Shadows of the DAMNED // EA + Mikami + Suda + Yamaoka

[BBboy20]

Oh yes. The sleeve of his jacket reads "Love will tear us apart".

HHmm, hot-headed Mexican wearing the latest fashion while appreciating post-punk.

[Pikminister]

^^^ Well that's actually not a rare thing at all.

A lot of post-punk Mexican bands exist (Cafe Tacuba, Plastilina Mosh, Elefante, etc.) and the band members all have an interesting fashion sense. Not sure about them being hot-headed, though.



I trust Suda knows his shit.

[Branden_Lucero]

i hope this game doesn't turn out like Jericho. yeah, the game was cool, eerie, all that, but wasn't groundbreaking and had to baby sit more than ever.

[GuardhouseMusic]

Oh yes. The sleeve of his jacket reads "Love will tear us apart".

I don't know any of this Suda51 fellow's games from a first hand basis, but I think I'm starting to like him!

[aris13]

^
Killer7 (another Mikami/suda51 collaboration) features a team of assasins called The Smiths and the words How Soon Is Now? are written on a wall with blood at the beginning of the game. True story.

[GuardhouseMusic]

Now that sounds like a sure purchase, I remember I wasn't into video games for a while because I was too busy listening to bands like The Smiths. Killer7 passed me by.

[aris13]

Halloween Trailer

Nothing new really.

[Kruspe12]

Very excited about how this game will turn out. Soundtrack already sounds awesome, even though it's only one song haha. Akira Yamaoka will definitely shine in this game. Still, it's a shame they didn't ask him to do the next Silent Hill game...

[Pikminister]

Shinji Mikami himself confirmed the Shadows of the Damned for a June 7 release.

Shadows of the Damned confirmed for June release

The developers said during an onstage presentation that their work is heavily influenced by Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez’s direction in the 2007 exploitation double feature Grindhouse. Shadows of the Damned will feature light versus darkness gameplay, with protagonist Garcia Hotspur’s weapon, a shapeshifting ex-demon named Johnson, launching bursts of light at hellspawn. Johnson’s various weapon forms – which include pistols, rifles and torches – can be upgraded with a gem-collection system.

EA and Grasshopper Manufacture promise that light-dark gameplay will “forever change the way gamers perceive puzzles, combat, and action.”

Mikami and Suda also confirmed that Shadows of the Damned’s health system is alcohol based – when Garcia Hotspur is short of health, a shot of alcohol (“the elixir of life in Hell”) will give him a boost. To commemorate that, Mikami and Suda each took a slug of whiskey.

[BBboy20]

Sucker Punch and GhM are start off Summer with an awesome bang.

[aris13]

GDC Trailer

[BBboy20]

Boner...

[Zombie Fred]

This game needs to be played on drugs, I swear. This looks more insane than Deadly Premonition. Also got to love the music I've been hearing from the past trailers they have done so far. Such a great team.

[REmaster]

This game needs to be played on drugs, I swear.

Oh it will be.



I'm really looking forward to this game, I'll probably get it regardless of the reviews just because it's finally a Mikami game that interest me other than the obvious RE titles and Dino Crisis. Maybe I'm out of the loop, but is it true that Mikami's last game will be made after Shadows Of The Damned?

[aris13]

^Yeah he stated that his next game will be his last as a director. He'll still be around though.