[Official] Enslaved: Odyssey to the West


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I wasn't very interested in this game, and less so after they constantly started moaning about making Heavenly Sword.
But after the recent vids my interest is certainly on the rise, I wont get it when it comes out, but it is definitely the type of game to put on my Christmas this year.
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After all the trouble I went with to get the strategy guide for it.. I wasn't going to play it. But @mistical looked through it and said that each level is fairly short as-is the game itself. Will probably run through it for easy achievements. :)

Just a rental for me though.

After all the trouble I went with to get the strategy guide for it.. I wasn't going to play it. But @mistical looked through it and said that each level is fairly short as-is the game itself. Will probably run through it for easy achievements. :)

Just a rental for me though.

Just spoiled myself by watching the ending of Enslaved. I was quite freaked out by the ending tbh :p I definitely buy the game for sure to add to my small 360 game library but only once its price drops. At least I got Fable 3 and Civ 5 to keep me busy.

I actually beat Enslaved last night.

The ending was kind of cliche. I won't spoil it, but it's been done a few times over.

Though that's not to say I didn't enjoy it. It's an absolutely beautiful ending, coupled with what is now one of my favorite ending theme songs of any game this generation.

Even though the new Devil May Cry character concept design leaves a terribly fanboy filled sour taste in my mouth, I have to admit that Ninja Theory does character interaction incredibly well. Dialogue between characters never sounds like stock banter, but geniunely original dialect. Not to mention how amazing the voice acting is in both Heavenly Sword (ANDY SERKIS? ILL TAKE TWENTY COPIES, SIR.) and Enslaved.

Also, I couldn't shake the nostalgic feeling of Beyond Good and Evil while playing this game. (Probably had to do something with Pigsy...)

BUT ALL IN ALL, it's a rental.

I am still playing it. Had to slow down because i was going through it to quickly. I am really enjoying it. The game isn't that difficult but the platforming is usually solid other than a few occasions and some of the areas you go to are beautiful.

I think i'll finish it today and then have the weekend to tackle Castlevania.

So this game hasn't been on my radar at all since it was announced, but now I think I'm going to return Castlevania LOS for this game (which in my opinion gets real old real quick).

Everyone's been giving this game gushing reviews, and based on the fact that it excels on things like pacing, writing, character and facial animation, and fun really has put this game on my radar. Some sites/podcasts have gone to the extent to say that this game emotes and conveys human relationship in a way that games like Heavy Rain wishes they did.

Also, literary influence in game design really intrigues me, which is one reason I love Bioshock so much. This game is apparently based on an old Chinese book called Journey to the West (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journey_to_the_West) and while I haven't read it (I plan on reading the Arthur Waley version soon) the literary themes seem pretty amazing for its time. Based on the Wikipedia entry, they have kept the character's name Monkey (in the book he's an actual monkey), Trip (in the book he's an old monk, in the game she's a she), and Pigsy (in the book he's an actual Pig). I also enjoy the fact that in the book Monkey rides a cloud, and in the game they call his hoverboard a "cloud"

I'm really looking forward to receiving this game, and I hope I feel the same way about this game that other reviews have. Has anyone who has played the game felt the same sentiments?

By the way, mods, is there any way to change the thread title, this seems to be the official thread of the game now.

massiveterra, the pacing in this one is HORRIBLE. i was really looking forward to liking it, but for their **** poor design they're never going to get more than 7/10 from me. there's a level that's literally just throwing bad guys at you ad nauseum like this is Galaxian. i thought it was supposed to be about the narrative, no? and when they playtested it, no one came up and said "maybe we should stop at the 30th bot, that's enough"? combat is a chore, platforming is good, voice acting is superb, facial animations and characterizations are awesome. if this was a movie it'd be good, as a game it's average at best and i regret saying this because Alex Garland wrote some good stuff before. but what exactly did he do for this one? Wrote another five-on-one bot battle into the "plot"? give me a break.

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