Enslaved Demo, Batman, Effing Halo 2
I tried out the Enslaved demo. This is the game made by Ninja Theory, the Heavenly Sword developers. While not a fan of story-driven gameplay, they do a good job of pulling me in while dishing out plenty of action. Now moving on to Enslaved, first thing I noticed is, yes, this is an UE3 game. No offense to teh engine, but 3rd-party developed UE3 games just don’t look that great. I still think Heavenly Sword looks better…especially the acting. Heavenly Sword was amazing in that way. I’ve never seen a game with such great in-game cut-scenes of voice overs and mo-cap. It’s certainly not here in Enslaved.
That doesn’t mean Enslaved is bad though. It’s actually a ton of fun. It’s like Uncharted meets God of War (wait…isn’t that Prince of Persia?). Tons of platforming, but when there’s action, it’s awesome brawling. The demo trailer even showed a bunch of neat abilities. I’m down. It was fun.
I also got a chance to play Batman: Brave and the Bold on Wii. This is a 2D side-scrolling brawler that plays out as an episode. It does a good job of laying down a story while allowing you to progress through the gameplay. There are many abilities, upgrades, and great animation. Problem is, the non-HD really holds back what could be amazing. I haven’t played too much of this though; it’s definitely a co-op game so I’ll wait for some friends.
Halo: Reach has continued to be fun for me. Though, I’m hit with the bug that fucks up mission selection. Every once in a while the missions I have completed will disappear. I’m going through the game on heroic now, so I hope my progress is still there when I get back. If not, I am seriously done with this game. Which may be a good thing anyway, as…
Dead Rising 2 tomorrow, and Castlevania next week. Oh-em-gee.
