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leo-j on 27 August 2007

http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/27/lgc07-lair-hands-on-impressions/ "As far as gameplay goes, we only had a chance to play a flying section, but it was very enjoyable. The SixAxis controls felt great -- which surprised us, since the controls had received the most negative press. Flying around as a dragon was incredibly satisfying as we could feel the weight of the creature when swooping down or pulling up further into the sky." "We were immediately impressed with the visual quality of the game. The effort put into the character models and environments are evident, though there are occasional framerate drops. (We only noticed one framerate dip during the 20 minute play through and it was over within a second or two.) "



 

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HappySqurriel on 27 August 2007
leo-j said:
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/27/lgc07-lair-hands-on-impressions/ "As far as gameplay goes, we only had a chance to play a flying section, but it was very enjoyable. The SixAxis controls felt great -- which surprised us, since the controls had received the most negative press. Flying around as a dragon was incredibly satisfying as we could feel the weight of the creature when swooping down or pulling up further into the sky." "We were immediately impressed with the visual quality of the game. The effort put into the character models and environments are evident, though there are occasional framerate drops. (We only noticed one framerate dip during the 20 minute play through and it was over within a second or two.) "

I could be wrong, but I thought that many of the reviews dogged Lair because everything except the flying sections were awful (in a simialr way to how they were disapointed with Rogue Squadren 3) ...



URNotE on 27 August 2007

as ive stated before the reason for the mixed reviews on this game are because of the controls.. some people like em some dont.. joystiq seemed surprised about the controls because of the bad rep they were gettin



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fazz on 27 August 2007

This doesn't seems like a bad game, but certainly is not for everyone. Sure Factor5 knows how to do some good aerial battles.

Good thing they did good with the gfx and sixaxis implementation.



albionus on 27 August 2007
HappySqurriel said:
leo-j said:
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/08/27/lgc07-lair-hands-on-impressions/ "As far as gameplay goes, we only had a chance to play a flying section, but it was very enjoyable. The SixAxis controls felt great -- which surprised us, since the controls had received the most negative press. Flying around as a dragon was incredibly satisfying as we could feel the weight of the creature when swooping down or pulling up further into the sky." "We were immediately impressed with the visual quality of the game. The effort put into the character models and environments are evident, though there are occasional framerate drops. (We only noticed one framerate dip during the 20 minute play through and it was over within a second or two.) "

I could be wrong, but I thought that many of the reviews dogged Lair because everything except the flying sections were awful (in a simialr way to how they were disapointed with Rogue Squadren 3) ...


Also, IIRC, because the flying sections became repetitive very quickly.  So they got to play a single level and liked the graphics, I think the thread title is a bit too upbeat.



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FinalEvangelion on 27 August 2007

I'll rent this game, but definitely not a purchase unless I fall in love with it.



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AllAll on 27 August 2007

Same thing with kotaku http://kotaku.com/gaming/sony/sloppy-seconds-+-lair-292997.php

Got to wonder wtf were the reviewers expectations ?



akuma587 on 27 August 2007

I am glad Kotaku liked it. They are usually the most brutally honest about what is good or bad with a game from my experience.



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Kasz216 on 27 August 2007

The difference between these two hands on gaming sessions and the reviews?

The reviewers have played the game for more then a half hour. So i'll take there word for it over someone who has played it for 30 minutes. I've played plenty of games i've liked in the first hour or so, then ended up hating after the gameplay gets stale or new things are added that drags down the game.



Cobretti on 27 August 2007

"Flying around as a dragon was incredibly satisfying as we could feel the weight of the creature when swooping down or pulling up further into the sky."

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LOL did i miss Sony making a gravity simulator in their controller, or this person is a weak human who can't hold the weight of a ps3 controller for more then 5mins.