Dark E3 trailer drops gothy beats

Before you watch the E3 trailer for vampiric sneak 'em up Dark, remember that before vampires were adored by teenage girls struggling with awkward yearnings, the bloodsuckers were doted over by teenage girls struggling with awkward yearnings and wearing gobs of black eye liner. That's why it uses this song. So on with the show.

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Before you watch the E3 trailer for vampiric sneak 'em up Dark, remember that before vampires were adored by teenage girls struggling with awkward yearnings, the bloodsuckers were doted over by teenage girls struggling with awkward yearnings while wearing gobs of black eye liner. That's why it uses this song. So on with the show.

Not only is Eric Bane--a daft adopted scenester surname if I've ever heard one--a vampire, he's a vampire in the future! Which means everything looks like a cybergoth music video. Eric will sneak around, stealthily draining people of blood and powering up mystical abilities as he pokes into a global corporate conspiracy sort of thing.

As for why this trailer is just a load of cut-up gameplay snippets and press quotes, well, that's simple: because E3. What you may find more interesting is the recent videos properly showing off the vampiric powers.

Developed by Realmforge and published by Kalypso, Dark is due July 9 on PC and Xbox 360.

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    June 10, 2013 8:00 AM

    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Dark E3 trailer drops gothy beats.

    Before you watch the E3 trailer for vampiric sneak 'em up Dark, remember that before vampires were adored by teenage girls struggling with awkward yearnings, the bloodsuckers were doted over by teenage girls struggling with awkward yearnings and wearing gobs of black eye liner. That's why it uses this song. So on with the show.

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      June 10, 2013 9:10 AM

      I like how the game is 'in the future' but uses music from a scene which (I thought) died about two decades ago. Maybe there is a conspiracy in the game 'bout that.

      "The source of the Undead Goth Dance Music. Do you investigate? Y/N."

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      June 10, 2013 9:42 AM

      I've been trying to give them the benefit of the doubt for 20 yrs, but now I'm starting to distrust people in hoodies.

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      June 10, 2013 10:10 AM

      Why would a vampire with magical superpowers (and is presumably immortal, since he's a vampire) use sneaking? Seems like a bad story/gameplay fit... I feel like they just thought "hey let's throw these two popular genres together, the result will be popular too!"

      Sadly, they may be right.

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        June 10, 2013 11:02 AM

        They have to uphold the Masquerade, ya know, no wait--

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        June 10, 2013 11:06 AM

        Same reason you don't go to war with an ant hill.

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          June 18, 2013 1:28 PM

          You would if you were immortal.

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      June 10, 2013 12:36 PM

      I'm getting a massive Vampire Bloodlines feel from this atmospherically.

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