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[JaxJag]

6.75 incoming!

I didn't know this was coming out so soon. This and Alice came out of nowhere. Thanks EA marketing department!

He'll whine and complain how the game doesn't control exactly like every shooter on the planet.

He will say the game is too sexist, and say the humor is too immature. You know, because there's no room for that in the games industry.

He will probably also complain that a lot of aspects are "too gamie". Whatever that's suppose to mean.

 

[~Kinggi~]

wat, good reviews!? yayyyy

 

[X26]

given who worked on the game and the footage that's been shown, the reviews aren't surprising. Too bad EA has essentially sent this to die with no marketing whatsoever

 

[SafeinSound]

There isn't a demo for this, is there?

 

[Special J]

If the game was good, why did they place an embargo till the last minute? Could have benefited from early raves for sure. Definitely intrigued though.

they're just not confident in it, game like this, western marketers dont understand one bit.

 

[BrikHog]

People thought this looked bad? Hmm, fooled me.

Voice acting kinda iffy, but Suda51 + RE4-esque gameplay? Count me in.

 

[Monocle]

Buying the hell out of this, obviously.

Spoiler

Tempted to wait for a price cut. I have a feeling this one's headed for the bargain bin, as great as it looks.

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

Kmart is giving a 15 dollar gaming coupon with this one.





BTW, this game needs a TV ad BAD.

At least a demo!

 

[Boney]

choooooooooo choooooooooooooooooooo

 

[Teknoman]

What the hell? So it's great?

Maybe I'll buy this at a high price...

Gya ha ha...Thank you.

 

[Riposte]

Now the question is:

Will Jim Sterling love it because of its WACKINESS or will he hate it because it has TERRIBLE MIKAMKI CONTROLS(read: good controls for normal human beings)?

 

[cpp_is_king]

Bloody Disgusting gives it Editor's Choice, but does not assign a score to it. Says that it's fucking amazing though.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/videogames/1693

 

[linko9]

I had no idea this game was coming out so soon. Really hope it sells well.

 

[54-46!]

I'll wait for the Giant Bomb review, if it's a 4 or 5 I will pick it up.

 

[randomwab]

Looking forward to the inevitably wonderful IGN review. Isn't Arthur Gies on this one too? Should be fun.

 

[Relaxed Muscle]

Bloody Disgusting gives it Editor's Choice, but does not assign a score to it. Says that it's fucking amazing though.

http://www.bloody-disgusting.com/news/videogames/1693

Some light spoilers there, you're are advised.

 

[Fady K]

MikamiXSudaXYamaokaXEA = Deserves MUCH better exposure :/!!!!!!

 

[Curufinwe]

Joystiq - 4/5.

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/21/shadows-of-the-damned-review

 

[Dr. Kitty Muffins]

Edit: Sorry got too excited there.lol

 

[FlashbladeGAF]

Spoiler

Unexpected 2D shoot 'em up

levels? SWEET!

Spoiler tag please...

It's no longer unexpected now Thanks

 

[faridmon]

What the hell? I didn't know this game was coming so soon. It just came out of no where...

 

[LiquidMetal14]

Spoiler tag please...

It's no longer unexpected now Thanks

Damn, you're right.

Come on now people. Info is sensitive to some of us.

 

[GuardianE]

Hmm. All these positive review scores have me a bit worried. I was hoping it was going to be a bit more divisive. It makes me think the game is a bit too palatable to Metacritic standards.

I don't understand this at all.

 

[Speedymanic]

Destructoid - 8.5
http://www.destructoid.com/review-shadows-of-the-damned-204206.phtml

 

[Curufinwe]

EA would surely have got more pre-orders for this game if they had allowed more reviews to go up a few days earlier.

 

[zlatko]

I might rent this after all then. I'll let Gaf persuade me once people have a lot of hands on time with it. Maybe it'll be a case of a Bayonetta where people mostly think it'll be a total turd and it turns out to be a lot of fun? I hope so anyway.

 

[Duffyside]

I don't understand this at all.

He's a hipster, what's to understand?

