Alice, Shadows Of The Damned, Mirror's Edge, Dead Space 1, Brutal Legend, Dante's Inferno... proof that EA used to deliver good single player games. Now it's a whole different story.
Y'know, it's funny. One of the main reasons many people hated this was because it was, despite the style and some of the more creative sections, it was largely a very standard 3D platformer, even cliche'd. That's kinda why I like it. I grew up on 90s 3D platformers of the PS1. Crash, Croc, Spyro...this feels like a current gen throwback to those games, albeit with more mature themes. It carries a nostalgic charm to me, especially as you just don't see that many 3D platformers anymore, especially not ones with such high production values.
Like the original book and many adaptions, the primary aspect it serves as is eye-candy. Which is not a bad thing; by the beginning of the third chapter, when everything is destroyed and gross, this is when you start to care about what you are doing. Things are better in Wonderland, and you dont want to see it destroyed. But the battles and arsenals are creative, the controls are refreshingly floaty, and the enemies are fun to kill. I also like that it isnt a typical dark Wonderland scenario.
@lakers6668 Which of the two games do you think is better? I think the first one had more surreal levels and better weapons, but the second had a better story and better graphics. Personally I don't care, but i'm still interested :)
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Just got through my first gameplay. Although the game was a bit repetitive, the art design was very original and the story was great. Combined with great controls and combat mechanics, I was entertained throughout. So much better than the original, and highly recommended.
8/10 at least. They say its repetitive, (every game is after a while) but the great level design will keep you playing on and on. The story is great, the graphics are solid, the Art design is incredibly beatiful and you'll get 15 - 20 hours of pure (good) gameplay which is not usual by today' standard's. I found this to be a very nice game and can't understand most of the reviews. Metacritic USER Score also speaks for it: 8.1 Ps3, 8.2 Xbox 360. Get it and enjoy!
I'm really liking this. One of the most visually striking games I have seen, with fun platforming sections and nice varied combat. My main gripe is the sound of voices is really quiet and I think a lot of the story throwbacks to the first game are lost on me because I have not played it, but I would still highly recommend this.
To Gamespot a good game is one where you're a space marine shooting cookie cutter enemies and an orchestra soundtrack. To gamespot a bad game is one with creativity, uniqueness and stuff that hasn't been done to death. American Mcgee's Alice was my favorite game in 2000 and I love it to this very day. Of course I don't have it anymore due to moves and scratches. :-(
"The level design isn't very good" TRANSLATION: THIS GAME ISN'T 8 HOURS LONG AND NO ONE GAVE ME MONEY TO GIVE IT A GOOD SCORE. This is one of the best games of the year. It's a long action platformer and looks great. You'll get hours of gameplay.
whats this game better on pc or 360 because i wanna get it but im not sure if i should wait till it lowers in price then get it for 360 or buy it on pc
I was looking into it the guy that played it did said that American Mcgee's Alice in Wonderland was much better, however if you have not played that one than Madness returns would be a good buy. To me it's refreshing to see another game that isn't a FPS so that alone makes me happy. I really am leaning towards getting this I may do trade ins as opposed to buying it though since I have a bunch of stuff I don't play anymore.
@DarkRayneRules Sure, but i'm a bit dissapointed for the items. Once you go back in stages, they all come back and that's a pain in the ass to remember wich ones you've missed and where.
this game is awsome! I just completed it, had a wonderful time, it's so much better than what it seems from the reviews. I dont really like EA but gotta give them credit for this master piece!
I actually enjoyed this game a lot. It's style and overall plot kept me entertained for a decent amount of time. I would definitely suggest that anyone interested in it should rent or borrow it first or at least wait for a price drop.
actually alice in wonderland was created by lewis carrol and the original story had alice with dark hair, the little blonde alice you know basically has nothing to do at all with the original lewis carrol alice in wonderland and just adds a few familiar faces, i must admit it was a great movie but alice madness returns is more like the original one than the disney version
The blonde Alice is based off of Alice Liddell. Alice Liddell had brown hair and green eyes like the Alice from Alice Madness Returns. Also, they didn't abandon the original story. They added more to it and showed an older Alice driven to madness. Oh and if you want to try and insult anything, please use proper grammar. People might take you a bit more seriously rather than thinking you're from troll.
