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Heavenly sword was a decent game that had potential. Hopefully this game carries over the good and leaves the bad behind.
Yeah, I'd imagine there's great pressure for any launch dev but especially one as small as Ninja Theory.
I still think Hevenly Sword was badass.
I still think Hevenly Sword was badass.
Personally, I loved Heavenly Sword, and I can't wait for this game too.
Jim: Do you know if the PS3 was still the lead platform for this game?
Jim: Do you know if the PS3 was still the lead platform for this game?
I want a Heavenly Sword movie done by British stage actors. As for this, I'll look into it, but Dragon Ball is still the definitive adaptation of this story.
@Nitex Really? I thought it was pretty polished. I enjoyed the game, but like most games in that genre once I finished the story I didn't have any real reason to go back to it. I'm looking forward to Enslaved.
"As for this, I'll look into it, but Dragon Ball is still the definitive adaptation of this story."
Maybe they'll have a Dragon Ball mode where you can stare down your enemy for several minutes before you fight them.
Maybe they'll have a Dragon Ball mode where you can stare down your enemy for several minutes before you fight them.
Well, sadly it's hard for a small team like Ninja Theory to do as well as the likes of Naughty Dog, Santa Monica, Guerilla Games, or Sucker Punch.
Granted, GG wasn't exactly stellar out of the gate with the likes of Shellshock and Killzone - which while fun - wasn't entirely polished and pushed the PS2 a little too hard at times (not necessarily a bad thing).
Granted, GG wasn't exactly stellar out of the gate with the likes of Shellshock and Killzone - which while fun - wasn't entirely polished and pushed the PS2 a little too hard at times (not necessarily a bad thing).
"Maybe they'll have a Dragon Ball mode where you can stare down your enemy for several minutes before you fight them."
I'm referring to the first series with Goku as a kid and with a tail. Not DBZ.
I'm referring to the first series with Goku as a kid and with a tail. Not DBZ.
The biggest criticism I saw against Heavenly Sword was that it was too short (and therefore better as a rental than a purchase) but personally I bought the game and loved it. I think it might have become repetitious if it had been longer, so I found the length was just fine. It still stands out as having some of the prettiest, well acted, cut scenes I've ever seen and I still use the games' cut scenes to show friends some of what gaming "is".
gotta agree HS was a good game, but short. But Considering MW2 single player is like 4 hours... short doesnt seem to be that big a deal (or course MW2 is more multi then single, but a few people I'm sure picked it up to do single and where disapointed).
They do have a point, it can't be easy being the frst ones out the gate. But come on you made a Good game enough with the excuses already.
Who would? Heavenly Sword was awesome, and as of its release, the PS3 was a pretty much a commercial failure. But who would've guessed that it would be a slow burn at $600. I'm glad Sony has eaten their own stupidity and improved over time, though. Those were dark days for poor lil Sony.
Heavenly Sword was great, I think they handled that considerable amount of pressure pretty well. I'll definitly be checking out Enslaved.
12fiftyONE:
You sure like bitching about someone else bitching.
Shut the fuck up, please. And I think I speak for pretty much everyone that doesn't have their own head a foot up their rectum.
Once you produce something on par with Heavenly Sword, you can open your mouth again, k?
You sure like bitching about someone else bitching.
Shut the fuck up, please. And I think I speak for pretty much everyone that doesn't have their own head a foot up their rectum.
Once you produce something on par with Heavenly Sword, you can open your mouth again, k?
Is this PS3 only? because Im not fussed about Fable so it will be this and Fallout as far october goes. Sports games just arn't my thing unless it has Blood and Bowl in the title....
@glitznglam-style
You don't speak for me.
"Heavenly Sword" was good, not great. And it took 4 hours to finish. It was definitely not worth $60. That's why it flopped. The fact that they keep going on about how the game didn't do well isn't exactly selling me on "Enslaved." And I'm not certain if a 3rd person action/fantasy game will sell all that well on the 360.
If "Heavenly Sword" did so poorly, I wonder why it cannot just be ported to the 360 for some much needed sales? There was nothing in that game that graphically wowed me enough to warrant more than 6GB
You don't speak for me.
"Heavenly Sword" was good, not great. And it took 4 hours to finish. It was definitely not worth $60. That's why it flopped. The fact that they keep going on about how the game didn't do well isn't exactly selling me on "Enslaved." And I'm not certain if a 3rd person action/fantasy game will sell all that well on the 360.
If "Heavenly Sword" did so poorly, I wonder why it cannot just be ported to the 360 for some much needed sales? There was nothing in that game that graphically wowed me enough to warrant more than 6GB
Heavenly Sword has sold over a million copies and can't be ported over because Sony holds to the rights to it.
