DaveW
04-17-2006, 09:24 AM
If you have a PS2, then you simply have to try this game. It's been years since i played a truly original game, and this has put my faith back into the gaming industry; at least or a while.
Image a game where there are only 16 bad guys in the whole game. In a world that stretches out for miles around, but is completely devoid of life. A game where you and your horse are the only people. A game where you start off with all the weapons and items. At first, it's fascinating. You'll notice little things, like the way your character occasionally stumbles when running, the way your horse gets scared if you make him run near a cliff. When you call your horse, your character whispers if he's near, shouts if he's far, and whistles if he can't see him at all. Then, when you're playing it and fighting the colossi, you notice just how clever they are: their AI is brilliant. They learn from your techniques, and you can trick them as well. They can be confused and fooled. They're not all that difficult to fight, and there's only 8 hours of gameplay in the whole thing, unless you're god awful at these games.
But I havn't played anything like this in years. It's new, fresh, exciting, addictive; if i honestly went on about it, i'd ruin it for you, but if you havn't played it yet, try and get a copy. It's a short game with something special in it that a lot of developers could learn from.
And if i still haven't sold you, the first bad guy you meet is the size of a small block of flats. You have to climb all over him to kill he bugger.
Honestly, you have to play it to believe it.
-Dave
Image a game where there are only 16 bad guys in the whole game. In a world that stretches out for miles around, but is completely devoid of life. A game where you and your horse are the only people. A game where you start off with all the weapons and items. At first, it's fascinating. You'll notice little things, like the way your character occasionally stumbles when running, the way your horse gets scared if you make him run near a cliff. When you call your horse, your character whispers if he's near, shouts if he's far, and whistles if he can't see him at all. Then, when you're playing it and fighting the colossi, you notice just how clever they are: their AI is brilliant. They learn from your techniques, and you can trick them as well. They can be confused and fooled. They're not all that difficult to fight, and there's only 8 hours of gameplay in the whole thing, unless you're god awful at these games.
But I havn't played anything like this in years. It's new, fresh, exciting, addictive; if i honestly went on about it, i'd ruin it for you, but if you havn't played it yet, try and get a copy. It's a short game with something special in it that a lot of developers could learn from.
And if i still haven't sold you, the first bad guy you meet is the size of a small block of flats. You have to climb all over him to kill he bugger.
Honestly, you have to play it to believe it.
-Dave