@brawyn777 ABSOLOUTLY!!! You get American McGee's Alice as well as Alice Madness Returns!! Two games in one!! Both awesome, solid games!!! WORTH BUYING!! They're WORTHY TITLES!!!!!!! :-D
@grimmjowrulez1991 I agree. If only they would go away from looking at games just as games and look at this game like at a picture in a museum, they would understand the intention of McGee. The most obvious thing takes up the majority of the game. Wonderland changes its appearance according to the instability of Alice's mind. At first it looks quite peaceful, but as Alice's sanity suffers more and more in the real world, Wonderland becomes hell. Such connections alone I miss in many other games.
This game is 'repetitive'. But I really like it still! Graphics are AMAZING combat is AWESOME. (A pitty the ice isn't slippery for a challenge). It's really a different perspective of 'Wonderland'. American mcGee's Alice is VERY CLEVER!! It's a nice challenge and an AWESOME, worthy classic! Alice Madness Returns can get too easy sometimes (even on nightmare mode) and it isn't that long. Anyway, both games have their positives!! I LOVE these games as well as Zelda!!! :-D
its excellent, not the best platformer but it brings back a decent platformer to the PC and also lets you play the old one with a joystick and with high resolution. I haven't made it that far into it but I love how the jumping mechanism gives you triple jump and float like in older 3d platformers.
this game is amazing on PC, that's the version i have, its great, i haven't even noticed any graphical issues at all yet, all i can say is that its one of the best platformers I've played in a long while, you should defiantly go pick this game up.
Im usually not one of these guys who buy the game then listen to the reviews but I really feel injustice about this game reviews, it's beautiful graphics and creativity is superb, it gets slightly repetitive mainly because it's very long game but there is alot of stuff to the keep the game fresh like puzzles and such. I have absolutely no idea why this game got such average scores, it definitely deserve more
This is actually a better representation of the original story, which is dark, scary and creepy. Disney made it a family friendly version, but this is how Alice should look and feel.
@Mysticbunnie28 the invisible walls that wee meant to be there weren't the problem, but the ones in random areas like doors and keyholes were a problem although they didn't show any footage of the annoying ones.
I can't see why people are saying the review is bad. It's completely fair, in my opinion, and a 7.0 means that it's a good game, but has some faults. I agree,
Hi. Just for your information, miss Liddell (I'm sure you know who she was) was black haired. It was Tenniel (I'm sure you know who he is) that changed the colour. Obviously you were not referring to the Disney version, which heavily changed the original story.
I love this game, however the platforming doesn't really get much more creating than the first level. The fighting mechanics should've had more combos and abilties (even ps2/classic xbox games accomplished this).This game is far less disturbing and not as scary as the first game. It should've had multiplayer or more game modes so it wouldn't end up a beverage coaster after beating it 2-3 times. Other than that the story is great, music is soothing, and the environment is simply art.
@insertnamehere001 Why would I care about the like/dislike ratio? This game is amazing & was long as fuck with original & unique gameplay/story. You rarely find that in games now days. The points they made was terrible. Invisible walls are there for a reason. & in no way hinder the experience.
@MissCraftyHelen The story of alice is actually pretty scary, and now it is even more scarier. This game is just insane scary, you have to wait till you are 16 :(
i prefer ign not for the score and stuff (because its a persons opinion, the only opinion that you should consider the best is yours, this things just help you a little) but because the presentation is more confortable
my only real problem w/ this game was just that the dialogue wasnt nearly as good as it was in the 1st game. For Ex: Jabberwock harrassing alice about her parents death, or the red queen's voice changing as she screams at alice. I loved madness returns, but the dialogue and voice acting was wut i loved about the 1st game
@bluesplus1 I would hardly say its short if you rush it yeh its probably short but its took me like 5 -6 hours to complete chapter 1 so far iv probably played mayby 16 - 18 hours and im only on chapter 5 and i never experienced any sound or audio problems so far the puzzles are hardly tedious seeing as theres a large variety i would give the original game a 10/10 and this one 9/10 the game has some of the best enviorments in any video game.
@ChildrenofAmory People confuse turn based combat with none active combat. World of Warcraft for example is not "turn based", Advance Wars is turn based.
the movie you obviously saw is the Disney version. ofcourse it's gonna seem wonderful and happy. but this alice didn't ruin the story. the same story is still there, it's just told differently.
