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McGee's Wizard of Oz?

by Maarten Goldstein, Nov 05, 2001 7:03am PST

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I bet EA isn't publishing this one... Alice tanked, and EA was NOT happy.

People may talk about how cool Alice was, but most everyone just played the demo, and nobody bought the game.

Nov 05, 2001 11:23pm PST

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I bet EA isn't publishing this one... Alice tanked, and EA was NOT happy. People may talk about how co... : jasoncg
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- Gotta love the armchair industry insiders eh? Sorry sir, but you have no clue what you are talking abou... : Xcalibur

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Dark Wizard of Oz movie = Return to Oz

Purple DVD cases rule.

Nov 05, 2001 8:53am PST

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Dark Wizard of Oz movie = Return to Oz Purple DVD cases rule. : dodob
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- Ya I was gonna mention that. Doesn't anyone remember the "Return to Oz"??? It was an attempt to make O... : Q-ball

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Alice rocked, this could too.

Nov 05, 2001 9:17pm PST

Alice rocked, this could too. : abrasion

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i love how it's played off as "a dark adaptation of the story". the book was pretty dark. the movie was cheery gay shit.

Nov 05, 2001 8:54pm PST

i love how it's played off as "a dark adaptation of the story". the book was pretty dark. the movie was... : pupismyname

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I hope the soundtrack is by trent reznor.. or alike.
Sound track of Alice was plain awesome... infact I have extracted the mp3's from the game, excellent mood music.

Nov 05, 2001 12:10pm PST

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I hope the soundtrack is by trent reznor.. or alike. Sound track of Alice was plain awesome... infact I... : johndwango
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  Chris Vrenna, a guy closely associated with Trent Reznor, did the Alice soundtrack. I wish I could conve... : Boogieman
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    feel free to open up those pk3 files with Winzip and grab those mp3's. Then again, I dunno, is that a... : Bongwater
    - <^> the liscence agreement I opened them before but just saw a bunch of player sounds. I'll look agai... : Boogieman
    - specifically, the music files are in pak2.pk3 and already in mp3 format. : Bongwater
  - You can download music from the Alice site,at the bottom of the list... http://www.alice.ea.com/downl... : TheDreamDragon

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Gotta give props to McGee guys, he does make a kick ass game. I loved Alic3.

Nov 05, 2001 4:35pm PST

Gotta give props to McGee guys, he does make a kick ass game. I loved Alic3. : Wolfanoz

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I thought the Wizard of Oz was an allegory about the populist party of the late 1800s (silver brick road and all, they changed it for the movie because they suck).

Nov 05, 2001 1:49pm PST

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I thought the Wizard of Oz was an allegory about the populist party of the late 1800s (silver brick road ... : Vorlonesque
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    the book was an allegory too, foolio. It was about gold and the new silver standard. : slax0r
    - Exactly : Vorlonesque
    - The road was YELLOW in both the book, ("The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum, published 1900, on : A-54

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By: hi-c x Show Full Post

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Time for some truth in advertising...

American McGee's "Recycled Quake Engine Mishmash Marketed Under A Famous Literary Work's Name"

Nov 05, 2001 4:03pm PST

Time for some truth in advertising... American McGee's "Recycled Quake Engine Mishmash Marketed Under ... : hi-c

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coming soon: American McGee's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Nov 05, 2001 12:05pm PST

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coming soon: American McGee's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. : AllYourBase
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- Actually, the original version was pretty violent if I remember...not much material for a game though. : Vorlonesque

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Scream for originality from American McGee, while anxiously awaiting the next Orcs vs. Elves, Matrix-faux-cyberpunk, Star Wars licensed, and Armed Force Military games.

Whatever. At least he does something semi-constructive with his time. ;)

Nov 05, 2001 3:25pm PST

Scream for originality from American McGee, while anxiously awaiting the next Orcs vs. Elves, Matrix-faux... : Bongwater

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McGee previously turned Alice in Wonderland into a succesful video game.

Sucessful? Maybe as in getting decent reviews, but I don't think it exactly lit up the sales charts.

Did it ever even hit the top ten, because I certainly don't remember it doing so.

Nov 05, 2001 3:23pm PST

McGee previously turned Alice in Wonderland into a succesful video game. Sucessful? Maybe as in gett... : Midshift

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The game should be called American McGee's Ass] instead...

Nov 05, 2001 2:52pm PST

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The game should be called American McGee's Ass] instead... : hangingChad
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- Oh, so you've played it? : Boogieman

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whinney little bitches...ALL OF YOU.
The potential for this games greatness
is immence...especialy if there is a little
pink floyd: dark side of the moon thrown in for good measure
:)

I for one can NOT wait. (if this is true)

Nov 05, 2001 1:13pm PST

whinney little bitches...ALL OF YOU. The potential for this games greatness is immence...especialy if t... : captain crap

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----====+++American Mcgee's The WIZ!+++====----

Nov 05, 2001 1:45pm PST

----====+++American Mcgee's The WIZ!+++====---- : quietb0y

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Hey! It's McGee's Playhouse!

