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Child Of Eden |OT| of Amazing Visuals, Fantastic Music and Multi-Platform Bliss
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I think so. Although I really wish there were an option to use two Move controllers--one for the lock-on and one for the tracers. As it is, I like the control option where you hold the move button to mark targets, then release it to fire, and use the trigger for tracers. Feels very accurate and precise, as you'd expect from the Move vs. Kinect.Spaulding said:
Although, I do have to say there's something really fun and unique about using your hands on Kinect like a Jedi. Regardless, I now own this goddamn game twice.
sixteen-bit
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Why yes, yes it is.patsu said:
FreeMufasa
Junior Member
Look what came.
Wasn't expecting it till Monday or Tuesday. Suprising too since the t-shirt is L instead of the XXL we were all expecting.
Anyway, i'll probably start this tommorow night.
Wasn't expecting it till Monday or Tuesday. Suprising too since the t-shirt is L instead of the XXL we were all expecting.
Anyway, i'll probably start this tommorow night.
Ivan A Nguyen
Member
I finished this game this week. I really enjoyed the experience, but I felt like the main theme was repeated a bit too often. I was also really hoping for a level 5 type stage from REZ. I wasn't a big fan of repeating stages to unlock the others. I could have done with out that part of the game. It breaks the flow. I suppose I could play it again from start to finish, but I already lent the game to a friend.
FreeMufasa
Junior Member
This game will probably be my GOTY, so amazing. I don't know how but it looks like Q? have did it again. A work of art and I see this game being remembered for years to come.
QUOTE=JoeTheBlow]I've seen video about this, read previews, heard people compare it to Rez, but i really wasn't prepared for just how identical to Rez it is.
Everything, the beats, the sequence that precedes the next level section, the sounds, the lock-on, lots of the graphics (those square blocks), so so much. Took me unawares just how much of a not-new game it is. Move works really well though, once you disable that stupid "flick to fire" function.
It actually pisses me off that its not called Rez 2, or Rez Reloaded, or something. I wouldn't have minded then, and it'd have sold a lot more i bet too. Half-done in 15 minutes, thank feck i only paid £15 for it (and free t-shirt).[/QUOTE]
EXATCTLY.
I purposely avoided every single media for this game and although I heard a lot of people say it's the spiritual successor to Rez, I didn't think it would actually be Rez 2. Especially when you consider it's been around decade since Rez. I paid £15 too but tbh, with it being this good, i'd have paid full price.
QUOTE=JoeTheBlow]I've seen video about this, read previews, heard people compare it to Rez, but i really wasn't prepared for just how identical to Rez it is.
Everything, the beats, the sequence that precedes the next level section, the sounds, the lock-on, lots of the graphics (those square blocks), so so much. Took me unawares just how much of a not-new game it is. Move works really well though, once you disable that stupid "flick to fire" function.
It actually pisses me off that its not called Rez 2, or Rez Reloaded, or something. I wouldn't have minded then, and it'd have sold a lot more i bet too. Half-done in 15 minutes, thank feck i only paid £15 for it (and free t-shirt).[/QUOTE]
EXATCTLY.
I purposely avoided every single media for this game and although I heard a lot of people say it's the spiritual successor to Rez, I didn't think it would actually be Rez 2. Especially when you consider it's been around decade since Rez. I paid £15 too but tbh, with it being this good, i'd have paid full price.
It takes more work than it should to get Move to work properly in the game. First, the calibration is really strange, and when I did what they said I actually couldn't move to the left pretty much at all. It took some playing around to get that dialed in. The kinect-based menu controls are annoying as hell, since it's easy to leave the cursor on the wrong part of the screen and the selection happens so quick. Let me push a button please. Also the default Move controls are terrible. The game is way too fast for them to work at all.
When I made all my adjustments it was an incredible experience, but I'm sure these pitfalls are going to alienate plenty of people that would have enjoyed the game otherwise. My dad enjoys the Move, but I couldn't recommend this game to him mainly due to these issues.
