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PlayStation 3 News by Tom Bramwell
Those of you hoping Sony and Ninja Theory plan to revisit Heavenly Sword would have been encouraged by a launch event for Andy Serkis' new games industry networking organisation Games Eden on Wednesday, where a spokesperson for Ninja Theory repeatedly and perhaps revealingly referred to the developer's only PS3 project to date as "Heavenly Sword 1".
It's not the first hint we've had that Ninja Theory plans to make more than one Heavenly Sword game. Earlier this year, co-founder Tameem Antoniades said in a podcast that the original idea had been a "three-game story", and that the second phase of that is already written. Indeed, that there was "no reason why there shouldn't be a sequel".
Heavenly Sword - one of your favourite PS3 games to judge by the reader ratings on our gamepage - is an action game that follows red-haired fighter Nariko in a big old battle against naughty evildoers, upon whom she unloads quite a lot of spiffy and well-framed violence in glorious detail, and with good cut-scenes - to which Andy Serkis (of first paragraph fame, not to mention Eurogamer TV Show fame) obviously contributed.
To read how it all turned out, turn your eyes to our Heavenly Sword PS3 review.
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farticusmaximus
07/12/07 @ 09:57
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Heavenly sword was dire. If the sequel actually had a playable game in amongst the cutscenes and quicktime sequences then it *might* be okay.
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Triggerhappytel
07/12/07 @ 10:26
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The problem with most of these suggestions ^^, is that implementing them would probably make HS2 even more like God of War.
Regardless, it had a pretty extensive marketing campaign from Sony, and probably sold enough to warrant a sequel. |
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dominalien
07/12/07 @ 11:23
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Having completed the game AND got all the talismans (still don't know how I managed to finally get all three on The Heavenly Sword), I cannot argue with the 7 EG gave it.
But, the happiness and wonder the game filled me with is much higher than that ;-) |
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dominalien
07/12/07 @ 12:44
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Yeah, Kai was funny. "Or maybe I'll hit the weak spot for MASSIVE DAMAGE" (or something like that).
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The first Heavenly Sword was simply breathtaking, the graphics and cut-scenes of the game were better directed and technically more impressive then 90% of hollywood films... as amazing as that.
They could add more depth to gameplay (new weapons, combos, jump button etc..) make it longer (at least 10-12hrs), develop intresting puzzles (i cannot even call puzzles to that nonesense presented in the 1st)... fix nariko's hair, and create colossal monsters (a la god of war). If they do that... my god what a game. Either way it will be an instant buy for me.
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farticusmaximus
07/12/07 @ 13:47
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Shut up Apologie, it was shit and you know it.
Style over substance. |
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dominalien
07/12/07 @ 14:04
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@farticusmaximus: you are of course entitled to your opinion, but other people thought different and they're entitled to their opinions as well. And please, don't be so patronising.
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farticusmaximus
07/12/07 @ 14:40
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Apologie has proved time and time again that he is a brainwashed moron and deserves no such consideration.
Also, anyone who thinks Heavenly sword was anywhere near par for a game is fooling themselves. |
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dominalien
07/12/07 @ 14:44
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@farticusmaximus: I thought it was a pretty good game. Am I fooling myself? You may think so, but I don't. As always, you are entitled to your opinion and let me have mine.
No comment about Apologie. I haven't had the pleasure. He is very enthusiastic about Heavenly Sword, that's true. |
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farticusmaximus
07/12/07 @ 15:11
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Oh come on Apologie, this is the kind of shit we see every day from you:
"the graphics and cut-scenes of the game were better directed and technically more impressive then 90% of hollywood films... as amazing as that." Pure bullshit fanboy ranting. Just read back over some of the threads you've commented in and there are almost as many replies about your talking crap than there are about the games thenselves. Frankly I've had a lot more fun playing Freecell than Heavenly Sword. Sure it looks nice but it's pure uninspired turgid gameplay and unexcusable quicktime sequences bored me stiff. Hell I couldnt even enjoy it stoned and that's saying something. God of war was a far far superior game. |
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@farticusmaximus
Frankly I've had a lot more fun playing Freecell than Heavenly Sword. Sure it looks nice but it's pure uninspired turgid gameplay and unexcusable quicktime sequences bored me stiff. Hell I couldnt even enjoy it stoned and that's saying something --------------------------- typical fanboy comment. Well, at least we agree on something farticusmaximus, God of War is indeed a superior game... but that doesen't make Heavenly Sword bad, in fact, it's a game with an enormous margin for improvement by maintaining the amazing graphics and dramatic athmosphere of the first..., and adding depth to gameplay. |
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Why are they even considering a sequel when theres another God Of War game on the way?
It doesn't take a genius to work out that GOW3 will trounce whatever the next Heavenly Sword has to offer in every aspect. Heavenly sword was 'nice' in a purely aesthetic (if you could ignore the tearing) something-for-your-non-gaming-friends-and-family-to-coo-at sort of way, but other than that it was just another average-'em-up. Even Conan beat it on gameplay. Yes, Conan. |
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seamonsterneil
07/12/07 @ 17:05
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it was fun for what it wa until that final boss that seemed like the biggest chore on the planet it really messes with the narrative when you have to watch andy serkis doing evil things over and over and over again... i did like the unique approach to storytelling though...
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captainrentboy
08/12/07 @ 14:39
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What I find rather amusing and almost spooky was that my comment on this section was going to be... ''How long before Apologie turns up in here declaring the original Heavenly Sword to be the best game ever made, and that the sequel will be like a gift from the lord almighty, God himself! Either this or Killzone 2 will be the most fantastic game of the century.''
I was pretty darned close huh? I'm either psychic, or Apologie is terribly predictable. I finished the original, and it was merely alllllright (Something reflected in the majority of its reviews) it was extremely repetitive, and even though I'm sure there was a fantastically deep combat system in there somewhere, tapping two buttons to the point of exhaustion seemed to do the trick too. The cutscenes were bloody fantastic though, Serkis is a crazy man. Saying that, I'm all for a sequel, just make sure you make it about twice the length or at least add a little replay value to it. Ohh and make it slightly more varied whilst you're at it.... That'll do.
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captainrentboy Kryon
You two must be pretty darn stupid... i never said that Heavenly Sword is the best game ever, i even mentioned that: "They could add more depth to gameplay (new weapons, combos, jump button etc..) make it longer (at least 10-12hrs), develop intresting puzzles (i cannot even call puzzles to that nonesense presented in the 1st)... fix nariko's hair, and create colossal monsters (a la god of war)." Is this the description of a perfect game??? maybe for someone stupid, like both of you. |
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Amoebalove
10/12/07 @ 17:39
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@ Apologie
you may not have said best game ever but you did say The first Heavenly Sword was simply breathtaking, the graphics and cut-scenes of the game were better directed and technically more impressive then 90% of hollywood films... as amazing as that. and in no way are you going overboard with statement now are you?
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