Goodness. What the hell did I just watch? Aspyr Media released a new teaser trailer for the PC and Xbox 360 title DreamKiller. It stars a female protagonist with the power to slip into demented people’s brains. It sounds crazy from the get, but its more wild than what you’re thinking. Hamza described it as a sick -- totally my addition -- fusion of Doom, BioShock, and Psychonauts. I buy a few parts of that description.
Below the fold you can watch the trailer. The suspense is nice, but when this baby gets rolling, it’s like, whoa. Seriously. Whoa. My brain is mush.
This feels a lot like some Nightmare on Elm Street spin-off. Yet it is one I can get behind. So far, the graphics seem a tad so far, but I'm sure it'll be polished a bit more by the time the game comes out.
Also, points to them if one of the demented people is named Freddy.
The level design is what's going to sell this to me. I want to see Psychonauts-esque level design, like each person is totally unique. Otherwise I can't get very interested in those bland-looking environments.
trailer makes it look like a wii game... seriously back graphics, painkiller looked better. the game play looks a little like painkiller/serious sam :/ not sure how this is going to look at the end but it deffo looks like the graphics engine will be binned afterwards.
Heh it's like the movie The Cell with guns. I dunno how I feel about that game because I think it may be a bit much if you start off with a concept of "venture into people's minds" and then it is just kill lots and lots of creatures. If they took the idea of diving into people's minds and added some suspense with fewer enemies that are really strong and lots of atmosphere I'd be interested (basically saying I hope they don't make it the similar to many other FPSes with such a cool concept). That isn't to say they haven't done that, just can't tell from that video yet.
Dream stuff? Interesting. Cool new setting, very interesting. Awesome style?! HELL YES INTERES....oh just a bunch of guns blowing stuff up. Ok whatever *closes window*
The premise sounds interesting but the trailer lost me when they showed big ass space marine guns. Like Dreamsower said, they should go with something different with such a narrative or else you'll end up with a ;udonarrative dissonance bigger than the state of Texas.
When I first saw the trailer I thought it was an interesting concept and thought it would be an survival horror game.
Then the trailer turned into Quake...
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1:30 AM on 08.18.2009
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a female protagonist in an FPS? give me my bald, gruff space marine or fail.
Interesting premise...though it looks like it could use a wee bit of polish.
Also, points to them if one of the demented people is named Freddy.
I maybe would've been interested before they showed a gattling gun and mechnical spider-cyborg thing.
I'd love another Psychonauts/Bioshock but can Dreamkiller replicate the sensation of these games?
Then the trailer turned into Quake...