Enslaved: Odyssey To The West

[Seik]

This game comes out this Tuesday, and I think I'm going to pick it up after having tried the demo. The controls seem a little twitchy and not as precise as I'd like, and the combat is visceral, but not particularly deep.

On the other hand, the graphics and story/characters/acting seem really good and I'm looking forward to playing through some of the environments. Andy Serkis (of LOTR fame) is directing a lot of the game and also acting in it and the guy who wrote 28 Days Later and Sunshine came up with the story. I guess the original idea for the game was an Unreal Engine powered feature film. Seems like the game could be a sleeper.

Anyone else check out the demo and/or is picking the game up on Tuesday?

[EvilMog]

Bargain bin bait in a month. Pass for now.

[Pineapple]

Looks like it will be fun, but I'm gunna wait on it because of what else is coming out/shit I have that I haven't really played.

[Seik]

It comes out the same day as Castlevania. It's a good thing my life is a fucking joke! Or else I wouldn't find time to be able to play both.

[Geen]

A friend of mine is super excited about this coming out and told me to check out the demo more than a few times (Which I still haven't done). It does look like a game I'd probably enjoy, although I'm not super excited enough to pick it up immediately.

[kingoffighters]

I will wait for it to hit bargain bin as well.

[James]

I'm going to have to wait too. I really liked the demo but I'm just too busy right now to play it. I'd have cheerfully paid full price if it came out mid-summer.

James

[George]

I have tried the demo and my opinion mirrors mostly what I've read of professional reviews: the setting and characters are fresh, at least as fresh as a retake of Saiyuki can be, but it's belabored under some sluggish gameplay. The parkour/gymnastics have been done better and the combat, while cinematic, lacks a certain rewarding strategy to it, but I can't say that I hate it. It's just not worth full price by a good margin.

[Diff-chan]

Thankfully for Ninja Theory, there are plenty of people nowadays who like to play games with terrible gameplay, as long as the story and art is good.

[MechDeus]

I have tried the demo and my opinion mirrors mostly what I've read of professional reviews: the setting and characters are fresh, at least as fresh as a retake of Saiyuki can be, but it's belabored under some sluggish gameplay. The parkour/gymnastics have been done better and the combat, while cinematic, lacks a certain rewarding strategy to it, but I can't say that I hate it. It's just not worth full price by a good margin.

This. I would like to play it, but I'm aiming for rental or bargain bin.