Suda 51's New PS3 Exclusive: Kurayami

The eccentric Suda 51 harnesses the power of PS3 for a bizarre action/adventure inspired the work of existentialist writer Franz Kafka. In an unusual town full of odd locals, your stranded characters must explore the town and its castle to find a way out, using only his carried torch to light his way and to fend off the unexpected and unexplainable horrors that await. Advanced new lighting and graphic techniques are used to impress upon you the feeling of fear and loneliness (the tite "Kurayami" means "Darkness" in Japanese) as you venture through to the end of your quest.

[Hellsvacancy]

Multiplats will mean nothin soon 2 the Ps3

[cmrbe]

the game that was hinted. I still hope someday for a new colony wars a a new sython filter using KZ2's engine.

[Mu5afir]

This is not the "hinted" game for GamesCon. Though, a Suda 51 game is HUGE.

[raztad]

Suda game?

I'M IN. Probably Suda understood where really is the mature audience waiting for mature games.

[cmrbe]

call me a greedy bastard but i want more exclusive games. Offcouse this is huge. Any game by Goichi is a must buy for me.

[MTEC8]

if the quality is anywhere near deadspace, I'll be picking it up when its released.

[Aclay]

Thank goodness it's not another shooter....there's just WAY too many shooters this gen. My favorite genre is Action/Adventure, and these are the kind of games I want to see more of this gen.

Hopefully at this years Tokyo Game Show there's more info about this game with a Trailer.

[MisterNiwa]

is like, 3 Years old, i mean, it got announced back then and never got updated! :O Just checked it.

[InfectedDK]

Nice..
Wondering what the next one will be..

[MTEC8]

you are an idiot, everyone knows that MGS4 was a huge flop, right?

[ShadowRyuX]

the wikipedia article for Suda mentions a deal with EA to produce a horror title for all platforms, could this be it? If it is that would mean it is indeed not an exclusive game

[N4PS3G]

lol ..this game was canned long ago..this info is from 2006...go to neogaf and find for yourself.

[Information Minister]

I seriously doubt this one will stay exclusive. Remember when MGS: Rising was announced and people thought it was exclusive for the 360 for a while?

Suda's games are known for being hits among reviewers, not for being commercial hits. Releasing on only one of the HD platforms is risky business.

[callahan09]

@ Information Minister:

Yeah, I remember when Killer 7 was announced as a GameCube exclusive, but then it wound up coming out on PS2 as well.

[ZOMBIEMAN1]

*Another exclusive wowMultiplats will mean nothin soon 2 the Ps3" and the 360 fanboys will look up and shout save us and Sony will whisper no

[ActionBastard]

I remember "No More Heroes" being called an exclusive and it...wait, it DID stay exclusive. So it does happen...

[All-3]

Action/Adventure games listing:

http://www.gamerankings.com...

Action/Shooting games listing:

http://www.gamerankings.com...

You might be blinded by the marketing/sales, popularity or quality... but there are PLENTY of Action/Adventure games available.

[andron]

A Suda 51 game for PS3 is great news. Killer 7 was fun and I really want to play No more heroes someday.

Original mature games are hard to come by, so this is great news...

[The_Darkest_Red]

WHOA WHAT!? I had no idea this existed... Pretty exiting if you ask me. Although I guess great exclusives shouldn't surprise me anymore.

Hey-oh!

[Mc187]

nice one.

[Mu5afir]

Though I haven't played his latest game for the Wii, these guys can do a lot with what ever system they are working with. And I want to see what they can do with the Ps3. Anyway, a Suda 51 game on the Ps3 is always welcome. xD

Little more detail:

"The player will be thus plunged in a village obscure which it will have to traverse with a torch to reach a castle and to discover his mysteries. Thanks to the power techniques of PlayStation 3, Suda Goichi intends to stress the graphic style (textures, drawings of the characters, decorations, etc.) of Kurayami so that the player can truly feel the darkness and darkness, the concept of the fear will play a very important part in the play."

[Cajun Chicken]

Wow. Does anyone thinks this sounds a little Alan Wake'ish?

[PirateThom]

A little, but I'm guessing it's a more "medieval" setting based on nothing but "castle" and "torch".

If it's Suda51, it'll be a lot crazier than Alan Wake, that's for sure.

TGS for more info probably?

