As you've already read, American McGee is returning to the twisted world of Alice with Madness Returns. The plot sees Alice released from the Rutledge Asylum and put into the care of a London psychiatrist. Alice still has her demented hallucinations so she returns to Wonderland as her last salvation. Unfortunately for her, something has gone wrong with Wonderland while she was away so she has to save it as well as herself through her adventure.
American McGee and crew aren't really ready to talk specifics, but he did state during his presentation at the EA Showcase yesterday that "like the first game, [Madness Returns] is going to focus very heavily on amazing art, awesome story, interesting puzzle, adventure and action gameplay." RJ Berg, the writer on the original game, will be back for the sequel too.
So yeah, this sounds pretty amazing. Along with the teaser and screens, Electronic Arts and developer Spicy Horse have launched the official website, Facebook page and Twitter account called @The White Rabbit that you can follow (HAR HAR) for updates to the game. What do you all think of the new Alice game?
Alice: Madness Returns is set to come out next year for the PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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1:00 AM on 07.21.2010
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I always thought that the skinniness and stiffness were part of the art direction. The game's characters are dark, malnourished, almost doll-like. Just look at the Cheshire Cat! I always liked it, so the screens look awesome to me...
Also, I hope this also means that the first game gets a PSN/XBL rerelease.
Well you are right... this time i have to sit through a 30 sec Ad to watch the teaser =P
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Well Alice IS the only game he truly did right... kinda hard to see how he could screw it up
In fact forget that all together, this is the only wonderland I'll beleive in now.
Also I thought this was game's official twitter:
http://twitter.com/WakeWhiteRabbit
Too bad it's not, that would've been radical.
AWWW YEAH!!!
I thought Burton'#s Alice was entertaining, not a bad watch, but THIS is how it should have been! 18/M rated, sick as fuck, it would have been awesome.
Burton is the pussy of darkness, or the dark kids producer, he's like a middle ground between kids stuff and darkness. I WANT DARKER.
At least American McGee has me covered.
The only down side in the new Alice is the Unreal engine. On some screens you can see it waaay too much and I'm really not a big fan of the built-in shaders. I hope they get rid of all that crap shaders and make it something less "unreal". :D
I still have my big box version of it with the diary and all that... lovely stuff.
@TheCleaningGuy: Please. Ever noticed that the game was titled "American McGee PRESENTS Scrapland?
The talented folks at Mercury Steam designed the game. McGee lent his name to the project. And people like you think he was the talent behind the vision.
Do you know the name of the designer behind Scrapland? Of course not. And that is the problem, really.
You are being guided by a marketable name.
And you know what? This game won't bomb; in fact, it will be quite good simply because EA is bankrolling the project and has a team of talented developers, artists and designers behind the game, making sure that despite his meddling the game will be a hit with critics and gamers alike.
At the end of the day though, all you will remember is the guy's name, not the real talent behind the game.
Such a shame.
Oh, and http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3137778
Today is a good day.
If they bring the gryphon back (and why not, it's crazyteims) for more than a get-killed role, I'll buy it. :P
"Here's a riddle: When is a croquet mallet like a billy club? I'll tell you: Whenever you want it to be!"
and the old voice actor, he was brilliant
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TywZpy1U7Jg
Also, I simply love getting on D-toid and seeing Alice along the top headlines. So awesome.
The problem I guess is, if she's going BACK to a warped Wonderland, with all the same warped characters, doesn't it seem like the same game all over again? Perhaps I'm simply jumping the gun from excitement, since in the original, she went to Wonderland in the confides of the mental house, and in this one, it seems she's being hypnotized to induce either a rendezvous in Wonderland, or simply a retelling/expansion of the universe.
Simply Put: I can't wait for this game.
But these are only my two coins.
I wasn't expecting the blood, even after seeing the screenshot. It was like my balls were a Ziplock bag and somebody suddenly pulled it inside out and locked it. :/
Anyways, I seriously am interested in the CONCEPT. Wish it was placed in better hands though.