Avatar gameplay trailer shows off blue guy's athleticism
by Griffin McElroy 
{ Nov 13th 2009 at 5:00PM } 
We finally understand why James Cameron spoke for nine-and-a-half hours about his upcoming film/game, Avatar, during Ubisoft's E3 press conference earlier this year. Without the context provided during his lengthy diatribe, we'd have absolutely no idea what was going on in the above gameplay trailer for his long overdue film's video game adaptation. However, now we understand perfectly: A blue alien guy is murdering humans with primitive weapons.
Now wait just a second. Let's forget the fact that when one brings a knife (or in this case, a long, spiked club) to a gun fight, one rarely claims victory. Instead, let's focus on the fact that Mr. Cameron wants us to root against humanity. "Oh, but they're polluting their planet," you might cry. No, they're doing their job. That's a thing humans have to do from time to time. They don't have the freedom to skip around lush jungles all day, riding around on pterodactyls. They have responsibilities, and we're not really comfortable with playing as the turquoise-toned authors of their eradication for that reason alone.
Now wait just a second. Let's forget the fact that when one brings a knife (or in this case, a long, spiked club) to a gun fight, one rarely claims victory. Instead, let's focus on the fact that Mr. Cameron wants us to root against humanity. "Oh, but they're polluting their planet," you might cry. No, they're doing their job. That's a thing humans have to do from time to time. They don't have the freedom to skip around lush jungles all day, riding around on pterodactyls. They have responsibilities, and we're not really comfortable with playing as the turquoise-toned authors of their eradication for that reason alone.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Uncontrol @ Nov 13th 2009 5:05PM
i seriously cannot read anything about this franchise without thinking of the last airbender
Markez @ Nov 13th 2009 5:11PM
The name, Avatar - The Game, makes me think of lame tie in movie names, like Spaceballs - The Lunchbox.
Oh and this also makes me think of Tobias from Arrested Development.
Saikisen @ Nov 13th 2009 5:33PM
Agreed. There should be a rule that two titles cannot be that similar. Also, It may be just even the font looks similar.
Bobby Kotick - Co-Founder of the ATDF @ Nov 13th 2009 5:35PM
The confusion should end whenever Avatar: The Last Airbender: The TV Show: The Movie: The Game comes out.
Mr.ESC @ Nov 13th 2009 6:35PM
It doesn't help they both use the same font.
Sly697 @ Nov 13th 2009 7:27PM
wait....this isn't a movie/game based on the cartoon......-_-
Uncontrol @ Nov 13th 2009 7:41PM
i work at a toy company and we're working on products for the last airbender and we hate james cameron because the font he used for the avatar movie is literally the same goddamn font they used for the cartoon tv series
fuck james cameron
Fullmetal Salchemist @ Nov 13th 2009 7:47PM
@Saikisen
"There should be a rule that two titles cannot be that similar."
What the hell? That is a rule. That's why the adaptation of the cartoon series is not called "Avatar."
And yes, fuck James Cameron for naming his screenplay Avatar a whole ten years before the cartoon was invented.
Chibi Chaingun - blackhivemedia.com @ Nov 13th 2009 9:56PM
Lol, you guys and your fucking Saturday morning cartoon. :D
Janichsan @ Nov 14th 2009 3:42AM
@Fullmetal Salchemist : "What the hell? That is a rule. That's why the adaptation of the cartoon series is not called "Avatar.""
Actually not. They could have called the movie "Avatar – The Last Airbender" but deliberately changed the name on their own behalf to avoid confusion between both movies. There is no rule, no law, no regulation that would have prevented them from keeping the "Avatar" before the "Last Airbender".
Space @ Nov 13th 2009 5:07PM
so far the trailers for the game and movie look kind of mediocre.
also the acting in your movie loses a lot the second you cast Michelle rodriguez.
Xoonaka @ Nov 13th 2009 5:36PM
And you then model the character to look exactly like her.
Anemos @ Nov 14th 2009 4:05PM
The fact that the player character is oriented on the left side of the screen makes the game more difficult as I am right handed(might just be me).
I hope there is an option to change it just in case I buy this game in the bargain bin like a year from now.
DaRabidDuckie @ Nov 13th 2009 5:08PM
F*** you, James Cameron! Dances With Smurfs was MY idea!
danthaman15 @ Nov 14th 2009 12:42AM
Isn't pandora supposed to be a wasteland?
Awetoebawt @ Nov 13th 2009 8:13PM
I take it Windows 7 was your idea as well?
CheeziePotato (ATDF) @ Nov 13th 2009 8:47PM
You gotta love the South Park quotes
shreck @ Nov 13th 2009 5:10PM
Another guy with a blue penis.
Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet] @ Nov 13th 2009 5:12PM
And what's wrong with that?
Darth Bradwart, The Dark Lord of the Sith-ATDF Co-Founder @ Nov 13th 2009 5:12PM
So, that's Captain Planet, Dr. Manhattan...and this guy. Not too many to worry about.
Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet] @ Nov 13th 2009 5:42PM
Pfffttttt...Dr. Manhattan. The guy masturbates by himself on Mars. That's too far to get your grab on in my opinion. That's why I hand out these magic rings. I can't tell you how many times Linka has raised her fist in the air and yelled out, "BOOTY CALL!".
uncle jesse @ Nov 13th 2009 5:45PM
"The guy masturbates by himself on Mars."
I dunno, Dr. Manhattan has it pretty good if you ask me. The guy can create a clone of himself to jerk himself off. Sweet.
