Darren Wilson yeah, the ps3/xbox 360 era was the last bastion for stuff like this: when budgets were lower & weird/experimental games like this could get console game budgets & publisher support. the ps2 & ps1 had even more weird stuff like this...
Bought the game back in 2011. The gameplay is somewhat lackluster but its almost worth buying for its visuals and superb music only. Kinda wish they put more effort in the gameplay and some aspects of the story though.
Is it just me or is this one of the few games that explores judeo-christian mythology in many the same ways as Okami does Shinto mythology. I know Bayonetta take some influence from it as well, but I don't know anything about that game.
Saaro Oerba-Rube Yeah, but you're probably going to hate this next bit of news: it's going to be released as a WiiU exclusive. A lot of people have been up in arms about it, in fact I think Angry joe is boycotting the system because of it, but I honestly feel like this is a bit of an overreaction. I hope this news isn't a total slap to the face for you as a fan of the first game.
It's absolutely stunning that technologies technologies opened gates to such great creativity and imagination expression. Terence Mckenna was right by saying that future of mankind is in imagination.
+BigAirChicago22 Yea and than reality hits in. This game looks good and sounds good. For the rest no good, not extremely bad. Score: 7. Only all these Japanese loving people who bought this game trying to convince other people this is supper good so they are not the only ones who bought it.
@VayuPurana I'm not offended, just saying that heavenly sword shouldn't be put above El Shaddai in any sense (or any other hack n slash for that matter) and such a bolstered claim is a little odd. Heavenly sword was a simple release title and its main purpose was to fool around with the six axis feature in the PS3 controller.
Give it a chance. It's a 20 dollars game now. I have it for PS3. Graphics and Music are pretty good. Fighting mechanics are a bit repetitive but it won't affect gameplay at all
xplay gave this game a 3/5(Morgan webb was the reviewer) she says at the end of the review"this game walks a very thin line" because of bad camera angles and repetitive boss fights and frustrating platforming sections but it has a awesome artstyle and unique mixture of gameplay styles you might end up liking this game.
I played the demo and i was concerned that its a combination of a lot of games just like: Sonic (just see how he run), MGS Rising (how he run with the sword), Devil May Cry (cause the fantastic) and God Of War ( how he takes Orbes like Kratos). And the protagonist is just like Raiden!!
@DogOfHades Everyone knows about Gerstmann, but I find it odd that he never went on the record to say WHY he was fired. If he was fired unfairly he's entitled to file a lawsuit. Even if he didn't, he can always go public with why he was terminated. Sounds like a lot of speculation without any real proof.
That's what I love about games. Art designs change to something beautiful and adds to the excitement. Games like Mirrors Edge, No more Heroes, even Super Street Fighter 4, have such beauty to look at. Fps, rpgs, mmos, etc. They do not give you something different to admire other than gameplay. Games are an art and reusing it, makes it boring. So IGN doesn't like new art? How.....likely.
@VayuPurana The thing with those apparent 150 combos is that a majority of them are the same combo with 1 button slapped on the end... hardly in depth in any sense. Even so, no one remembers all those combos anyway because when I played it, I only remembers a dozen at most because that's all you need. You have as many combos in the game as you feel like, but not a single person will pro actively go out of their way to actually remember each of them since there is no point... it's redundant...
@DogOfHades Actually why Jeff didn't "moan" as you put it, is actually a very good question. Most people who are unfairly fired would take quite an issue with it, the fact that Jeff did not is suspicious. Well his video review is still on their website. I don't know why they removed it from their website but it is somewhat suspicious given the rumors, but that's all it is. Suspicious, not proof. I would love to hear Jeff's side of the story, but he hasn't said anything.
