I Am Alive resurfaces with trailer

[Tollbooth Willie]

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/17/trailer-i-am-alive-insert-irony-here/

AWW YEAH hope this is good. I'm digging the idea of a survival game set during/after a huge earthquake.

 

[63]

Could be cool.

Spoiler

Could.

 

[Vegeta897]

lol at first I thought that said "Spring 2001" and my mind did a backflip.

 

[Remus]

2012 THE GAME

 

[Barnz]

Such a boring teaser.

 

[VictimOfScience]

Didn't care then.

Spoiler

Still don't.

 

[the cow says moo]

The title of the game and the fact that they release a trailer for it only once every year leads me to believe that Ubisoft is epicly trolling everyone.

 

[Krynn72]

So whats the point of the game? To survive inside as many collapsing buildings as possible?

 

[Sheepo]

I remember the last trailer seemed pretty promising.

 

[Gargantou]

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/06/17/trailer-i-am-alive-insert-irony-here/

AWW YEAH hope this is good. I'm digging the idea of a survival game set during/after a huge earthquake.

If you have a PS2 you might wanna check out http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/action/disasterreport/index.html

 

[Ren.182]

So whats the point of the game? To survive inside as many collapsing buildings as possible?

I read some of the features somewhere. I'll try find them again...

The game was previously known as 'Alive'.

I am Alive has been in development since 2005.

There will be sequel(s).

The game will be set in first person. Though, there is a possibility for third person gameplay elements. (To be confirmed)

The game is set in June 2009 and will take place in Chicago (whether partly or fully is unknown), where a 10.3 magnitude earthquake took place.

You play as a 27-year-old Adam Collins, an usual office worker.

After the earthquake you'll find yourself trapped in a high building. For 3 days on you will fight your way out in the open.

After the escape from the building, you'll discover that you're being trapped again. Comes out, during the earthquake Chicago was detached from the main ground and is now a lone Chicago-island swimming in the ocean.

The game revolves around finding your ex-girlfriend Alice, who may, or may not, be alive. Because you still love her.

Your second main goal would be to get off the island. The rescue operation failed (or didn't come at all(To be confirmed)), so you're on your own.

There are enough other survivors to make your life easier...or harder...
You will also have to gather together enough survivors to gain the attention of the government rescue teams.

The game will leave you several choices: rescue or not, steal or take by force, protect or attack, heal someone or heal yourself (due to the medicine and water being rare). All the choices you make in the game will affect what will happen to Adam and Alice.

There will be several factions, some of which you can align with, that were formed in the city. You can also befriend other stragglers.

There will be some kind of a camp, where survivors will gather to share food and sleep safely. The objectives will revolve around the camp at least from time-to-time (bring someone a bottle of water, so the person would not dry up etc).

At the current moment 3 more characters are known:
*Riley - a young female doctor, she will do her best to help you and other survivors at the camp.
*Virgil - an African-American former solider, he will try to protect the survivors.
*Peter - a disabled ex-firefighter. It was his idea to build a camp.
They will give you information and goals to achieve (Additional quests).

One of the ways of telling the story of Adam and Alice is through flashbacks. Whether they will be playable or not is unknown.

The game takes place over 9 days. That means no free-roam after the ending credits. Also the game will open and lock certain areas during your progress through the game.

There are weapons (Firearms, throwing weapons and everyday things can be used as a weapon too) and you can pick them up and shoot/hurt people. There won't be loads of ammo and health packs though, and the guns themselves are rare.

You can scare off people with an empty gun, if they don't realize there are no bullets inside.

You can only aim at one person at a time.

Water can either replenish health or be thrown away for distraction.

The cause of the disaster will be revealed throughout the game. (Just a nature disaster??? We'll see )

http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/3251055376/m/3901063386/p/1

Sounds like it has potential. I'll see how it goes.

 

[Bad^Hat]

You can only aim at one person at a time.

WHAT WORST GAME EVER **** THIS SHIT. :angry:

 

[jondy]

^ Chuh, dual-wielding or GTFO

 

[MuToiD_MaN]

I'm digging the idea of a survival game set during/after a huge earthquake.

I see what you may or may not have intentionally did there.

 

[sixteenth]

I'm going to at least give it a try since it is based in Chicago (I live here).

 

[flamingdts]

This is incredibly similar to another game. I don't remember the name, but there was the word disaster in it. Buildings and bridges come falling down as you roam the city.

 

[Gargantou]

This is incredibly similar to another game. I don't remember the name, but there was the word disaster in it. Buildings and bridges come falling down as you roam the city.

Was it Disaster Report for the PS2?

I linked it earlier in the thread.

 

[Sheepo]

I see what you may or may not have intentionally did there.

Note the thread title "I Am Alive resurfaces". Some of those gameplay ideas sound interesting, so I won't rule this out completely.

 

[hot564231]

I'm going to at least give it a try since it is based in Chicago (I live here).

This game better have Ebert as a zombie.

 

[MuToiD_MaN]

Note the thread title "I Am Alive resurfaces".

Man is my pun-fu weak or what?

 

[Ridge]

Last year's trailer was much more promising and well finished. Some of the animation in this latest trailer is just awful, and I can't believe even Ubisoft would release something so ratty looking.

As for the info Ren pasted from the Ubi forums, I hope that person has nothing to do with the development. For instance;

After the escape from the building, you'll discover that you're being trapped again. Comes out, during the earthquake Chicago was detached from the main ground and is now a lone Chicago-island swimming in the ocean.

So what the hell happened to the whole Eastern US, if Chicago is in the ocean? Not to mention the game takes place in the past. While 2009 might have made sense in the first trailer, which was, well, in 2009, it is pointless if the game won't even be possibly released until 2011...

I've now stopped holding my breathe for this game.

 

[Warped]

After the escape from the building, you'll discover that you're being trapped again. Comes out, during the earthquake Chicago was detached from the main ground and is now a lone Chicago-island swimming in the ocean.

LOL WUT?

 

[MuToiD_MaN]

Lake Michigan, perhaps?

 

[Ridge]

While Lake Michigan is rather large, I'd hope they could recognize the difference between it and an ocean....