American McGee...

Ript_Van_Winkle · Oct 17, 2004, 08:43 PM

I'm sure if you recognize the name, you've played American McGee's Alice, one the single coolest PC games out there-not so much for the gameplay aspect, but the environment and character design and development is SWEET. The weapons in the game kick ass too.

The reason I'm bringing him up is because he and famed horror movie czar George Romero are creating an MMORPG based on flicks like Dead Alive, Dawn of the Dead, The Gates of Hell, Susperia(a Dario Argento movie), Zombie(a Luccio Fulci movie), and others that were in the vein of gory, creepy and scary ass movies. It's kind of the same idea behind Resident Evil: Outbreak, only with a lot better interaction with the dead. The artwork looks devilish as well- and it's a first/third person shooter/action romp.

What else could you ask for?

Nacht · Oct 17, 2004, 08:52 PM

uh oh...john romero scars me. daikatana anyone?

and movie based games...eh. im not saying they wont be good, but ill just wait until they're out.

projectHUMAN · Oct 17, 2004, 08:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nacht

uh oh...john romero scars me. daikatana anyone?

and movie based games...eh. im not saying they wont be good, but ill just wait until they're out.

"George" Romero, not John. :P

Nacht · Oct 17, 2004, 09:02 PM

oh gawd!

romero romero romero

maybe he just changed his name out of embarassment?

or maybe i just assume too much hehe

Ript_Van_Winkle · Oct 17, 2004, 09:15 PM

No, good ol' George has been making movies since the dawn of the commercialized horror movie. It's not really a "movie" based game, either-just based on the writing and visuals from the gamut of movies I listed.

Yeah, Daikatana did suck. Five years of production for that?!?!?!?

pr0digal jenius · Oct 17, 2004, 10:46 PM

american mcgee...
....i don't even think fo alice...i think of the old school id software games

Ript_Van_Winkle · Oct 17, 2004, 11:15 PM

Well yeah...but that game made me like fairy tales a WHOLE LOT more.

He did a lot of art and musical contribution to Nine Inch Nails' album The Downward Spiral and to their The Perfect Drug single.

Which makes him instantly cool.

mbeeston · Oct 18, 2004, 06:54 AM

sound interesting

Callandor · Oct 20, 2004, 06:12 PM

"Alice" was a rad game. When i think of alice, it brings to memory games such as Phsyco circus, those were some pretty rad games.......makes me miss the good old days

Ript_Van_Winkle · Oct 20, 2004, 11:00 PM

Yeah...now most games are just based solely on graphics more than gameplay. Oh well...

DarkerFate · Oct 21, 2004, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Ript_Van_Winkle

Yeah...now most games are just based solely on graphics more than gameplay. Oh well...

But the Call of Duty games look good and play awesome....

Ript_Van_Winkle · Oct 21, 2004, 01:00 AM

Yeah, it's alright. I'm strictly an old-school gamer though. I've been playing since E.T. on the Atari flopped into the ground(literally), when PITFALL! was king, and when Super Mario Bros. was THE GAME. So I really have different tastes when it comes to newer games.

mbeeston · Oct 21, 2004, 06:30 AM

i want OZ ><

DarkerFate · Oct 21, 2004, 10:36 PM

First game I remember playing on a PC was actually ping pong. Then Frog and Babies(catch babies from a burning building or something like that), Larry back when he was in "black and white". My first PC, my very own... was 16Mhz and had 2Mb RAM. Heh... I loved games like Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis.

But I also like a lot of the new games, some are dreadfully boring. Others are just plain good.
But it all depends on what kind of games you like, what your style has evolved into, if it has.

Jitter · Oct 24, 2004, 01:45 AM

I have had Alice basically since i had my PC which is a couple of years old. I think the game was definitely not hyped up enough. It plays more like an older school console game w/ much better graphics. I think the PC could use a few more games like that. It sure puts an evil twist on alice in wonderland. I have heard that Wes Craven was working on a movie based on this game, but that was prob a yr ago and havent heard anything since. I heard it in a few places and they even listed some of the actors/actresses they wanted so I dunno whats up w/ it.

Ript_Van_Winkle · Oct 24, 2004, 07:31 PM

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I have heard that Wes Craven was working on a movie based on this game, but that was prob a yr ago and havent heard anything since. I heard it in a few places and they even listed some of the actors/actresses they wanted so I dunno whats up w/ it.

