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bubuli | 6:34 AM on 04.28.2008 9 comments


I didn't create a Japanes PSN account for Gran Turismo 5 demo; I created one for this game.

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/33299.html

After feeling sort of "meh" on the new Silent Hill, I felt like being dropped-kicked in the nuts after seeing the gameplay video for the first time. I never felt these goosebumps since seeing those ghost babies/children in the original Silent Hill. I knew then that I had to play the demo.

The camera/movement takes a little bit of getting used to. It's not great, but not too bad either. the SIXAXIS features still need some work because it feels tacked on. One thing that needs to be added to the control? Quick 180-degres and/or dodge.

Surprisingly, the voice acting and motion capture is very good. I would go out on a limb and say that it is better than any of the Silent Hill's effort.

Overall, the game demo is pretty impressive. The game seems to be tailored for the Western market, but oddly there is no announcement on the game's release outside Japan. Good thing the PS3 is region-free...because Japan-only or not...I'm getting this game.



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RAPEGAME's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/28/2008 06:59
RAPEGAME
Is there much japanese in the demo, I wouldn't mind checking this out but if there's too much japanese...
bubuli's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/28/2008 07:08
bubuli
@RAPEGAME: The dialogue is in English with Japanese subtitles. Most if not all of the control options are in English (or Japanese with English translation). Definitely worth checking out.
ParaParaKing's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/28/2008 07:13
ParaParaKing
Yeah, this demo is amazing. I wonder, if I should pick up the japanese version if the translation takes too long.
RAPEGAME's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/28/2008 07:16
RAPEGAME
Sweet, I'll download it tonight and check it out tomorrow. Thanks for the info, I probably wouldn't have checked this out otherwise
Senisan's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/28/2008 07:35
Senisan
I found the demo to be quite boring IMO, the ambiance is great and the character models were done well but I don't think the demo does anything to warrant a purchase of the full version.
kawitchate's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/28/2008 09:13
kawitchate
how the hell do you kill/get past the villager with the pick axe? god i suck at survival horror games/reading japanese tutorial boxes.
bubuli's Avatar - Comment posted on 04/28/2008 09:21
bubuli
@kawitchate: you mean the first one? you could beat the crap out of him with your bare fists (difficult because of lack of dodging and quick 180-degree...but doable)...or you could just run past him a little bit and you'll see a metal pipe...makes the fight more even.
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