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El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron |OT| You sure thats enough armor?
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The_Darkest_Red
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Colin Moriarty. Weird, he's usually one of the only reviewers at IGN that I like.duffyside said:
El Shaddai seems very interesting but I can't decide if I should buy it now or wait until next year when the fall/winter dust settles...
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Makes me wonder if El Shaddai is basically Godhand 2, based on IGN's apparently crazy review.
chris121580
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Picked this up for 40 bucks at Frys. What a steal. Can't wait to dig into this tonight
Where the fuck did this game come from?
Seriously, I feel like I've just been blindsided. Just watched the GameTrailers review of and it I'm absolutely blown away.
The game is just oozing with beautiful art design and refreshing gameplay.
I'm picking it up if I ever find it for $40 in the next few months. Gotta try to save up for the Fall Armageddon. lol
omnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnom
Just bought one myself. Came out to $45.20 after tax but whatever.
This is seriously probably the biggest impulse buy I've ever done in my life. lol
Seriously, I feel like I've just been blindsided. Just watched the GameTrailers review of and it I'm absolutely blown away.
The game is just oozing with beautiful art design and refreshing gameplay.
I'm picking it up if I ever find it for $40 in the next few months. Gotta try to save up for the Fall Armageddon. lol
chris121580 said:
omnomnomnomnomnomnomnomnom
Just bought one myself. Came out to $45.20 after tax but whatever.
This is seriously probably the biggest impulse buy I've ever done in my life. lol
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Heading to the store to nab this and NMH Paradise. Still can't seem to decide which version to get, but I'm really leaning towards the PS3 for the better performance. The actual visuals are such a toss-up... the 360 version is too dark to show detail in some shots, but looks slightly better in others. Aliasing seems worse on the PS3 at times, and worse on the 360 in other shots. But the PS3 version definitely runs better.
Zuhzuhzombie!!
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Cheska said:
I thought it would be Live/PSN/PC for the longest time.
What is grok the fighting system mean?
Penguin nerd
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Game just arrived. Won't play it until after the Sony conference is over but I just want to say that it's so nice to open a game case and see a large full-color game manual these days. This and Catherine being the most recent for me. <3
Joe Molotov
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Zuhzuhzombie!! said:
"Grok" is "understand" for hippies.
Jack Random
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I oddly can't seem to find this in NYC :/
Jack Random
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I've played the Japanese version, so, skipping cut-scenes that my extremely limited knowledge of that language wouldnt allow me to enjoy led me to around an 13 or so hour experience (some of the boss fights were a pain in the ass and added to padded time)PooBone said:
The Antitype
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I cannot wait to pick this up on the way home. Looks so damn gorgeous.
Splash Wave
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Anyone take Fry's up on the 40 dollar price? I'll probably only have time for one more game before the semester starts, and I can't decide between this and Catharine.
Or I could skip both and just play DQ5/9.
Or I could skip both and just play DQ5/9.
distantmantra
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I happened to be near Fry's this morning, so I picked up the game for $39.99. Played through the first two chapters this morning. I like the aesthetic and find the one-button combat kind of nice.
kinoki
Illness is the doctor to whom we pay most heed; to kindness, to knowledge, we make promise only; pain we obey.
SamuraiX- said:
I hear you. Saw the review just now. Was wondering how something like this had passed under my radar. Perhaps that the name sounds like an anime show for kids or something, even though I know it's not. Will buy when it gets released in euroland.
Acquiescence
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My copy at AxelMusic is still a pre-order too. Damnit, the game is out today! Are Canadians always this lax?! This shit wouldn't roll in the UK; ShopTo delivers my order one day, sometimes two, prior to the date of release. I is mad as hell.
8 at Gamespot. I fear this unique gem is going to be criminally overlooked. Despite the fact that outside of IGN, it is scoring great everywhere. You would think that something so fresh and outside of the box would be embraced more.
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/act...haddai-ascension-of-the-metatron-video-review
http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/act...haddai-ascension-of-the-metatron-video-review
PairOfFilthySocks
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So the framerate fluctuates between 60fps and 30fps? For anyone who's played it, can you say how the platforming handles, on scale of 1-10, 10 being Mario Glaxay and 1 being Nier?
PairOfFilthySocks
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Himself said:
Cool. And this is a full-price, retail title, right?
FreeMufasa
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huh. Looks like we're getting this game in Europe too. Neat.
PairOfFilthySocks said:
Platforming from only what i've played in the demo would be an 8? Its got some pretty unique situations to platform jump around. As far as the framerate goes, I think it's been said the PS3 is consistently 60, while the 360 has a few drops here and there, but is mostly 60.
Cutscenes always seem to be 30 regardless unless i'm remembering wrong.
I put about 2 hours into the game this afternoon and I'm really digging it so far. The visuals are crazy-town! The music is amazing and just the overall feel of the game is surreal. I'm still early in the game and while the combat is simple they have thrown a variety of new enemy types in my way.
The game has perfect guards, dashing, and counters, that's enough for me. As I have said before, I don't need this game to be as deep as a DMC game or Bayonetta. The game just feels old school. I really like how falling into puts actually damages you too. I got a game over by a miscalculated jump because my health was low. I could see this game getting pretty tricky on higher difficulties.
Also, this game is about a tower. A tower full of angels that rejected God. That's so fucking awesome. The concept and how they represent each angel/section of the tower between chapters is awesome.
The game has perfect guards, dashing, and counters, that's enough for me. As I have said before, I don't need this game to be as deep as a DMC game or Bayonetta. The game just feels old school. I really like how falling into puts actually damages you too. I got a game over by a miscalculated jump because my health was low. I could see this game getting pretty tricky on higher difficulties.
Also, this game is about a tower. A tower full of angels that rejected God. That's so fucking awesome. The concept and how they represent each angel/section of the tower between chapters is awesome.
PairOfFilthySocks
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Looks like I'll pick this sucker up. It's rare to see such a wildly unique concept in games, rarer to see it pulled off as well as it apparently has been.
Splash Wave
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White Man said:
I have the same concern. Report back, so I can decide if I'm playing this or Catherine.
White Man said:
No customization at all. I'm a good 3 hours in at this point and though the combat doesn't change, enemies and bosses are starting to require some strategy and weapon-switching.
Chapter 4 was cool. I was worried it would be run, fight, run fight the whole time, but it's getting better. The presentation is lovely overall and I really like your "partner" that's talking to God on his phone and acts as save points.
Also, the manual shows results screens at the end of chapters, but I haven't seen any in-game at all. Wonder why they took it out.
MushroomSamba
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Man, I've been so back and forth on this game. It was orgasmic the first time I saw it awhile ago, then I was completely turned off by the demo, and now the reviews sort of have me interested again. Given its obscureness, I doubt any of my friends or my local library will get it, so not sure if I'll have a chance to try it out. I should really invest in gamefly one of these days...
Lostconfused
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Man the beginning of this game is crazy.
FrostuTheNinja
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dark10x said:
I can only speak for the first hour or so, but the PS3 version of the game goes from running at a crispy 60 down to 30 in a lot of areas. Almost the entire opening of the game was constantly dancing in between the two, while sticking to 30 more often than not. It's only irritating because the game just looks so damn good running at 60fps. Oh well, the art and combat are still fun. And that full color manual... Yum!
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