Our First Real Look at Insomniac's Sunset Overdrive

looks fun

traversal looks a little clunky and maybe a bit too slow. i guess it depends on how it feels though.

The game is aimed at a "mature audience" despite the colorful setup. The developers have mentioned this in the past and the voice over guy refers to it as such in the video.

I agree with you I'll have to see what the actual game is to this, the animations look rough during the freerunning stuff, I hope they work on that as well.

bad luck. xbox one exclusive.

The tone of this seems super weird from the trailer. Not saying I want another gritty shooter, but this just seems boring. Love the colors though.

I agree with this. We aren't selling cars here, where the consumer can only afford and will only use one for a very long time. We're talking about video games, which are relatively quickly consumable, and the vast majority of consumers don't play just one at a time anyway.

Love the art style, but I'm not convinced on the gameplay just yet.

@gold_skulltulla: nailed it

This looks F'in rad.

I think I want an Xbone!

Looks like inFamous crossed with Dead Rising so I'm in and have found my reason for getting an XB1 if this comes before Halo 5.

I really dig the art style, but really think the movement looks stiff and slow. Look forward to seeing more.

god yall are some cynical assholes ain'tcha?

This. Game. Looks. Awesome.

Seems like a game that is designed for kids who don't know better, like Dynasty Warriors.

Well, consider me optimistic. This game looks like it might be a lot of fun, and it looks pretty as well.

Looks pretty sweet, was it not originally showcased as a multiplayer shooter akin to Team Fortress 2?

They throw everything they can at it to make it crazy and unique, but it lacks the visceral punch of a sugically crafted game like Vanquish.

Since we're on about 3rd person shooters, isn't Devil's Third still a thing?

@spraynardtatum: its a XBone exclusive as far as i know.

Its simply a wannabe Dead Rising (from what was shown) with a bit of Ratchet & Clank and dash of TF2. Meh.....Im just not feelin' the cartoonish look.

All hat and no cattle.

That phrase kept running through my mind as i watched this extended trailer.

What was the object of the game, exactly?

Man, this trailer is trying way too hard.

Game at least has an interesting style. I wonder if they're able to add some interesting structure to the gameplay so it isn't just fighting off hordes of zombies. It's also pretty hard to tell if all the movement stuff will actually feel good without being able to play it for yourself yet.

Seems like a a wait and see situation.

This actually looks like a lot of fun. I rather like the idea of a 3rd person shooter with several mobility options (this is what I liked about games like Dark Void and Bionic Commando), and being able to turn them into attacks is also appreciated. Unlike FUSE, this game actually seems to have interesting weapons.

The one thing I particularly don't like, though minor of a complaint, is the character's art style. Namely their faces, which have this creepy 'stylized but not really' look that don't match the rest of their body or look of the game. Not sure why people like to do that, but different tastes I suppose.

Looks fun! Wont be getting an XBONE, but I dunno... maybe eventually ti will come to PC.

Was that Ray William Johnson doing the voiceover?

This looks stunning. It's bright, colorful, and full of personality. This is the fun light-hearted stuff that I enjoy. I'm getting tired of dark, super serious games. I actually felt joy while watching the video. This is the Insomniac that I love. This may be the first XB1 exclusive that I'm actually looking forward to.

Looks really cool, and the combat-on-the-move reminds me a lot of Infamous (which is a great thing).

Hopefully I'll have an Xbox by then.

I'm all about games that include weaponized fireworks. I'll keep this game on watch.

This will probably come to ps4. If it was an exclusive, or even a timed exclusive, they would have made that absolutely clear in the trailer.

It's dead rising and infamous. Could be great but I'm not getting a Xbone so I'm out of luck.

Looks like Dead Rising plus Infamous. The gameplay doesn't look super duper amazing, but I'm not going to write it off yet.

Edit: Apparently a bunch of us think alike. Go Us!

Welcome back Insomniac!!!

While this looks intriguing to me, it just makes me feel sad about Fuse. I liked it enough, but I think if it were closer to the original Overstrike concept it would have been far more endearing.

I have no idea why but this comment had me laughing quite heartily. Thank you.

This looks like a lot of fun. Can't wait!

Huh. Reminds me of inFamous. Cool. I'll play it.

This looks pretty dang awesome.

soooooooooooo its Dead Rising/State of a Emergency

Looks pretty dope.

Will this actually make its Fall release? From this trailer it looks very unpolished. Animations just don't look as smooth as they could be as the player transitioned from jumping, to grinding to sliding. It also seemed odd that it just mentions how they'll show off more stuff later and only one of the story parts was animated.

This looks really awesome, the art style is right up my alley.

Looks great! But, the movement looks really really stilted.

June Tenth people. http://www.insomniacgames.com/a-message-from-ted-sunset-overdrive/

Now that's over with. Game looks fun. Hoping for a demo during E3. Just want to feel it.

Looks clunky, but that Roman Candle Gun sure was pretty.

So that's what a AAA game looks like with actual colors...

It's supposed to have dynamically updating popular memes in it. Fuck that noise.

Huh?

It will also allow us to have quicker production cycles, enabling timely content updates for new weapons, characters, storylines and even pop culture-relevant content like memes based on social commentary.

From here

I really am uninterested in what these aging studios do anymore. Maybe cause all the ones who ever made a game I actually liked are dead now. games are becoming like music, all the popular stuff is lame. except in this case where indie music is usually pretty ok, indie games are usually meh.

I'm just depressed that no one seems to make games for me anymore.