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The overall consensus of the [[Reviews|reviews]] was that the game was good, but not great. Many 6s and 7s (out of 10) were given to it despite its ambitious melee element and interesting world. | The overall consensus of the [[Reviews|reviews]] was that the game was good, but not great. Many 6s and 7s (out of 10) were given to it despite its ambitious melee element and interesting world. | ||
=The Future of the Property= | |||
When Bungie was bought by Microsoft in 2000, they sold Myth and Oni to Take-Two Interactive, who hold the rights to these and many other game IPs to this day. Take-Two was initially eager to ride the wave of hype for Oni by promptly turning out an Oni 2 (PS2), but when the reception to Oni turned out to be lukewarm, the game was [http://sttnw.blogspot.com/2007/10/18-canceled-games-you-never-knew.html canned]. Neither property has had a sequel released by Take-Two, as is the case with many of the their IPs. Some IPs have been sold off by Take-Two, although there is no evidence that Oni is one of them. With the recent separation of Bungie and Microsoft, there has been fervent speculation about new games based on Bungie's old properties (since, after all, Bungie could buy back an IP from Take-Two if they desired). In an interview, Bungie's CEO, Harold Ryan, was asked specifically about Oni: | |||
'''4Players:''' Since we're on the subject of strong franchises: is there perhaps a chance to bring back Oni? | |||
'''Harold Ryan:''' (laughs) Oni isn't currently one of those projects we're looking at, but one should never say never.<br> We'd be happy to work with the individuals who made Oni. | |||
One thing is certain: the current Bungie staff has little in common with the Bungie West that produced Oni (there are eight members still working at Bungie* at the time of this writing). There is probably little emotional or monetary incentive for Bungie to produce a sequel. | |||
However, there are fan projects which may or may not become unofficial Oni 2s. | |||
:(*)Butcher, Dunn, Wu, the McLees, O'Donnell, Sinclair, and Staten. | |||