Former Criterion staff reveal scrapped plans for Black sequel
Former staff members at Burnout developer Criterion have revealed their scrapped plans for a sequel to the studio's first-person shooter project Black.
The game recieved largely positive reviews, though early plans for a sequel never materialised. Some who worked on the game, including its namesake Stuart Black, later left to make Bodycount - a spiritual successor developed by Codemasters.
"We had an amazing [first person] cover mechanic where you could position yourself against things and blind fire," added Black level designer Michael Othen."It felt intuitive and organic. There were some cool enemy AI behaviour with the way they moved around the environment. You'd see them jumping over car bonnets and sliding into cover. It looked amazing as a player, because you had that dynamic flow of movement. These were just very early ingredients at the R&D stage.
"You're in a big open area, with great big concrete blocks as cover objects. There's enemies coming in," he recalled."While you're fighting, other vents start opening up and the whole area gets filled with smoke and gas from the rocket launch causing loss of visibility. It's getting closer and closer to launch, and the whole environment gradually reflected that. Eventually it opens and this great big missile launches out the middle.
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