Here's a couple of trailers I've looked at today. I got these from The Escapist.
The first is the latest from Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Ok, well, I can't say this makes me more excited about this new offering from Relic. After all, I've never been worried that they'll mess this up, given how well they've worked with the 40k IP in the past (Dawn of War, anyone?), and that still stands. My opinion has always been that they know what they're doing, let them get on with it. That looks to be correct here. The setting looks wonderful, the character designs are authentic right down to the colours, sounds and details; even the plot sounds suitably epic for a Space Marine campaign (Orks capturing a Titan? Damn straight we're sending in the Astartes!).
One thing that does worry me, as I'm sure it does many others, is that the game focuses around one Marine. For those who don't know, a large part of the Space Marines' flavour within the Warhammer universe is that they work together, as a unit and as an army. It's a whole brotherhood thing. While we've seen hints at teh supporting cast, the player character does seem to be going lone wolf on this one, which seems to go the wrong way. I'm willing to go along with the justification for now that he's a Captain, and therefore perfectly capable of taking on a small horde of Orks alone, I think that Relic will have to come up with a good reason for this in the narrative. The whole "I'm not playing by the rules" hero schtick won't cut it with the Ultramarines, given they wrote the rules.
Other than that, it looks really good, but not totally awe-inspiring yet. I'm hoping for a demo this year. I don't even mind that the Campaign Lead looks like a nervous 8-year-old.
Next, Dead Rising 2: Off The Record:
Is there a point to this, people? I haven't played Dead Rising 2, but I loved the first one, and I can tell you...Frank West was not my favourite character. Not by a long shot. While most of the narrative was poorly written and the cast badly portrayed, I could get by them. Frank just rubbed me the wrong way, and the fact that he resembled a waxwork Neanderthal didn't help. Heck, he's even worse now, what the hell is wrong with you, Capcom? He doesn't have to be handsome, but we do have to look at the screen here.
Back to my point: Why? Why is a remake being made with this guy in it? Why are they ducking out of continuity issues by making it just a "what if?" scenario? Are these the most question marks I've ever used in such quick succession?
According to Eurogamer, this is being labelled a "fan's version" of Dead Rising 2. I am tempted to go ask a friend of mine who happens to be a big fan if this is what he wanted, but it's obvious that the majority (or, more likely, a loud minority) has spoken. Instead of a (I assume) more charismatic hero with a good reason to go risk his life battling a zombie horde like Chuck Greene, what the folks really want is a selfish reporter who is willing to watch people die, and to kill people, just to get a few pictures. Fair play, if that's what is wanted, more power to Capcom.
What strikes me as odd though is why this is being marketed at a spin-off to the second game. I mean, we've been told its got a whole new story, plus it's being played with a different character, and it's being made as a new game rather than DLC. You know what sound's like? A sequel. Call it Dead Rising 3, I reckon.
Either that, or it's clearly not going to be all it's cracked up to be.
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