Violence in Splatterhouse Will Make Kratos Blush

DualShockers writes, "Splatterhouse is a classic game that just won’t stay gone from the gaming world any longer. As you may have heard recently the franchise will be receiving an all-new iteration on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 that has plenty of monsters, guts, and gore to go around. Featuring the ability to unlock the classic Japanese Arcade original as well as the two sequels from the Genesis, this game serves as a collection of the retro 2D action game as well as a 3D romp in the universe that allows you to lose a limb and beat people down with it. Take a look at the developer interview with Daniel Tobar, Associate Producer of Splatterhouse..."

[DasBunker]

running animation sucks.. also combat seems clunky and boring..

[D4RkNIKON]

There is an unnecessary amount of blood splattering all over the place for what ever reason. The quick time event at the 3 minute mark looks like it was taken right from GOW...

[OneSneakyMofo]

The blood is a main component of the game. From the video, you can purchase new moves.

[AtatakaiSamurai]

.... piggy back lol

[ChickeyCantor]

" The quick time event at the 3 minute mark looks like it was taken right from GOW"

Im sorry...but no.
QTE go way before GOW.
Plus you can;t put a patent on a kill move.
You think GoW wasn't inspired by other stuff?

[WLPowell]

actually when rick is ripping his head off looks almost exactly frame-for-frame copied from the helios head rip. so you fail at disagreeing just for the sake of being butthurt that someone gave praise to a PS3 game.

[D4RkNIKON]

@WLPowell, it also looks just like when Kratos is on top of one of those giant cyclopses and he rips out their eye.

[ExplosionSauce]

Could someone tell these devs that more blood doesn't equal more mature?

I was amused by the blood and gore in the old Mortal Kombat games when I was 10. But now, not so much.
I mean, what is the plot here? Does it have an engaging theme?
I hope gore and violence are not the only thing that will drive this game. Otherwise, I hope it's just fun enough to get into.

[ChickeyCantor]

"tually when rick is ripping his head off looks almost exactly frame-for-frame copied from the helios head rip. "

What...so when a character in FPS game all shoot the same way we keep ourselves silent?

He is ripping of his head, what do you expect from such position, you can't honestly say its a rip-off. Its the same as calling a button press a rip-off.

[OneSneakyMofo]

LOL, I can't wait for my girlfriend to watch this game. She already thinks I'm some sort of messed-up serial killer after watching me slaughter people in God of War 3 out of pure enjoyment.

[APOFISBORICUA]

long before GOW was even mentioned. Dont get me wrong my favorite series is GOW and number 3 is so far my GOTY but this game on the GENESIS back in the days was SICK!!!!!!!!!. I remember how I tease the Super Nes fanboys about the gory and SATANIC content on SPLATTERHOUSE 2 and 3. I must be in a minority rigth now ( maybe becasue todays gamers dont know much about it), but SPLATTERHOUSE returns for me is one of the most anticipated games of the year and I have HIGH hopes for it.

PEACE AND GAMING!!

[Myze]

The game looks fun (the old one was pretty fun, but no masterpiece), but comparing the gore in this to GoW3 doesn't fit. GoW3 is realistic (obviously the monsters and such aren't), this game is stylized and slightly cartoony (and overly excessive like GeoW...who knew people/monsters had 100 liters of blood inside them?). There is nothing wrong with this style, but I don't think it's a good comparison.

These scenes don't give the same "yuck" "ouch" "oooh" feeling that the more brutal stuff in GoW3 did. GoW3 stuff felt like it could be real, which obviously will make the scenes resonate better. GoW3 also has better graphics and FAR better animation, which probably goes a long way in representing the gore.

Either way though, looks like fun, but fun like Prototype (with the definite possibility of being extremely repetitious, thus being worth a rent, but not a purchase). I will wait before a purchase, but will also be keeping my eye on the game.

[Lord_Doggington]

haha, people who have "kept the franchise alive."

Who's he talking about? lol

[Hitman0769]

This title looks fun to me, I like the idea of so much gore taking precedence over multi-player because frankly some multi-player games are so boring these days I'd rather not even play them. Judging by the online player count in said games, I tend to think people agree.

[Chadness]

Yet, too much gratuitous gore turns me off of anything. Dragon Age: Origins was cutting it close for me, this goes way overboard.

[thevokillist]

The blood is way overboard, but still looks like a fun button-masher.

[panasonic23]

But the graphics in GOD OF WAR 3 will make Splatterhouse cry.

[gtsentry]

@panasonic23....VIOLATIOONNNNN lol

[Zachmo182]

But graphics doesn't make a game dude.

Unless of course your a graphics whore then what i said above wouldn't be valid towards you.

[bjornbear]

its selling point is A VISUAL ASPECT

so if we are talking about a VISUAL ASPECT of the game, YES GRAPHICS MATTER.

[WLPowell]

and remember Bjorn, GOW3's blood looks better. the blood effects from splatterhouse looks very last gen.

I really hate the remake-happy mindset of game devs nowadays, new ideas please.

[Forbidden_Darkness]

Kratos aint blushing, thats just ricks blood splattered on his face...

[gtsentry]

lmaooo

[wissam]

What wrong with you. need a bill.

[hi2]

really?so will it involve gutting a 5000 foot creature inside out with a sword revealing his intestines or what?

[Alos88]

Kratos doesn't blush; if it looks like he did, he probably just burst a blood vessel (probably after bursting someone else's).

[NYC_Gamer]

well i dont buy games just because its full of violence...the gameplay seems weak

[Games4M - Rob]

I remember first playing Splatterhouse for the first time in the arcade many many moons ago. There was a bit quite early on where you were in a sewer and picked up a bat, when you whacked the enemies they would fly backwards and splat against the sewer wall - i loved it.

[FwanK]

Kratos only blushes with Kratos

[wissam]

What a stupid title. nothing can touch gow games in violence.

[bjornbear]

GOWIII isn't a game based on the violence...this game is =P without violence this game is nothing

GOWIII, its the whole story/adventure/action, the gore is just an very welcome extra

and the mere fact that GOWIII has the best blood animation ever trumps this =P

still, looks fun! =D just doesn't make kratos blush at all, just wince in admiration xD

[Guwapo77]

This should had retained it's 2D gameplay with his 2x4 crackin skulls. This will not bring a classic any new found fame.

[SpitFireAce85]

that makes Kratos blush is Chuck Norris! lol

[mirroredderorrim]

The title is designed to create controversy by comparing to our God of War III.

This looks like a great game; Splatter House. Im a fan of the orignals and I will very much so give this game a try. They are even showing off the PS3 version and it looks nice!

;D

Love the subtle effects and what not, like sparks and swaying of objects.

My only concern is if it will get repetitive, or how fast it will get there.

[Bedrockk]

there's something odd to me about the color scheme of the game - it reminds me of what Batman might've looked like if it wasn't as refined - the lighting is off, i think - too bright on the protagonist and dark everywhre else w/ no real punch to the colors - not grey, just bland.

[The_Quiet_Man]

Judging by that video, In my opinion GOW & even X-men Origins look more realistic & gorey than this.

Looks a little too cartoony in style & the QTE sequences don't look right, that background colour looks weird when he rips the guys head off, its like some bad LSD effect. I hope they add in alot of combos & weapons, maybe with a few more months to polish & tweak, it'll look better (I hope).

I might just pick it up for the old Slatterhouse games anyway,

[booni3]

the game is very style heavy, making it seem so gritty and noir. Kind of like madworld on the wii, but way dirtier...and HD.