Alice creator American McGee says he was inspired by a Valve demo he saw while working on Quake 2
https://www.pcgamer.com/games/alice-creator-american-mcgee-says-he-was-inspired-by-a-valve-demo-he-saw-while-working-on-quake-2/
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Coelacanth@feddit.nu · 30 pts · 125d
God I wish the IP didn't belong to EA. It has so much potential, I always wanted Alice 3 to be a Soulslike personally but I know American McGee himself had some ideas already for Alice: Asylum to be the next installment. Shame EA doesn't give two fucks about the franchise.
tiredofsametab@fedia.io · 8 pts · 125d
That would definitely keep me from buying it; I can't stand those sorts of games. I did like the first two, though, and still have the CD for the first one kicking around.
ripcord@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 125d
Same. Also the terms "soulslike" and "roguelike".
Coelacanth@feddit.nu · 1 pts · 125d
May I ask what terms you would prefer for these genres?
Bluegrass_Addict@lemmy.ca · -1 pts · 125d
then don't give a fuck about ea...
DisgruntledGorillaGang@reddthat.com · 9 pts · 125d
Calling American McGee "Alice creator" with no additional context is a bit absurd.
cobysev@lemmy.world · 25 pts · 125d
I mean, his game is called "American McGee's Alice." Saying "American McGee's Alice creator, American McGee" is a bit wordy and repetitive.
DisgruntledGorillaGang@reddthat.com · -4 pts · 125d
I know I get that, its just that Alice is both the name of the game and the name of the character, one of which he created and the other he didn't. There's not a great way to phrase it, but it makes it sound like he created the character Alice, which he did not.
samus12345@sh.itjust.works · 10 pts · 125d
She is named after and inspired by the Alice of Lewis Carrol's books, but she's a very different take on her. He created this version of her.
DisgruntledGorillaGang@reddthat.com · -8 pts · 125d
In no sense of the word would anyone ever say he created Alice. It could be called an interpretation, not quite an adaptation, but probably just based on characters by Lewis Carroll.
Evil_Shrubbery@thelemmy.club · 5 pts · 125d
As far as title artistic licences go this case is by far on the good side in today's age - it's not even:
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 125d
That's some creative thinking and writing style. I wouldn't mind if that is a one off title, and take it with some humor. But I get what you are saying (the title is not clickbait).
DisgruntledGorillaGang@reddthat.com · -2 pts · 125d
Lmao 😂
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 2 pts · 125d
You really have nothing else going on in your head?
Ioughttamow@fedia.io · 1 pts · 125d
Remember what the dormouse said
DisgruntledGorillaGang@reddthat.com · -6 pts · 125d
Says the person whose only contribution to the thread is insulting others. Fuck off.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 2 pts · 125d
Youve insulted multiple people in this post. But nice try.
"It's better to nitpick in your head than it is to open your mouth and look stupid" -old proverb
frongt@lemmy.zip · -6 pts · 125d
Yes legally that is the full title, but in the actual logo art it's a very small "American McGee's" and a big "Alice". Kind of like all the "Sid Meier's" games. They're named like that because they didn't want to risk trademark problems with simple names.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 125d
The article contains all the context that is needed. You can't have a full blown article as a title.
DisgruntledGorillaGang@reddthat.com · -9 pts · 125d
Literally didn't say that. Thanks for that useless input.
thingsiplay@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 125d
Literally didn't say you said that. Thanks for the that useless reply.
TachyonTele@piefed.social · 4 pts · 125d
Dude thinks 19 words is too short for a headline or something
Ioughttamow@fedia.io · 8 pts · 125d
In an alternate reality, people played Sid Meier’s Alice and American McGee’s Civilization
who@feddit.org · 3 pts · 125d
A few bits of dialogue for those who haven't played the Alice games:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcZr_-iPLrA
leave_it_blank@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 123d
I want those games to release on gog, I've been waiting for so long, I want to play them again!