Our world needs more McGee's Alice games!

God the stop motion is such a CREEPY way of doing this and works SO well for Alice X3

Finally. I needed to know what happened to Alice after the events of Madness Returns. Now I know she worked at the opera for awhile.

I'm glad to see that not only did Alice not end up institutionalized again for avenging her family's deaths (and I hope the other asylum kids are doing well, too), but that she's gotten a job and is going on adventures and helping other people in their minds.

It is sad to think this is the last piece of Alice content we ever will get. If you think about it this is the last time we will ever see Alice. Well it was a nice ride, and this is a nice end. After all the Alice series has taught us life isn't fair and to live through the hardship.

Jeez Alice's voice is soooo great to hear after all these years. It is like a complex musical score that is as catchy and grandiose as a video game score.

I really like this, I mean it's a group of 20 more or less people, with a very thin budget, and they did and awesome job with the little they had. I think we should not see it from the quality or production side, but from what's the escence of the film, what should mean to all McGee's Alice fans. Thank you Mr. McGee

Lmao I love how Alice just doesn’t really question anything and goes along with it

I think they did a really great Job here, but you could make Alice a bit more beautiful. She is scary as fuck :D

I am relieved: i must confess, i absolutely hated Leviathan, both in terms of story and visuals, but this one does retain the atmosphere of the two originals game while bringing the new creepy imagery inspired by Wagner's universe. Plus, the intro gives a hint of what might happened after Madness Returns. I hope the other ones will be more like this one, and less like Leviathan.

I see. Each Otherland will have its own animation style. Clever!

I'm sorry that most of the comments on your videos are nothing more than hatemail and uninformed whining. You have a brilliant mind Mr. McGee and I'm glad to see your work and the work of everyone who made this possible :)

I don't care what anyone says I love these short films I'd love to see more Alice in the future whether its another game or many more short films.

I’m not sure if you’ll read this or not but your Alice games mean a whole lot to me. It genuinely does break my heart hearing you retire but I fully understand and respect your decision. I genuinely would’ve loved to see you redo your oz adventures idea or find some way to get funding somewhere else for Alice asylum. I genuinely love your work and fingers crossed there might be someday that you will return to game development or get your Alice interest sparked again if ea ever wanted to do a new Alice game.

when I first saw the claymation, I was disspointed. BUT as the animation progressed it became less of an "I don't like it because it looks different" feel. the style grew on me a bit, and I was able to appreciate the entirety of the Alice aspect. By the end I was pleased with it, it's just nice to see more Alice.

Watching both films, I think I may have a clear hint who the main antagonist might be since I notice all of the antagonists in Alice have a thematic pattern going on which the first one being tentacles (the Queen), The Ruin (Bumby) and now there's seems to be Fire and Destruction theme going on...hmmm...Well I heard about the whole "Prisoner of the Mind" that Mcgee has spoken about but it seems whoever is the main antagonist it seems is probably a step up to Bumby who seems to want to destroy people's minds as if... BTW: And I also like the way how Alice enters the otherlands of others which apparently they have their own "Rabbit Holes" with their own expy's of the "White Rabbit" (like the white paper cutout doll) which is rather interesting which also keeps the theme of what Alice is and how she originally got into Wonderland in the first place. I hope this idea transfers in game form which means Alice has to find "Rabbit Holes" throughout the real world to travel into the minds of others or maybe as if "Wonderland" could also be a "another universe" that reflects ours where it might be a collection of other people's minds formed into one big universe as if...

is there any chance EA realeasing a new alice game in a distance future Mr.McGee, I'm a huge fan

If coroline and nightmare before Christmas had a kid this would be it. Love the stop motion.

1:38: My Preciousssss!

wicked dude! i absolutely love the work. sadly i could not get it physically :( i found out 1 day too late.. i really need a sequel to madness returns! i hope to see it one day in the future. anyway awesome work, and thanks for keeping the franchise alive. Cheers!

i thought it was meant to be renderd in beautifull animation like the picture showed on kickstarter

The games were brilliant, but this I'm not so sure.... I might need to see more before I can really get into it... It's not great, but it's not bad. Thank you for continuing Alice, but what has been done so far, could've been a little better in my opinion. Don't get me wrong, I love her and it was great to see what's been done... It's just a little less exciting than the games for me.

I love these shorts and I didn't realize they existed until the other day. Your original Alice and Madness Returns are major sources of nostalgia for me. Im currently taking care of my boyfriend after a recent surgery and we are out of state. I brought my PS3 and decided to binge through the games. I've noticed so much I never noticed when I was younger. Everything just fit into place in my mind ha ha. Thank you for this wonderful series. I look forward to Asylum!!! And ordering that stuffed rabbit once I have the chance ha ha

The stop motion animation was good, but I didn't like Alice's design here. Also, I thought Alice would explore Wagner's ideas that inspired Hitler.

