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Sega put up a few screens and a poster for us to see all about the first chapter in the game: Papa's Palace of Pain!

The first mission of The House of the Dead: OVERKILL is also Special Agent G’s first mission. He has been dispatched by his agency, the secretive AMS, to investigate Papa Ceasar’s connection to a host of mysterious disappearances. At the exact moment G arrives, Detective Washington also turns up at the gates of the plantation house, on the trail of his missing father.

From the outset a tension exists between these hardboiled professionals, each feeling the other is stepping on their turf. But, when mutants attack, the Detective and the Agent are forced to accept that two guns are better than one and that an immediate and violent response is required.

The pair storm the plantation house grounds, gunning their way between trees and shrubs, capping mutants left, right and centre. Before long they reach the doors of the plantation house itself. They break in and find the place overrun with mutants. Something has gone badly wrong here…

Inside the Plantation House, a host of sick and twisted surprises awaits our heroes, and holed up in the basement is their nemesis, Papa Ceasar, with the first surprise in what promises to be a long, dangerous night in Bayou City.

Images

http://i40.tinypic.com/vr67oz.jpg
http://i43.tinypic.com/nlvj36.jpg
http://i44.tinypic.com/25p4d2q.jpg

Poster:

http://i44.tinypic.com/jq22rp.jpg

 

[Jaded Alyx]

 

[Tranced Shadow]

Civilians are back? Yay! I missed them in 3&4

 

[Xav]

Looks worse than House of the Dead II or III for some reason. I love the series but I have my doubts about Sega not developing this themselves.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

Looks worse than House of the Dead II or III for some reason. I love the series but I have my doubts about Sega not developing this themselves.

Grafix wise? You can't be serious.

Gameplay wise?

Spoiler

You can't be serious.

 

[Throwaway123456789]

Looks worse than House of the Dead II or III for some reason. I love the series but I have my doubts about Sega not developing this themselves.

This looks a billion times better than 2&3, you need to go get your damn eyes checked.
If you're not a fucking troll that is, then you need to go die somewhere.

 

[Teknoman]

Just hope it moves at 60fps. Really cant take light gun shooters at anything less these days. Thats what turned me off Ghost Squad Wii. It just seems to not have that fast action sense.

 

[m3k]

Just hope it moves at 60fps. Really cant take light gun shooters at anything less these days.

i really dont think its acceptable for on the rails games to be

 

[ShockingAlberto]

This looks a billion times better than 2&3, you need to go get your damn eyes checked.
If you're not a fucking troll that is, then you need to go die somewhere.

I know the game is called Overkill and all, but wow.

 

[Throwaway123456789]

Also, let's resize these to their correct sizes:

 

[Jaded Alyx]

This looks a billion times better than 2&3, you need to go get your damn eyes checked.
If you're not a fucking troll that is, then you need to go die somewhere.

HARDCORE VIOLENCE

 

[Throwaway123456789]

I know the game is called Overkill and all, but wow.

The screenshots I posted are of HotD 2&3

HARDCORE VIOLENCE

Ok, maybe I went a little overboard, sorry.
It just bothers me when people say "looks worse than game X from 1998!" when it's super obvious that it does not.

 

[m3k]

I know the game is called Overkill and all, but wow.

i had to read it again, quite the little tantrum

 

[Jocchan]

:O

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Someone want to try to explain to me why Headstrong Games deemed it necessary to put George Lucas in this game?

 

[Teknoman]

Someone want to try to explain to me why Headstrong Games deemed it necessary to put George Lucas in this game?

:lol Now I cant unsee it.

 

[ThatObviousUser]

HARDCORE VIOLENCE

THE HARDCORE YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR

 

[Jaded Alyx]

..Shit, he even appears to be crying blood from his own eyes....the hell?

 

[Rezbit]

HARDCORE VIOLENCE

:lol

Anyway, back to the game! Hopefully the faux-lightgun controls are tight and responsive, because this game looks to have a cool 70's grindhouse vibe going on. Be a shame if the controls weren't up to the rest of the package!

 

[Teknoman]

I just wish the music was more cheesy "horror rock" than wacky 70s music.

 

[Xav]

Ok, maybe I went a little overboard, sorry.
It just bothers me when people say "looks worse than game X from 1998!" when it's super obvious that it does not.

Hey don't say sorry it's GAF express yourself anyway you want I don't mind. Honestly I still stand by what I said because something about Overkill makes it look dull... maybe it's how it uses colour. Yup I prefer the look of the old games and I don't care if everyone in this thread goes against me. Here is another mind blowing opinion, Killzone 2 looks ugly... "Runs Away*

 

[Cosmonaut X]

:O

I quite like the poster, even if the typography is a shameless grab from Val Lewton movie posters.

 

[Divvy]

Someone want to try to explain to me why Headstrong Games deemed it necessary to put George Lucas in this game?

First thing I thought of.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Hey don't say sorry it's GAF express yourself anyway you want I don't mind. Honestly I still stand by what I said because something about Overkill makes it look dull... maybe it's how it uses colour. Yup I prefer the look of the old games and I don't care if everyone in this thread goes against me. Here is another mind blowing opinion, Killzone 2 looks ugly... "Runs Away*

I believe it's the grain filter that makes it look that way.

 

[Arde5643]

Hey don't say sorry it's GAF express yourself anyway you want I don't mind. Honestly I still stand by what I said because something about Overkill makes it look dull... maybe it's how it uses colour. Yup I prefer the look of the old games and I don't care if everyone in this thread goes against me. Here is another mind blowing opinion, Killzone 2 looks ugly... "Runs Away*

Wrong thread - KZ2 thread is thar-way.

 

[Fantastical]

Wrong thread - KZ2 thread is thar-way.

