and not enough on the Deus Ex «You - niverse»?
Perhaps Mankind Divided's greatest achievement is its level design, and
Eidos Montreal has raised the bar in terms of
what's expected from games that strive to give players multiple ways to complete objectives.
I can't help but wonder
what could've been had
Eidos Montreal just focused on next - gen consoles and ironed out the technical issues that are littered throughout Thief.
Following Ion Storm's closure, the IP found its way to Square Enix by way of
Eidos; now, ten years after the original, we get our first genuine peek at
what to expect.
Today, the studio behind Deus Ex: Human Revolution,
Eidos Montreal has begun tweeting teasers regarding
what we would presume is an announcement at E3.
In the year 2000, Danish video game developer IO Interactive and publisher
Eidos Interactive released Hitman: Codename 47, the first instalment in
what would become the hugely popular Hitman game fran...
Despite publishing many titles for the PlayStation 3 (thanks in part to the company's acquisition of
Eidos in 2009), Square Enix has to - date only developed one game for the console; but
what a game it is.
«
What I can say is
Eidos Montreal has always developed Deus Ex, and the issue is we do not have limitless resources,» Matsuda said.
Aside from announcing that the title exists back in 2009,
Eidos has not revealed any official details about
what we can expect to see in Thief 4 but thanks to some recently uncovered resumes posted on LinkedIn a little unconfirmed information has leaked out.
This trailer shows
what's new and special about the definitive version of the
Eidos Montreal shooter RPG.
So hearing
Eidos gave the developers, Avalanche Studios, the green - light to code the sequel, I was more than thrilled to see
what the team could do, with just a little extra time.
Square Enix and
Eidos - Montreal have just released the newest trailer for their upcoming first - person stealth game Thief, and if it is any indication of
what's to come, then it is looking pretty good.
When Square Enix and
Eidos Montreal revealed Deus Ex: Mankind Divided last April, my excitement level rose to new heights fueled by thoughts of
what the developers could achieve on new hardware.
What is truly shameful, however, is that
Eidos the publisher had Jeff Gerstmann of Gamespot fired for writing a negative review of the game.
«
What I can say is
Eidos Montreal has always developed Deus Ex, and the issue is we do not have limitless resources.
But
what can we expect from Shadow of the Tomb Raider, now that we know it will be helmed by
Eidos - Montreal?
What it is: While it was first announced as Thief 4, Square Enix's Thief is now a reboot of the series, with
Eidos Montreal hoping to modernize the series while keeping as close as possible to the spirit of the original.
After the Angel of Darkness debacle,
Eidos committed
what some games fans saw as sacrilege by instructing Crystal Dynamics, a developer based in San Francisco, to start work on the next Tomb Raider game with a back - to - basics approach.
«Since last year's financial short - coming performance of Square Enix Europe, we, at HQ London and GM
Eidos Montreal, have had growing and divergent opinions on
what needed to be done to correct the situation,» he said.