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FelipeMGM · Jan 25, 2017

It is supposed to be a ''survival-horror RPG'' not focused on gun combat

Prototype trailer will be revealed soon

Francis Ford Coppola is excited to announce the game adaptation of Apocalypse Now directed by Montgomery Markland, executive produced by Lawrence Liberty and written by Rob Auten.

The game will be an immersive, psychedelic horror RPG from the creators, designers, directors, writers and producers of Fallout: New Vegas, Pillars of Eternity, The Witcher, Neverwinter Nights 2, Wasteland 2, Torment: Tides of Numenera, Everquest, DC Universe Online, PlanetSide, PlanetSide 2, Star Wars Galaxies and many more classic games.

This team of game development veterans have come together and obtained the approval of Francis Ford Coppola to bring Apocalypse Now to a new generation as a game.

We want your help because the traditional game publisher system won't let this happen.

But you can Make It Happen.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fringerider/apocalypse-now-the-game

Glixel also has an interview with Francis Ford Coppola about the project.

Cubas · Jan 25, 2017

HOLY SHIT

antitrop · Jan 25, 2017

Tagyhag · Jan 25, 2017

I mean, the team sounds great, but I want to see that prototype before backing.

HeisenbergWW62 · Jan 25, 2017

Didn't see this coming. Could be interesting

Possumowner · Jan 25, 2017

Out of nowhere...I love the smell of games in the afternoon

Vertti · Jan 25, 2017

After Alien Isolation I started wondering why there isn't more games based on old movies. There are some but not many.

HStallion · Jan 25, 2017

Its a very cool idea but movie directors getting into gaming don't always turn out so well.

5taquitos · Jan 25, 2017

A game based on one of the most well-known war movies of all time...is being Kickstarted??

Father_Brain · Jan 25, 2017

Something about this seems really dodgy, frankly. Poorly written, lots of punctuation and capitalization errors, etc.

Barry Burton · Jan 25, 2017

As long as I get to decide whether or not we should surf this beach, I am in.

Choomp · Jan 25, 2017

Back-In-Black · Jan 25, 2017

Why not just play, Spec Ops: The Line?

Cubas · Jan 25, 2017

Father_Brain said:
Something about this seems really dodgy, frankly. Poorly written, lots of punctuation and capitalization errors, etc.

Yeah. After reading the Kickstarter page something feels a bit fishy. No gameplay footage is also always a bad sign.

ThatStupidLion · Jan 25, 2017

i see the potential, but i dont see the gameplay turning out to be good.

prove me wrong please

Auto-Reply · Jan 25, 2017

5taquitos said:
A game based on one of the most well-known war movies of all time...is being Kickstarted??

The guy in the video said they are crowdfunding the game because traditional game publishers would turn it into a shooter, what they want to avoid.

aadiboy · Jan 25, 2017

Would prefer a Heart of Darkness game tbh

Fersis · Jan 25, 2017

Wild as hell

Hopefully the Kickstarter reaches its goal.

Deft Beck · Jan 25, 2017

Because the best way to portray a nuanced, morally grey view into Vietnam is through a video game based on a movie based on a novel that it assuredly will not live up to in any way.

I mean, Spec Ops the Line pulled off a meaningful shooter narrative well, but I dunno about a licensed Kickstarter game by people I haven't heard of.

jstripes · Jan 25, 2017

Let's see if they can license the soundtrack.

PixyJunket · Jan 25, 2017

..........why?

Lime · Jan 25, 2017

Yeah, I'm going to wait a bit with this. Except for the producers, the team doesn't inspire much confidence in me and the Kickstarter page seems quite amateurish. The text information seems superficial and the pictures seem half-baked. I hope for the best, though!

SoldierIce64 · Jan 25, 2017

This is really interesting and surprising, Apocalypse Now is one of my favorite films, I never thought it would get a video game adaptation.

Sephzilla · Jan 25, 2017

Well this was unexpected

Keyser Soze · Jan 25, 2017

There is about 100 separate alarms going of in my head reading the Kickstarter page (dodgy rewards / milestones, ect), so this one is getting no money from me. I would happily buy it if/when it turns out is actually exists and possibly good.

