Offical Heavenly Sword Thread (Current GStat av score = 8.0)

[quote name='Silent Assassin120']I called and asked but they didn't have it. Wtf?:roll:[/quote]

o_O?

It's even in their ad, they said it would be available Thursday by noon :whistle2:s

That's just weird
 
[quote name='Inf^Shini']o_O?

It's even in their ad, they said it would be available Thursday by noon :whistle2:s

That's just weird[/quote]

Yeah my Wal-mart sucks cock, that and some (you could tell) blonde hair girl with her "umm and likes" after every fucking thing she said got on my nerves. Here is the convo just for you!!!

Me: Hi, do you guys have Heavenly Sword in for PS3?

Her: Like in the store?

Me: Yes...... o_O

Her: umm like let me check

Me: ok....

2-3 mins later....

Her: Like what was it for again, the Wii?

Me: PS3....

Her: umm hold on

Me: ......

Another minute or two passes

Her: Umm what was the name of the game again?

Me: Heavenly Sword

Her: Like okay I thought you said Sky (Laughs)

Me: Wtf....

2-3 more minutes pass

Her: Ummm like sorry we don't have that in yet, ummm possible next week?

Me: LIKE OKAY!

*Hangs up*
 
[quote name='Silent Assassin120']Yeah my Wal-mart sucks cock, that and some (you could tell) blonde hair girl with her "umm and likes" after every fucking thing she said got on my nerves. Here is the convo just for you!!!

Me: Hi, do you guys have Heavenly Sword in for PS3?

Her: Like in the store?

Me: Yes...... o_O

Her: umm like let me check

Me: ok....

2-3 mins later....

Her: Like what was it for again, the Wii?

Me: PS3....

Her: umm hold on

Me: ......

Another minute or two passes

Her: Umm what was the name of the game again?

Me: Heavenly Sword

Her: Like okay I thought you said Sky (Laughs)

Me: Wtf....

2-3 more minutes pass

Her: Ummm like sorry we don't have that in yet, ummm possible next week?

Me: LIKE OKAY!

*Hangs up*[/quote]

Like...OMG! She has noooo clue what you were saaayiiiiinnngg x_X

I hate it when the person I have to talk to is that kind of employee, it's even worse when it's in person (since you can hang up on em' on the phone :D )

Reminds me of a girl in my speech class who kepy saying "Pretty Much" after pretty much all of her sentences....pretty much. You get the idea :twoguns:
 
[quote name='Inf^Shini']Like...OMG! She has noooo clue what you were saaayiiiiinnngg x_X

I hate it when the person I have to talk to is that kind of employee, it's even worse when it's in person (since you can hang up on em' on the phone :D )

Reminds me of a girl in my speech class who kepy saying "Pretty Much" after pretty much all of her sentences....pretty much. You get the idea :twoguns:[/quote]

Yeah I feel you man, that would annoy the fuck out of me too. I called Game stop and of course they have it in but fuck do I hate to make a 45min drive on my day off from work for a change. It's the furthest of all my "gaming stores" which none of them have it in yet for some fucking reason. Wal-mart, Best buy, Game crazy, Target none. Ugh This game better blow me away or I am going to be pissed I wasted my time and gas, and dealing with crowds of people and damn game stop employees. Haha also what was funny when I asked the dude if it was in he said we have so and so copies in and then he said "You do know this is for PS3 right"? I was like Uhh yeah buddy lol. :roll:
 
[quote name='Silent Assassin120']Yeah I feel you man, that would annoy the fuck out of me too. I called Game stop and of course they have it in but fuck do I hate to make a 45min drive on my day off from work for a change. It's the furthest of all my "gaming stores" which none of them have it in yet for some fucking reason. Wal-mart, Best buy, Game crazy, Target none. Ugh This game better blow me away or I am going to be pissed I wasted my time and gas, and dealing with crowds of people and damn game stop employees. Haha also what was funny when I asked the dude if it was in he said we have so and so copies in and then he said "You do know this is for PS3 right"? I was like Uhh yeah buddy lol. :roll:[/quote]

Pfffttt, go figure huh?

lol, what kind of a question is that?!?

