Bladestorm: The Hundred Years' War Comments by Dave McCarthy
Hundred out of a hundred.
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imperial_seal
16/10/07 @ 08:22
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Dynasty Warriors is great (if you know the storyline behind it), which I do, funny enough.
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Der_tolle_Emil
16/10/07 @ 08:23
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I enjoyed the demo as well. It takes a while to get into but I'm afraid that with PGR4, Orange Box and Metroid Prime 3 I will wait until it gets a bit cheaper.
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Artemis_Matsas
16/10/07 @ 08:28
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Yes, the demo was cool. This is one to look for when the price is right.
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Havent tried the demo yet and probably wont.
There are just far too many great games coming for the 360 over the next few months. PS3 owners though might want to pick this up to 'bulk out' as it were. Perhaps when it hits £17.99 after the Christmas rush - I always seem to end up with £20 of Virgin vouchers left ;) |
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designerheadache
16/10/07 @ 09:00
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Wow sounds like i am the only person who really thought that demo sucked ass...boring as hell tbh
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asphaltcowboy
16/10/07 @ 09:03
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Played the demo, had no idea what was going on. Thought it was a bit pants really...
EDIT: Apparently not designerheadache!
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dancingphil
16/10/07 @ 09:06
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It sounds a bit like Kingdom Under Fire: The Crusaders on the original Xbox. I bought that a few weeks ago. I'm surprised it didn't do better--it's the best RTS I've played on a console, mainly because it's got the control scheme right.
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cheeseweasel
16/10/07 @ 09:10
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Shouldn't that be gambol rather than gamble?
Or are they actually betting? |
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GamesConnoisseur
16/10/07 @ 09:18
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Yeah loved Kingdom Under Fire, shame it did not get enough attention. Intrigued by Bladestorm demo (tried both platform).
The good review score cemented it for me to get this when I could, as Dave did say it deserves better attention. I did not really buy into Dynasty Warrior but this is a bit different. /Pondering if Koei would get a bit bored with all the uncountable hacks and slashings by now? |
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wow 100/100 - so better than Ha...
Im sorry i just can't..i can't.... Seeing as the demo is getting such positive reports i guess i'll try it out - sounds like I nearly missed out on something pretty decent because of my KOEI and Dynasty Warriors preconceptions... we'll see though ;)
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Avenger1324
16/10/07 @ 09:46
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With so many really big games demanding to be played this is probably a bit too niche for most to buy before Christmas. Will give the demo a try, but with PGR4, Skate, Stranglehold & Halo all sitting on my desk, and Orange Box, Hellgate, Crysis & NFS Prostreet released in the next month I can't see myself getting Bladestorm this year
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I enjoyed the demo and there seemed to be quite a lot of depth to the units and strategy.
I couldn't help but feel it would of been good to pull back from the battlefield to see where all the troops were. Is there an option to do so? This is the sort of game my pal is looking forward to when he eventually gets a PS3. |
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Darts_Venom
16/10/07 @ 10:26
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Gambol rather than Gamble? Unless the bunnies stop for a quick game of poker!? Looks awesome will try and pick up a copy!
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JediMasterMalik
16/10/07 @ 10:44
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Not surprising after the demo, I'm glad Koei actually decided to change the formula, and quite a bit. I do wish the combat was more hack n slash though.
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groovychainsaw
16/10/07 @ 10:46
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Its going to sell 4 copies, sadly, because there is too much competition. Which is a shame, cos i like dynasty warriors, thought the demo was great, but am still trying to get through PGR4 and halo3, and will be for the forseeable future.
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reality_cheque
16/10/07 @ 12:37
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I shall be buying this when I've finished the other 15 games still sat on my shelf :(
Convieniently, by that point it'll be about 20 quid. |
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Well.. If i had a ps3 Id have to buy it since not much out for now and maybe another year.. But I got from Halo 3 / orange box/ bioshock/ MoH: Airborn etc etc to play with and Bladestorm really wasnt any good for me. A bit nice to play in the demo but nothing spending the money for when you got so many other options. Maybe like Dizzy said when there are spare money but still for me there would be probably other choises than that one. That's simply my opinion for those who havent tried it use the demo.
( reminds me of another game so much ingame that I cant remember it's tittle :S ) |
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Love Dynasty Warriors, loved the demo, will be picking this up on or just after release day and it'll probably get priority over whatever else I'd bought previously.
Really impressed at the shake-up Koei/Omega Force have given the DW formula. Demo had a far more 'tactical' feel to it than a regular DW game without compromising too much in delivering instantly accessable action. |
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groovychainsaw
16/10/07 @ 15:39
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I thought the voiceovers were brilliant, made me laugh my head off, I have no idea what country the barman is supposed to be from - Mars?
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Played Dynasty Warriors...and it was okay. At first I really enjoyed it...but then I kept getting more powerful...and my enemies weren't that much of a challenge anymore...and then it was a whole lot of repetitive hack'n'slash--really not much strategy when I can hack'n'slash everybody all by my lonesome. Finished the game, but it is going to be traded back. The history was very good though, and the game wasn't unenjoyable.
On the other hand, Bladestorm seems to have the cool things of Dynasty Warriors without the repetitive hack'n'slashing...so I will certainly pick it up...I might wait for a used copy...but I will certainly pick it up. I do hope, however, that it won't throw me a Kingdom Under Fire curveball where if you hadn't leveled up a particular unit type, there is no way to win the battle. |
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What a dreadful game (based on the demo). It starts off deceptively good with nice graphics in the intro scene but once you start playing it, it feels a mess. Empty bland landscapes straight out of a PS2 game, inverted camera controls which means I keep rotating it the wrong way, laughable animation, dull combat, it's like a poor man's Kingdom Under Fire. Terrible, terrible, terrible. Definitely will NOT be buying it. It's a typically rubbish game from Koei.
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