Speak
08-31-2008, 09:20 AM
Hey everyone, I said i would write a review.. But I said that BEFORE I had the game and got sucked into Too Human...
Am I the only one that absolutely LOVED the hand book? The graphics in them are brilliant, all my other game handbooks look cheap and thrown together. It gave me the basic back story of the game, which came in handy A LOT. I loved reading through Baldur's description, put a smile on my face! Has everything you need to know to get started!
I played through originally as a Champion, I kept getting owned and was extremely frustrating! I switched to a Bio Engineer, which i thought would be the last class I would ever even consider playing! Turns out it suits me like a 'fitted condom' Matches my play style perfectly! Maybe this could be linked to some of the bad reviews, i know i hated the game while i was playing my champion.
Story: 10/10 (Personally... Read and see why)
I've always struggled with stories they've always been confusing and always leave the SMALLEST of hints that play a huge part in the game, Thus me missing out on half of the experience! Never been able to remember peoples names their role in the game etc. But TH. It just.. clicked. I know everyone's name, everyone's roll in the game. Back story of the game was fun to figure out, with the help of the Hand book. Many reviews slag off the ending, but I thought it was perfect ending for the FIRST instillation of the trilogy.. They aimed to get me to come back and buy TH2.. Seeing a glimpse of the Hardest boss (I assume) Loki, standing next to a 100 Foot Giant.. Uhm, SK I think you've already got my £40...
Graphics/Cinematics: 7/10
I don't know if SK despise 'Thor' but when Thor was in a Cinematic, they REALLY Sucked.. For example, when he roughs Loki up He doesn't even hit him! Or in World Serpent, when he throws his hammer up, it doesn't even hit the top it explodes before it even hits it and the SFX are out of que.. Just something i noticed. Graphics IN-GAME are really good, Love walking through Aesir, never seizes to amaze me, noticing something new every time i go through, If it is background scenery, Moving tabards or Specific lighting. I do hope to see better Graphics in the Cinematics in TH2, would really make you feel 'closer' to the game.
Flaws
I've personally been extremely lucky.. The only glitch I have come close to is WATCHING my brothers troll fall through the floor. That's it! But i hear of so many more..
I hear about people's characters being deleted due to corruption. This can be counter acted by saving, quiting switching off the game by the Xbox Screen. But still, it is not nice knowing it could all be gone.. so quickly.
'End-Game' content. I'm going to be playing to 50, but I cannot help thinking.. 7/7 Elite set cannot be worth 150+ hours of game play? I've even heard the Bio Engineers Elite set is tailor made for the LEFT path, where my play style fits perfectly with the Middle path, which is going to cause problems as i do not wish to respec... I understand SK want us to keep playing and making Elite sets rare has achieved that, But some stories of 150+ Game hours and not even one epic, Maybe they could tweak the random generators chance of getting an Elite and put it a little bit higher.. There is a line to where people will keep playing until they give up!
Skill trees ... After playing many MMO/RPGS. I can understand there needs to be 'filler points' Some that deem 'Useless' to open up a certain Battle cry / Spider. Feel their is a huge problem with skills :/ Some are just annoying.. Especially for levels 1-49:
"1 Handed Damage Increase" For example, I put 6 points in here to unlock my spider, But for the next 20 levels a One Hander didn't drop... So there was 6 points wasting away in a pointless talent. Hope to see a lot of improvement in the tree's.
Thor.. I hate him! In World Serpent when he got taken out on the bridge I laughed and a huge smile appeared on my face (:! YES THAT ANNOYING BUGGER IS GONE!... ¬_¬ Well, we all know what happens.
Improved Menu, Not so 'sluggish' as many people have put it.
First Wolves, These guys are pathetic! The looped commentry from them is extremely boring by the ending levels.. "Time to lower your ammunition load" - I do remember having unlimited? "Man Down!" - No Valkyrie appears? The only thing they ever did was got me killed on my Champion, The first time i've seen them do damage they finish of an Exploding Polarity.. ¬_¬ I did enjoy the War hammer valiants we got (: They did great damage and helped, Plus they looked bloody hawt!
Combat: 9/10
Love the new combat system, I can see some form of this being implemented in many other games to come. The narrow minded people instantly dislike it, Slag it off, and dismiss it. But for the FIRST 'crack' at this style of game, Setting its own Genre in History. How much more near perfection could SK of got it first time round? Rome wasn't built in a day... I see people complaining about the aiming system... No. They're having problems with their game play... They are expecting the game to do everything for them, In order to hit the right arm of the Giants you cannot be shooting through its left arm to hit the right! you must roll around to the right hand side! I'm having no problems, Loving the new system!
Camera : 9/10
Playing the Demo a LOT I didn't have a steep learning curve to over come learning how to play, But as long as I didn't do a lot of 'Backtracking' through levels my Camera was perfect.. If it messed up a simple tap of 'LB' fixed it in milli seconds.. I loved it! I hope you do not mess with it in TH2! Got my perfect view: 'Far' (:
Customization 9/10
Colour runes! God how i love these.. I love changing my armour colour.. well every hour or so! :) Runes and Charms, great bit of game design! Although, I do wish that Armour could be 'mass repaired' with a pretty slow menu it is a pain to have to go through each one.
Yet to play Co-op so I cannot comment there... But I do have to say, How god damn annoying "SK SK OVER HERE SK SK! GIEF ME 4PLYUR CO-OP PLX".. The game was designed around 2 Player, they cannot implement a whole new game in a DLC patch.. but they designed a new Genre.. maybe SK can surprise us!
Over all, asbsolutely insanely amazing jaw dropping game.£40 seemed like a bargain . Completely submerged in it, Cannot wait till TH2! Those 'professional reviewers' Are an absolute joke.
