Suda 51's next title will take us to Hell and back.
Grasshopper Manufacture's recently unveiled Shadows of the Damned is being billed as a "psychological action thriller" by its publisher EA, but the same marketing materials make it sound like more of an action-heavy revenge title. Shadows of the Damned, according to a recent press release, revolves around the exploits of a leather-clad biker named Garcia. He's a demon killer who is tasked with rescuing his girl after demons with some displaced humours snatch her. Promises of over-the-top action have been made, in addition to "gruesome" boss battles, both of which will require the powers of light to combat.
Shadows of the Damned is being co-created by No More Heroes creator Goichi Suda and Resident Evil brain Shinji Mikami. You can see the influence of the latter specifically in the game's in over-the-shoulder perspective, which is similar to that of Resident Evil 4. And while man-on-demon combat seems to be the game's true focus, there will be other things to do. The aforementioned press release makes a special mention of "demented puzzles" being incorporated into the game.
== TEASER =="With Shadows of the Damned, gamers will fight for love in the most difficult arena imaginable… hell," said Mikami said in a statement. "Players will find themselves surrounded by demons set on destroying their heart and soul. Only the strong will survive."
Shadows of the Damned is slated for a summer 2011 release on the Xbox 360 and PS3. As Kotaku notes in its announcement article, this game appears to be the very one EA mentioned back in August 2008 when it teased a Suda and Mikami co-created horror title.
Grasshopper Manufacture's recently unveiled Shadows of the Damned is being billed as a "psychological action thriller" by its publisher EA, but the same marketing materials make it sound like more of an action-heavy revenge title. Shadows of the Damned, according to a recent press release, revolves around the exploits of a leather-clad biker named Garcia. He's a demon killer who is tasked with rescuing his girl after demons with some displaced humours snatch her. Promises of over-the-top action have been made, in addition to "gruesome" boss battles, both of which will require the powers of light to combat.
Shadows of the Damned is being co-created by No More Heroes creator Goichi Suda and Resident Evil brain Shinji Mikami. You can see the influence of the latter specifically in the game's in over-the-shoulder perspective, which is similar to that of Resident Evil 4. And while man-on-demon combat seems to be the game's true focus, there will be other things to do. The aforementioned press release makes a special mention of "demented puzzles" being incorporated into the game.
== TEASER =="With Shadows of the Damned, gamers will fight for love in the most difficult arena imaginable… hell," said Mikami said in a statement. "Players will find themselves surrounded by demons set on destroying their heart and soul. Only the strong will survive."
Shadows of the Damned is slated for a summer 2011 release on the Xbox 360 and PS3. As Kotaku notes in its announcement article, this game appears to be the very one EA mentioned back in August 2008 when it teased a Suda and Mikami co-created horror title.
This game looks pretty sweet, and the influences are just all over the board. I had to go back and check to make sure I saw the EA brand attached to it, because at first light it has a very Capcom vibe coming from it. Resident Evil, maybe a little DMC thrown in for good measure, I think you could even make a case for stylistic similarities to Bayonetta... The comparisons go on from there I'm sure.
When I first saw this I thought his face looked weird when he spoke, guess I got used to it. Gameplay looks ResidentEvil4ish, that is to say, pretty alright.
I am mostly positive about the stuff this game seems to do.
" Looks like a generic 3rd person shooter. So this is the best the Japanese can do to try and appeal to a western audience? "
I know, right? You could totally tell from the six seconds of in-game footage that the game was generic.
And what's up with Portal 2? I saw six seconds of that, and it just looked like a generic first-person shooter. Is that the best Valve are capable of producing these days?
@Icemael: Insulting any piece or part of Japenese culture is a very effective way at drawing the wild Wapanese out into the open. Once surrounded, the wild Wapanese will take a very aggressive stance, displaying his irrational defence for his outdated and inferior form of hobby. Do not tempt the wild Wapanese any further though; once out of control, it can destroy entire forums, even large blocks of the internet. Even still, the wild Wapanese allows us great insight into the life of those species that have clung dearly to their old ways.
" @RsistncE: Encyclopedia Dramatica bullshit. The last line of defense for idiots when confronted about their idiocy. "
Trolls be trolling. I love Giantbomb because there is no arguments or trolls.. and then I notice people arguing and am afraid for the future of this online community.
@RsistncE is being foolish, making such assumptions and generalisations.
" @RsistncE: Encyclopedia Dramatica bullshit. The last line of defense for idiots when confronted about their idiocy. "
Trolls be trolling. I love Giantbomb because there is no arguments or trolls.. and then I notice people arguing and am afraid for the future of this online community. @RsistncE is being foolish, making such assumptions and generalisations. "
Icemael knows that I've thoroughly argued my position on why Japanese games and their developers are a dying breed. I didn't see the need to do it all over again.
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