Silent Bob Posted February 11, 2005 Share Posted February 11, 2005 SO EA is working on a console, GTA-style game based on the original Godfather movie. No, I'm serious, they are. The Godfather the videogame is set to be released late this year. It features the voices of James Caan and Robert Duvall (really) and Marlon Brando even recorded dialogue before his death (really!). You play as a low-level thug (imagine that) who works his way up through the Corleone family in the 40s and 50s, interacting with characters from the classic movie. Of course, the first thing I thought when I heard this was "what blasphemy! How could they take one of the greatest movies of all time and turn it into a fucking videogame! How dare they!" Then the second thing I thought was, "well...I can't wait to play it." And damn does it look good: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jont Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 That first shot looks like some hot shit, but I won't belive it untill I see video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetalHeart Posted March 1, 2005 Share Posted March 1, 2005 I read about this in Entertainment Weekly. It really looks hot! Even I might play it.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Bob Posted March 1, 2005 Author Share Posted March 1, 2005 That first shot looks like some hot shit, but I won't belive it untill I see video. Yeah the first shot obviously isn't rendered in-game, but it doesn't look too far-fetched for a cinematic. I've seen some video of an in-game cinematic. Even at this still relatively rough stage, it's very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jont Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 I think that first image could be rendered on some good PCs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend Jax Posted March 2, 2005 Share Posted March 2, 2005 They, this looks like a much better attempt to adapt a movie that I wouldn't think would work in video game form than say...Fight Club. Ugh. Fight Club. Still gives be naseau (sp?). So I'm guessing the Pacino isn't on board for this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silent Bob Posted March 2, 2005 Author Share Posted March 2, 2005 No, Pacino isn't involved. I don't know if it's because he didn't want to be, or if they didn't even ask since the game's storyline seems to take place (from what I can tell) mostly during Michael's exile in Sicily. Plus the hood-who-works-his-way-up-through-the-family storyline of the game kinda mirrors in some ways Michael's storyline in the first film. Still, even if Pacino did flat-out refuse to appear, the involvement of Duvall, Caan and freakin' Marlon Brando seem almost enough to make up for it. I'm a little wary about Brando's involvement, though. Brando was an incredible actor when he played Don Corleone, but he ceased to be an incredible actor long before he recorded the dialogue for this game. I just hope Don Corleone isn't saddled with a terrible voice performance throughout the whole game, just because EA wanted the authenticity of having Brando's name in the credits. By the way, the official trailer (composed completely of near-finish game footage) can be streamed for free in a low quality version from Gamespot, here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benz Posted March 9, 2005 Share Posted March 9, 2005 Nice! I'm guessing it's prolly only gonna be out for PCs? (Glad I'm upgrading, new comp should handle it no problem.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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