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This week the world will finally get to experience a strange, hellish and inspired collaboration between Suda 51 (Killer 7, No More Heroes) and Shinji Mikami (Resident Evil, Vanquish), because the pair’s latest action game has arrived in the US, and will become available in Europe, the UK, South Africa and other territories later this week.
Can you handle Shadows of the Damned?
Before answering, we think you should first watch the launch trailer for this hectic journey through a most unique vision of hell:
EA has released three new screenshots for Shadows of the Damned, and featuring a Reaper as well as an Electrodiode Demon they’re sure to creep you out just a little.
If you go into the latest trailer for Shadows of the Damned knowing that Suda 51 and Shinji Mikami are working on this horror-themed action title, then the events portrayed in the video won’t seem too strange – these are the developers behind No More Heroes and Vanquish, after all!
If you’re not familiar with the off-the-cuff craziness that these personalities can bring to any given game, then you’re in for a wild journey of discovery (although the part where living gates hungrily gobble down strawberries is still bizarre):
Just what is Shadows of the Damned from Grasshopper Manufacture and EA?
According to game industry luminary Suda 51, it could be described as a third-person shooter, but as we learn from these highly intriguing (and incredibly bizarre) interviews, Shadows of the Damned is so much more than a mere action game, and includes unique visions of hell, a transforming sidekick (talking skull) character, horrific enemies, Spanish accents and “crazy, unique, extreme bosses.”
Shadows of the Damned is looking to be more and more horrific with every showing, with hideous creatures, eerie environments and disturbing scenes.
So… a dream title for lots of gamers, then?
If it isn’t your idea of a grand time, keep in mind that Capcom and Resident Evil luminary, Shinji Mikami, as well as Suda 51 (of the crazy-awesome Grasshopper Manufacture) are both heading up development on this intense action game, which features a talkative skull on a staff.
Shadows of the Damned is out in early June, and to get your mind in the right space and prepare for its arrival, you can look over these latest screenshots, and terrible (in a good way) pieces of concept art:
ZeniMax Media (parent company of Bethesda Softworks and id Software) today announced that it has acquired Tango Gameworks, a game development studio founded and run by legendary game creator Shinji Mikami.
If you don’t know who Shinji Mikami is, then this wouldn’t be of much interest.
But if you knew that Mikami was the originator of the Resident Evil franchise, and has been heavily involved with renowned series such as Devil May Cry and Viewtiful Joe, as well as games such as God Hand and Vanquish, then the importance of the news increases dramatically.
Mikami said of the acquisition deal:
When Platinum Games released Bayonetta last year (and early this year), the developer was sure to include an ‘Easy Auto’ difficulty mode that allowed super casual and inexperienced players to complete the game with the use of a single button.
Now with the studio’s next action title, Vanquish, a new difficulty is being included to allow similarly inexperienced gamers to enjoy the game as much as experienced and hardcore players.
As revealed in an interview with Japanese gaming magazine Famitsu, Shinji Mikami is all set to build up a new videogame development studio at the end of the year, once work on the game he’s currently involved with, Platinum Games’ Vanquish, wraps up.
Mikami of course would be known for his work at Capcom on series such as Resident Evil, Dino Crisis, Onimusha, Devil May Cry and Viewtiful Joe, and after leaving Capcom in 2005 and becoming an independent developer, he formed the production company Straight Story and is currently a contract employee at Platinum Games, serving as the director on Vanquish.
With Mikami’s new studio based in Tokyo, called Tango, he aims to allow game developers new to the industry a chance to be creative and grow into their different roles without worrying about the pure business aspect of game development. From the interview with Famitsu, Mikami commented:
Shinji Mikami has stated in a recent interview that Platinum Games’ (Bayonetta, MadWorld) next title, Vanquish, will release on both the Xbox 360 and PS3, and as the game is over 80 percent complete, it will see a ‘Winter’ launch in Japan.
Furthermore, Mikami informed readers of Japanese videogame magazine Famitsu that Vanquish will indeed be a third-person shooter, but will not be a ‘normal’ entry to this genre, and will emphasise speed and fast-paced action.
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