When I made all my adjustments it was an incredible experience, but I'm sure these pitfalls are going to alienate plenty of people that would have enjoyed the game otherwise. My dad enjoys the Move, but I couldn't recommend this game to him mainly due to these issues.
AbsoluteZero
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Interesting, I was unaware that the PS3 version was supporting 3D.
It doesn't help when its 360 predecessor has been priced substantially lower than the PS3 version's launch price for months now. And the general gaming public still hasn't heard of the game, despite it being out on the 360 for a good long while. Should have been marketed and packaged as a downloadable title from the get-go. It just doesn't make sense as a retail release.MrDenny said:
Hell, I'm a fan of Miz's games (especially Rez), but I still haven't bought this for either system. Rented it, enjoyed it, felt no need to keep playing. And if I'm the target market, that's a pretty serious problem.
Anyone knows how to open the purple spheres in Hope when using Kinect?
I'm referring to this: http://youtu.be/KRm7zGkUyz0?t=2m12s
With a traditional controller you simply hammer the laser button
With Move, you simply flick forward
With Kinect... nothing works, apparently. Tried laser flicks, tracer, even euphoria. What gives?
Any idea?
I'm referring to this: http://youtu.be/KRm7zGkUyz0?t=2m12s
With a traditional controller you simply hammer the laser button
With Move, you simply flick forward
With Kinect... nothing works, apparently. Tried laser flicks, tracer, even euphoria. What gives?
Any idea?
For Lumi's gardens, how many levels until the creatures etc. in the garden are fully upgraded? Do they go to level 5?
So you'd have to play the level 20 times (4 creatures/elements per garden x 5 levels each) to fully upgrade each garden?
For the PS3 version if that makes a difference.
So you'd have to play the level 20 times (4 creatures/elements per garden x 5 levels each) to fully upgrade each garden?
For the PS3 version if that makes a difference.
Katana_Strikes
Member
Aaron said:
Exactly my problem. Upon having to mess around for 10 minutes and getting frustrated, I turned Move off and went back to the controller. I don't know what adjustments you made but I can't see myself going back to using Move for this game now. The whole going out of your way to try and avoid selecting something in the menu is ridiculous and just bad decision making on the part of the dev team.
So playing it with the pad is still a really great experience and the visuals are great. 3D particularly adds a lot to the experience. Audio wise it's not as strong as Rez which is a bit of a let down.
FreeMufasa
Junior Member
This game keeps getting better and better. I'm doing 1 stage a night (or untill I unlock the next) and I find myself thinking of the game most of the day. Currently on stage 5 which i'm assuming is the final stage? unless the game pulls a Rez. The game's also got me addicted to Genki Rockets.
Regarding the story, what's it about? I remember there was text in the intro but I wasn't really concentrating considering how late I was playing it.
Regarding the story, what's it about? I remember there was text in the intro but I wasn't really concentrating considering how late I was playing it.
I finally found the time for a small update among my Halo-related updates.
The second archive EVOLUTION is finally online:
The second archive EVOLUTION is finally online:
Wolfgunblood Garopa
Member
The only way to play this is with Kinect. It's amazing. I can't see the appeal of it with any other control method.
Katana_Strikes
Member
Wolfgunblood Garopa said:
Works fine with the pad. But in 3D... well it's on another level.
I'm finding level 2 the most visual pleasing so far, though the challenge level is really nice too.
Not really finding it as addictive or as appealing though as Rez sadly.
Wolfgunblood Garopa
Member
Zaptruder said:
Katana_Strikes said:
It's a great party game with Kinect. That's pretty much what it's all about. It's fun watching new players initially getting the feel for the 'push' to fire lock ons.
