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    NeverDead

    Game » consists of 4 releases. Released Jan 31, 2012

    In this brutal action game from the creators of Alien vs. Predator, players become Bryce Boltsman, a demon hunter cursed with immortality five hundred years ago, who can survive being violently dismembered by his enemies as long as his head isn't swallowed whole.

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    Edited By BradNicholson

    One of the men behind a myriad of Metal Gear Solid titles and the studio behind Rogue Warrior and Shellshock 2: Blood Trails are teaming up to create a new IP set to be published by Konami. The game, NeverDead, which was announced earlier at Konami's E3 media briefing, appears to be a Devil May Cry-esque experience that will have you shooting and slicing demons in an infested present-day environment. 

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    The hook is that the lead character can't die--Rebellion and Shinta Nojiri are implementing something of a reverse Dead Space mechanic where the protagonist can reassemble his dismembered body parts after having been disassembled. Sounds delightful, right?

    NeverDead is set to hit the Xbox 360 and PS3 at an unannounced time.       
     
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    #1  Edited By BradNicholson

    One of the men behind a myriad of Metal Gear Solid titles and the studio behind Rogue Warrior and Shellshock 2: Blood Trails are teaming up to create a new IP set to be published by Konami. The game, NeverDead, which was announced earlier at Konami's E3 media briefing, appears to be a Devil May Cry-esque experience that will have you shooting and slicing demons in an infested present-day environment. 

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    The hook is that the lead character can't die--Rebellion and Shinta Nojiri are implementing something of a reverse Dead Space mechanic where the protagonist can reassemble his dismembered body parts after having been disassembled. Sounds delightful, right?

    NeverDead is set to hit the Xbox 360 and PS3 at an unannounced time.       
     
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    #2  Edited By I_love_Eva_Braun

    cool

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    #3  Edited By Gutlieb

    nice

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    #4  Edited By Dustpan

    Never Dead huh?

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    #5  Edited By Buckwyld

    What if my head explodes?

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    #6  Edited By Make_Me_Mad

    This will be great if it lets me finish off an enemy and then crawl half a mile to recover my lower torso from when I whiffed a dodge earlier in the fight.

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    #7  Edited By Waffles13

    Strategic Memberment?

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    #8  Edited By Rhaknar

    at least the premise is original, I want to see some gameplay of this (in non cinematic trailer form that is)

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    #9  Edited By XenoNick

    Looks intresting

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    #10  Edited By bcjohnnie
    @Waffles13 said:
    " Strategic Memberment? "
    That's the name of my band's new album... the cover is... a bit explicit
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    This is something I have wanted in a game for a while: the ability to lose body parts and it affect how you play! 
     
    In the trailer, it showed various things like him having to hop on one leg, or spin the lower half of his torso in circles similar to Bayonetta. Your animation and how you play changes. Should be cool!

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    #12  Edited By RageKage14

    Sounds interesting...

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    #13  Edited By ChickenPants

    ''Studio behind Rogue Warrior''
     
    ...... fantastic..

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    #14  Edited By ianjmills

    cool

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    #15  Edited By TheRadioByeBye

    There's certainly some interesting ideas going on this game, so it really is a shame that it's not in the hands of a more competent studio.

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    #16  Edited By zi11ion

    So... could this game also be called "No Fail State"?

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    #17  Edited By cap123

    more bad mouthed ryhmes is always a good thing

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    #18  Edited By Yummylee

    Well I already appreciate it for its attempt at innovation.

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    #19  Edited By cornbredx

    So then whats the conflict if you cant die? 
     
    Interesting Idea, i'll look out for it. Just kinda weird to throw that out there. "Ya, the player character never dies..."
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    #20  Edited By MarkWahlberg

    Hopefully your limbs reassemble on their own, and don't get stuck in the environment. Otherwise the whole game is gonna be "Where the FUCK is my FUCKING LEG GOD FUCKING DAMMIT"

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    #21  Edited By DrLove

    looks really interesting, hopefully it will produce.

