History Trivia / TooHuman

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes[=/=]ScrewedByTheLawyers: Subverted, shockingly. Due to losing a lawsuit with Creator/EpicGames in 2013 over the use of the the latter's {{game engine}} Unreal 3, Silicon Knights was ordered to recall and destroy all unsold copies of games they had created using the engine; those being ''Too Human'' and ''VideoGame/XMenDestiny''. Silicon Knights, being a skeleton crew by this point, didn't have the resources to actually pull this off and thus simply delisted the game from the Xbox storefront. In 2019, however, to everyone's surprise, the game was added to the Xbox One's backwards compatibility list and relisted on the Xbox store - [[RereleasedForFree for free]], to boot. When Major Nelson was announcing the addition, [[https://youtu.be/xDODX8dZa4c?t=5408 he even stated]] that it was "One I bet you never thought would happen."

* DevelopmentHell: The game was first announced in 1999 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation, with a trailer at UsefulNotes/{{E3}} the same year. Development of the title then shifted to the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube due to signing an exclusive partnership with Creator/{{Nintendo}}, though it was slowed due to the studio focusing most of their efforts on making ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidTheTwinSnakes''. The game would finally settle on the UsefulNotes/XBox360, when Silicon Knights CEO Denis Dyack cut ties with Nintendo upon learning how underpowered the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} would be, teaming up with Creator/MicrosoftStudios instead.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes[=/=]ScrewedByTheLawyers: Subverted, shockingly. Due to losing a lawsuit with Creator/EpicGames in 2013 over the use of the the latter's {{game engine}} Unreal 3, Silicon Knights was order to recall and destroy all unsold copies of games they had created using the engine; those being ''Too Human'' and ''VideoGame/XMenDestiny''. Silicon Knights, being a skeleton crew by this point, didn't have the resources to actually pull this off and thus simply delisted the game from the Xbox storefront. In 2019, however, to everyone's surprise, the game was added to the Xbox One's backwards compatibility list and relisted on the Xbox store - [[RereleasedForFree for free]], to boot. When Major Nelson was announcing the addition, [[https://youtu.be/xDODX8dZa4c?t=5408 he even stated]] that it was "One I bet you never thought would happen."

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes[=/=]ScrewedByTheLawyers: Subverted, shockingly. Due to losing a lawsuit with Creator/EpicGames in 2013 over the use of the the latter's {{game engine}} Unreal 3, Silicon Knights was order to recall and destroy all unsold copies of games they had created using the engine; those being ''Too Human'' and ''VideoGame/XMenDestiny''. Silicon Knights, being a skeleton crew by this point, didn't have the resources to actually pull this off and thus simply delisted the game from the Xbox storefront. In 2019, however, to everyone's surprise, the game was added to the Xbox One's backwards compatibility list and relisted on the Xbox store - for free, to boot. When Major Nelson was announcing the addition, [[https://youtu.be/xDODX8dZa4c?t=5408 he even stated]] that it was "One I bet you never thought would happen."

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes[=/=]ScrewedByTheLawyers: Downplayed. Due to losing a lawsuit with Creator/EpicGames in 2013 over the use of the the latter's {{game engine}} Unreal 3, Silicon Knights was order to recall and destroy all unsold copies of games they had created using the engine; those being ''Too Human'' and ''VideoGame/XMenDestiny''. Due to Silicon Knights being too small a company to undertake such a task, however, production of new copies and the sale of these games digitally were halted instead.

* StillbornFranchise: This game was intended to be the first in a trilogy. However, the game had [[SoOkayItsAverage average reviews]], and didn't sell very well. Creator/SiliconKnights losing the lawsuit from Creator/EpicGames killed the company, making the sequel impossible.

* DevelopmentHell: The game was first announced in 1999 for the UsefulNotes/PlayStation, with a trailer at UsefulNotes/{{E3}} the same year. Development of the title then shifted to the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube due to signing an exclusive partnership with UsefulNotes/{{Nintendo}}, though it was slowed due to the studio focusing most of their efforts on making ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness'' and ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolidTheTwinSnakes''. The game would finally settle on the UsefulNotes/XBox360, when Silicon Knights CEO Denis Dyack cut ties with Nintendo upon learning how underpowered the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} would be, teaming up with Creator/MicrosoftStudios instead.

