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Announced a while ago, but I couldn't find a thread for it. It's a sequel to American McGee's Alice coming to 360, PS3 and PC, and sounds like it's set up and will play very similar to the first game. Hopefully, this time it'll be more interesting to actually play instead of just being worth trudging through for the art style.
I liked the original Alice game though didn't care for most of the weapons (just used the knife for the most part). I'll keep an eye on this.
Its also coming out for 360. Huge fan of the original and Alice in general (except for Tim Burton's shitty movie). Gonna have to replay the first.
Oops, you're right, I had just woken up and only saw the "also coming to" without realizing the article was filed under 360.
It's ok. Too much mediocre platforming and not enough fighting and story stuff. I'm still really early in the game though.
That's pretty much how the first was, too. The first had a lot of good stuff going on, but the Quake Engine was never really cut out for platforming, and I suspect the game hasn't held up well as a result.
The first one is almost courageously bad. I keep playing out of sheer fascination with its brazen flouting of The Rules.
Exactly. I finished it and I can say that later on you do end up fighting a lot more, but the mechanics are kind of basic, so it feels repetitive. The game is also waaaaay too long and it's a drag.Quote:
Originally Posted by Korly
I recently "acquired" and played it, and outside of the art design, I really couldn't see what all the hype was about. It's a stiff, akward game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Frogacuda
Tsk tsk. I sure hope your use of "acquiring" doesn't mean torrenting. That's a red card felony around here.
It's not just the art design, but the design in general. There are some clever levels and scenarios in it. But yes, certainly the controls are not well suited to the gameplay style.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dolemite
But, remember, this was back in the PS1 era when we took awkward 3D platforming for granted.
It should be. That info is totally superfluous.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dyne
I guess he was scared we were all going to point and laugh at him if there was a chance someone suspected he spent money.Quote:
Originally Posted by Some Stupid Japanese Name
"Acquire" could mean many things.
My initial impression of Madness Returns was admittedly colored by the 4-5 hours I spent with its abhorrent prequel. It's actually a nice and, above all, gorgeous game. Spicy Horse has managed to make even the most tired environments like Industrial Molten Metal Level seem fresh. It feels like a tasteful, big budget remake of a lost 32-bit era platformer in level design and unapologetic collectiness. If you pine for this sort of thing as I do, it's worth a look. If you're looking for any advancement in the genre at all (and don't have the stomach for a few un-advancements), run.
It's also really fucking long, so as pretty as it is, you might get bored of it pretty fast. What you would usually (I'm guessing) hunt for in Alice games, which is the banality and mystery of Wonderland is there but it still feels kind of boring. It's still gorgeous, but the first stage is really the nicest one and then it kid of goes up and down in disappointment.
The only stage that I had an issue with was chapter three, the Eastern themed one, because nothing happened. Every other chapter in the game is broken up into mini-goals that send you to new goals within the same level, and often have varying designs and landscapes in the same theme, but not chapter three. It's one look and feel with no updates, no progression, no story, and no advancement of any kind. They just go, "Find the Caterpillar!" and then like two to three hours later you find him and the stage is over. That's it. There's a 2D platforming section but it doesn't play very well so it's just another form of monotony while trying to get out of that area.
I really hated the 2D portions. I don't know if someone at EA made it some kind of initiative to put this in their games for this quarter, but Shadows of the Damned also does this and it is the worst part of the game, bar none. And disappointing, considering how one of the most anticipated bosses in the game is fought that way, it's stupid.Quote:
Originally Posted by MechDeus
Watched my girlfriend finish this game today. Another shitty ending.