XHitoshuraX
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Green Shinobi said:
Well how about $58.99?
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Official Heavenly Sword Thread - Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads
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Well how about $58.99?
Green Shinobi
Banned
I might just ebay it.XHitoshuraX said:
Family Video has it for $49.97, and I think there's a $5 off code for first time buyers.Green Shinobi said:
http://www.familyvideo.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=276189
GotchaForce
Member
That was short but sweet. Glad I borrowed it instead of buying it. It's awesome while it lasts but unlocking art (which is excellent) and getting a harder mode doesn't make me want to shell out 60 full. Cutscenes are the best at least graphically I've ever seen, and the bosses are Metal Gear quality, at least in the cutscenes.
XHitoshuraX
Banned
robut said:
Hmmm I'm not quite sure what you mean.
Something about the counter-kill system seems really off. Being in the right stance and hitting triangle at the moment of impact just doesn't work most of the time. So far I've only been able to pull them off when a guy tried to hit me from behind as I was finishing a combo and still mashing triangle repeatedly.
Normal counters (the ones where you don't have to push triangle precisely) I can do fine though. Problem is you need to be able to pull of precision counters for certain boss fights, like
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Normal counters (the ones where you don't have to push triangle precisely) I can do fine though. Problem is you need to be able to pull of precision counters for certain boss fights, like
the second Fox fight, where you need to deflect his ranged attacks by countering them
BotoxAgent
Member
Yeah, the frame rate annoys me. But I was really surprised how smooth the framerate was on the demo level. I wish it was like that the rest of the game.
XHitoshuraX
Banned
tanod said:
I would have thought you'd be willing to spend w/e to get it asap lol
user friendly
Member
Beat it yesterday, enjoyed it fully. Could've used a bit more polish to be honest but it didn't really ruin the overall quality and production value of the game.
Ending CG is godly.
Ending CG is godly.
vpance
Member
Playing stylishly feels rewarding. Keep chaining combos (100+ is my best so far), finding the next enemy to attack, launch in the air for more points, reversing a knockdown is cool. I agree though that the counter system is kinda iffy. The colored glow before an attack is like a second or more long and its hard to predict when the actual hit is. I havent been able to pull off counters with any consistency so far.
vpance
Member
Justin Dailey said:
I was able to get perfect killing 19 out of 25(?). Try to score at least 2 hits on each enemy, preferably head shots. The first 10 or so should be easy. The rest on the right just concentrate on hitting them quickly. And try not to miss otherwise the points chain breaks.
Yoshichan
And they made him a Lord of Cinder. Not for virtue, but for might. Such is a lord, I suppose. But here I ask. Do we have a sodding chance?
Agreed.Y2Kev said:There are some vistas in the game that just BLOW MY MIND.
what the fuck!!! how the fuck did they do that!!
Credits to Oskar Skog for the picture
Is it just me, or has SCEE perhaps undershipped HS for some reason? Maybe this explains the staggered EU launch also?
It's just I was checking the game website earlier, and they said they had only 10 left in stock then..and then when I went to pick up my copy this evening, I heard the assistants saying that there were only 2 copies left.
It's just I was checking the game website earlier, and they said they had only 10 left in stock then..and then when I went to pick up my copy this evening, I heard the assistants saying that there were only 2 copies left.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
Holy shit at that picture. It really makes me anxious to see what's all this game has to offer in the visual department. Or what Team Ico will have to offer, for that matter... 
lookatalldem_FROGS
Banned
tanod said:
It did have a terrible demo. I hated it too. But the actual game is fantastic, especially the music. And not the stupid boss battle music, the actual, environment-based tracks. Some of them are just freakin' amazing. One was stuck in my head for a few days, and that rarely happens to me.
And I didn't say they use the same amount of geometry--I said they use (some of) the same tricks. Play the game, and you'll realize: Blue Dragon is one of the best-looking games of this generation. Some environments are a tad sparse, though.
Space Runaway
Member
Are the motion controls completely busted for anyone else? Guiding arrows up and down barely seems to work at all. It's like using the Powerglove. Once I switched to analog things were alright.
Played till chapter 4 then took a break for some food. Game is actually a ton of fun and looks great. Doesn't seem like it's worth buying but it's definitely worth playing and beating. I don't really like Noriko though. Everyone in the game is over the top and seems to be having lots of fun hamming it up but Noriko's VA plays it seriously and comes off like some loud crotchety nag.
Played till chapter 4 then took a break for some food. Game is actually a ton of fun and looks great. Doesn't seem like it's worth buying but it's definitely worth playing and beating. I don't really like Noriko though. Everyone in the game is over the top and seems to be having lots of fun hamming it up but Noriko's VA plays it seriously and comes off like some loud crotchety nag.
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
Space A Cobra said:
After touch with SIXAXIS works perfectly for me. Alot of fun with Kai.
XHitoshuraX
Banned
~Devil Trigger~ said:
Yeah it's actually quite interesting how after touch works. The sixaxis has to be held lightly for you to pull it off
Space Runaway
Member
~Devil Trigger~ said:
XHitoshuraX said:
Hmmm strange. Maybe I'm sitting too close to the tv or something. I'll have practice with it more when I start playing again.
XHitoshuraX said:
It's the same concept while using the analog sticks.
I switched off SIXAXIS control and started jamming on the left stick during the
catapults in the first/second chapter
I assume it's the same when using the SIXAXIS too.
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
the thing is to Aim your Crosshair right on your target or as close as possible, so when you're in the afterTouch cam you wont have to do alot of stiring. Just adjust when Arrow/Rocket gets close.
XHitoshuraX
Banned
deepbrown said:
Wouldn't that be nice?
But nah, hell The Blue Dragon thread was huge and never got stickied, so I guess its up to what the mods think is appropiate (makes perfect sense MP3 is still sticked...)
/eyeroll
Did you get it yet Deep?
Metalmurphy
Member
Zer0 said:
Some are real time others are FMVs to hide the load times.
Lord Error
Insane For Sony
From what's been answered earlier, longer cutscenes (there's few of these) that happen between major chapters are FMV, recorded from game engine footage. The rest that happen during the level etc. are realtime, are usually shorter, and there's more of them than FMV cutscenes.Zer0 said:
My beef with the motion control is how you have to keep the controller perfectly level when you begin. I like to rest the controller in my lap, but because it's tilted upwards, my first arrow/cannonball/human-dart always goes flying into the atmosphere like a space shuttle. Then I have to sit uncomfortably on the edge of my chair to keep the controller level.
I've since switched to the analog sticks.
I've since switched to the analog sticks.
lookatalldem_FROGS said:
The music in the demo was fucking awesome, indeed. That I can definitely agree with. I'll pick up BD when it's cheaper, like I will for Lair.
My god, those screens are jaw-dropping. DAMMIT, I NEED MY COPY!!!!!! ARGH!!!!!!!!!!
If there isn't any unlockable additional outfits, I will bet anybody a $100 that that will be the first DLC for this game.