Gamespot's Heavenly Sword review is up: 8.0

look if people are gona talk crap about this game then dont even type in anything seriously you people havent even played it so shut up! oh and this game is gonna be awesome plus we all know gamespot loves microsoft more then sonymilkweed989

Save your breath dude, they aren't going to listen to us. Like I mentioned before, gamers are very hard to please now a days and prefer games that are not below a 9. It's their loss in not get the game and they've been like this for a while when it comes to the PS3. I don't even bother anymore, just go get the game like the rest of us sane people and enjoy it ;)!

[QUOTE="da1writer"][QUOTE="Unreal_393"]

a 7 from ign and 8 from GS.....and 7 hours of gameplay with no mulitplayer or replay value!!!???? pfft what a joke.

a weekend rental, nothing more.

Unreal_393

You do know that it only took the reviewers 7 hours to beat it because they rush through their games in order to post a review right away right? Guess you didn't think that, huh? It will probably take us double the amount of time to beat it. Short still yes but I guess you're very hard to please or just believe a game that gets below a9 now a days is a flop.

"hard to please" ??!!! do you listen to your self, i can spend 40 bucks on Warhawk with infinite replay value, 60 bucks on resistence for a great single player and multiplayer, 60 bucks on Bioshock on the 360 for a lengthy and satisfying single player, 60 bucks on Forza2 and log on more thana 100 hours on it, i can spend 5 bucks for Castlevania and get more value....WHY WOULD I SPEND 60 DOLLARS ON GAME THAT WILL LAST ME BARELY A WEEKEND INSTEAD OF THOSE CHOICES!!!?? why does ninja theory deserve my 60 bucks for making a short crap game instead those other devs.

no never mind, just saw your sig, just remember not everyone is a worthless fanboy and worships one system and tries to justify a bad game like you.

btw, Ninja gaiden Sigma gameplay > heavenly flop.

it s a matter of opinion, i have all 3 systems and the only good beat them up game out there right now is heavenly sword, ninja gaiden is good as well but even shorter then HS. Bioshock is good but not as good as what all the reviews says it is and that s another 10hours game.

they so so much good about it.

basically its the most intensly awesome game that is beautiful except its short.

[QUOTE="da1writer"][QUOTE="Unreal_393"]

a 7 from ign and 8 from GS.....and 7 hours of gameplay with no mulitplayer or replay value!!!???? pfft what a joke.

a weekend rental, nothing more.

Unreal_393

You do know that it only took the reviewers 7 hours to beat it because they rush through their games in order to post a review right away right? Guess you didn't think that, huh? It will probably take us double the amount of time to beat it. Short still yes but I guess you're very hard to please or just believe a game that gets below a9 now a days is a flop.

"hard to please" ??!!! do you listen to your self, i can spend 40 bucks on Warhawk with infinite replay value, 60 bucks on resistence for a great single player and multiplayer, 60 bucks on Bioshock on the 360 for a lengthy and satisfying single player, 60 bucks on Forza2 and log on more thana 100 hours on it, i can spend 5 bucks for Castlevania and get more value....WHY WOULD I SPEND 60 DOLLARS ON GAME THAT WILL LAST ME BARELY A WEEKEND INSTEAD OF THOSE CHOICES!!!?? why does ninja theory deserve my 60 bucks for making a short crap game instead those other devs.

no never mind, just saw your sig, just remember not everyone is a worthless fanboy and worships one system and tries to justify a bad game like you.

btw, Ninja gaiden Sigma gameplay > heavenly flop.

[QUOTE="GhettoAIM123"]

Wasn't this hyped AAA?

Flop. If only it could be longer it would have definatly gotten AAA.

MAILER_DAEMON

And why nobody should take system wars too seriously, you'll begin to lose your faith in humanity. ;)

Its a good score. I hate how now a days a lot of people will start thinking a game is a flob if its below AAA. I know this game was supposed to be AAA but AA is still very good. They certainly have a lot of good elements to build upon in case they do a sequal and I hope they do.

