Gaming Forums => General Gaming => Topic started by: Ceric on July 26, 2007, 10:32:14 AM
Title: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Ceric on July 26, 2007, 10:32:14 AM
As saw on Hero's. The demo came out today and while I'm on the fence on the game itself the Demo will iron some of that out. Its almost a gig. Once its done I'll probably play some and leave a mini-impression.
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 26, 2007, 10:35:12 AM
I am quite leery about this game, but thanks for the update on the demo I'll start DLing ASAP!
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Ceric on July 26, 2007, 10:42:02 AM
Wait, GP you have PS3 too? I thought you just sold the one you got if memory serves... You want to try to chat or pass messages or something if you do have one. I like to try that out.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: couchmonkey on July 26, 2007, 10:55:36 AM
I'm definitely curious to hear more about this. It looks cool, but the question is if there's more to it than arena after arena of fighting?
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 26, 2007, 11:23:47 AM
Quote Originally posted by: Ceric Wait, GP you have PS3 too? I thought you just sold the one you got if memory serves... You want to try to chat or pass messages or something if you do have one. I like to try that out.
Well back when it first came out I sold it on ebay, but 2 weeks ago I bought one with Resistance (which I found extremely disappointing).
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on July 26, 2007, 11:38:10 AM
How much disappointment can you buy for a half-grand plus tax?
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: Mashiro on July 26, 2007, 11:41:04 AM
Quote Originally posted by: Professional 666 How much disappointment can you buy for a half-grand plus tax?
I had to laugh at that.
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 26, 2007, 11:44:08 AM
Quote Originally posted by: Mashiro
Quote Originally posted by: Professional 666 How much disappointment can you buy for a half-grand plus tax?
I had to laugh at that.
Bunch of PS3 haters.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Mashiro on July 26, 2007, 11:45:16 AM
I don't hate the PS3 I just don't like highly priced gaming machines with no games on them =) It'll take some games to get me interested in PS3.
Also I hear the demo is only 5 minutes long and disappointing according to users on Kotaku.
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 26, 2007, 11:46:33 AM
Quote Originally posted by: Mashiro I don't hate the PS3 I just don't like highly priced gaming machines with no games on them =) It'll take some games to get me interested in PS3.
Also I hear the demo is only 5 minutes long and disappointing according to users on Kotaku.
I refuse to stand by and let you spout hate! PS3 is an excellent Blu-Ray player!
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on July 26, 2007, 11:49:59 AM
Do you have other Blu-Ray players to compare it to?
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 26, 2007, 11:56:20 AM
Quote Originally posted by: Professional 666 Do you have other Blu-Ray players to compare it to?
Nope but I can see if it is quality or not.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Kairon on July 26, 2007, 12:56:00 PM
Just like Alien Syndrome!
But yeah, I'm VERY eager to hear your guys' impressions on this game. God of War successor? Anchor to Sony's strong fall line-up? Inquiring minds need to know!
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on July 26, 2007, 02:23:03 PM
I'm in for a download but almost a gig wow anyways it should be interesting since the only other demo i played on PS3 was dynasty warriors gundam.
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: Ceric on July 26, 2007, 02:26:31 PM
Quote Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix
Quote Originally posted by: Mashiro I don't hate the PS3 I just don't like highly priced gaming machines with no games on them =) It'll take some games to get me interested in PS3.
Also I hear the demo is only 5 minutes long and disappointing according to users on Kotaku.
I refuse to stand by and let you spout hate! PS3 is an excellent Blu-Ray player!
and DVD Upscaler and Media Streamer and PS2. Also if you use it for Multimedia definitely buy the remote. Its great. I get tons of use out of it. I wish more things then just Game Consoles used Bluetooth remotes.
Anyways, after it took forever and a day to download, a gig come on, I played it a little bit. The ropes where cool but then I got to fighting the enemy and well I know they were going for a God of War feel with the combat, its obvious, but the enemy has shields that they just hold up and you can't do a thing to them and you have nothing really and I couldn't figure out how to jump. I'll hit it tomorrow.
