Six Boring Minutes from Ghostbusters

[modeps]

VG247 (http://www.vg247.com/2009/03/27/ghostbusters-six-minute-gameplay-movie/) is to thank for posting this one. They've got a video that shows gameplay from the upcoming Atari title, Ghostbusters. The comments over there are praising it, but I can't help but think that the gameplay itself looks boring. Audio is mostly good (Bill Murray sounds stiff); visuals are great though... Hit the headline for the vid.

[modeps]

Meh.
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[BalekFekete]

Don't Cross The Streams!!!

[Zander]

I'm such a dork, the music gave me goose bumps.

[Johan]

It does look a bit dull gameplay-wise...

[sgtslappy]

Graphics looks awesome, gameplay looks okay. I want a demo!

[Orz]

This just in: action game has tepid tutorial level.

Famously-jaded Hollywood star delivers dry performance in rehashing 20some-year-old role famous for its dry wit.

Film at 11.

[manu_pkp]

"sgtslappy said: I want a demo"
... well, this is from the demo, don't know when it's coming out though :)
Gotta say it's more fun than it looks!

[WholeWheatCracker]

I think it looks amazing - I'm sure I'll have fun with it. Just have to view it as more of a playable movie than a hardcore game. Unless it proves to be tougher and more exciting than it appears in this video.

[Linkreincarnate]

vid has been removed...

[Zeal]

jesus, the gameplay really does look tedious as hell. the prototype running on the gears engine was far superior to this.

how dissapointing.

[mos]

Anyone have a link to an english language version?

[Cutter99]

Wow, I think that looks amazing.

I'm glad it's not a faster moving run-and-gun type of thing: that wouldn't be very Ghostbusters-like. Having to snoop out ghosts with the various gadgetry? Wearing down specters with multiple ghost-hunting weapons? A detailed environment destruction model? Hearing Venkman once again be perpetually bored with the world?

Can't wait! =)

[JazGalaxy]

This just in: action game has tepid tutorial level.

Film at 11.

If we all realize this, why do they keep making them?

Seriously.

I've played at least a few game demos and kiosks where the tutorial was so awful I didn't play long enough to actually experience the game.

[murpes]

6:00 mark reminded me of Stitches from Duskwood.

[thehardac]

Now you can see why Activision passed on this garbage.

[TeeCakes]

Day one purchase.

[lockwoodx]

That looks DAM good

[lockwoodx]

-Edit- now the only concern would be how it plays on the wii

[Druxk]

I believe "Meh" was the correct word.

[Snipee]

Video has been removed

[ElfShotTheFood]

jesus, the gameplay really does look tedious as hell. the prototype running on the gears engine was far superior to this.



Do you mean this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rM4cuKgGNvg

That was done by Zootfly using a proprietary engine they created, not the Unreal engine.

[SuperMonkeyFighter2]

-Edit- now the only concern would be how it plays on the wii

It was a ton of fun at NY Comic Con a while back.

At the end of the day, people just want to shoot ghosts with nuclear energy. The game delivers this. What more can you want?

[92miata]

damn i thought it looked pretty good.

but you do know how many people will be making money on this one. there will be very little to pay the programmers.

sad eh?

[Methos]

At the end of the day, people just want to shoot ghosts with nuclear energy. The game delivers this. What more can you want?

Exactly right. Ripping on a game based on 6 minutes of footage from an obvious tutorial level is not very smart. Seriously, FTW did everyone here expect to see? I bet this game is going to sell very well regardless what gaming snobs have to say.

[Primus]

I think I may have to get this, it seems to have captured the movies pretty well. Music and seeing Slimer get sucked into the trap was awesome.

Have they announced co-op? Hopefully 4 player?

[ScottBravesFan]

Looks good to me. I'll buy it day one.

[TeeCakes]

I think I may have to get this, it seems to have captured the movies pretty well. Music and seeing Slimer get sucked into the trap was awesome.

Have they announced co-op? Hopefully 4 player?

From that GameInformer feature a few months ago, the PS2/Wii versions would have split-screen co-op as I recall. But I'm not sure how accurate that info is anymore.

It would be a blunder not to have some online multiplayer modes for the PS3/360 versions, considering the whole team-based aspect of Ghostbustin'. I salivate at the thought of the 4-man strategy GB teams would need to employ to take down some big boss baddies.

[Testcase]

Watching it, I started to think it was more just showing off the engine and effects than actual gameplay. Burning up tablecloths, knocking down chandeliers, burning up the wall.. all neat.

I'm in.

[sgtslappy]

"sgtslappy said: I want a demo"
... well, this is from the demo, don't know when it's coming out though :)
Gotta say it's more fun than it looks!

Ah, well. I just want to play the demo myself. :D