I really, really think that we don't need any more Zombie games, nor do we need Zombies in the Wizard of Oz. But here's hoping he succeeds in the Kickstarter anyways.
American McGee Takes OZombie to Kickstarter
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Really what I was trying to get at was the fact that I think there aren't enough Picard facepalm pics on the internet to express my feeling towards adding the letters "ombie" onto Oz. As I said, it's just a complete lacking of sublety.kael013 said:
That's a fair interpretation of the ending to Madness Returns. I just got a much greater sense of personal victory for Alice in the ending. Doesn't she like, push the guy onto some subway tracks as a train's coming through? I forget how she offed the sick bugger, but I don't think there were any witnesses to the deed, meaning no one to point out that she was the one who killed him.Trishbot said:
Of course that could easily be shoehorned in without too much complaint, just say that there WAS a witness around. But beyond that, I still don't see how it could tie in with the overarching theme of the first two games. Like I pointed out, the first two games revolve around the tragedy of her past by first coping with it then finding out the truth behind it by unlocking repressed memories. These are both things that can be done within the confines of her Wonderland as she explores the darkness of her own psyche. How is delving into Wonderland going to prove that she's innocent to other people? Truth is she's NOT innocent, she DID straight-up kill a guy. We as the players know the truth behind the story now and could say that she was justified in doing so because that guy was truly a terrible monster of a man who deserved to die. But what about the courts? The only way she'd possibly have a case is by arguing "justifiable homicide" by offering up proof that he was the one that burned down her house, murdered her family, and intended to start up a pedophile prostitution ring. I don't see how exploring her psyche through the lens of Wonderland could lead to that.
Again, I'd pick up a new Alice game when/if they make another one, I just don't see where they can go with her story from here...which would actually be all the more reason for me to pick the new game up just to find out what's in store for Alice now, having fully dealt with the darkness of her past.
