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The Thing, a multiplatform (so no console wars in this thread, kids!) game from Konami based upon the movie of the same name directed by John Carpenter.
I think this game has the potential to be the best game to come from the horror genre yet. I know little actually detail about the game itself, but have seen some of the concept art, which gives a good idea of the 'horror' look of the game.
Your usual run of the mill horror game involves many known enemies jumping out in front of you in an attempt to startle you. Mostly zombies, in their hundreds wandering the streets trying to eat your brains.
The one thing that struck me about The Thing movie was that there was only ever one enemy. The only question was 'who?' given the thing's ability to take the body of anyone or anything.
If the game can capture just an ounce of the sense of paranoia and mistrust of the movie, then we could be in for a real treat. What would you do in a game in which you were facing an alien, and any one of your co-workers could be it?
Of course there's always the fear that it's just The Thing name with no features of the movie involved, maybe there will be many, many Things, and you'll just run around shooting them. But I hope not, I can really see something amazing here if Konami can get it right!
I think this game has the potential to be the best game to come from the horror genre yet. I know little actually detail about the game itself, but have seen some of the concept art, which gives a good idea of the 'horror' look of the game.
Your usual run of the mill horror game involves many known enemies jumping out in front of you in an attempt to startle you. Mostly zombies, in their hundreds wandering the streets trying to eat your brains.
The one thing that struck me about The Thing movie was that there was only ever one enemy. The only question was 'who?' given the thing's ability to take the body of anyone or anything.
If the game can capture just an ounce of the sense of paranoia and mistrust of the movie, then we could be in for a real treat. What would you do in a game in which you were facing an alien, and any one of your co-workers could be it?
Of course there's always the fear that it's just The Thing name with no features of the movie involved, maybe there will be many, many Things, and you'll just run around shooting them. But I hope not, I can really see something amazing here if Konami can get it right!
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Great film - and like you say, if it was done right with one ever-changing enemy - it would be superb.
ANY film based on a John Carpenter movie is an instant cool-thing.
I just hope they can pull it off. What a classic movie, I'm getting that on DVD at lunchtime then.
Cheers for reminding me
I just hope they can pull it off. What a classic movie, I'm getting that on DVD at lunchtime then.
Cheers for reminding me
I read something about this in PCZone, I'll try and dig it out on my lunch break and post a few details.
The Thing, a multiplatform (so no console wars in this thread, kids!) game from Konami based upon the movie of the same name directed by John Carpenter.
I think this game has the potential to be the best game to come from the horror genre yet. I know little actually detail about the game itself, but have seen some of the concept art, which gives a good idea of the 'horror' look of the game.
Your usual run of the mill horror game involves many known enemies jumping out in front of you in an attempt to startle you. Mostly zombies, in their hundreds wandering the streets trying to eat your brains.
The one thing that struck me about The Thing movie was that there was only ever one enemy. The only question was 'who?' given the thing's ability to take the body of anyone or anything.
If the game can capture just an ounce of the sense of paranoia and mistrust of the movie, then we could be in for a real treat. What would you do in a game in which you were facing an alien, and any one of your co-workers could be it?
Of course there's always the fear that it's just The Thing name with no features of the movie involved, maybe there will be many, many Things, and you'll just run around shooting them. But I hope not, I can really see something amazing here if Konami can get it right!
I think this game has the potential to be the best game to come from the horror genre yet. I know little actually detail about the game itself, but have seen some of the concept art, which gives a good idea of the 'horror' look of the game.
Your usual run of the mill horror game involves many known enemies jumping out in front of you in an attempt to startle you. Mostly zombies, in their hundreds wandering the streets trying to eat your brains.
The one thing that struck me about The Thing movie was that there was only ever one enemy. The only question was 'who?' given the thing's ability to take the body of anyone or anything.
If the game can capture just an ounce of the sense of paranoia and mistrust of the movie, then we could be in for a real treat. What would you do in a game in which you were facing an alien, and any one of your co-workers could be it?
Of course there's always the fear that it's just The Thing name with no features of the movie involved, maybe there will be many, many Things, and you'll just run around shooting them. But I hope not, I can really see something amazing here if Konami can get it right!
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