El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron

Wasn't he a cop?

I'm pretty sure thats batman.

Batman's a scientist.

A_Nonny_Moose wrote:

Batman's a scientist.

He wears black and doesn't have a labcoat.

Simpsons quote buu. You failed.

Bitch

The bike section was almost exactly like the bike section in Bayonetta.

In my defence i didn't find that line funny so i didn't remember it.

Also exactly when is this game set. Why is there a bike in it?

It's set... I dunno. Somewhere in Biblical times. God appointed 7 angels to watch over humanity, but the angels kind of fell in love with humans after a while, so they all went down to Earth and made it their own. They each have their own little worlds that are all different. So God sends Enoch don to sort it out. Also Lucifel, who talks to God via a mobile phone and wears a very gay shirt.

Now I'm in some kind of underwater disco fighting off backing dancers while some dude does a dance routine to camera.

Oh wow, a second playable character.

Okay, 3D platforming in weird crazy environments with bizarre textures and unreal lightning that gives almost no depth perception is really really hard.

And it's even harder when the platforms are small and move about.

A_Nonny_Moose wrote:

Oh wow, a second playable character.

Any difference?

He has his own attacks, but they play basically the same. It was almost entirely a platforming section though.

I doubt he'll be selectable on reruns or anything, you just play as him for a bit for story purposes.

I realised that this is basically an action platformer, but a really minimal one.

Honestly I can't imagine it being better then outland

The combat is more involved than Outland. Now that I've gotten used to the just guard and what weapons work against other weapons it's a lot more fun. I really wish there was some kind of upgrade system for the combat though. Other than collecting the orange things to make the Burst Mode stronger, the combat never changes or evolves for the entire game.

It's a short game too. About 7 and a half hours. After you complete you unlock the hud elements and a chapter select, for scores and ranking and stuff.

A_Nonny_Moose wrote:

It's a short game too. About 7 and a half hours. After you complete you unlock the hud elements and a chapter select, for scores and ranking and stuff.

Thats the stupidest unlockable ever.

I guess its a game for speed runs or some shit if its got that other stuff.

You also get two higher difficulty settings, and you get ranked after each chapter once you've completed the game once.

Hard mode is annoying. As well as the usual take-more-damage stuff, enemies attack more and are harder to stun. Even the perfect guard doesn't seem to break their attack string half the time. You can parry their attack, start attacking them, and then get hit right away because they just don't stop.

The Gale's range really makes it more useful on hard than it was on normal. On normal it was easier to get in an enemies face and combo them, so the range was pointless.

Trying the English voices on my second run, and man they really are English. Every sinlge voice actor in the game is from England by the sound of it.

I'd get this over Madness Returns.

£13? Looks like someone's not getting a Christmas present this year.