IGN US Gives Heavenly Sword A 7/10. Are You Still Gonna Buy The Game?

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#1 Space_Cowboy7
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Check it out for yourself at http://ps3.ign.com/articles/815/815721p1.html

Seeing now that this was already posted, Ill just ask, is anyone suprised by this score, or did you see it coming? Are you still gonna buy the game?

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#2 dynastyfan
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Im surprised by the score I loveed the demo and i thought itd be alot higher but regardless im getting it cause im not going to let a 7.0 stop me from not buying a great game
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#3 Chutebox
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I couldn't care less what a reviewer says.
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#4 Krigon
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Well i don't see how NGS, DMC or GoW have more lasting appeal. NGS has a leader-boards but who gives a crap except those that are really good players, but the other two have nothing more then just a harder difficulty or a new way to fight.

but i don't care because i like these type of games and im buying it :P

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#5 EdSquareCat
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I was never going to buy it. I played the demo and it didn't generally appeal to me.
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#6 TriangleHard
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I saw this coming.

IGN doesn't seem to be very fond of repetitive action games.

Which explains why Godhand recieved 3.0

Not to mention the same person who gave Godhand 3.0 was the one who reviewed Heavenly Sword.

I'd say he isn't the person to trust when it comes to action game.

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#7 heyheydoh
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The OTHER scores for this game were, 10,9,9,8.5. I might be missing one but whatever..
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#8 vip3r666
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i have it pre-ordered so i gotta get it...but i dont care its still a great game
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#9 Flavante
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Though the game was really good in terms of graphics and its motion capture,I already knew the game was going to get a low rating. The combat system really needs to be polished. To be honest, when I was playing the demoI felt like I was playing a dynasty warriors game. I am serious. But I can't really judge the game byits demo. Well as long as peoplelike the game for its story and graphics its still um ok right...
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#10 Krigon
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The OTHER scores for this game were, 10,9,9,8.5. I might be missing one but whatever..heyheydoh

No but people like to post the bad new more then the good news. This game isn't going to appeal to everybody, just like most

action game. And i guess this one didn't appeal to that journalist.

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#11 TriangleHard
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Though the game was really good in terms of graphics and its motion capture,I already knew the game was going to get a low rating. The combat system really needs to be polished. To be honest, when I was playing the demoI felt like I was playing a dynasty warriors game. I am serious. But I can't really judge the game byits demo. Well as long as peoplelike the game for its story and graphics its still um ok right...Flavante

even IGN said the combat system is great.

This is far from button masher like Dynasty Warrior.

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#12 Vyse_Legends
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Well lets see. Umm other reviews 9.0-9.8,I loved the demo, this is one of the gamesthat got meto buy the PS3, the game looks awesome, and swords are my favorite weapon in video games.

No I think I will never pick this game up.:roll:

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#13 Space_Cowboy7
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^^ Well yeah but alot of those other sites arent as commendable as IGN or gamespot for example. And IMO IGN has been right on when it comes to reviews in the past...
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#14 PecansAreNuts
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I don't even have a PS3, but I wouldn't have gotten it anyway.
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#15 TriangleHard
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^^ Well yeah but alot of those other sites arent as commendable as IGN or gamespot for example. And IMO IGN has been right on when it comes to reviews in the past...Space_Cowboy7

like Godhand? NBA 2k6? Starwars: Starfighter?

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#16 LordMe
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Yes I am gonna but it...2 reasons.

1. Gameplay looks fun

2. Story sounds cool

Why is 7 a bad score now? 5 is average. A 7 would mean the game is fun...

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#18 TriangleHard
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[QUOTE="TriangleHard"]

I saw this coming.

IGN doesn't seem to be very fond of repetitive action games.

Which explains why Godhand recieved 3.0

Not to mention the same person who gave Godhand 3.0 was the one who reviewed Heavenly Sword.

I'd say he isn't the person to trust when it comes to action game.

Mkavanaugh77

IGN UK gave it a 7/10 as well though

but that's bloody British. What do those pansey know about action?

*note, that's obviously a joke about British. Just in case someone says I'm racist or something.

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#19 RurouniSaiyajin
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Definitely still getting it. IGN's annoyances with the game are things that don't bother me at all.
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#20 austin_is_god
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I am not supprised. The demo put me off the game the second I started playing it. If they had stuck to a GoW style battle system instead of their "ohhh we are trying to be an action movie" crap, it would have fared much better. Not to mention it should have had a jump button. Standing around waiting for 30 seconds for an enemy to attack so I can do some "flashy" counter attack doesn't work for me. I may hire the game when it comes out but it certainly wont be in my collection
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#21 LordMe
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I am not supprised. The demo put me off the game the second I started playing it. If they had stuck to a GoW style battle system instead of their "ohhh we are trying to be an action movie" crap, it would have fared much better. Not to mention it should have had a jump button. Standing around waiting for 30 seconds for an enemy to attack so I can do some "flashy" counter attack doesn't work for me. I may hire the game when it comes out but it certainly wont be in my collectionaustin_is_god

Ummm... Just attack untill they attack. And I am glad they set themselfs apart from GoW. I dont want every action game to be alike. Though I wouldnt mind a jump button... Eh I'll live.

