Cyber Rat Posted February 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 "Maybe the people in Poland don't have a fucking heart?" That guy is an asshole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirandello Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 "Maybe the people in Poland don't have a fucking heart?" That guy is an asshole. Hey, don't diss him. He's making a purely rational and objective opinion of the trailer based upon the 3 seconds he spent watching it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 Sense of humor? I don't think the Dead Island trailer was suppose to have humor, right? I can get where he's coming from, but he is still uptight. For me, I'm not a parent, but I'm very sensitive about little girls. Little boys? Nah, a school bus of rowdy male youngsters could blow up in a video game, and I might say, "Dang, that sucks." BioShock is a great example. I've never harvested a Little Sister, especially in BioShock 2. To me, the Little Sisters looked to me as a protector, someone who they could confide in when in a fallen utopia of deranged mutants. You could say, "Uh, it's just a video game," but we also make that argument that video games go beyond basic entertainment. That they have the artistic quality to touch you emotionally and provide food for thought. Still, I watched the Dead Island trailer in full. While I'm sensitive about little girls, I also appreciate it when any media throws out the Infant Immortality trope. I still remember the Yu Yu Hakusho episode where Kurama explained how children view themselves as immortal as they believe no harm will ever fall upon them. This was right before he was going to win some match against a child who claimed to be the Goblin King or something. By the rules of the game, the loser would die and so the child did die. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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CorgiShinobi Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 I think Dead Space Aftermath has a little girl where her head gets ripped off. I dunno, I'll watch it and report back. Hey, The Pack has to be formed somehow, amirite? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 http://uk.kotaku.com/5764704/dead-island-movie-already-optioned Executive 1: 'Hey check out this new game it's been getting a lot of attention, maybe we should buy the rights?' Executive 2: 'Interesting, what's the premise?' Executive 1: 'Oh it's just generic zombie fare and the only novelty is a game-play mechanic that in no way translates to a cinema screen. In fact it's a standard feature of pretty much every zombie film ever made.' Executive 2: 'But you said it's popular right?' Executive 1: 'Oh sure everyone's talking about it.' Executive 2: 'Well the stupid masses will go see anything if we pump enough money into advertising, let's buy it.' Both: Evil laughter 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheForgetfulBrain Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) How about the opening episode of the Walking Dead where Rick puts a bullet in the little zombie girl's head. She's also holding a teddy bear. That's in the first few minutes. That was also very emotional. And that was actors, not a video game. If people get upset about this trailer then, like usual, they're just making a fuss for attention. Edited February 19, 2011 by TheForgetfulBrain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 If people get upset about this trailer then, like usual, they're just making a fuss for attention. I wouldn't be too easy to dismiss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomTervo Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) http://www.mcvuk.com...-Island-trailer Oh I also watched the trailer with some large expectations as Kenshi had gone on in Steam chat about how it had great facial work, better than Heavy Rain. I didn't go in expecting a pre-rendered trailer.... Heyyyy, I didn't say anything like that. I: a.) don't have you on Steam chat, b.) have never spoken to you about Heavy Rain, and c.) don't think the facial animation in the trailer is good at all. Pre-rendered, too, natch. One time I did tell you how I think the facial animation in L.A. Noire is amazing though, even though the models and textures suck pretty bad. I thought this trailer was extremely well edited and conceptualised. It's blatantly not indicative of the game itself- however as someone stated on Kotaku I believe, the fact that Techland are taking this emotional approach to the situation is indicative of them and what kind of experience they could pull off if they applied this stylistic quality to the game as a whole. We'll have to see how it goes. Dead State sounds awesome. I'm playing through Dead Rising 2 right now, too, it's totally sweet. EDIT: From that Demonoid preview: "Imagine Borderlands set on the Just Cause 2 island with the Left 4 Dead style of zombies, featuring a quest system similar to Fallout 3 and the weapons system of Dead Rising 2. " Doesn't sound at all emotional. Oh well, it does actually sound good. Apparently it's going for Braindead zombies- you can cut all their limbs off and they'll still lie there flopping about screaming at you. Edited February 19, 2011 by kenshi_ryden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 edit: I'm actually talking about someone completely different now that I look. Fucking weird names. Why is everyone using weird names. At least it's