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‘Shadow Of The Colossus’ Designer Wants To Make A Zombie Game
Fumito Ueda, the mind behind Ico and Shadow of the Colossus — two of the PlayStation 2’s greatest video games — and more recently the (still very much) delayed PlayStation 3 exclusive, The Last Guardian, recently sat down with UK gaming mag Edge to chat about his decision to leave Sony as well as what he’s planning on doing next. While Ueda wouldn’t shed light on his next project, he did have something intriguing to say about what he’d like to do in the future. The answer? Zombies.
“This may be surprising, but one day I’d like to make a game on the theme of zombies. I’d like to try making a low-threshold game for hardware that is based around a touchpad. That’s if I can come up with a well-suited idea, of course. There are many other things, too, but they’re secret.” More after the jump.
He didn’t stop there. Apparently, the folks at Edge were thinking exactly what I was when they asked Ueda what’s left to do? It seems like the popular subgenre sees a new entry every week.
“With a zombie motif, in terms of AI and motion technology and the operability of the player character, there are many elements that interest me and that are suited to in-game expression. Especially if there is a way to use [zombies] not just as a convenient enemy for the player to shoot at, but in a way that allows me to express a character in a lyrical way. There are always possibilities.”
I’m not sure what he means by that, but I’m all for a zombie game crafted by the guy behind Shadow of the Colossus.
For more of the interview, head on over to Edge.
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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