American McGee's 'Alice' trilogy
I'm messaging about the decision to block the development of 'Alice: Asylum', and the mismanagement around the first game in the series 'Alice'. I wrote to EA support and they advised me to post it here, so here we are.
'American McGee's Alice' is one of the greatest games of all time, and is arguably the best adaption of 'Alice in Wonderland' ever made. The fact that we were denied the completion of the trilogy and saw the first game languish as abandonware for so many years without a playable modern release is one of the greatest affronts to art in the 21st century. It's as if Peter Jackson's 'Return of the King' had been scrapped, and the 'Fellowship of the Ring' became lost media due to negligence.
If there is any justice in this world, McGee (or the 'Alice' community) should be allowed to complete the third game and the whole series should get a definitive release so that it is preserved conclusively for future generations. This is not just a video game. It's a powerful and culturally important work of fiction which respects and expands upon the themes of the source material in symbolically meaningful ways. It elevates the original books in the way that 'Apocalypse Now' did to 'Heart of Darkness'.
It feels good to know that there are still fans of the series making content and keeping the 'Alice' community alive. I'm grateful for their efforts, and hope that one day this trilogy will get the proper closure it deserves. As it stands though, this seems like a fool's hope. Instead, we get 'spooky gothic Alice in Raid: Shadow Legends'. Most everyone's mad here...
In conclusion, EA Games are sitting on a masterpiece and preventing millions of people from being able to enjoy it. It is unfair to block the development of a third 'Alice' game ('Alice: Asylum') when thousands of fans are calling out for a conclusion to the franchise [1, 2]. The fact that a version of Alice clearly inspired by American McGee's vision recently appeared in 'Raid: Shadow Legends' (and was well received) shows that there is still public appetite for this kind of content and that a 3rd game would make financial sense. Please release the IP either to American McGee himself, or to the wider 'McGee's Alice' community so that they can develop the final game. In addition, the original 2000 game should be given an official remaster/re-release so that it can be played on modern systems.
tldr;
Give the creators permission to conclude the 'Alice' trilogy!
I was about to post something identical to this post! I loved the Alice games so much, and not only are they allowing the fanbase/franchise to die, they also are missing out on a lot of money. If they sold Alice and Alice madness returns as a bundle remaster for PC and console, people will buy it. And even more so if a third game was in the process of being made. By sitting on the IP and not letting anything happen to it, they are wasting their own money on a resource they already have the rights to.
