Friday not-so-fluffy video: Sadness then and now

While there still isn't a great deal of news about Sadness, the teaser popped up again on YouTube and it got us thinking -- now that we've seen a lot more of the Wii, with controls being refined and the release less than a month away, is this video less impressive, or is it more impressive? Earlier this year, we were starry-eyed, entranced with the novelty of, well, everything. Now that we're slinking toward jaded -- or are at least harder to impress -- how's this strike you?

There's a lot to like in the video, and not just atmosphere. The little touches (like the umbrella) now seem more real, or at least, totally possible. A lot has been made of the details that have been released on this, particularly regarding the lack of menus, the gesture-based gameplay, etc., and it's nice to look back at this and visualize how that will translate into the gaming experience. And it's nice to see a woman playing who isn't some giddy girl giggling over Super Monkey Ball (not that we have anything against monkeys or minigames). She's playing, she's serious, and there's a great dichotomy between the sometimes-hesitant woman in the game and the cold and focused woman with the Wiimote.

Check out the video, which is tucked away after the jump. Whether you've seen it or not, it's a nice video for early Friday evening.