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First next-gen Splatterhouse screens hit the web, very bloody


Nick Chester \\ 05.01.2008	68 comments

Czech gaming Web site Tiscali Games has just posted the first screenshots from Namco Bandai's upcoming next-gen gore fest, Splatterhouse.

From the screens the game looks to have a God of War-like vibe, with the 'roid-raged Rick tearing apart monsters with both his bare hands, in addition to busting skulls with his trademark wooden board. Other than the fact that Rick looks disproportional and ridiculous (which we already were prepared for), there's not much else to go on.

I'm all about tearing off monster's heads and smashing in their faces with 2x4s, but I'm going to remain cautious about this title. There's something about it that just looks ... off. Am I alone in this feeling?

68 COMMENTS, LATEST BY SLiFE
I'm feeling very meh about his whole thing. - view discussion

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Luigi takes over says:
05/01/2008 14:29

You're not alone, I'm really unhappy that they're making a next gen Splatterhouse. It deserves to be remade/remastered as a DS/PSP game in my opinion.

I have a feeling this is going to be awful.

YellowHare says:
05/01/2008 14:29

BANE!

DaedHead8 says:
05/01/2008 14:30

It definitely doesn't feel right, I agree. I hope it's just due to the game being incomplete because a God of War style Splatterhouse game sounds awesome.

Mister Disco says:
05/01/2008 14:31

Long arm is loooooooong.

liquidninja says:
05/01/2008 14:31

Bane indeed.

MaxVest says:
05/01/2008 14:33

Those ground textures look really bad, was the first thing I noticed. And you know they're bad when the picture shows Rick v2.0 putting a 2x4 through some creature's skull.

Senisan82 says:
05/01/2008 14:36

He looks like hes made of clay :(

Mekanikles says:
05/01/2008 14:37

I didn't know Chun-Li starred in Splatterhouse

entrager says:
05/01/2008 14:37

Yeah... that shot looks *really* rough. Very last-gen. This must be either concept art, or a really early build.

Passionate Styos says:
05/01/2008 14:38

It looks fugly, but I'm gonna be optimistic and say that I'm still happy that this will come out.

mix says:
05/01/2008 14:41

I played a demo rom of the 1st one and it was hard but damn fun (need to find an actual WHOLE version....)

Hopefully this one is still as fun.

Joseph -Orcist- Leray says:
05/01/2008 14:42

I am not stoked about the character design. It's all clunky and stuff ... and, like Max said, the textures are pretty rough.

Holyetheline says:
05/01/2008 14:45

Big Buddy couldn't take no more so he split Franks skull with a two-by-four.

method47 says:
05/01/2008 14:47

Looks like a PS1 game, IMO. Maybe the characters look like PS2.

But compare this to a Medieval screen shot.

Char Aznable says:
05/01/2008 14:47

Lots and lots o' veins.

Cheeburga says:
05/01/2008 14:48

Meh.

brandon85 says:
05/01/2008 14:49

ROIDS!!!

MrJunko says:
05/01/2008 14:51

If there is a game that needs to be remade its fucking PUNCH OUT. WHAT THE FUCK.

GuitarAtomik says:
05/01/2008 14:53

Man. How many times is EGM going to get their exclusives ganked by some other country?

king3vbo says:
05/01/2008 15:01

YAY! Looks brutal

mix says:
05/01/2008 15:02

@MrJunko
YES!

Chad Concelmo says:
05/01/2008 15:04

Uh oh. This looks like trouble.

Reaprar says:
05/01/2008 15:11

I don't know what it is.. but this just doesn't look right.

Dr Spaceman says:
05/01/2008 15:12

Yeah, not a good outlook.

michiyoyoshiku says:
05/01/2008 15:13

This just in Rick is no longer the Main Character.......

