After months of rumours and speculation, there's still no proper information about what The Initiative is working on.
The most we really know, at this stage, is based on a rumour the studio has been working on a game that "plays in the Perfect Dark universe" but might not be "exactly" Perfect Dark.
Now, Drew Murray - design director at The Initiative - has uploaded a photo of his daughter on Twitter playing the studio's Xbox game. In the picture, she looks rather surprised at whatever is happening on-screen.
"She was struggling to sleep and I was in a good mood, so I carried her upstairs on my back and let her play the @TheInitiative @Xbox game for an hour. It’s been a few months since she last played and she says it’s gotten a lot better y’all. #gamedev #dadlife #playtest"
The fact he showed his young child playing this game has some individuals on social media worried that it might not be the project everyone is hoping for:
"Wait a kid can play this game, awww man it's not a mature title. Ok I can accept that lol. Still excited to see what it is"
Keep in mind The Initiative could be working on multiple games and perhaps one is a much lighter tone. This stems from Aaron Greenberg's comments back in July:
"[The Initiative] is hard at work on some very exciting, uh... pro...uh, work... we'll try to use careful words because people inspect every word"
Or alternatively - maybe Murray doesn't mind if his daughter plays a more mature game under his supervision.
While a lot of details so far seem to suggest it's something related to Perfect Dark, this obviously remains unconfirmed. Let us know what you think The Initiative is working on below.
[source twitter.com]
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It could still be any type of game really. I mean, if you look at the kid's face, he could very well be traumatizing her with some P.T type game!
Unlikely though... It's probably suitable for kids.
Speaking of Perfect Dark, how awesome would it be to see Arcane make a Perfect Dark game with their spin on it now that Microsoft owns that studio?
Please don’t show the main AAAA title in any event hosted by Geoff Keighley. Microsoft has enough money to host it’s own E3-like event.
Just because a kid played it doesn't mean it won't be good, most of nintendos games are played by kids and they are all great games.
Intrigued to see what this game is now, maybe a 3d platformer?
@Valhalla91 It's time that Rare makes a new Banjo-Kazooie and a new Viva Piñata. Most of Xbox Game Studios seem to be making "mature" games except Rare (Everwild) and Obsidian (Grounded). I wouldn't mind The Initiative doing something not realistic nor mature. Xbox has the best racing games and the best shooters and now also the best Western RPGs but it's lacking this kind of games.
I'm looking forward to seeing what this is even if it isn't a 15+ game. That's not a big issue for me
The next few years with these studios Microsoft has bought up there's going to be a wide range of games to suit all tastes. Cannot wait
A new Banjo Kazooie game is long overdue.... (Please)..
Although a new Perfect Dark game would be great..
@BlueOcean I’m actually right with you! As someone with young children I have noticed the lack of quality entertainment that is suitable for kids. I would totally be down with a great Initiative game that was family friendly.
It doesn’t have to be cartoony. But an amazing game can still be made without over the top gore or language.
@xMightyMatt14x I agree and I don't have children. A Banjo-Kazooie or Viva Piñata game would be a day-one purchase or a day-one Game Pass download 😄.
@BANJO Perfect Dark would be cool as well, I hope they do it right. There's nothing like Goldeneye 007 or Perfect Dark these days.
@BlueOcean Rare making a new banjoo won't probably ever happen and even if it they do it will lack all the soul that the original one had just look at Nuts and Bolts it has the banjoo name but it doesn't feel like banjoo it's the same thing with spongebob seasons without stephen hillenburg the studio that could handle banjoo better than Rare will probably be double fine
@experTiger They wouldn't repeat Nuts & Bolts as it's controversial and look at Sea of Thieves, one of the most beautiful games of the generation. The designer of Banjo-Kazooie, Gregg Mayles, never left Rare and the composers are always happy to be hired (Grant Kirkhope). Rare could make a great Banjo-Kazooie game and they could be assisted by other studios if needed.
@BlueOcean Wasn't Sea of Thieves originaly lunched unfinished and took them years to finish it? and I think the studio once said that they aren't intrested in making a new banjoo and now the studio is busy making everwild and judging from the success of Sea of Thieves ever wild will probably end up a multiplayer game instead of being single player
@experTiger Sea of Thieves launched as a restricted beta and grew up slowly. It wasn't Rare staff that said such thing ("Gamers only want new games") but their new studio boss who is quite stupid and should be fired. I know that Sea of Thieves is successful as an online multiplayer game but it doesn't mean that every single game will be an online multiplayer game and you shouldn't assume so.
@BlueOcean As you said regarding Banjo we don't want another Nuts and Bolts Banjo game....
Banjo Threeie is what's needed with Greg Mayles and Grant Kirkhope on hand once again...
@BANJO Definitely!
I'm confused why a kid playing it automatically means it is for kids. I've been playing mature rated games for as long as ratings have been around. Even when I was a kid. My parents were about as vulgar as a South Park episode in general growing up lol.
@InterceptorAlpha It's difficult to define them.
· Kids (shouldn't we say "all ages"?)/cartoon/friendly
· Mature/violent/...?
I loved games from both kinds when I was a child and I'm exactly the same now.
One of her school classmates needs to befriend her so she spills what game it is or just sneak a peak during a sleepover.
As long as the game is great, who cares if it is “mature” or not?!
PlayStation Ponies go nuts every time a Ratchet & Clank game comes out (and there are like 48 of them now) & that series is very cartoonish.
But if Microsoft does it, Xbox fans get all ticked off & call it a kid’s game. 🙄
And a Perfect Dark could be rated Teen, so maybe he would let his daughter play it. And Perfect Dark doesn’t have to be rated Mature to be good.
I guess we’ll see. Maybe they are working on multiple games & a new Banjo is one of them?
I feel like this has a Video Game Awards reveal written all over it.
Last year they revealed the Series X & Hellblade 2. I am sure they’ll have something planned for this year’s show.
I don’t usually watch the show because I can’t stand awards shows (same goes with movies, TV, & music) & I can’t stand now fake Geoff Keighley is. But the show does usually have some interesting reveals.
Really interested to see it. And as for kids games as a design, there’s nothing wrong with them. Design choice wise as long as the gameplay is brilliant I couldn’t care less of how it looks. I mean look at games like what Nintendo make & the brilliant Rachet & clank games. Great games with great design choices.
It's got to be a new 'Banjo.
He started the message with him carrying her on his back.... maybe in a blue rucksack....like Kazooie?
Just in case some people may be thinking it is a kids game , because his daughter was playing it, Drew has a post from may saying this same girl saw him playing doom and said it was a "Intense" game. So maybe he don't have a problem with his daughter playing more mature games.
On a personal note tho, I don't mind if it is an all ages or mature game, as long as its a good game I'm all in.
@duhsoares21 Poor little girl 😅.
@KelticDevil well it had the Series X which goes down as craziest reveal ever. And it was the middle of the show ._. Dang was that great reveal.
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