As for the length its such BS. GeOW was short but that got good reviews while this being good but short so they cut the score. Its the generation of FPS I guess.

Since when did the length of a gme determines its greatness..?? I mean sure the game is short but considering how she is dying it kidna makes sense to me. besides not everybody is an expert videogame player. I'm sure to most average player it will take arouund 8.5 hours to finish the game..considering the strategies of how to defeat a certain boss and other stuff like that. Not to mention it has a very deep combat system and not to mention it comes with a hard mode..so i don't know why people makes such a big fuss about a short game.

(P.S. umm do i sound like a fanboy?? cuz i'm not a PS fanboy, its just my own opinion about this matter.)

I'm sorry.. But this is exactly why I use these forums to entertain myself. Since when did reviews > sales? Since when did reviews dictate what I play?

You want 9's.. honestly.. buy a 360. Please stop bombarding the ps3 forums with ****

8 is great

You guys have been brainwashed by the System Wars and the other BS that has came along over the years

If you own a Playstation 3 you should own 3exclusive games.

Resistance

Warhawk

Heavenly Sword

SiiSsy

NGS?

Motorstorm?

those seem to be good games also..

The game hasn't flopped yet since its sales figures aren't out. Im betting its going to do pretty well for itself.

And all these people who keep complaining its crap because it got 8.0 are probably never going to actually buy a game, because lets face it, no game is absolutely perfect. I pity them for missing out on so many good experiences through their own elitism.

[QUOTE="GhettoAIM123"]

Wasn't this hyped AAA?

Flop. If only it could be longer it would have definatly gotten AAA.

mobius1979

FLOP? lol come on now it s still a AA title, and a game flop ccording to its sales not reviews

wrong.. here the only thing that counts is the Gamespot review (pretty stupid, but it's just the case)

Even though I would enjoy the game, being around 6 hours is the reason I'm not going to buy it.

At least untill it goes platinum. (Yeah platinum sounds way cooler than that top hits crap or whatever)

Honestly about 4 months ago I thought this was the PS3s Killer App. It was supposed to be. This was one of the most highly anticipated games for the PS3 and it feels like a let down knowing that it is too short has no replay value and variety. I would take God of War or Ninja Gaiden Sigma anyday over it.coolguy681

Obviously. Ninja Gaiden, firstly, is in a league of its own. Secondly, God of War isrelatively long and almost asawesome. And while Heavenly Sword may seem to be good, it seems like they put way too much Dynasty Warriors-type gameplay instead of just ripping off Ninja Gaiden or God of War off completely.

[QUOTE="coolguy681"]Honestly about 4 months ago I thought this was the PS3s Killer App. It was supposed to be. This was one of the most highly anticipated games for the PS3 and it feels like a let down knowing that it is too short has no replay value and variety. I would take God of War or Ninja Gaiden Sigma anyday over it.killercuts3

Obviously. Ninja Gaiden, firstly, is in a league of its own. Secondly, God of War isrelatively long and almost asawesome. And while Heavenly Sword may seem to be good, it seems like they put way too much Dynasty Warriors-type gameplay instead of just ripping off Ninja Gaiden or God of War off completely.

dynasty warrior type gameplay..in HS..

Not even close man (giong from the demo) Hack and slashing your way through the enemies is near impossible and thats all that dynasty warriors is about.

[QUOTE="killercuts3"]

[QUOTE="coolguy681"]Honestly about 4 months ago I thought this was the PS3s Killer App. It was supposed to be. This was one of the most highly anticipated games for the PS3 and it feels like a let down knowing that it is too short has no replay value and variety. I would take God of War or Ninja Gaiden Sigma anyday over it.The_Tombo

Obviously. Ninja Gaiden, firstly, is in a league of its own. Secondly, God of War isrelatively long and almost asawesome. And while Heavenly Sword may seem to be good, it seems like they put way too much Dynasty Warriors-type gameplay instead of just ripping off Ninja Gaiden or God of War off completely.

dynasty warrior type gameplay..in HS..