I have yet to get the game, and it was one I was looking forward to. After buying GRAW 2, Warhawk, and a couple BD movies, I have to lay off buying this one for awhile. Let me know if you like it.

Btw, you should pick up Warhawk and join up in the CAG clans, the game is hella fun :D
 
[quote name='Inf^Shini']Pfffttt, go figure huh?

lol, what kind of a question is that?!?

I have yet to get the game, and it was one I was looking forward to. After buying GRAW 2, Warhawk, and a couple BD movies, I have to lay off buying this one for awhile. Let me know if you like it.

Btw, you should pick up Warhawk and join up in the CAG clans, the game is hella fun :D[/quote]
Yeah, he seemed like a fanboy by that question. I'll let you know how it is man, this is one game I am actually going to play and not just collect keep it sealed and move along lol. I plan on getting Warhawk but it probably wont be for awhile since there are tons of games coming out that I want more first. ;) Anyway I am off to call my girl and see if she wants to ride along, that might takes 20mins as it is, once you're on the phone with her it's like Bah GAWD MY EAR MY EAR IT FELL OFF. Lol but seriously your ears are really red since she likes to talk on the phone for hrs, and I just sit and play games and go Yep, uhhuh no, uh huh, you know I love you, OMG did you see that I shot his headoff *click* Wtf? Awesome!

:rofl:

True story.....
 
[quote name='Silent Assassin120']Yeah, he seemed like a fanboy by that question. I'll let you know how it is man, this is one game I am actually going to play and not just collect keep it sealed and move along lol. I plan on getting Warhawk but it probably wont be for awhile since there are tons of games coming out that I want more first. ;) Anyway I am off to call my girl and see if she wants to ride along, that might takes 20mins as it is, once you're on the phone with her it's like Bah GAWD MY EAR MY EAR IT FELL OFF. Lol but seriously your ears are really red since she likes to talk on the phone for hrs, and I just sit and play games and go Yep, uhhuh no, uh huh, you know I love you, OMG did you see that I shot his headoff *click* Wtf? Awesome!

:rofl:

True story.....[/quote]

Hahahaha :rofl:

I like the ending to that story "*click* Wtf? Awesome!"
 
[quote name='Inf^Shini']Like...OMG! She has noooo clue what you were saaayiiiiinnngg x_X

I hate it when the person I have to talk to is that kind of employee, it's even worse when it's in person (since you can hang up on em' on the phone :D )

Reminds me of a girl in my speech class who kepy saying "Pretty Much" after pretty much all of her sentences....pretty much. You get the idea :twoguns:[/QUOTE]That's what I absolutely hate calling stores and won't do it if I don't have to. But then again, I hate using the telephone. :p

[quote name='Silent Assassin120']Yeah I feel you man, that would annoy the fuck out of me too. I called Game stop and of course they have it in but fuck do I hate to make a 45min drive on my day off from work for a change. It's the furthest of all my "gaming stores" which none of them have it in yet for some fucking reason. Wal-mart, Best buy, Game crazy, Target none. Ugh This game better blow me away or I am going to be pissed I wasted my time and gas, and dealing with crowds of people and damn game stop employees. Haha also what was funny when I asked the dude if it was in he said we have so and so copies in and then he said "You do know this is for PS3 right"? I was like Uhh yeah buddy lol. :roll:[/QUOTE]Lol. Luckily, I live within a short walk of Gamestop, but I honestly hate the employees there (after singing that PS3 song, I never wanted to go back).
[quote name='Silent Assassin120']Yeah, he seemed like a fanboy by that question. I'll let you know how it is man, this is one game I am actually going to play and not just collect keep it sealed and move along lol. I plan on getting Warhawk but it probably wont be for awhile since there are tons of games coming out that I want more first. ;) Anyway I am off to call my girl and see if she wants to ride along, that might takes 20mins as it is, once you're on the phone with her it's like Bah GAWD MY EAR MY EAR IT FELL OFF. Lol but seriously your ears are really red since she likes to talk on the phone for hrs, and I just sit and play games and go Yep, uhhuh no, uh huh, you know I love you, OMG did you see that I shot his headoff *click* Wtf? Awesome!

