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[Teknoman]

i hear that the game won't be all about combat, but why'd they make the demo only that? it gave the impression that the game will strictly be another GoW/Dante/etc type hack-n-slash...

i played the demo before getting on GAF because i wanted to try to guess what the general impression of GAF would be towards it... and i assumed everyone would hate it.

i mean, not much happens in the demo. i fought werewolves... and werewolves riding on werewolves... that was it, right? i didnt miss anything?

the music was freakin' bangin' though. no doubt. haha.

Too many good games are victims of poorly thought out or old demos. Dead Space 1 was one of them.

 

[Zeal]

Probably early on, since review videos have shown the same area in the demo with multiplier gauges and magic.

cool thing is you can come back to any area to complete a stage in full and unlock secrets using new powers you previously didn't have. the game's replay potential is way up there.

now if you'll excuse me, i have some vampires to ash.

 

[Teknoman]

cool thing is you can come back to any area to complete a stage in full and unlock secrets using new powers you previously didn't have. the game's replay potential is way up there.

now if you'll excuse me, i have some vampires to ash.

Awesome. So what if you decide to start a new game on Paladin difficulty (assuming you have to unlock it)? Would you carry over all powers/special attacks?

Hope there are more hidden costumes in the game, rather than just masks. Also classic DLC

 

[brandonh83]

Also classic DLC

Yeah, would be very neat if the DLC had more classic CV elements/throwbacks. Maybe music, or more familiar stages or something.

DLC would be a good place to do that, considering that they don't want the main quest to pull too much from the older games in favor of it having its own identity.

 

[AppleMIX]

So I just saw the ending to the game (since I won't be able to pick it up until next week and I probably was going to be spoiler anyways).... I honestly don't know what to think about it.

 

[brandonh83]

So I just saw the ending to the game (since I won't be able to pick it up until next week and I probably was going to be spoiler anyways).... I honestly don't know what to think about it.

polarizing opinions! ftw!!

 

[Narag]

Which firmware is required for the PS3 version?

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

i liked the demo a lot. i'm not a framerate whore but i can tell its not running as fast as GOW. still, definitely playable and it was fun.

off topic but what are peoples problems with enslaved? the demo was so good ill probably buy the game tomorrow.... with $25 coupon at kmart!

 

[Spike]

Which firmware is required for the PS3 version?

Someone please answer this.

 

[blizzardjesus]

6 hours to download a 10 minute demo... and all I fought was 2 types of wolves that took too many hits to kill.. I would have liked to see more.

I could just dig out Legacy of Innocence instead. That at least felt like a Castlevainia game.

 

[brandonh83]

I could just dig out Legacy of Innocence instead. That at least felt like a Castlevainia game.

Sure, and be treated to boring combat and repetitive copy/paste hallways. Go for it.

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

6 hours to download a 10 minute demo... and all I fought was 2 types of wolves that took too many hits to kill.. I would have liked to see more.

I could just dig out Legacy of Innocence instead. That at least felt like a Castlevainia game.

6 hours!? holy shit what type of internet connection do you have :lol

 

[Beth Cyra]

6 hours to download a 10 minute demo... and all I fought was 2 types of wolves that took too many hits to kill.. I would have liked to see more.

I could just dig out Legacy of Innocence instead. That at least felt like a Castlevainia game.

I thought the demo was shit unlike alot of people in this thread, but I don't understand this. Outside of the giant wrogs or whatever they are killed the Wolves died with like 3 or 4 direct hits.

Area of attacks seemed weak but there was no need when you dropped everything with less then one combo.

But then maybe it was because I played on normal.

Sure, and be treated to boring combat and repetitive copy/paste hallways. Go for it.

At least in that demo, LoS combat was just as boring as LoI's.

 

[thetrin]

Sure, and be treated to boring combat and repetitive copy/paste hallways. Go for it.

I actually really liked Lament of Innocence. It was pretty much the only 3D IGA CV worth playing.

 

[brandonh83]

I liked it too but those complaints I feel are incredibly valid, at least in my experience.

At least in that demo, LoS combat was just as boring as LoI's.

I cannot endorse this, at least with a sane head. :lol

 

[blizzardjesus]

Sure, and be treated to boring combat and repetitive copy/paste hallways. Go for it.

