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Official Heavenly Sword Thread - Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads
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~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
its At the Armory, Kai's Mission~Devil Trigger~ said:OMG I WAS GONNA TAKE A PICTURE MYSELF JUST NOW!!!!!!!
BUT THIS GUY FOUND IT TOO
EASTER EGG
LOOK FAMILIAR??
This guy took the pic http://www.ps3forums.com/showthread.php?p=1951208#post1951208
and I Just beat that mission just now i noticed it among the other trophies
Segata Sanshiro
Member
The people calling it a ZOMG FAILURE were retarded to begin with. I don't know what the hell people's problem is with a game being short. It's like they forget every freaking game from the 16bit era back that wasn't an RPG was like 3 hours long tops.JB1981 said:
~Devil Trigger~
In favor of setting Muslim women on fire
IzumiK said:
yea that the Second Sony game that made fun of that, Motorstorm had one too
Alright, I am a noob. How do you beat
I need help, I want to see the ending damnit and I am so close.
Edit.
Bohan round 2. When I counter in power stance, most of the time he recovers before I can attack. When I try to break his guard, it takes too long (4 attacks in power to do this) and he just zips behind me and starts attacking. I don't think you can break his guard in speed right?
I need help, I want to see the ending damnit and I am so close.
Edit.
wow why didn't I try countering the ranged attacks
~Devil Trigger~ said:OMG I WAS GONNA TAKE A PICTURE MYSELF JUST NOW!!!!!!!
BUT THIS GUY FOUND IT TOO
EASTER EGG
LOOK FAMILIAR??
That looks like the main FFXII judge.
Is FFXII an inspiration? It would seem so, the voice acting and scene direction in FFXII is amazing and only HS truly outdoes it.
Broadbandito
Member
inthezone said:
god of war
They probably will make a 2nd game. Maybe a prequel because fans like younger versions.
It's expensive to spend a lot of money on designing a character and have it die like that, but at the same time, it makes the one shot experience much more special. I kind of wished God of War didn't have a sequel because it ended well.
The PSP game made more sense to exist than God of War 2.
It's expensive to spend a lot of money on designing a character and have it die like that, but at the same time, it makes the one shot experience much more special. I kind of wished God of War didn't have a sequel because it ended well.
The PSP game made more sense to exist than God of War 2.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Some pics, for those who are lacking the motivation to post. All using the actual game engine.
The game is gorgeous. Acting is the best I've ever seen in a videogame.
The game is gorgeous. Acting is the best I've ever seen in a videogame.
Systems_id
Banned
I just beat it earlier today and I can't say I disagree with the complaints about the game although I did enjoy it.
Positives:
-King Bohan is awesome. Best character in the game by far.
-Nariko is also awesome although it feels like her character development is rushed.
-Graphics are, for the most part, fantastic.
-Animation is second to none.
-Boss fights are fantastic as well. There are times when it looks like you're actually playing a Kung Fu movie.
-Soundtrack is the best I've heard since God of War and its successor.
-Kai's segments are pretty fun.
-Cannon segments are illegally fun.
Negatives:
-Framerate ranges from decent to terrible. Feels like most of the game is played at 20 frames with it occasionally climbing to 30 or dipping to what feels like the teens. This is unacceptable in an action game. For the sequal it better be a locked 60 frames or 30 frames with motion blur. No less.
-Combat is utterly broken. There are a lot of great ideas but they just don't flow together at all or are just poorly executed, the main culprit being the broken countering system. In theory it's a great idea but in practice it just makes everything sloppy as hell. Sure the color scheme, auto-blocking, and weapon switching seem like great ideas but when you're in combat everything feels like a garbled mess of blue and yellow coming towards you. What's worse is that by the time an enemy has revealed his color, it feels like he's already half way through his attack so countering becomes more of a guessing game than reflexes. Of course the other side of the coin being there's absolutely no reason to even use the counterattack system since there's no penalty in doing so. Actually button mashing and spamming the same combo over and over again will probably get you through the entire game.
-Story is rushed and shallow with absolutely no flow whatsoever. Events seem to happen completely out of nowhere with no buildup. Any character not named Nariko or Bohan are one dimensional with hardly any character development. Ending was fantastic. The direction period is fantastic.
Really my main complaint is that nothing in the game flows smoothly at all and that it could have used a couple more months of polishing, hell maybe a year. It's like someone taking a bunch of great tasting food like chicken, chocolate, pizza, grape juice and blended into a smoothie with the mentality that since all of the foods taste good seperately then they'll taste good together when the result is a terrible tasting smoothy. By far the most dissapointing game I've played this year.
Positives:
-King Bohan is awesome. Best character in the game by far.
-Nariko is also awesome although it feels like her character development is rushed.
-Graphics are, for the most part, fantastic.
-Animation is second to none.
-Boss fights are fantastic as well. There are times when it looks like you're actually playing a Kung Fu movie.
-Soundtrack is the best I've heard since God of War and its successor.
-Kai's segments are pretty fun.
-Cannon segments are illegally fun.
Negatives:
-Framerate ranges from decent to terrible. Feels like most of the game is played at 20 frames with it occasionally climbing to 30 or dipping to what feels like the teens. This is unacceptable in an action game. For the sequal it better be a locked 60 frames or 30 frames with motion blur. No less.
