enslaved......Meh

Just beat enslaved oddysey to the west and have to say i was totally underwhelmed. It seemed like there was 3 different games they ripped off and threw in together such as infamous uncharted and ico. The character art in the 3 characters and robots was really good but the levels looked horrible. I also had a horrible time with the framerate dropping drastically. The last fight was good and made me wish the rest of the game was the same. I dont want to spoil anything but the ending was just awful. I wouldnt recommend this to any. Did anyone like this game or do you agree it was not very good

i agree it was not very good

I thought it was very good.

Characters are amazing.

Story is good.

Gameplay is fun.

Sound is good.

Visuals are good.

I dont know where you drew your infamous reference from, and the only thing Uncharted and Enslaved have in common are climbing and third person.

Just bought it for $15, quite excited to start it. Downloading the update now...

:lol:

... I really liked the demo. I'm sure there's %15 worth of game on the disc.

I thought it was very good.

Characters are amazing.

Story is good.

Gameplay is fun.

Sound is good.

Visuals are good.

I dont know where you drew your infamous reference from, and the only thing Uncharted and Enslaved have in common are climbing and third person.

crimsonman1245

Just bought it for $15, quite excited to start it. Downloading the update now...

:lol:

... I really liked the demo. I'm sure there's %15 worth of game on the disc.

MonkeySpot

In my Top 10 from last year. Loved it.

most underappreciated game of last yearAJC3317

Alan Wake 100%

I enjoyed it. It had great characters, beautiful environments and a pretty good story. The level design was very good too. I didn't like all those stupid orbs you had to collect - instead of concentrating on the gameplay and the overall experience of the game, I was spending all my time searching every corner of every room. And the camera was terrible - wish I had a dollar for every time I missed somebody with an attack by 180 degrees because the stupid camera decided to swing around at that exact moment. But I thought the good far outweighed the bad.

Enslaved is actually quite good despite being very short. I enjoyed it a lot. The story and characters were great, and the gameplay was pretty solid.

I thought the game was pretty damn good. For sure one of the best games released last year. You of course have a right to disagree, but it was hardly boring.

It also was hardly ugly. Yes the whole running through the ruined city was nothing special, but there were some really pretty views in the game. Places like the area where you are working to pull down the sails on the windmill. Did you ever take a few minutes to just look out at the view?

You really can't say it is ripping off Uncharted (Tomb Raider / Indiana Jones), or Infamous (Static Shock) when they themselves are ripping off other games/movies. Plus I can sort of see the Uncharted exploration aspect, but where do you get InFamous? Because Monkey climbs on stuff? That's been done many times before InFamous.

[QUOTE="AJC3317"]most underappreciated game of last yearSwift_Boss_A

Agreed on Modnation; The closest thing to Crash Team Racing in my opinion

It's not the greastest game of all time but I found it to be enjoyable.

one of the most overrated games last year i hated that female characters by the end of level two i wanted her dead and they ruined a classic storyelbert_b_23

The characters / story were outstanding. But the gameplay does not feel right and the framerates were hurting my eyes it was really gamebreaking

if it ran better i would love it.

I haven't even played a demo of Enslaved yet, but it does look interesting. I love originality, butI don't think there is anything wrong with taking great elements from great games and implementing them in others (just leave the bad aspects out and it's fine right?) I'll probably pick this up in the future though.

After several hours in, it's a fun game. A bit rough around the edges, but I like the characters as much as I liked "Uncharted" as a story...

I haven't even played a demo of Enslaved yet, but it does look interesting. I love originality, butI don't think there is anything wrong with taking great elements from great games and implementing them in others (just leave the bad aspects out and it's fine right?) I'll probably pick this up in the future though.

Koi-Neon-X

Yeah there is nothing wrong with implementing ideas from other games but that should not be enough in this day and age, a game needs to excel if it's going to re-use elements from great games. Take Uncharted for example the game isn't exactly original but takes ideas from other games and pushes it to the next level, creating a new benchmark. Enslaved on the other hand is a very lazy title, it doesn't push any envelope and instead it back tracks to becomes a very shallow experience. Worth a rent, definitely not a buy.

