By John Walker on September 22nd, 2010 at 2:00 pm.
Dead Rising 2 is out in but six days (on PC – the consoles get it in two), and in the run up appears a deeply peculiar Japanese trailer for the game. It seems to be a sort of American daytime magazine show, dubbed in mad-shouted Japanese, with on-screen nonsense and the occasional clips of the game. And most importantly, two people (well, one person and one zombie) taping a chainsaw to a paddle. There’s also a couple of “outtake” videos, which appear to show only how little fun was had while recording.
So, here’s the ad.
And here are two extremely awkward scenes that seem to only show the tension on set, which is an odd choice:
Stay classy Japan!
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Indeed, that is both weird and Japanese.
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So… just Japanese, then.
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So, as racist as ever, then.
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There’s no racism like hilaricism.
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there’s no racism like ostracism.
*SHUN you for making up your own word and spelling it with -ricism instead of -racism*
*SHUN*
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It’s -ricism because they are Asian.
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Most people might be a little zombied out by now, but actually I am a bit excited for this one. Plus: I demand more awkward videogame commercials! Mostly those Serious Sam HD ads come to mind.
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Does anyone have any idea if this is going to be any good on the PC, or just a bad console port?
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Most of Capcoms recent cross platform games have been great in that respect.
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Dead Rising was a[n excellent] look at American gluttony and waste from a Japanese standpoint, and I imagine that the sequel will continue this theme.
So this makes perfect sense. Really.
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Dead Rising was created by a Japanese development team, Dead Rising 2 is made by an American team. From what I have heard this in effect has meant that the social commentary undertone of the game is gone. These (stupid, not necessarily weird) ads do point in the same direction.
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Canadian.
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So Canadians are not Americans?
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No one, and I repeat, NO ONE single game ad will ever out-awkward the awkwardness of the mighty God Hand!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mp36fk_PhM
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In the first picture. Is that a chainsaw with harpoons strapped to it? Harpoonsaw or Chainpoon?
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Tape it, tape it, tape it.
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or die!
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To avoid disappointment I will be trading in a pile of console games (I rarely played), dust off the …ahem… PS3 and play it on that. Besides I think it is a game worthy of putting on tracksuit bottoms and t-shirt, buying in beer and pot then doing nothing but getting stoned and drunk whilst playing the game on a huge telly, reclined on a comfortable sofa and giving monosyllabic answers to anyone who comes to the house. I may even take some time off work to extend this blatant consolery!
Dunno about the PC port but I won’t risk it :(
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Blame Tim and Eric for awkward comedy. I like it though.
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Can we get the Hawaii Five-O version please?
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No youtube, no 5-0.
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o rly?
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… why is the guy all wet? I don’t understand!
And the captcha is “dwut”, which is quite apropos.
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I assume he’s infected but hasn’t completely turned yet.
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He’s sweaty from enthusiasm.
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haah
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No one enjoys criticizing America more then the Canadians, we should be in good hands.
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God damn reply system, should be @President Weasel.
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