Author Topic: Enslaved: Odyssey to the West (Read 5835 times)

maxy · « **on:** March 30, 2010, 04:57:07 PM »

New Ninja Theory game

http://www.gamespot.com/ps3/action/enslaved/video/6254305?hd=1&tag=topslot;watchlink;1#toggle_video

Sounds interesting...kinda like POP(2008),but hopefully there is a game inside

Ichirou · « **Reply #1 on:** March 30, 2010, 08:26:04 PM »

What the fuck? Is the game about an African slave traveling to the west and working at a cotton plantation or something? What a horrid title.

maxy · « **Reply #2 on:** June 08, 2010, 02:53:13 AM »

E3 trailer

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

Hmm,i like it...for now at least

iconoclast · « **Reply #3 on:** June 08, 2010, 03:00:46 AM »

sup Nariko

Looks interesting. Will play it someday.

BlueTsunami · « **Reply #4 on:** June 08, 2010, 09:50:03 AM »

Enslaved: Odyssey to Arvie's Basement

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5 on:** June 08, 2010, 09:55:58 AM »

Quote from: maxy on June 08, 2010, 02:53:13 AM

E3 trailer

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

Hmm,i like it...for now at least

Post-apocalyptic games

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #6 on:** June 08, 2010, 10:09:20 AM »

Quote from: mojovonio on June 08, 2010, 10:06:36 AM

I love the game's aesthetic.

I liked Heavenly Sword's aethetic too, but I got bored of the repetitive gameplay in the DEMO.

tiesto · « **Reply #7 on:** June 08, 2010, 01:27:03 PM »

I like the 'nature overruning the city' background, and the female character... male lead chara looks horrible though.

Raban · « **Reply #8 on:** June 08, 2010, 03:23:44 PM »

The art style looks fucking horrid and fuck Ninja Theory, but I'm pretty sure this is an adaptation of Journey to the West, so count me in.

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #9 on:** June 08, 2010, 08:23:01 PM »

Hey, at leas they are trying to do something new.

treythemovie · « **Reply #10 on:** June 08, 2010, 10:47:12 PM »

The next Uncharted/Gran Turismo

spoiler (click to show/hide)

No Nolan North though

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maxy · « **Reply #11 on:** July 22, 2010, 02:14:00 PM »

[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

Positive Touch · « **Reply #12 on:** July 22, 2010, 02:30:14 PM »

Quote from: Ichirou on March 30, 2010, 08:26:04 PM

What the fuck? Is the game about an African slave traveling to the west and working at a cotton plantation or something? What a horrid title.

i thought the same thing. hoped it woulda been a game where you rise up and kill whitey slavemasters

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #13 on:** July 22, 2010, 09:37:51 PM »

Played this at E3. It was OK I guess

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #14 on:** July 22, 2010, 10:26:15 PM »

Quote from: Positive Touch

Quote from: Ichirou on March 30, 2010, 08:26:04 PM
What the fuck? Is the game about an African slave traveling to the west and working at a cotton plantation or something? What a horrid title.

i thought the same thing. hoped it woulda been a game where you rise up and kill whitey slavemasters

spoiler (click to show/hide)

mandingo-style qte cutscenes

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maxy · « **Reply #15 on:** August 25, 2010, 10:55:45 AM »

First level,no sound
[youtube=560,345]#![/youtube]

Looks good.

chronovore · « **Reply #16 on:** September 21, 2010, 09:56:37 PM »

Glad I searched for an OT, even though this thread isn't getting much love lately.

I'd seen the ads on Penny-Arcade, and ignored them. Namco does not have much oomph this generation, so I was ready to just write this off the same as Dead to Rights 5 and Soul Calibur XII. But yesterday this had a featured video on Xbox Live, so I watched it. Gorgeous game is gorgeous. The combat/platforming looks like it may be fun. Yes, it's an adaptation of the Monkey King, which has tremendous cultural lineage, and the game is being written by Alex Freakin' Garland. Gokuu-as-Riddick? Yesh, pleashe. I went from having zero interest to big-time interest. Hopefully it's not ill-founded hope.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #17 on:** September 21, 2010, 09:58:52 PM »

Did you play their last game?

Purple Filth · « **Reply #18 on:** September 21, 2010, 10:02:56 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on September 21, 2010, 09:56:37 PM

Glad I searched for an OT, even though this thread isn't getting much love lately.

