Cannibal Holocaust is getting a video game sequel as we have the reveal of the upcoming horror adventure Cannibal this November
Talk about a long wait as it looks like a massively criticized film from the 80s, Cannibal Holocaust is getting a sequel of sort and in video game form. Given that the film was also part of a saga that was being told, I guess it really is not a sequel, but it is a continuation of the series with Fantastico Studio bringing us this horror adventure. How it will all be expanding is still yet to see, but here we go with the announcement of Cannibal for the PS4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC slated for a November release. As long as it all go as planned.
If you have not seen or heard of the film, Cannibal Holocaust was one of the early “found footage” stile films that followed a group of people documenting a tribe of cannibals living in seclusion. It was so convincing that many thought it was actually a snuff film even though many of the themes and footage would be tame by modern standards. It looks like Cannibal‘s script is coming from the same writer/director of the films and will have us playing the role of the documentary team going into Borneo for the reasons that the story holds for us. If it is done correctly, this could be one truly dark and impressive continuation and title for us to experience. Thankfully, we do not have that long to wait for it all.
Cannibal — Reveal Trailer
On February 7, 1980, Cannibal Holocaust, the second film in Ruggero Deodato’s trilogy dedicated to his cannibals saga, was released in Italy. The film immediately generated controversy and harsh criticism due to excessive realism for the time, which induced the public and critics to consider the work an authentic “snuff movie”. In a short time, however, it was re-evaluated and considered a masterpiece, destined to influence the cinematographic language of the years to come.
Universally recognized as an anticipator of the “found footage” genre — the fake documentary —, made famous more than a decade later by films such as The Blair Witch Project, Paranormal Activity, and Cloverfield; beloved by Quentin Tarantino, who considers it one of the best genre Italian movie, and by Eli Roth, who considers Deodato an authentic mentor and wanted him for a cameo in the second chapter of “Hostel”.
The themes are the ones that made the saga popular: natives’ lives, told in its rawness, and cannibalism, powerful metaphors that reveal the most disturbing and deep impulses in our society.
However, the formula changes: Cannibal is an interactive horror graphic adventure made with Unity, with the direction and script of Ruggero Deodato, the original drawings of Solo Macello, in which the player will take control of different characters, to reveal, little by little, the background that led them to a desperate expedition to the virgin jungles of Borneo. And of course, get to discover the end of the story, destined to shake from the foundations every certainty acquired during the game.
Cannibal will be available from November 2020 for Nintendo Switch, PS4, Xbox One, PC, and mobile.
Have you ever seen Cannibal Holocaust and were wondering if there would ever be a follow-up or is this all brand new to you? Does the write up making it sound like it could be a full horror adventure title or will it be a “choose your own adventure” ordeal with basic visuals to go along with it? Will this spark you to look into some of the other horror films out there and from other countries to see what could work as a game too? Let us all know down in the comments and then feel free to discuss it all below. When there is more to share for Cannibal, we will do so here. Maybe we will see the musical get a game, although that is a totally different thing altogether.