Nintendo was totally cool with the blood from the get-go, as well. Suda says the U.S. version was the closest to his initial vision for the game, and that the "issue of having blood spilt is an interesting one. Today's technology makes a very realistic visual experience possible, so does that mean blood has to be sprayed all around? I'm not sure." Well, we're glad the blood was added, as looking at the comparison videos shows the blood adds a lot more to the game.
[Via Go Nintendo]
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2-06-2008 @ 1:46PM
Brian Arnold said...
It may be closer to his vision, but I still find it ridiculous.
I watched the comparison. How does that blood add to the game? It sprays all over, rather excessively -- I simply don't see how that adds to it.
I didn't enjoy the censored version either, but I think I'd be more up to playing it over the bloody one, simply because the blood looks goofy to me.
I have no kids or anything, and I'm not morally against the game -- it just looks goofy to me.
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2-06-2008 @ 2:36PM
deaftly said...
swing and a miss
2-06-2008 @ 1:59PM
Rocketboy said...
Well then, the point of the game was just totally lost on you. Everything in the freaking game is over the top. That's kind of the point of the whole thing.
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2-06-2008 @ 2:11PM
MarMar said...
sounds like action half life
2-06-2008 @ 3:32PM
Sonic_13 said...
Let's just hope that the US version lives up to his vision sales-wise as well!
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2-06-2008 @ 6:02PM
Namssorg said...
Oh yay. I've been keeping an eye on this game, and was pleasantly surprised when it got pretty favorable reviews. Picked it up today and am excited to pop in something that isn't minigames!
Quirky games that get rated somewhere between 6-8 on the scale often end up being some of my favorites.
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2-06-2008 @ 7:14PM
burgerbat said...
Interesting comparison...when it appeared on Joystiq three days ago...
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2-06-2008 @ 8:50PM
comtar said...
You know I like how people are pissed that this game uses gallons of blood as a form of "style" and yet no one is complaining that one of the Oscar Nominated movies "Sweeney Todd" does the same exact thing.
Maybe if Suda51 told everyone that the people were bleeding "oil" like how Konami has never gotten any critism with gallons upon gallons of red "oil" in Nanobreaker for the PS2, maybe no one would care... cause it's oil. I hate how this game is targeted and yet Nanobreaker never has gotten any complaints because the instruction booklet says it's "oil" when everyone and their brother knows it bullshit.
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2-07-2008 @ 2:01PM
Francis said...
I just got the game yesterday, and all I can say is: amazing.
I like to think that I "get" what he was trying to do, but even if I don't I can still recognize that it is a really fun game.
Wish I had gotten it sooner!
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