Welcome to Double Fine's Happy Action Theater

I've always wanted a game where I could scare pigeons away!

@dekkadekkadekka said:

Double Fine will be bought and this will be the shite that Microsoft forces them to pump out for the Kinect.

That's exactly what I was thinking. I sincerely hope we're both wrong, but considering how MS bought Twisted Pixel recently, and they've put BOTH Rare and Twisted Pixel to work exclusively for Kinect stuff, I fear we're probably right:( I mean c'mon - MS nixed all their first and second party studios besides Rare. All they seem to want now are studios who can pump out Kinect games. This does not bode well for Double Fine.
@RockmanBionics said:

This doesn't even seem single fine.

Ha!

So Double Fine realised what makes Kinect great and decided to make a "game" based on that.

Whatever is going on at 0:29 is nightmarish

So Doublefine is making LSD: The Game?

I know people are taking a shit all over this, but this isn't meant for us. So I'm not going to crap down their throats over it. I'm not bothered by it.

Could only get audio of this but:

What is important here is tht kinect can detect dogs.

I think I played this as a tech demo for motion games at EPCOT in 1995.

Damn everyone who didn't buy Brutal Legend! THAT GAME WAS SO GOOD, I WANT MORE.

@GunslingerPanda said:

Well, that's a shame. Was interested to see where Double Fine were gonna go, but this is completely the wrong direction for me.

Double Fine has produced an action/adventure platformer set in the minds of crazy people, a action/adventure/RTS hybrid in a world of heavy metal, a classic-JRPG-style adventure about some kids on Halloween, an old-school puzzle based adventure about Matryoshka dolls in the industrial revolution, an action/tower defense hybrid about mechanized mobile trench systems, a Kinect-based Sesame Street interactive storybook for very young children, and now apparently some kind of insane collection of Kinect-based toys or minigames or who the hell knows for children and maybe adults.

All this is to say that "where Double Fine is going to go" is "wherever the hell Double Fine wants to go", which just so happens to probably be every direction. All of them. All at the same time. Probably while doing cartwheels and moonwalking.

I won't buy this only because I won't buy a Kinect, but it looks to be about the only thing besides The Gunstringer to have a chance of being actually worth trying at the very least. Because the things Double Fine makes are wonderful, even when they are not great. Though for my money they have all been great too, so that makes things easier.

@SamFo: If it was made in Japan, it wouldn't be this. At the very least, the trailer wouldn't be this. And people would only be excited about the trailer, not the game. How many people buy those silly obscure Japanese games? Not many.

Even if it's for the kids, I don't think it's a great game. It seems be a toy whose gimmick will run out of steam within a few hours. This is the first trailer they've put out for it though, so it's possible there'll be some more stuff going on that will bring people (kids) back to the game. Maybe.

I am about to trip fucking balls.

Even if this isn't some people's style, remember when DF had four drastically different styles of games in production at practically the same time in Costume Quest, Stacking, Trenched, and Sesame Street? That even if some of those were not for you, the others might have been? I have inklings that the bag of things DF is pulling all these ideas out of is far from empty.

Well, that's a shame. Was interested to see where Double Fine were gonna go, but this is completely the wrong direction for me.

If this was made in japan you would all be going nuts for it.

I thought this was pretty sweet. Actually one of the best kinect things I have seen(fireworks when you high five? amazing). Then I scrolled down, read the comments and had a good laugh. Oh angry nerds, you entertain me with your bitter hearts.

Well i thought it looked like tons of fun :) i know it's not something that would hold my interest for tons of time but it looks like an awesome thing to just mess around with

If this somehow gets someone to make a new " You are Ralph" Rampage Kinect game, I'm all in.

@willsmith said:

I get that Kinect hate is a thing, but I'm not sure how you can see interactive floor lava and fireworks exploding from high-fives without your inner child letting a "sqeeeee" out. If you're going to argue about something after watching this video, argue about whether it's going to be a game or just a weird interactive video thing. Saying you'd rather be playing a HD version of a 20-year-old adventure game just makes you sound like one of those grumpy old bastards who's running out the clock by bitching about post-Falcon 3.0 flight sims all being terrible.