[Mu5afir]

Actually it reminds me of Luigi's Mansion.
But, I am sure it's going to have Suda 51 twist to it.

@PirateThom

Yeah, hoping to hear more at TGS.

[mastiffchild]

I heard Suda and Shinji Mikami were going to make a survival horror game with Suda being director and Mikami overseeing the project-I wonder if this is the fruits of that. If so there's some talent on the go there isn't there?

Only thing is that I thought that mooted game was a multi platform-who knows eh?

[INehalemEXI]

it reminds me of demons souls that insane asylum level. Sounds like alan a bit too. Only a torch for an arsenal sounds meh though. Yeah Suda could do something crazy cool.

[Tony P]

It's a Suda 51, it'll definitely have its own flavour. ALL of the guy's games are quirky like that.

[sniper-squeak]

I said this a while bak regarding the motion control, natal and home... Evolution of consoles.. the two console's are copying each other... you got Dead nations and L4D, Quantum and Gears, and now this and Alan Wake?

[ZOMBIEMAN1]

why do you think that he said he uses the torch to kill enemies it doesn't mean that's the only way to kill them and why does it have to be Alan Wake if i remember Alone in The Dark had you using fire to kill enemies so Alan and this both copy Alone in The Dark and to sniper squeak dude we don't even know what Dead Nation is so how could it be a copy of L4D and why is it copieng L4D it isn't the first zombie game

[INehalemEXI]

hopefully there is something deeper then just the torch. They did say only though.

[Gun_Senshi]

I loved Killer7

[lordcrackpot]

ya killer 7 is awesome. still can't forgive myself for trading it in...now its pretty rare to find. now all we need is a killer 7 sequel.

[ZOMBIEMAN1]

yeah Killer 7 was awesome but it was more different and mind fvck at the same time right around the end were you find out that everyone you played as except Garcian is dead and Garcian killed them and Harman wasn't a crippled old man and Iwazaru was Kun Lan the ending just didn't make sense even my friend got mind fvcked but i did enjoy the anime graphics and cute scene and seeing Samanth fvcking Harman , i still have my GC copy but i don't get why it's 2 disc every capcom game on GC was 2 disc . can't wait for Kurayami hopefully it's exclusive because i'd like to see this guy actually use the power of PS3 combined with his art style i'd be killer and i hope it's gory

[Ninji]

Poor xbots. :(

[Shadow Man]

Section 8

Edit: unvalivable!!!! This is gonna be a Alan Wake Ripoff!!! OMG!!!

[geda]

haha, that was funny shadow man. tell us another

[cmrbe]

is for mentally handicapped people lol!.

[Ninji]

I was in the beta for PC and the game sucked. I think you were trying to make a point about something but I'm not quite sure what it is.

[topdawg122]

The concept art for this looks cool. Ps3 pushing the industry with more diverse and creative games.
oh yeah this looks nothing like alan wake

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

"In an unusual town full of odd RedNeck ChatBots, your stranded characters must explore the town and its castle to find a way out, using only his carried torch to light his way and to fend off the unexpected and unexplainable horrors of RRoD"
;-D

[Saaking]

PS3 owners get all the best exclusives this gen and all the great multiplats. 360 owners get slightly (Very slightly) better looking multiplats and actually have to PAY to play online yet they say the 360 is better? Don't make me laugh.

[Defectiv3_Detectiv3]

This game sounds interesting, unlike Alan Wake, which it will inevitbaly be compared to, it sounds like this game takes place in more of an enclosed environment. That brings bag good memories of the old-school RE games to me. I liked the way they made you explore you surroundings and discover your way through the game.

[pure pwnage24]

but teh bots don't need exclusives! they have Halo: RRoDst! xD

[Liquid_Ocelot]

bubbles^ kid

[NegativeCreep427]

That all the Xbot butt-buddies really need are RUMORS of multi-platform titles being cancelled for the PS3 to excite them and help them go on with their pathetic lives.

A rumor that the PS3 version of the Ubisoft game I Am Alive was cancelled was published yesterday, yet all the Xbot idiots were going around claiming pathetic fanboy victory and spouting bullsh*t about the PS3 cell processor being underpowered for the game and such.

Oh wasn't the taste ever-so sweet today when Ubisoft confirmed the I Am Alive title is still headed for the PS3. Stupid MS d*ck-heads just jump at anything they see!