Now on the flipside watching the RE5 trailer in HD and the new MGS4 gameplay trailer was cool, even though I still don't see the point of the game.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: KDR_11k on July 26, 2007, 09:50:00 PM
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Pale on July 27, 2007, 02:52:09 AM
I only got a little time in on the demo this morning before heading to work. It's definitely a tap the buttons like mad action game, but it is pretty cool.
Am I the only one that felt like the frame-rate was off? The animations seemed really jerky...
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Ceric on July 27, 2007, 03:36:11 AM
When fighting yes but I was more distracted by how my attacks were doing squat. Though the three modes of attack have potential.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: KDR_11k on July 27, 2007, 07:05:25 AM
I don't know whether to find it amusing or sad that so many people seem to have so much money that they're throwing 600$ at a doorstop...
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 27, 2007, 07:39:36 AM
Quote Originally posted by: KDR_11k I don't know whether to find it amusing or sad that so many people seem to have so much money that they're throwing 600$ at a doorstop...
$500, don't you know anything? Geez.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on July 27, 2007, 08:09:01 AM
You still paid tax on the system + accessories. No escape.
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 27, 2007, 08:10:25 AM
Quote Originally posted by: Professional 666 You still paid tax on the system + accessories. No escape.
Even with tax and my no accessories I was still under $550.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Kairon on July 27, 2007, 08:57:56 AM
Then you're not experiencing real HD. You need an HDMI cable to see the TRUE power of the PS3! ... and that'll bump you up neatly over the $600 mark.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Ceric on July 27, 2007, 09:10:35 AM
$680.40. $60.45 of that is Tax. What I got for all that.
2 extra years of coverage after the Manufactures warranty, which is currently a year.
1 extra controller, which I'll probably return because I don't think my wife will want to play and I like to find a controller with not as high analog sticks
PS2 Mem Card adaptor
Bluetooth Remote (Did I mention that this is awesome)
PS3 60 Gig (duh)
Then add another ~$30 for the Intercooler.
Not to to bad considering what the alternative was for me. (PS2 + Cheapest Blu-Ray Player is about $520 and then building a little computer to stream media would be $200 at least (Video card with component adapter and the remote be the big thing)) Then I get my 5 Blu-Ray movies that negates about $120 of it right there. Already had the optical and component cables from my busted PS2. My biggest complaint so far is that my CRT has a problem with overscanning from component. Which is annoying when watching Anime so I really like a universal screen resize feature.
I still think I might return the extended warranty but I wanted to get it why I had 3 months deferred payment and the PS3 still had a PS2 in it.
For the record I'm getting more use out of the PS3 then my Wii since I've gotten it. Hopefully they'll be more games for the Wii soon to distract me away from watching stuff and catching up on RPGs. Definitely not a purchase for everyone but for my needs it made a lot sense. Though the timing could have been a little better.
Plus it makes a great space heater as well :P
Start Heavenly Sword Stuff: Now back to Heavenly Sword. Did the Demo again today. It is really short. Their is potential here. Though I hope this isn't the control scheme they have settled on in the end. I would like to be able to jump and block. Jumping I could sort of live without but manual blocking I would really like. GoW had it for this style of play, which it is very similar, and it was their for a reason. The three modes as I said are neat though I have mix feelings if I want her to start like she is in the Demo. If so I really don't see how they can progress the character and keep things fresh. Thinking back I think the Demo was actually just the portion played on Heroes. Also another thing to note you can pick up stuff and throw it. One of those things is knocked out people. Funny but not very useful.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Pale on July 27, 2007, 09:25:37 AM
No taxes from Amazon. And I would have bought one anyway when LBP and FF XIII come out. Now I can play FF XII and all my other ps2 games on a system that makes them prettier too.
It all makes sense.
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 27, 2007, 09:35:33 AM
I have a bad feeling about Heavenly Sword, the game felt clunky, uninspired, and above all else a mind numbingly repetitive button smasher. It pales (No pun intended) to God of War which, while an action game, maintained a freshness. I am getting a definate Dynasty Warriors vibe out of this game, but with less fun. I beat the demo by smashing buttons and running around.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Pale on July 27, 2007, 09:36:33 AM
I refuse to play God of War because of the pointless sex crap in it.
