It got a lot of almost perfect 9+ reviews in the start, but after the elders at IGN and GameSpot gave 2 straight 7.5 scores others became scared and gave 8. 9+ is what it felt like from the demo.
There is a lot of talk about the great gameplay in this game, but the story is also going to be great. Patrice Stewart's narration makes it feel like a novel adaptation
Lots of rentals for me this month, but Castilvania Vanquish and MOH are the only buys
This is a strange review, straight explanation of gameplay and story without nitpicking, fanboyisim, opinion or score.
They really do hurt my eyes; the smaller DS hurt me the worst.
And about screen quality, DS and PSP games would look like PS1 games; some would look almost PS2 level like Ghost of Sparta, so not a big problem.
For me a Tablet size would be the perfect size for a handheld, I hope the PSP2 would have a tablet model alongside the regular one. I don’t think the 3DS can translate into a tablet; I would love it if it can.
@sidar
Sounds like double standard to me. Why don’t you call Lord of Shadows a new litration?
@Eamon
"kinda"
they should at least still do a 2D handheald version in full classic style alongside Prime and other M.
Same thing I have been saying about Metroid.
C:LOS is defenantly the first great 3D Castilvania game, it may not be a direct translation of the gameplay into 3D, but it has all the mythology and grate music.
And I'm sure we will still get new 2D games coming
I own a dsxl and psp, but would rather play all the games I have on a big screen, the small screen hurts my eyes.
If their weren't great games exclusive to handhelds I woulden't have got either.
I wish their would at least be an option to connect them to the TV.
But I sure hope Enslaved stops DmC.
He was talking about PC version features vs consolses in general.
And on that topic I think bioware and bethsada provide the only DLC models I'm interested in, and it's significant single player expansions, not just "map packs" or "alternate costumes".
Just finished this, best Spidy game since Ultimate SpiderMan.
But loosing the sandbox was a big set back, another problime is that the web swingning and wall crawling are not smooth like the previos games, third problem is the invisible walls.
If the game didn't have these problems it would have been a 9+, I hope they fix these problems for the next Spidy game.
Lightning was in the TGS VS. Demo, and the game had ravagers and commandos and everything, I was surprised.
The FF13 ending (spoiler) left lots of things open , like the "maker" the Puls Fal'ce and the settlement of the survivors on Puls. So I thought VS would continue the story.
Edit: your right, I just googled it, I must have been seeing things.
Way back (before I discovered the internet) EGM used to have 3 or 4 reviewers for every game like Famitsu. One would give a 7 another a 10, it would average out fairly.
Never expected you to get tied by review, you may miss a lot of games you may love.
My own best place for reviews is Gamefaq, usually a large range from fans of the particular genre, and no bloggers seeking hits, and it's easy to spot fanboy or troll reviews. I would read some of the best scores and some of the worst then check what is consistent about them. Got me to play great games I wouldn't have otherwise.
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Just signed up to PSN+ and got AC: brotherhood beta was this for every subscriber or did I get lucky?
Isn’t versus a sequel? Lightning is playable in that game along with same battle system (with modifications).
In the article the devs confirm that going multi added "complications" that affected the product. I myself don’t care how many platforms the game is on unless it affected quality.
It was a chore to play this game up to chapter 11, that was how the game should have been from the start. But after 11 it became a chore again.
I spent a whole week in Puls, around 30% of my play time was in this chapter, left after maxing out the christalyum level, if there wasn’t a level cap I would have stayed even more, buy the time the final level opened up the game ended and I lost interest. If there was a post game story extension I would have returned.
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We should always complain about price, always.
Acting cook about paying money for live just hiked the price up, same thing with the 3DS.
At least the xbox only players woun't complain about this game being a GOW copy, since they never played it.