Video Game Confirmed!

[Mister Sinister]

http://kotaku.com/5028081/watchmen-games-coming-will-be-an-episodic-affair

 

[The Denialist]

Oh dear. I really don't know what to think about this...

 

[Green Ghost]

Just wanna post the Variety article:
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989357.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Curious how it will turn out...

 

[Lobster Charlie]

Oh God. Worst fears have been confirmed. Even if this film is good, Alan Moore will never forgive 'em.

 

[StorminNorman]

Hmmm...

Interesting.

 

[Gallagher]

Uh oh.

Nothing good will come of this.

 

[Bubastis]

Does anybody else feel like Watchmen has lost all its charm?
On July 18th it went mainstream.
But before that, I feel like Watchmen was special. It was a masterpiece that nobody knew about except me and the geeks and the respected critics. I eventually spread it to my friends and family, but it never lost the special quality. So what if it's becoming a movie.
And now that the book is being copied frame for frame while simultaneously being compromised, cut down, dumbed down, and thrown up into motion on the big screen for mass audiences to see. That's how the dumb masses will know Watchmen.
And now there's a videogame of it?
Sheesh.

 

[StillTheKing]

I do get what you mean^

I have a pretty good example. One of my friends thought the trailer looked F****** awesome but he obviously doesnt know anything about it. Then I had a Rorschach wallpaper on my phone, and he is like "Why on earth would you have a Watchmen background?" He just thinks it is just some cool trailer and doesn't mean anything. Which is BAD, to me.

EDIT: I agree on the whole it going mainstream. I don't think the movie will be dumbed down though. Zack Snyder wouldn't do something like that , I dont think.

 

[StorminNorman]

Does anybody else feel like Watchmen has lost all its charm?
On July 18th it went mainstream.
But before that, I feel like Watchmen was special. It was a masterpiece that nobody knew about except me and the geeks and the respected critics. I eventually spread it to my friends and family, but it never lost the special quality. So what if it's becoming a movie.
And now that the book is being copied frame for frame while simultaneously being compromised, cut down, dumbed down, and thrown up into motion on the big screen for mass audiences to see. That's how the dumb masses will know Watchmen.
And now there's a videogame of it?
Sheesh.

Please, get off your high horse.

 

[DoctorJones]

Please, get off your high horse.

I concur.

 

[StillTheKing]

When I think about it, I don't even see how a Watchmen game would even work.
It could possible be free roaming but I don't think that would work through out the whole game.

I don't like the idea of a game, but if it very well done then it could work.

 

[Green Ghost]

I concur.

+

Me too...

 

[Hellrider]

That'd be cool, as long as its a good game. I'd love to play as Nite owl and Rorschach and try to bring down Moloch and the criminal underworld.

 

[Lobster Charlie]

It happens, Bubastis. We can only pray that Snyder truly does "get" The Watchmen, and in turn, is able to convey the themes to as many people as possible.

The train is already rollin'.

 

[Shifty]

With this new method it should get some attention when its released. Its a great idea. It was a given it was coming.

 

[Perdition]

Please, get off your high horse.

4th'd

 

[Shifty]

That'd be cool, as long as its a good game. I'd love to play as Nite owl and Rorschach and try to bring down Moloch and the criminal underworld.

More details on the game! Like whose involved from the graphic novel...

Watching the Watchmen
The critically acclaimed comic series is getting the videogame treatment. We've seen it in action.
by Erik Brudvig

July 23, 2008 - The Watchmen comic book series is hitting the silver screen in early 2009. At its side will be a videogame that puts players inside the alternate world where superheroes are real and vigilantism is a way of life. Just like the original graphic novel bucked trends, so will this game. Rather than looking to grab eyes on the store shelves when the blockbuster movie hits theaters, Watchmen is taking the digital distribution route through a series of episodic downloads. And though you might be used to downloadable games having visuals a step below what's expected out of a modern console, that won't be the case with this brawler.

The game serves as the prequel to the graphic novel/movie's story, which takes place in an alternate history of the 1980s. This game turns back the clock to 1972 to tell a brand new story. That would normally be a thing to turn off fans. Nothing could live up to the original, right? We only got a look at the gameplay so it's too early to say one way or another, but there is hope for this game to live up to the lofty expectations. The story is being written by Len Wein, a comic industry veteran and editor on the original Watchmen series. That tale will be told through a series of cutscenes between each level, which will play out as motion comics and be co-directed by Dave Gibbons, the illustrator responsible for Watchmen.

