I'll be reviewing this game early next week (after I wrap up BD, which impressed me enough to buy the game) and I hope that it offers more than the demo did. The demo wasn't baddddd, but...
I popped in GoW just after the Heavenly Sword demo and honestly, the Heavenly Sword gameplay didn't hold up, especially with GoW upscaled. HS has some tough competition that came before it and unless the gameplay really shines, I don't see myself giving it a really high rating (though it probably won't receive a low rating either).
To be honest, I'm really worried about that 7 hour gameplay thing with no multiplayer. For $60, gamers deserve better. I'll review it unbiasedly but if it turns out that the game clocks in at 7 hours with little replay value, that definitely lowers its score. There may be a few who want to replay it over and over and over again (for Christsakes, I know people who played through FFVII nine or ten times) but those are the distinct minority and reviewers have to base their opinions on the majority, not the select few who become obsessed with a game and play it over 19 times.
I've watched the original Star Wars trilogy probably 150 times since I was born (a conservative number) and still love the movies. That doesn't mean I get pissed off when someone says they're "okay"... I just love the movies. They're a hobby of mine (and a nightmare for my wife). It doesn't mean I disregard another viewer for not liking it as much as I do.
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