Comments on: Heavenly Sword Story Update

By: Phaethon360

Phaethon360 — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:34:51 +0000

This was always in the back of my mind. Sony informed the Game Advisory Panel that it would be released Fall 2007. I think March 6 is just a placeholder date.

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 13:01:21 +0000

In a way I wouldn’t be surprised as nothing new has been shown of the games since E3.

By: fleakitten

fleakitten — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:56:36 +0000

Bad news guys. The release date could be wrong. :/ *Link edited by Gary.

By: Gary

Gary — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 12:02:26 +0000

I think it’s primarily because, more than any other genre, it’s story driven. On top of that, there’s the building up of your character’s stats, equipment, magical ability etc, and you do that by constantly fighting battles.

Value for money is always a complicated issue in games. There’s no doubt that RPGs offer you great value for money with regards to lifespan and the amount of hours you put into a game.

If a game is around 10hrs long but makes you want to play it again on Hard mode and Even Harder mode then that gives a shorter game good value for money even though you can finish it in a day.

By: Segitz

Segitz — Fri, 12 Jan 2007 11:55:27 +0000

Of course RPGs have always had a lenghtier campain, but why is that?

Its not like the genre itself makes it longer somehow. Look at Final Fantasy X or XII (preferably the latter, as it has less cutscenes and is less linear). These games are so good damn long, I easily can tell myself, I want to shell out 60€ for this (rather 70€, if the “preorder” prices stay) for a game that will bring me joy for more than 20hrs. I just think, the price/performance is not good enough to justify a 70€ expense for less than that time, mostly only HALF that.

But I still think, HS will be a great game, albeit short (like GoW, which was also great, but I played it thru in 2 freakin days).

By: ehandlr

ehandlr — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:28:15 +0000

give me 10-15 hours and I’ll be happy I guess. I’d like to see them use the Blu-Ray to their advantage and give some extra content/levels/etc.

By: Phaethon360

Phaethon360 — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 21:11:19 +0000

2 player Co-op would double the replay value (no pun intended…)

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 20:55:35 +0000

I don’t think they could, it would break the flow of the game. Games like these are suited for single player only especially the main game.