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Official Heavenly Sword Thread - Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads
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shysaursoft
Member
Can anyone confirm for me the "install" option that I was told about earlier in the thread? I've still not found such an option in my version of the game, and I just want to make sure I'm not missing the obvious.
(I was told that other reviewers mentioned that you can install game data to the HDD to ease the load-times, but I've yet to find such an option)
(I was told that other reviewers mentioned that you can install game data to the HDD to ease the load-times, but I've yet to find such an option)
AgentOtaku
Member
aahh...cool
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Ah, so the game installs itself by default? There's no on/off choice? And the install file is 2GB? Good to know.
To me, praising something like that is a praise to people involved in creating such characters, and they've certainly given depth to those in HS much beyond the regular visual appeal most other games go for. As I mentioned somewhere before, Nariko (much like Nikita or Bride from KB, now that you brought them up) comes across as someone who you can respect first, and who just happens to look pretty, second. I think that's the key, but to accomplish something like that in a game, with all the limitations still posed by realtime graphics, is no small feat - especially when you see how few such characters exist even in cinema.
It is quite an accomplishment, and I don't see it mentioned enough, probably because people worry of being labeled weird because of praising any kind of appeal of imaginary character, heh. After being bombarded with DOA inflatable-doll-type of characters for years, it's understandable, actually.SamBishop said:
To me, praising something like that is a praise to people involved in creating such characters, and they've certainly given depth to those in HS much beyond the regular visual appeal most other games go for. As I mentioned somewhere before, Nariko (much like Nikita or Bride from KB, now that you brought them up) comes across as someone who you can respect first, and who just happens to look pretty, second. I think that's the key, but to accomplish something like that in a game, with all the limitations still posed by realtime graphics, is no small feat - especially when you see how few such characters exist even in cinema.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Man, GS captures... don't they know they can get a nice, and relatively inexpensive HDMI capturer and use that for PS3 as well as X360 and have framebuffer quality grabs with ease.
But yes, you can tell that the game has AA from the demo. It's pretty nicely AA-ed even. Maybe AA won't look as good stretched on a 1080p screen, but on my TV there was never a moment during the demo where the aliasing stuck out.
Dark, I hope you're going to like the game when all is said and done. As I'm sure you could tell from that dev diary, it's really been a labor of love :-D
But yes, you can tell that the game has AA from the demo. It's pretty nicely AA-ed even. Maybe AA won't look as good stretched on a 1080p screen, but on my TV there was never a moment during the demo where the aliasing stuck out.
Dark, I hope you're going to like the game when all is said and done. As I'm sure you could tell from that dev diary, it's really been a labor of love :-D
Strange that GS mentions the combat system as a +, because it is a -. Stances don't matter a lot and pushing the L1 and R1 buttons are only replacements for pushing random buttons.
You can just win with button bashing, even on the harder difficulty. The stances are just there so it looks cool.
Don't get me wrong, I love this game and I enjoyed it from beginning to end, but I rate it 7 out of 10 because of the shortness and the combat system.
You can just win with button bashing, even on the harder difficulty. The stances are just there so it looks cool.
Don't get me wrong, I love this game and I enjoyed it from beginning to end, but I rate it 7 out of 10 because of the shortness and the combat system.
XHitoshuraX
Banned
Mesijs said:
Way to kill the mood lol
XHitoshuraX
Banned
you've earned your title well young one.
XHitoshuraX
Banned
Arthursw1 said:
alas there are forces working against us young one...
::waits to be impaled for "bump"::
Diseased Yak
Gold Member
Dante said:
Gamestop/EB's should all have them tomorrow, according to my local that is.
Mesijs said:
You might bum-rush a handful of opponents if you're lucky, but you're never going to be effective if you use just one button.
That's like, to quote myself from some other occasion, opening a can of baked beans by rubbing it against your face for a couple of hours. Sure it might work
eight out of ten times
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
How late do games usually arrive at Best Buys? I know they usually don't have them on day 1, unless it's something like GTA or Halo, but this game is apparently $10 less in Canada if you buy it in Best Buy, compared to EB.Big Nate said:
Metalmurphy
Member
bud said:
viral
I though everyone had noticed by now.
