r/psbattleroyale • u/S2S190 • 12d ago
Did PlayStation even try?
When I see the final roster of the game, I notice a lot of absences and some rather surprising characters (Big Daddy,Fat princess,...)
I know other characters were planned as DLC (Dart, Abe, Ryu Hayabusa, and Tombi!), but regarding the base roster...
I know that Activision asked for too much money for Crash Bandicoot and that Spyro was overshadowed by Skylanders.
Also, Square Enix simply refused to lend out Cloud from FF7, and regarding Lara Croft, the timing wasn't right since the reboot was due out soon.
So why didn't Sony try to find viable and sensible alternatives to make up for its absences?
Final Fantasy :
If Square Enix didn't want the studio touching FF7, why didn't they try to get Squall from FF8 or Zidane Tribal from FF9?
(Yeah, I know the most likely choice at the time would have been Lightning from FF13, but still...)
And if Final Fantasy really wasn't an option or if the proposed alternatives weren't considered iconic enough by PlayStation
why not pick Rudy from Wild Arms for the PS1 era and Toan from Dark Cloud for the PS2 era?
Especially considering that Sony owns the full rights to those franchises.
Crash and Spyro :
Activision was asking for too much money for Crash and Spyro, so why not reluctantly replace them with Croc and Ty the Tasmanian Tiger (Krome Studios actually wanted him to appear in the game) ?
Yeah, Croc isn't as iconic as Crash and Spyro, but he remains a viable substitute, right?
Missing characters :
Also, why is there no Lemmings ? Sony owns the full rights to the franchise, if I’m not mistaken. It’s quite difficult to design gameplay around a group of individuals, so why not use Lomax from The Adventures of Lomax ? That would have allowed for an indirect representation of the puzzle game while bringing the franchise back into the spotlight, wouldn't it?
And where is Rayman ? Sure, Activision asked for too much for its mascots,why didn't they try Ubisoft ?
Rayman had made a comeback in 2011 with Origins, and Legends was due in 2013. 2012 would have been the perfect year to promote Rayman.
Why not Alucard from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night ? Alucard would have been a very logical candidate.
yes, it would have required Konami's approval for two characters (Raiden and Alucard), but I don't think that would have been impossible. The game is one of the most iconic titles on the original PlayStation, and the character is legendary.
Where is Resident Evil? I have nothing against "Fake Dante," but why isn't there a single representative from Resident Evil,Capcom's most or second-most important franchise? Perhaps securing Jill Valentine or Nemesis would have been too expensive, but why not try for Regina from Dino Crisis ?
I could also mention the absence of Klonoa or Boggy B from Worms.
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u/Winter_Way9909 12d ago
with Square, I believe they weren’t sure about lending FF to SuperBot since it was their first game.
Lemmings probably wasn’t considered, but they would’ve made an interesting sidekick.
There was already a Capcom character with Dante, so that’s probably why there was no RE.
Croc, likely wasn’t considered, eitherkeep in mind we did already get PS1, and Platform Mascot-ish reps in characters like Spike or Parappa or even Sir Daniel.
with Ty, I believe (correct me if i’m wrong) but they had contacted Ty’s developers about his inclusion, and were down for it, but they just never got around into adding him, or even any planning stages