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    #22  Edited By sparky_buzzsaw

    I think the idea is solid, and if the gameplay is halfway decent, I'll be stoked.
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    #23  Edited By hagridore

    Rock and roll, mutherfucker. Rock and roll.

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    #24  Edited By Sin4profit

    "Rebellion Entertainment's next great title." ...is that sarcasm?
     
    I never died in Bioshock so i can't really call it innovating til i see what they do with things mechanically.  

    Looks like an interesting idea but if there isn't a sequence where ya have to cut off yer own arm and then have it crawl to a place you can't get to to open a gate you need to get through, i'd call it a wasted opportunity.

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    #26  Edited By gravatix

    Rebellion eh? Rogue Warrior/AVP Rebellion.  Hmmmm... not so sure about this but maybe there will be sweet rhymes busted during the credits!!

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    #27  Edited By Suigyoken

    As long as Rebellion isn't pushed for a date then it might be okay?...

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    #28  Edited By Parabole

    Sounds a lot like Wolverine: Origins and Splatterhouse, but even then Wolverine could only take so much damage until he couldn't regenerate again. Also, Splatterhouse has rick clubbing enemies with his severed arm! Just thought that was cool.

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    #29  Edited By buzz_killington

    Wait... Didn't Rebellion go bankrupt?

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    -new action game like devil may cry- 
    awesome! 
    -makers of rogue warrior and shellshock 2- 
    pass...

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    #31  Edited By peepeepoopoo696

    This is a really cool idea, I just hope rebellion can execute it.

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    #32  Edited By neochadnezzar

    Looks kind of cool, color me cautiously optimistic.

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    #33  Edited By sfighter21
    @ChickenPants said:
    " ''Studio behind Rogue Warrior''  ...... fantastic.. "
    Exactly!  What's not to like?  Golden.
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    #34  Edited By CowMuffins
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    #35  Edited By shades846

    looks again very grey the colour of choice of the modern game

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    #36  Edited By Toxin066

    The trailer for this game on the Konami press conference was pretty sweet.

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    #37  Edited By captainfish

    Dude, Rogue Warrior and Shellshock are two baaad games. (I played shellshock recently as well). I can't say I like the pedigree. Shellshock did do a fairly good Vietnam atmosphere, but the zombie stuff was kinda stupid. Also, you were overrun by vietcong more often than zombies. Good luck I guess.

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    #38  Edited By notjw

    damn, thats pretty sick

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    #39  Edited By schames007

    Looks pretty cool!

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    #40  Edited By LeonsHell
    @ChickenPants: Don't forget Shellshock 2, now that was a bad game.
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    #41  Edited By ShawnS

    I like the concept but so far the dismemberment/undying stuff reminds me a little too much of Soldier of Fortune or any other really old ragdoll game, especially after seeing the ridiculously complex cuts in MGS Rising and even Zelda.

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    #42  Edited By RobertOrri

    The game's protagonist reminds me of Beetlejuice - in a bad way.

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    #43  Edited By Claude

    Never Played

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    #44  Edited By ErisRon

    Reassemble dismembered parts? Seems also influenced by Blood Will Tell aside from the other games you mentioned.

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    #45  Edited By MeatSim

      Reassembling dismembered body parts? okay I am on board.

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    #46  Edited By admordem

    hmmmmmmmm

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    #47  Edited By changgo

    Interested in hearing more

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    #48  Edited By aztecjester

    need more info on this title.
    the reassembling of your own body parts sounds interesting though

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    If you told me an independent studio could make Shellshock, Rogue Warrior and AvP2010 consecutively, and not have to close, I'd call you a liar.
     
    That first AvP was pretty awesome.  And since then... what the hell have they been doing?

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    #50  Edited By The_Weez

    Wait, it's from the studio that brought us such critically-acclaimed titles as "Rogue Warrior" and "Shellshock 2: Blood Trails"??
     
     Ugh... I think I'll wait to see the reviews before I generate any interest in this one.

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