Yeah, you can mock me for that.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Ceric on July 27, 2007, 09:36:36 AM
I was going to do the Amazon thing but, I have no job right now but I should have one in a month at the latest or be picked off by my Mom or Wife either way it all works out so, I really needed the deferred payment... Of course my user is Ceric on PSN I think thats what you need to send messages but I'm not sure. Can't wait for LBP I've got all the trailers and I even bothered to make them Icons. Odin Sphere and FF XII is what I'm playing now. Also anyone use the new Wallpaper stuff? I hope they eventually allow for font sizes change, text is tiny on my screen.
Also I agree with GP. Pale: GoW was a fun game and the mini-game inside the game was some of the best parts but, I can see where your going with the sex things. I was surprised by it when I first played the game because I didn't know. Also I never beat the game because my copy had to be defective I've spent probably 8+ hours all told at the end in a cave where you have to pull a block get on it and jump to a cliff before spikes come out the thing is Kratos never makes it in any variation on my game...
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 27, 2007, 09:53:38 AM
It is kind of funny that you say you use your PS3 more, Pale, because I am BACKED up on games at the moment. Still need to play Big Brain Academy, Scarface, and RE4.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Mashiro on July 27, 2007, 10:00:56 AM
Quote I refuse to play God of War because of the pointless sex crap in it.
The original God of War is at least worth a rental. It's a really good game and one of the few games I actually found myself having fun with on the PS2.
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on July 27, 2007, 11:04:24 AM
Well all I can say is that this was the worst 1GB download ever. The game to me was a boring hack and slash, I had much more fun with the Dynasty Warriors: Gundam demo. My biggest gripe is that this looks like a boring carbon copy of God Of War (which I didn't particularly like that much to begin with). So now I highly doubt I am getting HS I wish there was a Lair demo since that looks like a awesome game.
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 27, 2007, 11:06:52 AM
Quote Originally posted by: Lord_die_seis Well all I can say is that this was the worst 1GB download ever. The game to me was a boring hack and slash, I had much more fun with the Dynasty Warriors: Gundam demo. My biggest gripe is that this looks like a boring carbon copy of God Of War (which I didn't particularly like that much to begin with). So now I highly doubt I am getting HS I wish there was a Lair demo since that looks like a awesome game.
It is an insult to call this a carbon copy of God of War which was 50xs better in execution, not to mention it had a jump button. God of War nailed the action/hack n slash genre down almost perfectly, while Heavenly Sword feels sloppy and unpolished.
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: Caliban on July 27, 2007, 02:34:11 PM
Quote Originally posted by: Pale I refuse to play God of War because of the pointless sex crap in it.
It's pointless yes, but you can pass the first and second game without even knowing about it.
Heavenly Sword will sell well anyway, it's not like PS3 owners have much choice to begin with.
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: Caliban on July 27, 2007, 02:46:57 PM
I apologize for this sequential post and it being off-topic.
Quote Originally posted by: Ceric Then add another ~$30 for the Intercooler.
This fact alone just gets on my nerves, a friend of mine also bought one for his PS3. Why? In over 20 years of videogame history we have never needed accessories to cool our consoles, so why all of a sudden do we have to for both the 360 and PS3, it's simply inexcusable from both Sony and Microsoft's side, when I buy Nintendo's next console I am certain I won't have to buy an accessory to cool it down.
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: Ceric on July 27, 2007, 04:23:53 PM
Quote Originally posted by: Caliban I apologize for this sequential post and it being off-topic.
Quote Originally posted by: Ceric Then add another ~$30 for the Intercooler.
This fact alone just gets on my nerves, a friend of mine also bought one for his PS3. Why? In over 20 years of videogame history we have never needed accessories to cool our consoles, so why all of a sudden do we have to for both the 360 and PS3, it's simply inexcusable from both Sony and Microsoft's side, when I buy Nintendo's next console I am certain I won't have to buy an accessory to cool it down.
