I Am Alive

Zero-Cool · 24-01-2012 11:04am #1

1st off, I was fully sure there was already a thread for this but boards search didn't find it. Anyway, Ubi announced this will be released on March 7th for XBLA and shortly after for PSN.

Hey Survivors, I Am Alive will be available for download on XBox Live Arcade for 1200 MSP onMarch 7th, 2012!!

When I first heard about this, it sounded class, then it sounded crap but now it's sounding class again. Latest vid looks good. Anyone gonna pick this up? is 1200 MSP about 15 quid?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fe9BrtfngM

Seanie06 · 24-01-2012 11:07am

Looks good!

Kiith · 24-01-2012 11:19am

I just hope the shooting sections are kept to a minimum. Would be much better to have to escape from fights rather than wade in slaughtering everything.

Seanie06 · 24-01-2012 11:21am

Good point!

ShadowHearth · 24-01-2012 11:48am

Right, I am really really worried about this. It rinds me of that latest zombie game with a small girl. Annie it was called?

It turned Out pure rubbish and alot of people had huge expectations.

These 15eu games are really hit and miss now.

Zero-Cool · 24-01-2012 11:57am

Ya I was looking forward to Amy but it was absolutely panned. Even the devs came forward saying they made the game to hard and suggesting players to play on easy mode for a more enjoyable experience.

This could be awful but looks okay since it seems to be keeping with the whol survival theme and not run and gunning. Will def wait for reviews before a purchase tho.

Korvanica · 24-01-2012 12:05pm

First Trailer From E3 2008:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ6Aely9YrQ

There was another trailer showing gunplay and using the bow but i cant find it. Looked excellent...

EDIT: Found it:

Encounters Trailer:
See sheehys post :P

Zero-Cool · 24-01-2012 12:09pm

Since that 1st trailer, they scrapped that it was an earthquake that caused the disastor. Here is a trailer showing him with the bow.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8tJ-onQQNM

Korvanica · 24-01-2012 12:14pm

Rules Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YEodSAs_mw

jaykhunter · 28-01-2012 3:50am

I really hope this game is good. It looks interesting but it'll depend what it does different from other post-apocalypic games. DLC takes forever to go on sale so I'll pick it up close to release date if reviews are good

cloud493 · 28-01-2012 11:15am

That launch trailer makes it look too similar to other games. I'l wait for the reviews I think.

degrassinoel · 28-01-2012 12:33pm

i read about that a few years ago, if its the same type of game it was back then it's gonna be great!

ShadowHearth · 28-01-2012 2:05pm

i just hope no one from capcom ran in to the studio, then shouted out: "MORE ACTIOOOOOOOOOOOOOON, MORE BARREL ROLLS FROM WINDOWS!!!!". then runs out with foam in its mouth.

Temptamperu · 28-01-2012 4:53pm

Yeah I really want a slow deliberate depressing walk through the future. And please dont turn into the wild west why does post apocalyptic games go back to the old west (not galway by the way :pac:)

Local-womanizer · 28-01-2012 7:04pm

It certainly looks to be creating the correct feel around the game, relevant to the events taking place.

Things like happening upon a group of hostile survivors is interesting, builds a feel of paranoia, and let you decide how to deal with the situation.

Makes a change of just gunning down everybody you see or them trying to gun you down.

By the look of it so far I will be picking it up. It's making all the right noises for me!

Krusader · 31-01-2012 11:02am

This looks excellent, any chance of it coming to PC

Zero-Cool · 31-01-2012 11:15am

Crosáidí wrote: »

This looks excellent, any chance of it coming to PC

I think your answer is here:

http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1213362p1.html

Good ol' article as to how devs get pissed off by making games only to have people get it off ****** bay (not sure if I can put there name here so i will star it out)

the game's creative director Stanislas Mettra told Inc Gamers "We've heard loud and clear that PC gamers are bitching about there being no version for them. But are these people just making noise just because there's no version or because it's a game they actually want to play? Would they buy it if we made it?"

Zero-Cool · 08-02-2012 10:11am

New trailer showing the platforming

Local-womanizer · 08-02-2012 3:28pm

Was reading that the climbing sections make you think as climbing drains your stamina and eventually your health should stamina run out. So no aimless hopping about the place like Assassins Creed!

Zero-Cool · 14-02-2012 5:17pm

Good interview with UBI about the game on The Gaming Liberty

http://thegamingliberty.com/index.php/2012/02/14/tgl-interview-ubisofts-stanislas-mettra-talks-i-am-alive/

The retries sound great as it will stop you from just running into any situation or mindlessy jumping from one ledge to the next. Looking forward to this release.

SlipperyPeople · 17-02-2012 2:22pm

just wondering is there a demo for this on xbl?

