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 Member 445 Level 24.23 Mar 2006 
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I'm looking forward to the demo next week. This is game is going to need to be a try before you buy situations for me. Jam it back in, in the dark. 
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Member 445 Level 24.23 Mar 2006
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A lot of effort went into this game, that's for sure. There are so many minor things that I noticed in the demo that all add up to a really good game. Stuff like the running animations changing constantly or once and a while he'll trip on something running and almost lose his balance. They weren't kidding when they said a LOT of work went into their animation system and it really helps bring the game to life. The environment is also very reactive as are the game characters. Try punching out enemies near waist high cover sometime or near walls and the entire melee animations change to match the environment.
It's good to see the enemy AI actually try to dodge fire when out in the open which makes it an actual challenge to hit their vitals at times. The cover system in this one also seems to be everything GoW promised but failed to deliver on. Enemies will actually flank you if you spend too much time in one spot and attempt to move into a better position to hit you if they need to. A lot of the cover being destructible also really helps to improve the pace of the game. As for the rest of game, it's not quite what I expected, though I'm not sure if this demo is showing off every aspect of the game. I've heard this is actually a combat demo and most of the full game is more about exploration and puzzle solving rather than fighting. Personally I'd prefer this because this game really shows off a beautifully crafted world and I'd like the game to give me time to explore it rather than having to focus mostly on people shooting at me. I'm still going to need to wait for a few reviews of the full game before I go out and pick this one up, or just go rent the full game first if I can. Personally I'm getting sick of shooters and I hope this game doesn't turn out to be a shooter in the jungle with a few platform aspects thrown in once and a while. There's nowhere I can't reach.
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