I enjoyed before, It was pretty much symphony of the night in 3d.

6 hours!? holy shit what type of internet connection do you have.

Roadrunner, 75KB max download.

 

[depward]

Big Castlevania fan... disappointed with the demo. Shucks. I'll be waiting to hear some gaffer retail impressions.

 

[brandonh83]

I enjoyed before, It was pretty much symphony of the night in 3d.

We played different games. Fair enough. I can move on.

 

[John Rabbit]

360 demo did not impress me.

game is beautiful to look at, when i can pick anything out. everything has the exact same amount of contrast; objects just merge into other objects and i had to keep blinking to make sure my eyes weren't going bad. there's no visual contrast between enemies, environment, items, gabriel, etc.

combat was not fun. felt like bayonetta only with more restrictions, the dodging especially.

what is the deal with demos not allowing me to actually PLAY any of the game? a tutorial plus a semi-scripted vehicle sequence is not a good demonstration of a game.

definitely grabbing enslaved tomorrow (this has NOTHING to do with comparing the two games, they're just both out tomorrow and i wasn't sure which one i'd pick up).

 

[JohngPR]

Is Lament of Innocence really that awful?

A few friends of mine told me the game was pretty good back in the day and its Metacritic score was solid so I put it on my Goozex list and then I started frequenting this thread where everyone slams it.

Long story short, I forgot to put it on hold and have it coming to me sometime soon. At least it was only 100 Goozex points.

:lol

 

[Beth Cyra]

I liked it too but those complaints I feel are incredibly valid, at least in my experience.



I cannot endorse this, at least with a sane head. :lol

2 basic combos that felt stiff/terrible, QTE's and terrible on horse segements.

What made that combat even slightly better then LoI's to you?

 

[brandonh83]

2 basic combos that felt stiff/terrible, QTE's and terrible on horse segements.

What made that combat even slightly better then LoI's to you?

LOS' combat gets compared to GOW. Would you say that LoI's combat was just as good as GOW's? Because I wouldn't.

 

[thetrin]

Is Lament of Innocence really that awful?

A few friends of mine told me the game was pretty good back in the day and its Metacritic score was solid so I put it on my Goozex list and then I started frequenting this thread where everyone slams it.

Long story short, I forgot to put it on hold and have it coming to me sometime soon. At least it was only 100 Goozex points.

:lol

LoI is NOT that awful. It suffers from a low budget, making it visually subpar, but it's largely a solid attempt at bringing Castlevania into 3D.

Not to mention that it shows the origins of the Dracula vs. Belmont feud (even if it is kind of nonsensical).

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

I enjoyed before, It was pretty much symphony of the night in 3d.


Roadrunner, 75KB max download.

75kb!? wtf :lol

 

[LowParry]

Big Castlevania fan... disappointed with the demo. Shucks. I'll be waiting to hear some gaffer retail impressions.

You've missed a good dozen of impressions already. Mostly positive.

 

[perineumlick]

People should not go by the demo, the game is much better than the demo lets on. After the first chapter things get much better, and the environments just get prettier and prettier. Once you purchase some moves, the combat opens up a little, though it never rises to GoW levels. It's solid enough though.

 

[Beth Cyra]

LOS' combat gets compared to GOW. Would you say that LoI's combat was just as good as GOW's? Because I wouldn't.

I have and will always think that God Of War has the worst combat engine out of the three major Action series from last gen and that holds true today with GOWIII.

And from what I played the combos and action that was avalible in that Demo don't stand up to GoW III let alone Devil May Cry, Bayonetta, Ninja Gaiden or yes even LoI's.

It could get better, and in fact some people that have played say that it does, but whats shown in that video is boring and not a huge step up from LoI in any way outside of Graphics.

 

[-tetsuo-]

I enjoyed before, It was pretty much symphony of the night in 3d.

Heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeell no

 

[brandonh83]

I have and will always think that God Of War has the worst combat engine out of the three major Action series from last gen and that holds true today with GOWIII.

Okay well, fair game, and there you go. We simply don't agree on anything about the subject :lol

except for it being the WORST combat system, I do like DMC and Bayonetta's style a lot more but I don't think it's bad, just different.