Zero-Cool · 06-03-2012 6:21pm

Reviews hitting the net, here are 2 Irish ones, actually sounding like a purchase!....when it eventually comes to PSN.

http://www.bone-idle.ie/index.php/i-am-alive-review/

http://clickonline.com/games/review--i-am-alive/7348/

WildCardDoW · 06-03-2012 7:06pm

Here's another Irish-centric review:
http://www.theplayer.ie/video-game-review/i-am-alive-review/

Zero-Cool · 07-03-2012 10:54am

So this is out today, anyone on xbox getting it? Strange it has no definite date for PSN, are they waiting to see what sales are like on XBLA?

Mr E · 07-03-2012 11:03am

After reading those reviews, I'm definitely going to give it a go.... sounds great!

Mr E · 07-03-2012 12:54pm

It's up there now.

http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/I-Am-Alive/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410b3a

1.86gb.

Zero-Cool · 07-03-2012 12:55pm

Jayus, I've downloaded bigger demo's! Apparently it is approx 6 hours in length. Really wish PSN would get a release date, mad to play it.

Zeouterlimits · 07-03-2012 1:01pm

sheehy83 wrote: »

Jayus, I've downloaded bigger demo's!

I assume you mean smaller

I'm hearing mixed things, that it has some really cool concepts, but is missing a lot of polish. I don't mean that in terms of visuals.
Odd things like

Enemies have infinite ammo, but there'll only 1 bullet in the gun whenever you pick it up
Choosing a previous chapter will erase your ability to select any later chapter you've already played

evanbrau · 07-03-2012 1:12pm

Zeouterlimits wrote: »

I assume you mean smaller

I'm hearing mixed things, that it has some really cool concepts, but is missing a lot of polish. I don't mean that in terms of visuals.
Odd things like
Enemies have infinite ammo, but there'll only 1 bullet in the gun whenever you pick it up

Choosing a previous chapter will erase your ability to select any later chapter you've already played

If you try to go back a chapter it does warn you pretty plainly that it's going to erase your progress from any point after that chapter. I just think that due to the fast nature of giantbomb's videos Brad might have missed that.
As for the gun thing, enemy bullets do so much damage that it is basically a non-issue since you will be dead or close to it after one hit. Always, always prioritise the guys with guns and once they are down get to their bodies before one of the other goons since they will always drop ammo. Treat combat like a puzzle rather than an action sequence.
For clarities sake - I wrote the review for the Player. Game is good but definitely quite old-fashioned which is going to turn people off.

Zero-Cool · 07-03-2012 1:15pm

No I meant bigger. ME 3 demo was like 1.7 or 8 gb's if I remember correctly.

Crap that ai have infinite bullets but I spose the game only wants you to have 1 bullet for different scenarios.

Zeouterlimits · 07-03-2012 1:21pm

evanbrau wrote: »

If you try to go back a chapter it does warn you pretty plainly that it's going to erase your progress from any point after that chapter. I just think that due to the fast nature of giantbomb's videos Brad might have missed that.

It's not the warning I have issue it, it's that it happens at all. That strikes me as unpolished.

Zero-Cool · 07-03-2012 1:22pm

Sounds like it has to do with the size of it. I take it you can only have one save file on it?

Cherry_Cola · 07-03-2012 1:27pm

Hmm to buy or not to buy....

calex71 · 07-03-2012 2:19pm

Cherry_Cola wrote: »

Hmm to buy or not to buy....

Playing the demo at the minute and have to say it's 90% convinced me.

The 10% doubt is me not wanting to drop 1200 points on it

It has a feel of silent hill/alan wake in some ways, I was expecting it to play like those too, it does to a point but thankfully the controls and character are no where near as clunky !!!!! Climbing and running are very good.

Grumpypants · 07-03-2012 2:23pm

One moment that stuck with me long after i finished the game was a un-scripted moment. I was on the look out for a can of food that i needed for a mission. I spotted one but there was a man standing in the way. I didn't want a fight, he didn't want a fight. I tried my hardest to just move slowly around him but every step i took he got more panicky, until he got so terrified he leapt at me. I had no time to think and stabbed him. I was left genuinely disturbed by the whole event, it all happened so quickly. For one of the rare occasions in gaming i felt genuine remorse for my actions.

He didn't come looking for trouble, it was my fault for trying to get the can of food but i never meant to hurt him either. I know he is just a pile of pixels but it had an impact on me.

This is why the game is so good.

chin_grin · 07-03-2012 2:31pm

Grumpypants wrote: »

One moment that stuck with me long after i finished the game was a un-scripted moment. I was on the look out for a can of food that i needed for a mission. I spotted one but there was a man standing in the way. I didn't want a fight, he didn't want a fight. I tried my hardest to just move slowly around him but every step i took he got more panicky, until he got so terrified he leapt at me. I had no time to think and stabbed him. I was left genuinely disturbed by the whole event, it all happened so quickly. For one of the rare occasions in gaming i felt genuine remorse for my actions.

