Survival Horror Meet Teen Angst Pop Rock Dance Hall... Thing
Flower sniffing monsters. Now this is what I call real teen angst.
Published: March 6, 2008
Does anyone remember the game Obscure for PlayStation 2? It was a little known teen horror game about some flowers and monsters, or something like that. Looks like Ignition Entertainment is giving it a sequel.
Chicago-based music group The Audition features gameplay footage from Obscure: The Aftermath, the sequel to the original game, in its latest music video “Warm Me Up.” The Audition also provided a few songs for the live-action trailers for the game, probably in hopes that they'd score some CD sales. Piggybacking is becoming the new trend.
"The Audition is a fantastic band, and their energy on the single 'Warm Me Up' really compliments our teen horror game Obscure: The Aftermath," Ajay Chadha, president of Ignition Entertainment USA said about the partnership. "The videogame has a unique blend of genuine horror, witty dialogue and awesome co-op gameplay. It's only fitting that this one-of-a-kind game benefits from such a unique, synergetic collaboration between the music and videogame industries."
That's corporate speak for: “We want their fans to buy our game.” Whatever works.
The first trailer for the Obscure: The Aftermath follows the opening sequences of the game, which tells the story of the survivors from the original game during their college years. Like all good college boys and girls, they discover a mysterious black flower with addictive hallucinogenic effects, which also, surprisingly, turns people into monsters. There's that flower and monster thing again. The trailers were shot at the old American Greetings Creative Studios building outside Cleveland, Ohio. The same set of actors in the trailer video are also featured in The Audition's “Warm Me Up” music video.
Obscure: The Aftermath releases on March 25th for the PlayStation 2 and is rated “M” for mature.
Chicago-based music group The Audition features gameplay footage from Obscure: The Aftermath, the sequel to the original game, in its latest music video “Warm Me Up.” The Audition also provided a few songs for the live-action trailers for the game, probably in hopes that they'd score some CD sales. Piggybacking is becoming the new trend.
"The Audition is a fantastic band, and their energy on the single 'Warm Me Up' really compliments our teen horror game Obscure: The Aftermath," Ajay Chadha, president of Ignition Entertainment USA said about the partnership. "The videogame has a unique blend of genuine horror, witty dialogue and awesome co-op gameplay. It's only fitting that this one-of-a-kind game benefits from such a unique, synergetic collaboration between the music and videogame industries."
That's corporate speak for: “We want their fans to buy our game.” Whatever works.
The first trailer for the Obscure: The Aftermath follows the opening sequences of the game, which tells the story of the survivors from the original game during their college years. Like all good college boys and girls, they discover a mysterious black flower with addictive hallucinogenic effects, which also, surprisingly, turns people into monsters. There's that flower and monster thing again. The trailers were shot at the old American Greetings Creative Studios building outside Cleveland, Ohio. The same set of actors in the trailer video are also featured in The Audition's “Warm Me Up” music video.
Obscure: The Aftermath releases on March 25th for the PlayStation 2 and is rated “M” for mature.