Having enjoyed Heavenly Sword, I was somewhat hyped for playing enslaved. I felt the first half of the game, the characters, the story and heck the gameplay was decent enough. But the second half turned me off. Once pigsy was introduced, the characters and story seemed to focus more on being funny than being anything substantial. The ending (and the part near the end about the slave band thing) was just the icing on the cake..in a negative way. Gameplay wasn't great either. It's been awhile, but I remember a lot of recycled enemies. I especially remember fighting that dog-boss thing way too many times.

So not so great a game, but from reviews and personal experience, I expected more. Honestly I wonder how a game like enslaved can review better than nier.

It's good. With a little more polish on the gameplay it could have been great. The characters and story were fantastic, especially the natural feeling evolution between Monkey and Trish. The story was the highlight of the game, and the motion capture and scripting was really great for a game. The ending is a little misplaced feeling, but it at least asks a question and leaves the player with an open ending they're left to decide with (pretty much something that's never happened in game).

Just beat enslaved oddysey to the west and have to say i was totally underwhelmed. It seemed like there was 3 different games they ripped off and threw in together such as infamous uncharted and ico. The character art in the 3 characters and robots was really good but the levels looked horrible. I also had a horrible time with the framerate dropping drastically. The last fight was good and made me wish the rest of the game was the same. I dont want to spoil anything but the ending was just awful. I wouldnt recommend this to any. Did anyone like this game or do you agree it was not very good

Chet_Won

I loved the game in all aspects, the music, gameplay (reminded me of PoP), chatacters, atmosphere... I platinumed it which explains my interest towards this game.

I didn't like it either. I only managed to get about half way through before it felt like a chore to even continue. The combat and platforming are so shallow that its hard to have anything to look forward to

[QUOTE="Chet_Won"]

Just beat enslaved oddysey to the west and have to say i was totally underwhelmed. It seemed like there was 3 different games they ripped off and threw in together such as infamous uncharted and ico. The character art in the 3 characters and robots was really good but the levels looked horrible. I also had a horrible time with the framerate dropping drastically. The last fight was good and made me wish the rest of the game was the same. I dont want to spoil anything but the ending was just awful. I wouldnt recommend this to any. Did anyone like this game or do you agree it was not very good

duane27

i enjoyed it, but thats because i rented it. I dont think it was worth the 60 bones when it first released, that being said at gamestop their selling it for 20 bucks now which i think you cant go wrong with and i also heard there was dlc with extra levels or something so that is always a plus in my book.

One of my favorite games from last year. To each his own.CajunShooter

yea, it was meh. which sucks cause i had high hopes for it. thought heavenly sword was a much, much better game than this. the characters and story really pull you in at the beginning. but by the halfway point, you just want pigsy to shut up, to stop mashing the same button in combat, and for the game to end.

it really did have potential to be better though. i didnt have screen tearing like others are saying, but the camera did give me lotsa problems. its a good rainy day rental for those who havent gotten to it yet though.

I strongly disagree.

Wrong.

[QUOTE="Koi-Neon-X"]

I haven't even played a demo of Enslaved yet, but it does look interesting. I love originality, butI don't think there is anything wrong with taking great elements from great games and implementing them in others (just leave the bad aspects out and it's fine right?) I'll probably pick this up in the future though.

Swift_Boss_A

Yeah there is nothing wrong with implementing ideas from other games but that should not be enough in this day and age, a game needs to excel if it's going to re-use elements from great games. Take Uncharted for example the game isn't exactly original but takes ideas from other games and pushes it to the next level, creating a new benchmark. Enslaved on the other hand is a very lazy title, it doesn't push any envelope and instead it back tracks to becomes a very shallow experience. Worth a rent, definitely not a buy.

I don't think the game is going to appeal to everyone, but I think $19.99 isn't asking for a whole lot!;)

I loved it. The only real negative was the annoying camera, and the blurry textures. But it had memorable characters, fun gameplay and a good story.

The worst automated platforming I have ever played in any platformer, competent but unremarkable combat, simple boss encounters, cliche cast of characters with good VA and a decent script. Ending confrontation did not feel powerful or emotional, in my eyes, taking way too much from a certain other flim. A whole host of other issues I will spare you the details with, I simply wasn't engaged/roped in on my first and subsequent playthroughs of the game, I was disappointed as I was expecting something from this game, I couldn't get into it.

Alongside AC1, Enslaved was one of my most regretted purchases for a video game, ever. Furthur affirmation that the 'revamped' DMC is most likely going to be terrible.