I Am Alive re-announced by Ubisoft

By Wesley Yin-Poole Published 29 September, 2011

New trailer shows fresh gameplay.

I Am Alive, as suggested by various age rating summaries over the past months, is very much alive.

As revealed by a new gameplay trailer, below, I Am Alive is now a downloadable PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade game due out this winter. It was originally intended as a full, PC, PS3 and Xbox 360 retail release.

Today, in its re-announcement press release, Ubisoft made no mention of a PC version.

I Am Alive does, however, retain its post-apocalyptic setting. Ubisoft said today the game was "engineered to create a convincing, post-disaster world in which players are faced with thought-provoking choices".

"I Am Alive follows an everyman's journey to find his wife and daughter, who were lost during the Event," the official blurb reads.

"A year later, he finds Haventon, his hometown, in shambles. Buildings are destroyed, toxic ash fills the streets, and society has been torn, causing inhabitants to take all necessary actions to survive."

Players will be "challenged by both their environment and their enemies", Ubisoft said. "Stamina and resource management are key when being exposed to deadly atmospheres and scaling enormous buildings in search of supplies. The unique combat system requires players to utilize intimidation: cowards are easily swayed with an empty gun, while other enemies will put players to the test."

"We know people have been waiting for this game to arrive, and we believe it's going to be worth the wait," said Adam Novickas, director of marketing at Ubisoft.

"I Am Alive presents a unique take on the post-apocalyptic, survival genre by creating more complex and emotional situations for the player. Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network are the perfect platforms to leverage the mature and challenging experiences of the game."

I Am Alive, once thought mired in development hell, was first announced way back at E3 2008.

We'd heard barely a peep about it since, save for news back in 2009 that original developer Darkworks had handed over the reins to Ubisoft Shanghai.

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Comments (23) Latest comment 8 months ago

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  • Vroom #1 8 months ago

    Nice fog...

    No that was arsey. Looks pretty cool actually.

  • coolbritannia #2 8 months ago

    Looks like half of a great idea, let down by the frame rate and the inevitable XBLA/PSN cutbacks that a full retail title would have benefited from.

    And I think 2 of the best games this gen have been arcade titles...

  • el_pollo_diablo #3 8 months ago

    Sometimes a delicious b-movie is exactly the type of treat I fancy nibbling on between meals.

  • darleysam #4 8 months ago

    So it's not so much about surviving in the immediate aftermath of a massive disaster, as it is.. far too late in the day for me to think up a witty portmanteau to go at the end of this sentence.

  • harzo #5 8 months ago

    "Today, in its re-announcement press release, Ubisoft made no mention of a PC version. "

    It will be delayed for 2 weeks to add some lovely DRM!

  • metallicorphan #6 8 months ago

    "and for now ..I am Alive"

    you wont be when i play,as i am shit :)

  • DanWhitehead #7 8 months ago

    I Am Alive follows an everyman's journey to find his wife and daughter, who were lost during the Event.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnd1jKcfBRE

  • telboy007 #8 8 months ago

    VERTIGOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.............. *splat*

  • telboy007 #9 8 months ago

    VERTIGOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo.............. *splat*

  • rotsujin #10 8 months ago

    Somebody needs to run tell Ubisoft "this rumour came out of nowhere was dismissed as not true by Ubisoft and the game is still intended for disk release".

  • Bravestinsane #11 8 months ago

    i think that looks really good tbh.

    Looks interesting, having to back up when you have a gun pointed at you, nice and different compared to the run and gun games of today.

  • evild_edd #12 8 months ago

    It looks interesting, and very much a full game despite the PSN/XBLA delivery method. Compare this to something like Hyrophobia, for example, and it looks like a boxed release.

    I'll be interested to see price and reviews to get an idea of how much game you're getting for your money......if it scores well and gets a resonable price, I may be needing to free up some (quite considerable, I imagine) space on the HDD.

  • syra #13 8 months ago

    shits going down in FogTowne.

  • bushwod #14 8 months ago

    Perhaps the apocalypse was cause by THE EVENT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnd1jKcfBRE

    Yeah @DanWhitehead totally beat me to that.
    Edited by bushwod at 29/09/11 @ 18:22

  • Dr_Cowley #15 8 months ago

    DONT THINK ABOUT THE EVENT!!

  • coolbritannia #16 8 months ago

    Should have been an E.L.E. Like the moon falling out of orbit and the earth being torn up by earthquakes, volcanoes, etc.

    Could have had some amazing set pieces as idyllic scenes break apart into a frantic escape from hell....

  • metalangel #17 8 months ago

    This is becoming the new Brink, with tedious, nigh-on identical 'news' appearing about it every damned day.

    The game itself looks more and more muddled with each change of tack.

  • Kaminari #18 8 months ago

    Looks like a Vancouver version of Disaster Report. If it plays as good as a typical Ubisoft action-adventure game, it might be interesting.

  • makeamazing #19 8 months ago

    Even though the graphics look a bit (dare i say it - dated)... i think it sounds like an interesting game, if the story holds up well it could be very good. Lets hope they've been working on it while its been delayed, and not just stuck in a box waiting for a day to release it.

  • parablax #20 8 months ago

    Looks really good. Hopefully it won't be as expensive as some of the recent 'full retail releases' available on PSN download.

  • God_Octo #21 8 months ago

    Haha! What I thought was EG being lazy and silly was actually the truth- it IS coming to PSN and XBL. Whoops, sorry there EG.

    Then again, if its sensibly priced, I can see me playing it. I haven't played a 'survive the disaster' game before, and this looks intriguing. Hopefully its mental development cycle hasn't ruined it though.

  • kangarootoo #22 8 months ago

    "This is becoming the new Brink, with tedious, nigh-on identical 'news' appearing about it every damned day."

    I think I've seen about 3 items in the last 8 months. I guess I need to dedicate more of my waking hours to sniffing round every last corner of the internet.

  • 32768Colours #23 8 months ago

    Its more or less got to the point where downloadable games can be as entertaining - or even more so - than full retail games. I've easily got more money's worth out of Peggle and Trials HD than 90% of the shooters I've bought in the last few years, so I'm actually quite looking forward to seeing how this pans out.

    If its become a downloadable game because they ran out of ideas it might suck, but if its because they wanted to do stuff that was perceived as too high risk by the publisher, then the game could turn out to be really interesting.

    Fingers crossed its the latter I say!