I have never heard of this game until I decided to play the demo and thats a dam shame. It will blow you away. Imagine if they followed this up or even remade it after smoothing out the rough edges. Def a diamond in the rough.
should i choose child of eden or el shaddai? please help, i am stuck between getting one because i can only get one. or if you know of a game with a really unique and spectacular art style for the ps3 in stores besides these two games, please inform me. thank you
3 bucks for this amazing piece of art? I just hope more than half of those 3 bucks gets to the pockets of the geniuses who made this. Hard to keep making original games for 3 bucks. Sad but true.
Games like this are the reason why I couldn't give a shit about a powerful PC. Art style drives games for me, and with stuff like El Shaddai, I see no reason to "upgrade". It's a beautiful game.
The beauty of youtube is that you get to watch whatever videos you want. If you really hate ign reviews so much, then watch someone else's game review that appeals to you. Many people commenting haven't even played the game and formulated their our own opinions on it. They list negative comments out of the idea that ign is biased. If that is the case, and ign is performing dishonest reviews, then choose to not watch them. That way, at least, you'll be decreasing their popularity.
great review!!! the game looks really beautiful, but i'm not completely sold on buying it. when i play a hack and slash i want blood and gore, not pretty colors and dancing.
@1Kaka123 You haven't read the books of Enoch, have you? Metatron was the name given to Enoch when he ascended into heaven and was transformed into a powerful angel. That's according to the 3rd book of Enoch.
I played this game, while beautiful, the gameplay itself was an awful simple button masher not only that no weapon switching on the fly. Also the boss fight were ridiculously easy, and lets not forget the bad 3d platform sections.
@xMrStrongCockx What their review of Kane and Lynch: Dead men, where the publisher edios paid for multiple banner ads and background ads featuring the game. After the reviewer gave the game a six the publisher allegedly took issue with the review, threatening to pull their advert, and the reviewer was promptly fired.
@mamatamba2 yea that seems to be the opinion of most people who played the demo only. the full game release is sooo much better. the demo really does it no justice.
don't blame the sites,blame the reviewers and at the end of the day it's their opinion anyway.Unless of course they plan to change their views so you people would agree and stop talking about the "should be" scores. If you disagree with scores than probably you've already played the game so you should just state your own opinions instead of just bashing other's. :D
@VayuPurana How is it a lesser =/? The fact you don't have to press 2 or 3 different buttons to make a combo doesn't make it better as you need to be rhythmic with this game. The story of Heavenly sword as well was sub par at best to be frank. "Uhhhh, dont use the sword. oooomg you used the sword, now you gotta save us" "Uuuurrr give me the sword, women, god dammit, uuuhhhhh you beat me, uhhhhh"
@EnigmaHood Instead on focusing on why a professional like Jeff did not moan, lets ask ourselves why was his Kane and Lynch video review removed from RUclips before he got fired? If they fired him and kept it, then yes, you would have a point, but there is too much smoke coming out of the barn my friend.
needs more weapons few more abilities maybe co-op some armour variety.. plus need more combos not feeling just using 1 button with no mod.. how about having some kind of bow & arrow double and duel blades.. how more unhanded combat..
Can anyone that owns this game please tell me how it is actually? IGN sais it sucked but gamespot sais its worth so I'm confused so can someone please help me?
Y'know, this is incredible. Frankly, most "Christan" games suck ----- and the only other recent "Good" one was Dante's Inferno. This one of course is based on a troubling aspect of the Bible and the extra text of Enoch, but very powerful.
This game is awesome! I love this game! Congratulations company that created this masterpiece! Hope you further! A tip just need to improve the fighting!
@Zepthire Not bad...very visual. Very repetitive though. I like it. 8/10 For some reason, the audio can't seem to match. Their talking is way off when the lips move. It's like watching a bad kung-fu dub.
@higoshimaru That's because IGN staff are programmers and people who pay attention to flaws in development. Most of the time, I agree with IGN reviews, but I check gamespot and other reviewers like ZeitgaistReview for other opinions. However, sometimes IGN states some pretty dumb stuff about a game, like in Deus Ex Human revolution, the guy said "The game is actually not a shooter, it's just an RPG where you can shoot at things". Comments like that, tend to be hate material...