[cmrbe]

Now soon people will complain that the PS3 has too many. A new line of complaint from the haters.

[DonCorneo]

it makes the horror more scarier/ medeival.. LMAO alan wait's flashlight to ward off enemies

[Sunny_D]

lol, shadows!

[-MD-]

Sounds like Alan Wake.

[mastiffchild]

I don't see why. Remedy didn't invent the dark you know which is the ONLY similarity I can see. Also this looks like being set in a completely different time and might be fantasy of some kind. Whatever, though AW is a game I've been looking forward to(for too long!)I'd imagine this will be a VERY different but equally appealing game as Suda isn't capanle of anything less than a bit mad and very interesting!

It's a bit of a lazy put down, imo, as who would imagine Suda making a game as totally western as AW seems?

[Jaces]

We'll have to wait and see what this is all about, hopefully some footage or more details would be nice.

[raztad]

Alan Wake? Really doubtful. AW is a dark TPS. This game reminds me Siren. All about fear, darkness, hopeless and aloneness.

[Parapraxis]

And Alan Wake sounds like Alone in the Dark.

[Gun_Senshi]

And Alone in the Dark sounds like Pong.

Its 2 white bars and a white square alone in blackness

[Venomish]

kids who started gaming with the 360 think the games they have are first in their respected genre
gears of war in 3rd person action
halo in 1st person
and alan wake in horror/dark 3rd person

just a theory, dont take too seriously

[phalanx_mark]

@7.6 venomish
its not just 360 gamers its anyone young whether they own a wii or ps3. Its a simple matter of experience.

[xztence]

But who cares its suda51 :)
isn't this the game EA is gonna publish for Grasshopper which is multiplatform? (pc,360,ps3)

Edit: Acoording to wiki , that's a different game.

[davekaos]

it does sound a little like alan wake, so i don't know why you have 2 disagrees.
Btw im a ps3 fanboy don't slate me for saying that,
Imagine alan wake then times it by the power of the ps3,
cant wait for more info on this
EDIT
@ fatal blow totally agree with you their pal, resident evil just doesn't have that survival horror feeling anymore, really wish they would take it back to racoon city with real zombies
EDIT
@ cajun again
no its not a bad thing, alan wake is one of a few games to fully take advantage of directX 10,
Something similar coming to the ps3 has a massive WOW factor.

Also common guys why the disagrees, im only saying that it sounds like alan wake which it does, we no nothing on this title apart from that, come a few months down the line it could end up being nothing like alan wake

[Cajun Chicken]

Its not a bad thing though, is it?

[Dawn_Of_Ashes]

im really curious about this game. I hope to have some new info about it soon

[Fatal Blow]

This is gonna be a great horror game that i have been longin for

this game is not gonna be like alan wake at all alan wake anit gonna be scary at all

[xztence]

Which means +1 AAA exclusive for the ps3 inbound.

Woot.

Edit: Wait a minute, isn't this the game EA is gonna publish for Grasshopper which is multiplatform? (pc,360,ps3)

Edit 2: Checked wiki, seems thats a different game and this is indeed exclusive.

Hell yeah.

[callahan09]

Wow. I didn't think this game was real. That's cool. I like Suda 51.

[cmrbe]

why my wii is still being used.

[Rocket Sauce]

Why does this guy call himself "suda 51"? That's like if I went around in real life telling people to call me "rocket sauce"

[Tony P]

It's like a homograph.

Suda Goichi is his name and Goichi also happens to be the pronunciation for the numbers 5 and 1 in Japanese.

[The-Warranty]

good to own a ps3
i dont have to Alan Wait for a good game

edit: at the man/woman below me yes but games like killzone and infamous are out now

[-MD-]

Pretty sure the game isn't out yet so yes you'll have to wait.

This will probably be the first game I play from this Suda 51 guy.

[Blow Out Your Brains]

we'll see

[TheColbertinator]

Suda51 is a great developer so make sure to pick this up.With No More Heroes 2 and this Kurayami,I think we might see some more new bold gameplay with unique art direction

[MajestieBeast]

sony publishing?

[ultimolu]

O-o Holy crap.

[Mc187]

+ PS3 = WIN!

[Grey Fox 92]

Suda on PS3! This game will be awesome, can't wait...!