Yeah, I heard some dumb rumor about Nicholas Cage or someone like that being a voice actor for it...but that was at least a year ago...plus, it would be kind of silly to make a movie about a game about a book that was written 150 years ago.

But hey, that's Hollywood for ya...

Callandor · Oct 25, 2004, 05:58 PM

If you ask me, that movie is gonna suck

Most gaming movies do. The only good ones i've watche were:
-Resident Evil 1 (cant wait till i get time to watch Resident Evil 2: Appocalypse)
-Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within
-Tekken
-um, yeah, thats about it....

edit: here's hoping that the Doom 3 will be anything to write Zardon about

Jitter · Oct 25, 2004, 07:22 PM

I would be looking foward to seeing this movie if it ever materializes. It would basically be a twisted horror version of alice in wonderland and i think it has potential to be good. There is a somewhat twisted version of snow white out there w/ sigourney weaver in it that is pretty decent, but Alice should be alot more twisted than that.

I just dug this up, but its from Aug. 2002
"Milla Jovovich to play Alice?

The star of the recent film Resident Evil wants to be in the upcoming film adaptation of American McGee's Alice.

Entertainment Weekly has posted an American McGee's Alice. According to the interview, which was reported on by DarkHorizons, Jovovich enjoyed starring in Resident Evil because it was about killing zombies, not real people, and Alice is appealing because the film's violence would also be against non-human characters. We'll post more information about the upcoming film as it becomes available."

As for Resident Evil........I liked the first one better the second one did not really have much of a story and it was more of a cheesy action/horror movie. It still wasnt too bad though.

Ript_Van_Winkle · Oct 25, 2004, 08:44 PM

Hopefully they'll get full copyright licensing so they can actually make it look like the game...not some cheap scam like Street Fighter was...

Oct 17, 2004, 08:43 PM	#1
Ript_Van_Winkle DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Malaise Posts: 482 Rep Power: 0	American McGee... I'm sure if you recognize the name, you've played American McGee's Alice, one the single coolest PC games out there-not so much for the gameplay aspect, but the environment and character design and development is SWEET. The weapons in the game kick ass too. The reason I'm bringing him up is because he and famed horror movie czar George Romero are creating an MMORPG based on flicks like Dead Alive, Dawn of the Dead, The Gates of Hell, Susperia(a Dario Argento movie), Zombie(a Luccio Fulci movie), and others that were in the vein of gory, creepy and scary ass movies. It's kind of the same idea behind Resident Evil: Outbreak, only with a lot better interaction with the dead. The artwork looks devilish as well- and it's a first/third person shooter/action romp. What else could you ask for? __________________ [color=red][/color]

Oct 17, 2004, 09:15 PM	Thread Starter #5
Ript_Van_Winkle DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Malaise Posts: 482 Rep Power: 0	No, good ol' George has been making movies since the dawn of the commercialized horror movie. It's not really a "movie" based game, either-just based on the writing and visuals from the gamut of movies I listed. Yeah, Daikatana did suck. Five years of production for that?!?!?!? __________________ [color=red][/color]

Oct 18, 2004, 06:54 AM	#8
mbeeston HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: alberta, canada (thats north of the usa people) Posts: 1,037 Rep Power: 68 System Specs	sound interesting __________________ R.I.P Roadee - you will be missed T_T peace,love, and war... 3 things people look for... "if your going off the deep end, show off, do a cannon ball!" - me

Oct 20, 2004, 06:12 PM	#9
Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,230 Rep Power: 303 System Specs	"Alice" was a rad game. When i think of alice, it brings to memory games such as Phsyco circus, those were some pretty rad games.......makes me miss the good old days __________________ Last edited by Callandor; Oct 21, 2004 at 04:49 PM.

Oct 21, 2004, 01:00 AM	Thread Starter #12
Ript_Van_Winkle DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Malaise Posts: 482 Rep Power: 0	Yeah, it's alright. I'm strictly an old-school gamer though. I've been playing since E.T. on the Atari flopped into the ground(literally), when PITFALL! was king, and when Super Mario Bros. was THE GAME. So I really have different tastes when it comes to newer games. __________________ [color=red][/color]

Oct 17, 2004, 08:52 PM	#2
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	uh oh...john romero scars me. daikatana anyone? and movie based games...eh. im not saying they wont be good, but ill just wait until they're out.

