Overall: 8/10
Alrighty, I finished the whole game but I am way to hellalazy to update all this. So next up on reviews will Be Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics, and then Army of 2 40th day, and then Dark Void. WOO!
I got my copy od Darksiders last night around 9: 30 pm and played til 1 this morning. You jump into the game as one of the four apocalyptic horsemen, War. Right away, War reminded me of a fully decked out Tier 5 warrior from World of Warcraft, but more kickass. The game wastes no time putting you into action and gives you a big sword to play with right away. This is a hack and slash game like Bayonetta, but I seem to like it a lot more. The flow of the game is much smoother and it actually takes some skill and thinking as your health can be depleted very quickly. There are also various elements thrown in that can be matched to zelda or metroid. One thing right away that I noticed as well, was the camera angle. Really, it is one of the only things preventing me from giving this a 10/10. It doesnt follow your movements, and when you have to fight using X and move the camera with the right stick, its a bit hard.
The game takes place in a city ravened by war between the Underworld and Heaven, and because you are of no real allegiance, you will be killing both. The game starts off simple. Get from point A to point B without dying. Later on you'll meet your first large demon, but you don't have to fight him. In this game, you are looking to find and kill "The Destroyer" and he is your ticket. He tells you to go kill 4 demons, the first, a large bat demon. This is also the point in which you get your first shop visit. I would buy the scythe right away, as it can clear large groups of enemys from around you very quickly. Here you can also but potions and skills.
So now you have to go kill this large bat demon, so what better way to get there than jacking some guys gryphon and heading to a church. This level is extremely fun as you just ride around and a gryphon and shot angels. When you arrive at the church, you use the horn of earth to move the gate, but he tells you he is held by a curse. So you have to go to these 4 portals and basically complete 4 minigames. One is kill 5 guys with a certain skill, another kill 40 enemies, another kill 50 while your health is being depleted, and last kill 30 demons with a finishing move.
After completed, the gate moves and you can enter the church. So far, I have spent 2 hours in the church alone and am currently stuck, so hopefully I can get passed what I need to.
This is as far as I am right now, and I will also be getting some game play videos with commentary up on Youtube which I will link here later.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Bayonetta
Overall: 6.5/10
I picked up my own copy of Bayonetta about two weeks ago, and hearing and seeing all the hype about this game, I was extremely excited. I popped open my tray, and started the game up. Getting into the game, I noticed two things, the difficulties: Very Easy, Easy. and Normal. Not knowing what "Automatic" meant under both the very easy and easy difficulties, I went right to normal. A screen popped up and displayed the controls. A to jump, X to shoot, Y to punch (I think), and B to kick. Right there my hype went down a bit, this game was not very complicated at all.
After playing for 15 minutes, I knew exactly what this game was. Combos showed up during loading screens, but there we so many, more than a Street Fighter game really. So 30 minutes in, my original hype for this game went WAY down. I started calling the game "The smash Y and B game" because thats all you really need to do. Boss fights are challenging especially ones with the first dragon boss. You will meet four total bosses through out the game, and then face them all again before the "pre-final boss". After an hour or so, I decided to see what this automatic option was, so I switched the game to very easy. Automatic apparently means auto dodging which will give you almost unlimited "Witch-Time" after every hit attempt by an enemy. So...overall, all this is, is another hack-and-slash game.
After a while, you reach a mission where you get to drive on a motorcycle. Fun right! Well, not so much. The level is extremely repetitive and its like the road and tunnels are stuck on a loop. The level drags on for much too long, but it does end eventually. This is sadly how it is for most levels. Kill this guy, take his weapon, kill this guy, destroy this wall, repeat. Not much variation in the game. no puzzles,side quests,or anything the deviates from the storyline. Its just one kill after another after another...for 6 hours.
If you like hack and slash games, then RENT this game. Notice i said RENT. Why? Because this game has no replay value what-so-ever. You can play it over again on harder difficulties. But really, whats the point? Your just doing the same thing again. Yep, thats it. I ended up completing the game in about 6 hours...a good way to waste some time.
The game is comprised of 16 chapters all from 15-30 minutes each depending on if you get stuck in an area or cant figure out where to go (happened a few times, such as when you first raise the statues to get witch time in the city, I didn't know you could move while the statues were up.) Like I said before, the game has no replay value, but it does have leader boards if you care about anything like that.