Bobby Kotick - Co-Founder of the ATDF @ Nov 13th 2009 5:47PM
If he had sex with his own clone, would that be considered masturbation?
Special Agent Steve @ Nov 13th 2009 5:55PM
Or incest....
MystileArmor @ Nov 13th 2009 6:47PM
Don't grip it too tight if it turns blue!
Awetoebawt @ Nov 13th 2009 8:14PM
Don't be daft, grab your shaft.
MystileArmor @ Nov 13th 2009 8:45PM
Another one to add to your list: Beast has a blue penis too, and Mystique... but don't tell her I said that.
Now stop talking about blue genitals, I'm getting slightly excited!!
Awetoebawt @ Nov 13th 2009 9:15PM
I must add three more: The Blue Man group.
Captain Planet [Planeteer | Power of Captain Planet] @ Nov 13th 2009 5:11PM
I have to admit, the controls look mighty slick even though the game itself looks pretty bland.
Giroro @ Nov 13th 2009 5:12PM
Is the last boss voiced by Tim Curry?
freaparn @ Nov 13th 2009 5:52PM
Aren't they all?
MystileArmor @ Nov 13th 2009 8:46PM
Even Tim Curry is voiced by Tim Curry!
Xoonaka @ Nov 13th 2009 5:14PM
Yeah, I gotta admit the headline made me excited, but the video made me bored....
Animations are a little too repetitive and stiff, and I'm not seeing what I expect from high quality games... guess this isn't going to be one of those.
The environments look nice though, if not generic.
fohf @ Nov 13th 2009 5:20PM
I'm probably the only one, but I HATE the character design of all those blue people. It looks like a cool sci-fi movie, but every time I see those stupid blue aliens I just get distracted.
Oh, and this game looks like a very boring experience. Looks like they are continuing the tradition of movie games sucking hard.
Xoonaka @ Nov 13th 2009 5:32PM
Yeah, I agree for the most part. Makes me feel like I'm watching some 3rd tier SciFi show like Farscape.
Anyway, you know what would've been cool instead of this generic shooter game they're making? Something more like a generic open world parkour game out in the wild jungle. Mostly because I'm not sure it's ever been done (AC doesn't count too much, since all you could climb still amounted to man made structures).
The part where he was climbing the cliff and falling down into the ocean made me think that. That could've been awesome, if it were plausible.
JeezWhiz87 @ Nov 13th 2009 5:51PM
Not quite the same but MGS3 has a lot of wild areas you can roam around in. Including jungles.
Mr.ESC @ Nov 13th 2009 6:44PM
Actually they look like blue elves.
sirpilf @ Nov 13th 2009 5:50PM
ummm griffin, you do your job because you choose to.... you give yourself responsibilities because you choose to. when you are aiming down the sites of your gun at some native who's planet/country you are invading, you make the choice to pull the trigger, your "job" or "responsibility" doesn't force you too.
Emceay @ Nov 13th 2009 8:34PM
Every comment like this is voted down. I guess the truth hurts.
"When a stupid man is doing something he is ashamed of, he always declares that it is his duty."
-George Bernard Shaw
MystileArmor @ Nov 13th 2009 8:43PM
"When a stupid man says stupid shit, they get downvoted!"
-MystileArmor
Emceay @ Nov 13th 2009 9:22PM
Especially when they quote themselves.
isotrex @ Nov 13th 2009 6:05PM
Overgrown Smurfs. xDDD
luna_sea @ Nov 13th 2009 6:12PM
Oh yeah! We need more of those movies where an unknown species take over OUR planet instead...
So forcing an entire race of people to relocate only for the profit of humans is a just action? Griffin McElroy's ideas are starting to remind me a lot of the war monger attitude that has the world at war right now. Ever heard of the Trail of tears? Manifest Destiny? It's not right to just take over and pollute what you want just because you can or because you're human. Being human doesn't make everything you do right. Quit trying to attack movies with good morals and stop giving so much attention to games like MW2 that literally force the player kill about 100 innocent people in an airport. Especially when the main character is an undercover protagonist. Yeah, Cameron wants us to root against humanity, but if humans are doing the wrong thing then why not? Imagine aliens coming to our planet, "doing their JOB" taking over and polluting our planet. I guess for you that would be okay as long as they are under orders from their superiors. They have better things to be doing than we do like tearing down our jungles, exterminating our species, and searching for resources that only benifit them.
Batzarro @ Nov 13th 2009 7:02PM
Yes, Griffin McElroys pro-human bias is starting to show. This kind of blatant human-loving propaganda has to stop. Fuck Humans. Really, you are either with us or...You are either with them or... eh...Fuck humans!
Deadpool @ Nov 13th 2009 7:41PM
Wow. You're getting kinda touchy there, don't ya think luna_sea?
It's a movie game..............................................just a movie game.
Emceay @ Nov 13th 2009 8:29PM
That is exactly what is happening in the manga Gantz this week.
coffins outside the door @ Nov 15th 2009 1:15AM
Yes. Fuck the humans. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ez90azx4LKk
stray_dog_strut @ Nov 13th 2009 6:14PM
oh that Gargamel, and his never-ending quest for smurf souffle.
Batzarro @ Nov 13th 2009 6:58PM
"A blue alien guy is murdering humans(Capt Planet?with primitive weapons(So close!)"
Discotheque @ Nov 13th 2009 6:59PM
Sue me guys but I can't wait for this film. He's taking a huge chance with the film by throwing in blue cat-people as the protagonists. But the action and set-pieces look fantastic.
And because it's James Cameron we know we won't be dealing with some shitty Bay-editing or Greengrass-shaky cam nonsense.