Oct 17, 2004, 09:02 PM	#4
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	oh gawd! romero romero romero maybe he just changed his name out of embarassment? or maybe i just assume too much hehe

Oct 17, 2004, 10:46 PM	#6
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	american mcgee... ....i don't even think fo alice...i think of the old school id software games

Oct 17, 2004, 11:15 PM	Thread Starter #7
Ript_Van_Winkle DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Malaise Posts: 482 Rep Power: 0	Well yeah...but that game made me like fairy tales a WHOLE LOT more. He did a lot of art and musical contribution to Nine Inch Nails' album The Downward Spiral and to their The Perfect Drug single. Which makes him instantly cool.

Oct 20, 2004, 11:00 PM	Thread Starter #10
Ript_Van_Winkle DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Malaise Posts: 482 Rep Power: 0	Yeah...now most games are just based solely on graphics more than gameplay. Oh well...

Oct 21, 2004, 06:30 AM	#13
mbeeston HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: alberta, canada (thats north of the usa people) Posts: 1,037 Rep Power: 68 System Specs	i want OZ >< __________________ R.I.P Roadee - you will be missed T_T peace,love, and war... 3 things people look for... "if your going off the deep end, show off, do a cannon ball!" - me

Oct 21, 2004, 10:36 PM	#14
DarkerFate DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Iceland Posts: 74 Rep Power: 0	First game I remember playing on a PC was actually ping pong. Then Frog and Babies(catch babies from a burning building or something like that), Larry back when he was in "black and white". My first PC, my very own... was 16Mhz and had 2Mb RAM. Heh... I loved games like Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. But I also like a lot of the new games, some are dreadfully boring. Others are just plain good. But it all depends on what kind of games you like, what your style has evolved into, if it has. __________________

Oct 24, 2004, 01:45 AM	#15
Jitter HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 534 Rep Power: 0	I have had Alice basically since i had my PC which is a couple of years old. I think the game was definitely not hyped up enough. It plays more like an older school console game w/ much better graphics. I think the PC could use a few more games like that. It sure puts an evil twist on alice in wonderland. I have heard that Wes Craven was working on a movie based on this game, but that was prob a yr ago and havent heard anything since. I heard it in a few places and they even listed some of the actors/actresses they wanted so I dunno whats up w/ it. __________________ Sony Vaio PCV-RX670 P4 1.8ghz XP Pro SP2 1 GB PC2100 RAM ATI All in Wonder 9700 pro Audigy 2 ZS Aquamark ~29,500 3dMark03 ~ 5,000

Oct 25, 2004, 05:58 PM	#17
Callandor Forged on Dragonmount Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada Posts: 7,230 Rep Power: 303 System Specs	If you ask me, that movie is gonna suck Most gaming movies do. The only good ones i've watche were: -Resident Evil 1 (cant wait till i get time to watch Resident Evil 2: Appocalypse) -Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within -Tekken -um, yeah, thats about it.... edit: here's hoping that the Doom 3 will be anything to write Zardon about __________________

Oct 25, 2004, 07:22 PM	#18
Jitter HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 534 Rep Power: 0	I would be looking foward to seeing this movie if it ever materializes. It would basically be a twisted horror version of alice in wonderland and i think it has potential to be good. There is a somewhat twisted version of snow white out there w/ sigourney weaver in it that is pretty decent, but Alice should be alot more twisted than that. I just dug this up, but its from Aug. 2002 "Milla Jovovich to play Alice? The star of the recent film Resident Evil wants to be in the upcoming film adaptation of American McGee's Alice. Entertainment Weekly has posted an American McGee's Alice. According to the interview, which was reported on by DarkHorizons, Jovovich enjoyed starring in Resident Evil because it was about killing zombies, not real people, and Alice is appealing because the film's violence would also be against non-human characters. We'll post more information about the upcoming film as it becomes available." As for Resident Evil........I liked the first one better the second one did not really have much of a story and it was more of a cheesy action/horror movie. It still wasnt too bad though. __________________ Sony Vaio PCV-RX670 P4 1.8ghz XP Pro SP2 1 GB PC2100 RAM ATI All in Wonder 9700 pro Audigy 2 ZS Aquamark ~29,500 3dMark03 ~ 5,000

Oct 25, 2004, 08:44 PM	Thread Starter #19
Ript_Van_Winkle DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Malaise Posts: 482 Rep Power: 0	Hopefully they'll get full copyright licensing so they can actually make it look like the game...not some cheap scam like Street Fighter was...