It's Chris Benoit

adultswim810 says:
05/01/2008 15:14

that blood fails

Rockvillian says:
05/01/2008 15:16

Looks like a bunch of 40 year old businessmen had the idea to remake Splatterhouse after watching their sons play the first level of God of War, walked into an 8th grade Art Class and asked everyone to draw what they'd like to see Splatterhouse look like if it was NEXT-GEN, then picked the resulting concept art at random and made the kid executive producer of the project. After that they went into the computer programming class and waved a poster of Duke Nukem Forever around and grabbed the first kid that stood up.

mabman says:
05/01/2008 15:17

small head looks small

Jaren Face says:
05/01/2008 15:18

nothing like shoddy screen shots to sink my hype for a game.

foxhound421 says:
05/01/2008 15:26

maybe i'm not qualified to say this since i never played the original, and i know there's going for a stylized approach but damn... that's fucking ugly.

jpitner says:
05/01/2008 15:33

Anyone else like how in some of the screens his arm is coming apart? About time we get actual damage done to our characters as our life bar depletes.

Char Aznable says:
05/01/2008 15:43

What a difference a week makes.

Nick Chester says:
05/01/2008 15:44

Actually, I just read the EGM article (from which I hope these screenshots were not ganked from), and I'm a bit more optimistic about the game. It's being developed by the cats who did Mark of Kri, and they do some pretty solid work.

And about the arm, jpitner -- the game apparently has a health regeneration system, so what you're seeing will regenerate over time (thing Halo, but with flesh). Could be a cool effect if done right.

micro44 says:
05/01/2008 15:45

mix says:
05/01/2008 14:41
I played a demo rom of the 1st one and it was hard but damn fun (need to find an actual WHOLE version....)

Hopefully this one is still as fun.

Isn't this game available on Virtual Console

BHACKNEY says:
05/01/2008 15:47

Kinda reminds me on "Nightmare Creatures" and not in a good way.

Haxan says:
05/01/2008 15:53

It looks like a Bargain Bin game. Is this really a shot from the new Clayfighter?

Jim Sterling says:
05/01/2008 15:57

I, for one, am not expecting a gaming revolution. I'm expecting a gory, silly, big dumb action game. It looks like I'm going to be happy while everyone else is complaining.

Which is ironic.

xSledgewick says:
05/01/2008 16:03

This is why some super dev. team should be made, only for the sake of porting old games to new consoles. Who would it be? Hey, it's my idea... and it's not going to happen, so why bother?

Professor Pew says:
05/01/2008 16:08

This is for the PS1, right?

PaperBowser0 says:
05/01/2008 16:12

I agree with you too MrJunko, where the fuck is Punch Out!?

Coheed says:
05/01/2008 16:29

Ugh, yeah, something about the screens definitely looks bizarre. I'm holding out til there's more about the game though, cause I've always thought the Splatterhouse series looked awesome and Mark of Kri was a pretty bitchin' game. If nothing else, it's finally motivating me to finally seek out some ROMs of the original games.

Hitogoroshi says:
05/01/2008 16:38

Like it has been said. This is the Mark of Kri team so I'm not worried.

GuitarAtomik says:
05/01/2008 16:52

@Nick

I get my EGMs sooo late most of the time (I still don't have this issue). There was one time where my local Walgreen's got an issue a full week before I did and Walgreen's gets their magazines way later than most newsstands.

SantanaClaus89 says:
05/01/2008 16:56

I don't think there's anything wrong here at all... I mean I always hold a 2x4 in my hand like I would a sheet of paper when I'm violently swinging it around.

Don't you guys?

MaximusPaynicus says:
05/01/2008 16:59

I won't pass judgment, but I will say this: I'm concerned.

mix says:
05/01/2008 17:30

@micro44

VC as in Wii??

Might have to look into that....

animateria says:
05/01/2008 17:35

Sigh...

That doesn't look good at all.

Hopefully its much better in motion.

Which is usually the case.

Teen Idol says:
05/01/2008 18:13

Being a huge fan of the originals, I'm just fucking pumped to see Rick again. Hopefully it'll have alot of horror referenced levels like the originals did.

..I just came.

Wedge says:
05/01/2008 18:24

How long ago was this announced? Wasn't it like, a week or two ago? I can't imagine this has been in development that long, but either way, I don't really care about the game.

