Hunter: The Reckoning | 2002

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Hunter: The Reckoning


Hunter: The Reckoning is a hack-and-slash third-person shooter video game developed by High Voltage Software and published by Interplay Entertainment in 2002. The game is based on the tabletop role-playing game of the same name and was released as part of the World of Darkness series. The sequels, Wayward and Redeemer, were released in 2003.

Players take on the role of a hunter and use melee weapons, ranged weapons, and magic to defeat hordes of enemies. The story is set around Ashcroft Penitentiary, a prison that serves as a feeding ground for vampires. The deceased prisoners return as vengeful ghosts, seeking revenge for their deaths.

Interplay decided to develop Hunter: The Reckoning into a video game, believing it would adapt well into an action title. The game was planned to be a major title for the newly released Xbox, leveraging its superior graphic capabilities. It received praise for its gameplay and graphics, but the GameCube version faced criticism for graphical and frame rate issues.



The game features a single-player mode or multiplayer mode for up to four players. Each player controls a different character with unique classes and abilities. Deuce is a vengeful character with powerful strength, Samantha is a balanced defender with speed and power, Father Cortez is a magic-wielding judge, and Kassandra is a fast and powerful attacker. The game has 23 levels set in various locations such as tombs, sewers, prisons, hospitals, mansions, and torture rooms. Each level lasts around 5 to 30 minutes, with objectives like exploring maps, rescuing hostages, escorting NPCs, and finding items.

The story is set in the World of Darkness universe in the town of Ashcroft, a prison town where vampires have been feeding on prisoners for 50 years. The prison warden transforms into a vampire, and the tortured and experimented-on prisoners return as vengeful ghosts, starting to destroy the town.

The game was released for the Xbox in North America on May 21, 2002, and the GameCube version was released on November 19, 2002. It was released in Europe on July 5, 2002, and the Xbox version was later made compatible with the Xbox 360 in November 2007 and with Xbox One in April 2018.

The game received generally positive reviews, though the GameCube version was rated more average due to graphical and frame rate issues. The combat and gameplay were praised, with multiplayer mode especially receiving positive feedback. However, some critics found the single-player mode to be repetitive and somewhat lonely, and camera issues made it difficult to see enemies during combat. There were also complaints about the restrictions on player movement in multiplayer mode.

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デッド・ドント・ダイ | 2019

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 ジム・ジャームッシュの2019年のゾンビコメディ映画『デッド・ドント・ダイ』は、2019年のカンヌ映画祭のオープニング映画であり、パルム・ドール競争の候補作として注目され、大きな話題となった。ジャームッシュがゾンビ映画を作ったという事実自体が話題を呼び、B級映画の典型的なテーマにもかかわらず、豪華なキャストが出演している点でも注目を集めた。 この映画が他のゾンビ映画と異なる点は、ゾンビが群れを成して迫ってくる状況でも登場人物たちが非常に無関心に反応することだ。ジャームッシュの作品に慣れている人にはそれが当然に感じられるが、通常のゾンビ映画ファンにとってはかなり異質に感じるかもしれない。 この映画は2019年に韓国の富川国際ファンタスティック映画祭で初公開された。冒頭、地元の警察官クリフとロニーは、農夫フランクから鶏が盗まれたとの通報を受け、隠遁者ボブが住んでいる森へ向かう。警察がボブに鶏を盗んだか尋ねると、ボブは銃で脅しながら、「出て行け」とだけ言って反応する。ボブに撃たれた後も、警察は特に反応せず、ただその場を離れる。ボブは二人が去った後、望遠鏡を使って彼らを見ながら罵声を浴びせる。 クリフとロニーが車で町に戻る途中、二人はフランクとボブについての軽い雑談を交わす。そこで二人は何かがおかしいことに気づく。午後8時なのに、空は昼間のように明るく、時計と携帯電話も全く使えなくなっていた。ロニーは「結局、良い結果にはならないでしょう、クリフ」と不安げに言うが、クリフはその意味が理解できない。 二人が町をパトロールしているとき、ラジオから「デッド・ドント・ダイ」という歌が流れ、ロニーはその歌が映画に出てきたものだと反応する。クリフもその歌を気に入ったようで、二人は何かがおかしい一日だと感じながらも、順調にパトロールを続ける。しかし、映画はプロットが乏しく、メタファーが過剰であるとして批評され、『リミッツ・オブ・コントロール』（2009年）以来、再び評価が低かった。一部の人々は、ジャームッシュの名前だけで評価が高くなったのではないかとも言っている。実際、この映画は一般観客の間で賛否が分かれる作品だ。個性ある脇役キャラクターが無駄に殺され、後半には突然第4の壁を破るような演出が現れるため、従来のゾンビ映画の進行とは全く異なっている。このため、ゾンビ映画のファンにとっ...
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데드 돈 다이 | 2019

