I downloaded the mgs trailer, RE trailer and HS demo all at nearly 1 meg a second. But thats just me.
Anyway, Lets start by saying the graphics are really impressive. The scene you start off at allows you to try a few practice swings before heading down to the enemies. At first I thought she (forgot name) didnt move as smoothly as I would prefer but you get use to it and then it starts looking pretty smooth especially when you hit some nice combos. The enviorments look awsome, and the character models and shadows are awsome as well.
The music in the game also rocks, notably when you are in the menu and you can hear the sounds coming out of each speaker in a sequence. The batlle music is pretty good, althouth at times (QTE moments) the music stutters. But the music blends in nicely with the fight scenes.
The combat is obviously the meat of the game, and overall I found it very enjoyable. Its not perfect, and at times its frustrating, but similar to GoW its fluid and pretty deep, although not near DMC/Gaiden. The biggest thing is the lack of a defend button. They have a counter button which is great, and an evade button, but no defend button. It requires you to be on your toes at all times. On my first play through, I was getting tossed around a LOT, but on my second play through, it was much better. The difficulty is still pretty challenging, although i might enable Hard mode when playing the full game. You get tossed around a lot but its countered by the extreme amount of health you have.
Theres three "stances" or "Stiles" to work with and each is pretty damn cool. I havent mastered the combat, but Its really fun to switch between the Stiles. Theres also no jump button but on my second play through, I realized there is an ariel stance so that is ment to replace the jump button I suppose, plus the level design isnt ment for a jump button as far as I can tell. The fighting mostly consists of pressing Square and mixing it up with the coutner (triangle) button. Also, holding L1 (speed) and R1 (power) you can create more moves. There seems to be a freaking crap load of moves especially, not to mention most moves are disabled in the demo. The ariel moves seem really tricky to pull off cause it involves using the six axis while pressing and holding buttons. I couldnt quite pull them off as I had to go but it went something like, Hold L1 then press Triangle, shake six axis, Hold R1 Square, Square, or similar combinations. You can also pick people up dead people(and weapons, like double dragon) and throw them with X and if you hold X you can guide the flying object with the sixaxis via slow mo. Pressing circle performs grab moves but i didnt test it out to much, but i only saw 1-2 grab moves when i did it. (theres also a command list that teachs you moves).
Its hard to tell whether this game will get repetitive but the very short trailer left me wanting a hell of a lot more, especially when those three guys came in, and also the video of the Fat boss guy seems really fun. (if you dont press anything at title screen). Its really, really similar to GoW but after being semi burnt out on that series, I found a lot to enjoy in this and cant wait to get my hands on it.
Edit: damn you atlus, Lol, but ya, that was a better sum up then mine lol
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