:rofl:

True story.....[/QUOTE]I'm looking to play Heavenly Sword myself to play it, but I still got a crapload of games to play. :(

You have a girl??? Lucky you. :( :(

The game is 10th on my wishlist overall, but I might bump it up. I'm having a hard time because I can either buy X amount of games or a new PSP and less games.
 
[quote name='The Mana Knight']That's what I absolutely hate calling stores and won't do it if I don't have to. But then again, I hate using the telephone. :p



Lol. Luckily, I live within a short walk of Gamestop, but I honestly hate the employees there (after singing that PS3 song, I never wanted to go back).
I'm looking to play Heavenly Sword myself to play it, but I still got a crapload of games to play. :(

You have a girl??? Lucky you. :( :(

The game is 10th on my wishlist overall, but I might bump it up. I'm having a hard time because I can either buy X amount of games or a new PSP and less games.[/quote]
I do too but I'd rather make a call then waste gas you know? Lol yeah I have a girl but she hates that I game. She said it's a waste of time, and then I reply well so is shopping and walking around all day in the mall but you do that.

[quote name=' Inf^Shini'] Hahahaha :rofl:

I like the ending to that story "*click* Wtf? Awesome!"

[/quote]
Lol yeah thats true too, she hung up I said Wtf? Then I was like Awesome because of his head being shot off lol.
 
I was just at Best Buy about to buy this when one of the employees changed my mind.

He told me it's only 5-6 hours and while those 5-6 hours are good I should rent it.

I already knew about it being short, but I was surprised he told me that. Guess there are good BB employees out there.
 
I'm really enjoying this game. I don't care if it is short, i'm having a good time.

Also lmao@Sony poking fun of themselves:

Kai: Password!
Soldier: Get lost!
Kai: *points crossbow at guy's crotch* Maybe I should hit your weak point for massive damage.
 
I rented it today. I hated some of the part's you have to use the tilting of the six axis. Or whatever it is called. I found out where you can change that,which made me very happy. Overall pretty good game so far. Im only starting chapter 3.
 
Yeah, I didn't like the sixaxis control either. But as I mentioned, I suck at motion controls in general. I turned those off immediately. I did keep the air juggle one on though. That one is easy to use.
 
Rented it from Blockbuster earlier today. I'm at the point the Rei just mentioned, and I'm enjoying it quite a bit.

And why do people keep saying that there's no replay value?? I plan on going back and trying to get all of the tokens for each level once I'm done. And I heard there's "Hell" mode also. I could see myself playing through the whole game at least twice.
 
[quote name='reiji']Rented it from Blockbuster earlier today. I'm at the point the Rei just mentioned, and I'm enjoying it quite a bit.

And why do people keep saying that there's no replay value?? I plan on going back and trying to get all of the tokens for each level once I'm done. And I heard there's "Hell" mode also. I could see myself playing through the whole game at least twice.[/QUOTE]



the game has a little replay value, I mean its nice to go back and play some scenes over, just because they were nice scenes. This game is short... I'm about one level away from completing it... so I'm going to finish it off tomorrow. I havent seen a game this short since Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers(nes) first game I beat in one day. I could have beaten this in a day, but I purposely took it slow.
 
[quote name='Thomas96']the game has a little replay value, I mean its nice to go back and play some scenes over, just because they were nice scenes. This game is short... I'm about one level away from completing it... so I'm going to finish it off tomorrow. I havent seen a game this short since Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers(nes) first game I beat in one day. I could have beaten this in a day, but I purposely took it slow.[/quote]

I have taken a lot of games slow, and thus I have not completed any of them to this day :lol:
 
[quote name='Inf^Shini']I have taken a lot of games slow, and thus I have not completed any of them to this day :lol:[/quote]

I got FFX the day it came out and I'm still not done... :)
 
Bought this today since Gamefly's lagging on sending this to me, so I plan to sell it on eBay when I'm done. I loved the second Kai sniping level (
where you're keeping enemies off of Shen
) and the surrounding boss fight got better once I figured out how it worked.
 
