Shadows of the DAMNED

At their press conference in Tokyo today, Electronic Arts finally revealed Shadows of the DAMNED, a psychological action-thriller game about battling demons, as part of their EA Partners program. Or as Suda51 calls it, Shadows of the DAMNED (damned…damned…damned…).

 

Yes, with the echo. And the uppercase DAMNED. Although, you might just want to use one “damned.” Also, when you abbreviate it, please don’t use “SotD.” Instead, use “DMD.”

 

That’s straight from Goichi Suda, who’s serving as executive director on Shadows of the DAMNED. While the game is incredibly dark in tone, you can expect to see some of Suda’s unique brand of light-hearted humour scattered throughout. Meanwhile, Shinji Mikami is in charge of the game’s design as its creative producer.

 

Wait, aren’t those roles backwards…? Then again, it is a Grasshopper game. Here’s the blurb on the game’s story from the official website:

 

“When evil demonic creatures kidnap Garcia’s girlfriend, it’s up to him to travel to the City of the Damned to get her back. Aided by a former demon with the ability to transform into an array of vicious weapons, Garcia will once again take on the mantel of “demon hunter” and rip apart the horrifying forces of the underworld to protect what he loves most.

 

Players must harness the power of the light to fight the army of the dark in unique light versus darkness gameplay that will forever change the way gamers perceive puzzles, combat, and terror.”

 

On composition duty is Akira Yamaoka of Silent Hill fame, who now works at Grasshopper Manufacture. You can thank him for the crazy soundtrack in the debut trailer above. Shadows of the Damned is currently scheduled for a Summer 2011 release.

 

Suda revealed that he and Mikami had been wanting to work together for a long time, and working with EA gave them the opportunity to do so. Electronic Arts were chosen as a partner due to their ability to bring the game to a larger audience worldwide.

kaip visada screenai viena sako,video kita,o gameplay kai pats pamegini dar kitaip buna. kol kas is video maciau non stop action shooter, su nekokia grafika kazkaip, na nzn pagr charo veidas toks...na..

jis turejo viska ko reikia tikram vyrui: moca, koza , ir karsta merga is pragaro.. juk kiekvienas noretu ja atgauti..bet kokia kaina.. hell can go to hell..

http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7Wwx2OxtzM&feature=player_embedded

tas kur ima interviu lenkas tai gerai atrodo tarp tu dvieju tenai..toks apzeles visas. o jei rimtai tai laukia nerealus garso takelis...wou..bei gale video naujas gameplay irgi kietai atrodo.

http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnDK3GZfFQE&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL

We recently had a chance to sit with MASSIMO GUARINI the Director at Grasshopper Manufacture to talk about the upcoming action game: Shadows of the Damned. During the interview Mr. Guarini touches on a few gameplay elements in the game. All details are below:

 

Many gamers around were to confusion as to what genre does Shadows of the Damned actually belong to. To be honest we were too, as it it really is looking like a mix of several genres. Fortunately Mr. Guarini clears the confusion:

 

“SOTD is an Action / Shooter game, better described as a “psychological action thriller. “I have to admit there has been confusion at early stages of production as everyone was expecting a fully fledged survival horror, especially considering MIkami-san’s involvement. However SOTD is now solidly defined as an Action game. The good news is that, in spite of this, you’ll still be questioning yourself when playing the game. There are so many different influences, nuances and events in the game that the player will literally feel like experiencing a real road trip through hell.”

 

Also expect a lot of crazy ideas in the game, improved shooting mechanics, combos and melee moves:

 

“SOTD features definitely crazy new ideas, while relying at the same time on proven shooting mechanics. From a shooting mechanics point of view SOTD improves basically the excellent mechanics as found in Resident Evil 4, allowing now the player to move while aiming and shooting. Also the introduction of melee moves, faster disengagement actions and hilarious combos and special kills, adds a unique layer to the game loop.”‘

 

Apparently the weapons are going to be pretty insane and infact they have the ability to talk to you as well:

 

“You can expect your gun talking to you, helping you out or just throwing dirty jokes, you can expect a machine gun with 20 barrels shooting teeth, you can expect playing bowling with a giant skull-shaped grenade launcher, you can expect having a “Big Boner” all of a sudden in your hands, shooting bones.”

Crazy new Shadows of the Damned dev diary

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVQMG3y_6VQ&feature=player_embedded

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