Ok, new feature time! The PlayStation Network, XBox Live Arcade, and even Wii Ware from time to time, allow users to download demos of upcoming titles. Of course demos have been around for ages, a way to whet the appetites of gamers hungering for the next big, new thing. Here at the Skywalker Lab of Gamerology, we're going to give you our hands-on impressions of the latest, hottest, and most anticipated games via newly available demo downloads. Welcome to the Demolition-free Demo Derby!
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West has been a game that I've followed since I first heard about its development around March. From the makers of PS3 launch title Heavenly Sword, the Ninja Theory crew has gone multiplatform for their second outing with Enslaved. (And, for those who paid attention to last week's Tokyo Game Show, they will also be working with Capcom on the re-imagination of the Devil May Cry series with DmC.)
Yesterday, th
e playable demo of Enslaved went live on the PlayStation Store (Xbox Live Arcade should be getting it soon; the PS Store update went up a day early due to maintenance today) and I made sure it was the first thing I downloaded as soon as I got home (after also having to download PS3 firmware update 3.50... 3-D movies, here we come).
The demo is short, maybe ten minutes for anyone reasonably familiar with the basic controls of a hack-slash like God of War or the aforementioned Devil May Cry. Face buttons for standard and heavy attacks, jump, block, and so forth. All pretty standard, which made it very easy to jump right into the demo. The graphics are vivid and crisp, and the movement and action of the characters is believable and presents well in the limited time played.
As for the level presented, it's apparently the first 10 to 15 minutes of the game, and if this is any indication of how the rest of the game will play out, we're in for a heck of a ride. The pacing is frantic, as our hero Monkey is desperately racing to escape the slave ship he has found himself on, while being thwarted (and aided, in a way) by another escapee, the beautiful and tech-savvy Trip (who borrows several physical characteristics [red hair, green eyes, lack of clothing] from Heavenly Sword's protagonist).
Presenting just a little bit of everything that you expect from a good third-person single player campaign--story, fighting, platforming, and some spectacular visuals--Enslaved's demo is a MUST download if you enjoy the genre. I'm just afraid this little tease will just keep me in suspense for another two weeks while we wait impatiently for the release date.
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West has been a game that I've followed since I first heard about its development around March. From the makers of PS3 launch title Heavenly Sword, the Ninja Theory crew has gone multiplatform for their second outing with Enslaved. (And, for those who paid attention to last week's Tokyo Game Show, they will also be working with Capcom on the re-imagination of the Devil May Cry series with DmC.)
Yesterday, th
e playable demo of Enslaved went live on the PlayStation Store (Xbox Live Arcade should be getting it soon; the PS Store update went up a day early due to maintenance today) and I made sure it was the first thing I downloaded as soon as I got home (after also having to download PS3 firmware update 3.50... 3-D movies, here we come).The demo is short, maybe ten minutes for anyone reasonably familiar with the basic controls of a hack-slash like God of War or the aforementioned Devil May Cry. Face buttons for standard and heavy attacks, jump, block, and so forth. All pretty standard, which made it very easy to jump right into the demo. The graphics are vivid and crisp, and the movement and action of the characters is believable and presents well in the limited time played.
As for the level presented, it's apparently the first 10 to 15 minutes of the game, and if this is any indication of how the rest of the game will play out, we're in for a heck of a ride. The pacing is frantic, as our hero Monkey is desperately racing to escape the slave ship he has found himself on, while being thwarted (and aided, in a way) by another escapee, the beautiful and tech-savvy Trip (who borrows several physical characteristics [red hair, green eyes, lack of clothing] from Heavenly Sword's protagonist).
Presenting just a little bit of everything that you expect from a good third-person single player campaign--story, fighting, platforming, and some spectacular visuals--Enslaved's demo is a MUST download if you enjoy the genre. I'm just afraid this little tease will just keep me in suspense for another two weeks while we wait impatiently for the release date.
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*embedded image courtesy of IGN
*embedded image courtesy of IGN
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