Yeah, let's not talk about Killzone here. Jaded will go crazy.

 

[FatalT]

It's too dark.

 

[Jaded Alyx]

Yeah, let's not talk about Killzone here. Jaded will go crazy.

?

 

[Fantastical]

It's too dark.

 

[MrTroubleMaker]

nice !

 

[ThirstyFly]

Wasn't there supposed to be a special edition of this with a comic book or something? I can't find it listed anywhere, just a standard release.

Edit: Nevermind, looks like it's just a pre-order comic book in North America.

 

[justchris]

Someone want to try to explain to me why Headstrong Games deemed it necessary to put George Lucas in this game?

What, are you saying you haven't wanted to cap his mutant ass since episode 1 just like everbody else?

 

[Dash Kappei]

Looks so fucking good!
I'm sure I'll be disappointed in the way it's going to be @30fps, but if they managed to keep the cursor movement (that I'll switch off of course) steady, quick, smooth AND precise a la Ghost Squad I wont mind too much; on the other hand if it's going to end up something like RE:UC, well then you can rest assured I'm gonna cut heads, strong!

 

[Teknoman]

Well that and the zombies need to move with a decent HotD rate of speed.

 

[CaVaYeRo]

Those screens aren't good at all. New ones (click):



Oh, and this game is (motehrf****ing) tarantino awesomeness. I can't stop playing!

I'll put some impressions later.

 

[Chairhome]

Looking forward to impressions. A recent mag (Level 34, there's a thread for it) gave it a 3/10 for a review, so I'd like to hear from someone else who's played the game. Thanks!

 

[CaVaYeRo]

Looking forward to impressions. A recent mag (Level 34, there's a thread for it) gave it a 3/10 for a review, so I'd like to hear from someone else who's played the game. Thanks!

wat? reasons?

 

[Mdk7]

I wanted this one sooooo bad!
Of course i have already bought the Australian Bang Bang Box...

 

[maxmars]

wat? reasons?

I just knew that. Thanks!

 

[Chairhome]

wat? reasons?

I actually don't know. You can check the thread about it here.

 

[CaVaYeRo]

I actually don't know. You can check the thread about it here.

thx, I can't see why, yet.

Here you have my Spanish hands-on: http://www.revogamers.net/avances-388-The-House-of-the-Dead-OVERKILL-–-Impresiones-1.html

Maybe I OVERLOVE the style. The intro video is simply amazing.

I go to bed, I'll come back in two hours more or less to discuss further

 

[VideoMan]

Those screens aren't good at all. New ones (click):

Oh, and this game is (motehrf****ing) tarantino awesomeness. I can't stop playing!

I'll put some impressions later.

Are you playing it in 16:9 and if so how does it look? Does it have those black borders like in the screens posted earlier?

 

[Cosmonaut X]

thx, I can't see why, yet.

Here you have my Spanish hands-on: http://www.revogamers.net/avances-388-The-House-of-the-Dead-OVERKILL-–-Impresiones-1.html

Maybe I OVERLOVE the style. The intro video is simply amazing.

I go to bed, I'll come back in two hours more or less to discuss further

I have absolutely no Spanish, so I ran the first chunk through Babelfish and got:

We abrimos the mouth as soon as the game was executed. The SEGA logo - trembly like the tape that finish starting and the definition of dictionary of Overkill - possible first reference to Tarantino- gave the welcome to one of the tests more exciting than we have realised months in the last. Intro did not leave place to doubts that the noventero style had spilled on all the " cinta": A screen with a seal that remembers Movierecords, much grain. A real video of an aunt " of those of antes" , tightened in leather and contoneando its kindness of coarse form before the polished bar of any cavern surrounded by Harleys. Music raises of intensity and the credits appear in the typography of long ago. The tiarraca takes a belt of real bullets, but it unholsters an unexpected pistol: a Wiimote suitably covered with its silicone cover. Our mouth, still abierta, forms a smile, swallows loose saliva and a pair of exclamations. The film has begun.

Hidden in that mess is what looks like a really good preview

 

[jarrod]

I'm cautiously optimistic. I really, really want it to be good... but so far it's kinda looking like HOTD: The Umbrella Chronicles.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

What's up with that longass health meter?

 

[CaVaYeRo]

16:9 looks OK, I guess those borders are from the screenshot hardware.

However, we found some framerate problems when playing 2 players in populated zones. Nothing really big, but it doesn't happen in 1p mode.

Hidden in that mess is what looks like a really good preview

:lol Babelfish. Well, that's the intro video. It's the typical hot chick from the 90s, she's dancing the bar and the other things you get from there

I'm cautiously optimistic. I really, really want it to be good... but so far it's kinda looking like HOTD: The Umbrella Chronicles.

I think it has nothing to do with Umbrella. It's freaking fast, classic gameplay (zombies waves, half a second angles, etc) and the incredible humor or the B series movie setting. Also, conver(fucking)sations, as they call it, between the two characters are genius, Pulp Fiction-like in its absurd feeling. Washington is an angry Samuel L Jackson.

Feel free to ask!

EDIT: Oh, and it might be short, but levels' length is accurate. You get seven levels extra stuff... I don't think it's a bad thing.

 

[Hilbert]

?

That movie's is called SPL to me...I refuse to accept "Killzone".

 

[Arde5643]

THis game is so mine day one - hi CaVaYeRo, can you do an English summation of your preview?

That way you don't have to translate the entire thing into English and we can get a gist of what makes the game so good.

Thanks much if you can do this.

 

[Princess Skittles]

Sega, please give these guys back the Jet Set Radio Wii revival. NOW.

NOW NOW NOW SO MUCH NOW.

 

[Thrilltacular]

I hope they make this into an actual poster, it's so unbelievable awesome.