The video also mentions the Norwegian Film Committee, whose website showcases the same excerpt (while two other excerpts are conveniently broken). We have to admit, the documentary took us in at first (it really is well done), but a quick bit of research reveals that the website for the Norwegian Film Committee is registered in Vancouver, British Columbia. That's quite a long distance from Norway, although not nearly as far from Silicon Knights' home base in Ontario. Of course, the real clue comes from a quote from the film itself: "I want this to be true. I sure do, but let's wait for some evidence." Remove the context of the film and replace it with the development saga of Too Human, and the quote makes perfect sense.
Lord knows that Microsoft likes its viral campaigns. The only question now is whether or not this documentary will also come with an alternate reality game (ARG) similar to the Iris ARG that preceded Halo 3. Let's hope so, because ARGs make for a fun way to avoid working.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
4-01-2008 @ 4:28PM
Neuromancer said...
I watched it... I'd say its biggest failure was that it was completely anticlimactic. I guess we'll have to wait for the next installment to actually see the Goblin Man in question.
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4-01-2008 @ 6:37PM
Will said...
Yeah, I agree, dude.
4-01-2008 @ 4:51PM
Tony said...
Yeah, it kind of just... ends. Obviously I'm not expecting some major conclusion in a series of videos, but I was surprised when the 360 logo popped up.
I wasn't sure what to think about it at first either. I never heard of any of these places and so I assumed it was real at first, until they start talking more about the item they found and then you realize it's just a promotion.
Still, they did a good job with it.
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4-01-2008 @ 4:54PM
THE RPG NERD said...
Like no one would have heard about a thousands of years old man-made machine being frozen in ice until we saw it on a videogame web doc. I was buying in to it until they started talking about the robot frozen in ice. Sounds a little bit convenient for a game with robots. The fake documentary was well produced though and I'm interested to see more. It seems that MS is sparing no expense for this games marketing.
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4-01-2008 @ 4:54PM
SovietSpartan said...
Wow, compared to the video I once saw on the Xbox live Marketplace, this game looks like what i wanted Phantasy Star Universe to look like. Very cool. But this game is an April Fools joke? Or just the norway thing?
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4-01-2008 @ 5:21PM
Neuromancer said...
Neither, the film is just a promotional thing for the game Too Human, which is real (although it's been in and out of development for like 10 years).
4-01-2008 @ 7:07PM
Donny said...
Well, I would have to argue that they did not stray far from the game at all. You say that they went way away, but they didn't at all. Considering that you are trying to save humankind from mechanical creatures of Norse Mythology, it is fitting to make a video that shows the first discovery of said creatures. I don't know, I just wanted to point that out.
I really loved the whole diary. I can't wait to play this game.
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4-01-2008 @ 7:29PM
Knight Marquise said...
I thought it was extremely well done, and I enjoyed the hell out of it. Looking forward to the other 2 videos.
I'm also very excited about Too Human, the game looks incredible.
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