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Soulreaver on 19 August 2007

It always depends on the player how fast you get through the games, for example I played both God of War games in a weekend, Shadow of the Colossus in 8h etc.

Anyways, HS developers have said this:

Heavenly Sword to play for 12-15 hours

If you haven't been visiting the official Heavenly Sword forums, there's a small but interesting revelation made be developers Ninja Theory regarding the Sony PlayStation 3 exclusive action title.

It was made known that Heavenly Sword will pack in some 12 to 15 hours of gameplay. Of course, they also promised plenty of replay value that would keep you running through the game several times. If we've known games like we do, special unlockable costumes and weapons might just be in store.

Heavenly Sword was recently demoed off in the PlayStation Network, much to the thrill of the PS3 fans. The demo was brief but had a lot of action to keep us all asking for more. The revealed length of the game is about the same amount of time as it would take some people to play through Resident Evil 4 for the PS2 without a guide, so that should mean that Heavenly Sword's longevity will be at an optimum frame. What do you think?

http://ps3.qj.net/Heavenly-Sword-to-play-for-12-15-hours/pg/49/aid/99223



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d21lewis on 19 August 2007

I own a Wii/360 but my personal feeling is this: I'd rather play 10 hours of "Holy Shit this is AWESOME" than 40 hours of "meh, it's okay I guess". (of course 40 hours of awesome is also good too)

Good luck Heavenly Sword! It may not be the game that makes me buy a PS3, but when I do cross over I will definitely pick it up.



Hus on 19 August 2007
dtewi said:
Don't you think that this is just somewhat biased Hus, giving a perfect score to a game that isn't perfect. I'm still waiting for an unbiased score metroid prime 3 and heavenly sword.

Wheres the  perfect score ?

 

 

 



WiteoutKing on 19 August 2007

Hus, will you stop lumping everyone who disagrees with you into the "Wii fanboy" group? Seriously, it's getting irritating.



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ckmlb on 19 August 2007

Do I need to remind people that 10 hours is not short for an action game? This isn't a turn based RPG...



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shams on 19 August 2007
starcraft said:
@Louie

Yeah i didnt notice that. All the "positives" are graphics and sounds and all the detractors are gameplay affectors. Also unlike gears which had a VERY strong multiplayer to supplement its short single-player, i dont think HS has a single-player

This is Sony, and this is the PS3. The first and foremost thing they will focus on - in every game - will be gfx, sound, production. It makes sense - developing to the consoles strengths. As long as they don't leave what matters behind (i.e. gameplay) - its all good.

Heavenly Sword looks to me like a solid 8.5-9.5 title - so a score of 9 seems right & fair. Its not a 7, and its not a 10.

 

 



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Hus on 19 August 2007
WiteoutKing said:
Hus, will you stop lumping everyone who disagrees with you into the "Wii fanboy" group? Seriously, it's getting irritating.

 Well who are the people whining and crying about the review, really look.  Why are they even posting about it ?

 

 

 



wareagle372 on 19 August 2007

there are alot of great games that are only 10 hours worth of gameplay. Gears of war is about 10 hours worth of gameplay and it is kickass! this game would look fun for a few days, but would get boring after a while, unless it has online.



 

ssj12 on 19 August 2007
ckmlb said:
Do I need to remind people that 10 hours is not short for an action game? This isn't a turn based RPG...

 God of War was like.. 8 hours... its one of the highest rated PS2 games there is. So your correct less the 10 hours doesnt matter for an action game as long as its fun to play. 



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leo-j on 19 August 2007
ssj12 said:
ckmlb said:
Do I need to remind people that 10 hours is not short for an action game? This isn't a turn based RPG...

 God of War was like.. 8 hours... its one of the highest rated PS2 games there is. So your correct less the 10 hours doesnt matter for an action game as long as its fun to play. 


God of war is a AAAA tilte!! The average rating was from 9.6-10 which is considered AAAA!!! God of war 2 was AAA(the secound one was better in my opinion). I beat god of war in 7 hours. The secound one not yet since I just got it:P



 

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