I love you Will Smith. I take back everything I said about Tested.

Cool. ...it's free, right?

@ESREVER: I know right!! How did we go this long without someone trying that?

This is it. The reason to own a Kinect is here.

This seems great for kids and people who are current under the influence of drugs...and well the small market of kids who are current under the influence of drugs.

Watched it again, and I really don't understand the hate. For christ's sake, people, this is the equivalent of a fun-house mirror with really crazy special effects.

How could you not like this?

@willsmith: The lava thing is what got me the most. Reminded me of the days my little brother and I pretended the carpet was lava and we had to hop on chairs and throw pillows.

@willsmith: On the internet, its a given that people will bitch about anything, or everything. But its impossible to tell what they will have an odd affection for.

This is perfect for the Happy Hour.

Wow! A floor is lava minigame may be the most ingenious use of Kinect I've seen so far.

I get that Kinect hate is a thing, but I'm not sure how you can see interactive floor lava and fireworks exploding from high-fives without your inner child letting a "sqeeeee" out. If you're going to argue about something after watching this video, argue about whether it's going to be a game or just a weird interactive video thing. Saying you'd rather be playing a HD version of a 20-year-old adventure game just makes you sound like one of those grumpy old bastards who's running out the clock by bitching about post-Falcon 3.0 flight sims all being terrible.

I guess it'll pay the bills and help them build a war chest to self-fund Psychonauts 2 or something.

Anyone else think Double Fine are at this point making games specifically for the Whisky Media guys? Looks great silly fun.

Huge disappointment. I was expecting the next game from Double Fine to be a normal game.

There's a whole bunch of Double Fine staff in that trailer.

I will pay upwards of $20 for interactive lava floor.

I'm no fan of Kinect either, but some of those lighting effects were genuinely impressive. If those effects going off the bodies in the firework sequence are done in real time, that's pretty significant.

If not, then at least it will be decent Quick Look fodder.

Eh, if I end up getting my niece the Sesame Street game, I guess I'll pick this up, too. Might keep her interest for fifteen minutes.

*sigh*

It's really, really sad.

Not that DF is doing this, but that this will probably sell more copies than Psychonauts....

The days of Grim Fandango seem so far away all of a sudden..

.........................So I hope they go back to making games again

is this 2003 has brad mistakenly put a eyetoy trailer up

Wtf... doublefine :(

@SSully said:

If this is the shit that will get them money to make more great games for me, then I am ok with this.

Fully.

Different gamers, different ages, different tastes. If this has a market, then by all means. In the days of $60.00 PC releases/PREORDER codes-exclusive purchases/DLC/season passes/skins, catering to a particular market demographic seems hardly outrageous.

Also: This game is whack, yo.

@FunExplosions: Pretty much exactly what I thought of when I watched this.

I think that GB went to visit Double Fine recently (hence the assortment of Double Fine videos on the site recently). So I can't help but wonder if an amusing QL EX of this is on its way.

This game better be a Happy Hour when it comes out.

Well. This looks great.

@RobertOrri said:

Wow, a retail Kinect game that's actually just that: A Kinect game. No half-assed "would be better with a controller" stuff, either!

Clearly for kids, but hey - it might be fun.

If you read the video description its actually a downloadable game.

This makes Kinect Fun Labs look like Gameroom.

The kind of experiences people should be making with Kinect. Lots of AR stuff, made for laughs, and makes moving fun. I'm sure kids will love it, and that's what's good about it.

THE FLOOR IS NOW LAVA!

@Methodis: I don't agree with you that double fine games are mediocre, I don't think this game is especially interesting. Mini-game collections aren't really my thing. Neither are sesame street games...I really hope they change this kid oriented direction soon.

A couple of those looked interesting, like playing a monster crushing buildings, it looks great for giving to the small kids int he family to pass the time, especially over the holidays when the parents are still eating dinner.