I'm actually more worried about my Wii right now then my PS3 to tell the truth. The PS3 I just heard that it gets a little hotter then normal when playing Blu-Ray disc that coupled with the PS2's life spans I'll invest the extra $30 dollars to help since its suppose to be around for 10 years, which I doubt but hey it might. That and the extra external fans are quiter then the PS3's actual fans so I try to keep it so the internal ones don't run. Though I have no proof that without it it would run any hotter then with.
I do for my Wii on the other had. It runs pretty hot to the the touch. Surprising enough more so when its just in WiiConnect24 and it never runs the fan in that mode so I have a little external fan in a stand that runs when its on to help. I'm little worried that my poor little won't have a full long life. Its already my second Wii. My first broke in less than a week.
In the end its a shame. Though I'm wary about the PS3's cooling because of Sony history. I'm worried about my Wii because of experience. Though I'm sad that quality in general is going down. I was surprised when I had to send my nearly new Wii back for a warranty exchange.
Edit: I also like the power switch on the front.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Caliban on July 27, 2007, 04:40:45 PM
Good point on the WiiConnect24 not having a fan working to cool it down, I turned off the WiiConnect24 function because of the heating, so Nintendo also has no excuse whatsoever to at least release a patch to fix the issue though.
So all three have reasons to be ashamed, to my eyes at least. It's a shame though because my GC didn't need any cooling and I only took it once to the Nintendo official repair centre because of a disc-read error, I never heard of xbox's having heating problems, and my PS2 slim is in excellent shape and I've also never heard of heating problems from the PS2.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Ceric on July 27, 2007, 04:52:41 PM
I've heard about earlier model PS2's and PS1's having heating problems over time.. My Cube didn't have any heating problems but it did have some issues of its own, never being able to complete a circuit of F-Zero without restarting to name one. Though I think that the fan should be done on temperature alone. If the system is on the fans should work when the temperature rises.
An Ounce of prevention is worth a Pound of medicine.
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: Pale on July 27, 2007, 06:18:18 PM
Quote Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix It is kind of funny that you say you use your PS3 more, Pale, because I am BACKED up on games at the moment. Still need to play Big Brain Academy, Scarface, and RE4.
Did I say I played it more? I'm backed up on games all the way back to the GameCube days. In fact, I'm not going to buy Prime 3 until i finish Prime 2, which I'll start after I finish FF XII.
Too many games.
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 27, 2007, 08:57:12 PM
Quote Originally posted by: Ceric I've heard about earlier model PS2's and PS1's having heating problems over time.. My Cube didn't have any heating problems but it did have some issues of its own, never being able to complete a circuit of F-Zero without restarting to name one. Though I think that the fan should be done on temperature alone. If the system is on the fans should work when the temperature rises.
An Ounce of prevention is worth a Pound of medicine.
Yeah for people like me who has fans for Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii!
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Kairon on July 27, 2007, 09:04:28 PM
I bought a new stand for my Wii because the old one had the bottom vent covered... and the new one has a fan! Fancy that!
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on July 27, 2007, 09:08:46 PM
Quote Originally posted by: Kairon I bought a new stand for my Wii because the old one had the bottom vent covered... and the new one has a fan! Fancy that!
Is it the one that glows in the dark (same color as the blue light on the Wii). Because that is one cool fan/light and the one I have.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Kairon on July 27, 2007, 09:16:52 PM
Yeah... but even though I ordered it on Amazon.com it came with a Gamestop logo on it. ???
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Ceric on July 28, 2007, 02:37:51 AM
I got mine the beginning of this year and I'm thinking we have the same one. I'm going to post a cool picture once I have it resized for the forums. (Picture and resizer are on 2 different computers.)
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on July 28, 2007, 03:04:17 AM
Quote Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix
Quote Originally posted by: Lord_die_seis Well all I can say is that this was the worst 1GB download ever. The game to me was a boring hack and slash, I had much more fun with the Dynasty Warriors: Gundam demo. My biggest gripe is that this looks like a boring carbon copy of God Of War (which I didn't particularly like that much to begin with). So now I highly doubt I am getting HS I wish there was a Lair demo since that looks like a awesome game.
It is an insult to call this a carbon copy of God of War which was 50xs better in execution, not to mention it had a jump button. God of War nailed the action/hack n slash genre down almost perfectly, while Heavenly Sword feels sloppy and unpolished.