My impressions from the other thread:

I got to say I have finished the first two chapters thus far and I am really really enjoying it. This game has been the first game I have liked the motion controls especially with Kai. I mean controlling her arrows when Semi spoilers?
Protecting Nariko's father was so sweet. I mean here he is hobbling across the bridge and you have all the guards rushing to hit him, and just one hit kills him and you have to restart over. I was taking care of the guards rushing at him from the front I didn't notice once he got about in the middle of the bridge, the guards coming from behind to kill him. Once I saw them I instantly shot and slowed the arrow down and started tilting and lining the arrow up. The guard got closer and closer to Nariko's dad the guard turned blue to hit him and *BAM* I just got the arrow right into his chest. I know it doesn't sound that great but wow adrenaline was running through me then and the awesome music at the same time wow. You really need to experience yourself to get what I felt.

Also using the motion controls at one point to attack the catapults with your own cannon/catapult was fun. You also have to use motion controls to hit switches with shields, and it is a blast. I have hated motion controls up until this game because I could never get used to them. You can turn these off in the options but honestly why would you want to? Just take the 15 or so minutes to learn the controls and you wont regret it. The game play is a blast it's like GOW but better IMO, as it's deeper then GOW as well. You learn more and more combos as you progress through out the game. The aerial ones are by far my favorite in the entire game. You also can unlock certain amount of tokens for each part/chapter. I don't know why it says no replay value because once I go beat it I am going to go through it again and try to get all the tokens for each part/chapter. Anyway I say if you like action games, please pick this title up. Unless you're short on cash then I say wait for a price drop, but at least get it when the price drops or rent it. Easily best action game for PS3, although I know that isn't saying much.
 
[quote name='NamPaehc']I got FFX the day it came out and I'm still not done... :)[/quote]

Haha, I got Xenosaga and Wild Arms 3 about a month after they came out, but I haven't finished it to this day, yet I managed to Final Fantasy VIII multiple times in about two weeks XD.

I guess a game of this length will suit me just fine.

Ahh, btw, how is the plot story of the game? Is it pretty interesting as well as how it ends? No spoilers, just opinions :D
 
[quote name='Thomas96']the game has a little replay value, I mean its nice to go back and play some scenes over, just because they were nice scenes. This game is short... I'm about one level away from completing it... so I'm going to finish it off tomorrow. I havent seen a game this short since Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers(nes) first game I beat in one day. I could have beaten this in a day, but I purposely took it slow.[/quote]
My solution to this is to only do 2 or so chapters a night. This way at least I get more then one day in.


[quote name='Inf^Shini'] Ahh, btw, how is the plot story of the game? Is it pretty interesting as well as how it ends? No spoilers, just opinions :D[/quote]

I really like the story thus far, so far everything is fitting together nicely.
 
I love the story, I love the game. This is like a 30 minute pilot episode... and I can't wait for the full feature film. All the scenes skip or have some stutter, when they're accessed while in game, however, they run fine when going back to the movie clips section to watch them.
 
[quote name='Thomas96']I love the story, I love the game. This is like a 30 minute pilot episode... and I can't wait for the full feature film. All the scenes skip or have some stutter, when they're accessed while in game, however, they run fine when going back to the movie clips section to watch them.[/quote]

Yeah is everyone pretty much getting some BAD stuttering and extremely low framerates on some movies and especially stage 3 (the level where you use Kai a lot)? For some reason I've noticed that the boss fights are pretty good about keeping the fps steady, but when I was showing HS off to my friends today, the framerate was so choppy that it was quite embarrassing. All that aside, I love the story and the gameplay so far.
 
[quote name='Inf^Shini']I have taken a lot of games slow, and thus I have not completed any of them to this day :lol:[/QUOTE]Yeah, I do the same. My backlog is over 200 games because of that.

[quote name='NamPaehc']I got FFX the day it came out and I'm still not done... :)[/QUOTE]I did that to FFXII.
 
