Shinya Nishigaki, creator of Dreamcast titles Blue Stinger and Illbleed died last week of a heart attack. He was only 42. While Blue Stinger got better ratings, it’s Illbleed that holds a special place in my heart.
You see, although Illbleed didn’t exactly bowl the critics over, it did feature some of the most strangely amusing scenes ever to grace a television (see demon bread above). Heck, while exhibiting some fairly flawed gameplay, even the trailer manages to convey some of the most bizarrely funny situations and one-liners you are likely to see anywhere. Check these quotes:
“You’ll vomit with excitement! You’ll puke with pleasure! You’ll shit with fear!”
“Get excited. Get disgusted. Get pissed off!”
“You’ll see dead people! They’ll see you!”
“Maximum pulse. Maximum bleeding. Maximum spraying.”
But that’s only the half of it. The trailer is classic stuff. Watch it here.
Illbleed’s E3 2000 video is just as entertaining now as it was four years ago, and its wickedly amusing take on the horror genre hasn’t been anywhere near matched. That says something both about the state of the genre and the importance of Nishigaki’s voice. His contribution will be missed.
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