I'd seen the ads on Penny-Arcade, and ignored them. Namco does not have much oomph this generation, so I was ready to just write this off the same as Dead to Rights 5 and Soul Calibur XII. But yesterday this had a featured video on Xbox Live, so I watched it. Gorgeous game is gorgeous. The combat/platforming looks like it may be fun. Yes, it's an adaptation of the Monkey King, which has tremendous cultural lineage, and the game is being written by Alex Freakin' Garland. Gokuu-as-Riddick? Yesh, pleashe. I went from having zero interest to big-time interest. Hopefully it's not ill-founded hope.

i think it would be best to play the demo before getting your hopes up.

The thing is though the demo is only on PS3 at the moment.

Junpei the Tracer! · « **Reply #19 on:** September 21, 2010, 11:09:22 PM »

The demo was good. I don't know understand why people are hating on it so.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #20 on:** September 21, 2010, 11:20:36 PM »

Quote from: Green Man on September 21, 2010, 11:17:37 PM

Quote from: Junpei the Tracer! on September 21, 2010, 11:09:22 PM
The demo was good. I don't know understand why people are hating on it so.

Because Heavenly Sword was fucking GARBAGE. F-tier God of War clone with the worst character in a video game, Kai. Female Gollum was an awful idea.

gamers like their little girls to be distinguished mentally-challenged, but not obviously distinguished mentally-challenged

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #21 on:** September 21, 2010, 11:21:23 PM »

I think a lot of people have a stick up their butts because this is a multiplatform game from a company that previously made a PS3 exclusive - an exclusive that seems much worse by comparsion to Enslaved. They're obligated to hate.

Heavenly Sword may have sucked ass but judging by the demo and all the positive previews, Enslaved seems like it might be worth the money......as long as Ninja Theory doesn't fuck it up and put in a ton of annoying QTEs like they did with Heavenly Sword.

And Kai was the only interesting thing about Heavenly Sword. It was like having Bjork follow you around with a gun.

demi · « **Reply #22 on:** September 21, 2010, 11:35:30 PM »

QTEs

cool breeze · « **Reply #23 on:** September 21, 2010, 11:58:42 PM »

The demo didn't have any QTEs. A lot of people on gaf trash the demo, but I thought it was alright for the most part. Like Heavenly Sword, the best part of the game was when you weren't playing it. Platforming is even more automatic than Uncharted, combat is boring and dull, and the game has a really loose skin look where things don't mesh together. Yet it still managed to be interesting.

It is actually coming out the same day as Castlevania. Both are games where the 'game' part doesn't interest me much.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #24 on:** September 22, 2010, 12:06:23 AM »

no sane sony fan likes heavenly sword and this is coming from a xbox fan

chronovore · « **Reply #25 on:** September 22, 2010, 12:39:23 AM »

I'll download the demo tonight, hopefully along with the free copy of Tomb Raider: GoL mentioned in the "online deals" thread.

The hate is probably coming from Heavenly Sword being overhyped and underdelivering. And again from them "jumping ship" to become a multiplatform developer. You know, being a PS3-exclusive dev house this generation is like being an original Xbox-only dev last generation. There's no way to make it work unless you are getting a steady flow of money from the hardware manufacturer, and even then it is unlikely that you'll see a major bump, big sales to the point of being able to grow. You're more likely to just become a 2nd party house, destined to eke out an existence tethered to the good graces of one fickle corporation.

FWIW: Playing Conan (speaking of 2nd rate God of War clones...), I have to do some horse-crap QTE at the ending of each stage of the final boss, so six-multipart QTEs after the most grueling end boss fight I've encountered. Mid-level monsters have QTEs which can be ignored (Like Star Wars: The Force Unleashed) but big bosses cannot be passed without them, failing them gives the boss an extra hit on me, and restores the boss to 1/2 health. FFFFUUUU....

QTEs

Purple Filth · « **Reply #26 on:** September 22, 2010, 02:23:23 AM »

For me it seems they haven't learnt a goddamn thing from their last game. Decent to alright story, somewhat serviceable gameplay, technical issues (though being fair they are using UE3 which runs like shit on PS3 but if the 360 version isn't good then...).

Kinda disappointing and its gonna get worse since they are now doing that DmC game.

Third · « **Reply #27 on:** September 22, 2010, 08:36:03 AM »

Demo was shit. New DMC game will be a disaster confirmed.

Himu · « **Reply #28 on:** September 22, 2010, 09:15:08 AM »

You have to be drinking serious Xbuck kool-aid if you think Sony fans give a shit about Ninja Theory going multiplatform. Then again, if we're talking about the denizens of gaf it sounds like a possible reality. $:-\$

cool breeze · « **Reply #29 on:** September 22, 2010, 09:20:48 AM »

The more recent hate is because of the DMC...excuse me, DmC thing. The thread about the demo on gaf is all about that.