He didn't come looking for trouble, it was my fault for trying to get the can of food but i never meant to hurt him either. I know he is just a pile of pixels but it had an impact on me.

This is why the game is so good.

:pac:

Didn't get a great result here.

http://www.insidegamingdaily.com/2012/03/07/i-am-alive-review/?

Zeouterlimits · 07-03-2012 2:42pm

chin_grin wrote: »

Didn't get a great result here.

Bunch of review scores if people need that sort of thing

NeoGAF wrote:

Destructoid - 8.5/10
IGN - 4.5/10
Gamespot Review - 8/10
EuroGamer - 8/10
OXM UK - 7/10
Edge - 7/10
Gameinformer - 8.5
Guardian - 5/5
Videogamer Review - 7/10
thesixthaxis - 4/10
Electronictheatre - 80%
GamingExcellence - 9.0/10
ComputerAndVideogames - 6.9/10
Bone-Idle - 9/10
MondoBox (Italy) - 8.7/10
DigitalSpy - 4/5
BeefJack - 9/10
SavingContent - 80%
TheControllerOnline - 9/10
StrategyInformer - 9/10
NowGamer - 4/10
NewGameNetwork - 76/100
MashThoseButtons - 3.4/5

kearneybobs · 07-03-2012 2:50pm

What's price is this?

Grumpypants · 07-03-2012 2:51pm

kearneybobs wrote: »

What's price is this?

1200 points

kearneybobs · 07-03-2012 2:54pm

Grumpypants wrote: »

1200 points

Any announcement on price when it comes to PSN/PC?

Grumpypants · 07-03-2012 2:55pm

I would expect around the 11.99 mark or what ever 1200 points translates to.

Zero-Cool · 07-03-2012 2:57pm

kearneybobs wrote: »

Any announcement on price when it comes to PSN/PC?

I just asked them this on their facebook, along with a load of other people looking for the same info.

Are there parts where you are leading a girl around? If so, do these sections work well? Babysitting sections are usually crap.

Grumpypants · 07-03-2012 3:02pm

sheehy83 wrote: »

I just asked them this on their facebook, along with a load of other people looking for the same info.

Are there parts where you are leading a girl around? If so, do these sections work well? Babysitting sections are usually crap.

She is strapped to your back so little more than a back pack.

SlipperyPeople · 07-03-2012 3:36pm

gonna get this when i get home! roll on 6 o clock!

K.O.Kiki · 07-03-2012 3:37pm

Grumpypants wrote: »

One moment that stuck with me long after i finished the game was a un-scripted moment. I was on the look out for a can of food that i needed for a mission. I spotted one but there was a man standing in the way. I didn't want a fight, he didn't want a fight. I tried my hardest to just move slowly around him but every step i took he got more panicky, until he got so terrified he leapt at me. I had no time to think and stabbed him. I was left genuinely disturbed by the whole event, it all happened so quickly. For one of the rare occasions in gaming i felt genuine remorse for my actions.

He didn't come looking for trouble, it was my fault for trying to get the can of food but i never meant to hurt him either. I know he is just a pile of pixels but it had an impact on me.

This is why the game is so good.

The only other games that've had this effect on me so far were Shadow of the Colossus & Deus Ex, IIRC.

Will try the demo ASAP.

Grumpypants · 07-03-2012 3:43pm

K.O.Kiki wrote: »

The only other games that've had this effect on me so far were Shadow of the Colossus & Deus Ex, IIRC.

Will try the demo ASAP.

I am a big softy though

James Howlett · 07-03-2012 4:40pm

Grumpypants wrote: »

I am a big softy though

I feel your pain.

When I found the first medical kit and came across the Mother & her Son I just walked on by. However just before you turn out of that ally she asks "Are you going to get help?" and I had to turn back and help

Zero-Cool · 07-03-2012 5:40pm

Grumpypants wrote: »

She is strapped to your back so little more than a back pack.

I thought you were joking and thinking haha but it would be genius if the actually did this. I just looked up a lets play vid and sure enough, there he is running around with a child tied to his back!!!

f*cking genius UBI!!!!

Grumpypants · 07-03-2012 6:36pm

sheehy83 wrote: »

I thought you were joking and thinking haha but it would be genius if the actually did this. I just looked up a lets play vid and sure enough, there he is running around with a child tied to his back!!!

f*cking genius UBI!!!!

Imagine how dumb i felt when i was spinning around wondering where she went before spotting her on my back

calex71 · 08-03-2012 12:55am

Grumpypants wrote: »

Imagine how dumb i felt when i was spinning around wondering where she went before spotting her on my back

I lol'd

DARK-KNIGHT · 08-03-2012 2:28am

ign gave this a terrible review... is it worth 1200 points and are ign full of ****?

I Am Alive

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