If we didn't know any better (and we generally don't), we'd think Cabela's has gone soft on us. A new trailer for Cabela's Survival: Shadows of Katmai has all the nasty beasties and ferocious growling that any hunting game should, but it also has a heart -- in the trailer, it appears our hunting hero saves a helpless woman from the dark and cold, um, shadows of Katmai, which is not a fantastical land east of Rivendell. The woman, however, is still pretty helpless, because this is a hunting game for real men, and it takes a certain amount of distressed-damsel-saving to maintain such an illustrious title.
Cabela's Survival: Shadows of Katmai opens up its manly heart
by Jessica Conditt 
on Sep 24th 2011 9:30PM
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If we didn't know any better (and we generally don't), we'd think Cabela's has gone soft on us. A new trailer for Cabela's Survival: Shadows of Katmai has all the nasty beasties and ferocious growling that any hunting game should, but it also has a heart -- in the trailer, it appears our hunting hero saves a helpless woman from the dark and cold, um, shadows of Katmai, which is not a fantastical land east of Rivendell. The woman, however, is still pretty helpless, because this is a hunting game for real men, and it takes a certain amount of distressed-damsel-saving to maintain such an illustrious title.
Reader Comments (27)
Posted: Sep 24th 2011 9:36PM Jhoalot said
Surprisingly.....it looks good. O.o
Posted: Sep 24th 2011 9:40PM Schwiizzz said
Dammit, the addition of that woman kinda ruins it.
Was really hoping for a single man survival game...
Was really hoping for a single man survival game...
Posted: Sep 24th 2011 10:47PM Captaindrek1 said
@Schwiizzz
You're one of them eh?
... Carry on.
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You're one of them eh?
... Carry on.
Posted: Sep 25th 2011 5:38AM archipelagos said
@Captaindrek1 Well, it is one of those games, this is par for the course. Could be worse for them, the women in question could have been portrayed as capable and able to survive on her own; they'd have been in for it then!
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Posted: Sep 24th 2011 9:55PM Pure Black World Tendency said
"aww it's a deer.
IT'S COMING RIGHT FOR US!"
IT'S COMING RIGHT FOR US!"
Posted: Sep 24th 2011 10:45PM Captaindrek1 said
@Pure Black World Tendency
Oh,
*puts on sunglasses*
Oh dear.
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Oh,
*puts on sunglasses*
Oh dear.
Posted: Sep 24th 2011 10:05PM Geo Holyhart said
They're probably going to lose a few fans, but gain a lot more.
Posted: Sep 24th 2011 10:12PM ouenwoof said
Man, I accidentally read that as "Shadows of Katamari" and got really excited.
Posted: Sep 24th 2011 10:14PM Warlock234 said
I'm surprised they haven't already made a good survival game yet. A co-op survival game would be really awesome.
Posted: Sep 24th 2011 10:27PM andrewpoe said
I'm actually excited for this game (of course, I'll get it this next year when it's $20). If you really f'n like Uncharted, then....
Posted: Sep 25th 2011 2:11AM Crayola Q Pants ESQ said
I wasn't that interested until you said that this was a manly game. Now I feel obliged to own it just to prove my manliness
Posted: Sep 25th 2011 8:39AM Negatron said
Cabela is setting us up to save the girl eh? I don't see anything wrong with it. Just me and my woman surviving the elements, warming up next to a fire with two cups of piss.
Thanks Bear Grylls! :p
Thanks Bear Grylls! :p
Posted: Sep 25th 2011 9:32AM badkins1102 said
Uncharted 4: Cabela's
Posted: Sep 25th 2011 11:26AM twocows said
Watch, it'll release the same day as a Halo game. IT ALWAYS DOES.
Posted: Sep 25th 2011 11:42AM Palacios said
Thats some real subtle sarcasm in that story there Jess. For the record I grew a full beard and some chest hair after watching that trailer...I mean MORE chest hair! Because I'm a manly man......yeah.
Posted: Sep 25th 2011 11:53AM Mike Sylvester said
This ought to be able to run on a Pentium 3.
Posted: Sep 25th 2011 12:11PM monkeypants said
Reminds me of the snowy area in Red Dead when I got blind-sided by
a Cougar for the first time, lost my trusty steed, and had to knife fight the bitch. If the game is anything like that, I'm interested.
a Cougar for the first time, lost my trusty steed, and had to knife fight the bitch. If the game is anything like that, I'm interested.
Posted: Sep 25th 2011 1:09PM Liquidfingers said
@monkeypants
you got blindsided by a cougar in Tall Trees? never happened to me. in tal ltrees there was always a grizzly sneaking up behind me. one time a grizzly swiped my horse, knocked me over a hill and then he followed. we both tumbled a bit, but luckily i was able to pull out my trusty buffalo rifle and pop him one in his head. of course i had to skin him. 1 grizzly down, 17 to go.
Red Dead is so awesome.
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you got blindsided by a cougar in Tall Trees? never happened to me. in tal ltrees there was always a grizzly sneaking up behind me. one time a grizzly swiped my horse, knocked me over a hill and then he followed. we both tumbled a bit, but luckily i was able to pull out my trusty buffalo rifle and pop him one in his head. of course i had to skin him. 1 grizzly down, 17 to go.
Red Dead is so awesome.
Posted: Sep 26th 2011 2:07AM monkeypants said
@Liquidfingers
I ran after a bear and eventually knifed him to death, great gaming memory.
Zombie dlc was very cool, but I wish there were dinosaurs when you crossed into mexico, agree top 5 game of all time :-)
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I ran after a bear and eventually knifed him to death, great gaming memory.
Zombie dlc was very cool, but I wish there were dinosaurs when you crossed into mexico, agree top 5 game of all time :-)
Posted: Sep 25th 2011 1:51PM TheBrainninja said
Oh no, that poor woman will be *helpless* without a big, strong CABELA'S man to save her! Look how pitiful and weak she is, rolling over on her side because she's too *hysterical* to look after herself!
...How absurdly blatant.
On a note unrelated to social (in)equality, I have never before played a Cabela's game. Are any of the others like this? I assumed they were about hunting, an in that were a poor-man's FPS - I've no personal knowledge, though. The overall gameplay concept seems pretty cool here, but I've no idea how well they can pull it off.
They should release it at the same time as Halo: CE: Anniversary. I think Mega64 would shit themselves.
...How absurdly blatant.
On a note unrelated to social (in)equality, I have never before played a Cabela's game. Are any of the others like this? I assumed they were about hunting, an in that were a poor-man's FPS - I've no personal knowledge, though. The overall gameplay concept seems pretty cool here, but I've no idea how well they can pull it off.
They should release it at the same time as Halo: CE: Anniversary. I think Mega64 would shit themselves.
Posted: Sep 25th 2011 3:01PM Faceless Troll said
@TheBrainninja Look up a gameplay video on Youtube sometime. It's a major lol.
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Posted: Sep 25th 2011 6:22PM Accessgranted said
Heck yeah! screw Halo. Cabela's in town! lmao. :)
Posted: Sep 29th 2011 9:26PM Muskie said
wait.. what?
An honest to betsy action adventure game?
FROM CABELA'S HUNTING?!
What strange, alternate universe have I woken up in?
An honest to betsy action adventure game?
FROM CABELA'S HUNTING?!
What strange, alternate universe have I woken up in?
