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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Bloodwake on July 27, 2008, 11:58:46 PM

Title: Siren: Blood Curse: the EB thread
Post by: Bloodwake on July 27, 2008, 11:58:46 PM: So, it's forty bucks on the PlayStation Network, and it's a PS3 game that looks pretty damn good (with the exception of the water graphics which saying they look last gen would be an understatement)

DARK DARK DARKS
CLAUSTROPHOBICALLY CLOSE CAMERA (which you can switch from first to third person)
SOME FUCKED UP SHIT

Hey, definitely worth it, and considering the lack of survival horror for the consoles so far this gen, definitely worth picking it up. It controls better than Silent Hill 4 to say the least.

Other impressions?
Title: Re: Siren: Blood Curse: the EB thread
Post by: abrader on July 28, 2008, 12:42:20 AM: So far I have only played Episode one..

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Running from the zombie cop and hiding in the house was fun...the game is freaky and I felt like I couldnt get away for a while...

Good stuff so far - ep 1.

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Title: Re: Siren: Blood Curse: the EB thread
Post by: FatalT on July 28, 2008, 04:04:23 AM: I'm only up to episode 3 but I'm enjoying it so far. I've never played a Siren game so this sight jacking stuff is new and exciting to meeeee!
Title: Re: Siren: Blood Curse: the EB thread
Post by: FatalT on July 28, 2008, 07:21:24 AM: Quote from: ParticleReality on July 28, 2008, 04:56:00 AM
I give it a 400/1000

Why are you going to rate something when you've never played it. You don't even have a Playstation 3.
Title: Re: Siren: Blood Curse: the EB thread
Post by: Shuri on July 28, 2008, 07:45:58 AM: The demo was awful; broken combat mechanics; a camera thats way to close, and typically awful japanese horror concepts.
Title: Re: Siren: Blood Curse: the EB thread
Post by: Draft on July 28, 2008, 08:41:53 AM: I wouldn't call it awful but the movement controls feel really loose, and the camera is way too close. Makes it kind of tough to play.

I dunno. I kind of want to buy it because I want a next-gen survival horror game, but the demo's not doing much to convince me.
Title: Re: Siren: Blood Curse: the EB thread
Post by: dark1x on July 28, 2008, 08:59:01 AM: Quote from: Draft on July 28, 2008, 08:41:53 AM
I wouldn't call it awful but the movement controls feel really loose, and the camera is way too close. Makes it kind of tough to play.

I dunno. I kind of want to buy it because I want a next-gen survival horror game, but the demo's not doing much to convince me.
The game is best played in first person. The 3rd person camera is awful, but it feels great in first person.

You can enable it by clicking down on one of the sticks. In the demo, you can't actually use it until you've completed the first objective (meeting up with the girl). Basically, it's introduced as part of a mission in the full game. You can't use it during the two gameplay segments (the first part from the demo and something before that) but then you are told that it can be enabled and the game allows it throughout the rest of the title. That's how I played Siren 2 and it makes a huge difference. Very immersive.
Title: Re: Siren: Blood Curse: the EB thread
Post by: FatalT on July 28, 2008, 10:23:09 AM: Dirty poors.
Title: Re: Siren: Blood Curse: the EB thread
Post by: dark1x on July 28, 2008, 10:27:16 AM: Quote from: mojovonio on July 28, 2008, 09:28:12 AM
Its 40 bucks????

ugh
It's a full game, though. I don't see the problem. It's basically $20 cheaper than the vast majority of games these days.
Title: Re: Siren: Blood Curse: the EB thread
Post by: FatalT on July 28, 2008, 10:36:10 AM: Quote from: mojovonio on July 28, 2008, 10:35:28 AM
Quote from: dark1x on July 28, 2008, 10:27:16 AM
Quote from: mojovonio on July 28, 2008, 09:28:12 AM
Its 40 bucks????

ugh
It's a full game, though. I don't see the problem. It's basically $20 cheaper than the vast majority of games these days.

Its 40$ for the full thing? Isn't it 40$ for the first episode and 15$ for each one after that?

Duuuude noooooo! It's $40 for the full thing or $15 for each of the three chapters which have four episodes in each.
Title: Re: Siren: Blood Curse: the EB thread
Post by: Bloodwake on July 29, 2008, 12:09:24 PM: I've been switching back and forth between my replay of Chrono Trigger, Siren, and FFIV on the DS, so I'm only four episodes in, but it's pretty damn good so far.
Title: Re: Siren: Blood Curse: the EB thread
Post by: abrader on July 29, 2008, 01:32:25 PM: Quote from: Genghis Cohen on July 29, 2008, 01:04:47 PM
This starts out promising, despite the shit controls, but quickly turns into "hit shit" which is not fun, nor particularly scary.
what chapter you on?

I still havent played CH 2 ;)
Title: Re: Siren: Blood Curse: the EB thread
Post by: Bloodwake on July 31, 2008, 06:51:02 PM: The first legitimately shitty part is chapter 5, where it introduces the past sight jack, and it won't let you save the points, making you backtrack ten or so times to get the puzzles right.
Title: Re: Siren: Blood Curse: the EB thread
Post by: abrader on July 31, 2008, 07:04:23 PM: im busy and slow at games but i have played chapter 2 finally...id say its still decent.
Title: Re: Siren: Blood Curse: the EB thread
Post by: Bloodwake on July 31, 2008, 08:27:45 PM: Chapter five overall is good for horror game standards... the first part is fucking great and the second part, sans the puzzle, is still creepy.

Chapter six starts out good too.

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