 

[thetrin]

People should not go by the demo, the game is much better than the demo lets on. After the first chapter things get much better, and the environments just get prettier and prettier. Once you purchase some moves, the combat opens up a little, though it never rises to GoW levels. It's solid enough though.

It never rises to GoW levels? GoW is already one of the least complex action game fighting systems out there.

 

[Teknoman]

You can mix attacks, there arent just two combos in the demo.

6 hours to download a 10 minute demo... and all I fought was 2 types of wolves that took too many hits to kill.. I would have liked to see more.

I could just dig out Legacy of Innocence instead. That at least felt like a Castlevainia game.

Too many hits? Even on the hard difficulty, the enemies only took about 3-4 hits to knock out. 1 dagger too, since they're weak to silver.

 

[Teknoman]

.

 

[Anticitizen One]

Is Lament of Innocence really that awful?

:lol

No. I liked it alot actually. I think it receieved great reviews too

 

[FrenchMovieTheme]

lament of innocence was ok, but after a few hours of going in the same hallways/corridors i got pretty bored. the actual gameplay itself was above average for its time though

 

[perineumlick]

It never rises to GoW levels? GoW is already one of the least complex action game fighting systems out there.

Maybe if you are just mashing the buttons, but watch a high level player go through it's combat and it's a different story. What it does it does well, and smoothly. I'm old, I don't need an overly complex fighting system, lol.

 

[Synless]

I went to both Meijer and Wal-mart and neither of them had the LE version of the game. Worthless fucking stores!!!!!

 

[-tetsuo-]

I wonder if walmart will have this and enslaved at midnight..

 

[Adam J.]

Played the demo earlier. Reminds me of that Sword of Berserk game on DC, which is good thing (at least to me).

 

[TheKaeptain]

Is Lament of Innocence really that awful?

No , it was good.

 

[burgerdog]

This fucking clockwork tower in chapter 8 sucks. Anybody know how to get past the

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eletricity that never goes away while you hang from your cross?

This will either be super easy or I'm doing it right and I'll never be able to progress further because I've been stuck for an hour.

 

[LowParry]

This fucking clockwork tower in chapter 8 sucks. Anybody know how to get past the

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eletricity that never goes away while you hang from your cross?

This will either be super easy or I'm doing it right and I'll never be able to progress further because I've been stuck for an hour.

Off the topic question. Medusa heads? They in?

 

[burgerdog]

Off the topic question. Medusa heads? They in?

Haven't encountered one yet.

 

[RS4-]

This fucking clockwork tower in chapter 8 sucks. Anybody know how to get past the

Spoiler

eletricity that never goes away while you hang from your cross?

This will either be super easy or I'm doing it right and I'll never be able to progress further because I've been stuck for an hour.

I'm on chapter 8 right now and the puzzles are driving me nuts. I haven't come across the one you're stuck on just yet. Unless I already did (assuming there were only two sections).

 

[NeoUltima]

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I know it's stupid but, I would rather not have known what chapter the clock tower was in.

 

[Teknoman]

YES Clock tower confirmed! But yeah, kinda sucks to know the chapter now.

Please have fitting music.

 

[burgerdog]

I'm on chapter 8 right now and the puzzles are driving me nuts. I haven't come across the one you're stuck on just yet. Unless I already did (assuming there were only two sections).

It's the second stage from chapter 8. If you figure out what to do, please let me know how.

Sorry, guys, like I said earlier this is only my 3rd CV. I didn't know the clockwork tower was special. I'll try to be more careful.

 

[LowParry]

It's the second stage from chapter 8. If you figure out what to do, please let me know how.

Sorry, guys, like I said earlier this is only my 3rd CV. I didn't know the clockwork tower was special. I'll try to be more careful.

No no. The fact that you've confirmed of its existence is mind blowing good. I know we've seen earlier footage but still...still!

 

[brandonh83]

Gamespy review is up http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/lords-of-shadow/1125381p1.html

4/5

 

[Nemesis_]

So, this is meant to be pretty long, does it get boring due to the length?

 

[NeoUltima]

Gamespy review is up http://xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/lords-of-shadow/1125381p1.html

4/5

Reads like more than 4/5 ;o

So, this is meant to be pretty long, does it get boring due to the length?

Some reviews have said it drags on, yes.