The game didn't blow at all, the cutscenes and gameplay were amazing.
Gamespot is pretty much the source, didn't you see the article. I know its still speculation, but I think it's pretty much scratched, and if it isn't; its not coming ANY time soon......which will be too long for a sequel unless there's demand for it.
Heavenly Sword wasn't a commercial failure (or a success), but after seeing the Ending, I would have to say a no. It was a well made visual game, and quality visuals of a cinematic movie, with alot of ambition put into this project, with mostly impressive results. The way it end didn't give much of a reason for a sequel (Minor spoil *well maybe that crow beating bohan and flying away*), but I wouldn't mind seeing the new chapter of the series, however I could live without it and move on.
Here is where he got it from. No matter how you slice it, it's still a rumor and isn't confirmed. HS2 is still possible.
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Now I was reading that article, and from the looks of it, for 345,000 copies sold which times $60, they made $20 million off of heavenly sword, now I wonder what was the budget of the game?
I thought Heavenly Sword was great.. but i'm not hoping for a sequel... turning a game like that into a series makes already slightly repetitve gameplay, very repetitve gameplay.
Yeah, in no means would I be hyped for HS2 like GoW3. GoW3 is one of my most anticipated games ever though, i absolutely loved the first two. HS I felt was different from the GoW's though.
No prof not confirmed... And more than likely they will continue the franchise, and just improve on it. Heavenly Sword is better than most the games these lazy devs spew out. So I highly doubt someones blog is going to change the world.
Yeah, in no means would I be hyped for HS2 like GoW3. GoW3 is one of my most anticipated games ever though, i absolutely loved the first two. HS I felt was different from the GoW's though.
[QUOTE="G-Legend"]Doesn't really bother me. GoW III BABY!SamuRai_JeDi
GoW has better fighting, it has better puzzles and it has platforming with a jump button. HS didn't have those mechanics down. GoW III will be amazing can't wait :D
I thought Heavenly Sword was great.. but i'm not hoping for a sequel... turning a game like that into a series makes already slightly repetitve gameplay, very repetitve gameplay.
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I agree but Ninja Gaiden, God of War, and every other action/hack n slash game falls into this category. Dont you think?
didn't it sell like a million worldwide? I mean how many copies did they expect on a short but sweet game on a system that no one owned at the time. For a new IP, I think it sold pretty well. Most games never reach a million worldwide, so they can go complain elsewhere. There was only like 5 commercials in one week that I saw. Sony needs to really pick up advertising. That's the reason MS probably has a good bit of people. You always see even the multiplats have the 360 logo only. I actually saw the PS3 battlefield commercial the other day. and I was like "fianally". When are they going to advertise for MGS 4, not that it needs it. Anyway shame on Ninja Theory for complaining about sales, they are full of crap.
If there complaining about how many copies sold I find that laughable. For one most people who read up on this game knew it was short and could easily be beaten in three days with little to no replay value. Why would I pay $60 for this game that is 6-8 hours when I could rent for $5 and beat it before I even have to return it.
Gamers aren't dumb.
(I just bought this game for my brother off of Ebay for $35 since he really wanted it even though I told him it was short, oh well I still need to play it also.)
If this is true then It's no real loss to me. The only thing I liked about the first Heavenly Sword were the boss fights (especially the epic final boss). GOWIII will be where it's at for hack n' slash gameplay >_>!
It was in its time a great game, but i think it had closure and it was hardly such a huge franchise that needed to be continued. I'd rather see more new ips.
It sold fine for the userbase at the time. If it is true, their full of crap. 350,000 in an area that only had a 1.8 million userbase at the time, isn't that horrible. Almost a quarter of everyone who had a ps3 bought this game. It sold better than Warhawk, which is a better game. Screw these developers. Always whining because of weak sales, when it isn't. It reminds me of when Namco whined about weak sales of Dynasty Warriors Gundam in Japan. Complaining that it only sold 400,000 when they expected 600,000. Meanwhile the userbase in JP was only about that in the first place. So they were expecting everyone that had a ps3 to own that game. That is another thing that plagues the system as well. People expect way too much from it.
I was a big fan of HS, awesome game. But if they do a sequel, as a previous poster stated, it needs new characters. Perhaps follow the sword around instead of a specific character. I bought the game when it came out for 60 bucks, not one regret about it.
Yeah, I keep seeing all of the comparisons to GoW with this game (which is understandable), but in my opinion they have totally different storylines and the way the game is approached. One is greek mythology (awesome), and the other resembles older day fighting in a way. I still think that other than MGS4, HS had the best cutscenes and not too mention the way the graphics and blood were presented. The game was honestly brilliant and the ONLY game to date that has done an exceptional job with sixaxis (imo). I agree that the story was opened and ended in the game though, I guess I just loved the whole concept of the game.
I'm hoping this will change and they will start working on it again. I loved Heavenly Sword, and for quite a while when the PS3 was struggling, used it as an excellent example of a PS3 exclusive among others like Resistance and Uncharted. Of course, now we have MGS4 which outweighs any other game out on any console =D.
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