Amazingly McGeeful Stop Motion. XD

One really cool little detail - at the start, Alice doesn't have any blood on her dress. By the end, she has the trademark splatters of blood on her apron.

The stop motion is a perfect way to tell this story.

these really should be a third game. There is so much source material and the whole time i was imagining this sequence as if it were a game

I didn't even know about these two videos until today, and I guess a lot of other fans don't know either because they deserve more views. When I first got into PC gaming, the original was one of the most impactful games I played and I'll never forget it. Loved Madness Returns, too. It was also my initial, uh... let's call it "mind expansion" arc, lol. Good times. Thank you for everything you've done.

I love all your works, American McGee! And I really don't care all the flaws pointed out by your fans especially the never-will-be-satisfied ones! Seriously, I appreciate how much you work so hard to keep Alice : Madness Returns alive. I thought the game version was the LAST one from you - but after seeing this; man I'm so freaking happy right now. I'm a BIG FAN of Alice : Madness Returns - and I'll always support you. And also, go easy on yourself! To me, you're like a celebrity of some sort. Celebrities do whatever they want to with their ideas; so really, in your future works, if you want to do Alice 3D model animeish then go for it! If you want to create a new character or make an MMORPG or whatever, GO FOR IT. Opinions are opinions; they're not supposed to change your original ideas! Of course, opinions can help you IMPROVE but don't take them too seriously to the point that you change your original ideas! You're a celebrity! These unsatisfied fans should just create their own game if they have so many "ideas", right? Lastly, take a very good care of yourself. I hope EVERYTHING goes smoothly for you. :)

Guys shut the hell up. They might have not enough money to make the series. I was waiting for this series since I was 9 years old. Now, I'm so happy that they finally made it. Thank you McGee for making this. 💗

I love the music that plays in the beginning when Alice says, "I've always dreamed of going to the opera." It has a pretty and haunting sound to it. I wouldn't mind getting my hands on the music for these episodes.

Ive always been intruiged by the Alice in Madness story since I was like a small girl. I finally got to play it a few years ago at 22 years old and learn the whole plotline and gameplay. Just such a beautiful and tragic story and amazing concepts and art. Even looking at the extra content, you can tell the team put so much heart and soul into the development of all the game content. I absolutely love this game team. This and Pyschonauts both are games I really treasure. I can't wait to see what you guys continue to do!

i was thinking maybe you could continue the stories through visual novels or comics...i assume it would be a cheaper option than telling the stories through some form of animation (movies or games). or you could do both.

This one was a ton better than the other one, the Alice universe would work really well following the same formula as Love, Death & Robots with a different animation style and story each episode. The world needs more of this version of Alice, I still adore the games and still love listening to the soundtracks to this day.

Recently (as in like 10 minutes ago) finished the Alice games on my channel. Absolutely loved them. Cannot wait for Alice: Asylum. Thank you so much for putting real effort into your games. You're really proof that games are art and can be truly great when made for the love of it and not simply for money.

I like this one But felt the RWBY-esque art style of "Leviathan"to be a better choice Still love the hell out of this franchise

i gotta admit, after years and years of waiting for otherlands announcements, i was really dissapointed when it said there was going to be animation(s) rather than another game. now im even more disappointed, seeing both of them unfold. after many years, i expected much better... :/

respect for the animators and my admiration for all the spent efforts on those magnificent animations!

I absolutely loved Madness Returns and am a huge fan of Richard Wagner so watching this was a sort of fever dream for me. Thank you so much! My only gripe was the music that was included did not take much if any inspiration from Wagner's score. Wagner's mature works, especially Der Ring des Nibelungen, were all very cinematic in their composition that they very much could, without too much reworking, be made into fantastic background pieces to accompany the action on screen or even the levels if this ever made it into one of your games. A great candidate would be the Decent into Nibelheim which already has a sort of decent into hell sort of aspect to it that perfectly could fit here. That said, again kudos to making this. If this ever made it into a game I'd be very happy regardless.

Since Alice is in EA's chains another game is nothing more than a dream. I'm gratefull to McGee that he was willing to do these 2 short movies which are a farewell to Alice and her adventures. It was good to hear Susie Brann's lovely voice for the last time.

I'm loving these video's at the minute, I think they strongly depict how eerie and strange the smartest of peoples minds are, and I love the fact how each video is made differently and don't really understand the negativity thrown towards it, just because you don't understand why they are like this and what the videos convey doesn't make it disappointing or poorly made, it just adds to it's whimsical and enigmatic atmosphere... as well as being creepy as hell, I hope there are more on the way!

Did Alice's necklace hold a special power? Something that holds the key between reality and the world of insanity?

It sucks that these Tim Burton's Alice movies keep being funded while we can't have a third American Mcgee's Alice game.