Well yeah the carbon copying is most of the elements take out blocking and jumping, adding 3 stances that makes little difference each, make it generic and boring. The thing that bothers me the most were the button press sequences since they have a long window of time and I never knew which was the proper time to press them so I just mashed it until I got a result. But I'm still demanding a Lair demo considering how soon its going to come out.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Ceric on July 28, 2007, 03:16:41 AM
The Developers of Lair already stated that they will not have a demo till the game is actually released. They not that on the NeoGaf PSN list.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Kairon on August 05, 2007, 01:32:57 PM
I just realized that even though Heavenly Sword is heavily steeped in Asian environments and peoples and etc., ALL THESE ASIAN PEOPLE ARE TALKING IN BRITISH ACCENTS!!! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!
The last person I want to play in a videogame is Kiera Knightley!
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on August 05, 2007, 07:34:12 PM
No, they just learned to speak real english.
Like in Hong Kong.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Stogi on August 05, 2007, 07:45:59 PM
He must not be a James Bond fan.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on August 05, 2007, 10:44:26 PM
Maybe an accident with Domino Harvey?
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: bustin98 on August 06, 2007, 03:50:03 PM
I played the demo over the weekend, I was not impressed. How people are hyping this game is beyond me. Though I guess if there's nothing else to hype, something is better than nothing . . .
I found it a repetive button masher, as mentioned before. Too much bloom lighting, while beautifully rendered faces, body detail suffers from low poly count. But the looks matter little in the heat of battle. Especially when you're trying your darndest to figure out how to be consistent with your hits. One time I did hit the 'B' button and grabbed a guy with the blade and swing him around killing everyone in the path, so that was a cool moment. It was also the end of the demo.
I don't know if the demo is indicative of the full game, but if it is its not worth $60.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on August 06, 2007, 07:01:19 PM
SO,
Samurai Warriors Katana > Heavenly Sword?
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on August 06, 2007, 07:26:45 PM
HEre is what Heavenly Sword is like:
-Begins with innovative button timing sequences -Fight hordes of bad guys by mindlessly pressing all buttons -Fight more hordes of bad guys who block but you still only need to hit buttons mindlessly and you will get lucky -Fight more hordes of bad guys except you can pick up stuff to throw at them. Oh wait, when you try to pick something up you have trouble using it correctly and end up tossing it the wrong way accidently. If this does not occur, the hordes of enemies hit you while you try to pick up the barrel -You fall asleep right when the HUGE cliffhanger happens (Ok not really).
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: ryancoke on August 08, 2007, 07:08:55 AM
I hope it turns out to be more than a button masher. Correct me if i'm wrong but does the character automatically block when not attacking? If so, I bet there will be a little more stratagy and timing involved with the later, harder levels. The demo reminded me a little of the Mark of Kri for PS2. Quite different games but a similar "feel".
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: Flames_of_chaos on August 08, 2007, 07:25:31 AM
Well I think thats cheesy that if you don't touch any buttons the character automatically blocks. Unless Ninja theory does something amazing to the game I think it will be another Genji minus giant enemy crabs doing massive damage.
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: bustin98 on August 08, 2007, 09:42:29 AM
You automatically block, but if the attacker is using a strong attack, you have to be in a 'strong' position to block that attack. You can tell by the color of the aura around your attacker.
Basically it was like 15 'blue' guys and one 'red' guy, who really stands out when he's ready to lay the smack down.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: ryancoke on August 08, 2007, 11:49:41 AM
oh, ok that makes sense. I wish they would have gone with more of a Ninja Gaiden Sigma or Mark of Kri blocking system where you press a button to block but it doesn't matter which direction the attack comes from. I still have faith that it will be a great game when it's all done.
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on August 08, 2007, 12:23:48 PM
Quote Originally posted by: ryancoke oh, ok that makes sense. I wish they would have gone with more of a Ninja Gaiden Sigma or Mark of Kri blocking system where you press a button to block but it doesn't matter which direction the attack comes from. I still have faith that it will be a great game when it's all done.
