|
price tag. I can buy Burnout Paradise for $20.Screw you Heavenly Sword and your $[.]. I can buy Dead Space for $30.
There is no good reason whatsoever that this game is still $[.].This game should be $20 or less. For example, as of this writing I can buy InFamous, which just came out three weeks ago, on Amazon for $[.]. I just thought I'd drop by and give a horrible review score to Heavenly Sword, the PS3 game that REFUSES to ever come down in price.
I can buy Fallout 3 for $[.]. Go enjoy that landfill. Paying full price is insane.
Unlike in 2007, at this point the PS3 has tons of other games available that are better and cheaper than Heavenly Sword.
But don't let Kai's naivety fool you; she is as clever and cunning as she is cute.As a game, this would get 5 stars from me. This review if for the girlfriend (or boyfriend, who am I to judge). That being said, it is easily worth the short time investment of playing or, if you're like me, just watching someone play. The fight scenes (even with the special move cut scenes that were imbedded in the battles) were long enough to get boring, but not so long that you had time to do too much else while they went on.
Some games are easier to watch than others, and some are easier to play. There were just too many points where I found myself bored or frustrated to give it a 5. Sometimes, being a good girlfriend means sitting on the couch and watching him play a game or playing a game together. I'm a moderate gamer; the new controls are generally more complicated than I'm willing to commit to. that sits on the couch and watches.Heavenly Sword has a great story and is beautiful to watch. I'm glad this was a short game, because while the characters pulled at your heart and the story drew you in, there were times when the game was very frustrating to watch.
But, since I'm doing a girlfriend review, I decided to give it 4 stars. The weapon guidance with the six axis controller was extremely frustrating to watch, especially in the beginning while you are getting used to it.If life were a video game, Nariko is the kind of heroine every girl wants to be. (Yea, I know I said beautiful twice). Her relationship to Nariko is somewhat of a cross between a younger sister and a childhood pet. The animation and cut scenes for this game are exactly right. Her "sidekick" Kai is equally adorable. He is a hard core gamer.
She is beautiful, strong, independent, confident, determined and beautiful. We finished the game in three sittings, I would guess between 6-8 hours. This review is not for the hard core gamer. The characters and scenery are beautiful, but still have enough of an animated feel so you aren't pushing the boundary of realism too far.
If you want to rent this because it's short, rent Wolverine instead. Not worth your time, trust me. This game isn't worth the blu-ray disk it's coded on. Graphics suck, characters suck, story sucks, gameplay is aweful, music sucks, and everything else that makes a game sucked in Heavenly Sword.
Until GW3 eventually comes out, Heavenly Sword is the #1 reason to buy a PS3. This by far one of the most perfect games ever made for the PS3. Though it is similar to GOd of War in some instances, the game stands alone in graphis, story, and the mini games with the shooting is challenging but fun.
It may have been helpfull to have the manuel. Good game difficult to play at the end.
|