* DevelopmentHell: [[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=503761 Notorious for it]]. In summary: The game was first announced all the way back in ''1999'', with a trailer at E3 the same year. It then hopped from console to console, and even through ''three different generations'', starting with the original UsefulNotes/PlayStation (with a UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn port), going to the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube[[note]]due to their exclusive partnership with Nintendo at the time[[/note]], to finally settle on the UsefulNotes/XBox360[[note]]which was decided upon because Silicon Knights burned bridges with Nintendo when CEO Denis Dyack, who wanted the prettiest graphics, discovered first-hand just how powerful the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} was.[[/note]]. The only game to be in development hell longer and be released would be ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'', and, as most people will tell you, that's not even a safe bet either.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes[=/=]ScrewedByTheLawyers: [[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=499120 You might wanna hold on to your copies come 2013]]... Though given that both new and used copies are still extremely cheap and easy to find online, plus Silicon Knights not having the power to recall unsold copies of the game, not so much.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Prerelease information from 1999 described the game thus: "Set in 2450 AD, Too Human is a futuristic psychological thriller that has you contemplate the effects of genetics, prosthetics, and the struggle of humankind to deal with the symbiosis of man and machine." [[SarcasmMode Sounds just like the game that was released over a decade later, right]]?

* DevelopmentHell: [[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=503761 Notorious for it]]. In summary: The game was first announced all the way back in ''1999'', with a trailer at E3 the same year. It then hopped from console to console, and even through ''three different generations'', starting with the original UsefulNotes/PlayStation (with a UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn port), going to the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube[[note]]due to their exclusive partnership with Nintendo at the time[[/note]], to finally settle on the {{Xbox 360}}[[note]]which was decided upon because Silicon Knights burned bridges with Nintendo when CEO Denis Dyack, who wanted the prettiest graphics, discovered first-hand just how powerful the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} was.[[/note]]. The only game to be in development hell longer and be released would be ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'', and, as most people will tell you, that's not even a safe bet either.

* DevelopmentHell -- [[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=503761 Notorious for it.]]
** In summary: The game was first announced all the way back in ''1999'', with a trailer at E3 the same year. It then hopped from console to console, and even through ''three different generations'', starting with the original UsefulNotes/PlayStation (with a UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn port), going to the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube[[note]]due to their exclusive partnership with Nintendo at the time[[/note]], to finally settle on the {{Xbox 360}}[[note]]which was decided upon because Silicon Knights burned bridges with Nintendo when CEO Denis Dyack, who wanted the prettiest graphics, discovered first-hand just how powerful the UsefulNotes/{{Wii}} was.[[/note]]. The only game to be in development hell longer and be released would be ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'', and, as most people will tell you, that's not even a safe bet either.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes[=/=]ScrewedByTheLawyers -- [[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=499120 You might wanna hold on to your copies come 2013...]]
** Not so much, given that both new and used copies are still extremely cheap and easy to find online. Plus Silicon Knights did not have the power to recall unsold copies of the game, so those may still be out there as well.
* StillbornFranchise -- This game was intended to be the first in a trilogy. However, the game had [[SoOkayItsAverage average reviews]], and didn't sell very well. Creator/SiliconKnights losing the lawsuit from Creator/EpicGames killed the company, making the sequel impossible.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen -- Prerelease information from 1999 described the game thus: "Set in 2450 AD, Too Human is a futuristic psychological thriller that has you contemplate the effects of genetics, prosthetics, and the struggle of humankind to deal with the symbiosis of man and machine." [[SarcasmMode Sounds just like the game that was released over a decade later, right?]]

* HeyItsThatVoice -- Creator/CrispinFreeman as Baldur, [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Robert Picardo]] as Loki. Silicon Knights mainstays such as Simon Templeman and Michael Bell are curiously absent.

** In summary: The game was first announced all the way back in ''1999'', with a trailer at E3 the same year. It then hopped from console to console, and even through ''three different generations'', starting with the original UsefulNotes/PlayStation (with a UsefulNotes/SegaSaturn port), going to the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube[[note]]due to their exclusive partnership with Nintendo at the time[[/note]], to finally settle on the {{Xbox 360}}[[note]]which was decided upon because Silicon Knights burned bridges with Nintendo when CEO Denis Dyack, who wanted the prettiest graphics, discovered first-hand just how powerful the {{Wii}} was.[[/note]]. The only game to be in development hell longer and be released would be ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'', and, as most people will tell you, that's not even a safe bet either.

** In summary: The game was first announced all the way back in ''1999'', with a trailer at E3 the same year. It then hopped from console to console, and even through ''three different generations'', starting with the original PlayStation (with a SegaSaturn port), going to the UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube[[note]]due to their exclusive partnership with Nintendo at the time[[/note]], to finally settle on the {{Xbox 360}}[[note]]which was decided upon because Silicon Knights burned bridges with Nintendo when CEO Denis Dyack, who wanted the prettiest graphics, discovered first-hand just how powerful the {{Wii}} was.[[/note]]. The only game to be in development hell longer and be released would be ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'', and, as most people will tell you, that's not even a safe bet either.

