American Mcgee's Alice

Solid Snake · 07-15-2006, 04:45 AM

Like it? I love it.

insane_cobra · 07-15-2006, 06:03 AM

One of my favorites. Amazing art and level design, still looks fantastic.

simpson_yellow · 07-15-2006, 06:13 AM

Great style, truly inspired. Mostly empty gameplay though. Bit of a shame because they were really onto something special with it.

MdaG · 07-15-2006, 07:02 AM

I got bored with it pretty quickly, but I must agree it is an artistic game.

Dasilva · 07-15-2006, 07:41 AM

Love it!

I Love Cookiemonster · 07-15-2006, 07:56 AM

I loved the demo, but when i bought the full version it turned out to be a little different and that was a bit of a let down. But all in all it's a really good game, very original, but maybe a bit difficult. I've never finished it but since i still have got a number of games lying about that never even saw the inside om my cd-rom drive i'll probably wont get around to it in the near future.

insane_cobra · 07-15-2006, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by simpson_yellow

Mostly empty gameplay though.

I don't think it was empty, it's a nice action game. Some weapons were almost useless, though.

simpson_yellow · 07-15-2006, 03:24 PM

Perhaps not empty, but at least pretty shallow. After about the third level, the only reason I was still playing was for the stellar character and visual design.

insane_cobra · 07-16-2006, 12:25 AM

I don't think it was shallow, either.

Especially not when compared to other games of the time. It had a varied set of rather imaginative weapons, each with a secondary mode of fire, great level design, light puzzles, competent enemies (sometimes too competent), memorable and well thought out boss battles... Sure, the only thing that really stood out was its art design, but I wouldn't say the gameplay was boring or shallow.

Henke · 07-16-2006, 05:24 AM

I've just started playing it (I borrowed it from my neighbour) and it seems really good. The artdesign is breathtaking like already stated in this thread. Nice that you can also talk to the characters you meet. Although based on the small part I played it seemed a little linear and repetative. But I have to play more to know for sure if that is the case.

kuze · 07-16-2006, 05:56 AM

I loved the ingame music. Amazing work of art by Chris Vrenna.

Henke · 07-16-2006, 06:56 AM

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Originally Posted by kuze

I loved the ingame music. Amazing work of art by Chris Vrenna.

I agree. It sounds very similar to the stuff Elfman do for Tim Burton.

Bobske · 07-16-2006, 11:38 PM

I also love this game, but more for the artwork than the gameplay itself

BTW, did you guys know that there is going to be a movie based on the game? The movie will be released next year and stars Sarah Michelle Gellar as Alice!

Although I'm a big fan of SMG (HOT!), I don't think she is the right person to portray Alice.

We'll see what happens...

kuze · 07-17-2006, 02:46 AM

It will be a big fail - I was looking forward to the movie until I heard that Gellar is playing Alice.

Fop · 07-17-2006, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Henke

I agree. It sounds very similar to the stuff Elfman do for Tim Burton.

*did

I Love Cookiemonster · 07-17-2006, 06:33 AM

Game-movies suck in general. Alice won't be an exception.

Bobske · 07-17-2006, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by I Love Cookiemonster

Game-movies suck in general. Alice won't be an exception.

People said the same thing about Silent Hill: The movie. Personally, I thought that Silent Hill was amazing! I've seen the film on vacation in America in a theather with a kick ass big screen and in my home town in The Netherlands. I've never seen a move twice in my life!

Definately going to buy SH on DVD.

Alice might turn out ok...

insane_cobra · 07-17-2006, 08:25 AM

Silent Hill was very forgettable and not particularly good. Flashy, but no substance. In other words, another MTV generation horror.

Bobske · 07-17-2006, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by insane_cobra

Silent Hill was very forgettable and not particularly good. Flashy, but no substance. In other words, another MTV generation horror.

What's wrong with an "MTV generation horror" movie? Not every movie has to be a mindboggeling, classic in the making, AFI top 100 movie. SH was made by a director who loved the SH games and actually knew what he was doing. SH was the first true-to-the-game film adaptation. The setting was cool, it used music from the game and the SFX looked amazing and the story was pretty much ok.

I don't know if you played the game(s), but the atmosphere was just right. The siren wailing, the crackling sounds of the radio, the first encounter with Pyramid Head, the janitor! It all worked!

insane_cobra · 07-18-2006, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Bobske

What's wrong with an "MTV generation horror" movie?

