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windbane on 19 August 2007
Play Magazine
Score:  100
What MotorStorm has become to racing and Odin Sphere to action role-playing, Heavenly Sword is now to 3D action: Perfection. [Sept 2007, p.17]
 
But whatever, you guys can continue to bash the game despite its good score.
 
I like short games.  I can't play them all.
 
Btw, Bioshock is 12 hours or so of gameplay if you go through the game at a fast pace.  
 
Stop being Vultures. 


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Wojtas on 19 August 2007
iclim4 said:
Wojtas said:
AAAAAwwwww CRAP. I made spelling errors....AGAIN.

And yes, I am very pedantic as far as spelling goes.

............. you spelled opinion wrong....
i just lost all respect for you! im never talking to you again.

WWAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!

 



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dtewi on 19 August 2007

Ok, Play Magazine just gave a score that is supposed to be held back for absolutely perfect games yet this game has obvious flaws, this game is a AA title, not a "AAAA" game.



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mrpapaye on 19 August 2007

Thanks again Leo for giving me such nice quotes. :)



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carlos710 on 19 August 2007
kber81 said:
carlos710 said:

Anyway, i wouldn't say this is "next-gen" because it got 9+ ... gears of wars and zelda twilight princess got 9+ by most major publications months ago.

C'mon. It's not about score. It's about cinematic approach to gameplay. Did you even read review summary few posts above?


"Why not 10?

A bit too short - less than 10 hours
Enemies aren't differential enough - only few models
It would be nice to have more bosses
Lack of secrets
Some issues with collision detection"
The first and last ones are HUGE problems for me. And it should be for most people, specially the last one. When the collision detection doesn't works the game can become frustrating pretty easily.
I take 100 times out of 100 a game with a collision detection of 10.0 and graphics of 5.0 over a game with graphics of 10.0 and collisions of 5.0
Besides, this may not be a problem for a lot of people, but personally i wouldn't pay 50 or 60$ for any game that doesn't gives me at least 20+ hours of gameplay... doesn't matters if it is local or multiplayer but i have to get at least 20+ hours to justify my purchase.


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leo-j on 19 August 2007
dtewi said:
yours says PS3 will sell 9.5 million. What's up with that?

in a range from 7million to 9.5million by year's end.



 

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leo-j on 19 August 2007

Off topic: Now everyone wants to mock me, I havent done anything or said anything to deserve this.



 

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dtewi on 19 August 2007

You told someone they were making weird predictions, i think 9.5 million is a "weird" prediction.



Kimi wa ne tashika ni ano toki watashi no soba ni ita

Itsudatte itsudatte itsudatte

Sugu yoko de waratteita

Nakushitemo torimodosu kimi wo

I will never leave you

staticneuron on 19 August 2007

Some of the greatest games I have ever played were under 10 hours. I am they type of gamer that doesn't care about extra's nor multiplayer.

Gears of war, metal gear solid and metal gear solid 2 and shadows of the colossus are the few games off of the top of my head in which I finished very quickley but enjoyed them so much I honestly couldn't complain. All of them had great replay value because they were such good games.

Honestly, anyone who has been gaming as long as I have, really wouldn't be complaining about multiplayer or extra's in a video game. Now most of the extra's are just a time sink and multiplayer is viewed as a welcome addition instead of a requirement. Give me a polished game and ill be satisfied, look at bioshock. Single player and if you wanted to you can blow through the game.



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windbane on 19 August 2007
carlos710 said:
kber81 said:
carlos710 said:

Anyway, i wouldn't say this is "next-gen" because it got 9+ ... gears of wars and zelda twilight princess got 9+ by most major publications months ago.

C'mon. It's not about score. It's about cinematic approach to gameplay. Did you even read review summary few posts above?


"Why not 10?

A bit too short - less than 10 hours
Enemies aren't differential enough - only few models
It would be nice to have more bosses
Lack of secrets
Some issues with collision detection"
The first and last ones are HUGE problems for me. And it should be for most people, specially the last one. When the collision detection doesn't works the game can become frustrating pretty easily.
I take 100 times out of 100 a game with a collision detection of 10.0 and graphics of 5.0 over a game with graphics of 10.0 and collisions of 5.0
Besides, this may not be a problem for a lot of people, but personally i wouldn't pay 50 or 60$ for any game that doesn't gives me at least 20+ hours of gameplay... doesn't matters if it is local or multiplayer but i have to get at least 20+ hours to justify my purchase.

Good lord.  They gave it a 9 despite those SMALL flaws.  It is clearly a great experience.

Gears was short, had no story, doesn't have the best multiplayer experience out of games that were released last winter, and yet had great graphics and good gameplay.

If you don't like the game, then fine, but I am very happy that the game is short because clearly it overcomes that "flaw" (games are too long now, imo) by offering up the best animation to date coupled with a great fighting system and story.   That's a great game:  story, gameplay, great looking.