Alice 3 Possibilities Raised

American McGee has taken to Facebook to poll fans about their interest in supporting a Kickstarter for Alice 3, a new installment in Spicy Horse's take on Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. This would not simply involve funding the game, but to also securing the rights to do create it. Here's word:
Alice Fans,
Questions for you:
1) If we could get the rights from EA, would you play "Alice 3?"
2) If you'd play "Alice 3," would you back it on Kickstarter?
3) If you said "yes" to those two things, make some noise - I'm trying to gauge interest in case I happen to discuss this with EA during GDC in 2 weeks. The more interest there is, the more seriously they'll take the conversation.
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Mar 14, 2013, 09:18
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"If we could get the rights from EA, would you play "Alice 3?"

Only if i have to be online all the time and Alice isn't really in the game, because Alice 3 is a simple spreadsheet app, which actually does not work as a spreadsheets app, because it only displays an empty spreadsheet page. But you have to be online to see this image. Which is downloaded to your hard drive. But we dont tell you. Because!
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Mar 14, 2013, 09:41
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Mar 14, 2013, 10:17
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Re: Alice 3 Possibilities Raised Mar 14, 2013, 10:17
Mar 14, 2013, 10:17
 
I guess I'm in the minority but I loved both Alice games. Madness Returns, while repetitive in some spots, felt like a solid step forward.

I'd back it on kickstarter, no doubt.
I wonder if he reads them, or if it's just for show.
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Mar 14, 2013, 10:22
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Re: Alice 3 Possibilities Raised Mar 14, 2013, 10:22
Mar 14, 2013, 10:22
 
I only played the first one (watched a let's play of the second one) and while I liked some aspects of how the world/story was designed the games themselves were not that great.
I still liked the first one because it was on the Quake 3 engine (I love that engine, it was the platform for some great games, i.e. Jedi Outcast...) but the second one was really not that great because it was too repetitive.
I also had a problem with how they handled the story. At the end of the first game she was like "Yay, I'm cured!" and the second game was basically "lol NOPE".
Now we donce.
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Re: Alice 3 Possibilities Raised
Mar 14, 2013, 10:40
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Getting the rights *FROM* EA is a positive step for nearly any game. I applaud that.
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Mar 14, 2013, 10:43
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Re: Alice 3 Possibilities Raised Mar 14, 2013, 10:43
Mar 14, 2013, 10:43
 
yonder wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 10:40:
Getting the rights *FROM* EA is a positive step for nearly any game. I applaud that.

I'd back a Kickstarter for the sole purpose of buying every good IP that EA owns, so they can never again fucking ruin another franchise.

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Mar 14, 2013, 10:43
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Mar 14, 2013, 10:43
 
yonder wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 10:40:
I was interested until I saw those two letters "EA"...
Read further. He tries to get the rights to Alice from EA

If he succeeds, why not? Nowadays not being released by EA is a great plus for a game.
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Re: Alice 3 Possibilities Raised
Mar 14, 2013, 10:49
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Re: Alice 3 Possibilities Raised Mar 14, 2013, 10:49
Mar 14, 2013, 10:49
 
Kajetan wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 10:43:
yonder wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 10:40:
I was interested until I saw those two letters "EA"...
Read further. He tries to get the rights to Alice from EA

If he succeeds, why not? Nowadays not being released by EA is a great plus for a game.

You caught me in that 30 second period between my first reply and realizing that I had completely misread the post and edited my comment.

Interestingly, Creston quote-replied to my edited comment and got his reply in before you replied to my original completely inappropriate comment.

Ahh... fun on the interwebs.

And Creston... oh so true.
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Mar 14, 2013, 11:39
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Mar 14, 2013, 11:39
 
dheer wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 10:17:
I guess I'm in the minority but I loved both Alice games. Madness Returns, while repetitive in some spots, felt like a solid step forward.

I'd back it on kickstarter, no doubt.

I never played the second, but I really enjoyed the first. Another title in the series could be interesting.
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Re: Alice 3 Possibilities Raised
Mar 14, 2013, 12:17
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I too like the visual style but the gameplay was downright boring. Seemed to be more about presentation than 'something to do'.
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Mar 14, 2013, 12:32
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Re: Alice 3 Possibilities Raised Mar 14, 2013, 12:32
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I liked Madness Returns. It was fun seeing how weird and twisted each level would get. The story was also surprisingly dark. If they make a third one, they just need to focus on adding more depth and variety to the core gameplay.
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Mar 14, 2013, 13:04
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So... Does that make it American McGee's Facebook now?
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Mar 14, 2013, 13:22
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Re: Alice 3 Possibilities Raised Mar 14, 2013, 13:22
Mar 14, 2013, 13:22
 
Same here, Madness Returns was great fun and the dark story was extremely well made. Not to mention it showed Alice acting like an actual living (slightly mentally unstable) person, not a doll like .. well, the original story.
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Re: Alice 3 Possibilities Raised
Mar 14, 2013, 14:43
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Mar 14, 2013, 14:43
 
While I didn't care for the consolized style of the game I loved the artwork. And why would he need the rights from EA? Lewis Carroll's works are in the public domain, anyone can use them. Unless he's that arrogant he wants "American McGee's XXX". Guy, just make an Alice game if that's what you want, we don't really much care about you either way.

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Mar 14, 2013, 15:07
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Mar 14, 2013, 15:07
 
dheer wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 10:17:
I guess I'm in the minority but I loved both Alice games. Madness Returns, while repetitive in some spots, felt like a solid step forward.

I'd back it on kickstarter, no doubt.

I really liked them both, too. The only complaint I'd have about the 2nd one is an odd gripe that it's too long.

I'd go in for a 3rd, but something tells me that if the interest was actually high enough to make it the likelihood of EA giving up the license would be slim to none.
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Mar 14, 2013, 15:58
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I enjoyed the first game, but the gameplay of second game was just boring and pointless. It's like it only existed to guide you on a tour of the interesting scenery. And, I don't think the problem was that it was consolized, a gamepad is perfect for the blend of platforming and 3rd person combat they were going for.
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Mar 14, 2013, 16:16
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I would have played it just to walk through the locations, without enemies or jumping to be honest... It was.. visually impressive and artistically pleasing. Not many games can say that about themselves. But yes, the gameplay... meh, it was not good, but the story was superb. It is one of the few jump and run games I ever played where at the end I cared about the story more than about the game... but I am odd with this one, I really really liked the art-style.
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Mar 14, 2013, 17:31
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Re: Alice 3 Possibilities Raised Mar 14, 2013, 17:31
Mar 14, 2013, 17:31
 
Meh it depends on how the game is made right?

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Mar 14, 2013, 17:35
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Re: Alice 3 Possibilities Raised Mar 14, 2013, 17:35
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Sad to say, but I would rather they skipped it. Or had somebody else do it.

I liked the first game, though it had its share of rough edges. But the second game was...just boring and kind of tedious. It had the usual nice Alice design, but it started slow, felt small, was a bit clunky, and loved pointless combat.

I paid full price for the first game and beat it with fond memories. I bought the second game for $5-$10 and never finished it.
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His last game (Akaniero) received only lukewarm reviews, although users seem to like it a smidge better.
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