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Considering I am a forgiving player, the game was great, with flaws including, sad to hear the news. That being said, it didn't need a sequel.
Ninja Theory needs a lot of direction - hopefully Capcom can help them with the new DmC and they can have some success.
Heavenly Sword was awful; Kung Fu Chaos was offensive; and Enslaved was a good idea stuck in an awkward game.
Heavenly Sword was awful; Kung Fu Chaos was offensive; and Enslaved was a good idea stuck in an awkward game.
Its a damn shame. It was a fantastic game. Fun gameplay, great writing and well developed characters
I love the look of DmC. I think Ninja Theory's got a good head on it's shoulders, Enslaved was an excellent game. Yea I said it.
Fuck yall that disagree.
Fuck yall that disagree.
It must not have sold well, as you you can find it pretty much anywhere for $10. I've been meaning to pick it up, actually....I guess people like me are to blame.
Enslaved was okay, let's see what they can do with DmC. From what I've seen it will be better than DMC2...which isn't saying much.
Oh man that sucks I like Ninja Theory. I hope Sony will do a Heavenly Sword sequel, I liked the first (many gamers hated it.
That's a shame. I really enjoyed Enslaved. It suffered from the same problem as all of Ninja Theory's games though, brilliant characters and mediocre gameplay.
I bought the game new, and even the DLC at full price. Glad I did! But Enslaved didn't narratively need a sequel I figure. If they can make us fall in love with a cast of all too human characters again, I would gladly give them more of my money.
I loved Enslaved, which I played thanks to your review and your frequent coverage on it. Although, I think it works fine without a sequel.
Hopefully, in time, they'll make the sequel. I'm still a little mad at the ending; i wanna know what happens next!
I enjoyed both Enslaved and Heavenly Sword, and I think they are both pretty under-appreciated. As far as their gameplay goes, they're both just very solid. The presentation and story for both though were excellent, and made the experiences both far more memorable than they would have been otherwise. I will remember those games far longer than I will others that played better, but didn't present anything else interesting.
I enjoyed both Enslaved and Heavenly Sword, and I think they are both pretty under-appreciated. As far as their gameplay goes, they're both just very solid. The presentation and story for both though were excellent, and made the experiences both far more memorable than they would have been otherwise. I will remember those games far longer than I will others that played better, but didn't present anything else interesting.
I liked Enslaved a lot, but I'm not sure if I would have liked a sequel. I'll probably re-play the one we've got, but I don't know how they could have made a 2nd one.
Enslaved was a beautiful game with great characters and a great story plagued by annoying upgrade orbs and awkward (at times) controls. Sad we won't be seeing a sequel, since I bet they could have fixed all my complaints :(
Yeah, I know you try to champion this game Jim, but it just wasn't all that great. I happily paid 40 bucks for it, and maybe I just shouldn't have been playing it on difficult, but it was a real chore to finish Enslaved. The characters were excellent, the voice acting and the writing were good, and world was rich and vibrant. But the gameplay just wasn't there. It looked fantastic, the animations were fluid and satisfying, but goddamnit, hitting robots with a stick should feel better. And how about a little more variety? Walking into an area and finding a way past a turret is cool a few times, but that was the main activity in Enslaved!
This is why I totally disagree with you about Vanquish. That game was mad dumb, but it played so well! The shooting was satisfying and the robots exploded real good! Even the stupid guns like the disc launcher were fun to mess around with, and I never once felt like I was slogging through a boring section just to advance the paper-thin story. It executed on what it was trying to do flawlessly. It just should have been cheaper and marketed like a summer popcorn action movie instead of a $60 game alongside Gears of War and Call of Duty.
As someone that usually values story very highly, I can say definitively that Vanquish is a better game than Enslaved. And I am totally fine with neither game getting a sequel. These games just should have launched at $40.
This is why I totally disagree with you about Vanquish. That game was mad dumb, but it played so well! The shooting was satisfying and the robots exploded real good! Even the stupid guns like the disc launcher were fun to mess around with, and I never once felt like I was slogging through a boring section just to advance the paper-thin story. It executed on what it was trying to do flawlessly. It just should have been cheaper and marketed like a summer popcorn action movie instead of a $60 game alongside Gears of War and Call of Duty.
As someone that usually values story very highly, I can say definitively that Vanquish is a better game than Enslaved. And I am totally fine with neither game getting a sequel. These games just should have launched at $40.
Observation: The game was decent
Query: Was it consumer apathy or that your game was only decent?
Contradiction: Franchises rarely get better over time...
Query: Was it consumer apathy or that your game was only decent?
Contradiction: Franchises rarely get better over time...
I'm a fan of Ninja Theory.
Enjoyed both Heavenly Sword and Enslaved.
But i'm very skeptical about this DmC. I would have preferred a sequel
Enjoyed both Heavenly Sword and Enslaved.
But i'm very skeptical about this DmC. I would have preferred a sequel
enslaved was a good story stuck in a pretty decent game. kind of a shame there won't be a sequel, since that woulda given them a chance to make some improvements to the actual gameplay
I don't know if this was a franchise type of title. I do wish it had done better based on the quality of the narrative and animation. However the gameplay was often mediocre at best. This developer has tons of potential I really hope they hit it out of the park with DMC. Also they were partially right in that it was an under marketed title that most gamers were not willing to take a chance on. I bet most people have no idea it exists or what it really was unfortunately.
Such a shame, I absolutely loved Enslaved. Then again, as I've said many a time, The Journey to the West is one of my favorite classical novels of all time. It would have been great to see the kind of obstacles Trip and Monkey would have to overcome after the events of the first one.