Finally got this in the mail today (PS3 version). Just played the first two stages in 3D and the visuals are completely mesmerizing, as was to be expected. I'm not quite sure that the gameplay has clicked with me. So far the best I've been able to do is get 2 stars on the first stage (90 purification and 100% items). Getting more than 800.000 points seems virtually impossible to me, as does purifying all enemies. At times I can hardly make out enemies from the background. Do any of you guys have any pointers on how to get better scores?
Katana_Strikes said:
Archive 2 and 4 are the best in my opinion, visually speaking.
I completely agree with you about rez. I'm still replaying it today with the same enthusiasm of the first time. It's not only a better-accomplished shooter, it's a more fulfilled project, more focused and with more variety.
Music plays a big part in both the experiences and sadly the Genki Rockets music used for COE is more amateurish than Rez's dj-enhanced OST
My sister was meant to buy me the PS3 version for my birthday, but either she fucked up, or Amazon did, but regardless, it gave the happy opportunity to buy the over priced PSN version today.
I'd played the first two levels on 360, and liked them, I've played the first three on PS3, and it's great, it's beautiful, the music is great, everything about I like more than Rez in isolation, but for whatever reason, as a complete product it really doesn't connect with me as well, having said that, I've yet to see Area 5, so maybe it'll all change when I'm done.
I'd played the first two levels on 360, and liked them, I've played the first three on PS3, and it's great, it's beautiful, the music is great, everything about I like more than Rez in isolation, but for whatever reason, as a complete product it really doesn't connect with me as well, having said that, I've yet to see Area 5, so maybe it'll all change when I'm done.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Did anyone else get a 360 version update in the past week?
Popped it in on Saturday night and was caught off guard by the update.
Popped it in on Saturday night and was caught off guard by the update.
Received mine last Friday with the T-shirt.
Only played one level but so far I like what I saw.
But damn, this is one acid trip. I didn't expect it to be this much of a visual orgasm.
Now I'm going to play this with the Move.
I do find it a shame that they didn't include the full clip for Heavenly Star. but perhaps I have to unlock it.
Only played one level but so far I like what I saw.
But damn, this is one acid trip. I didn't expect it to be this much of a visual orgasm.
Now I'm going to play this with the Move.
I do find it a shame that they didn't include the full clip for Heavenly Star. but perhaps I have to unlock it.
Finished, such a wonderful game, it's a shame the game peaked at Archive 4 though, the legend of Area 5 is a lot to live up to, but I don't feel like they even really tried. The ending was beautiful though.
Is there any break down of all the unlocks? I take it there are four visual styles (including default), and there's a menu option I still don't have, and one video, what's all that?
Is there any break down of all the unlocks? I take it there are four visual styles (including default), and there's a menu option I still don't have, and one video, what's all that?
Once I figured how I should calibrate the Move to fit how I play, it feels so amazing. Feels exactly how I would like to play Rez with control type B. But boy does it feel a bit harder than Rez because enemies are all over the place and I'm stuck on the 3rd stage because of how large the play space becomes. Became a bit disorienting to keep track of where everything is or sometimes even where i should be focusing my attention at.
My Child of Eden PS3/Move analysis is up. Includes comparison with Kinect version, both in terms of controls as well as visuals.
It's 30 minutes, sorry
Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jB-hy8IbOTQ
OneMoreQuestion
Member
TTP said:It's 30 minutes, sorry
30 minutes? That's the length of half the game! :O
To Far Away Times
Member
Not really, or at least not very well. I tried to sit on a couch and play it and it kept bugging out. But I was able to sit on a box fan and position it so that Kinect couldn't see it and it worked fine.luffeN said:
I've had a lot of trouble calibrating the Move for this. For Dead Space Extraction it wasn't even an issue.
When it says to hold it to the side and press the move button, should you hold it closer or further away to get more precise control without having to move your arm so much?
When it says to hold it to the side and press the move button, should you hold it closer or further away to get more precise control without having to move your arm so much?
SentientStone
Member
Just wondering, does the NA release have reversible cover art for the PS3 version like the European release?