So on to the shop. After every chapter, you have the option to go to "The Gates of Hell". Also known as the store. You can buy new moves and alternate weapon skins as they become available. First off, buy all moves. Weapons skins are a waste of money. You can also buy potions and buffs, also a waste of money. Another way to get some of these buffs, is after every chapter you will play the mini game "Angel Attack". Get points buy shooting the angels. 5 points per kill, 10 points for a double kill. You can get buffs with these points, and exchange the rest for halos, 1k for 1 point.
Graphically, this game is amazing. The camera angles are great (most of the time), the flow is amazing, and all movements are smooth overall. It really immerses the player into the world more and makes you feel like your doing a lot with just a few button mashes. Oh yea, did I mention the hot chicks too? :D
Well, I guess thats all for this game. Main points of this:
1. Hack and slash Game
2. RENT, RENT, RENT this game. DO NOT buy it.
3. If you do buy it, please dont waste a whole $60 on it, try and wait to find it used somewhere. There are no "special grab bag" items that come with a copy of the game, so theres really no harm in waiting for the price to go down anyways.
And if your wondering about total playtime for this game: 6 hours 5 minutes 10 seconds.
Well thats all for this review, look forward to more soon!
~Sai
I picked up my own copy of Bayonetta about two weeks ago, and hearing and seeing all the hype about this game, I was extremely excited. I popped open my tray, and started the game up. Getting into the game, I noticed two things, the difficulties: Very Easy, Easy. and Normal. Not knowing what "Automatic" meant under both the very easy and easy difficulties, I went right to normal. A screen popped up and displayed the controls. A to jump, X to shoot, Y to punch (I think), and B to kick. Right there my hype went down a bit, this game was not very complicated at all.
After playing for 15 minutes, I knew exactly what this game was. Combos showed up during loading screens, but there we so many, more than a Street Fighter game really. So 30 minutes in, my original hype for this game went WAY down. I started calling the game "The smash Y and B game" because thats all you really need to do. Boss fights are challenging especially ones with the first dragon boss. You will meet four total bosses through out the game, and then face them all again before the "pre-final boss". After an hour or so, I decided to see what this automatic option was, so I switched the game to very easy. Automatic apparently means auto dodging which will give you almost unlimited "Witch-Time" after every hit attempt by an enemy. So...overall, all this is, is another hack-and-slash game.
After a while, you reach a mission where you get to drive on a motorcycle. Fun right! Well, not so much. The level is extremely repetitive and its like the road and tunnels are stuck on a loop. The level drags on for much too long, but it does end eventually. This is sadly how it is for most levels. Kill this guy, take his weapon, kill this guy, destroy this wall, repeat. Not much variation in the game. no puzzles,side quests,or anything the deviates from the storyline. Its just one kill after another after another...for 6 hours.
If you like hack and slash games, then RENT this game. Notice i said RENT. Why? Because this game has no replay value what-so-ever. You can play it over again on harder difficulties. But really, whats the point? Your just doing the same thing again. Yep, thats it. I ended up completing the game in about 6 hours...a good way to waste some time.
The game is comprised of 16 chapters all from 15-30 minutes each depending on if you get stuck in an area or cant figure out where to go (happened a few times, such as when you first raise the statues to get witch time in the city, I didn't know you could move while the statues were up.) Like I said before, the game has no replay value, but it does have leader boards if you care about anything like that.
So on to the shop. After every chapter, you have the option to go to "The Gates of Hell". Also known as the store. You can buy new moves and alternate weapon skins as they become available. First off, buy all moves. Weapons skins are a waste of money. You can also buy potions and buffs, also a waste of money. Another way to get some of these buffs, is after every chapter you will play the mini game "Angel Attack". Get points buy shooting the angels. 5 points per kill, 10 points for a double kill. You can get buffs with these points, and exchange the rest for halos, 1k for 1 point.
Graphically, this game is amazing. The camera angles are great (most of the time), the flow is amazing, and all movements are smooth overall. It really immerses the player into the world more and makes you feel like your doing a lot with just a few button mashes. Oh yea, did I mention the hot chicks too? :D
Well, I guess thats all for this game. Main points of this:
1. Hack and slash Game
2. RENT, RENT, RENT this game. DO NOT buy it.
3. If you do buy it, please dont waste a whole $60 on it, try and wait to find it used somewhere. There are no "special grab bag" items that come with a copy of the game, so theres really no harm in waiting for the price to go down anyways.
And if your wondering about total playtime for this game: 6 hours 5 minutes 10 seconds.
Well thats all for this review, look forward to more soon!
~Sai
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