@86THEMADHATTER yeah and it's sooooo easy to jump on the fanclubs... it's SOOOO MUCH EASIER to agree with the community than be the opposite.. (mw2 blk ops halo reach etc.)
@xMrStrongCockx you know all reviews are opinion, and everyone has different opinions... Don't hate a howl company because they have differing opinions than you.
So basically the game is good because of dancing hot dogs and toliet seat weapons? Wheres the storyline..or at least something to show its actually good.
They shoved what down your throat exactly? The money used to purchase a car, the gas needed to fuel said car, so you could drive down a games retailer and purchase the game? Free money is badass, why the hell aren't you happy?!
@xbimpyx That's the thing though, you are supposed to care about the story :P Playing a hack'n'slash just for the gameplay is probably the most silliest thing I have heard xD!
its a good game but when i heard him say you can finisch the game in 8 hours i was a litle dissepointed because i like games that are at least 30 hours like final fantasy but the game looks good so maybe i am gonna buy it
@86THEMADHATTER true but they bash other games and give like a 8 for a all around good game.. but with like mw2 and blk ops it seems the only thing that they touched on is the graphics... no MP.. hell the SP was short as hell. IMO gamespot is more fair and they review every game fairly.. and hell they gave reach like a 9 or something when it's really more like a 7.5-8
Man this game is so underrated imo. This whole game felt like an awesome video game acid trip roller coaster.
Remember when gaming was actually evolving?
Sure, I'm not a "hardcore" gamer, so what do I know anyway.
Darren Wilson yeah, the ps3/xbox 360 era was the last bastion for stuff like this: when budgets were lower & weird/experimental games like this could get console game budgets & publisher support. the ps2 & ps1 had even more weird stuff like this...
Current gaming is far better, you're just being a boomer
@@tchitchouan you clearly have no idea what I was talking about.
@@DarrenWilsonOneyears have passed and your comment is still up to date
So hyped I found this and shadows of the damned used for $5 a piece, visually intense gaming time!
Bought the game back in 2011. The gameplay is somewhat lackluster but its almost worth buying for its visuals and superb music only. Kinda wish they put more effort in the gameplay and some aspects of the story though.
Is it just me or is this one of the few games that explores judeo-christian mythology in many the same ways as Okami does Shinto mythology. I know Bayonetta take some influence from it as well, but I don't know anything about that game.
Saaro Oerba-Rube Seems pretty friggin' awesome.
Saaro Oerba-Rube Hope the sequel's good.
Saaro Oerba-Rube Yeah, but you're probably going to hate this next bit of news: it's going to be released as a WiiU exclusive. A lot of people have been up in arms about it, in fact I think Angry joe is boycotting the system because of it, but I honestly feel like this is a bit of an overreaction. I hope this news isn't a total slap to the face for you as a fan of the first game.
Saaro Oerba-Rube That's kind of how I expected you to react. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news...
***** Excuse me I need to go strangle something because timed exclusives are fucking stupid.
It's absolutely stunning that technologies technologies opened gates to such great creativity and imagination expression. Terence Mckenna was right by saying that future of mankind is in imagination.
How df did I missed this title? Game looks stunning!
It's fantastic in all aspects.
+BigAirChicago22 Yea and than reality hits in. This game looks good and sounds good. For the rest no good, not extremely bad. Score: 7. Only all these Japanese loving people who bought this game trying to convince other people this is supper good so they are not the only ones who bought it.
If you're here because you heard the game came out on steam and are wondering if it's good, it is. It's amazing. Buy it.
@Stephenxs they don't really spoil. its just gameplay footage that is the 'spoiler'
@VayuPurana I'm not offended, just saying that heavenly sword shouldn't be put above El Shaddai in any sense (or any other hack n slash for that matter) and such a bolstered claim is a little odd. Heavenly sword was a simple release title and its main purpose was to fool around with the six axis feature in the PS3 controller.