I'll say it again: flashy, but no substance.

I've played all but SH4 and I don't think the atmosphere was right. The town in the movie was like a huge gothic ruin, in the games it's more like a present day city - which is exactly what made it creepy in the first place - and not as decayed (except when the Otherworld kicks in, of course). I appreciate the effort, but it doesn't make it a good movie.

07-15-2006, 04:45 AM	#1
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07-15-2006, 06:03 AM	#2
insane_cobra gin soaked boy Last Online: 10-21-2010 12:08 AM Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virovitica, Croatia Posts: 4,093	One of my favorites. Amazing art and level design, still looks fantastic. __________________ What you piss in is yours for life.

07-15-2006, 07:41 AM	#5
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07-16-2006, 12:25 AM	#9
insane_cobra gin soaked boy Last Online: 10-21-2010 12:08 AM Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virovitica, Croatia Posts: 4,093	I don't think it was shallow, either. Especially not when compared to other games of the time. It had a varied set of rather imaginative weapons, each with a secondary mode of fire, great level design, light puzzles, competent enemies (sometimes too competent), memorable and well thought out boss battles... Sure, the only thing that really stood out was its art design, but I wouldn't say the gameplay was boring or shallow. __________________ What you piss in is yours for life.

07-16-2006, 05:24 AM	#10
Henke Headbanger Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The North Posts: 2,233	I've just started playing it (I borrowed it from my neighbour) and it seems really good. The artdesign is breathtaking like already stated in this thread. Nice that you can also talk to the characters you meet. Although based on the small part I played it seemed a little linear and repetative. But I have to play more to know for sure if that is the case. __________________ NP: Botanicula, Catherine, Dear Esther, Okami

07-15-2006, 06:13 AM	#3
simpson_yellow Squeaky Last Online: 03-23-2009 08:22 PM Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 1,320	Great style, truly inspired. Mostly empty gameplay though. Bit of a shame because they were really onto something special with it.

07-15-2006, 07:02 AM	#4
MdaG Master of time and space Last Online: 09-24-2011 02:43 PM Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Sverige Posts: 1,480	I got bored with it pretty quickly, but I must agree it is an artistic game.

07-15-2006, 07:56 AM	#6
I Love Cookiemonster Senior Member Last Online: 08-04-2011 12:27 AM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Apeldoorn, The Netherlands Posts: 516	I loved the demo, but when i bought the full version it turned out to be a little different and that was a bit of a let down. But all in all it's a really good game, very original, but maybe a bit difficult. I've never finished it but since i still have got a number of games lying about that never even saw the inside om my cd-rom drive i'll probably wont get around to it in the near future.

07-15-2006, 03:24 PM	#8
simpson_yellow Squeaky Last Online: 03-23-2009 08:22 PM Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 1,320	Perhaps not empty, but at least pretty shallow. After about the third level, the only reason I was still playing was for the stellar character and visual design.

07-16-2006, 05:56 AM	#11
kuze In an evening of July... Last Online: 10-12-2016 02:53 AM Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 1,215	I loved the ingame music. Amazing work of art by Chris Vrenna.

07-16-2006, 11:38 PM	#13
Bobske Biomechanoid Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 543	I also love this game, but more for the artwork than the gameplay itself BTW, did you guys know that there is going to be a movie based on the game? The movie will be released next year and stars Sarah Michelle Gellar as Alice! Although I'm a big fan of SMG (HOT!), I don't think she is the right person to portray Alice. We'll see what happens... __________________ The box said 'Requires Windows 95 or better'. So I installed LINUX.

07-17-2006, 02:46 AM	#14
kuze In an evening of July... Last Online: 10-12-2016 02:53 AM Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 1,215	It will be a big fail - I was looking forward to the movie until I heard that Gellar is playing Alice.

07-17-2006, 06:33 AM	#16
I Love Cookiemonster Senior Member Last Online: 08-04-2011 12:27 AM Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Apeldoorn, The Netherlands Posts: 516	Game-movies suck in general. Alice won't be an exception.

07-17-2006, 08:25 AM	#18
insane_cobra gin soaked boy Last Online: 10-21-2010 12:08 AM Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Virovitica, Croatia Posts: 4,093	Silent Hill was very forgettable and not particularly good. Flashy, but no substance. In other words, another MTV generation horror. __________________ What you piss in is yours for life.