Killer is Dead trailer and screens

Game2k
Thursday, June 27, 2013 | 3:27 PM
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Trailer Xbox 360 PS3

Grasshopper game Killer Is Dead gets a bunch of screens as well as a new trailer. Deep Silver also reveals the collector edition Fan Edition that will be available in Europe this August.

Deep Silver announces Limited and Fan Edition for KILLER IS DEAD™
Both Editions will be released in Europe and Oceania by Deep Silver

Deep Silver today announced a choice of two editions for the forthcoming action game KILLER IS DEAD™ which will be released on August 30th for the PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system and Xbox 360® games and entertainment system from Microsoft.
The exclusive Fan Edition will be available at a price of £54.99 and will contain the following items in addition to the normal retail version of the game:
• The “Smooth Operator Pack” containing four downloadable items:
o An additional mission: Episode 51 - The Man Who Stole Blood
o Gigolo Glasses: Mondo Zappa will receive special glasses that grants X-Ray vision, allowing him to reap extra enjoyment from the beauties in Gigolo Mode
o A mysterious beauty named Betty for Gigolo Mode
o A yet unannounced item perfect for summer
• A poster showcasing the unique visuals of the game
• The full soundtrack by Akira Yamaoka on CD
• A fully coloured Art book
• The “Fan Edition” will come in exclusive packaging
At launch, Deep Silver will also make a Limited Edition available which will contain the full “Smooth Operator Pack” downloadable content at no extra cost. This version of the game will have a price of £49.99.

Fan Edition

Packshots

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Commented on 2013-06-27 18:11:42

Art style is really cool, but this would just look amazing on PC with higher res texture work and a lot of AA.

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IRAIPT0IR

Commented on 2013-06-27 18:31:20

I think I will wait for some impressions for this one, love the art style but not too convinced about the gameplay.

nostradamus

Commented on 2013-06-27 21:14:43

screens give me a hadache.

Ian_Nottingham

Commented on 2013-06-28 00:19:48

I feel ya nos,i like the art style they were going for.Thing is it looks crazy as in seizure inducing during gameplay i would have to turn my color to 25 to play this one.Seems over the top just because it can be.

zebelos82

Commented on 2013-06-28 00:41:06

Back in 2D era video games that stood out was the over the top ones... like a fat italian mario eating mushrooms n getting bigger OR a blue hedgehog running like mad collecting rings. These days though most of the popular games are under the theme of War or Open World lol... pretty much real life in steroids.. so its nice to c some over the top action game - that it makes no sense.. but isnt that what video games should be all about? I guess Japan market still loves that fact while west world games keep trying to make our real world into a polygon porn industry. Bravo Suda 51 - Give us more weirdness - gives me reason to turn my 360 on again yay

Frozpot

Commented on 2013-06-28 03:02:02

Eeek. The art direction is horrible, imo. It's just messy. It's a shame because I think they are on to something, but it falls apart. There is no balance to the imagery at all, and the colors and simple shapes that are meant to do it are either too dark( ie, not bright enough), or surrounded by noise that make the characters and background blend together...

CloudXIV

Commented on 2013-06-28 04:12:30 In reply to Frozpot

I agree though not completely. It's not horrible, but it definitely lacks the simple visual grace of Killer 7.

Commented on 2013-06-28 05:44:15 In reply to CloudXIV

Posted by CloudXIV

There are a couple on interesting things going on, but it just doesn't work, imo. They should get in touch with the guys who did Naruto. THEY know how to do cell shading. Not to mention animation :)

Commented on 2013-06-28 14:09:54 In reply to zebelos82

Posted by Frozpot

I completely agree somethings a bit off i could totally see this style working if it were...uniform instead of blasting me with all these random colors and such.

Posted by zebelos82

Good points you made,in the pass i would have been all over this now i will just wait and probably rent.

[quote=Frozpot]

There are a couple on interesting things going on, but it just doesn't work, imo. They should get in touch with the guys who did Naruto. THEY know how to do cell shading. Not to mention animation :)[/quote]
I completely agree somethings a bit off i could totally see this style working if it were...uniform instead of blasting me with all these random colors and such.[quote=zebelos82]Back in 2D era video games that stood out was the over the top ones... like a fat italian mario eating mushrooms n getting bigger OR a blue hedgehog running like mad collecting rings. These days though most of the popular games are under the theme of War or Open World lol... pretty much real life in steroids.. so its nice to c some over the top action game - that it makes no sense.. but isnt that what video games should be all about? I guess Japan market still loves that fact while west world games keep trying to make our real world into a polygon porn industry. Bravo Suda 51 - Give us more weirdness  - gives me reason to turn my 360 on again yay[/quote]
Good points you made,in the pass i would have been all over this now i will just wait and probably rent.

Commented on 2013-06-29 03:36:15 In reply to Ian_Nottingham

Posted by Ian_Nottingham

i will definitely buy it ... but yeah if i do it will later on once price comes down lol - i also dont go crazy about it anymore - just the fact that japan is the birthplace of videogames but i guess there are more people in the market from the western side then japan side... when 360 was out .. it was strongly focused at the beginning at least - on making the Japan market to 'Like the console - it was white and somewhere smaller than the ps3 - but the market has proven that more n more japan devs crossed multiplatform as the market industry has more gamers on US and EU than obviously japan .. n Japan games have stopped being the blockbusters for some time now even if they score high on IGN bla bla bla but i'm still finding Okami for example one of the best experiences i ever had in a video game -- or Nights into dreams HD on xbla are so random n enjoyable --
how many headshots do we need people! HOW MANY hahahahahahaha -- i'm not a hippy :-D

[quote=Ian_Nottingham]
Good points you made,in the pass i would have been all over this now i will just wait and probably rent.[/quote]
i will definitely buy it ... but yeah if i do it will later on once price comes down lol - i also dont go crazy about it anymore - just the fact that japan is the birthplace of videogames but i guess there are more people in the market from the western side then japan side... when 360 was out .. it was strongly focused at the beginning at least - on making the Japan market to 'Like the console - it was white and somewhere smaller than the ps3 - but the market has proven that more n more japan devs crossed multiplatform as the market industry has more gamers on US and EU than obviously japan .. n Japan games have stopped being the blockbusters for some time now even if they score high on IGN bla bla bla  but i'm still finding Okami for example one of the best experiences i ever had in a video game -- or Nights into dreams HD on xbla are so random n enjoyable -- 
how many headshots do we need people! HOW MANY hahahahahahaha -- i'm not a hippy :-D

Commented on 2013-06-29 15:08:28 In reply to zebelos82

Very funny post,and yes i have okami HD as well as sd version on ps2.Those games are the quality that i look for in games from japan,as well as sotc and ico.Heck i'm still waiting for a proper MMan game and sniff shenmue 3.