Topic: The House of the Dead: Overkill

[DAaaMan64]

I tend to remain pessimistic about ANY Sega game. Then again it could be Mario/Sonic RPG!

It's not being made by Sega though.  Sega is just the publisher who's funding the project.  The actual game is being done by Headstrong who was formally known as Kuju, who was responsible for both Battalion Wars games.  So there's a good chance the game will turn out pretty well.

Hmmm, that news definitely makes me more optimistic.

Wouldn't it be ironic if, Sega, of all companies delivered the megaton game that Nintendo should have announced at E3?

Don't get your hopes up. Look at Rare, Left Field or Factor 5, strip out the best publisher in the business (Nintendo) and suddenly your games suck nuts.

[GoldenPhoenix]

I tend to remain pessimistic about ANY Sega game. Then again it could be Mario/Sonic RPG!

It's not being made by Sega though.  Sega is just the publisher who's funding the project.  The actual game is being done by Headstrong who was formally known as Kuju, who was responsible for both Battalion Wars games.  So there's a good chance the game will turn out pretty well.

Hmmm, that news definitely makes me more optimistic.

Wouldn't it be ironic if, Sega, of all companies delivered the megaton game that Nintendo should have announced at E3?

Don't get your hopes up. Look at Rare, Left Field or Factor 5, strip out the best publisher in the business (Nintendo) and suddenly your games suck nuts.

True but to be fair with Sega they are a quality publisher.

[Luigi Dude]

Trailer has just been released.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BhAoO2twB0

Looking very promising right now.

[Mario]

Looks ok I guess. Nice presentation of the trailer.

[SixthAngel]

The old drivethrough/grindhouse style trailer is slick.

What gets me especially exited is that this is a lightgun game made for a console and not the arcades.  They can do so much more when the game isn't designed to be short and to take as many quarters from you as possible.  I can't think of any lightgun games actually designed for consoles that weren't pack-ins (and usually very simple).

[Plugabugz]

Trailer has just been released.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BhAoO2twB0

Looking very promising right now.

Gone already.

[Mario]

That is odd, I thought it was Sega who uploaded it in the first place? Also available here anyway http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/255235.html

The old drivethrough/grindhouse style trailer is slick.

What gets me especially exited is that this is a lightgun game made for a console and not the arcades.  They can do so much more when the game isn't designed to be short and to take as many quarters from you as possible.  I can't think of any lightgun games actually designed for consoles that weren't pack-ins (and usually very simple).

RESIDENT EVIL UMBRELLA CHRONICLES. And it's very good. A good sign for this.

[Tanookisuit]

I dig it. 

[KDR_11k]

So now "hardcore game" becomes the new marketing meme?

[ShyGuy]

Remember that episode of the X-files?

[Mario]

Nope.

Yeah I don't like the attitude of "here's your hardcore game", as if that's it. While they run away to other territories. "This should keep that annoying Wii userbase happy" is the vibe I get.

Also thread rename.

[BranDonk Kong]

I think it looks pretty great. It's the first "Doom 3 for Xbox quality graphics"-game that I've seen on the Wii. The trailer is awesome, and I like how they mention in the interview that Dead Rising (while awesome) looks crappy.

[stevey]

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[Peachylala]

Yeah I don't like the attitude of "here's your hardcore game", as if that's it. While they run away to other territories. "This should keep that annoying Wii userbase happy" is the vibe I get.

Nintendo fans and third parties can never get along.

Blame Squaresoft, or someone else.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

This looks better than NuGHTS!

[Morari]

Remember that episode of the X-files?

Yes! The title of the episode is Humbug, I believe.

[BeautifulShy]

http://Http://wii.ign.com/articles/899/899925p1.html
In the interview above they talk about having calibration settings similar to House of the Dead 2&3. Which calibration was better Ghost Squad or House of the Dead 2&3?They also plan on having more zombies on screen than the other zombie game that is coming to Wii.

[Stogi]

Dead Rising?

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

House of the Dead 2/3 had marginally better calibration.

[BeautifulShy]

Yep Stogi that is the one.Pro that is good to hear.

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

By marginal I mean Ghost Squad was already amazing.

[BeautifulShy]

Hey even better.
So did anyone read the interview?

[NinGurl69 *huggles]

I did.  I don't like the "exclusion" of the nunchuck.  It doesn't have to do anything integral, but at least have the Z-button as an option for a rear-Zapper firing trigger.

[NWR_pap64]

Nope.

Yeah I don't like the attitude of "here's your hardcore game", as if that's it. While they run away to other territories. "This should keep that annoying Wii userbase happy" is the vibe I get.

Also thread rename.

I honestly thought that was a "tongue in cheek"  comment not to be taken seriously. Like its been mentioned, the trailer was done in a b-movie, grindhouse style, and those trailers used to have comments like "action and horror so hardcore it will blow you away!!!" to describe the B-movie charm.

If fans are offended by it they are lucky as they must live in a great world in which there's nothing greater to be offended at...

[Flames_of_chaos]

PAL box art.