It's like a cross between Tim Burton like stories mixed with the demonic puppets from Mr. Rogers Neighborhood. Nice!!!

Aww Alice you're parents are sweet before they died.

I can appreciate the amount of time and effort taken to create such a well animated stop-motion short, especially in the theme of Alice, but based upon the comments it's clear the majority of American McGee fans are dying for a third game rather than a series of short animations.

The stop-motion style of this short was quite a nice surprise, I was not disappointed. I do hope all things Alice continue production, because the style and story to it all is inspiringly good.

Dear Mcgee. This campaign was a long and I imagine stressful ride for you, I sincerely hope that it, regardless of some shit, you managed to achieve the intended goal, and I hope to see more from you soon, cause remember, only a few find their way, some don't even recognise it when they do, some don't ever want to.

Music is so mysterious and beautiful. Especially, bells is so magnificent!

I like how each of these animations has their own art style. It gives the creators a chance to explore, and find out which ones fit the series and which ones don't.

I can't get people's complaints, honestly. Having grown up with this franchise (I was like 5 years old when the first game was released, I would play it with my brother while squeaking from getting scared), being one of my absolute favorite games ever, seeing otherlands simply brings tears to my eyes with its artistic prowess. Being an artist myself, I can see all of the hard work put in this. It's excellent really, thank you for giving us more pieces of our favorite story.

i really wish mcgee had a bigger budget! I would love to see all his wonderous ideas easily flourish

If only @Netflix was able to make a live or animated series and bring in more people that will enjoy the whole series

I like the way you have different styles between the two films, what I interpret is that this is being used as a sort of imagery to help differentiate the views between one person from the next. It's absolutely brilliant!

The part where Alice grows wings is the best shot.

I love the idea of this but the execution is a little lackluster. I would have much rather preferred a true sequel to madness returns that would've continued the story and given it a proper conclusion. But, anything that keeps Alice alive I see as a good thing, keep up the good work McGee and hopefully this'll help lead the way to a third game.

We need a third game with: A new Jaberwookie and the levels that wouldn't be on alice madness like the moon and other ones it would be a really great game including this short film part of game

So delighted to know that all these years, this project is not dead!

This is what happens when out of all opera composers, you choose Wagner.

As per usual American McGee's Alice is trying new things to certain degrees of brilliance. Though it might not be the twisted, macabre setting of the first game nor the mind numbing gorgeous chaos of the second game. It begins in a great direction which I am enjoying immensely. As a fan it is just great to hear Alice's voice again after four years of waiting. :)

I actually really love the idea of going into different "Wonderlands" of others and seeing their interpretations of Wonderland. Not every person has the same vision as Alice's, that's what I'm getting watching these different animations. I hope I get to see more! You interpretation of Alice is truly my favorite. :)

My discovery of these two short films has made my day. They are awesome and give me hope that we'll get more Alice in the future.

I finished both Alice games this month, and I gotta say I love them! I know I'm very late to the party, but I fully enjoy any Alice content, and if you were to continue the series, even after 6 years, a different style for every episode would be cool! Kinda like that Tomb Raider animated series.

honestly I'd be more comfortable if it kept to wonderland. maybe delving more into the madness she was forever lost in at the end of madness returns. The mind can be very wonderous but very cruel. Maybe send her through the looking glass to find her way out? All sorts of things can be twisted in the mind of a tortured soul when staring at themselves in a mirror. But up to you dear. Love the games very much.

I was hoping she'd open a door and all her Wonderland friends tumble out

Randomly changing a game level to this type of animation would be really trippy.

God I love this. I love everything about this Alice's world, and the Otherlands direction. To see this work on such tight budget makes me think of the potential with proper funding. Alice should be made into a theme park of its own. That would be something I travel to visit.

I'm glad to see more of Alice. The art style in this is pretty interesting, kinda reminds me a bit of Tim Burton or The Adventures of Mark Twain. What really sold it for me was that moment when Alice stands in front of the camera with her wings spread saying "Not if I can help it". So badass :D

I loved these films. As an animation fanatic I respect and adore each of these pieces. They're so unique yet keep up with the Alice feel that you've created. I hope we can see more of Alice and her misadventures in the future.

alike this raw stop motion animation style, is quite fitting with the whole vibe of your dark alice

seeing this now, i just hope that one day alice otherlands may be a true game, te idea is fantastic and amazing, i would love to play that, now that we may have alice asylum, i hope it goes well to the game, i love alice games

Seeing this makes me wish a character I had created specifically for the universe of your games could be part of any unique Alice story one day.But that short animation was brilliant!

I NEED an Alice game set in a Wagnerian Wonderland

a really wonderful stop motion piece, I am so glad you decided to take Alice this way.

