This Is Why Some People Call El Shaddai A Visual Masterpiece

6 responses to “This Is Why Some People Call El Shaddai A Visual Masterpiece”

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   pk

   August 25, 2011 at 7:48 am

   This doesnt look like a vidual masterpiece at all. A game critic might say its stylish, but from a developer’s perspective, it looks more like they didnt have much resources for art, and used this style as a way to finish the game.

   You see this more commonly now as more indies start releasing games, but having silhouette-only minimal art games is going to stop being ‘stylish’ and start becoming derivative very soon.

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      Velnica

      August 25, 2011 at 9:13 am

      Well if you don’t have enough resources why not make the best out of it? I’m quite impressed this game looks like an art compendium of the last few centuries mixed with a healthy doze of Rez.

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   Jo

   August 25, 2011 at 12:12 pm

   Very arty game, not just in the visuals I think.
   Whether that is a good thing will be a matter of personal taste.

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   villainsoft

   August 25, 2011 at 4:51 pm

   i don’t buy the “not enough resources, so make it stylised” argument.
   You’d prefer all games look the same, with the artistic direction being the same for each and every title?

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   journeyagent

   August 25, 2011 at 9:34 pm

   Whilst the game does look beautiful, it gets very boring, very quickly.

   At first I found the combat system to be quite elegant, in that it lacked any flashy moves or combos that would serve only as superficial contributions to a system that highlights precise timing and reactions.

   However after having made it a good four hours into the game, I’m pretty disappointed that there’s almost nothing new or exciting in regards to actual gameplay from that point on. The story certainly isn’t enough to draw me in further, and although it does look and sound beautiful, it doesn’t have the exciting gameplay to prolong my interest in it.

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   Dr_Stef

   August 27, 2011 at 10:08 am

   Some of these levels and music remind me of the very first MDK game from way back.

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