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SAW game being taken ‘as seriously as a movie’

Game’s scriptwriter says he is writing title’s plot as he would a cinematic release

The creator and chief scriptwriter of the original SAW movie has talked of his excitement of working on the upcoming game adaptation of the horror franchise.

James Wan, the executive producer for the original SAW movie as well as Saw III, is penning the plot for the Brash Entertainment release.

He posted on his MySpace blog:

“[Co-writer] Leigh and I are very excited about this new venture. We are big gaming fans and we think it would a great opportunity to continue the SAW legacy into a different platform/medium. Keeps things fresh for us anyway.

"A lot of people have asked us if we would be interested in writing another SAW movie...well, we are writing another SAW story...but it's for the game.

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“We're treating this story like the SAW movies with lots of twists and turns. We have no idea how that is going to apply to a computer game format, considering that most games are generally pretty simple in it's plotting.

“Maybe its a good thing that Leigh and I are naive to the video game world and that we're writing it like its a movie!”

The SAW game is due out in early 2009 – and industry watchers have already earmarked it as a potentially troublesome title when it comes to age classification.

Tags: james wan, saw

Oh great...

posted by Matty Feb 21, 2008 at 10:43 am
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Matty

Another prime example of a sick, disgusting game to be released that will have the press and parents up in arms over violence in games...
I really hope this never sees the light of day. Going by how gross and twisted the films were, a game like this will do no favours to an industry desperately trying to be recognised by everyone as a modern and mature form of entertainment...

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Re: Oh great...

posted by _-MrT-_ Feb 21, 2008 at 12:50 pm
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If it's fine to release a Saw film, then why is it unacceptable to release a Saw game? Your post appears initially to be attacking bias but is in fact the sort of attitude and comment that promotes the bias you seek to undermine.

Think. Before. Speak.

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Re: Oh great...

posted by Matty Feb 22, 2008 at 10:25 am
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Matty

I never said it was fine to release a Saw film - I personally found them to be pointless, un-entertaining and made purely for shock value. I’ll try to reserve judgement, but I honestly wouldn't expect anything less from the game - I'm not biased, it's my opinion and I'm entitled to it...

I do disagree with the double-standards of the entertainment industry however, if they can let this kind of thing (and worse) pass by the censors for movies and books, why can't they let it slide for a game? If an individual has the desire to watch/read/play this sort of thing, that’s their choice – as long as it’s not glamorised or promoted in any way…

I still stand by previous comments, our industry is supposed to be 'growing up' and becoming more widely accepted. Everyone is watching us right now, so why fan the critic’s flames with this sort of trash?

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Re: Oh great...

posted by Ted Mar 04, 2008 at 12:46 pm
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I would buy that game instantly, I love the Saw films and of course it wouldn't be around for that long after release as I'm sure it would be banned for my 'safety'.

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Re: Re: Oh great...

posted by dani Oct 11, 2008 at 6:20 pm
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i don't see what everyon's problem is. the saw films are brilliant, there the best horror film out at the moment. bringing a game out would be just as popular as the films. Leave the producers of saw alone man. They are clever and individual to think of a film this horrific and gruesome, i bet no one else could. So just lay off man, i think you'll find it might be you buying the game after all.

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re: oh great...

posted by robbie Nov 01, 2009 at 4:31 pm
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i watched the saw films, and loved em... i will buy the game, and hopefully its got a majorly hard setting!!! and besides who wouldnt play htis...i watched the first one when i was 14, and was addicted i say!!! addicted to violence...still am, but due to other people critizings the games storyline development and how it ties in, it could be considered as "non-cononical" (in otherwords it don't fit in fer you simple-folk) but due to what is actually presented in the gaem you can pretty much not see what the fuss is about. usually all film-tie-in videogames are utter shit, but this is a difference. and besides... if you really want to complain about something... go take a look at the new splatterhouse game, full blown gorefest ... hell, its got player dismemberment, you can see the player's guts, bones and muscle tissue...comes out next year apparantly!

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