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I Am Alive ESRB Rating Suggests It Is Still Alive

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by Tim Turi on September 26, 2011 at 10:56 AM
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Ubisoft’s post-apocalyptic survival game, I Am Alive, has been an elusive creature sticking to the shadows for a long time. The game has suffered multiple delays since its announcement in 2008. Back in June the Australian Classification Board rekindled excitement that we’ll eventually see the game when it gave the game a MA 15+ rating. Now the ESRB is throwing fuel onto our fires of hope.

Predictably, the ESRB has rated the game mature. The description talks of a man battling through city ruins to rescue his family. The action itself sounds pretty grisly. “Battles are accompanied by realistic gunfire, slashing sounds, and cries of pain; characters emit brief splashes of blood when hit.” Getting even gorier, the description also reveals “Players have the ability to kill or knock unconscious wounded/vulnerable enemies via finishing moves (e.g., throat slashing, impaling, pistol-whipping); these scenes are highlighted by close-up camera angles and increased player control." Now reread that last line in the voice of the narrator from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre trailer and you'll feel the full impact.

We’ll let you know more about this PC, PS3, and 360 title as it comes. At this rate the box art will be revealed in 2013.

Thanks to Chantz for the tip

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  • by Monday, September 26, 2011 at 11:02 AM
    Throat slashing,impaling and pistol whipping?Sounds like tons of fun,now i can't wait for this game.I'm 98% sure it'll be underrated :/
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    by Monday, September 26, 2011 at 11:04 AM
    I've lost nearly all hope for this game. At this point, only a gameplay trailer could bring about much excitement from me.
  • by Monday, September 26, 2011 at 11:04 AM

    arg im so intrigued now!!!

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    by Monday, September 26, 2011 at 11:08 AM
    This game is a lot like the Loch Ness Monster. Many claim its existance, but there is no actual proof. I doubt this game is still alive.
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    by Monday, September 26, 2011 at 11:12 AM
    I hope it's still alive. I saw the old gameplay trailer recently and it definitely looks interesting. I'll definitely grab this when/if it is released.
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    by Monday, September 26, 2011 at 11:20 AM

    This game is starting to feel like the Duke Nukem of survival games lol. I was pretty intrigued by that trailer I saw...a loooooong time ago. I'd like to see some actual game footage or something.

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    by Monday, September 26, 2011 at 11:22 AM
    It's certainly an interesting title... But people are already thinking the post-apocalyptic setting is overused; from what a hear anyway. RAGE is getting crap just because it's similar to Fallout or Borderlands... I personally don't mind the post-apocalyptic setting. By 2013, I doubt anyone will care by then, we have so many amazing titles coming in the next two years. Like: Bioshock:Infinite and Diablo 3 are a couple of examples.
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    by Monday, September 26, 2011 at 11:24 AM
    For some reason this reminds me of inception. Maybe it's the landscape.
    Sounds pretty cool though.

    *Coletrain voice* "Rated M for Mature"

    "WAAAAAHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
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    by Monday, September 26, 2011 at 11:32 AM

    Hmm, sounds different then what I expected and wanted when I first heard of it. A survival game where resources are scarce and even a few enemies are trouble, but the ESRB does explain the worst of it.

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    by Monday, September 26, 2011 at 11:34 AM

    i just hope it has a strong platforming element like its spiritual predecessor, disaster report. i'd hate for this to just be another action game. so far, so good, though.

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    by Monday, September 26, 2011 at 11:36 AM

    glad this is still inthe works, I've been waiting in quiet anticipation since the announcment

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    by Monday, September 26, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    Man, I hope this actually comes out (finally).  I don't think I could take another disappointment after 8 Days was revealed to be a tech display and Faith and a .45 got cancelled.

    Someone should resurrect Faith, by the way.  Bonnie and Clyde mets GTA with neat mechanics for co-op?  :-/  Want...so bad.

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    by Monday, September 26, 2011 at 11:49 AM

    good, it's been a long time coming

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    by Monday, September 26, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    i hope this game makes it

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    by Monday, September 26, 2011 at 12:04 PM
    Don't forget, early footage from Dead Island was floating around youtube as early as 2006. It almost completely vanished until that cinematic trailer showed up one day. If we need to wait another year or two for them to polish this in secret before we get it, I'm ok with that. The premise sounds amazing, I hope they get the gameplay right.
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    by Monday, September 26, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    Yay box art soon lol!!! Seriously it sounds cool, I hadnt heard of it before.  I'll have to check into it some more

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    by Monday, September 26, 2011 at 12:22 PM

    I keep forgetting this game even exists.

  • by Monday, September 26, 2011 at 12:26 PM

    Does Ubisoft even care?

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    by Monday, September 26, 2011 at 12:28 PM

    This sounds like a great project. Hope it sees the light of day.

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    by Monday, September 26, 2011 at 12:32 PM
    Big deal, I'm alive every day of my life!
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