It doesn't need a sequel, nor would I want one. It was a short, forgettable game with no replay value. It sold like shot because it simply wasn't worth buying, it's the kind of game that makes a great rental but you'd have to be an idiot to pay £40 for it. I finished it in a single weekend and didn't think about it again until reading this article.
It's a bit sad really. They're pinning their redemption on a game and when players backlash on their design decision, they stubbornly stick to their guns. Same thing when players heard about the gameplay direction(slower paced) and team ninja still refuses to listen to players.
On another note, I was a bit offended by enslaved's choice to take an Asian novel and make the characters white, under a studio called team "ninja." It mirrors their change of Dante from American with Japanese fashion sense into a European with European fashion sense.
I know this will come across as a lot of hate, but I need to get it off my chest. these guys (and gals) come across as having their heads up their asses.
On another note, I was a bit offended by enslaved's choice to take an Asian novel and make the characters white, under a studio called team "ninja." It mirrors their change of Dante from American with Japanese fashion sense into a European with European fashion sense.
I know this will come across as a lot of hate, but I need to get it off my chest. these guys (and gals) come across as having their heads up their asses.
I have Heavenly Sword and Enslaved and I enjoyed them both. Problem is a I bought Enslaved at a discount and Heavenly Sword used. Here's hoping I have some cash to support the team for DmC.
Gotta agree with the general public on this one - I truly liked Enslaved and thought the story, acting, animation, and overall presentation were head-and-shoulders above most of its competition. But there was nothing inspired about the gameplay itself, nothing that would make me want to replay a level to get better at it, no reason to bulk up my character's stats in their rpg-lite and almost unnecessary stats system... the best thing I can say about the game is that it made me wish that it was actually fun to play, and not just fun to watch.
It's not just consumer apathy - it's that the gameplay itself was too thin and no amount of polish could make up for that. Worse games have done better and that IS a shame. To my specific tastes, it's not a much different experience than Uncharted, and maybe they should look at the things Uncharted does that Enslaved is missing, for starters.
It's not just consumer apathy - it's that the gameplay itself was too thin and no amount of polish could make up for that. Worse games have done better and that IS a shame. To my specific tastes, it's not a much different experience than Uncharted, and maybe they should look at the things Uncharted does that Enslaved is missing, for starters.
I don't have any doubt that Ninja Theory could write a sequel in a way that it would seem there was always going to be one. Those guys can write a damn good story.
As for the gameplay....I suppose it could only go up in quality from the mess the original was. It was da poop.
As for the gameplay....I suppose it could only go up in quality from the mess the original was. It was da poop.
Doesn't need a sequel, the first one wasn't even that great and deserved it's sales. Enslaved was just alright to me, could've been better.
And here I was expecting Jim to stand on his little pedestal and give us all a lesson in how good a game Enslaved is, but oh well.
I've been waiting for the right time to get the game. It's about £12 now so the time might have come. Hopefully the hope they are putting into DmC will pay off, as it would be a huge shame if it doesn't.
I've been waiting for the right time to get the game. It's about £12 now so the time might have come. Hopefully the hope they are putting into DmC will pay off, as it would be a huge shame if it doesn't.
@SephirothX
Two words there kill that idea, "Greatly Improve".
See the problem there is that a game that can greatly improve from a sequel ..... is likely not going to get a sequel.
Two words there kill that idea, "Greatly Improve".
See the problem there is that a game that can greatly improve from a sequel ..... is likely not going to get a sequel.
I liked Enslaved, but it didn't exactly set the world on fire with it's gameplay and it's also a nine-or-so hour long game with little immediate replay value. That's juts a hard sell at $60. The game dropped in price pretty quickly after release, but by that time I had already rented Enslaved from GameFly, beat it, and sent it back.
Blame yourselves and your publisher, not "consumer apathy".
Blame yourselves and your publisher, not "consumer apathy".
Ninja Theory makes bad games with great storylines. I would gave been a lot happier with Enslaved if it were a 2-hour movie instead of the game we got, and I really think that says everything I need to say about the studio's ability to make a fun game.
I thought Enslaved was a good game that suffered from heavy competition and poor advertising. Namco is almost as bad with good original games as Activision.
Kind of a silly comment there.. consumer apathy. Maybe your game just wasn't all you thought it was? Shrug.
I was so, so, so hyped for this game. but after playing and beating it all I can say is, "The game was alright."
The game was originally praised for its story and character development, but I found that to be pretty over-hyped.
The ending was pretty awesome, but up until the last 5 minutes of the game there really wasn't any story at all. There was a little character development, but considering how little the game lacked in tangible story there should have been a lot more character development to make up for it.
The fighting was alright, but it wasn't anything to brag about.
The camera was incredibly frustrating and constantly got in the way too.
Overall, it was an okay game but I'm really glad I borrowed it from a friend instead of buying it. It was an average game with a cool ending and an annoying camera, pretty much.
The game was originally praised for its story and character development, but I found that to be pretty over-hyped.
The ending was pretty awesome, but up until the last 5 minutes of the game there really wasn't any story at all. There was a little character development, but considering how little the game lacked in tangible story there should have been a lot more character development to make up for it.
The fighting was alright, but it wasn't anything to brag about.
The camera was incredibly frustrating and constantly got in the way too.
Overall, it was an okay game but I'm really glad I borrowed it from a friend instead of buying it. It was an average game with a cool ending and an annoying camera, pretty much.
Enslaved was good, but it never really grabbed me for some reason. Same with Heavenly Sword. They make great worlds to go to, but the gameplay never really felt as solid as it should. That, and it never feels like the story you're experiencing is the most interesting point in time in the worlds they create.
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