[quote name='The Mana Knight']Yeah, I do the same. My backlog is over 200 games because of that.

I did that to FFXII.[/quote]
Heh, I did that to FFIX! I'm still near the beginning! I think the only games I have ever completed 100% were Metroid: Zero Mission and Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped :whistle2:k
 
I'm not a super action-gamer..
This game however, is fantastic...
By far the best action-adventure game this generation. If If you have a PS3 and you are on the fence you should avoid all spoilers, and get it. :)

Played it non-stop yesterday around more than 10 hours..
I love the aftertouch in this game, Kai's missions are coolest in my opinion.

Even tough I tought Kai were crap after allmost all the people escaped the first time, I played as Kai; before having to clean them out with Nariko afterwards. :)
It picked up when i figured out the technique.

The cinema when Kai got the password to the armory were legendary.
Worth the money alone.

Am in chapter 4 at the moment..

I think this is the moment were it's get impossible to progress onwards if you are button-mashing.

Major Spoiler alert, do not read if you havn't played it.

Am struggling on 'To kill a fox' now..
I spent 3 hours on that boss alone yesterday, and didn't manage progressing past him.

Also tried another 2 hours today, along with a friend wich visited and saw the game.

Before I decided to log on the net, and search for a strategy-guide, to figure out what kind of combo I should use on him, and came over the one linked earlier on the page, will try those tactics later, when my fingers get better.

I really like the level-selector in Purgatory, it were awesome.
Due to this my friend got to try different parts of the games, even tough I were stuck on the boss in my game-session.
This is just genious, all games should have something like this, it's great to take a break and do other missions over again when you feel you have trouble in certain parts. :)

It's a must-have showcase-game for the system, and definately the best game for entry in the action-adventure genre. :)

I highly recommend it to everyone. :)
 
[quote name='KongRudi']I'm not a super action-gamer..
This game however, is fantastic...
By far the best action-adventure game this generation. If If you have a PS3 and you are on the fence you should avoid all spoilers, and get it. :)
[/QUOTE]

Better than Ninja Gaiden Sigma? That's a mighty claim you make.
 
[quote name='Halo05']Better than Ninja Gaiden Sigma? That's a mighty claim you make.[/QUOTE]
I've only played the HS demo and I'm going to say it's better than Sigma for the sole reason that there are no loading times while you are fighting.

That made me sell Sigma without even beating it.
 
[quote name='KongRudi']
Played it non-stop yesterday around more than 10 hours..
[/QUOTE]

So you beat it twice? I've played for 4.5 hours and I'm already at the end of Chapter 4 and that's including at least 3 or 4 tries at the boss at the end of that level already.

And I'm generally on the slow side for beating games.
 
[quote name='shipwreck']So you beat it twice? I've played for 4.5 hours and I'm already at the end of Chapter 4 and that's including at least 3 or 4 tries at the boss at the end of that level already.

And I'm generally on the slow side for beating games.[/quote]

I'm guessing he passed a couple chapters and just went back to replay them before completing the game :whistle2:k
 
[quote name='Inf^Shini']Heh, I did that to FFIX! I'm still near the beginning! I think the only games I have ever completed 100% were Metroid: Zero Missin and Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped :whistle2:k[/quote]

Haha I think I only have about 2.5hrs total put in ff:xii. This game on the other hand, I'm about to start up ch.4 and HOPEFULLY stop there so I can play it again tomorrow. :D

I love Kai. You can tell the designers for this char really had fun making her.
 
I have no doubt it will sell well. I mean lets be honest, what else are PS3 owners really going to buy? Best game on the PS3 so far, IMO (not counting Ninja Gaiden due to it being out on the Xbox already).
 
[quote name='Rei no Otaku']I have no doubt it will sell well. I mean lets be honest, what else are PS3 owners really going to buy? Best game on the PS3 so far, IMO (not counting Ninja Gaiden due to it being out on the Xbox already).[/QUOTE]

I would agree with that as well (if we are talking about exclusives). With as short as this game is though, there are going to be a lot of used copies pretty quickly.
 