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 짐 자머시의 2019년 좀비 코미디 영화는 2019년 칸 영화제 개막작이자 황금종려상 경쟁 후보작으로 주목을 받았다. 짐 자머시가 좀비 영화를 만든다는 사실 자체가 화제를 모았고, 그의 특유의 B급 소재와 조촐한 스케일에도 불구하고 출연한 배우들의 라인업은 화려하다. 이 영화의 특징은 다른 좀비 영화들과 달리 등장인물들이 좀비들이 떼로 몰려오는 상황에서도 매우 무덤덤하게 반응한다는 점이다. 짐 자머시 영화에 익숙한 사람이라면 충분히 이해할 수 있지만, 일반적인 좀비 영화 팬에게는 다소 낯설 수 있다. 이 영화는 2019년 부천 국제 판타스틱 영화제에서 먼저 공개되었다. 영화의 초반, 동네 경찰 클리프와 로니는 농부 프랭크의 신고를 받고 은둔자 밥이 사는 숲으로 가게 된다. 프랭크는 닭을 도둑맞았다고 주장하며 경찰에 신고했지만, 밥은 경찰의 질문에 별다른 반응을 보이지 않는다. 그저 총으로 위협하며 경찰이 떠날 때까지 수풀 속에 숨어 있다. 경찰은 별다른 대응 없이 상황을 마무리하고, 밥은 경찰의 뒷모습을 망원경으로 바라본다. 차를 타고 동네로 돌아가는 클리프와 로니는 일상적인 대화를 나누며 순찰을 계속한다. 이때, 오후 8시인데 날씨는 마치 대낮처럼 밝고, 시계와 휴대전화는 모두 먹통이 된다. 무언가 이상하다는 것을 느낀 로니는 "결국은 끝이 안 좋을 거에요, 클리프"라고 말하지만, 클리프는 그 말을 이해하지 못한다. 둘은 순찰을 계속하며 라디오에서 ‘데드 돈 다이’라는 노래가 나오자 로니는 그 노래에 반응한다. 그는 이 노래가 영화에 나온 것 같다고 말하고, 클리프도 노래를 들으며 뭔가 이상한 날이지만 평화롭게 순찰을 이어간다. 그러나 영화는 플롯이 약하고 메타포가 지나치다는 평가를 받았다. 2009년의 《리미츠 오브 컨트롤》 이후, 다시 한 번 좋지 않은 평을 받았고, 일부 사람들은 자머시의 이름값 때문에 평점이 높아졌다고 주장하기도 했다. 사실, 일반 관객들 사이에서 호불호가 극명하게 갈릴 수밖에 없는 영화다. 개성 있는 조연 캐릭터들...
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Rampant | 2018

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 The 2018 South Korean film Rampant is a fusion of zombie and historical drama. The film begins with a soldier from the Joseon era’s Training Division being bitten by a foreign yeogwi (a type of zombie) after picking up an item that fell off a foreign ship. The next day, he exhibits strange behavior, and soon after, he attacks his wife and child, ultimately transforming into a yeogwi and attacking the people of the village, creating chaos in the area around Jemulpo. Park Hyun (played by Kim Min-seok), a warrior from the Training Division , goes aboard a foreign ship to engage in a firearm deal. There, he finds a man locked in a cage and learns that the captain of the ship wants him dead. Upon returning to Joseon, Park Hyun reports that the foreign ship is docked near Yeongjongdo, but soon, the subordinates of the Minister of War, Kim Ja-jun (played by Jang Dong-gun), raid and arrest them. The Minister accuses them of treason for secretly dealing with firearms and gunpowder with...
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