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One screen: Alice in Wonderland game looks beautiful photo

I'm not going to lie: I don't have much here. Disney Interactive literally sent me this one picture of the upcoming game Alice in Wonderland. It looks great, though, and I felt it was nice enough to warrant a post.

Disney tells us that this screenshot is in-game art from the upcoming PC game, and it features a sneak peek of the Mad Hatter himself. Will Johnny Depp voice him? We'll see.

Look off in the distance: you can see a castle, and it looks like something is blowing in. Looks like this tea party is going south. You can't judge much from one shot, but this looks nice so far.

I don't know if one picture is good enough to hold you over until the March 2010 release date, but I'm sure we'll see more of the game before then. Rabbit: creepy much?

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Daxelman's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/06/2009 21:04
Daxelman
Waitin' on that American Mcgee's Alice 2....

But this does look nice. Maybe we'll get this version of Alice when KH3 finally shows up.
aZZmodan's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/06/2009 21:05
aZZmodan
Well, if Tim is involved, it will reek of awesomeness. I can't wait for the movie...
Torzelan's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/06/2009 21:09
Torzelan
Can't put a finger on why exactly, but Alice in Wonderland is one of my all-time least favorite stories :( Perhaps a bit too trippy.
Then again it's been a while, so it could be time to re-visit it all and see if I "get it" now or whatever...
Dan Hoyt's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/06/2009 21:10
Dan Hoyt
Dale, I gotta respectfully disagree with you-my personal opinion is that this shot looks like typical movie-licensed garbage. Utter garbage.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/06/2009 21:11
Chronic Logic
I say they should make a video game adaption of Marilyn Manson's Phantasmagoria movie...if it ever comes out that is.
timtheterrible's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/06/2009 21:27
timtheterrible
Epic Alice?
Jaren Face's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/06/2009 21:29
Jaren Face
More like "Mad Hatter's Wonderland featuring Alice", am I right?

I am in the same boat as Daxelman. While I prefer this to be AM's Alice 2, this does have potential. It certainly looks nice.
Colette Bennett's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/06/2009 21:32
Colette Bennett
One screen is all I need to feel the call of DO WANT...
Roryzilla's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/06/2009 21:53
Roryzilla
Looks like every movie game ever
bunnymud's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/06/2009 22:00
bunnymud
Kinda looks like Fable 2....but cooler
Cartman's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/06/2009 22:25
Cartman
Yeah ima have to agree with some of the above.... Looks no different from any other high-budget movie game.
cranes88's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/06/2009 22:33
cranes88
Gay
Catmurderer's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/06/2009 22:35
Catmurderer
This should not be so brown.
themizarkshow's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/06/2009 23:20
themizarkshow
Looks pretty cool (and true to what I've seen in trailers)... hopefully it isn't another licensed movie game. I'd love to play some Alice in Wonderland.
laika one's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2009 00:01
laika one
No way in hell is Johnny Depp voicing him.

Also, i dunno about this movie. Tim Burton's let me down so many times before, and the trailer didn't make me hopeful. This game doesn't look much better. It'll probably be as good as the potc games :s
D-503's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2009 01:16
D-503
McGeeeeeeee!
Reginald's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2009 01:30
Reginald
wasn't this game made 10 years ago ?
BattyAdroit's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2009 06:38
BattyAdroit
@Daxelman: Do you really need AMA2? Since the original game covered both books, how much more of the story needs to be told?

We've been there; done that.

I'd prefer to see other artist's take on the tale, honestly. Or I'd rather see American McGee tackle a different story. (remember when he had plans to do Oz?)

As is the case with most unplanned sequels-without-causes, I believe that AMA2 may be a derivative disaster.
Maurice Tan's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2009 07:56
Maurice Tan
Movie game, meh. It doesn't look like it will stand out from the usual fare like G-Force did :)
Freefall's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2009 08:32
Freefall
Hope this doesn't push aside American Mcgee's Alice 2.
Onlineatron's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2009 09:13
Onlineatron
Not as beautiful as Folklore.
TorpedoTed's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2009 09:40
TorpedoTed
@bunnymud
Thats exactly what i was thinkung, fable 2 engine!!

@Coletter B

you mean one sound of Mr Depp's voice ;¬)
Cacophony's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2009 09:54
Cacophony
No matter how good they make it look, it probably wont amount for much. But, I suppose we could always wait and see.

I also have a deep loathing of this movie project in general. The 'lolBurtonDeppCarter!' train left my station a long, long, long time ago.
Xzyliac's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2009 11:13
Xzyliac
Alice in Wonderland is my favorite story of all-time. I read that and Through the Looking Glass at least every 3-6 months and find something new to analyze every time. I am wicked excited for Tim Burton's interpretation even though I know I'll be nitpicky about.

However I'm more interested in Marilyn Manson's movie about Lewis Carrol who wrote Alice.
The Kojukinator's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2009 13:27
The Kojukinator
I'm disappointed by this Bloom-whoring screenshot. The pallete is uninspired, the shadows are soft round blotches, the lighting is baked in to the textures, some of which are lame, and the foliage is pretty weak for current gen. Graphically this image is lacking in production quality. This brings me back to my first sentence, WTF is up with the trend to cover up shitty art with "bloom" which isn't even real HDR?

Also @Fable 2 comparison in the comments... Fable 2 isn't the best looking game, but it pulled it off well enough. And it's simplicity was not as detracting visually as this one is. See...
Holiday's Avatar - Comment posted on 08/07/2009 16:51
Holiday
See now...Many years ago we had American McGee's Alice which was a good game and presented a darker, slightly more twisted and often psychedelic take on the classic story. THIS was the game that should have been made into a movie ages ago, if it were not for all the stupid red tape and legal B.S. So now we have the Tim Burton take on the original story, not on American McGee's Alice version, and I can't help but feel robbed of what could/should have been. Aaaand a new video game too, which I doubt will be anywhere near as cool as American McGee's Alice.

Really, disappointing. The American McGee concept of an older Alice returning to a now more sinister Wonderland was a great idea. Now instead we get Johnny Depp in clown makeup. Pfft.
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