Just finished the game and I loved it. I do wish there were more, but I could tell that the whole game's structure was more like a movie, so it being short isn't too surprising. It was nicely paced when it switched between Nariko's and Kai's levels around the whole Roach boss fight. I found her sniper levels were easier to control with the Sixaxis than the cannon levels. I loved how
the cutscenes at the end of each chapter were of Nariko remarking on what she just saw like it was the Ghost of Christmas Past (though really the Heavenly Sword showing it to her) that was showing her these horrible events (Kai being chased by the Flying Fox) and Kai's near-death experience.
The music was great, especially during the more emotional scenes/levels that drew me in. Were the shadows in the cutscenes a little blocky for anyone else? That was something I noticed in every cutscene and I'm wondering if it was just my display or not.

I do wonder how they'd go about doing a sequel since
Nariko dies. I imagine that it could just follow some of the others that have fought for the sword that are depicted in the animated shorts, though I wouldn't be surprised if it took the God of War II route and was a prequel.
 
^^

I didn't want to read the spoilers but I hit quote and caught a part of the ending :bomb:

I'm guessing they might do a prequel then a sequel :eek:

We got a couple examples of that: MGS series and DMC Series (Although they did the opposite)

Seeing as how they made a five-part anime, I'll take a stab at it and say they make that Heavenly Sword 2

Gah! I gotta play this >.>''
 
[quote name='Halo05']Better than Ninja Gaiden Sigma? That's a mighty claim you make.[/quote]
Umm yeah HS is better then NGS. Now NGB, no HS doesn't compare but NGS yes. Why you my ask? Well I don't have to worry about slash slash 3-4 second load slash... :roll: The only reason I still kept NGS is because I bought the collectors edition and it's semi rare, and the collector in me can't let it go.
 
[quote name='jman619']Said it was around 6 hour's to beat correct? It took me about 7 hour's, and 30 min's. Pretty good game overall. It is worth renting :D[/QUOTE]

6.5 is the number I have seen everywhere.

I'm exactly at the halfway point and put in 3.5 thus far. I might be on course for 7.5. Which is still pretty short.

I love the game though. Love the characters, love the animation and voice work. I even really like the Sixaxis controls. Looking forward to finishing it.
 
Took me exactly 6 hours and, like I said, that was with an extra half hour or so retrying one boss that gave me a little trouble. That's 6 hours of real-world time too, so that's including cut-scenes, loading screens, and gameplay.
 
got it from gamefly yesterday, will probably give it some play today and finish it sometime during the week. I'm looking forward to it.
 
This game is short due to Ninja Theory having difficulties with the PS3 Hardware. Sony needs to help these devs, come out with more tools to make PS3 development easier, and more efficient. HS is a launch title, its short just like a launch title. If they could have added more stages, they could have did like Darkness and add some weird stages, like when you're in the mind of the darkness. HS is basically like Streets of Rage... SOR was short, [by todays standards] but it was well executed.


The game is definitely not Repetitive... They threw in some good action sequences to break up the monotony of sword fighting. I'll probably beat it tonight, or on tuesday... I hope they did some work on HS 2.


In the future I'd like to see a cross up game with Kratos and Nariko.. like Battletoads and Doubledragon; thats what we all want, just no one's saying it.
 
[quote name='Thomas96']This game is short due to Ninja Theory having difficulties with the PS3 Hardware. Sony needs to help these devs, come out with more tools to make PS3 development easier, and more efficient. HS is a launch title, its short just like a launch title. If they could have added more stages, they could have did like Darkness and add some weird stages, like when you're in the mind of the darkness. HS is basically like Streets of Rage... SOR was short, [by todays standards] but it was well executed.


[/quote]

What does the length of the game have to do with having trouble with the hardware? It just takes an astoundingly long amount of time to create the environments in this game, along with the motion-captured cutscenes, that creating a game much longer than this was probably not possible in their timeframe. According to the documentaries that ship with the game, they started working on it before they even knew what the PS3 was going to be.

Expect most games to get shorter and shorter, unfortunately. It's just costing too much to keep up with graphical expectations.
 
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