Clive Barker's Jericho announced for next-gen consoles
by Ludwig Kietzmann 
{ Jul 20th 2006 at 8:55PM }
Creepy author Clive Barker seems to have little trouble moving between entertainment mediums, raising hell in the realms of books, films and video games with his special brand of horror that often involves people getting sharp things shoved into their fleshy bits. The latest game to bear his name and twisted influence is entitled Cliver Barker's Jericho and, thanks to the power of modern consoles, will likely feature the most realistic blood to ever grace your HDTV set.Joining hands with British developer Codemasters and gleefully skipping through the development graveyard, Mr. Barker claims that the project is very close to his heart and that he doesn't think "there's ever been anything like it." He goes on to label it as "the most spectacular, creative, and unflinching realization of a Clive Barker nightmare that will drag players in kicking and screaming." Even scarier is the fact that he now refers to himself in third-person, no doubt brought on by all those nightmares he's so keen on sharing with us.
Tasked with wiping out an evil, umm, evil, players will have to deal with a lost city that's mysteriously reappeared in the desert, no doubt returning with its streets lined with all manner of monsters and unpleasantries. The initial screenshots look lovely, though "lovely" may not be the most appropriate word when describing a man with blades for hands, giant staples in his head and what appears to be a nasty case of Gingivitis. We don't particularly look forward to meeting him.
If the superb Clive Barker's Undying is anything to go by, however, we do look forward to learning more about Jericho. It's out on next-generation consoles and PC sometime next year.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Babylonian @ Jul 20th 2006 9:30PM
Seeing as I now subconciously associate the name Jericho with Darkwatch, 'fear' is the last thing that came to mind when reading about this game.
Mojo @ Jul 20th 2006 9:44PM
Man, oh man, I love me some Clive Barker! Undying was extremely badass and I'm awfully excited about Jericho.
J.Goodwin @ Jul 20th 2006 10:36PM
He didn't do so hot with the comics though. I'm not sure how much of that was him and how much was Marvel and the regular writers of the books.
Ectokid and Hokum and Hex were readable, but Hyperkind and Saint Sinner were abominations before god and man.
Don Jose @ Jul 21st 2006 3:43AM
Considering that Clive Barker wields the English language, and his imagination, better than any living author, I'll be looking forward to this.
Olly @ Jul 21st 2006 4:06AM
"there's ever been anything like it."
typo alert! (not that I can talk) shouldn't that be 'theres NEVER been anything like it?'
Anyway, this game sounds promising. Hopefully it will be something quite special when its finished! :-)
Ludwig Kietzmann @ Jul 21st 2006 5:10AM
Thanks for catching that Olly, though the typo was something completely different. :) It's been scared off now.
Baboon @ Jul 21st 2006 9:46AM
I would have to disagree with you there, Don. Have you ever read George R.R. Martin? If not, you might want to pick up A Game of Thrones. Excellent read.
que @ Jul 21st 2006 10:02AM
olly:
read the quote in context, its not a typo
'he doesn't think "there's ever been anything like it."'
coalhalo @ Jul 21st 2006 3:30PM
"3. He didn't do so hot with the comics though. I'm not sure how much of that was him and how much was Marvel and the regular writers of the books."
You will need to go back a bit further than anything Clive Barker did with Marvel, try the work he did with Steve Niles at Eclipse like Tapping The Vein or some of the graphic adaptations of his short stories from The Books Of Blood. There you will find his genius shining thru.