[quote name='UberNinjaz']You can justify buying Vanquish for $60. Enslaved however, more casual trash for people that like everything pointed out to them & only like running in linear lines. Ninja Theory needs to be closed down, we don't need anymore movie industry drop-outs making video games.[/QUOTE]
That's kind of harsh but the team do need to get their act together next time. I bought this game as part of buy 2 get 1 free at Amazon last week and started playing on hard and beat it in 3 days of casual playing. I'm a Ninja Gaiden type of player so this game on hard is... uh not hard at all. There are few major flaws. First the framrate, it's exactly like Heavenly Sword from their past effort. It's very unstable and I have the 360 version. Can't imagine on the PS3 with additional v-sync problems. Second, the combat controls. The block, dodge, and counter all use a different button. That's just not necessary as it just gets in the way of the action. They could have easily combine at least two a la Ninja Gaiden or Bayonetta and makes the gameplay a lot smoother. The combat moves are very limited with only a handfull at your disposal. It pales in comparision to real action games. Third, the voice audio is way too soft. Since they combined the voice and sound effects of the volume slider in the options, you can't adjust them separately. Turning the voice louder makes the sound effect louder as well so it doesn't really help at all. I had to turn on the subtitle in order to understand many parts of their conversation through out the game. Those are the grips I have with this game and everything else is fairly decent, like story, their trademark characters' facial expressions, most colorful game using Unreal Engine, etc... and of course, all the flaws of Unreal Engine too like texture poping up slowly after the screne is already displayed. Despite its flaws, I still prefer it better than games like God of War. It's a casual action game that's fairly different and lacks the boring fighting mechanics of God of War and no bs QTEs! This game is worth a play through for a new IP but needs to go sub $30. I have already traded mind in but will purchase again as a collection when it goes less than $20. Speaking of new IPs, Vanquish, is worth it for the money. I'll leave my Vanquish mini review in another Vanquish thread if needed.