Not to rain on anyones parade but in my openion wipeout FX600 and 2.0 seem rather bland compared to pure and fusion(bad game good name).
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Not to rain on anyones parade but in my openion wipeout FX600 and 2.0 seem rather bland compared to pure and fusion(bad game good name).
I liked the "Equilibrium", sounds cool....
It's a shame the 'Schwa' (look it up in your PC's character map) symbol used in pronunciation keys is the wrong way round to be reminiscent of a 6. Anyway, I agree that just WipE'out" with 6.0 somewhere in small font on the cover would work, Wipeout's always been marketed as a forwards thinking product after all, going against the "Slap a totally irrelevant word on the end" grain would show just that kind of initiative :)
Easy to choose, there can only be one way to go, back to the roots of Wipeout and make it dang good. WIPEOUT ALPHA. Get us back to the speed and adrenaline and throw in all those nifty little control extras (like voice activation??) that we all know would be in the WipEout world if it existed.
WipEout Alpha has my vote, though I'm only one. And then you don't need to worry about linguistics, Drakkenmensch - I have the same weird little cdn mind, and those e's on the end say way too much...
Alpha is good but how about picking the 6th greek letter insted?
it might be Gama but i don't know.
It's alpha, beta, gamma, delta, epsilon, I know that far. Hmmm...
http://www.ibiblio.org/koine/greek/l.../alphabet.html
Zeta, Eta, Theta. It's like they lost all their creativity after 5. 8 )
back to square 2?
Wipeout: Roots
Its sounds cliché, but i would like to see a trip to the past in the series.
Remember the F3600 and F5000 leagues! :D
In that case, why not WipEout GenerAtions?
were getting there how about
Wipeout Revalations.
of corse this might not fit depending on the them of the game as a new entry of a legends game.
WipEout RRG (Really Really Good edition?)
I'd drop a vote for WipEout Alpha, but that sounds more like a prequel/collection name. Like with W'O"3 Special Edition, I'd definately pay for an upgrade on old tracks.
We've recieved a bit of a gift with the Classic packs for pure, but if I could have a disc with All the old tracks 1-3, maybe fusion and while I'm dreaming all of the cold storage audio (and xpander ^_^) I'd probably offer up a testicle for it.
Keeping in mind the use of the letters z or x are strictly forbidded ESPECIALLY when replacing other letters of the same sound.
WipEout 2XXX (some year..) has been done and is a bit cliche.
WipEout (insert greek letter here) sounds contrived
WipEout (Mixed caps or l33t grammar) is equally cheesy
WipEout: Abbot & Costello go to Mars
WipEout: The Search for more money
WipEout: Star Trek Nemisis
WipE6ut or a Wip6out... I could go for that.
this is SO the wrong font to pull this off....
VIipEout ?
InvaderF00, how about:
WipEout Armageddon
WipEout Armageddon? Naah, sounds way to weapons/destruction oriented, way too Fusion.
How bout:
WipEout: FEISAR Unleashed - hmm... Piranha Unleashed sounds better
The Ultimate WipEout
WipEout: Zen
WipEout: Hyperion
WipEout: Reflection
WipEout: Phantasmagora (means shapeshifting, emphasizing trippiness)
Phantasmagora dosen't roll off the tounge well.
Armagedden does seem too destructive and brings back my fun time with the worms franchise before it went 3d. (good times best party game of the century)
Wipeout: Erasers? :)
hehe. the armageddon thing was a joke.
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but to be more serious, it's obvious from our attempts here that it's really hard to come up with good sequel names. we almost have to know what different direction or setting the next game will take before we can zero in on that to find a really appropriate name.
A Bruce Willis voice over, Aerosmith Soundtrack and Ben Affleck Craft... That would definatly be a joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lance
As for game direction, I really like where they took the franchise with Pure, recapturing the fun of XL/2097, the style of WO3 and the worthy addition of zones from Fusion.
Thinking about what Pure got right and wrong, with some UI changes, more intense tracks, all out visual assault on the graphics and a worthy soundtrack; sound like it'll make a damn good sequel.
I don't think Studio Liverpool will just stop at a sequel though, they will turn it into a new beast entirely. I'm sure some will love it and others will dispise it, but all in all it will fit right along with the rest of the catalogue.
WipeOut++ will be to WipeOut as
Burnout Revenge is to Burnout Takedown
Come to think of it, after the Psyggy affair, Fusion debacle and what I'm sure was done helluva music licensing debate, we're damn lucky for ever WipeOut after good ol' F3600.
... If we don't have AG in 2024, I'm going to be right-pissed.
Hehehe, i saw someone saying WipEout Advanced, it sounds like a GBA version of WipEout :)
I´m thinking about WipEout Gravity, but i´ve seen VIipEout and i liked it!
uuh how about
Wipeout: core(just seen that posted before, oops)
Wipeout: quantum
Wipeout: swift
i dunno, maybe it will just be boring Wipeout pure 2
perhaps we should post some mockups of logos ;)
I kinda wish we could just skip one (maybe count wipeout64? ;)) so we could go straight to the all-too-easy WipEou7
yeah definetly ;)
edit by Lance:redundant quote removed. please read the WipeoutZone guidelines.