This action-brawler features the two masked vigilantes Rorschach and Nite Owl. Rorschach is a nasty fellow that wears a trench coat and an inkblot covered mask. He runs with his hands in his pockets, but when they come out they dish out the pain. This character is one that believes evil should be punished and so he is being built as a street fighter that attacks with a feral viciousness. Brutal (sometimes ball-crushing) finishing moves and a rage meter are his specialties, but if he finds a weapon lying on the ground, he isn't afraid to use it.

Nite Owl is somewhat of the antithesis of Rorschach. If you're not familiar with the Watchmen series, think of him like Batman. He uses gadgets like stun grenades, fights with a deep-rooted sense of justice and oftentimes prefers to disable foes rather than kill them. Rather than charging up a rage meter in the game like Rorschach, Nite Owl charges up shock armor to stun his enemies into submission. On occasion, you'll find him tapping out thugs for a finishing move rather than grinding their balls into the ground like Rorschach.

With a pair like this, the game screams for co-op. Of course, it's in. We were shown the offline co-operative mode (online is still TBD) in a split-screen format, though the game can also be played solo while the other vigilante is controlled by the game's AI.

As if the two personalities and different combat styles weren't enough, Deadline Games is also making the game look visually different based on who you are playing as. Through filters and post-processing effects, the game will have a darker, more foreboding look while you're playing as Rorschach to go along with his worldview. Though if the level we saw is any indication, even while playing as Nite Owl the game won't look too cheery. We got a look at a stage in NYC, filled with cool lighting effects that were made even cooler on the rain-slicked ground. While the two heroes made their way through the streets and alleyways, they punched, kicked and clawed their way to justice while the stylized blood flew in every direction. It's quite the looker for a game that is designed to be downloaded directly to your gaming rig.

Watchmen is being developed by Deadline Games, perhaps best known for the PSP game Chili Con Carnage, for release on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and PC. The game, if you haven't guessed already, is targeting a Mature rating by the ESRB for the extreme amounts of violence and the first episode is set to come out alongside the upcoming movie.

I like, I like. Wein and Gibbons involved is great news. I hope the 2nd game takes place in Vietnam.

 

[Green Ghost]

Thanks for the info! Sounds interesting!
Maybe we'll see something at Comic-Con...

 

[kemo91]

Hmm, sounds pretty interesting. I won't judge till we find out more about it

 

[Killing Joke926]

*Hurm* Interesting indeed; having it be in two parts is a little weird, but if they can pull it off without bein' too short and make you craving the next part, I'm all for it. I just hope it's more than an action/fighting game; I'd like to see some complex puzzles, some detective work, and little free roam for Rorschach at least. But all and all, I'll wait and see what they give us in due time.

 

[Drizzle]

At first, I thought "This is a bad idea". But if the game is about Nite-Owl and Rorschach, this could possibly work.

 

[Sandman138]

This game sounds horrible. It's going to try to explain things it has no right to explain. Watchmen is a complete story and this is coming in to **** that up. I'm fine with a movie adaptation, I'm fine with the toys, I'm pissed at some other writer coming in and ****ing with the story. How long before we see a Watchmen series in the main DCU picking up "Where Alan Moore's seminal series left off"?

 

[Lobster Charlie]

Well, they could always tell stories that take place during the time Nite Owl and Rorschach were partners, when masked heroism was legal. Or just Rorschach after the Keene Act.

 

[Sawyer]

Does anybody else feel like Watchmen has lost all its charm?
On July 18th it went mainstream.
But before that, I feel like Watchmen was special. It was a masterpiece that nobody knew about except me and the geeks and the respected critics. I eventually spread it to my friends and family, but it never lost the special quality. So what if it's becoming a movie.
And now that the book is being copied frame for frame while simultaneously being compromised, cut down, dumbed down, and thrown up into motion on the big screen for mass audiences to see. That's how the dumb masses will know Watchmen.
And now there's a videogame of it?
Sheesh.

Oh my God, how terrible for you. It's like your entire world has been raped by Zack Snyder.

Please. The only person who has the right to be pissed about this is Alan Moore. Everyone else can just be thankful that WB isnt giving this the Wanted treatment.

 

[The Riddler]

wtf are you people whining about.

i for one am stoked there's gonna be a watchmen game; can't wait to play with rorschach.

watchmen being presented to the mass is cool; there is nothing wrong with it. same with music. i never understand when people get pissed that their little band or in this case, graphic novel, finds a broader audience.

i'm all for it.