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Brash Entertainment has said its game tie-in for horror movie Saw is down for an October 2009 release.
The developer spilled its guts at a US press conference where punters got a taste of what to expect.
"You as game journalists are wasting your lives," the Jigsaw puppet told attending IGN reporters.
The game will apparently have lots of help from the film makers and bob in and out of the various Saw plots so far. It runs on Unreal Engine 3 too, which means it could well appear on 360 and PS3 - although nothing has been announced.
Saw is based around the idea of people being snatched from their day-to-day lives and put into horrific and eventually gory situations where they must make a sacrifice in order to obtain their freedom. Doing so should make them a better person and help them understand their faults.
It started out as a indie venture by a pair of Australians, who took their pilot to Hollywood and got the thumbs-up. One directed and one starred in it.
The first was film very good, if you ask me, and has prompted numerous sequels - the most recent being Saw IV.
Brash Entertainment was formed in 2007 as a publisher that will focus on making good games of films. It revealed it was working on a Saw title last June, and mentioned others such as 300 as a potential project.
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asphaltcowboy
30/01/08 @ 13:37
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The first film was ok... II was absolute crap and I can't help but think it got progressively worse from there! This will just be another step down... Why in the hell are they making it into a game? :/
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GamesConnoisseur
30/01/08 @ 13:47
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Could this game be fun? Replayability potential of 'oh yes I just click this and saw off my ankle before timer goes off, right next puzzle?' 'Yeah similar but this time just behead the poor young co ed cell mate to get the key lodged in her throat to open the safe...'
WTF? Hoping this game will suprise me but doubt it. |
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asphaltcowboy
30/01/08 @ 14:09
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@Lexx87: Seriously? It was vaguely entertaining the first time you watch it... But one of your favourite movies of all time?
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RandolphScott
30/01/08 @ 15:22
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"The first was film very good" - is there an editor anywhere? Not only is this factually incorrect but there's some word order issues.
Saw is like Se7en for idiots.
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KingOfIceland
30/01/08 @ 15:41
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perhaps you could saw off your foot with some sixaxis motion control..... no?
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kangarootoo
30/01/08 @ 16:51
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Everyone making Manhunt 2 comparisons seems to be missing the possibility that you won't play the role of a torturer in the game, which makes ALL the difference when it comes to BBFC ratings.
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kangarootoo
30/01/08 @ 19:09
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"That's why they're a bunch of clowns tbh"
I've just two points to make, 'cos I'm not that interested in going through the same MH2 related discussions yet again (I really don't mean that to sound rude, and its certainly nothing personal). 1. Whether the player carries out torture, or whether torture simply takes place in a game is surely going to affect the rating of a game. That doesn't seem odd to me at all. 2. The rules the BBFC follow were created (and are continually updated) by public consulatation. They don't decide what qualifies a 12, 15 or 18 rated game. They simply apply the rules that are set by us the general public. http://www.bbfc.co.uk/
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BBFC: Sorry, you can't release a game of this. It's morally objectionable.
Publisher: What? You let us show four films worth! BBFC: Erm.... Publisher: Well? BBFC: Let me just go and ask.... er.... Fred. Yes, Fred'll know all about this.... Publisher: Ok. BBFC: Erm.... Publisher: There is no Fred is there? BBFC: Ah yes, Fred. Been here for years. Publisher: What's his second name? BBFC: Oh yes, good old Fred. He'll sort it out. Freddy. Freddrick. Fredeo. Fredomamma. Publisher: You're not even listening are you? BBFC: Fred. Won't buy it myself. But I still want the choice of whether or not to do so. |
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@Kato
Ah but the BBFC have to follow the law which created them which points to "potential harm" not "actual harm" (which is why they won the appeal in the Manhunt 2 case). The BBFC are just following the law don't blame them, blame the law makers (aka government). The rules around context have been there for years and R* and the Saw developers have no excuse not to follow the rules. And it's not as if the BBFC don't have form on this, they refuse to rate 1 or 2 films a year on average and insist on cuts in several others. (Often voluntary cuts are made in movies to ensure a lower rating). For example rape scenes are taken very seriously, and although rape can be shown in a movie or game, if it is shown purely for titilation or the person being raped shows any sign of enjoyment expect it to be cut. However if you are making a (serious) documentary on films that have been banned or scenes that have been cut it is acceptable to show them as the context is completely different. PS Due to it's fantasical nature Devil May Cry 4 has just received a 12 despite people hacking things to death with swords and shotguns. |
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kangarootoo
31/01/08 @ 17:04
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@smelly
Errr, you could play the detective? Just a thought... seemed kind of obvious to me. ;) |
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farticusmaximus
01/02/08 @ 09:39
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@JSPOOLE-
"Actually I see the potential for this as a really fucked up Puzzle game, difference being YOU create the puzzles for a bunch of happless NPCs to try and work their way out of, or even to create your own puzzles as Jigsaw and put them online and pit a live player against your custom built trap." Could be kinda like Lemmings, but leading them into threshing machines/vats of acid/gas chambers/eastenders viewing boothes... OR, you could design your own death contraption, with realistic physics, using only a set number of springs/clamps/blades/gherkins and you have to inflict as much damage to the ragdoll victim, or cover as much of the room as possible in guts for maximum points... I'd buy that. As for what will actually be released.. should be a XBL/PSN game so at least the huge losses they will inevitably make will be reduced ;)
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