Subject: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Wed Mar 09, 2011 5:54 am
Game is looking good.
Talking Sock Big Daddy Boss
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:01 am
I guess.
Superbuu3 Raziel
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Wed Mar 09, 2011 11:16 am
the visuals alone interest me, i'll keep an eye out
A_Nonny_Moose Live Free or Don't
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Fri Apr 15, 2011 3:46 pm
Demo on the JP store now.
Eevil-Psycho Captain Spaulding
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Fri Apr 15, 2011 3:52 pm
i'm not too fond of artsy games
A_Nonny_Moose Live Free or Don't
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Sat Apr 16, 2011 12:43 am
No English subtitles so the controls took some figuring out. I think I got most of it down though. Fun game, but feels a bit too simplified. The one-button combat and lack of on-screen indicators makes it hard to know where you are in a combo and judg your timing. On the other hand the parry and counter system seems really strict, and the difficulty seems fairly high for normal mode.
Art-style is great, but the actual graphics aren't. The boss thing that popped up at the end looked like it could have been from a good looking PS2 game.
Kaede Piss scared of wasps
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Sat Apr 16, 2011 9:59 am
It's designed by Takeyasu, no wonder it looks great. Going to download the demo right now.
Superbuu3 Raziel
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:13 pm
A_Nonny_Moose wrote:
No English subtitles so the controls took some figuring out. I think I got most of it down though. Fun game, but feels a bit too simplified. The one-button combat and lack of on-screen indicators makes it hard to know where you are in a combo and judg your timing. On the other hand the parry and counter system seems really strict, and the difficulty seems fairly high for normal mode.
Art-style is great, but the actual graphics aren't. The boss thing that popped up at the end looked like it could have been from a good looking PS2 game.
El Shaddai's combat looks completely different when you're watching a skilled player, as opposed to someone who's just bashing their way through. El Shaddai really is all about the visual, and when you're playing it right, it rivals Bayonetta in fluidity and spectacle.
A_Nonny_Moose Live Free or Don't
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Mon Aug 08, 2011 3:54 pm
Yeah, read that ages ago.
A_Nonny_Moose Live Free or Don't
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Sun Sep 18, 2011 2:06 am
Bought this. I wasn't planning to get it on release but GAME sent me some coupons to get extra points with each purchase, and I wanted to use them before they expired. That's why I bought Portal 2 as well. Stil go one coupone left that expires in a week, but there's nothing else I want right now.
GAME also pu an extra 3000 points on my card as compensation for some problems with their site.
A_Nonny_Moose Live Free or Don't
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:07 pm
This game has no hud at all. It's weird.
Superbuu3 Raziel
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:12 pm
I thought you loved playing asscreed with no hud
A_Nonny_Moose Live Free or Don't
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:19 pm
Yeah but if it had no HUD by default, and no options for one, it would be weird.
There's usually some kind of combo or point indicator in games like this. Plus there's these little orange things I keep collecting and I have no idea what they do. A little thing popped when I first found one that said they increase my power or something, but there's no way to tell exactly what effect they have. Not yet anyway, maybe it'll happen later.
Superbuu3 Raziel
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:20 pm
Check the manual
A_Nonny_Moose Live Free or Don't
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:23 pm
That won't give me an in game measure of what they're actually doing. Doesn't seem to matter though.
Superbuu3 Raziel
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:27 pm
I remember teh game having all this weird stuff in the loading screens that explain stuff was that only on the demo?
Anyway hows the game holding up, i'm suprised that you'd pick that to buy with all the games coming out. Isn't it like 40 at game.
A_Nonny_Moose Live Free or Don't
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Sun Sep 18, 2011 9:30 pm
There's barely been any loading screens so far.
And as I said, I had some coupons for extra points that expire on Septemmber 26th, so I bought Portal 2 and this.
SimianWonder Simian D. Wonder
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:26 pm
I just DLed the demo for this, it's... different.
Superbuu3 Raziel
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:50 pm
I thought it was shit. Despite liking the visuals.
SimianWonder Simian D. Wonder
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:54 pm
The demo doesn't do a great job of walking you through, it kinda drops you in the game and lets you work it out yourself. The combat appears to have a lot more depth than is at first apparent though; the weapons seem to work on a rock/paper/scissors arrangement, and you can vary your combo's by holding the attack or guard buttons as well.
Not sure I'd ever buy it, but the art style is undeniably impressive, even moreso if the other areas do indeed take on a slightly different style.
Superbuu3 Raziel
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Mon Sep 19, 2011 4:52 pm
Well i wanted it when i thought it was a PSN title, then i saw the 40 pound price tag and was hugely put off. I might get it after a heavy price drop because honestly I personally found the visuals that damn sexy, even if i doubt i'd ever get into the gameplay.
A_Nonny_Moose Live Free or Don't
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:40 pm
The other areas can look vastly different. I've only played it for a couple hours, but there's been an icy tundra, a red/black futuristic city, and a bright cartoon land.
The combat isn't that deep. Each weapon works on the same way as far as button presses go. But it's fun if you get into a rhythm of weapon stealing and working on your advantages. It's pretty evenly split between combat and platforming though.
A_Nonny_Moose Live Free or Don't
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Wed Sep 21, 2011 8:58 am
Now I'm in a city that looks like a cross between Tron and Blade Runner, with a new set of cyber armour and a motorbike.
A_Nonny_Moose Live Free or Don't
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Wed Sep 21, 2011 9:27 am
Some of the stages have branching paths as well, so it's not entirely linear.
Superbuu3 Raziel
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Subject: Re: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Wed Sep 21, 2011 11:05 am
A_Nonny_Moose wrote:
Now I'm in a city that looks like a cross between Tron and Blade Runner, with a new set of cyber armour and a motorbike.
What the hell does Rick Deckard do?
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