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Japan can't get enough of its creepy little girls, but I have to say that this one is sorely lacking. Come on Japan, you can do better than that. 
 
Nevertheless, this is still a rather cool commercial for BioShock, which is finally launching for PS3 in the land of Hentai and bubblegum. It might not be very scary (I don't know what Brian's talking about, the big girl), but at least it's getting some promotion out there.







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Iron Dragon's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2008 23:35
Iron Dragon
I will never understand Japanese commercials. I love the culture but the commercials are just beyond weird.
Tubatic's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2008 23:38
Tubatic
That was a BRILLIANT BioShock commercial. If the camera panned out to reveal a Big Daddy lumbering toward the camera, it would have made it the best commercial ever.
garison's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/30/2008 23:39
garison
If anyone here knows Japanese, they should translate the commercial and leave it in the comments.
Atlas's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/31/2008 00:01
Atlas
Is that Brad Nicholson?
Brad Rice's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/31/2008 00:05
Brad Rice
Here's what I heard:

欠いてほしいラプチャ。。。全ては彼女の手の中に。。。

Which means:

Rapture is about to crack...Everything is in the girl's hands...

Then again, I'm not quite sure on what I heard on the first part, and what I wrote doesn't quite convey the sentiment, but I can't fit it into a short sentence any better. It's something like "Rapture is wanting to crack/break apart."
ZServ's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/31/2008 01:03
ZServ
faiiiil ad
moominsean's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/31/2008 01:33
moominsean
NOOOOOO! Not the fish!
Haxan's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/31/2008 01:41
Haxan
Yeah, I was trying to to be creeped out, and the best I got was: you little bitch, you killed the fish.
carpwrist's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/31/2008 02:59
carpwrist
I just watched the Omen (the original) and I swear that child looks exactly like the kid from the movie. Even that same demonic smile.
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/31/2008 06:39
mistic
sweet commercial!

I bet if they would air stuff like that over here, people would look down on gamers even more :p
Matthew Blake's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/31/2008 07:45
Matthew Blake
I thought that commercial was kinda cool, actually. Only a teensy bit creepy, yeah, but not too bad for a teaser without any gameplay footage. Here's hoping it does well over in Japan.
Pushtrak's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/31/2008 09:15
Pushtrak
My only problem was it was very short, and only good to people with a degree of requisite knowledge already on the game.

I can't imagine people seeing an ad like that and drawing potential GOTY parallels.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/31/2008 11:49
Holyetheline
What a creepy little girl.
luvmysegadc's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/31/2008 13:06
luvmysegadc
I'm calling PETA!!!
liqideos's Avatar - Comment posted on 12/31/2008 22:09
liqideos
BIOSHOKU!

Needs more DeathNotes.
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