I´m anxious to get into El Shaddai, Catherine and Child of Eden. Gotta love inovative, surrealistic stuff. Gaming has evolved so much as an art form!
Newegg has the PS3/360 versions for $15. Just picked up a copy and looking forward to it!
Give it a chance. It's a 20 dollars game now. I have it for PS3. Graphics and Music are pretty good. Fighting mechanics are a bit repetitive but it won't affect gameplay at all
good review, i have always trusted gamespot to give a fair review even when i don't agree with some of the scores given i respect their opinions.
xplay gave this game a 3/5(Morgan webb was the reviewer)
she says at the end of the review"this game walks a very thin line" because of bad camera angles and repetitive boss fights and frustrating platforming sections but it has a awesome artstyle and unique mixture of gameplay styles you might end up liking this game.
I played the demo and i was concerned that its a combination of a lot of games just like: Sonic (just see how he run), MGS Rising (how he run with the sword), Devil May Cry (cause the fantastic) and God Of War ( how he takes Orbes like Kratos). And the protagonist is just like Raiden!!
Can't believe I only discovered this badassery just yesterday...extremely overlooked!
I take my hat off to GameSpot Reviewers!
They know how to review a game! :)
@DogOfHades Everyone knows about Gerstmann, but I find it odd that he never went on the record to say WHY he was fired. If he was fired unfairly he's entitled to file a lawsuit. Even if he didn't, he can always go public with why he was terminated. Sounds like a lot of speculation without any real proof.
This is an inspiring art experiment. That said, it by no means warrants the pricetag it currently holds. I'd wait a few weeks.
That's what I love about games. Art designs change to something beautiful and adds to the excitement. Games like Mirrors Edge, No more Heroes, even Super Street Fighter 4, have such beauty to look at. Fps, rpgs, mmos, etc. They do not give you something different to admire other than gameplay. Games are an art and reusing it, makes it boring. So IGN doesn't like new art? How.....likely.
@Bozguyon I wasn't aware of when the game came out.
I though it came out much earlier in 2011
It just got released on PC!!!
@VayuPurana The thing with those apparent 150 combos is that a majority of them are the same combo with 1 button slapped on the end... hardly in depth in any sense. Even so, no one remembers all those combos anyway because when I played it, I only remembers a dozen at most because that's all you need. You have as many combos in the game as you feel like, but not a single person will pro actively go out of their way to actually remember each of them since there is no point... it's redundant...
Wow! This game kind of reminds me of Outland! I'm so getting this! I enjoy supporting these more original games.
Was those boar bosses the exact same that were in Nier
@DogOfHades Actually why Jeff didn't "moan" as you put it, is actually a very good question. Most people who are unfairly fired would take quite an issue with it, the fact that Jeff did not is suspicious. Well his video review is still on their website. I don't know why they removed it from their website but it is somewhat suspicious given the rumors, but that's all it is. Suspicious, not proof. I would love to hear Jeff's side of the story, but he hasn't said anything.
I have never heard of this game until I decided to play the demo and thats a dam shame. It will blow you away. Imagine if they followed this up or even remade it after smoothing out the rough edges. Def a diamond in the rough.
JOKE'S ON YOU High definition would do a ton for a game like this. Too bad this will never get funded.
where did u get the demo?
ps store on my ps3 years ago
there's a spinoff for the switch called "the lost child" that plays like SMT
Coming to Steam soon!
should i choose child of eden or el shaddai? please help, i am stuck between getting one because i can only get one. or if you know of a game with a really unique and spectacular art style for the ps3 in stores besides these two games, please inform me. thank you
Your review of this game is good.
Also picked up today on newegg $16.04 free 2 day shipping.
