PC gaming just got f*cked up: Zeno Clash brings the creepy

Is this a joke?

I was getting a Fable vibe from it. I can definitely see the Oddworld comparisons too.

Two words: Hoochie MAMA!

The source engine is looking dated, but my god, it handles animation well.
And ditto on the characters, I love weird shit.

I guess I'll be the first to say...

DO WANT!

I would like to know more.

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I can see the Fable and Oddworld comparisons.

Do wants!

...............Huh?

That was pretty incredible. It's really nice to see something different, shame I'll never play it since it's PC only.

Ummm, I think I am going to join VWGTI in asking, are you joking? That doesn't intrigue me in any way.

Yeah it's creepy, but that demon voice that sounds like 2-3 people saying the same thing at the same time is always creepy, but I got over that when I was 12 years old and I heard it in some cartoon coming the evil bad dude before voltron shoved his sword up his ass.

Humanoid creatures that look mutated/modified horribly? What if I didn't buy a LE copy of the Hellraiser movies?(Forgive me, I think you know what I mean, that's the only series I could think of on short notice) Is that supposed to make me look past the fact this game looks like something from 1995?

The "unique fighting" looks like a FPS with an option to HtH people, is that something I should be going crazy over as a gamer? Instead of mouseclicking and stabbing someone with a knife, I mouse click THEN HIT W and they go flying!!!!!!!! That's hardly anything to go crazy over.

If it's a joke, you got me good, I thought you guys really were excited about that video.

Ummm, I think I am going to join VWGTI in asking, are you joking? That doesn't intrigue me in any way.

Yeah it's creepy, but that demon voice that sounds like 2-3 people saying the same thing at the same time is always creepy, but I got over that when I was 12 years old and I heard it in some cartoon coming the evil bad dude before voltron shoved his sword up his ass.

Humanoid creatures that look mutated/modified horribly? What if I didn't buy a LE copy of the Hellraiser movies?(Forgive me, I think you know what I mean, that's the only series I could think of on short notice) Is that supposed to make me look past the fact this game looks like something from 1995?

The "unique fighting" looks like a FPS with an option to HtH people, is that something I should be going crazy over as a gamer? Instead of mouseclicking and stabbing someone with a knife, I mouse click THEN HIT W and they go flying!!!!!!!! That's hardly anything to go crazy over.

If it's a joke, you got me good, I thought you guys really were excited about that video.

no idea why there was a double post, sorry, please erase if you can.

I have seen the video four times now....you guys got me good, Istill don't see it.

eeeeh. it looks different for sure, but not necessarily in a good way.

This game looks nuts. Crazy.

Rockvillain: I agee, $30 sounds perfect. I hope the gameplay is as fun as the art style. Hopefully it won't just be a FPS with fists.

I am with Dagerr on this one.

I didn't find this scary or creepy in any way. Somewhat interesting, but the Jericho ads were much creepier than this.

No, I think this game looks fucking stupid. Sorry that I have an opinion.

I dont really know how its gonna turn out. The art is fantastic, the voice is intrigueing yet mildly disturbing. Not enough info to pass judgement

So I did a little research on this game. The developers Ace Team are based in Chile - this is actually the first time I've ever seen a video game developed by a south american studio.

This explains quite a few things: Why it's on the pc, why the graphics aren't as bleeding edge as some of the graphics whores might like it and it also explains why this game won't be a blockbuster. Bear with me, I'll explain that last point.

Developing for a console is expensive, you gota pay the console manifacturer quite a lot of money to get a devkit. A south american studio doesn't have the money for it.

It's their first game and chances are, that they don't have too big a talent and know how pool to draw from. In america, japan and western europe you've got a lot of experienced artists and developers, it's rather easy to stay on the cutting edge. It gets harder the less experience you've got to draw from in you immediate vicinity.

Also it's odd. It's something most western developers (and publishers) wouldn't even try, because they know their market and have long lost any will to take the risks they took during the late 90s and early 2000s. Which was the golden age of PC gaming.

I guess this game won't adhere to too many gaming conventions and will freely mix alll manners of different kinds of gameplay just for the sake of it. Something western developers aren't doing anymore. Because we've all read too many lectures and seen too many power point presentations about how games are supposed to be made.

The game will be frustrating in places, will have a lot of odd glitches and we'll want to kill the guy who designed the UI.

That's just pure speculation on my part. But from all the experience I've had playing eastern european pc games, I think that at least some of these assumptions will be true.

Anyway, I'll watch this from now on - if only because I love pc games and miss that golden age...

This looks bizarre, but no PC gaming for me...my laptop can’t handle it.

"Source powered" is a powerful selling point for your's truly, though I think it looks more like Fable or Oblivion than what I'd except from a Source powered game.
I'm perfectly OK with that, though. I'm solidly in the opinion that any prettiness beyond Max Payne 2 or Morrowind perhaps is just extra unnecessary fluff. What this implies to me however from the trailer is a game not unlike Morrowind or Oblivion, a FPS Fantasy RPG, and that REALLY gets me going. I'll be watching with interest.

Zeno Screenshots

that should do it...sorry bout that

I think I would rather just go watch the animated movie Heavy Metal an get my healthy dose of weird that way...

Reminded me of Oddworld crossed with Elder Scrolls crossed with crack