I definitely think "VIpeout" would work (just in a better font). Or maybe "Wipeout6" with the 6 being a small 'to the power 6' above the last letter. As if it's intensity has multiplied six-times since the original.
to the power 6 would be 10 to the 6th power, which equals one million. we can always hope that the next Wipeout will be that good. :)
hrmm, that's not how I read it...
wipeout^6 would mathematically be w*i*p*e*o*u*t*t*t*t*t*t
but if we assume it's meant as (wipeout)^6 then it would be wipeout*wipeout*wipeout*wipeout*wipeout*wipeout
which for a game that's meant to represent the greatest stage so far in a great series does have some merit :)
I think what you interpreted it as was (wipeout)e^6, for which you were bang on
damn algebra is a pain
algebra is not nearly as much fun as spherical trigonometry.
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when the base number of an exponent is not specifically stated, then the base is understood to be 10. to the 'power' [exponent] 6 is 10 to the 6th power. one million.
if the base is Wipeout and we equate the original WipEout with the number 1, then base 1 to the 6th power is still 1. so if we want the sixth Wipeout to be more advanced, we have to assume or choose a higher base number. base 2 to the 6th would give us a Wipeout value of 64.
however, just as with Patrick McGoohan and me, Wipeout is not a number. [although it isn't exactly a human being, either.]
[*apologises for reference to classic television series*]
i dont know if i have already said this, but what about wipeout 2297? i like the idea when you have the year the game is set in
imo 100 years are too much. I would prefer 20 - 30 years or something.
If we make a step of 100 years every new game, we're definitely to far from now in the next few games.
imo even 2197 is far away.
I'm of the opinion that 2197, the Pure era, should be the upper limit. Before that we have over 150 years full of potential for a wipeout sequel - I'd love to see a future-retro looking game, harking back to the early days of the sport with the kind industrial look and feel that we haven't seen since Wipeout 3.
Sadly the games are bugger all to do with the timeline - the look of the game is down to what the lead artist wants to do with it. The end result is roughly bolted onto the rest of the back story, which is really only for a paragraph in a manual and some text to prop up the screen shots you get on the official website or in the press. The feeling is that the back story only matters to the hard core Wipeout fans, so don't be entirely shocked if a sequel is related to the franchise in name only.
Getting back on topic, I like Wipeout: Core - no idea what it represents, but it does follow on nicely from Pure. :)
Wipeout Core
hahahaha
no
just no.
:)
I'll probably just find something Rob hates and use that
incidentally I was playing Warcraft recently (ahem) and spotted two characters, one called wipeout, one called Harimau
hehehe
Colin, nice to see you back posting :)
Would you and the other guys please take an in-depth look into the PS3 forum and also into the "what I liked about Fusion" thread? There're a lot of ideas and - as we read - you guys are allready planning the next WipEout, so use some ideas or inspirations please :)
yeah I've not posted for a while and I have 2 months worth of threads to catch up on, but rest assured I will :)
Why pout?Quote:
Originally Posted by Colin Berry
:p
*Image of Pete Burns flashes into mind*
:cold
Nice to see you back into WZ, Colin.
Be sure we use your little wonder as much as you may expected.
Especially with Xlink Kai. The online Wipeout gaming experience is so amazing that we are few WZ members definitely addicted by this.
I must admit : Wipeout Pure + online is now for me the best cocktail of the whole wipeout serie. Yeah even better than 2097 / XL + Neggie + ilink with 2 TVs. And for those who are knowing me well, they can picture that easily.
One regret tho : Not been able to have a customized tournament. From the whole Wipeout Kai audience it's what we want first.
Is there any chance to have a DL pack in which we can create our own tournament and shared it to others ?
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Originally Posted by Colin Berry
I'll probably just find something Rob hates and use that
Why pout?
http://www.wipeoutzone.com/forum/ima...ies/tongue.gif
XEik nice one ;)
Why Pee out ? ( that one is for Stevie and his mate Mister Stella :coffee )
We had a few ideas knocking around but alas we've been moved onto the 'next thing' and so as far as I know there are no further downloads planned :(
Whether that changes or not who knows but currently the powers that be want us spending our efforts elsewhere.
Boring fact thats just occured to me: Its 3 years to the day I first started work on 'the next wipeout, which ulitmately became Wipeout Pure
Choose EVERY name, but NOT "WipEout Next". Please not!!
Wip9out: Higher State
(The 9 is supposed to be an upside down 6, as inspired by someones elses idea ealier)
Wip9out: Echelon
Wip9out: Bored at work waffling crap to people I don't know.
Please, Colin, how hard can it be fixing together a quick downloadable pack that lets us put together custom tournaments? Please, if there is ANY way, give it a shot. I am sure the Kai players would also be willing to pay a little amount for this!