Enslaved vs Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow

This week's release slate represents one of the lesser-discussed - but by no means unimportant - battles of this year's gaming calendar: The war of the sleeper hits.

[deadreckoning666]

What the hell kinda crap is this? ROFL

[Montrealien]

I know, I would be more interested in Castlevania vs God of war 3. I was very suprised by who damn good Castlvania looks on the PS3, it looks much better then Enslaved and is on par with God of War 3 imho.

[BiggCMan]

castlevania looks good no doubt, but saying its on par with god of war 3 though? i personally dont think so. anyways, i actually just finished the enslaved demo. it was alright, the gameplay was nothing more than good. but its the story that has me interested. i think the story looks like it will be really good. i will be looking forward to the castlevania demo in the store pretty soon though.

[Simon_Brezhnev]

you must be playing it on a SDTV

[execution17]

but i gotta admit it looks pretty sweet, not GoW3 good but still pretty good non the less

[AntoineDcoolette]

I think Lords of Shadow looks better than GoW3 in terms of art direction though not on a technical standpoint.

[SaberEdge]

@Montrealien
I also thought it looked on par with God of War 3. I even popped in my copy of God of War 3 after playing it to make sure my memory wasn't failing me.

I think both games look better in certain ways. God of War 3 had the advantage though because I was able to see all the varied environments of the game, compared to the two small sections of Castlevania we got to see in the demo.

But just in terms of textures, lighting, character models, post processing effects, and so on, I thought they were showing a similar level of quality.

Who knows what my opinion will be once I play through the whole Castlevania game. I have seen an amazing diversity of locations in the trailers and gameplay vids.

[MrMccormo]

On which console can you enjoy all three best 3rd-person action games (God of War 3, Enslaved, Castlevania: LoS) this year?

[raztad]

LoS is not even close to GoW3. Probably you just forgot how good GoW3 looks, give it a spin. I play the game till this day, it is clearly superior and has a much better framerate.

[nycredude]

What is the framerate of Castlevania? Does it hit 60 fps? I heard it drops to 15 some times.

[Montrealien]

I am playing the full game in 1080p on a 46", this game is on par with GoW 3.

[the_manson_charles]

Enslaved is getting more consistent positive praise where reviews seem to be looking for excuses with Castlevania. The game's longer because of tedious, badly designed puzzles and bad platforming segments that make up roughly half the game, that all reviews are calling shitty.

[Neckbear]

And how do you know that is true, without playing the game yourself?

Also, the lenght is thanks to the variation of levels at hand.

In fact, reviewers only bitched about some puzzles and how they gave the answers to you (And even then, it wasn't all clear). That is all.

On the other hand, Enslaved seems to be a nice (but short) game.

Both games look good, but if you ask me, Castlevania looks like a better title.

[I LOVE GAMES]

Enslaved

and

Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow

day 1

[HungPHATx]

SAME HERE ! I liked both demos , so I'm getting both day one

[Lovable]

I'm waiting for Professor Layton VS. Enslaved article actually.

[MrMccormo]

lol

Bubbles+

[Nicky7]

How about my big hard boot vs your soft fat ass.

[gamerdude132]

This goes without saying for a nerdy fan of NES and SNES, but Castlevania all the way.

[sarshelyam]

They may share a genre, but they're two entirely different games in context.

The both look great! I'm getting both, but I have to say I'm far more excited for Castlevania. I've had a number of opportunities to play the game (E3 and a few more recent convention/shows), and while Enslaved is certainly an enjoyable experience (from the similarly numerous demos I've played), Castlevania gets a few extra points for nostalgia, familiarity of franchise, and the talent behind it.

I just can't wrap my head around the fact that Enslaved should look better than NT's 4-year-old PS3 exclusive, Heavenly Sword. It doesn't...

[etownone]

Does Heavely Sword really look better than Enslaved?
or is that the die-hard ps fankid in you talking troll?

I thought Enslaved looked really good, except for the dudes hair ....WTF?
And the story and cut-scenes are top-notch 2

[WLPowell]

you can take off the tin-foil hat that everyone who thinks that is a ps fankid. NT's engine for Heavenly Sword worked better than Unreal Engine 3 worked here.

[sarshelyam]

...the mo-cap is more smooth, the VO and paired lip-syncing is dead on (in HS), while slightly off here in Enslaved.

I only mentioned HS and the PS3 once in my entire post and never stated anything that would indicate which platform I'd buy it on. HS looks better, that's simply the fact of the matter etownone.

[Baka-akaB]

Castlevania all the way . There shouldnt even be a contest in sales imo given how meh Enslaved's gameplay is ... but either way i wont be surprised

[Taggart451]

Why not just get both? That's what I'm doing. Did it through Amazon and got credit towards other games that I'll inevitably buy (Probably God of War: GoS).

[Baka-akaB]

it's an obvious solution if you like both . I dont :p ... besides i gotta save money for vanquish later as well

[PRHB HYBRiiD]

i just played lords of shadow demo and enslaved i really liked them both but lords of shadow is better

[albel_nox]

I love the Castlevania series but Lords of Shadow is pretty lame in my opinion. Enslaved on the other hand is a must buy for me.

[TheMutator]

mehhhh RoboCop vs Mazinger Z

[Dioxinis]

why cant i just buy both? why compare them?

[x5exotic]

Enslaved for me.....idk why

[AKS]

Which one wins? I bought both, so the answer is me.

[R_aVe_N]

If I was going to buy either one of these games it would be Castlevania: Lords Of Shadow. To me they are both rent titles. I need to save my money for things I have been really waiting for. These two games are an after thought when you think about what is coming out later this year.

[FCOLitsjustagame]

I will get both eventually but after playing the Castlevania demo I think I am going to stick with my original plan and get Enslaved first. Then after Fallout and Fable and COD are done I will go back for Castlevania.