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:
22/09/2010 at 14:33 Bald Space Marine says:
Stay classy Japan!
22/09/2010 at 14:35 Koozer says:
Indeed, that is both weird and Japanese.
22/09/2010 at 20:05 DJ Phantoon says:
So… just Japanese, then.
23/09/2010 at 00:06 pupsikaso says:
So, as racist as ever, then.
23/09/2010 at 04:08 Spacewalk says:
There’s no racism like hilaricism.
23/09/2010 at 04:21 icupnimpn2 says:
there’s no racism like ostracism.
*SHUN you for making up your own word and spelling it with -ricism instead of -racism*
*SHUN*
23/09/2010 at 08:48 Spacewalk says:
It’s -ricism because they are Asian.
22/09/2010 at 15:14 Soundofvictory says:
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.
22/09/2010 at 15:17 Tyshalle says:
Does anyone have any idea if this is going to be any good on the PC, or just a bad console port?
22/09/2010 at 18:20 Nick says:
Most of Capcoms recent cross platform games have been great in that respect.
22/09/2010 at 15:21 KilgoreTrout XL says:
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.
22/09/2010 at 16:44 Sander Bos says:
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.
22/09/2010 at 17:28 President Weasel says:
Canadian.
25/09/2010 at 12:17 Saiko Kila says:
So Canadians are not Americans?
22/09/2010 at 15:27 Oozo says:
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
22/09/2010 at 15:35 Coins says:
In the first picture. Is that a chainsaw with harpoons strapped to it? Harpoonsaw or Chainpoon?
22/09/2010 at 15:38 disperse says:
Tape it, tape it, tape it.
22/09/2010 at 15:44 the wiseass says:
or die!
22/09/2010 at 15:57 Trans says:
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 :(
22/09/2010 at 16:18 Oisin says:
Blame Tim and Eric for awkward comedy. I like it though.
22/09/2010 at 16:32 The Pink Ninja says:
Can we get the Hawaii Five-O version please?
22/09/2010 at 17:12 stahlwerk says:
No youtube, no 5-0.
22/09/2010 at 16:34 internetman says:
o rly?
22/09/2010 at 16:44 Tacroy says:
… why is the guy all wet? I don’t understand!
And the captcha is “dwut”, which is quite apropos.
22/09/2010 at 16:57 jsdn says:
I assume he’s infected but hasn’t completely turned yet.
22/09/2010 at 19:27 blargh says:
He’s sweaty from enthusiasm.
22/09/2010 at 23:24 aerozol says:
haah
23/09/2010 at 03:49 Random dude says:
No one enjoys criticizing America more then the Canadians, we should be in good hands.
23/09/2010 at 03:50 Random dude says:
God damn reply system, should be @President Weasel.