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    Alice: Madness Returns

    Game » consists of 11 releases. Released Jun 14, 2011

    Alice is back, and so is her fragile grasp on reality. She must journey through both Victorian London and the dark world of Wonderland to retain her sanity and find out the truth behind her family's deaths, in this long-awaited sequel to American McGee's Alice.

    Alice Madness Returns GDC GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE!

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    #1  Edited By AssInAss

    Platforming 
      

    Combat     
    Gameplay Trailer 
     
    (Embedding not working properly) Wow, looks like a proper sequel.  Invisible platforms?! Cool ass weapons? New evade maneuver? Zelda-like combat? CAAAAKE!
    Looks like McGee is back on track.
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    #2  Edited By vitor

    Nice find - thanks for sharing!

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    #3  Edited By shiftymagician

    There may still be inherent camera issues with this game like most platformers, but I don't care.  Yes I do want an old-school platformer with a modern game budget goddamit!

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    #4  Edited By TheSeductiveMoose

    Looks great.

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    #5  Edited By Icemael

    I like the environment designs, but everything else looks poor.

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    #6  Edited By X19

    Thanks for the link.

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    #7  Edited By alistercat

    So it's Yukkiko in Yukkiko's castle from Persona 4.

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    #8  Edited By Venatio

    So what kind of game is this really? I used to think that the previous Alice game was an adventure game
     
    Anyway it looks pretty good

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    @Icemael said:
    " I like the environment designs, but everything else looks poor. "
    I thought the combat looked good, mostly due to the new evade system. Platforming looked typically iffy, but that is inherent of the genre. 
     
    What I really didn't like, were the unsatisfying weapons. They popped like pea-shooters. Gimme something robust...
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    #10  Edited By buft

    its certainly a pretty game but what is there that you cant get playing the original, the gameplay looks pretty poor but i appreciate you posting this because i hadnt even heard anything from GDC about this.

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    #11  Edited By jacksukeru

    Never played (or even really heard of) the original way back when, but the aesthetic of this game really sells it to me. It could be cool.

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    #12  Edited By KillyDarko
    @AssInAss: Great stuff, thanks for sharing this! The game is looking great, can hardly wait. And I hope Chris Vrenna is making the soundtrack for the sequel as well :)
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    #13  Edited By Tordah
    @GetEveryone: I wouldn't make any assumtions on the game's sound based on that video. The audio was horribly compressed and thinny.
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    #14  Edited By AssInAss
    @KillyDarko said:
    " @AssInAss: Great stuff, thanks for sharing this! The game is looking great, can hardly wait. And I hope Chris Vrenna is making the soundtrack for the sequel as well :) "
    From McGee's blog, looks like it's Teargas and Plateglass (they're on same label that Vrenna was when he made Alice OST) . Their music was featured in the Xmen 3 trailer, "Plague Burial".  Personally, they sound like a great fit. 
    You can download their album for free from McGee's blog. 
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    #15  Edited By luce
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    #16  Edited By KillyDarko
    @AssInAss said:
    " @KillyDarko said:
    " @AssInAss: Great stuff, thanks for sharing this! The game is looking great, can hardly wait. And I hope Chris Vrenna is making the soundtrack for the sequel as well :) "
    From McGee's blog, looks like it's Teargas and Plateglass (they're on same label that Vrenna was when he made Alice OST) . Their music was featured in the Xmen 3 trailer, "Plague Burial".  Personally, they sound like a great fit. You can download their album for free from McGee's blog.  "
    I'm listening to their album as I write this and impressed so far. I think you're right, they'll be a good fit.
    Also, thanks for sharing the blog link, I feel like I'll be playing this album a lot ;)
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    #17  Edited By AssInAss
    @KillyDarko said:
    " @AssInAss said:
    " @KillyDarko said:
    " @AssInAss: Great stuff, thanks for sharing this! The game is looking great, can hardly wait. And I hope Chris Vrenna is making the soundtrack for the sequel as well :) "
    From McGee's blog, looks like it's Teargas and Plateglass (they're on same label that Vrenna was when he made Alice OST) . Their music was featured in the Xmen 3 trailer, "Plague Burial".  Personally, they sound like a great fit. You can download their album for free from McGee's blog.  "
    I'm listening to their album as I write this and impressed so far. I think you're right, they'll be a good fit. Also, thanks for sharing the blog link, I feel like I'll be playing this album a lot ;) "
    No problem :)
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    #18  Edited By valrog

    This keeps getting better and better.

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    #19  Edited By DeF
    @luce said:
    " "
     
    haha awesome, I don't even remember that episode :)
     
    on topic: game looks really cool, still wanna play the first one before this one comes out
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    #20  Edited By zagzagovich

    This actually looks really neat. Combat looks a bit unfocused though.

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    #21  Edited By Castiel
    @luce said:
    " "
    HAHAHA I'm gonna follow you now, just because you posted that. Seriously I'm not some kind of stalker... I SWEAR GODDAMMIT! 
     
    @DeF: That's because it's from the gag reel of season 4. :)
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    #22  Edited By DeF
    @Castiel:  that explains it :) ... I'm holding out for a "complete series" set
     
    awesome gif ^^
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    #23  Edited By Castiel
    @DeF: Yeah I would have done the same if I weren't so damn impatient, so I just buy them as they release them. :D
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    #24  Edited By iWonder
    @luce said:
    " "
    Haha that's awesome, what show is that from? 
     
    On topic - the game looks awesome. Inherent camera issues/unfocused combat lalalala CANT HEAR YOU TOO MUCH AWESOME GOING ON - I really do miss the old school platformers. McGee's on the right track with this one.
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    #25  Edited By ZeroCast

    I guess Wonderland has some pretty unusual environments; it fits the tone quite nicely.
     
    Never played the first to be honest and I don't think the sequel will change my mind, reviews will be my judgment when it comes out.

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    #26  Edited By valrog
    @iWonder:  Supernatural.
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    #27  Edited By TrottyVek

     Art direction looks nice, but the animation, graphics and gameplay look pretty mediocre. The more I find out about this game the less excited I become.

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    #28  Edited By CmdrSheppard

    Looks great, thanks for sharing.

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    #29  Edited By valrog
    @manbot47:  Did you play the first one? Because that "mediocre" animation kind of reminds me of the first one.
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    #30  Edited By Deusoma

    Looks great! I'm getting a 'useless peashooter' vibe from that gun thing, though, kind of like it was Devil May Cry or Darksiders, which makes it strange then that the blade doesn't seem to be significantly more powerful. Or maybe that giant dude is just a damage sponge, hard to tell from just watching one fight.

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