What i think would be cool is a full animated series of alice:otherlands, but honestly just more alice in general regardless of the medium is a plus

Interesting but these stories fall short for me. After watching them both, it feels like we are missing the inbetween for Alice. We know she lives in a londerland now, but the meeting with these people with out the story does not mash well. It can't be helped but I did enjoys these.

Hecc I love this game! And this stop motion animation is GORGEOS!

Hey AMG, I would just like to thank you for the games and for these shorts that you made available for us here on youtube. I hope that you make more games or even more animations in the future, may it be more alice or some other childhood wrecking stories. I am so sorry I was one of those who couldn't really help monetarily, but I am sure that if in the future, you are still making these wonderful things, I will help as much as I can. Your work has truly been an inspiration to me, and I am sure, countless others.

Lol, Alice's face is so weird XD Especially with open mouth, (1:39). And she looks quite old and always angry (that's probably because lack of emotions) :D In the first short characters were roughly modeled, and the animations were quite basic, but at least they looked attractive. Also, I did understand nothing of the plot - maybe I should watch/read original Wagner's opera first. Probably because of that I liked the first short more - at least there was some talking. Anyway, I hope the Kickstarter campaign reached it's goal and there will be something more of the series. Thank you for the games and shorts. P.S: I have watched the new Alice Through the Looking Glass movie, and it seems to have some references to your plot: there is one creepy scene in asylum and the Red Queen's castle is made of red plants resembling tentacles. I was quite surprised :D

Geez people are so shallow nowadays. It's stop-motion animation guys, and if you didn't know, it takes a hell of a lot of work just to do a couple seconds, let alone a five minute short film. And to those saying Alice "looks ugly," it's clay what can you expect, perfection? And besides, who says Alice has to look perfect or like a frickin model? Can't she just be a person like we all are? Her looks mean literally nothing to the actual story. Personally, I think she looks pretty much the same as the games, just rendered in a different animation style, which is bound to have a few differences here and there no matter what. I enjoyed this short a great deal, and although I'm 2 and a half years late, lol, I'm excited for more!!! Keep up the amazing work Mr McGee!!!

These stop motions should be in the cutscenes of the third game ( if we have one ) :) . That would be purrrfect.

I'd like to see Alice tell her story to someone willing to listen, the see their interpretation of those events.

2:35 - What a face :D like : " I'm all ears".

You know what's weird it makes sense for Alice's hair to darker as she gets older but like it was kind of weird how her hair went from being red to being black and in the canceled sequel her hair sometimes is red or a lighter brown or black is Alice dying her hair or is there something else happening cuz I don't know

Interesting. Like she stubbled into his mind. Unintentional and accidental. Different from Verne where it was clear it was her choice. She does not posses control of her powers. Or perhaps her powers sent her where she can do help regardless of her choice. I’m curious, how exactly has she affected the composer?

I'm not sure how to feel about this, part of me wants to love it and yet part of me wants to hate it. I enjoy the idea and feel of stop motion and yes these are the mad worlds of other people's minds but at the same time it doesn't feel mad enough, I feel like it should be more twisted, more intricate.

I've always been a huge fan of stop motion animation, and the little story in this one really gave me that college animation project vibe, which honestly makes it so much easier to feel attached to. I hate how everyone in the comments are giving you shit for this, like I'd love to see more Alice shorts like this! Also, I've been on the fence about what version of Alice I should cosplay as, and this just kinda decided for me. Between the wings, the antlers, and the staff, I've gotta go with this one. This was really beautiful, and I can't wait to see what happens with Asylum :)

I love how this piece manages to retain the creepiness of the series as well as Alice's stubborn determination. It's great to see her back in action!

This and Leviathan have been worth the wait. It keeps the spirit of the games but has its own identity. I sadly didn't get a chance to fund this, but I look forward to seeing the rest of these creative shorts

It would be awesome to see an opera level with Alice in a badass Valkyrie dress.

I look forward for the actual full length film. Whenever that may be and hopefully people will see the potential of another Alice game.

After seeing both this and Leviathan, I'm glad that Alice is being continued in some form. I do hope we get to see more shorts in the future, even if we're unlikely to see a third game. I love what was don here, and thoroughly applaud you and the directors for them, McGee.

The stop motion works better than the creepy mmd video

200.000 USD for this? A 7 minute stop motion movie? Well spent money lmao!

There's always something creepy and unsettling about these types of animations.....I really love it......

The atmosphere is like a dark shine of the jewel. But the animation style in games is the way better for my soul. I think, "Alice: Otherland" like a video game may be prettier for us, fans. You have a brilliant mind, mr. McGee, thank you anyway for this beautiful Alice Universe. Sorry, my English is very bad, cause i'm russian.

I love her black wings and horns. Would be great to see this in a game. Have a flying Alice to control.

Alice: I have horns and wings, now. Okay!

Hmm... Do the art styles shift depending on who it is? That would explain much... Interesting!