Gametrailers scored this clip of the opening cinematic from Ghostbusters: The Video Game. It hits a lot of good notes--kicking things off with regular people in paranormal peril, recalling the original Ghostbusters TV ad, references to Gozer and Ivo Shandor--but it all feels kind of... off. The way that Peter, Ray, and Egon's voices are out of sync when they say "we're ready to believe you!" and the heavy-handedness of the Gozer stuff just takes me out of the moment. That said, I have to admit that I got a little tingle once the Huey-Lewis-esque strains of Ray Parker Jr.'s Ghostbusters (Who You Gonna Call?, The Love Theme from Ghostbusters) kicked in. I think if I can figure out a way to completely deactivate my analytical brain, I'm going to enjoy the living hell out of Ghostbusters: The Video Game.
Gametrailers scored this clip of the opening cinematic from Ghostbusters: The Video Game. It hits a lot of good notes--kicking things off with regular people in paranormal peril, recalling the original Ghostbusters TV ad, references to Gozer and Ivo Shandor--but it all feels kind of... off. The way that Peter, Ray, and Egon's voices are out of sync when they say "we're ready to believe you!" and the heavy-handedness of the Gozer stuff just takes me out of the moment. That said, I have to admit that I got a little tingle once the Huey-Lewis-esque strains of Ray Parker Jr.'s Ghostbusters (Who You Gonna Call?, The Love Theme from Ghostbusters) kicked in. I think if I can figure out a way to completely deactivate my analytical brain, I'm going to enjoy the living hell out of Ghostbusters: The Video Game.
Cool, that scene was definitely set up more like a movie than a videogame cutscene. Here's hoping the rest of the game keeps that vibe. The graphics weren't great, but the gameplay footage that's popped up before looked pretty nice. I'll definitely keep my eye on this game.
With all of this hype and coverage, I am really hoping this game turns out to be as good as many have touted it to be. I am going to be pretty disappointed, otherwise.
The off-sync voices got to me too. And, because I'm openly more interested in a 3rd movie over a video game, the sort of Video-gamey storytelling also grates on me. If you're wondering what I mean by "Video-gamey storytelling," just take a closer look. Notice how rushed everything in the opening feels. How forced the lines are. The forceful way that early plot points are revealed. I guess this is all me just being super skeptical about this game, but I was hoping to see something I couldn't poke holes at to reassurre me that it really is going to be as awesome as I'm hoping.
You know what bothers me about this opening cinematic? The credits. First off, that terrible font, with the names of the actors plastered in the middle of the screen. It just seems so....direct-to-video. And then there's that writing credit for Ramis and Akroyd,,,,even though, to the best of our knowledge, they "consulted on the script" rather than actually writing it. The last credit from that intro might as well be "Music by the RZA!", which would convey the same amount of sincerity. I really like the Ghostbusters movie.....but I'm not sure if I sold on the game.
Ok that just put a huge smile accross my face and I ain't just saying that. The only way I could have a bigger smile is if I took a blade to the sides of my mouth.
That's all well and good, but for me, one crucial question remains: Will "Savin' The Day" by the Alessi Brothers be featured in the game at some point?
The part when they’re out of sync when saying “we’re ready to believe you” is intentional.It’s playing on their inexperience when “acting” in an advert and being off cue.Go watch the film again Ryan.
this is gonna be a day one/midnight purchase for me. Whether its shit or not, i don't care, i just want them to make enough money off of it to think about making another movie.
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