Manhunt 2 on Wii preview and Screens on IGN

[windbane]

HappySqurriel said:

windbane said:

Wow. I have even less faith in Wii owners now. To hear most of you guys completely reject this game is pretty sad. I played Manhunt 1 on the PS2 and it was a great game. It's basically a stealth game like MGS but instead of breaking necks you kill them in varied ways. The story in Manhunt 1 was actually good. There is a reason you are killing the badguys.

Also, if you have seen Saw you know it's more of a murder mystery than a horror/gore movie. Yes, it has gory parts (as do most horror movies now-a-days, unfortunately), but the main part of the movie is the story. I think Saw 2 and 3 had more gore than necessary, although a lot of people like that, but it was still a mystery in that you don't know exactly how the guy is doing it. They are all pretty clever stories and have nice reveals.

Now, I don't know the story in Manhunt 2 yet, but it is one of the reasons I'm looking forward to getting a Wii, assuming it is actually better than the PS2 version in either controls and/or graphics.

I guess people are right when they say that Nintendo owners don't want all types of games, even if they are good.

Manhunt was not a "Great Game" it was an average game which sold well because it attracted a lot of attention due to the nature of its content; games like Second Sight were far better games and sold (in comparison) rather poorly because they did not have the shock value.

On another note, growing up as the yongest child I was introduced to horror movies and a very young age and can honestly say that I have seen (pretty much) every horror movie released in the past 40 years. I personally see movies like Saw, Touristas, Hostel and The Hills Have Eyes as the modern death of the horror genre. Every time we go through a major improvement in special effects technology a bunch of hacks start selling "horror" movies based on shock value alone; rather than building tension and suspense like the greats have they show off gore for the immediate shock value and destroy all suspense and tension in the movie.

I really wish there were less sheep in this world who buy into marketing strategies because then I could get some decent entertainment.

 

I would not lump Saw in with those other movies.  It's not a horror movie.

What is the height of horror movies to you?   Friday the 13th (the first of which was also a murder mystery, believe it or not), Nightmare on Elm Street, and Halloween?  Because those probably defined the genre for awhile in America, and that's pretty much what the current horror movies are like.

Scream started the teen horror movie trend, and The Ring started the Japanese horror trend.  Do you prefer those paths?

My problem with horror movies is the cheap scare.  Most start off innocent, then have a nice fake scare (far too many bats and cats), then the gore starts with loud sounds to startle you.  That includes all paths I've mentioned.

Hitchcock, I'm told, did more suspense than horror, so I look forward to watching those.  I'm just not sure what kind of horror movie you prefer, because the genre has never been maybe what it could be.  Maybe you like The Exorcist?

Oh, and in my opinion, Manhunt was a great game for what it did, so you can disagree with my opinion but you can't tell me I'm wrong.