@superfreegoat i really dont see how the levels were boring they had some of the best enviorments ive ever seen in a game and if you complete the game you should know there are diffrent weapons you can unlock
@bluesplus1 I would hatdly say its short if you rush it yeh its probably short but its took me like 5 -6 hours to complete chapter 1 so far iv probably played mayby 16 - 18 hours and im only on chapter 5 and i never experienced any sound or audio problems so far the puzzles are hardly tedious seeing as theres a large variety i would give the original game a 10/10 and this one 9/10 the game has some of the best enviorments in any video game.
@RandomEpicUsername The originally and this version are both a lot of fun. They are challenging when they need to be and exciting to look at almost all the time. The originally broke a lot of barriers when it came to game design so when you play it try to get past the fact that it seems dated. It is no Portal or Portal 2 but it deff some thing worth picking up.
Its a great game a breath of fresh air from your everyday same ol shooters etc... Even though he says its all bland find switch then find another, thats what platforming is, use your imagination to take out enemies and break blocks etc, but after you full upgraded teeth doesnt become a necesity and becomes faster. Theres not a whole lot of games out there that comes close to the look and creativity of Malice. He says its all the same and the shrinking and sensing of invisible platforms to see couldve been done more creative? Seems creative to me, and as far as the issues he stated i havnt had texture pop in, pixilated explosions, audio glitches, etc. A.Mcgee is one of my favorite designers coming from the Doom and id software franchise what more could you expect? And Malice: Otherland is in production i pledged 5k and i have to say it looks great in pre pro. ( i like to call her Malice ) you can pledge $5-10k
@MrDjdecks What!? A 7.0-8.0, which are still good scores, would be more appropriate. A 9 means the game is fantastic, with hardly any issues. This game being less captivating or innovative than the first, shouldn't get such a high score. Also, couple that with a short adventure, some visual/ audio problems, and tedious puzzles, this game is far from perfect. Good, but could use some more work.
Just bought a copy new from amazon for 20$. Not to be preachy, but I recommend buy it new to support the creators/ studio. Typically unique games like this don't sell well
Got this game a couple days ago, and i'm glad to say i love it... kinda sad i haven't encounterd a boss yet (almost done Chapter 4), but it doesn't deter from what is an essentially a beautifully creepy action platformer... Combat is simple, but i wasn't expecting a Devil May Cry or God of War out of this, so that's fine with me. Plus, it comes with a voucher of it's predicessor. Two games for the price of one? Good deal! 8.2/10.
@RandomEpicUsername The original was better, but then again, the original was a masterpiece. This one has the graphical capabilities to take McGee's sick and twisted mind to reality, but it doesn't catch up to the first game. Still, it is very enjoyable, and if you can get the version that includes the original, it's a must buy.
Because it completely makes sense to put in a little girl in a game like this. And the idea of a re-imagination allows them to do what they want with the characters to make the game better
Some games get too hung up creating atmosphere, and developing story-line and characters. Some games even try and derive some meaning from their content. Developers need to start focusing on what really makes a game great: lots of violence, gun-porn, and lavish special effects.
I whouldn't say that American Mcgee Alice is better than madness returns cause the first one had loads of jump mechanic issues and not being able to lock on to opponents makes the combat really annoying. Sure it follows the sorce materials better than this game and sure it's more deverce but Madness returns fixed all the control issues from the first game making more playable also making one of my favorite games of this year (Though I can't tell should it be on my fav games mabye in the top 40).
The only complaint I have is the auto save spot, because Im on my first play through on nightmare and there's a load of enemies ahead but the save spot or checkpoint Ive got to is way back, which makes it a pain to complete once I've done it multiple times
i love this game, i'll admit that its not very challenging and it does get repetitive but the settings are so beautiful and disturbing at the same time
@dhhs91 I... I have to really REALLY disagree here. I just played the two back to back and the first (while I'll let the graphical issues slide obviously do to the time gap) had horrible gameplay. Very glitch jumps, very repetative combat with weapons that where all nigh useless, etc. The new version overall had less glitches, better graphics, better audio, far more story, combat that was actually engaging instead of heavily skillless and repetative, etc. The first was good, but not better.
