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:

See more Alice: Madness Returns Videos at Alice: Madness Returns Official Site.

See more Alice: Madness Returns Videos at Alice: Madness Returns Official Site.

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.