Himu · « **Reply #30 on:** September 22, 2010, 09:45:01 AM »

Good.

chronovore · « **Reply #31 on:** September 23, 2010, 09:04:40 AM »

Demo was fun, but every complaint listed here so far seems valid: auto-platforming is auto, mashy combat is mashy. The visuals, voice acting, and the promise of Monkey's cloud-riding, er, hoverboard riding sequences are enough to keep me interested, as well as some hope for Alex Garland's interpretation of the Monkey King myth.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #32 on:** September 23, 2010, 10:16:34 AM »

Liked the video on XBL dash, will buy for $20 in a few weeks.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #33 on:** September 24, 2010, 11:53:26 AM »

demo is up on xbox live.

I kinda liked it although I have a feeling most people on here will detest it. It's not a very technical fighting game or platforming game but then I tend to not like the very technical aspects of either of those two genres. It does have sort of a prince of persia 2008 meets uncharted kind of feel.

A lot of the gameplay is definitely on auto-pilot but the main draw of the game seems to be spectacle and story, and character interaction.

chronovore · « **Reply #34 on:** September 24, 2010, 11:56:46 AM »

There is definitely enough spectacle. The exterior portion of the intro felt pretty great. The whole visual package feels like playing through a Métal Hurlant issue, maybe Ranxerox.

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #35 on:** September 24, 2010, 11:58:54 AM »

Quote from: chronovore on September 24, 2010, 11:56:46 AM

There is definitely enough spectacle. The exterior portion of the intro felt pretty great. The whole visual package feels like playing through a Métal Hurlant issue, maybe Ranxerox.

Yeah I liked it. The demo was enough for me to put it immediately in my gamefly queue over some other games.

Purple Filth · « **Reply #36 on:** September 24, 2010, 12:17:59 PM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on September 24, 2010, 11:53:26 AM

demo is up on xbox live.

I kinda liked it although I have a feeling most people on here will detest it. It's not a very technical fighting game or platforming game but then I tend to not like the very technical aspects of either of those two genres. It does have sort of a prince of persia 2008 meets uncharted kind of feel.

A lot of the gameplay is definitely on auto-pilot but the main draw of the game seems to be spectacle and story, and character interaction.

after watching that first 15 minutes video i would agree right now (monkey getting pissed when she didn't open the door was

)

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #37 on:** September 24, 2010, 12:36:20 PM »

got my hands around the demo. I went from $:-\$ to

this plus a $25 dollar video game coupon at Kmart makes this totally worth getting.

demi · « **Reply #38 on:** September 24, 2010, 12:45:18 PM »

Yeah this game is hot. Uncharted with a much more interesting theme

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #39 on:** September 24, 2010, 12:58:24 PM »

this is pretty good. will buy

demi · « **Reply #40 on:** September 24, 2010, 01:00:57 PM »

Game is super easy on Hard mode though :\

It is the tutorial level tho

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #41 on:** September 24, 2010, 01:55:06 PM »

Anyone else having issues downloading from xbox.com lately?

cool breeze · « **Reply #42 on:** September 24, 2010, 02:19:41 PM »

I'm either getting this or Castlevania on the 5th. I'm leaning towards this since while the action isn't great, it is still interesting. Castlevania is all around looking sketchy. Some people are trashing the demo, others are saying it is good. Times like this make me wish I had gamefly.

AdmiralViscen · « **Reply #43 on:** September 24, 2010, 07:17:51 PM »

The controls are really wonky. Usually games that have such scripted jumping have much smoother controls. I don't know why he has to do that clunky pause before every jump.q

demi · « **Reply #44 on:** September 24, 2010, 07:59:40 PM »

Quote from: Linkzg on September 24, 2010, 02:19:41 PM

I'm either getting this or Castlevania on the 5th. I'm leaning towards this since while the action isn't great, it is still interesting. Castlevania is all around looking sketchy. Some people are trashing the demo, others are saying it is good. Times like this make me wish I had gamefly.

If you use my referall link, you get a couple free months

Purple Filth · « **Reply #45 on:** September 24, 2010, 11:50:43 PM »

Quote from: AdmiralViscen on September 24, 2010, 07:17:51 PM

The controls are really wonky. Usually games that have such scripted jumping have much smoother controls. I don't know why he has to do that clunky pause before every jump.q

I guess that's NT's trademark now?

anyways GiantBomb has a quicklook (even with a deleted scene

)

http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-enslaved-odyssey-to-the-west/17-3274/

cool breeze · « **Reply #46 on:** September 24, 2010, 11:52:17 PM »

I heard the 360 version is noticeably better than the PS3 version (well, yeah). I played the PS3 demo and it was pretty messy.