I have this game and I haven't experienced the invisible walls...plus I have never heard of the game till now and I think its a really good game. Plus when you think about it every game is repetitive in some way.
Alice, Shadows Of The Damned, Mirror's Edge, Dead Space 1, Brutal Legend, Dante's Inferno... proof that EA used to deliver good single player games. Now it's a whole different story.
ikr . it's now some shitty multiplayer games
Unfortunately, those games didnt sell really well
thank good we got jedi fallen order to kick them back into shape hopefully good stuff continues
2020 and this game still holds up what a captivating experience
Y'know, it's funny. One of the main reasons many people hated this was because it was, despite the style and some of the more creative sections, it was largely a very standard 3D platformer, even cliche'd.
That's kinda why I like it. I grew up on 90s 3D platformers of the PS1. Crash, Croc, Spyro...this feels like a current gen throwback to those games, albeit with more mature themes. It carries a nostalgic charm to me, especially as you just don't see that many 3D platformers anymore, especially not ones with such high production values.
Or such quality. Im refering to yooka laylee, hyped 2 death.
Any other games like this?
This game is LITERALLY MY FAVOURITE HORROR GAME!!!
Amazing game, especially on PC in 4k.
I seriously dislike both ign and gamespots opionion on this game he can't say its not creative n thn say 2 mins later thrs so much to see
Like the original book and many adaptions, the primary aspect it serves as is eye-candy. Which is not a bad thing; by the beginning of the third chapter, when everything is destroyed and gross, this is when you start to care about what you are doing. Things are better in Wonderland, and you dont want to see it destroyed. But the battles and arsenals are creative, the controls are refreshingly floaty, and the enemies are fun to kill. I also like that it isnt a typical dark Wonderland scenario.
@lakers6668 Which of the two games do you think is better? I think the first one had more surreal levels and better weapons, but the second had a better story and better graphics. Personally I don't care, but i'm still interested :)
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Just got through my first gameplay. Although the game was a bit repetitive, the art design was very original and the story was great. Combined with great controls and combat mechanics, I was entertained throughout. So much better than the original, and highly recommended.
10 dollars at steam. You got scammed, bro
5 dollars on Origin, so did you..bro
8/10 at least.
They say its repetitive, (every game is after a while) but the great level design will keep you playing on and on. The story is great, the graphics are solid, the Art design is incredibly beatiful and you'll get 15 - 20 hours of pure (good) gameplay which is not usual by today' standard's.
I found this to be a very nice game and can't understand most of the reviews.
Metacritic USER Score also speaks for it: 8.1 Ps3, 8.2 Xbox 360.
Get it and enjoy!
Gamespot gave it a 7.0...
IGN gave it a 6.5.
Such an underrated game.
I'm really liking this. One of the most visually striking games I have seen, with fun platforming sections and nice varied combat. My main gripe is the sound of voices is really quiet and I think a lot of the story throwbacks to the first game are lost on me because I have not played it, but I would still highly recommend this.
@SakuraAvalon did you play it on the xbox download or on the pc? i heard it is way smoother on the pc, but unfortunately its not free..
To Gamespot a good game is one where you're a space marine shooting cookie cutter enemies and an orchestra soundtrack. To gamespot a bad game is one with creativity, uniqueness and stuff that hasn't been done to death.
American Mcgee's Alice was my favorite game in 2000 and I love it to this very day. Of course I don't have it anymore due to moves and scratches. :-(
@LoneSoldierRyan No it's not, you just need more skill :P
@MrPopular22 what other games did you really like this year?
"The level design isn't very good"
TRANSLATION: THIS GAME ISN'T 8 HOURS LONG AND NO ONE GAVE ME MONEY TO GIVE IT A GOOD SCORE.
This is one of the best games of the year. It's a long action platformer and looks great. You'll get hours of gameplay.
whats this game better on pc or 360 because i wanna get it but im not sure if i should wait till it lowers in price then get it for 360 or buy it on pc
I was looking into it the guy that played it did said that American Mcgee's Alice in Wonderland was much better, however if you have not played that one than Madness returns would be a good buy. To me it's refreshing to see another game that isn't a FPS so that alone makes me happy. I really am leaning towards getting this I may do trade ins as opposed to buying it though since I have a bunch of stuff I don't play anymore.
