Just thought I'd share real quick that I've uploaded a new video to my Youtube account. It's a tribute to all my favorite versions of Alice In Wonderland set to the song "Her Name Is Alice" by Shinedown.
Monday, February 21, 2011
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Another new Alice: Madness Returns video
Well, EA has posted another teaser for the new "Madness Returns" game. You can watch it below:
This video is pretty cool, however, the appearance of the Hatter is now bothering me. Now I know the teasers for games and the actual in-game characters often differ, but it doesn't seem like it should be this "off". He looks very witch-like to me now, and his hat is considerably shorter. I'm not trying to nitpick--I am dying to play the game when it comes out--but there are certain features that made the characters stand out so much in the original game that really didn't need "updating" or "tweaking". Hatter's overly tall top hat, for example, separated him from other Hatters in other adaptations of Alice In Wonderland, and though it was a simple change, it was very effective.
I'm holding out hope that these teasers aren't a reflection of how the characters will look in the game. In the following video:
...you can pause at 1:16 and see a still shot of the Hatter and the Cheshire Cat, and they really look quite good. Pretty darn close to the originals, yet updated. I'm hoping these are stills from the game and not just concept art.
Since Alice looks very different in the teasers than she does in the screenshots I've seen, I'm thinking the teasers aren't really a reflection of what we'll see in game, especially since it's still early. Obviously that's nothing new in the video game industry. Many early teasers and trailers often don't end up looking anything like the final product. I'm just hoping for a nicely updated sequel to American McGee's Alice that is still faithful to the original. Only time will tell.
This video is pretty cool, however, the appearance of the Hatter is now bothering me. Now I know the teasers for games and the actual in-game characters often differ, but it doesn't seem like it should be this "off". He looks very witch-like to me now, and his hat is considerably shorter. I'm not trying to nitpick--I am dying to play the game when it comes out--but there are certain features that made the characters stand out so much in the original game that really didn't need "updating" or "tweaking". Hatter's overly tall top hat, for example, separated him from other Hatters in other adaptations of Alice In Wonderland, and though it was a simple change, it was very effective.
I'm holding out hope that these teasers aren't a reflection of how the characters will look in the game. In the following video:
...you can pause at 1:16 and see a still shot of the Hatter and the Cheshire Cat, and they really look quite good. Pretty darn close to the originals, yet updated. I'm hoping these are stills from the game and not just concept art.
Since Alice looks very different in the teasers than she does in the screenshots I've seen, I'm thinking the teasers aren't really a reflection of what we'll see in game, especially since it's still early. Obviously that's nothing new in the video game industry. Many early teasers and trailers often don't end up looking anything like the final product. I'm just hoping for a nicely updated sequel to American McGee's Alice that is still faithful to the original. Only time will tell.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Alice: Madness Returns (sequel to American McGee's Alice)
For those of you who haven't heard, there is a sequel to American McGee's Alice in development called Alice: Madness Returns. I think it's due out late this year, and will be available on PC/MAC, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3.
Amazon lists the release for December 31st, but if it comes out this year, my money is on an October release. Or maybe it's just wishful thinking.
There are lots of screenshots and a few videos over at EA Games. The first two teaser videos are below:
So as for my initial impressions of the game, I think it looks really promising and it looks like they've stayed very true to the original game. The only thing that's bugging me so far is how Alice looks. I think she looks a little too different from the first game. At first I thought they wanted her to look more grown up, but I heard that the game picks up right where the first game left off, so taking that into consideration, I think she could've looked a little bit closer to the original game. See for yourself:
American McGee's Alice (2000):
Alice: Madness Returns (2011):
It's not just the fact that graphics have improved greatly over the past decade, because Cheshire Cat and The Mad Hatter both look very close to their early counterparts, only much more detailed. I just think Alice had a much more creepy, interesting, and exotic look in the first game, so much so that she has been emulated numerous times in fanart, cosplays, etc. But the game is still in development so perhaps this isn't the final version of Alice.
Amazon lists the release for December 31st, but if it comes out this year, my money is on an October release. Or maybe it's just wishful thinking.
There are lots of screenshots and a few videos over at EA Games. The first two teaser videos are below:
So as for my initial impressions of the game, I think it looks really promising and it looks like they've stayed very true to the original game. The only thing that's bugging me so far is how Alice looks. I think she looks a little too different from the first game. At first I thought they wanted her to look more grown up, but I heard that the game picks up right where the first game left off, so taking that into consideration, I think she could've looked a little bit closer to the original game. See for yourself:
American McGee's Alice (2000):
Alice: Madness Returns (2011):
It's not just the fact that graphics have improved greatly over the past decade, because Cheshire Cat and The Mad Hatter both look very close to their early counterparts, only much more detailed. I just think Alice had a much more creepy, interesting, and exotic look in the first game, so much so that she has been emulated numerous times in fanart, cosplays, etc. But the game is still in development so perhaps this isn't the final version of Alice.
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