[Shadow Man]

Alan Wake ripoff!!!

[xztence]

We haven't even seen anything of the game yet.

Btw, The Last Guardian > Alan Wait :)

[PirateThom]

Alan Wake is a rip off of Alone in the Dark and Silent Hill...

Halo is a rip off of Half-Life...

Gears of War is a rip off of kill.switch...

Do you see how stupid saying it's a rip off is based on a similar mechanic?

[The-Warranty]

you have a torch in the dark its a ripoff of alan wake.....

which is a ripoff of alone in the dark....

right......

[topdawg122]

Look at the concept art and get back to me loser, this looks nothing like alan wake

[Shadow Man]

Alan Wake is a chapter telling story game using light as a wepon.is not a rip off of Alone in the Dark and Silent Hill...

How is Halo a rip off of Half-Life?

And kill switch is a ripoff of WinBack

Gears>Winback>Kill switch> Quantum

Alan Wake>Silent Hill>Alone in the Dark>Kurayami

[Tinted Eyes]

thats your opinion fortunately it means nothing to us

[PirateThom]

Way to completely the miss the point. :-|

[Sir Ken_Kutaragi]

RRoD is a rip off of...er erm...NOPE that is a Micro$oft Original F**K-UP!!! ;-D

[rucky]

I can just imagine you literally crying when you typed that post. Just accept it and move on. Go back and post on your exclusive 360 game announcements or at least hope for one at this point.

[Saaking]

Alan Wait is a flop. You'll be playing the inferior 360 version while the extremely superior PC version gets canned.

[hates video games]

If anything its a silent hill rip off. Alan wake looks like Silent hill to me. How about you stop being fuking stupid!

[Parapraxis]

Awesome news!
Long has a game from Suda 51 on PS3 been rumoured, but I had completely forgotten about it.
Can't wait to see some gameplay! =D

[Dipso]

eh..this was news back in April of 2006?! ign and many others reported this. Pre gamescon clutching at straws? Hardly necessary given the imminent price drop. This site gets worse by the day.

[Parapraxis]

Yeah, I think it is a very old rumour now finally confirmed.

..other than that...What the FRAK are you talking about?
"Pre gamescon clutching at straws? Hardly necessary given the imminent price drop. This site gets worse by the day. "???????????

[Dipso]

@parapraxis......no its not a rumour confirmed, its the exact same information that was posted back then. check the dates on the relevant sources. As for what the feck I'm talking about? It seems a litlle easy to get everyone hyped up with old news as they are salivating over sonys press con tomorrow, kids do it everytime, expect miracles and find themselves seriously disappointed.

[Tony P]

Actually, where is the update? Even the French site with the extra info is from 2006.

[Parapraxis]

I apologize Dipso, I thought this was new info...there was no date on the original story, and you're right, this is not a confirmation in any way.
Although I didn't think this had anything to do with Sony @ GamesCon I did have my hopes up momentarily...FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF FFFFFFFFFF

Bubbles to you BTW

[Redempteur]

this is great news ..it will be crazy ... but a different kind of crazy compared to no more heroes ... i can't wait for more info !!!

[Dipso]

51 comments on 3 year old news? Can someone explain..or as a Sony fan should I bleet along with the fanboy sheep? Embarrassing stuff.

[cmrbe]

and most people here so what is your problem?.

[N4PS3G]

yeah..the info is from 2006. This game was canned some time ago i think.

[phalanx_mark]

link or it didnt happen

[saint_john_paul_ii]

i have a feeling that this game will take advantage of the PS3 motion controls. since its Suda 51 and all...

Awesome to see more companies take advantage of the PS3.

[cmrbe]

This game with a new medievl would be perfect launch games for Sony's motion controller.

[techie]

Old and cancelled? This is from 2006...isn't it?

[madkrazygames]

I wonder why the 360 never announce any exclusives, except all we get is sales.

[maverick1191]

shadow

shut up

Gears>Winback>Kill switch> Quantum?

winback owned the cover system before those games just because another game sounds familiar you think its copying lmao alan wake is the same as alone in the dark like people have said your such a typical dumbass fanboy

you think 360 games pwn every gen games and did everything 1st because its suda 51 you know its going to be AAA

i assume every ps3 game with a gun is a ripoff of a 360 shooter for you eh? jeez

[Lucreto]

Was it Suda 51 that we heard a few weeks ago were announcing something GamesCom or was it Alan Wake developers announcing something?