XHitoshuraX
Banned
bud said:
thats the point, I'm not bumping the thread. If people post in it and ask questions I answer them. You came into this thread, read that and it bugged you enough to post what plenty have said before?
Grand.
bcn-ron said:
I completed the whole game without using any skills or remembering any combos. Most of the time it's just randomly pushing buttons and switching stances, you don't need skill for it. It's fun and great, but saying the combat system with the stances works, is bullshit. It could have worked, yes.
XHitoshuraX said:
this is what you posted:
''alas there are forces working against us young one...
::waits to be impaled for "bump"::''
what exactly is so insightful about this post that makes it worth bumping the thread for? this thread is filled with so many of your posts which are basically as useless as this one, and not worth bumping the thread for which by now has become really annoying.
XHitoshuraX
Banned
if you'll notice, bump was in quotes...but hey heres a crazy idea. If the thread bugs you, dont post in it?
Rocket Science?
Rocket Science?
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
XHitoshuraX, GAF is run like a pretty tight ship. People expect some new information or a valid question or whatever, when they see the thread has been bumped. Admins are pretty strict here about that kind of stuff.
I don't think you're viral at all for what it's worth - both your threads so far that I've seen have been nothing short of great, but try to, perhaps, curb your enthusiasm a bit
I don't think you're viral at all for what it's worth - both your threads so far that I've seen have been nothing short of great, but try to, perhaps, curb your enthusiasm a bit
Diseased Yak
Gold Member
Marconelly said:
At least in the wilds of central Arkansas, Best Buy's typically have most games the day after our Gamestops do. They've been known to have stuff on release day, but as you say it's usually the bigger titles. This one... who knows. For $10, though, might be worth a day's wait.
XHitoshuraX just relax
BTW here's a little news, the japanese store has been updated with a demo.
I've tried it and it definetly is a more recent build than the old demo. Frame rate is smoother, the action seems a lot faster and there are more combos available ( especially air combos). Tearing problems in the opening scene are still there though.
Of course with the game out tomorrow in the US market there's no need to try it but you can expect a more polished experience compared to the old demo.
BTW here's a little news, the japanese store has been updated with a demo.
I've tried it and it definetly is a more recent build than the old demo. Frame rate is smoother, the action seems a lot faster and there are more combos available ( especially air combos). Tearing problems in the opening scene are still there though.
Of course with the game out tomorrow in the US market there's no need to try it but you can expect a more polished experience compared to the old demo.
Mesijs said:
So the score is affected because the player isn't punished enough for button mashing? I've only played the demo, but I seem to remember having quite a bit of trouble with the enemies when button mashing and not as much when actually applying the correct stances.
Doc Evils said:
From the review:
The storyline is not the deepest we have seen...
The blocking system is both easy, and frustrating to use...
The problem is, if you are in a combo, you cannot just back out of it to block, and thus causing you to take damage...
It is the standard enemies that become a problem. Playing this game, you quickly realize that you are battling the same handful of enemies over and over again. There are a few variations thrown in here and there, but they are far and few between.
Some selective quoting, but how could you ever give the 9,7 then?
I would understand an 8 fully though, but 9,7 is ridiculous.
RichieRich
(works for gametrailers)
XHitoshuraX, you're out of PM space.
belvedere said:
Sure, you have to switch stances now and then. You can switch to ranged when there are a lot of enemies up close. You have to switch to power when you're attacked by strong enemies etc.
But when taking the initiative yourself, you can move on and on and push buttons quite randomly.
XHitoshuraX
Banned
RichieRich said:
try again
Panajev2001a
GAF's Pleasant Genius
Mesijs said:
Have you beaten it in ALL of its difficulty level settings (or at least on its hardest) just by mashing buttons ?
Mesijs said:
I do that in most games and it works fine most of the time. Plus just about any 1st person shooter. But then we are talking bullet mashing.
Good thing I am more interested in characters and story in these kind of games. God Of War is one example.
I can't see how this is a bad system. It's just seems different from what I have seen and played.