First video of Sony's The Last Guy

by Randy Nelson { Jul 21st 2008 at 6:50PM }

Okay, so Sony's upcoming PSN release, The Last Guy, isn't anything like what we speculated it might be. In fact, the game is incredibly simple looking, although, through an interesting twist, it has a grandiose scale. The game's creators have used Google Earth satellite imagery to build its stages, turning actual streets into Pac-Man like mazes where players will be chased by some monsters and headed off at intersections by others as they lead survivors to "escape zones."

If Sony's clever, it's built the game to change over time as the real-world cityscape does – but that's just our hopefulness. If not, maybe it's saving that for a sequel prequel called The Next-to-Last Guy. While we dream, The Last Guy will hit the Japanese PlayStation Store on July 31 for 500 Yen (about $4.75). It looks like a totally bonkers romp that'd go over well in the West with some localized city maps.

[Via Siliconera]

Tags: pac-man, playstation-store, psn, sony, the-last-guy

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untitled @ Jul 21st 2008 6:58PM

hrmm...

Obie @ Jul 21st 2008 7:42PM

I could not tell what the hell was going on in that clip. Though did I see giant enemy crabs in the last part??

Negativecool @ Jul 21st 2008 9:34PM

Giant enemy crabs?

...

Do they have a weakpoint?

GoldenS1104 @ Jul 21st 2008 7:00PM

This looks interesting. I have to say, the showing of XBLA and PSN titles since E3 has impressed me more than the showing of many of the full-fledged retail games.

Wonderflex @ Jul 21st 2008 7:05PM

Now if there was only some way to use an American credit card to purchase titles off the Japanese PSN. JPSN cards aren't the easiest to get all the time.

If anybody knows how to use an american credit card to charge on my Japanese account, please let me know.

Noshino @ Jul 21st 2008 7:07PM

This is the fruition of Snake and Ms. Pac man one night out.....

Mr.ESC @ Jul 21st 2008 7:21PM

*Sigh is that no one else played Baito hell 2000?

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=NODKH9zAHwM

0:17

Evan @ Jul 21st 2008 7:07PM

This really looks like a game that needs to be in HD to tell wtf is going on.

Ender @ Jul 21st 2008 7:13PM

This looks like it could be fun but I hope its easier to see your character than what is shown in the video. I couldn't tell where the guy was or where he was running to. Also what exactly is following him?

Mr.ESC @ Jul 21st 2008 7:18PM

Bugs and eye balls.If you have a PSP you can already play something like this in Work Time Fun.

In Yu-gi-oh GX 2 for the PSP there is a minigame like this except is very lame and I would reccomend to stick with Baito Hell 2000 version.

Benny @ Jul 21st 2008 7:48PM

Isn't it just a great big line of 'people' that you have to get to the Escape Zone to save? All the weird baddies are just trying to devour your characters.

Mr.ESC @ Jul 21st 2008 7:15PM

Less like Pacman and more like Baito Hell 2000 (Work Time Fun)

aristokrat @ Jul 21st 2008 7:16PM

That's a pretty cool idea. Also, I imagine it saved them a lot of money in level design. This had better be $5, not $10, cause dev costs look pretty low here, but if it is, I'd buy it. I wonder if you can do any city, because it would also be pretty neat to do rural 'stages' also, to really get that War of the Worlds feel (the novel version, not the citified Cruise movie).

ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Jul 21st 2008 11:24PM

Not really, because sure they're using existing roads, but how do you make those roads fun? You cut off other portions of the city and focus on the ones with interesting intersections.

That kind of choice-making can translate into a really boring level or a really good one. High quality level design is still involved.

Ender @ Jul 21st 2008 7:16PM

Interesting idea but i hope it's a lot easier to see your character when you're actually playing it. Right now it seems impossible to tell where he is or where hes going. Also, what exactly is following him?

Ender @ Jul 21st 2008 7:17PM

Sorry for the double post. I didn't think the last one got posted...

Lone Starr @ Jul 21st 2008 7:18PM

If I ever go to a strip club, I hope the girls are dancing to that music.

TwEE @ Jul 21st 2008 7:23PM

Little hard to see because of the youtube video, but looks like a cool idea. Reminds me of rampage just the a bit..

It would be way better if they copied the whole nintendo/namco pacman dealie .. a few players control monsters on their psps with a limited view of the action, while somebody eles controls the humans on the tv..

LAZoftheTamarinds @ Jul 21st 2008 7:32PM

Very interesting. I hope this does release in the US soon and also that the PSN cards release or I won't be able to get it.

Erwos @ Jul 21st 2008 7:58PM

Talk about wasted potential. :-P

SonofaGunner @ Jul 21st 2008 8:31PM

If anyone has played Work Time Fun(WTF) on the PSP they'd know what inspired this game.

The_Punisher @ Jul 21st 2008 8:51PM

http://rs172.rapidshare.com/files/128284976/tlg_snd01.mp3

Who's your daddy?

Dan Davis @ Jul 21st 2008 9:11PM

Between the bad techno and the rainbow meter at the bottom of the screen, I thought I stumbled into a gay bar!

Roto13 @ Jul 21st 2008 9:36PM

What I want to see is an adventure game (let's say) that not only uses Google Earth satalite images to give an overhead view of an area, but uses the building data to create replicas of the area in full 3D. Textures could be handled as user created content, stored on a master server for everyone to download and apply.

I can dream. :P