Ubisoft hopes I Am Alive can be 'another strong franchise'

by Ludwig Kietzmann { Aug 18th 2008 at 7:15PM }

Well, of course it does. Ubisoft didn't get where it is today by throwing popular franchises like Splinter Cell away after a single use (although our neck-snapping pal Sam seems to have been misplaced recently), and you can be sure that the upcoming disaster survival adventure ... thing, I Am Alive, will be no different. "We hope it can be another strong franchise for our portfolio, alongside Prince Of Persia or Rayman Rabbids," the publisher's executive director, Alain Corre, told MCV. "It's a new baby for us – and we have big hopes."

Provided it's raised properly and doesn't turn into a snot-nosed brat who sticks Legos up his nose and puts his Altair action figures in the microwave, this baby could be the best kind of disaster to befall any company. Of course, we should probably wait until we've played the first one before we sign off on "I Am Still Alive," and "Seriously, Stop Trying to Kill Me You Stupid Planet."

Tags: Disaster, Franchise, I-Am-Alive, Jade-Raymond, Ubisoft

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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

F1 @ Aug 18th 2008 7:29PM

The screen shot reminds me of Cloverfield.

WhoMe @ Aug 18th 2008 7:52PM

Except that it's missing a Godzilla type creature...

Don't know much about this game though, other than that they put Jade Raymond on this game recently, now that it is nearing completion and ready to be marketed.

Get ready for round two of "Hello I'm Jade Raymond, I'm a female and this is my game! *giggle*".

Tehman @ Aug 18th 2008 10:40PM

Man I loved that movie... anywho the game seems to cross between I Am Legend and Day After Tommorow. But instead of vampires and oceans flooding New York, it's an earthquake and other survivors wanting to kill you (for survival I guess).

theturtle363 @ Aug 18th 2008 7:31PM

as far as survival games go i'd rather play as Bear Grylls

Thatoneguy64 @ Aug 18th 2008 7:34PM

I'd rather play as Les Stroud

nsdcx @ Aug 18th 2008 7:36PM

Les Stroud FTW!

greatest show on tv.

theturtle363 @ Aug 18th 2008 7:38PM

saw that coming a mile away

juju187 @ Aug 18th 2008 7:50PM

stroud > grylls

Doc @ Aug 18th 2008 7:42PM

I am legend? It sort of reminds me of the new fallout games concept.

juju187 @ Aug 18th 2008 7:51PM

only more vague.

AwesomeTown @ Aug 18th 2008 8:18PM

Well unless I Am Alive has super mutants, then it's inherently inferior.

BigD145 @ Aug 18th 2008 7:45PM

Humans do a much better job of killing each other than the planet could possibly do.

Other than using different cities, I'm not sure how this can become a franchise.

rv @ Aug 18th 2008 8:59PM

And there you have the answer! Different cities.

BigD145 @ Aug 18th 2008 9:13PM

It'll be like Madden, but with city names instead of 'year of release +1.'

Abuzar Baloach @ Aug 18th 2008 10:30PM

Not necessarily. Many different cities have unique features, and probably different things you need in each city to stay alive.

Also, Different People in Different Cities = Varied story.

Anticrawl @ Aug 18th 2008 8:09PM

Joystiq is right, they waited til the 5th version of Splinter Cell to turn it into garbage.

WiiFTW @ Aug 18th 2008 8:25PM

Still Alive > I Am Alive

Obie @ Aug 18th 2008 8:31PM

The game looks interesting, but Ubi needs to let the GAME speak for itself instead of parading Jade Raymond in front of the camera everytime the game is mentioned.

She is talented, I get it, but many other great games have their share of talent. I have no idea who the main producer was for Super Mario Galaxy or Call of Duty 4...but through their awesome games I respect them endlessly.

Bass Masterson @ Aug 18th 2008 8:45PM

But, she's not talented. That's why she's a producer.

Obie @ Aug 18th 2008 8:52PM

I think the "producer" role on a game is different than in the film industry. A film producer usually is "hands-off", but I think the role of a game producer is more involved in the design aspects of the game.

I might be wrong, so if anyone knows more please add to this post.

ThornedVenom (Harley Quinn Defense Force) @ Aug 19th 2008 2:26AM

There are different levels of producers in the game industry, but the main role of a producer is to ensure that the whole project is managed on time and on budget. They are the intermediate between upper management and the development team.

It's a really shitty job to be in, but a lot of people go through there because that's one of the only ways to reach the executives' office.