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#22 GeneralX84
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I couldn't care less what a reviewer says.Chutebox

indeed
i sometimes find a 5.x game fun, and some 9.x game stinks

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#23 HiImUPSMan
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tbh i hated the demo.
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#24 w7w7w7w7w7
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I never planned on buying, sounds just like a rental to me.
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#25 TriangleHard
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tbh i hated the demo. HiImUPSMan

I loved the demo.

Btw, is that Utada in your sig?

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#26 HiImUPSMan
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[QUOTE="HiImUPSMan"]tbh i hated the demo. TriangleHard

I loved the demo.

Btw, is that Utada in your sig?

yes it is actually :D

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#27 TriangleHard
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[QUOTE="TriangleHard"]

[QUOTE="HiImUPSMan"]tbh i hated the demo. HiImUPSMan

I loved the demo.

Btw, is that Utada in your sig?

yes it is actually :D

awesome :D

one of my fav singer.

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#28 Krigon
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^^ Well yeah but alot of those other sites arent as commendable as IGN or gamespot for example. And IMO IGN has been right on when it comes to reviews in the past...Space_Cowboy7

Right? What is right? Some people will enjoy a game that gets 3/10 by a journalist. So please explain yourself what is right?

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[QUOTE="TriangleHard"]

I saw this coming.

IGN doesn't seem to be very fond of repetitive action games.

Which explains why Godhand recieved 3.0

Not to mention the same person who gave Godhand 3.0 was the one who reviewed Heavenly Sword.

I'd say he isn't the person to trust when it comes to action game.

Mkavanaugh77

IGN UK gave it a 7/10 as well though

Both the IGN/UK and IGN/US gave the game 7.0? Hmmm. That's a surprise! NOT! :P IGN!
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#30 TelcharXI
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Still going to get the game, don't care what some person tells me what they think. I don't let other people tell me what I should like and such.
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#31 ocdog45
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yeah, i base my purchases on crap IGN.

Check it out for yourself at http://ps3.ign.com/articles/815/815721p1.html

Seeing now that this was already posted, Ill just ask, is anyone suprised by this score, or did you see it coming? Are you still gonna buy the game?

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#32 Eman5805
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I was never gonna buy the game to begin with.

Now rent? Pfft,even a terriblereview would never sway me from doing that.

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#33 AJC3317
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yes, still getting it. i personally liked the demo and that's the most important factor for me
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#34 azad_champ
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This game looks too much like God of War to be ignored by me.
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#35 linkin_guy109
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quick answer. yes i am gonnabuy it, its just ign
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#36 kingtahktahkhuk
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no, getting dmc next year instead
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#37 Euphanasia
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yup still gonna buy it, liked the demo, and many more aspects of the game
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#38 Ultra-Alue
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Might get it simply because my PS3 is dieing for some new games.
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#39 DX_HBK_HHH
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dont listen to ign what matters is if you enjoy the game but im stil not going to get it
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#40 Peter_147
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im gonna get the game ASAP
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#41 hiryu3
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the review was a matter of opinion and I enjoys the demo so, I buy what I enjoy so I ordered the game. PERIOD

Critics suck anyway they said 300 was bad, Transformers was bad and the Passion but the public loved them.

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#42 strickers6
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Since when is 7/10 bad?
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#43 TriangleHard
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the review was a matter of opinion and I enjoys the demo so, I buy what I enjoy so I ordered the game. PERIOD

Critics suck anyway they said 300 was bad, Transformers was bad and the Passion but the public loved them.

hiryu3

That's exactly it. reviews SHOULDN'T be matter of opinion.

What it should be is objective analysis of the game and judgement of the quality. Not some random person's opinion. I can get that from my friend or just posting in this forum.

The fact that IGN reviewer even says his reviews are his opinion and everyone should just not take it so seriously (on his blog about Godhand review) that alone makes me unable to trust his review.

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#44 hiryu3
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you said it brother
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#45 giton
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i'm getting it. the game looks like a lot of fun to me.
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#46 bunchofpixels
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Who said I was ever going to buy it? That being said, 7.0 is still a good score and nothing that should scare anyone away. The main knock on it is that it is way too short so people might want to give it a rental first.
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#47 gamer082009
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Did you guys not watch the review or read it...they said the game IS REPETITIVE and ONLY 6 HOURS...WTF!! I guess you have to see for yourself, then you'll be saying OMG IGN was right all the time...I knew this would be the case from the beggining, I won't be getting this game now..it's garbage. The only thing that really interest me with this game was the serpent lady and the other characters...now I see that it really doesn't go any further than that, I'm very disappointed as I had high hopes for this game.
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#48 G-Legend
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I don't really agree with the review but I think i'll rent it because it's pretty short. And with HS not being as good as I thought drops my game choices down a bit which kinda helps but I wanted this to be the next "GoW" with it's own style...
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#49 TriangleHard
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Did you guys not watch the review or read it...they said the game IS REPETITIVE and ONLY 6 HOURS...WTF!! I guess you have to see for yourself, then you'll be saying OMG IGN was right all the time...I knew this would be the case from the beggining, I won't be getting this game now..it's garbage. The only thing that really interest me with this game was the serpent lady and the other characters...now I see that it really doesn't go any further than that, I'm very disappointed as I had high hopes for this game.gamer082009

Repetitive? I don't see that as negative. It is action game and combat system should be the focus of the game.

6 hours that is bit of a hit, but that shouldn't hit on gameplay part of the review, but value of the game.

Also you forget to meantion that IGN have stated combat system is great.

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#50 jakndaxter7223
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im still getting it