I keep seeing different rankings for this game from reviewers. I'm going to wait and see what the gamers have to say.
bought it on xbox and i am so happy about it this game is incredible
Is the pen mightier than the sword??
after so many complements i thought they would give this game a 9 at least ,it seems interesting
@Naesun1 Ikr i was watching both review at the same time...And man what a difference in viewpoints
3 bucks for this amazing piece of art? I just hope more than half of those 3 bucks gets to the pockets of the geniuses who made this. Hard to keep making original games for 3 bucks. Sad but true.
Games like this are the reason why I couldn't give a shit about a powerful PC. Art style drives games for me, and with stuff like El Shaddai, I see no reason to "upgrade". It's a beautiful game.
@afrojavix It`s on PS3 too.
The beauty of youtube is that you get to watch whatever videos you want. If you really hate ign reviews so much, then watch someone else's game review that appeals to you. Many people commenting haven't even played the game and formulated their our own opinions on it. They list negative comments out of the idea that ign is biased. If that is the case, and ign is performing dishonest reviews, then choose to not watch them. That way, at least, you'll be decreasing their popularity.
WHERE HAS THIS GAME BEEN ALL MY LIFE
Is this a full priced game? As in 60 bucks?
is this game or will it be avaible for the pc?
@figaro99999 not always they gave monster hunter freedom unite a 6.5
though its the weirdest game ever but I like the extreme visuals...stunning
why am i still subbed to ign
It's only for the 360?
Even though I loved the art style....This game made no fucking sense at all
Iteachu2beninja you just didn't read a manual. the story is explained there, it's a tradition of old school games.
@@teacherfromthejungles6671 bullshit
@Bozguyon What? It's like under 20 bucks right now
great review!!!
the game looks really beautiful, but i'm not completely sold on buying it.
when i play a hack and slash i want blood and gore, not pretty colors and dancing.
@1Kaka123 You haven't read the books of Enoch, have you?
Metatron was the name given to Enoch when he ascended into heaven and was transformed into a powerful angel. That's according to the 3rd book of Enoch.
Allow viewing on the iPad plzz
I played this game, while beautiful, the gameplay itself was an awful simple button masher not only that no weapon switching on the fly. Also the boss fight were ridiculously easy, and lets not forget the bad 3d platform sections.
I had a lot of fun with this I beat it in.1 day but I'm keeping it cause it looks and play awesome esp with a 50 inch led
Just got this for 3 dollars on Xbox live can't wait to try out
@xMrStrongCockx What their review of Kane and Lynch: Dead men, where the publisher edios paid for multiple banner ads and background ads featuring the game. After the reviewer gave the game a six the publisher allegedly took issue with the review, threatening to pull their advert, and the reviewer was promptly fired.
@mamatamba2 yea that seems to be the opinion of most people who played the demo only. the full game release is sooo much better. the demo really does it no justice.
Yup! Picked it up for 20 bucks. What deal
don't blame the sites,blame the reviewers and at the end of the day it's their opinion anyway.Unless of course they plan to change their views so you people would agree and stop talking about the "should be" scores.
If you disagree with scores than probably you've already played the game so you should just state your own opinions instead of just bashing other's. :D
@VayuPurana How is it a lesser =/? The fact you don't have to press 2 or 3 different buttons to make a combo doesn't make it better as you need to be rhythmic with this game. The story of Heavenly sword as well was sub par at best to be frank. "Uhhhh, dont use the sword. oooomg you used the sword, now you gotta save us" "Uuuurrr give me the sword, women, god dammit, uuuhhhhh you beat me, uhhhhh"
I got it already thanks for the comment tho man!
@EnigmaHood Instead on focusing on why a professional like Jeff did not moan, lets ask ourselves why was his Kane and Lynch video review removed from RUclips before he got fired? If they fired him and kept it, then yes, you would have a point, but there is too much smoke coming out of the barn my friend.
Just found this in family dollar for 3$ . Can’t wait to play
also on PS3
@scorpgul looks pretty great to me
pc?
needs more weapons few more abilities maybe co-op some armour variety.. plus need more combos not feeling just using 1 button with no mod.. how about having some kind of bow & arrow double and duel blades.. how more unhanded combat..