NealMcCauley · Jan 25, 2017

Sounds too good to be true.

"Never get out of the boat. Absolutely goddamn right."

TheKastorian · Jan 25, 2017

Cabal · Jan 25, 2017

The movie is great, but do I want to play a game adaptation? Honestly, probably not. Will wait for footage.

Jarrod38 · Jan 25, 2017

Neptonic · Jan 25, 2017

Hope they put in a surfing minigame

wamberz1 · Jan 25, 2017

Edit: Nvm stupid post. this is good.

Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku! · Jan 25, 2017

Do you know that "if" is the middle word of life?

Moff · Jan 25, 2017

damn when I read "from the developers of pillars of eternity, fallout new vegas" I went "WHAAAAT?" because i thought this was obsidians new game

sadly, it's not.
Apocalypse now is one of my personal top 3 movies ever, but I think I'll just buy this when it's released, if it's good

DOWN · Jan 25, 2017

Is 900k the budget?? That seems too low for anything impressive on the AAA field

jesu · Jan 25, 2017

wamberz1 said:
But we already have spec ops

Is that a survival RPG that leans on combat avoidance?

Conezays · Jan 25, 2017

Hmm, very odd. Sadly, Coppola's more recent work is a far cry from Apocalypse Now. Try watching Twixt.

Nihilistic Monk · Jan 25, 2017

No gameplay. No access to beta builds unless you pay $95.

Hope they succeed and make something good, but I'm not ready to back this.

True Fire · Jan 25, 2017

5taquitos said:
A game based on one of the most well-known war movies of all time...is being Kickstarted??

Crowdfunding = free marketing. Banner Saga 2 is case in point

Fisty · Jan 25, 2017

Not a chance. Good try though, guys

True Fire · Jan 25, 2017

Cabal said:
The movie is great, but do I want to play a game adaptation? Honestly, probably not. Will wait for footage.

Heart of Darkness is great, but do I want to watch a movie adaptation? Honestly, probably not.

kadotsu · Jan 25, 2017

Will they do a accompanying Hearts of Darkness boardgame?

j0hnnix · Jan 25, 2017

Well, this is surprisingly good.

redhood56 · Jan 25, 2017

Holy fucking shit. I will wait to see the Prototype before backing though.

Mariolee · Jan 25, 2017

Holy moly I am so in. Apocalypse Now is oke of my favorite movies. I still need to see the documentary.

TheWorthyEdge · Jan 25, 2017

Apocalypse Now is the best war film ever. I...holy shit. Yes please. Especially with Coppola.

Sectorseven · Jan 25, 2017

You can't spawn on a fraction, man.

jtb · Jan 25, 2017

what is the point of this? 900k? is this a text adventure game or something?

Plum · Jan 25, 2017

Apart from all the suspicious jank on the Kickstarter page I can't see how this would work.

If it's a straight adaptation then it's needless as, unless you're doing a Heart of Darkness -> Apocalypse Now or Apocalypse/Heart -> Spec Ops: The Line-style loose adaptation there is nothing more you can say in the medium of video games that wasn't said by the original or Spec Ops: The Line. I doubt that the team would be able to make up for the inevitably worse overall pacing, cinematography, dialogue, acting, etc it will have either.

If it's a brand new story then the only thing making it "Apocalypse Now" would be references to Kurtz, Willard and the other characters. Apocalypse Now isn't like Friday the 13th; the journey of Willard (along with Coppola's style, of course) is the only thing differentiating it from other Vietnam films of its time. They could just rehash the same "fall into madness" story but then it would just fall into what I talked about above.

If it turns out good then I'll be happy we're getting a Vietnam survival horror game, that's one of my "cool video game ideas you want made." However I can see that it being called Apocalypse Now will mean little to me at best or be a detriment to the game at worst.

Nielm · Jan 25, 2017

Insane Metal · Jan 25, 2017

antitrop said:
WTF

This. WTF?

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