I'm about 8 hours into this game and can confidently say this game deserves a 9.5/10!! The only reason I shed a 1/2 point is due to a small problem at the beginning of the game where your AI partner character will sometimes not hide when enemies are frantically searching for you.....the good thing however is that when your partner is running around in which the enemy can clearly see them, the enemy character actually doesn't do anything about it; they act like they are invisible. The good thing about this problem though, is that it only really happens at the beginning of the game....I haven't run into any other times when this happens and I'm almost 10hrs into it.
The graphics are what really make this game POP! There is so much vibrancy to colors and the game uses a great "bloom" effect with light. Everything looks great. Their is even a great presence of motion blur that you really don't see much in PS3 games. What really stands out is how smooth the game runs on such an old console.... I have yet to see a breakdown in frame-rate. Of course now I'll be getting remarks like "graphics don't make games good".....well, that would be true if not only did this game have the best graphics I've seen on PS3, but the game play is superb too!
This game might very well be the return to a "survival-horror" generation. Its elements of "take everything you can to survive" is really present though out the entire game. Although you get a pretty good arsenal throughout the game, you are forced to play with very minimal ammo. Stealth is the key to really beating this game and survive. Gun battles are very difficult since if you get bombarded with enemies you are pretty much screwed when it comes to getting out alive. Dealing with the infected also add the sense of suspense. Going in guns-blazing on the infected is pretty much a one-way ticket to death. The use of a "dynamic" cover system makes this game even more fluid. I wish more games would utilize a cover system where you don't always have to press a button to take cover. Even playing this game on the "Easy" difficulty (I've been playing on Normal) is difficult. The character animations are top-notch and the acting by all the characters is great, especially Ellie.
If you played the demo and are basing your decision on that for whether-or-not to purchase this game, DON'T.... Their is SO MUCH more to this game than just that 10-minute demo. This is definitely "Game of the Year"!
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