The first 10 minutes: Afrika

BlimBlim
Thursday, August 28, 2008 | 10:02 AM
74 comments

PS3

DjMizuhara almost miraculously managed to fix his PS3 right on time for the release of Afrika, and sent us this first video with more to come. The game still doesn't seem to be planned for a release outside Asia.
Update: Second video added, with a tad more "action" this time.

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starfox14now

Commented on 2008-08-28 15:24:47 In reply to vegettossj5

Posted by vegettossj5

Wheres the blood? Seriously why every (16 Year old) Gamer desires a Game where u always have to kill someone.

Games should be much more than killing Games. I mean this Game shows that u can use Games for several other things.

Games sould be some kind of art and not some kind of splatter festival.

If this game would come out in europe it will be definetly a must buy.

Go play Shadow of the Colossus... it gets really boring, but it's a very compeling and always interactive media... not a stationary Borefest like this shit.
So, no excuses... games aren't movies, so don't try to sell "national geographic"sim as the next big "game" thing.
It isn't.

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dluv81

Commented on 2008-08-28 15:48:27 In reply to vegettossj5

Posted by vegettossj59

I mean this Game shows that u can use Games for several other things.

Yes, you can use it as next-gen "counting sheep" although it falls short of the excitement of the original.

No, I quote Simon Cowell: Utterly useless.

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IIGrayFoxII

Commented on 2008-08-28 17:05:46

This game needs 2 things:

1. Coyote
2. Roadrunner

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Lafiel

Commented on 2008-08-28 17:23:10

this thread brilliantly shows a big problem of the gaming market - it's all about mainstream games and mainstream-gamers are constantly attacking games which don't even try to cater to them (maybe because they fear to not get enough attention?) - quite a sad sight how the nichè-titles are being treated

the producers seem to think there are enough people out there who want an experience like this (although I'm not sure about that) and I applaud them for their courage to make a game which isn't about constant action and killing everything that moves - now I only hope, that they managed to make it a fun game to those who are interested in being a cameraman in africa

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spacemanjupiter

Commented on 2008-08-28 17:36:20

uh this looks NOTHING like it did 6 months ago. well what's new?

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SweRichie

Commented on 2008-08-28 18:00:01

WOW! Good looking ass that is.

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lemetre

Commented on 2008-08-28 18:21:57

is this a boredom simulation? or a software alternative to sedatives? i really dont get the point of this thing :/
the gfx are "nice", but nothing the last gen couldn`t have achieved...
far from spectacular.

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starfox14now

Commented on 2008-08-28 19:08:25 In reply to Lafiel

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Posted by Lafiel

Did you get your ass up and went play Wiifit or Brain Age, after typing that?

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Drsw36

Commented on 2008-08-28 19:17:35

God when will starfox14now stop posting.

Anyway, American gamers like senseless killing and it show here in this thread. I agree with Lafiel.

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Lafiel

Commented on 2008-08-28 19:51:41

@ starfox )

No, I neither have a Wii nor a DS, I played Dance Dance Revolution.

funny how often you post in a thread to a game which doesn't interest you at all btw

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starfox14now

Commented on 2008-08-28 20:20:05

funny, isn't it ... you being my appeal detector, that is. :)

Will I like The Last Guy? I dunno, tell me... the fact I have a million NGeographic tapes and love nature/africa game... doesn't seem to do much to me when the game is more *snore* that most of "wait... wait for that cheetaa atack" moments of those shows.
tell me, mr. detector.

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dluv81

Commented on 2008-08-28 22:28:31

To all you Afrika lovers:
1. Just because something is different doesn´t mean it´s good. In most cases, it actually is not.
2. By looking at those videos do you honestly believe that the exciting job of being a cameraman in the African wilderness is captured very well here? It would have to be the most boring job in the world according to this game? Shouldn´t it be a real adventure instead?

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lb003g0676

Commented on 2008-08-29 05:00:14 In reply to starfox14now

Posted by starfox14now

Shadow of the Colossus gets boring?

Maybe you bought a copy that freezes. That's one of the msot exhilerating games I have ever played.

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Redneck

Commented on 2008-08-29 16:30:24

In Japan, there are even "train-driver-simulation-games" on the market,
where you literally have to accelarate, WAIT, stop at the stations, WAIT, accelarate.... over and over again.

And they sell well.

So while you fall asleep watching this, some japanese gamers probably are struggeling not lose consciounsness due to adrenaline-shocks.

Different cultures I guess....

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tampanda

Commented on 2008-08-30 09:27:05

I wanna go home...

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tampanda

Commented on 2008-08-30 09:35:50

It's impossible to make a sim like this one a true-to-life experience because when a hippo runs at you in the game, there's no adrenaline running through your body like while you're sitting there in you room. Also, catching a cheetah on the hunt is way harder to be there for. You have to wait a long ass time and follow the cheetah around forever. This game would have you believe that in real life, a cheetah wouldn't mind a big noisy vehicle driving only feet away while it's trying to catch an antelope.

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pixelsword

Commented on 2008-08-31 07:23:15

It's like a fishing game... but with animals, and photographs.

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pixelsword

Commented on 2008-08-31 07:30:25 In reply to starfox14now

Posted by starfox14now

*Yawn*

Make a PanJeia, and populate it with Dinos (with lasers) , kay?

I don't see how anyone who owns a Wii could complain...

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Baleur

Commented on 2008-09-05 05:25:55

The second vid was awesome with the cheetah chase, but why make those amazing animations etc, when you ruin it all by having tiny playfield "levels", and on top of that, when you get to the border you get a "Yes, No" question about exiting.....
Way to ruin the immersion.

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Marten

Commented on 2008-09-06 11:47:13

omg, most of you dont get it. this isnt actually a game for normal gamer, its a game for women or girls or just to relax..

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Marten

Commented on 2008-09-06 11:50:45 In reply to dluv81

Posted by dluv81

just accept the opinion of others, alright?

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PlumbDrumb

Commented on 2008-09-06 11:57:21

things are going to get tough for Marten.

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Marten

Commented on 2008-09-06 12:53:35 In reply to PlumbDrumb

Posted by PlumbDrumb

things are going to get tough for Marten.

true, true

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Baleur

Commented on 2008-09-08 17:57:01 In reply to Marten

Posted by Marten

omg, most of you dont get it. this isnt actually a game for normal gamer, its a game for women or girls or just to relax..

Excuse me? there are just as many women/girl gamers as there are male gamers, this is 2008, not 1988.

This is a game for nubs :)

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