Oh boy...
So it seems this has become a cult classic. I deeply wish I could recommend this game but too many things get in its way.
The presentation is fairly superb, but the visuals make it near impossible to gauge jumps while platforming.
The seamless gameplay helps keep you engaged, but the lack of menus and UI make some aspects of the game obtuse to interact with, I'm also fairly sure it caused a lot of my crashes.
The storytelling is unique and the characters interesting, but the story itself is bizarre to understand.
The list goes on and on.
There were moments I loved playing this game, scenes that were a treat to traverse, The gameplay never suspends during load times, what there was to the plot kept me going, and the bossfights while repetitive were fun.
BUT
The gameplay is endlessly repetitive, the platforming is awful, a number of mechanics fully broke, a bunch of scenes completely dragged on, the combat lacked variety, enemies are way too spongey, the games absolute refusal to give on screen info makes a number of encounters feel awful...
oh boy,
This game has a lot going on, but a lot feels unfinished or worse, intentionally bad ideas.
When I weigh it all up... I honestly find it shocking I even finished this game. Yet, some part of me kept going, kept defending it.
Something about this game is unique, some of it ideas could have been worth something, too many incomplete and poorly designed ideas stand between the player and the good stuff.
I don't recommend playing El Shaddai, watch a playthrough on youtube, you'll get the good stuff without having to suffer through actually playing it.
So it seems this has become a cult classic. I deeply wish I could recommend this game but too many things get in its way.
The presentation is fairly superb, but the visuals make it near impossible to gauge jumps while platforming.
The seamless gameplay helps keep you engaged, but the lack of menus and UI make some aspects of the game obtuse to interact with, I'm also fairly sure it caused a lot of my crashes.
The storytelling is unique and the characters interesting, but the story itself is bizarre to understand.
The list goes on and on.
There were moments I loved playing this game, scenes that were a treat to traverse, The gameplay never suspends during load times, what there was to the plot kept me going, and the bossfights while repetitive were fun.
BUT
The gameplay is endlessly repetitive, the platforming is awful, a number of mechanics fully broke, a bunch of scenes completely dragged on, the combat lacked variety, enemies are way too spongey, the games absolute refusal to give on screen info makes a number of encounters feel awful...
oh boy,
This game has a lot going on, but a lot feels unfinished or worse, intentionally bad ideas.
When I weigh it all up... I honestly find it shocking I even finished this game. Yet, some part of me kept going, kept defending it.
Something about this game is unique, some of it ideas could have been worth something, too many incomplete and poorly designed ideas stand between the player and the good stuff.
I don't recommend playing El Shaddai, watch a playthrough on youtube, you'll get the good stuff without having to suffer through actually playing it.