This game is fantastic. Please develop PC version.
Can anyone that owns this game please tell me how it is actually? IGN sais it sucked but gamespot sais its worth so I'm confused so can someone please help me?
I loved swing armoros doing the Michael Jackson concert well that's what I seemed like to me anyway
Y'know, this is incredible.
Frankly, most "Christan" games suck ----- and the only other recent "Good" one was Dante's Inferno. This one of course is based on a troubling aspect of the Bible and the extra text of Enoch, but very powerful.
6:00 If he starts singing "Bad" I'm gonna loose it :D
This game is awesome! I love this game! Congratulations company that created this masterpiece! Hope you further! A tip just need to improve the fighting!
@Zepthire Not bad...very visual. Very repetitive though. I like it. 8/10
For some reason, the audio can't seem to match. Their talking is way off when the lips move. It's like watching a bad kung-fu dub.
@higoshimaru That's because IGN staff are programmers and people who pay attention to flaws in development. Most of the time, I agree with IGN reviews, but I check gamespot and other reviewers like ZeitgaistReview for other opinions. However, sometimes IGN states some pretty dumb stuff about a game, like in Deus Ex Human revolution, the guy said "The game is actually not a shooter, it's just an RPG where you can shoot at things". Comments like that, tend to be hate material...
Great game, really enjoying the mix of combat and platforming. Very awesome. :)
@86THEMADHATTER yeah and it's sooooo easy to jump on the fanclubs... it's SOOOO MUCH EASIER to agree with the community than be the opposite.. (mw2 blk ops halo reach etc.)
picked it up for 3 dollars. looks good why not?
The demo sold me
@xMrStrongCockx you know all reviews are opinion, and everyone has different opinions... Don't hate a howl company because they have differing opinions than you.
So basically the game is good because of dancing hot dogs and toliet seat weapons? Wheres the storyline..or at least something to show its actually good.
I love this game! I want the second El shaddai!!
why is this game hard as hell
They shoved what down your throat exactly? The money used to purchase a car, the gas needed to fuel said car, so you could drive down a games retailer and purchase the game?
Free money is badass, why the hell aren't you happy?!
And here u thought a game based off religious text couldnt be badass. I stand corrected.
@xMrStrongCockx Can you explain why they gave GTA 4 10/10 when in fact its very boring and lacking content? Similiarly RDR?
@xbimpyx That's the thing though, you are supposed to care about the story :P Playing a hack'n'slash just for the gameplay is probably the most silliest thing I have heard xD!
its a good game but when i heard him say you can finisch the game in 8 hours i was a litle dissepointed because i like games that are at least 30 hours like final fantasy but the game looks good so maybe i am gonna buy it
@86THEMADHATTER true but they bash other games and give like a 8 for a all around good game.. but with like mw2 and blk ops it seems the only thing that they touched on is the graphics... no MP.. hell the SP was short as hell. IMO gamespot is more fair and they review every game fairly.. and hell they gave reach like a 9 or something when it's really more like a 7.5-8
IGN: NEVER WATCH THEIR REVIEW...EVER!!!
GAMESPOT: FAIR REVIEWS, NO BRIBES INVOLVED.
What about giving us some of the bad things about the game instead of all good?
this game is awsome i played the demo simply amazing
I also got it for 3 buks and it works perfectly
Even for $20 is still worth it...too bad I knew about this game just a month ago...
@xXxValleyKidxXx i thumbed you up. Your not in a minority. After 4 hours of playing I found the game play too dull and really didn't enjoy it at all
Must Get this game!
4:59 - Anti Christ One eyed. But anyway a cool original game.
Huh? I payed $17 on disk for it
@MultiPrismatic Notice how I wrote this comment FOUR MONTHS ago. Of course it's gonna be under 20 bucks now.