You must have a lot of faith then.
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: Kairon on August 08, 2007, 02:24:20 PM
Quote Originally posted by: GoldenPhoenix
Quote Originally posted by: ryancoke oh, ok that makes sense. I wish they would have gone with more of a Ninja Gaiden Sigma or Mark of Kri blocking system where you press a button to block but it doesn't matter which direction the attack comes from. I still have faith that it will be a great game when it's all done.
You must have a lot of faith then.
What has Kiera Knightley ever done to you to deserve this?
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: Kairon on August 11, 2007, 09:30:22 AM
Incidentally, you don't automatically block. You have to be in the right stance (out of three) in order to block an enemy attack. Enemies flash one of three colors when they attack, signifying the stance you should switch into if you wish to be awesome. It almost makes the game sound like a rhythm based fighter.
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: bustin98 on August 11, 2007, 09:56:00 AM
Quote Originally posted by: bustin98 You automatically block, but if the attacker is using a strong attack, you have to be in a 'strong' position to block that attack. You can tell by the color of the aura around your attacker.
Basically it was like 15 'blue' guys and one 'red' guy, who really stands out when he's ready to lay the smack down.
Didn't I say something about being in the right position? And by automatically blocking, I mean you do not have to hold any buttons down. You switch positions with the R1 button, I believe.
Also, try figuring out which stance to be in when you have several characters attacking you at once. You may block one only to get hit by another you weren't in the position to block. It can be extremely annoying. At least the other analog stick lets you roll out of a group.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Kairon on August 11, 2007, 10:20:11 AM
Oh. hehe... um... I knew that!
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: Magik on August 11, 2007, 01:01:30 PM
Quote Originally posted by: Kairon I just realized that even though Heavenly Sword is heavily steeped in Asian environments and peoples and etc., ALL THESE ASIAN PEOPLE ARE TALKING IN BRITISH ACCENTS!!! AAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!
The last person I want to play in a videogame is Kiera Knightley!
You do know the final game is going to have multiple languages, right?
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on August 11, 2007, 01:17:49 PM
Incidentally, you don't automatically block. You have to be in the right stance (out of three) in order to block an enemy attack. Enemies flash one of three colors when they attack, signifying the stance you should switch into if you wish to be awesome. It almost makes the game sound like a rhythm based fighter.
You must easily be impressed, it looks like a game with alot of flash and not much else. Nothing there looks that much different from the demo. And unless things improve I could care less about stance thing because I didn't once use it in the demo, there was no need to do. Not only that but the controls felt sloppy, especially when it came to throwing enemies (Not to mention the visuals aren't that smooth).
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Mashiro on August 11, 2007, 01:26:47 PM
That trailers was pretty cool but I hate her hair . . . lol.
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on August 11, 2007, 01:28:43 PM
Quote Originally posted by: Mashiro That trailers was pretty cool but I hate her hair . . . lol.
I played the demo and find nothing redeeming or unique about the game.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Sir_Stabbalot on August 11, 2007, 01:44:21 PM
That's the first time I've seen footage of the game, and here's what I think it looks like:
God of War.
Seriously, it looks like a God of War clone.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Kairon on August 11, 2007, 01:49:01 PM
Well, I guess it's all flash since you guys seem so "meh" about it. Still, on that flash alone I expect this game to get a lot of face time and some media coverage this holiday season, as well as snagging in early-adopter sorts of players (hey, I wonder if that's what I am?) as well as eventually moving a respectable amount of units, maybe a couple hundred thousand.
After all, God of War for all its critical acclaim moved just around 2 million units... so there must be a market for flash.
Title: RE:Heavenly Sword
Post by: GoldenPhoenix on August 11, 2007, 01:58:46 PM
Quote Originally posted by: Sir_Stabbalot That's the first time I've seen footage of the game, and here's what I think it looks like:
God of War.
Seriously, it looks like a God of War clone.
Believe me if the demo is any indication, this is NOT a God of War clone a game which I really enjoyed.
Title: RE: Heavenly Sword
Post by: Mashiro on August 11, 2007, 02:00:20 PM
God of War was the only game that truly made me happy to own a PS2.