Kyousuke Nanbu says:
05/01/2008 20:23

It looks really weird, that roided out look is what I expect his super form to look like, not his normal form.

podebeijaranoiva says:
05/01/2008 20:45

Too clear.
Not creepy.
Looks like Death Jr.

Splatterhouse 2, with pixelated graphics and altered-beast-like soundtrack was scary and depressing.... if you took too much time to finish the game your wife and kid die... thats Splatterhouse, not this x-steroids-xtreme-fest

boxhound says:
05/01/2008 21:33

Oh my, that looks insanely fucking goofy. :(

-PL- says:
05/01/2008 21:53

I'll try it out. I never liked splatterhouse games. I think their greatness was a bit over-exaggerated because they were some of the first somewhat gory games to hit the market. However, I've realized that shunning games based directly on their screenshots is not a good idea, and I've missed a few games as a result.

Mxyzptlk says:
05/01/2008 22:58

I read the EGM preview first, so I was wondering why everyone was complaining... then I looked at the screens shown on the site. Yeah, not the best showcase of the game. The EGM article (plus the fact that this game is far from release) gives me hope.

shouryuuken says:
05/01/2008 23:31

yeah.. i loved mark of kri, but this doesnt look that good. then again, i never was a fan of the 16 bit splatterhouse series, and this is still early in development so who knows. i do know that im not a big fan of over the top gore... its just not amusing to me (not trying to sound like a snob, just my preference).

once again though, loved mark of kri, almost forgot about those games. those guys need to make a ps3 game, thatd be swell.

Two says:
05/01/2008 23:32

Looks awesome.

Volomon says:
05/02/2008 00:20

Ya its off big time, before he looked like a Jason hulk, now he looks like a mutant with a mask. Which to me means its probably dipped down on the story which was a major area of greatness with the originals in that weird spooky sort of way. Also since its no longer in a super haunted house it appears the story might have changed all together.

brainderailment says:
05/02/2008 01:07

Looks like a really generic Original Xbox game.

Monco Vega says:
05/02/2008 01:11

Wrong wrong wrong wrong wrong.

angusm says:
05/02/2008 03:11

Wow, sure is alot of unnecessary bitching going on.
Unless I'm really missing something here this is still a WIP.
Screenshots don't really do any game justice, you gotta see it in motion. Also that PS1 shit's a ridiculous comparison.
Granted it could still be a shit game, but the mass amount of rather ungrounded criticism makes me wonder why I'm trying to get an education to go into game development if any games I work on are just going to be played by a large community of whiny hype-train riding lil' bitches.
Don't bother flaming, I won't be checking the comments to read it anyways.

exodus1925 says:
05/02/2008 04:26

As excited as I am about this release. I just don't think that it will suit a next-gen console. As Luigi Takes Over said, a PSP/DS release would be a MUCH better ided. Instead, they have what appears to be some pretty lame graphics on a high powered console, daym.

Demtor says:
05/02/2008 06:55

Bream 'em off sumthin' Rick! Boo ya!!

*pees his pants with excitement*

Barley says:
05/02/2008 07:22

Yeah,
I'm a huge fan of the original and i'm sure I'm going to enjoy this one too.

Why are there so many moaners?

RICK SMASH MONSTERS NOW!!!!
That's all the game ever was....

dew_lite says:
05/02/2008 09:13

Holy shit guys the game's not shipping next week, you don't really expect polished back of the box quality screenshots do you?

shouryuuken says:
05/02/2008 09:27

@Nick Chester: Actually, the game is being made by Bottle Rocket and they only did Rise of the Kasai, not Mark of Kri. SCEA worked on the first game, which got higher reviews and was better in my opinion. Bottle Rocket took over for the second one, and although i dont trust all reviews, it recieved an average of 20 points lower than Mark of Kri.

catsithx says:
05/02/2008 10:29

Oh my god it's aman with roid rage with ahockey mask must be a nhl player shooting up

daCuk says:
05/02/2008 12:04

where is my Wanpaku Graffiti?????

SLiFE says:
05/02/2008 13:46

I'm feeling very meh about his whole thing.

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