[N4PS3G]

canned game. info is from 2006

Thread backfire Confirmed

[fossilfern]

Lets be honest anything done by Suda 51 is a good thing and form what iv been reading i cant wait for this. i loved Killer 7 thought it was amazing

[JonnyBigBoss]

Another exclusive? My god. There's way too many exclusives on the PS3.

[madkrazygames]

that's what I'm saying, why the hell can't microsoft throw there money around to do that, instead buying this exclusive DLC crap

[SurgicalMenace]

The variety of exclusives for the PS3 are flooring. I would not have imagined that Sony would continue to support small development houses as well as they have. This is the very reason, though I game on all consoles, why I favor the PS3 more than the other systems, because I do not have to only rely on a particular genre.

Suda 51 continues to push the envelope in terms of originality, so this game sounds like it will be a welcomed addition to the Playstation family.

To Kojima: They are known for putting their games on systems that they feel has a niche market for their titles. They are a small development house so to get their return on their game is not that difficult. Maybe if you were more into the art of gaming instead of the act of gaming you would understand that it is not about the masses.

The masses only buy the hottest games to be a part of the "in" crowd and anything that falls out of that realm is too scary to embrace, less they be called that fearful word"unique"

I respect Suda 51 because they do not have to be like the other companies and focus on sales because we as the gamers get the short end of the stick while they gain financial success.

[silkrevolver]

The comments on the alternative sources proves it. WTF N4G? Why do these idiots have control over passing a "story?"

[Saaking]

PS3, always pushing forward leaving the competition in the dust. What do sales mean to us as gamers. Even thought the PS3 doesn't sell as much as it's competitors it still gets tons of exclusives and support.

[Saaking]

Hmm, I've noticed something. MS takes ZERO chances. Unless it's a guaranteed success they don't want. Sony has always taken chances on new and innovative games such as those from Team Ico and it was due to this that they took a chance on GTA. Without PS GTA would never have had been as big as it is. Why do you bots love MS so much? They try nothing new and stick to shooters.

[Ikuhara]

Heck yeah! =)

[Aceluffy]

No really ! I LOVE it ! This black beauty got a special place in my heart :)
More exclusives FTW please ! Use that 50GB disc to your heart content, Suda !

[MastaMold]

games like this is what makes PS3 great to many FPS nowadays damn

[Tyler_XMB]

Another eclusive?!
Lets see that makes
God of War 3
Uncharted 2
Demon's Souls
Grand Turismo 5
Modnation Racers
Heavy Rain
Kurayami(Suda's new game)
Agent
White Knight Chronicles
L.A. Noire
WarDevil
Final Fantasy Versus 13

[RockmanII7]

Seriously, Suda 51??? Don't they make a living from giving Nintendo B-jobs?

[Mo0eY]

Fact is Killer 7 (which also appeared on the PS2), No More Heroes, and a slew of others (Flower, Sun, and Rain) are all AAA titles.

Cry me a river, jump in, and drown.

[josephayal]

KURAYAMI vs ALAN WAKE!

[bigjclassic]

From what i've read it sounds like his take on the Alan Wake game. This could be promising seeing as NMH is totally badass. Lets go Suda!!

[ElementX]

Frankly I'm not impressed with Suda 51's games. No More Heros was craptastic

[Sharingan_no_Kakashi]

Sold

[ipe]

just keep writing stupid comm.
U realy thinks some1 ll sell their ps3 and buy $box360 cause of ur comm?

btw.what re u playing at the moment?maybe..........nothin?

more,more,more,more,more,more exclusives

[N4G king]

@Shadow Man

PLZ don't cry
:(
awwwwwwwwww

poor little bot

its okay you can ply alan wake
like 3 hours long game

HAHAHAHAHAHAH

[wanderofys]

This isn't exactly a legit article, as the information provided has been the same since 2006. However, this link: http://ps3.ign.com/articles... makes me wonder if this is what is being mentioned. Hopefully it is, as long as it keeps to Suda 51's unusual style.

[J@D]

That's awesome news!!!

Lets see what Suda51 is made off or capable to puff off of this baby.

[MurderMyDoll]

Sounds great, looking forward to hearing more.