@DarkRayneRules Sure, but i'm a bit dissapointed for the items. Once you go back in stages, they all come back and that's a pain in the ass to remember wich ones you've missed and where.
This game, Bioshock 2, and Dead Space 2 are probably my favorite games of all time
this game is awsome! I just completed it, had a wonderful time, it's so much better than what it seems from the reviews. I dont really like EA but gotta give them credit for this master piece!
At the bigining they show that cut scean... is that from a movie??? Someone please help
I actually enjoyed this game a lot. It's style and overall plot kept me entertained for a decent amount of time. I would definitely suggest that anyone interested in it should rent or borrow it first or at least wait for a price drop.
actually alice in wonderland was created by lewis carrol and the original story had alice with dark hair, the little blonde alice you know basically has nothing to do at all with the original lewis carrol alice in wonderland and just adds a few familiar faces, i must admit it was a great movie but alice madness returns is more like the original one than the disney version
The blonde Alice is based off of Alice Liddell. Alice Liddell had brown hair and green eyes like the Alice from Alice Madness Returns. Also, they didn't abandon the original story. They added more to it and showed an older Alice driven to madness. Oh and if you want to try and insult anything, please use proper grammar. People might take you a bit more seriously rather than thinking you're from troll.
8.5/10 or 9/10 for me.
One of the best games since a couple of years.
@brawyn777
ABSOLOUTLY!!! You get American McGee's Alice as well as Alice Madness Returns!! Two games in one!! Both awesome, solid games!!! WORTH BUYING!! They're WORTHY TITLES!!!!!!! :-D
@grimmjowrulez1991 I agree. If only they would go away from looking at games just as games and look at this game like at a picture in a museum, they would understand the intention of McGee. The most obvious thing takes up the majority of the game. Wonderland changes its appearance according to the instability of Alice's mind. At first it looks quite peaceful, but as Alice's sanity suffers more and more in the real world, Wonderland becomes hell. Such connections alone I miss in many other games.
2022 this game has me hooked!
@SakuraAvalon yeah i heard the controlls worked better for the PC
Question are the puzzles hard?
i would love to see this game remade
Elias Leonard it still looks good though.
This game is 'repetitive'. But I really like it still! Graphics are AMAZING combat is AWESOME. (A pitty the ice isn't slippery for a challenge). It's really a different perspective of 'Wonderland'. American mcGee's Alice is VERY CLEVER!! It's a nice challenge and an AWESOME, worthy classic! Alice Madness Returns can get too easy sometimes (even on nightmare mode) and it isn't that long. Anyway, both games have their positives!! I LOVE these games as well as Zelda!!! :-D
@lombrie1234 also, this review is in 720p x)
@MrGrave111 PS: this game is only on xbox 360??
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its excellent, not the best platformer but it brings back a decent platformer to the PC and also lets you play the old one with a joystick and with high resolution. I haven't made it that far into it but I love how the jumping mechanism gives you triple jump and float like in older 3d platformers.
this game is amazing on PC, that's the version i have, its great, i haven't even noticed any graphical issues at all yet, all i can say is that its one of the best platformers I've played in a long while, you should defiantly go pick this game up.
Im usually not one of these guys who buy the game then listen to the reviews but I really feel injustice about this game reviews, it's beautiful graphics and creativity is superb, it gets slightly repetitive mainly because it's very long game but there is alot of stuff to the keep the game fresh like puzzles and such. I have absolutely no idea why this game got such average scores, it definitely deserve more
This is actually a better representation of the original story, which is dark, scary and creepy. Disney made it a family friendly version, but this is how Alice should look and feel.
@Mysticbunnie28 the invisible walls that wee meant to be there weren't the problem, but the ones in random areas like doors and keyholes were a problem although they didn't show any footage of the annoying ones.
I can't see why people are saying the review is bad. It's completely fair, in my opinion, and a 7.0 means that it's a good game, but has some faults. I agree,
Hi. Just for your information, miss Liddell (I'm sure you know who she was) was black haired. It was Tenniel (I'm sure you know who he is) that changed the colour. Obviously you were not referring to the Disney version, which heavily changed the original story.
@lombrie1234 Gamespot Review > IGN review, this is becoming a very common trend. GS is now my second go-to right after gametrailers.
