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kber81 on 08 September 2007
Hmm... I have to say I really liked this review until the score. They praised this game all review long... I've been expecting 8.5 at least. And then - bang - 7.9... I don't think shortness is enough to lower the score so much (still 10 hours of great fun...)


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fazz on 08 September 2007
kber81 said:
Hmm... I have to say I really liked this review until the score. They praised this game all review long... I've been expecting 8.5 at least. And then - bang - 7.9... I don't think shortness is enough to lower the score so much (still 10 hours of great fun...)

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sinha on 08 September 2007

It looks great, and the review was quite positive until the very end: "7 hours... little replay value... rental."




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vizunary on 08 September 2007

little replay value? i played through god of war 9 times just to master techniques and difficulties... with the much more complicated fighting style in HS i'm sure it'll warrant more than one play through... hell, i've played the demo 20+ times... then again, that's why not all of these reviewers are master ninjas =p

i can't wait to get it, woohoo, kickin ass, redhead style!



andamanen on 08 September 2007

The guys of Penny Arcade didn't lke it very much either. Listen to the podcast for their opinions, it's kind of funny as always:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/podcasts/Getting%20Down.mp3
(The Heavenly Sword stuff starts at about 8 minutes)

The beginning about "the console wars" and reviews in general is interesting a well.



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rocketpig on 08 September 2007

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.

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kber81 on 08 September 2007
vizunary said:
 then again, that's why not all of these reviewers are master ninjas =p

 ... this is very true. It's not easy to be a Master Ninja. Shit, I'm in chapter 14... Respect.



finalsquall on 08 September 2007

Is the game actually 7hrs long, as in Nariko's life timer? Or does the game last 7hrs with all the cut scenes and everything else. I just hope it is challenging enough to make it longer. I'd be disappointed if it was easy to get through the whole game.

Damn pre-orders... I already paid mine :(



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andamanen on 08 September 2007
finalsquall said:
Is the game actually 7hrs long, as in Nariko's life timer? Or does the game last 7hrs with all the cut scenes and everything else. I just hope it is challenging enough to make it longer. I'd be disappointed if it was easy to get through the whole game.

Damn pre-orders... I already paid mine :(

The guys from Penny Arcade said they played through it in 5 and a half hours, which included watching the cut scenes and taking breaks.

Kasz216 on 08 September 2007
andamanen said:
finalsquall said:
Is the game actually 7hrs long, as in Nariko's life timer? Or does the game last 7hrs with all the cut scenes and everything else. I just hope it is challenging enough to make it longer. I'd be disappointed if it was easy to get through the whole game.

Damn pre-orders... I already paid mine :(

The guys from Penny Arcade said they played through it in 5 and a half hours, which included watching the cut scenes and taking breaks.

It's also scary too that they goofed off during it... and kept talking about how you were in slow motion too much.  Whatever though, it's never been more then a game i'd pick up used at gamestop anyway, which i probably will about a year from now.  If anything this just means that they'll definitly be copies available.