Quote from: demi on September 24, 2010, 07:59:40 PM

Quote from: Linkzg on September 24, 2010, 02:19:41 PM
I'm either getting this or Castlevania on the 5th. I'm leaning towards this since while the action isn't great, it is still interesting. Castlevania is all around looking sketchy. Some people are trashing the demo, others are saying it is good. Times like this make me wish I had gamefly.

If you use my referall link, you get a couple free months

how does that work?

I checked the site and it says the trial is 10-days. I was thinking about using that whenever there are a bunch of game coming out. I keep thinking about going for gamefly like I did netflix, which ended up being a great choice, but one game out at a time is $16 a month seems weird when I can just buy a game for that price in less than half a year. Plus the general problem I have with not owning games is that I get weird urges to play the most random games in my collection.

Purple Filth · « **Reply #47 on:** September 24, 2010, 11:57:35 PM »

Quote from: Linkzg on September 24, 2010, 11:52:17 PM

I heard the 360 version is noticeably better than the PS3 version (well, yeah). I played the PS3 demo and it was pretty messy.

Not really surprising to be honest since UE3 runs like garbage on PS3.

Only like 2 games ever ran good enough and one of them is from the team that made the engine

maxy · « **Reply #48 on:** September 25, 2010, 12:15:29 PM »

PS3
[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

360
[youtube=560,345][/youtube]

360

PS3

Raban · « **Reply #49 on:** September 25, 2010, 01:09:04 PM »

I thought this was Enslaved, not Run Like Hell. Game looks awful $:-\$

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #50 on:** September 25, 2010, 01:12:23 PM »

Quote from: startselect on September 25, 2010, 01:09:04 PM

I thought this was Enslaved, not Run Like Hell. Game looks awful $:-\$

It's the tutorial. You are trying to escape from being a slave.

Purple Filth · « **Reply #51 on:** September 25, 2010, 01:28:46 PM »

Quote

XBOX360
Avg:29.367fps Min-Max:20.0-30.0fps Tear:1.968%(1.879%)

PS3
Avg:28.194fps Min-Max:17.0-30.0fps Tear:15.645%(15.011%)

wow Ps3 version tears out the ass compared to the 360 version

demi · « **Reply #52 on:** September 25, 2010, 01:29:16 PM »

Told yall. Dont listen to impressions on PS3 demos...

chronovore · « **Reply #53 on:** September 25, 2010, 11:11:58 PM »

Quote from: Stoney Mason on September 25, 2010, 01:12:23 PM

Quote from: startselect on September 25, 2010, 01:09:04 PM
I thought this was Enslaved, not Run Like Hell. Game looks awful $:-\$

It's the tutorial. You are trying to escape from being a slave.

And an airplane. Which is in the air.

Very excited for more of these set pieces. Hope they're not too uncommon.

Raban · « **Reply #54 on:** September 26, 2010, 01:16:07 AM »

I played the demo. Auto-platforming makes it zzz.

Van Cruncheon · « **Reply #55 on:** September 26, 2010, 08:36:52 PM »

360 version annihilates the ps3 one

power of xenos

rsx budget gpu

Hitler Stole My Potato · « **Reply #56 on:** September 26, 2010, 09:24:20 PM »

Quote from: startselect on September 26, 2010, 01:16:07 AM

I played the demo. Auto-platforming makes it zzz.

Yeah, that's a little bothersome. It's even worse than Uncharted 1 & 2 and I thought those games were way too forgiving with its auto platforming but this still seems interesting to me.

Not a day 1 or anything like that but I definitely want to give it a go.

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #57 on:** September 30, 2010, 08:33:35 PM »

Will post impressions in an hour.

demi · « **Reply #58 on:** September 30, 2010, 08:53:44 PM »

"post impressions"

DIS GAME SUX

WrikaWrek · « **Reply #59 on:** September 30, 2010, 10:00:57 PM »

The game is pretty fun. It plays very much like Heavenly sword, but since it's not trying to be a martial arts epic, the slow pace of the combat works well with the character since its supposed to be this big strong brute force kind of guy. Combat works even if it's not extremely engaging, an interesting aspect is the use of Trip to help out by the use of a decoy for example that distracts your enemies, it's NT take on the whole dynamic of a duo in a combat scenario. It's not quite as involved as in Prince of Persia but hey.

Platforming is merely visual flair to help you get into the world, and the character of monkey, and it helps that its so automated in scripted sequences like the opening. It's very much Uncharted 1 kinds of straight forward platforming, it's not Tomb Raider if that's what you are expecting.

Game looks very good, runs pretty good, but most importantly what the game does have is personality and character. It feels like a different game, that has different characters, and it's interesting. Not one hour in and i'm invested in the Journey already, in these characters, be it because of the voice acting or whatever, it's good stuff.

I like it, i don't think it's amazing but i'm gonna see this one through.

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