A definetive rent or buy when price drops
What is with all of these average reviews? This game deserves a 9 out of 10. It's fun and it makes you think
I love this game, however the platforming doesn't really get much more creating than the first level. The fighting mechanics should've had more combos and abilties (even ps2/classic xbox games accomplished this).This game is far less disturbing and not as scary as the first game. It should've had multiplayer or more game modes so it wouldn't end up a beverage coaster after beating it 2-3 times. Other than that the story is great, music is soothing, and the environment is simply art.
I'm never going to bother with IGN ever again for reviews. They've honestly lost touch.
I'm downloading this on my series s
@insertnamehere001 Why would I care about the like/dislike ratio? This game is amazing & was long as fuck with original & unique gameplay/story. You rarely find that in games now days. The points they made was terrible. Invisible walls are there for a reason. & in no way hinder the experience.
@MissCraftyHelen The story of alice is actually pretty scary, and now it is even more scarier. This game is just insane scary, you have to wait till you are 16 :(
i prefer ign not for the score and stuff (because its a persons opinion, the only opinion that you should consider the best is yours, this things just help you a little) but because the presentation is more confortable
I mostly agree with Gamespot. but i give this game an 8/10 just because Alice is nice to look at. even when looking like a disheveled maid.
my only real problem w/ this game was just that the dialogue wasnt nearly as good as it was in the 1st game. For Ex: Jabberwock harrassing alice about her parents death, or the red queen's voice changing as she screams at alice. I loved madness returns, but the dialogue and voice acting was wut i loved about the 1st game
@bluesplus1 I would hardly say its short if you rush it yeh its probably short but its took me like 5 -6 hours to complete chapter 1 so far iv probably played mayby 16 - 18 hours and im only on chapter 5 and i never experienced any sound or audio problems so far the puzzles are hardly tedious seeing as theres a large variety i would give the original game a 10/10 and this one 9/10 the game has some of the best enviorments in any video game.
Which review is more accurate this or IGN?
A little bit glitchy and texture popins here and there but for the most part its badass!
Funny how they called one of the most creative platformers in history "repetitive and predictable".
@ChildrenofAmory
People confuse turn based combat with none active combat. World of Warcraft for example is not "turn based", Advance Wars is turn based.
@DamnedByDurberg indeed, in the last gaming gen games were more cheap and had alot more content, that's why now I mostly play rpgs due to their lenght
the movie you obviously saw is the Disney version. ofcourse it's gonna seem wonderful and happy. but this alice didn't ruin the story. the same story is still there, it's just told differently.
@godjason12 Not really. They're pretty simple to get by.
@superfreegoat i really dont see how the levels were boring they had some of the best enviorments ive ever seen in a game and if you complete the game you should know there are diffrent weapons you can unlock
RPG games are about story, characters, decisions, dialogues, areas to explore and interesting stuff besides main story. Simple as that
@bluesplus1 I would hatdly say its short if you rush it yeh its probably short but its took me like 5 -6 hours to complete chapter 1 so far iv probably played mayby 16 - 18 hours and im only on chapter 5 and i never experienced any sound or audio problems so far the puzzles are hardly tedious seeing as theres a large variety i would give the original game a 10/10 and this one 9/10 the game has some of the best enviorments in any video game.
a fair review of this game, the original is definitely better even if this one has better combat.
Bought this today and am loving it, feels so different to other games out there and the weird character design is awesome.
@RandomEpicUsername The originally and this version are both a lot of fun. They are challenging when they need to be and exciting to look at almost all the time. The originally broke a lot of barriers when it came to game design so when you play it try to get past the fact that it seems dated. It is no Portal or Portal 2 but it deff some thing worth picking up.
whats the name of the first one?
@MyRsIrl I agree, i'm from nz and am watching a fathers day ad for jcpenney. We don't have jcpenney here and Fathers day is in september
Its a great game a breath of fresh air from your everyday same ol shooters etc... Even though he says its all bland find switch then find another, thats what platforming is, use your imagination to take out enemies and break blocks etc, but after you full upgraded teeth doesnt become a necesity and becomes faster. Theres not a whole lot of games out there that comes close to the look and creativity of Malice. He says its all the same and the shrinking and sensing of invisible platforms to see couldve been done more creative? Seems creative to me, and as far as the issues he stated i havnt had texture pop in, pixilated explosions, audio glitches, etc. A.Mcgee is one of my favorite designers coming from the Doom and id software franchise what more could you expect? And Malice: Otherland is in production i pledged 5k and i have to say it looks great in pre pro. ( i like to call her Malice ) you can pledge $5-10k
@LA1423 You know.... IGN gave Super Mario Galaxy 2 a 10 out of 10. This game has problems; it's not perfect.