Nov 05, 2001 1:41pm PST

Hey! It's McGee's Playhouse! : vital3d

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Wizard of Oz...how lame.. Alice was a great idea because the original intentions of the story were finally realized within the main stream. A dark Wizard of Oz game is just shameless marketting BS. Using a famous story as a crutch for his game...neat...

Nov 05, 2001 8:47am PST

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Wizard of Oz...how lame.. Alice was a great idea because the original intentions of the story were final... : myLeftTesticleofFury
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- Oooh yeah, marketing is soooo god damned evil. It's much more cool to be anticonformist, instead of reas... : dafragsta
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  Your point doesnt make much sense. Whats wrong with taking a famous story and giving a different interpr : disembodied potato
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    Giving a new edge to an old story should be at least considered with an open mind. Especially something ... : Evangelion
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      i don't understand. so your post is pro or against this new pushing the interpretation thing :) : dodob
      
      Listen, dude ;) I'm half way tired right now and looking back at that post, I'm not even sure what I wro... : Evangelion
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      i totally agree. However the original story Alice in wonderland and its follow up Through the looking gl... : disembodied potato
      
      uhm oops missed you post at #50 : disembodied potato

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I can see the sequel now: American McGee's Alice vs Dorothy

OH YEAH.

Nov 05, 2001 1:04pm PST

I can see the sequel now: American McGee's Alice vs Dorothy OH YEAH. : dodob

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"McGee previously turned Alice in Wonderland into a succesful video game"

a successful and very boring video game.

Whats with this guy and fairy tales?

Nov 05, 2001 7:06am PST

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If this is true, them my respect for American McGee just went down the crapper.

Nov 05, 2001 11:59am PST

If this is true, them my respect for American McGee just went down the crapper. : Dreagon

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*belch*

Nov 05, 2001 11:39am PST

*belch* : Malachi

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Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain-- it's American McGee!

Nov 05, 2001 10:56am PST

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain-- it's American McGee! : zipr

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It better not be 3rd person, the only good 3rd person fps that i've seen thus far is max payne...

Nov 05, 2001 7:17am PST

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this would be pretty cool... Alice was cool, atleast the little bit I played. I should play thru that game

Nov 05, 2001 9:45am PST

this would be pretty cool... Alice was cool, atleast the little bit I played. I should play thru that g... : khaosman

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By: Adrenaline x Show Full Post

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If it uses the Doom 3 tech and is an fps it'll be cool or maybe even a tps if its done right

Nov 05, 2001 9:38am PST

If it uses the Doom 3 tech and is an fps it'll be cool or maybe even a tps if its done right : Adrenaline

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so you perfer the aim shoot miss die aim shoot miss die aim shoot miss die aim shoot miss die aim shoot miss die method of playing quake?

Nov 05, 2001 8:40am PST

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this ain't kansas toto.

Nov 05, 2001 8:34am PST

this ain't kansas toto. : verbal

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Picking familiar stories for the basis of the games is a very good marketing point. Almost everyone knows the story Wizard of Oz and Alice; more people might pick up the game and give it a chance because the title of the game is more familiar to them than the other titles of games that are out there.

Nov 05, 2001 8:31am PST

Picking familiar stories for the basis of the games is a very good marketing point. Almost everyone knows... : zerologik

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Alice's gameplay wasn't interesting and involved,but the level design was what sold it. I'd like to see what American does with the graphic spurt that is the Doom3 engine...

Nov 05, 2001 8:08am PST

Alice's gameplay wasn't interesting and involved,but the level design was what sold it. I'd like to see w... : TheDreamDragon

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http://www.3dap.com/features/articles/april/

Can I call 'em or what? :)

yea, I work for Gamespy. Shut up.

Nov 05, 2001 7:20am PST

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- whoops, wrong fairy tale. Shut up, I wrote it 7 months ago! :) : ZeBFFd00d

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Pretty soon he's gonna be making evil versions of Pooh and telitubbies. Maybe too much E True hollywood story or something? :p

Nov 05, 2001 7:15am PST

Pretty soon he's gonna be making evil versions of Pooh and telitubbies. Maybe too much E True hollywood ... : halfwaybastard

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Or is this the game that makes Fairy Tale'ing fun?

* F A I R Y ' D *

Nov 05, 2001 7:10am PST

Or is this the game that makes Fairy Tale'ing fun? * F A I R Y ' D * : Phil

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Is this the Fairy Tale that makes gaming fun?

Nov 05, 2001 7:09am PST

Is this the Fairy Tale that makes gaming fun? : Phil

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