NeverDead - Discussion Thread

[Ethan_Hunt]

NeverDead E3 Announcement Trailer!

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Platforms: Xbox 360 & PS3
Developer: Rebellion Developments
Publisher: Konami
Release Date: TBA

Plot:

The story set-up is that 500 years ago a man named Bryce and his wife challenged the Demon King to a battle and lost. Tough break. His wife was killed, but the Demon King granted Bryce the power of immortality. While the game will mostly take place in the present, there will be flashbacks to important dates in his past. Since he became immortal, Bryce started work as a Demon Hunter to pass the time and make some wages to support his appetite for alcohol. His partner in the profession of hunting demons is a beautiful blonde girl named Arcadia.

Source: TGS: Heads Will Roll in NeverDead - PlayStation 3 Preview at IGN

 

[asingh]

Re: NeverDead E3 Announcement Trailer!

Konami does them good.

 

[Gannu]

AusGamers gives it a 6.3 on 10, praising the cutscenes and boss fights but criticizing the repetitive gameplay. Will wait for some other reviews and the Metascore.

In the meantime, here's a recent footage of the first 15 minutes:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WzeppcleTKU

 

[Ethan_Hunt]

Got the game. Heading off to work right now, so will try it once I get back. Should be a decent time killer, if nothing else.

 

[Gannu]

[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]IGN - 3 / 10

OXM - 7.5/10

OPM UK - 7 / 10

Metro - 7 / 10

PALGN - 7 / 10

Eurogamer - 7 / 10

Strategy Informer - 7 / 10

Ausgamers - 6.3 / 10

Joystiq - 3 / 5

IncGamers - 5 / 10

Game Informer - 4 / 10

OXM UK - 4 / 10

Videogamer - 3 / 10

Gamespot - 6 / 10[/font]

[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]Source[/font]

[font=arial,helvetica,sans-serif]No thanks, will give this a miss. There are better ones in store and a whole bunch of backlogs piled up![/font]

 

[dinjo]

Now a 3 from IGN definitely means the game is bad

 

[Aman27deep]

Now a 3 from IGN definitely means the game is bad

I didn't know IGN was the word of GOD!

 

[Ethan_Hunt]

I saw the IGN video review and a few others, before leaving for work and they kept echoing the same thing; gameplay being repetitive after a while. The dialogues/script being horrendous was expected, given the nature of it's plot. However, the self-dismemberment was something different. Anyway, could probably try it somewhere down the line.

 

[dinjo]

I didn't know IGN was the word of GOD!

Most of reviews of IGN are 8ish no matter what

 

[Gannu]

Most of reviews of IGN are 8ish no matter what

True that. They were on a rampage last year giving 9+ to anything and everything that was hyped during its development. Very rarely do they give this low a score. They gave Amy a 2 on 10!

 

[Ethan_Hunt]

Just completed the game and it wasn't all that bad. Sure it did have cheesy dialogues and gameplay was rough around the edges, it was a still a decent game. You ought to be willing to let your "AAA standards" guard down to be able to enjoy this game. I liked the boss fights in this game. Some of them were very easy, while others were pretty challenging. I had a rather tough time with Alex's boss battle. Got really frustrated last night and was almost about to rage quit and start afresh this morning. Thankfully, I made a second attempt and nailed him down. Got the final boss today. The story got a bit serious towards the end and with all the twists, I'd say it was quite unexpected. Anyway, it's certainly not a game for everyone, but it's not as bad as IGheN made it out to be. 6 or 7 is probably a rating I'd pass on to it.