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Self-aware comic book hero Rick Ajax tells it like it is in a brand new trailer for Unbound Saga. Here, the miserable tough guy laments his life as a slave to the whims of his creator, telling us about the robot zombies, apron-wearing bears and rodeo clowns that make up his unique rogue's gallery.

As with everything I've seen from Vogster's PSP beat 'em up, this trailer is looking good and has gotten me suitably pumped for Rick Ajax's videogame debut. As a fan of self-aware humor and old school brawlers, this one hits all the right notes for me. Hit the jump to see what I'm talking about.

It's just a shame that, with a name like Unbound Saga, people will be expecting yet another lazy Japanese RPG.


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Clayton S Chan's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2009 21:48
Clayton S Chan
That art looks like he's EXTREMELY proud to be binding that woman's arms behind her back with a chain.
whatisdelicious's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2009 22:04
whatisdelicious
No offense. But this game looks dumb.

This game should instead just become an HD remake of Comix Zone that adds checkpoints and gets rid of the whole "you take damage when you punch stuff" thing.
Psy-Phi's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2009 22:16
Psy-Phi
Clayton, your perception of that image is an enlightening view into your psyche to say the least. May be time to get yourself checked out, y'know before you have a breakdown in 10 years. ;)

Seriously...he's not binding her arms. He's just getting ready to dispense some justice with that chain. Why she's there I don't know? Eye candy? But if her arms were tied behind her back you wouldn't see them in the position that they are now. Unless the artist is absolutely terrible, but I doubt it, because it's very decent.
X51's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2009 22:27
X51
What in god's name is wrong with her chest? Chests don't look like that!
Brlito's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2009 23:38
Brlito
This game looks like Haze:

1) (while carrying the game home before reading reviews) wow this game got huge hype I hope it's decent!

2) (after opening it and popping it in) Halo killer? Hah!

3) (realising you opened it and can't return it) *harakiri*
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2009 23:58
Dexter345
Yeah, I dunno, Jim. I'm all for self-aware humor, but the gameplay in that video looked beyond bland.
Chronic Logic's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 00:00
Chronic Logic
Ugh, the name sucks, change it. The graphics are bleh, it doesn't even look "comicky". And it seems like they only stay in one panel, can they rip pages from the comic? Can they move to another panel or another page?
Los255's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 00:43
Los255
"It's just a shame that, with a name like Unbound Saga, people will be expecting yet another lazy Japanese RPG."

I'm not gonna lie, I thought it was.
whormongr's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 01:04
whormongr
looks meh. but on the subject... when is this flood of psp badassedness coming? we've had a couple of titles trickle but I am waiting for the big flood
Onlineatron's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 01:36
Onlineatron
Looks like Comix Zone... minus the style.
phantomile's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 02:27
phantomile
I was excited for this solely because of this concept but this trailer is just...bad. Really...bad. Oh well, always good to save my money I guess.
Naim Master's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2009 10:27
Naim Master
Meh , but it really does looks like they're having some BDSM right there ...
whatthi's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/01/2009 19:16
whatthi
wow is it me or does he sound like rodney dangerfield..
X-angwin8r's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/06/2009 11:05
X-angwin8r
I'm still not sure what to think about this one. I'm a sucker for metafictional awareness, and the voiceover sounds like the male lead might give it at least a modicum of personality, but the trailer makes it look like they took Comix Zone's main gimmick and slapped it onto a rather generic-looking brawler. What I'd really like to see is Comix Zone-esqe game that fully embraced the concept of being within a comic book. Gameplay elements and environments inspired by, and making fun of, the various genres of comics throughout the decades. Pulp horror comics, noir mystery, superheroes, heck maybe even newspaper funnies. That could really take the self-aware humor to the next level.

So basically, two big ideas: either a re-imagining of Comix Zone or a Deadpool game. The thought of a game based on my favorite fourth-wall breaking ADD-afflicted merc gives me special tingly feeling.s
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