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Call us crazy, but we think one of the most fascinating things in game development is seeing how characters change from the time they're first sketched out to when they appear in the final game. BioShock's Little Sisters started out as lowly slugs before evolving into the cute yet sinister girls we're more familiar with. And most recently, Sam Fisher underwent a makeover from scruffy bum to, well, Sam Fisher in Splinter Cell: Conviction. Dead Rising 2 is certainly no exception, and we're bringing you an exclusive look at how Chuck Green has changed throughout the development process.
In these early concepts, it seems that Chuck poached more than a little mojo from Half-Life's Gordon Freeman. Looking at his outfit, he at least looks like he's ready for the zombie apocalypse. That shot on the left looks like it was taken from an entirely different game idea.
Chuck's cleaned up his act a bit in these next shots, trading his Road Warrior apparel for an outfit more in line with his motocross roots. We're not sure who the lady is, but she's certainly laying into our hero. Sheesh.
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as long as they make the font size of the subtitles bigger then I am in for this game. It seems like by now I would get tired of cutting zombies in half we a katana, but it never gets old
I don't know about this game now after all the Zombie fever that has been going on lately. I'm sort in L4D2 withdrawal right now
That was cool! I hope you guys do more of this kind of stuff.
lol both the Jason Statham and Aaron Eckhart one's scared me for a sec and i was like hey those look like... then i read the caption. Yes!! GI agrees with me!
I don't care who the character is, I just want another zombie game.
Too bad I couldn't play the first game, but now I'm getting this one.
the early concept looks like something out of borderlands
going to be awesome!!!
lol, i was definitley thinking that the one picture looked like aaron eckhart
this game will rock! killing zombies never gets old.
haha! here's to hoping for another preposterous govt. conspiracy where the govt. created the zombies and (indirectly, i suppose) unleashed them on the world. no but that plot was suprisingly good
What happened to being original. Game companies just cookie cut everything now days. The dude in shadow complex looks like this guy too
It's funny that they put Frank West in basically everything these days, EXCEPT the sequel to the game that made him famous.
I love seeing the evolution of character models. Do more of these GI.
the one picture looks more like denis leary than aaron eckhart in my opinion
Huh, he did look like Aaron Eckhart at one point.
The MMA fighter part was really funny.
I'm so going to get this game. DEAD RISING 2!!! (where is fallout new vegas?)
i think some of the other ideas where beter
That was a lot shorter than I thought it would be (hence 4 pages). Still a great article and great insight into the creation of Chuck.