 

[Speedymanic]

Eurogamer Portugal - 9
Eurogamer - 7
DigitalSpy - 3/5
NowGamer - 7.9

 

[Curufinwe]

IGN give it a 7, same as Eurogamer.

http://uk.xbox360.ign.com/articles/117/1177708p1.html

I'll be interested to see what GameSpot think of it, especially if Kevin VanOrd is reviewing it.

 

[sixteen-bit]

Kmart is giving a 15 dollar gaming coupon with this one.

Urge to buy rising!

So, 360 or PS3?

 

[Himself]

Ahh too many surprises getting ruined! I'm outta here.

Oh, and how could I possibly be a hipster? My favorite games are whatever Metacritic tells me they should be so I can be as cool as everyone else.

 

[Cactus]

Evil Dead themed level?? Sold!

 

[Appollowexx]

Evil Dead themed level?? Sold!

Badass.

 

[Deadly Cyclone]

I had not paid attention to this game until today, scores are pretty good, may have to rent it.

 

[S1kkZ]

Urge to buy rising!

So, 360 or PS3?

360 version is fine so far. no tearing or framerate issues.

 

[Curufinwe]

360 version is fine so far. no tearing or framerate issues.

That's odd. The Destructoid review was of the 360 version and it claimed there was a terrible amount of tearing.

 

[aegies]

That's odd. The Destructoid review was of the 360 version and it claimed there was a terrible amount of tearing.

The review code for debugs EA sent out did have some really bad tearing. The retail version fixed most of it.

 

[S1kkZ]

The review code for debugs EA sent out did have some really bad tearing. The retail version fixed most of it.

yep, no tearing so far (and i am very sensitive to tearing and framerate issues).

 

[Owzers]

The review code for debugs EA sent out did have some really bad tearing. The retail version fixed most of it.

Did it fix it for both 360 and ps3 or just 360?

 

[GABDEG]

Great job Eurogamer, namedropping DNF in a review for another game.

 

[DaBuddaDa]

Great job Eurogamer, namedropping DNF in a review for another game.

In what context is this a negative action?

 

[aegies]

Did it fix it for both 360 and ps3 or just 360?

I didn't notice anything egregious in the PS3 version, but I didn't play all the way through it.

 

[Curufinwe]

The review code for debugs EA sent out did have some really bad tearing. The retail version fixed most of it.

That's good to know.

It's a shame that their review is inaccurate in that respect, but you you can't blame Destructoid for talking about how bad the tearing was if it was present in the version EA sent to them to be reviewed.

 

[Furio53]

That's good to know.

It's a shame that their review is inaccurate in that respect, but you you can't blame Destructoid for talking about how bad the tearing was if it was present in the version EA sent to them to be reviewed.

strange

 

[GABDEG]

In what context is this a negative action?

It just seems unprofessional to mention DNF in the conclusion of a review of another game. Mention that somewhere in the article.. That quote will forever be on SotD's metacritic page now and seem dated in a couple of months.

 

[aegies]

That's good to know.

It's a shame that their review is inaccurate in that respect, but you you can't blame Destructoid for talking about how bad the tearing was if it was present in the version EA sent to them to be reviewed.

EA has been super accommodating with Shadows of the Damned, actually. I got review code before E3, just like we got review code for Alice before E3. I don't think people understand the nature of EA Partners games, and how many stages everything in these agreements go through before gamers see anything. Those are some of the hardest working PR people in the industry.

 

[wrowa]

It just seems unprofessional to mention DNF in the conclusion of a review of another game. Mention that somewhere in the article.. That quote will forever be on SotD's metacritic page now and seem dated in a couple of months.

It's even more unprofessional to word an article so that it fits some metracritic criteria.

 

[GABDEG]

It's even more unprofessional to word an article so that it fits some metracritic criteria.

Way to miss the point. I'm talking about writing a good conclusion, the fact that it pops up on Metacritic, where most people get to see it, is just a consequence.

 

[astroturfing]

7 from Eurogamer worries me just a bit since they're usually spot-on. (yea yea i know 7 isn't "bad" but you know what i mean).

but hmm.. i'd like a fun game like this right now. hmm hmm... wish i had more money so buying games wasn't always such a difficult decision

 

[Acquiescence]

Gonna get this when the price is reduced. Looks interesting enough, but no way am I paying £35-40.