not in Korean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomTervo Posted February 19, 2011 Report Share Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) edit: I'm actually talking about someone completely different now that I look. Fucking weird names. Why is everyone using weird names. At least it's not in Korean. Haha no worries man. I've actually been wanting to change my name for years, but I use it on so many sites/games/services that it'd be insane amounts of bother to change it, and old online friends would have no idea who I am. Edited February 19, 2011 by kenshi_ryden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteer01 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 http://nohighscores.com/node/61 Looks like someone already posted a Kotaku link above, but NHS was where I read about the film options. This is good news for Dead Island's marketing team, and good news for the whole development team, as this will almost certainly increase sales, but does the acquisition of film rights, or the additional mind share this game is getting translate into a larger team or budget for this game? I'm hoping this game is good...co-op, creative trailer, open world zombie game...it sounds like it could be great...but for as little as we know and as much hype as the trailer seems to have gotten, there could be a lot of disappointed people when this game comes out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 That is why I'm not thinking about this game so it doesn't set me up for a major disappointment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 http://www.joystiq.com/2011/02/19/dead-island-movie-rights/ Update: Dead Island publisher Deep Silver states that, contrary to earlier reports, the rights to a film adaptation of Dead Island have not been sold -- though it claims to have received "a vast amount of inquiries" following the game's buzz-building trailer. "We are looking for quality above all else for a movie based on Dead Island," says Klemens Kundratitz, CEO of Koch Media (parent company of Deep Silver). "We want to do it the right way as film realizations of games (or vice versa) usually fail to deliver what the fans were looking for." The goal, according to Kundratitz, is to "work with someone who already has a proven track record with blockbuster movies." That doesn't necessarily rule out Union Entertainment, which was rumored to have already purchased the rights, but it sounds like the IP-holder is still evaluating all potential silver-screen suitors. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Rat Posted February 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Did Uwe Boll give them an offer? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalCaveman Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 Cinematic designer, Anton Borkel talks about the trailer: http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/02/25/dead-island-cinematic-designer-responds-to-mixed-trailer-reactions.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Global Logo: US logo: Via Thumb Culture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 I think they're both pretty good, and I can see why they'd want to avoid people reading some kind of racial subtext into an apparently lynched figure (even if the likelihood of this happening is pretty low, we all know how people will seize on the stupidest things if it allows them to slander video-games). The black background works to re-establish some of the menace lost by replacing the hanged figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 I think they're both really good as well. In fact, I might favor the altered logo because it at least establishes that there are zombies, rather than dead bodies. You have to think of the gamers that don't stay up-to-date with gaming news, blogs, and etc. I mean, I know what Dead Island is thanks to all the crazy hype from the trailer and premise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Rat Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Wait, the hanged body was a zombie? I always thought it was someone who realized he was too fat to outrun the undead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrifeROKs Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 i thought it was used to as a warning of sorts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Rat Posted March 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 And now all these wonderful interpretations will never make it to the US audience. Shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 No, actually, it was a vacationer who hung himself because he couldn't find a proper hat to fit his tiny head. It was like all the rays of sunshine were mocking him, right in the face. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr W Phallus Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Don't be silly, that man was clearly hanged for being a pirate, and if we take the P from pirate and the N from the noose that he was hanged with then we get Dead PNIsland or Dead Penis Land which tells us this film will be a piece of feminist propaganda where the zombies' constant lust for flesh is an allegory for men's wanton sexuality. Or that's what I see anyway. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted May 17, 2011 Report Share Posted May 17, 2011 Rise from the grave!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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