Enslaved: Journey to the West

I was excited to see this coming.
But was also left under-whelmed by the demo - maybe it was just a bit loose or something - but it just did not click with me.

Might try it again - as this is a game I had really wanted...

Uuugh it's so not like POP, give it a chance!

I got this game today and tbh im quite a bit disappointed it just seemed to play itself a bit too much for my liking. :S

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

Strangely, that's the thing that put me off purchasing today. Despite the praise the game is getting, very little of it actually seems to be for gameplay - in fact, most reviews I've read point out that it's fairly par for the course when you're actually playing.

Now, I must say a game with good writing and acting is something I very much welcome, but at least Uncharted 2 - which seem to be very similar in some regards, setting excluded obviously! - had rock solid gameplay behind it. This, by general critic reaction, seems to be excellent presentation but probably only a one play through game. So I'll probably just end up renting it or pick it up when it gets cheap, because 10 hours of great storytelling and pretty standard gameplay isn't something that seems quite worthy of a 45 euro investment. I don't mind short games, as long as every minute of the game feels worthwhile. I for some reason doubt that this is entirely worthy for that reason.

Still, I do want to play, just full price is turning me off. And as I said, well written games are embarrassingly rare, so high profile releases like this are always something I like to see.

I picked it up earlier, and have just played through the first four chapters, but I'm completely engaged in the story and game now. Really liking it. I wouldn't say the gameplay is crap or anything, I'm enjoying it and there seems to be a bit of variety to it, but the story and characters are definitely the stand-outs in the game. I think I'll be playing through it again though, gameplay isn't revolutionary, but it's very good, and really solid.

I get where you're coming from though, it was for pretty much the same reasons that I picked up Enslaved rather than Castlevania today, I'll wait until I see Castlevania cheap down the line to pic it up. The praise Enslaved was getting for its story and writing though is what made me want to pick it up day one, though I did enjoy the demo too. It's a game that totally went under my radar until about a week ago, had heard of it, but had no interest. Hoping it's going to be the sleeper hit of the winter this year, because they've created a great world and characters. It's without a doubt worth playing, I guess worth-buying is another matter entirely though! :P

johnny_ultimate wrote: »

I was still trying to choose between this and Castlevania as I walked into the shop today, but 20 hours won out over ten!

Glad to hear it's good though, mighnt have time to squeeze it in before Vanquish though

Yeah it ended up for me that I'd rather 10 hours with an engaging story than 20 hours with good gameplay but a not as interesting story. I think it's partly the mood I'm in at the moment with games anyway. Been playing a lot of games with little of no story so I can play 'em while listening to podcasts, but now I'm craving a game with story and characters and this seemed to fit the bill nicely and have New Vegas in a couple of weeks for story, but a big area I can explore while listening to podcasts, which really will be the best of both worlds!

Forgot to mention too that the music in Enslaved is great too. Really nice score.

Its a very solid game and seems to be opening up now that im getting new upgrades enjoying it.

Anyone happen to notice how much this was in shops?

It was 44.99 in HMV anyway.

I'm loving i. I think about on the second last chapter now. It looks fantastic and the animations are brilliant. And the story and acting are great (though the story itself is fairly simple, but suitably gripping).

Combat is a bit samey, but I guess that it's more a puzzle platformer, than a beat-em-up. I had some problems with combat where you'd be smacking the hit button and then Monkey would just stand there for a second and put his staff away, while 3 mechs are standing behind him about to swipe. And I couldn't snap him out of this animation, I'd have to just wait for him to finish. There were also a few points when the controls weren't responsive enough to make certain jumps (particularly from falling ledges). There was almost a delay from when I hit the jump button and the character would jump. It only happened a couple of times, but was fairly annoying.

I honestly didn't realise that is was set
One thing I don't understand is that it's a futuristic version of the TV show Monkey. I mean, why? They didn't need to make it like it at all, they just did. It's a bit bizarre.

But all in all, it's a good game. Not as compelling as Uncharted 2, but still good fun.

Asmodean wrote: »

I really like it! Rented it the other day. It is very prince of persia/assasins creed-ish in terms of all the climbing. It reminds me of beyond good and evil for some reason. It's definitely a one play game though, absolutely no replay value.

Definately, finshed it there on saturday. good story, cjaracters, puzzles were'nt too tricky, good game over all. No intention of playing it again, will trade it in towards vanquish or fallout.

Just cleared it there! Can't say I'm enthused about the ending to be honest