If you are one of the three people interested in From Software's Ninja Blade, you'll be keen to learn that a demo has been announced. It's only for Japanese Xbox Live members at the moment, but a demo for we filthy round eyes is sure to be imminent.
Set to launch on December 29, the demo will comprise of what looks like the section I played in Tokyo, feating thirty seconds of action spliced with five minutes of barely interactive quick-time-events.
This is not a blend that left me feeling wholly impressed at TGS. I don't mind QTEs, but there is the right way of doing it, and the wrong way of doing it. Ninja Blade exemplifies the wrong way, relying on QTEs to completely replace any sort of thrilling interaction with the game. Perhaps things have changed between October and now, but somehow, I doubt it.
The action is solid, but unless Ninja Blade can make at least 10% of the awesome stuff we see in the QTE scenes a part of real gameplay, it won't stand out at all.
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Fucking avatarless morons bashing every post I make because they don't understand reality.
Though I can't remember if From just published Z or developed it... Probably the former, hence my argument is pretty much invalidated.