Outland was first presented to me as a kind of consolation prize. I had an appointment to see Child of Eden, the one and only Kinect title I could give a rat's ass about. Right before my date with the game, I got a sheepishly performed "Oh, Child of Eden? Yeah, we're not showing that anymore, but you could check out Outland? That's a new game we just announced today?" break-up call.
Her unnecessary question marks were not reassuring.
I went into the game not feeling too positive. By the end of the eyes-on presentation, I was pretty much in love with the game. The level design, the art direction, the Ikaruga/Metroid infused gameplay, the Patapon + Shadow of the Colossus bosses, all top f*cking notch.
As usual, I made the developer of the game a little uncomfortable, though I like to think that my enthusiasm for his work grew on him by the time things were over. Check out the video and judge for yourself.
Jonathan Holmes is the most lovable Associate Editor on Destructoid. Catch him on videos, original editorials, and on back episodes of the Destructoid Show and MTV's Road Rules. Jonathan is a retro gamer's gamer.
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4:30 PM on 09.04.2010
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I think my laugh has been building to this moment.
Oh, and the game looks pretty nice.
AWESOME!!!
Oh shit.
I WANT THIS GAME.
XBL Arcade and PSN.
Game looks damn good.
@ EdgyDude- I thought I was pretty nice, just perhaps a bit to gregarious. New games get me excited.
Loved this interview too. Although nervous, the guy seemed far more genuine than the usual PR people. Holmes also seemed like he made a new friend, but that seems to be his M.O. (a good one).
... but holy damn does this game look incredible.