Not even close man (giong from the demo) Hack and slashing your way through the enemies is near impossible and thats all that dynasty warriors is about.

It's about the principle, not the mechanics.

I guess can we once and for all end all the talks of GS being biased? It got an 8.0 here and lower scores at other sites. All of you fanboys out there who for some reason or another cry bias when a low score is given here and site other places for reviews---where are you now?

And as for the game---it's short. It seems like a lot of people here are gamers and aren't new to FPS, or action/adventure games, etc.... So, for all of us, a short game (let's just say 6 hours) would come out to be 3 hours. Now for me personally, that's not worth $60 when more great games are on the horizon.If its graphics that catch your attention then that's your perogative. But Ithink they could of had half the graphics and filled it withmore gameplay and thegame would be better.I can wait a few months when this game comes down in price and save that $60 for something worth paying for with more replay value and possibly online play.

8 seems about right.[QUOTE="mobius1979"][QUOTE="GhettoAIM123"]

Wasn't this hyped AAA?

Flop. If only it could be longer it would have definatly gotten AAA.

furtherfan

FLOP? lol come on now it s still a AA title, and a game flop ccording to its sales not reviews

wrong.. here the only thing that counts is the Gamespot review (pretty stupid, but it's just the case)

In system wars the only thing that counts is the GS review...don't bring that drivel into the PS3 board, it's childish and nonsensical. Let the kids argue over numbers...while the rest of us enjoy the games.

Silly question, but was'ent there a video review already up made by Alex N. ? loky3000

yeah no kidding, you ARE silly enough to fool around and try to make a preview into review, end of story

An 8.0 in my book means very good, ive had it pre-ordered for awhile.

Yes its short but in my books its worth the cash.

This is how i look at it, i spent £20 on the departed for blu-ray it lasted around 140 mins, i will spend £32.99 on heavely sword and will have an interactive expeirence lasting around 390 mins, seems worth it to me.

I remember buying sonic for the mega drive and finished it in around 2 hours i thought it was amazing.

I'd rather play 7 hours of a great game than 7 hours of a great game with 5 hours of boring filler in between.

look if people are gona talk crap about this game then dont even type in anything seriously you people havent even played it so shut up! oh and this game is gonna be awesome plus we all know gamespot loves microsoft more then sonymilkweed989

havent played this game.but im not planing on buying it after I heard that the game is short.not worth my $74 to buy it.better to rent

when will we have a AAAA?!LittleYoshi

It's short but people pay $15 to buy a movie that's 2 hours long. Why not pay $60 to buy a game that's about 8 hours long? It's production values are very movie like. munu9

Great point!

EDIT-----

I just realized!!! total wtf moment....GEARS OF WAR IS A 5 HR GAME AND IT GETS A 9.5 AND HS IS A 7 HR GAME WITH AN 8.0? Gamespot ftl, srsly.PureDante

You're only taking into account the single player of Gears. Gears also offers co-op via split screen and XBL, plus it's online component. Heavenly Sword is single player only, no co-op and no online component, so this comparison seems rather pointless to me.

[QUOTE="I just realized!!! total wtf moment....GEARS OF WAR IS A 5 HR GAME AND IT GETS A 9.5 AND HS IS A 7 HR GAME WITH AN 8.0? Gamespot ftl, srsly.

Online play buddy...that scores some more points.

the new rating system is based far too much on replay value and far too little on holy crap look at how amazing that looks.

they say teh review games for the kind of game they are, yet fps always get higher than other.

if you can't get through the game with that kinda playing style, that means your so-call "principle" is dead wrong.lhbchen

You realize what you just said made no sense,right?

It's short but people pay $15 to buy a movie that's 2 hours long. Why not pay $60 to buy a game that's about 8 hours long? It's production values are very movie like. munu9

ive... never thought about it like that. i know im picking this game up as soon as possible tho :D