-Combat is utterly broken. There are a lot of great ideas but they just don't flow together at all or are just poorly executed, the main culprit being the broken countering system. In theory it's a great idea but in practice it just makes everything sloppy as hell. Sure the color scheme, auto-blocking, and weapon switching seem like great ideas but when you're in combat everything feels like a garbled mess of blue and yellow coming towards you. What's worse is that by the time an enemy has revealed his color, it feels like he's already half way through his attack so countering becomes more of a guessing game than reflexes. Of course the other side of the coin being there's absolutely no reason to even use the counterattack system since there's no penalty in doing so. Actually button mashing and spamming the same combo over and over again will probably get you through the entire game.
-Story is rushed and shallow with absolutely no flow whatsoever. Events seem to happen completely out of nowhere with no buildup. Any character not named Nariko or Bohan are one dimensional with hardly any character development. Ending was fantastic. The direction period is fantastic.
Really my main complaint is that nothing in the game flows smoothly at all and that it could have used a couple more months of polishing, hell maybe a year. It's like someone taking a bunch of great tasting food like chicken, chocolate, pizza, grape juice and blended into a smoothie with the mentality that since all of the foods taste good seperately then they'll taste good together when the result is a terrible tasting smoothy. By far the most dissapointing game I've played this year.
Bearillusion
Banned
IzumiK said:
Similar to the Matrix in that they didn't know if they were going to get to make the sequels or not.
Y2Kev said:
Well actually its alot of mystery around the deity. The sword is clearly evil and like she said " Isnt from heaven" Also it seems the Raven lord question which side "Heaven or Hell" she was fighting for. Anyways with the Raven Lord still alive and the Heavenly Sword still around I'm looking foward to the Heavenly Sword 2
You know, who was it that said this game lacked enemy variety? They aren't super-different, but up through Chapter 4, I've encountered at least eight or nine, excluding bosses.
-Generic Soldiers
-Shield Soldiers
-Axe Soldiers
-Generals (the one's with the flared helmets that look like the guy you have to get the password from using Kai)
-Hammer Soldiers
-Ninjas
-Roach's "Pets"
-Archers
There may be a few others that I've forgotten or haven't encountered yet, but for a game of this type, that's a pretty standard selection.
-Generic Soldiers
-Shield Soldiers
-Axe Soldiers
-Generals (the one's with the flared helmets that look like the guy you have to get the password from using Kai)
-Hammer Soldiers
-Ninjas
-Roach's "Pets"
-Archers
There may be a few others that I've forgotten or haven't encountered yet, but for a game of this type, that's a pretty standard selection.
Systems_id
Banned
Yeah I was surprised at this at well. The reviews made it seem like you were fighting the same three types the entire game but that clearly isn't the case.Belfast said:
Riddler said:
Do you think? It
saves Nariko's life at least long enough for her to save her clan, and when she fights she freaking glows like an Angel. She certainly didn't look like she had been possessed by evil.
I really can't believe how they ended it. That took incredible amounts of guts...I was almost certain they would write themselves out of it.
LiquidMetal14 said:
How come your subtitles are different than mine? Mine actually have little backgrounds to them.
Oh, and one more question: is anyone finding some weird "de-syncing" issues with the lip-sync and sound? It works fine when I go through the movie viewer, but once I get into the game, it's like quarter of a second off.
I hope I don't have a bad copy or my PS3 is broke or something...
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
I was holding the control in one hand and shooting with the other in some shots, that is why the blur is there in some of them. And regarding the audio, I have had nothing extraordinary with the syncing. Perhaps it's just that you might have expected human like sync. It's damn good but not like real life. Well actually it is very lifelike lol.SRG01 said:How come your subtitles are different than mine? Mine actually have little backgrounds to them.
Oh, and one more question: is anyone finding some weird "de-syncing" issues with the lip-sync and sound? It works fine when I go through the movie viewer, but once I get into the game, it's like quarter of a second off.
HomerSimpson-Man
Member
LiquidMetal14 said:
Holy....this game looks just ridiculous! :O
Mefisutoferesu
Member
Is the frame rate for the game really that bad? Last I heard it almost never dropped below 30fps save a few odd scenes...
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Hell no. To anyone who just plays games this thing will feel smooth. To those of us aware of issues this will not even bother. For those obsessed with perfect frame rates, this should be a slight issue. It never drops to slide show levels. It is something that does not take away anything from the gameplay. For me, it is like there is no slowdown since it plays fine.Mefisutoferesu said:
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Hey, I bought it. That means I wants this new devilry.Loudninja said:So people are just going to ignore my post?
Bulla564 said:
Kai can't be a main character, IMO. she's just too goofy, and, uh, "special." You can't take her seriously.
The trilogy will probably be about the sword. It will circle around the mythology of the sword. Maybe we will be transported to a different time period with a different sword holder.
Ninja Theory's artists are second to none, so I am really excited to see the concepting for their next game.
You look at Kung Fu Chaos and then you look at Heavenly Sword...the development studio has come so far. I'm reversed wahjah'd for them.
I'm sorry but the frame rate is not smooth, I thoroughly enjoyed this game but one thing that did really annoy me was the frame rate. Not so much during the fighting, but when you are looking around or during some of the in game cut scenes you can really notice the drop in frame rate.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Your opinion is valid and that of someone who pays attention to these things. But do you think the average person who is playing it and digging it would say that? I have played this a bit and never has the framerate taken away from the experience nor annoyed me. It never even affected my timing.Gnar Kill said: