I was doing a bit of searching this evening trying to find myself some more information on "I Am Alive". Thanks to Gamespot however, I found myself searching through a list of games that were announced, had trailers and followings, and just kind of, forgotten.
One game was called "Dead Island". It was kind of a silly idea, pinning you against an island full of zombies, but it was that simplistic fun that made Left 4 Dead fun. I just couldn't help what wonder what happened to it.
Along with that, the game, Metronome City was a sort of action adventure game,where you run around a cleverly stylized city, using sound to defeat your enemies. It was a novel idea and the graphics looked quite impressive and cartoonish.
Next is a game called, "The Outsider". This game is kind of like, Jason Bourne, meets, James Bond, meets Sam Fisher. It had a sort of cause and effect system where your actions judge, blah blah blah, it's been said and done before, but I still would've liked to seen it come to life.
Then there are two games that I think have turned into other games. "Hydrophobia" looks a lot like "Wet". All the screenshots presented were the main character, in watery places, looking at the camera via "Myspace Angles".
Then the game, "Shcwarzenburg", or as I like to call it, "Saboteur", was listed. Sadly all that was there was a description, saying basically that your a spy in WWII, but your a scientist. Sounds awfully similar to me.
But not all these games were gold mines, there are some I am glad will not live. One game being called, ridiculously, "Rainy Woods"....Yeah, I'll give you a second to absorb that. This game had a trailer that looked horrible along with just plain stupid. I couldn't find a plot in that mess, and the closing "tagline", was, and I quote!, "So I finally got to see the Rainy Woods". HOLY HELL, CAN YOU FEEL THE SUSPENSE?! Seriously, if there is a god, he will let this game die.
Then there is the vampire hunting, "Harker". The game looks like "The Bourne Conspiracy, but in a medieval setting. The main character is shown in a trailer doing burly man things, like ripping vampire arms off, punching them in the throat, running stakes through their hearts and biting their faces off. Well, maybe not the last one. But this game looks downright, stupid.
Next, I want to point out a game called, Voodoo Nights. It is Army of Two, but you control both people. Now remember those fond experiences you had with AoT? Neither do I. And this game is a knockoff of it. But in this one you can slow time, and control them at the same time. Wow, thats worth 60 dollars.
Lastly, my personal favorite. "Possession" is a game where you control a guy, who isn't a guy anymore, but more like a demon with dreadlock looking tubes coming out of his head. You control a horde of zombies for no real point, and wear camo pants. This game is supposed to be for the 360 and Ps3 and such, but the graphics look awful. Like, not normal awful, but like, the PS1 would laugh at it. The game looks stupid in every way.
Finally some food for thought. I kind of want to play "This Is Vegas", along with "2 Days To Vegas". Aside from that, I wonder if "Hei$t" will be worth playing. Also, I'm glad Kevin Pereria is the character model for "This Is Vegas", I like him.