Alice: Madness Returns
Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 3:38 amhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqHff1o6 ... re=related
This is a game, only released earlier this month, that thoroughly surprised me. At first I wasn't even interested in it, but seeing it advertised quite a bit, figured I'd give it a chance and look at some gameplay. I'm currently watching the playthrough I linked above, and I am liking what I see even though the playthrough isn't yet completed. the opening cutscene was what really attracted my interest, and now I'm hooked and definitely considering getting the game.
Apparently this is a sequel to a game released back in 2000, titled American McGee's Alice. Both games are spin-offs of the story Alice in Wonderland - and actually, American McGee's Alice is supposed to take place right after Through The Looking-Glass. But these are by no means cutesy Disney safe-for-kids games. They're set in a twisted, alternate Wonderland that is really quite....interesting. To put it mildly.
Alice is no longer the innocent, blonde-haired blue eyed child we know. She has become a character with a darker background that explains just WHY the Wonderland has become so twisted and warped - which makes the game's story even more interesting.
If you like third-person action/horror games then you'll probably like this game. The enemies I've seen are both grotesque and pretty well-thought-out. The animation is well done, and the graphics are, in my opinion, excellent. What makes it even better for me personally is the Cheshire Cat is voiced by Roger L Jackson. (Phenomenal voice actor.)
But don't just take my word on things. XP Give it a look yourselves.
This is a game, only released earlier this month, that thoroughly surprised me. At first I wasn't even interested in it, but seeing it advertised quite a bit, figured I'd give it a chance and look at some gameplay. I'm currently watching the playthrough I linked above, and I am liking what I see even though the playthrough isn't yet completed. the opening cutscene was what really attracted my interest, and now I'm hooked and definitely considering getting the game.
Apparently this is a sequel to a game released back in 2000, titled American McGee's Alice. Both games are spin-offs of the story Alice in Wonderland - and actually, American McGee's Alice is supposed to take place right after Through The Looking-Glass. But these are by no means cutesy Disney safe-for-kids games. They're set in a twisted, alternate Wonderland that is really quite....interesting. To put it mildly.
Alice is no longer the innocent, blonde-haired blue eyed child we know. She has become a character with a darker background that explains just WHY the Wonderland has become so twisted and warped - which makes the game's story even more interesting.
If you like third-person action/horror games then you'll probably like this game. The enemies I've seen are both grotesque and pretty well-thought-out. The animation is well done, and the graphics are, in my opinion, excellent. What makes it even better for me personally is the Cheshire Cat is voiced by Roger L Jackson. (Phenomenal voice actor.)
But don't just take my word on things. XP Give it a look yourselves.