Will add more if it comes to mind, Thank you for reading :)
9.5/10
Am I the only one that absolutely LOVED the hand book? The graphics in them are brilliant, all my other game handbooks look cheap and thrown together. It gave me the basic back story of the game, which came in handy A LOT. I loved reading through Baldur's description, put a smile on my face! Has everything you need to know to get started!
I played through originally as a Champion, I kept getting owned and was extremely frustrating! I switched to a Bio Engineer, which i thought would be the last class I would ever even consider playing! Turns out it suits me like a 'fitted condom' Matches my play style perfectly! Maybe this could be linked to some of the bad reviews, i know i hated the game while i was playing my champion.
Story: 10/10 (Personally... Read and see why)
I've always struggled with stories they've always been confusing and always leave the SMALLEST of hints that play a huge part in the game, Thus me missing out on half of the experience! Never been able to remember peoples names their role in the game etc. But TH. It just.. clicked. I know everyone's name, everyone's roll in the game. Back story of the game was fun to figure out, with the help of the Hand book. Many reviews slag off the ending, but I thought it was perfect ending for the FIRST instillation of the trilogy.. They aimed to get me to come back and buy TH2.. Seeing a glimpse of the Hardest boss (I assume) Loki, standing next to a 100 Foot Giant.. Uhm, SK I think you've already got my £40...
Graphics/Cinematics: 7/10
I don't know if SK despise 'Thor' but when Thor was in a Cinematic, they REALLY Sucked.. For example, when he roughs Loki up He doesn't even hit him! Or in World Serpent, when he throws his hammer up, it doesn't even hit the top it explodes before it even hits it and the SFX are out of que.. Just something i noticed. Graphics IN-GAME are really good, Love walking through Aesir, never seizes to amaze me, noticing something new every time i go through, If it is background scenery, Moving tabards or Specific lighting. I do hope to see better Graphics in the Cinematics in TH2, would really make you feel 'closer' to the game.
Flaws
I've personally been extremely lucky.. The only glitch I have come close to is WATCHING my brothers troll fall through the floor. That's it! But i hear of so many more..
I hear about people's characters being deleted due to corruption. This can be counter acted by saving, quiting switching off the game by the Xbox Screen. But still, it is not nice knowing it could all be gone.. so quickly.
'End-Game' content. I'm going to be playing to 50, but I cannot help thinking.. 7/7 Elite set cannot be worth 150+ hours of game play? I've even heard the Bio Engineers Elite set is tailor made for the LEFT path, where my play style fits perfectly with the Middle path, which is going to cause problems as i do not wish to respec... I understand SK want us to keep playing and making Elite sets rare has achieved that, But some stories of 150+ Game hours and not even one epic, Maybe they could tweak the random generators chance of getting an Elite and put it a little bit higher.. There is a line to where people will keep playing until they give up!
Skill trees ... After playing many MMO/RPGS. I can understand there needs to be 'filler points' Some that deem 'Useless' to open up a certain Battle cry / Spider. Feel their is a huge problem with skills :/ Some are just annoying.. Especially for levels 1-49:
"1 Handed Damage Increase" For example, I put 6 points in here to unlock my spider, But for the next 20 levels a One Hander didn't drop... So there was 6 points wasting away in a pointless talent. Hope to see a lot of improvement in the tree's.
Thor.. I hate him! In World Serpent when he got taken out on the bridge I laughed and a huge smile appeared on my face (:! YES THAT ANNOYING BUGGER IS GONE!... ¬_¬ Well, we all know what happens.
Improved Menu, Not so 'sluggish' as many people have put it.
First Wolves, These guys are pathetic! The looped commentry from them is extremely boring by the ending levels.. "Time to lower your ammunition load" - I do remember having unlimited? "Man Down!" - No Valkyrie appears? The only thing they ever did was got me killed on my Champion, The first time i've seen them do damage they finish of an Exploding Polarity.. ¬_¬ I did enjoy the War hammer valiants we got (: They did great damage and helped, Plus they looked bloody hawt!
Combat: 9/10
Love the new combat system, I can see some form of this being implemented in many other games to come. The narrow minded people instantly dislike it, Slag it off, and dismiss it. But for the FIRST 'crack' at this style of game, Setting its own Genre in History. How much more near perfection could SK of got it first time round? Rome wasn't built in a day... I see people complaining about the aiming system... No. They're having problems with their game play... They are expecting the game to do everything for them, In order to hit the right arm of the Giants you cannot be shooting through its left arm to hit the right! you must roll around to the right hand side! I'm having no problems, Loving the new system!
Camera : 9/10
Playing the Demo a LOT I didn't have a steep learning curve to over come learning how to play, But as long as I didn't do a lot of 'Backtracking' through levels my Camera was perfect.. If it messed up a simple tap of 'LB' fixed it in milli seconds.. I loved it! I hope you do not mess with it in TH2! Got my perfect view: 'Far' (:
Customization 9/10
Colour runes! God how i love these.. I love changing my armour colour.. well every hour or so! :) Runes and Charms, great bit of game design! Although, I do wish that Armour could be 'mass repaired' with a pretty slow menu it is a pain to have to go through each one.
Yet to play Co-op so I cannot comment there... But I do have to say, How god damn annoying "SK SK OVER HERE SK SK! GIEF ME 4PLYUR CO-OP PLX".. The game was designed around 2 Player, they cannot implement a whole new game in a DLC patch.. but they designed a new Genre.. maybe SK can surprise us!
Over all, asbsolutely insanely amazing jaw dropping game.£40 seemed like a bargain . Completely submerged in it, Cannot wait till TH2! Those 'professional reviewers' Are an absolute joke.
Will add more if it comes to mind, Thank you for reading :)
9.5/10