In what will likely be the most memorable moment ofGamescom Opening Night Live, a very emotional Tim Miller, co-founder of Blur Studios and director ofDeadpool, has shown of footage of the upcoming Amazon Prime video game anthology series,Secret Level. This is coming so fast, but I definitely sawMega Manin there.
Secret Levelis supposedly a series of original short narratives set around various video games. It’s an incredibly eclectic mix includingArmored Core, Sifu,andSpelunkyalongside more mainstream stuff likeConcordandGod of War. Maybe alsoPac-Man.
There’s alsoMega Man, but he’s doing that really cliche gear-up sequence. Like, it’s so ubiquitous thatDoom Eternaleven opened with it.
I am entirely unable to process what’s going on. I’m not sure if there’s some sort of metanarrative here. As I mentioned, it’s reportedly going to be a series of short narratives (via Deadline), butthe sizzle reeldoesn’t exactly clarify that.
The introduction by Tim Miller was especially interesting. I mentioned to my colleagues that he sounded like he was on the verge of tears before he seemed to break further and admit his emotions. Some sounded cynical about the sincerity, but as a prolific crier, it seemed genuine. Listen, it’s sometimes easy to get emotional about stuff. I can cry pretty easily on some days. Dude might just really love showing off his team’s efforts.