** In summary: The game was first announced all the way back in ''1999'', with a trailer at E3 the same year. It then hopped from console to console, and even through ''three different generations'', starting with the original PlayStation (with a SegaSaturn port), going to the GameCube[[note]]due to their exclusive partnership with Nintendo at the time[[/note]], to finally settle on the {{Xbox 360}}[[note]]which was decided upon because Silicon Knights burned bridges with Nintendo when CEO Denis Dyack, who wanted the prettiest graphics, discovered first-hand just how powerful the {{Wii}} was.[[/note]]. The only game to be in development hell longer and be released would be ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'', and, as most people will tell you, that's not even a safe bet either.

* StillbornFranchise -- This game was intended to be the first in a trilogy. However, the game had [[SoOkayItsAverage average reviews]], and didn't sell very well. Creator/SiliconKnights losing the lawsuit from Creator/EpicGames made a sequel even less likely.

* DevelopmentHell - [[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=503761 Notorious for it.]]
** In summary: The game was first announced all the way back in ''1999'', with a trailer at E3 the same year. It then hopped from console to console, and even through ''three different generations'', starting with the original Playstation (with a SegaSaturn port), going to the GameCube[[note]]due to their exclusive partnership with Nintendo at the time[[/note]], to finally settle on the Xbox 360[[note]]which was decided upon because Silicon Knights burned bridges with Nintendo when CEO Denis Dyack, who wanted the prettiest graphics, discovered first-hand just how powerful the {{Wii}} was.[[/note]]. The only game to be in development hell longer and be released would be ''VideoGame/DukeNukemForever'', and, as most people will tell you, that's not even a safe bet either.
* HeyItsThatVoice: Creator/CrispinFreeman as Baldur, [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Robert Picardo]] as Loki. Silicon Knights mainstays such as Simon Templeman and Michael Bell are curiously absent.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes[=/=]ScrewedByTheLawyers: [[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=499120 You might wanna hold on to your copies come 2013...]]

* StillbornFranchise: This game was intended to be the first in a trilogy. However, the game had [[SoOkayItsAverage average reviews]], and didn't sell very well. Creator/SiliconKnights losing the lawsuit from Creator/EpicGames made a sequel even less likely.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen - Prerelease information from 1999 described the game thus: "Set in 2450 AD, Too Human is a futuristic psychological thriller that has you contemplate the effects of genetics, prosthetics, and the struggle of humankind to deal with the symbiosis of man and machine." [[SarcasmMode Sounds just like the game that was released over a decade later, right?]]

* WhatCouldHaveBeen - The pre-release information back in the late 90s depicted a very different game, with a much harder brand of science fiction bordering on cyberpunk and no Norse deities in sight.

** In summary: The game was first announced all the way back in ''1999'', with a trailer at E3 the same year. It then hopped from console to console, and even through ''three different generations'', starting with the original Playstation (with a SegaSaturn port), going to the GameCube[[note]]due to their exclusive partnership with Nintendo at the time[[/note]], to finally settle on the Xbox 360[[note]]which was decided upon because Silicon Knights burned bridges with Nintendo when CEO Denis Dyack, who wanted the prettiest graphics, discovered first-hand just how powerful the {{Wii}} was.[[/note]]. The only game to be in development hell longer and be released would be ''DukeNukemForever'', and, as most people will tell you, that's not even a safe bet either.

* StillbornFranchise: This game was intended too be the first in a trilogy. However, the game had [[SoOkayItsAverage average reviews]], and didn't sell very well. Creator/SiliconKnights losing the lawsuit from Creator/EpicGames made a sequel even less likely.

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes[=/=]ScrewedByTheLawyers: [[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=499120 You might wanna hold on to your copies come 2013...]]

* StillbornFranchise: This game was intended too be the first in a trilogy. However, the game had [[SoOkayItsAverage average reviews]], and didn't sell very well. The lawsuit from Creator/EpicGames made a sequel even less likely.

* KeepCirculationsTheTapes[=/=]ScrewedByTheLawyers: [[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=499120 You might wanna hold on to your copies come 2013...]]

* HeyItsThatVoice: CrispinFreeman as Baldur, [[Series/StarTrekVoyager Robert Picardo]] as Loki. Silicon Knights mainstays such as Simon Templeman and Michael Bell are curiously absent.

* HeyItsThatVoice: CrispinFreeman as Baldur, [[StarTrekVoyager Robert Picardo]] as Loki. Silicon Knights mainstays such as Simon Templeman and Michael Bell are curiously absent.