American McGee announces next 'twisted tale' project after Grimm

American McGee presents: Into the Woods.

Oh crazy McGee. Alice was fun. Grimm could be fun, considering how crazy and twisted the tales are in the first place, but just don't screw it up, alright?

That would be interesting to have nightmares of "I've got a rumbly in my tumbly"

I can't believe that guy's name is actually American McGee. I mean, I really thought it was just kind of a stage name.. but nope. Wow. Just, wow.

Oh my God, I would love a game like that. If McGee did it, it'd be a near-emo teenage Christopher Robin returning to the Hundred Acre Wood to find it all dystopian and depressing. Winnie the Pooh has gone on a murderous rampage ("Rumbly in my rumbly" indeed), Piglet is a masochist (and probably the guide in the game), Tigger is a homicidal retarded lunatic from banging his head too often, and Rabbit is a gun-toting recluse in a fortified hole protecting his stockpiles of "Hunny" for the coming Poohgeddon.

American McGee Presents: The Little Engine that Could
American McGee Presents: Where's Waldo
American McGee Presents: Pat the Bunny
American McGee Presents: Baby Eienstien

:D

I like that last one...

Anyways, i like the idea, I read some of the Grimm books... they were pretty twisted... and i like the idea of a horror game bieng made based on them...

but when i saw the whole 24 games thing... i really don't want to see a Wii Version with Minigames... anything but that.... THAT WOULD BE SO FRIGGIN SCARY!

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Anywho...

It might be worth pointing out that neither "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" nor "Grimm's Fairy Tales" are actually children's stories in the sense of Winnie the Pooh, Bob the Builder or any of the franchises mentioned in comments.

Alice in Wonderland was a tale told to frighten little girls into behaving very prim and proper - not to think for themselves or act any other way, except the way that was expected of them by adults. It includes psychotropic drug imagery (hookah-smoking caterpillar; a mushroom that makes Alice grow or shrink) and personalities depicted as psychotic and neurotic.

Grimm's Fairy Tales were written by two adult brothers who had no interest in entertaining children. When the books were published, public and critical outcry about their sexuality, violence and lack of moral standards led them to revise the stories to be more "child-friendly". But even the revised stories are widely considered inappropriate for children below a certain age.

Most people who are familiar with the "twisted tales" genre understand that the stories are intended for teens and adults more than children; children just find the surface story and imagery interesting, but rarely follow the complex underpinnings of the stories or understand the innuendo and metaphor used throughout.

Modern examples of these more adult-oriented fairy tales are Guillermo Del Toro's "Pan's Labyrinth" (which could make a fascinating American McGee game) or even Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes".

I'm further convinced that John Romero is just American McGee wearing a Spinal Tap wig.

He's not putting dark spins on Western tales. He's making game versions of Western tales that already have a dark spin on them.

has everyone forgotten American McGee's OZ? They need to breathe some life into it again !!!

"Might we suggest Winnie the Pooh, as nothing is quite as frighting as a vicious bear that's rumbly in his tumbly."

Nothing??

Heffalumps and Woozles... Heffalumps and Woozles!

I would love to play a game where a murderous Winnie (blood smeared face and claws) is focused on quieting the rumbly tumbly by devouring people (such as the player).

Some of the worst people on the planet like Alice (or, by extension, American McGee).
Goths, pornographers, Hipsters, emo people, vile combinations of those.

The name thing is good. It makes his games easier to spot and... avoid.

I'd be interested in the concept art behind this project.