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08-25-2008, 08:14 PM
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In a new interview, executive producer Jonathan Bunney briefly talks about the final sequences (more specifically Snape killing Dumbledore; Jonathan says players will not actually get a chance to emulate the murder in the game) of Electronic Arts' Half-Blood Prince video game: Quote:
EA can’t actually talk about the ending. “I can’t, under our Warner Bros. embargo, talk about the ending,” laughed “Harry Potter” executive producer Jonathan Bunney told me while he was showing me the game at a publisher event a couple of weeks ago. “But I can tell you that you will not be…interacting…”
Will you take your Wiimote and…? “Whatever you’re alluding to, you won’t be doing that. [laughs],” said Bunney. “Obviously, it’s a massive — I was so shocked when I read it. I put the book down and said, ‘That’s crazy! You can’t have done this.’ We’re dealing with it very sensitively because it’s a big deal, right? Obviously, we’re making a game that kids are going to be playing, as well.”
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08-25-2008, 08:19 PM
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| | Puffskein
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Did I miss something somewhere? *Going to grab HBP from shelf*.
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08-25-2008, 08:38 PM
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| | Doxy
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Ummmmm.......WTH? Seriously folks, what in the world is he talking about?
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08-25-2008, 08:44 PM
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What exactly is he getting at?
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08-25-2008, 08:47 PM
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| | Doxy
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im confused, unless he means killing the big character?
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08-25-2008, 08:57 PM
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| | Chizpurfle
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Originally Posted by Ginevra_P  What exactly is he getting at? That's the whole point: he's not allowed to say, given WB's embargo; but apparently it's something that surprised him, despite having read the sixth book.
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08-25-2008, 09:00 PM
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08-25-2008, 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by reddiej That's the whole point: he's not allowed to say, given WB's embargo; but apparently it's something that surprised him, despite having read the sixth book. Yes, the guy has been banned from speaking of it....however, i still have no clue what could be so earth-shattering.
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08-25-2008, 09:25 PM
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| | Puffskein
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08-25-2008, 09:31 PM
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Okay.... That's kind of confusing.
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08-25-2008, 09:33 PM
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I didn't understand a thing. The final sequences are,without a doubt, the Cave, the Astronomy Tower and the chases/battles at the castle and the Grounds before the denouement. So...I can't understand what they're trying to tell us.In the second paragraph, it's clear that they're talking about the death scene but what is this 'you will not be interacting?' thing about the climax that can't even be talked about?
I'm curious...
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08-25-2008, 09:33 PM
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| | Chizpurfle
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Will you take your Wiimote and…? “Whatever you’re alluding to, you won’t be doing that. [laughs],”
What's being asked here is, "do you actually get a chance be Snape and kill Dumbledore in the video game?" To which Jonathan says no. It'll be something else, or some other way to approach it, but what it is is beyond us, because they aren't allowed to say.
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08-25-2008, 09:48 PM
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That was a very strange interview! 
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08-25-2008, 10:04 PM
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Cool!! I wish they would make it dramatic and upsetting though.
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08-25-2008, 10:45 PM
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I'm kinda confused too!?!
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08-25-2008, 10:53 PM
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It seems clear to me, it's just he can't spell it out for fear of spoiling those who haven't read the book. Basically he's saying you won't be able to kill Dumbledore in the game, though quite why anyone would want to is beyond me.
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08-25-2008, 11:51 PM
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Maybe the last thing you actually play in the game is the Cave, and then the final battle is one big cut scene. Thats a possibility.
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08-26-2008, 12:57 AM
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Originally Posted by EmmaRiddle It seems clear to me, it's just he can't spell it out for fear of spoiling those who haven't read the book. Basically he's saying you won't be able to kill Dumbledore in the game, though quite why anyone would want to is beyond me. I could see that he means that;;;; however, this is so anti climactic an end to the heavily edited interview!
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08-26-2008, 01:47 AM
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I understood what he is saying, i got that it was about the death scene and that you wouldn't actually be killing anyone in it. he actually said it quite well without saying anything, that was smart. Well in my opinion.
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Originally Posted by EmmaRiddle It seems clear to me, it's just he can't spell it out for fear of spoiling those who haven't read the book. Basically he's saying you won't be able to kill Dumbledore in the game, though quite why anyone would want to is beyond me. maybe he's referring to the fact that there might not be a major dueling scene in th end, like what happened in the OOTP game (the one between DD and Voldy) which paralleled that of the movie. given that he said there wont be that "interaction", what kind of ending will the HBP game have then? you chasing Snape out of Hogwarts with your Potions book?  | |
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08-26-2008, 03:08 AM
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he talk so much and didn't actually say anything
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08-26-2008, 02:42 PM
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| | Puffskein
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I think that man just likes talking, because he said absolutely nothing of interest. Who on earth out of us would actually kill DD? Game progression be damned, I wouldn't do it, so i think its quite right that we see that part as a cut scene.
Just hurry up and give us the date already, you silly man, or say nothing at all!
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08-26-2008, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Steelsheen maybe he's referring to the fact that there might not be a major dueling scene in th end, like what happened in the OOTP game (the one between DD and Voldy) which paralleled that of the movie. given that he said there wont be that "interaction", what kind of ending will the HBP game have then? you chasing Snape out of Hogwarts with your Potions book? Maybe lots of duelling Death Eaters and then a scene where you watch Dumbledore fall?
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