@Malik
Ninja Theory has stated that they made no money off of "Heavenly Sword," so even if they did sell over a million copies they made no profit from the game.
Ninja Theory has stated that they made no money off of "Heavenly Sword," so even if they did sell over a million copies they made no profit from the game.
Not just the pressure of being a launch developer, I'm sure the pressure of interacting with the new processor hardware for the first time wasn't a lot of fun.
Can't wait to hear their excuses for why Enslaved performed shitty. Because believe me, these little punks will be crying us a damn river, blaming everyone but themselves.
actually i cant wait to hear the gaming community's excuses. "Where is originality? Too many shooters! Why sequals all the time!"
Hear you go little punks, Namco is willing to publish Enslaved and Majin & the Forsaken Kingdom. Two brand new ip's that are [u] adventure games [/u] and not ModernWarfare clones. Gamers cry a river about non-original games, constantly blaming the development studios and not themselves, for being convinced a meta-critic rating of 7 with a 4 hour rush thru is not good enough.
actually i cant wait to hear the gaming community's excuses. "Where is originality? Too many shooters! Why sequals all the time!"
Hear you go little punks, Namco is willing to publish Enslaved and Majin & the Forsaken Kingdom. Two brand new ip's that are [u] adventure games [/u] and not ModernWarfare clones. Gamers cry a river about non-original games, constantly blaming the development studios and not themselves, for being convinced a meta-critic rating of 7 with a 4 hour rush thru is not good enough.
lol ofc not....the pressure on the back must have weight 100 tones.... :(
i am glad to hear that they enjoyed their latest project
i am glad to hear that they enjoyed their latest project
Yeah I would hate to be a launch developer as well. The tremendous pressure. I don't think Sony has ever had a console launch that had any worthwhile games.
You have to believe that the sales for HS were a little lower than expected due to some pretty harsh reviews.I remember it getting beat up pretty bad on G4TV. I thought it was a decent game myself, and the cut scenes are still some of the best ever. I hope Enslaved does well for these guys.
Maybe if they had actually lived up to the hype they sent themselves into, or even the hype they made themselves, instead of making a mediocre-at-best game, they would be singing a different tune.
I signed up just to comment on this. I remember the frist story going up on about how even if they did sell around 1.X million copies of Heavenly Sword they made pretty much zero profit being a exclusive developer working under Sony... It seems like every time the studio is now interviewed they just moan, cry, bitch about there past experience with HS...
And how the hell is HS a launch title game? US Launch PS3 Nov 2006...HS Sept 2007. Am I missing something here?
And how the hell is HS a launch title game? US Launch PS3 Nov 2006...HS Sept 2007. Am I missing something here?
There goes 1251 again, referreing to games as intellectual properties like a real douche.
@Everyone else
Inside joke.
@Everyone else
Inside joke.
Well, i thuroughly enjoyed Heavenly Sword, so if this game is several times better, sounds like a winner to me. Also, not sure why theyre saying it was a launch game, the game came well after the time PS3 came first came out.
I remember it getting beat up pretty bad on G4TV.
i went ahead and looked up the g4 review
"Short, this game is too short. We're talking 6, 7 hours!" Adam Sessler "Aside from this issue however, this game's gawdang... breathtaking. A 4 out of 5."
Interestingly most comments about Heavenly Sword lately have been saying 4 hours, while this review is saying 6 to 7 hours, and that is the ONLY NEGATIVE that they had to say of the game.
I think, the main issue was that there were not enough PS3 owners at the time. Remember, 600 dollars?
i went ahead and looked up the g4 review
"Short, this game is too short. We're talking 6, 7 hours!" Adam Sessler "Aside from this issue however, this game's gawdang... breathtaking. A 4 out of 5."
Interestingly most comments about Heavenly Sword lately have been saying 4 hours, while this review is saying 6 to 7 hours, and that is the ONLY NEGATIVE that they had to say of the game.
I think, the main issue was that there were not enough PS3 owners at the time. Remember, 600 dollars?
JC, please make the bad people on gaming comments go away. And give me fire breath and ninja skills. Amen.
I, like quite a few others here, enjoyed Heavenly Sword, a good game. The cutscenes were great technically good but they really became great because of Andy Serkis' involvement in those and the other actors as well, Ana Torv was Nariko and currently stars in J.J. Abrams' Fringe on Fox. I'm still on the fence about this game. Starting in October and rolling right through the holidays I have a feeling this might get passed over by a lot of people. I wish it wouldn't but my gut says different.
Sterling says that Heavenly Sword was bad in every Enslaved post he makes. I'm not sure what was wrong with it, aside from some framerate issues, and the Kai portions. The combat was deep, and allowed you to be creative. It had epic boss fights, and very good story/voice acting.
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