This game is so artful and beatiful and weird. I don't really care about the ratings it got, i am probably getting it
Nice to see Alice again, but somethings missing.. It has different vibe to it. Still prefer the first game.
@MrDjdecks
What!? A 7.0-8.0, which are still good scores, would be more appropriate.
A 9 means the game is fantastic, with hardly any issues. This game being less captivating or innovative than the first, shouldn't get such a high score. Also, couple that with a short adventure, some visual/ audio problems, and tedious puzzles, this game is far from perfect.
Good, but could use some more work.
Just bought a copy new from amazon for 20$. Not to be preachy, but I recommend buy it new to support the creators/ studio. Typically unique games like this don't sell well
@MeeBooh buy it new from play.com you get both quite cheap
can you link me some estonia commercials im very interested in seeing what they look like
Got this game a couple days ago, and i'm glad to say i love it... kinda sad i haven't encounterd a boss yet (almost done Chapter 4), but it doesn't deter from what is an essentially a beautifully creepy action platformer... Combat is simple, but i wasn't expecting a Devil May Cry or God of War out of this, so that's fine with me. Plus, it comes with a voucher of it's predicessor. Two games for the price of one? Good deal!
8.2/10.
@bluesplus1 this game is not short each chapter is about 2+ hours
Much more than 9 hours of gameplay... just saying.
Overall, a well balanced and fair review.
@Fashionista10211 8.5 is like an awesome game score, i think 7 is a fair score for this game, id give it a 6 personally.
@RandomEpicUsername The original was better, but then again, the original was a masterpiece. This one has the graphical capabilities to take McGee's sick and twisted mind to reality, but it doesn't catch up to the first game. Still, it is very enjoyable, and if you can get the version that includes the original, it's a must buy.
Does this game have difficulty settings?
use the night mare hobbyhorse fully upgraded via around chapter 3 and you can do some serious damage whilst wearing the checkmate outfit
Because it completely makes sense to put in a little girl in a game like this. And the idea of a re-imagination allows them to do what they want with the characters to make the game better
Some games get too hung up creating atmosphere, and developing story-line and characters. Some games even try and derive some meaning from their content.
Developers need to start focusing on what really makes a game great: lots of violence, gun-porn, and lavish special effects.
I whouldn't say that American Mcgee Alice is better than madness returns cause the first one had loads of jump mechanic issues and not being able to lock on to opponents makes the combat really annoying. Sure it follows the sorce materials better than this game and sure it's more deverce but Madness returns fixed all the control issues from the first game making more playable also making one of my favorite games of this year (Though I can't tell should it be on my fav games mabye in the top 40).
The only complaint I have is the auto save spot, because Im on my first play through on nightmare and there's a load of enemies ahead but the save spot or checkpoint Ive got to is way back, which makes it a pain to complete once I've done it multiple times
i love this game, i'll admit that its not very challenging and it does get repetitive but the settings are so beautiful and disturbing at the same time
This game is set after the original alice story and its sequel "Alice through the looking glass" many years later.
Liking the game so far... deserves 8.5 at least!!
@dhhs91 I... I have to really REALLY disagree here. I just played the two back to back and the first (while I'll let the graphical issues slide obviously do to the time gap) had horrible gameplay. Very glitch jumps, very repetative combat with weapons that where all nigh useless, etc.
The new version overall had less glitches, better graphics, better audio, far more story, combat that was actually engaging instead of heavily skillless and repetative, etc. The first was good, but not better.
I have this game and I haven't experienced the invisible walls...plus I have never heard of the game till now and I think its a really good game. Plus when you think about it every game is repetitive in some way.
what is the original alice game called?
@DamnedByDurberg and action adventure games. Or most games with no "multiplayer" as you so accurately mentioned
@hardbasskicker
Yes there are boss battles.