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IGN : Folklore Review

October 3, 2007 - A melancholic piano sighs under the backdrop of sea-blown wind. As you meander along the paths of Doolin village, your steps color the scene with murder, suspicion and knowledge of the many realms of the Netherworld. This surreal and often-times haunted journey is the journey of Folklore - and this is one great reason to own a PlayStation 3.

Final Score 9.0

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conjurdevil - 820 days 10 hours ago

1 - AAA?

wahh wahh wahh??!?! sleeper hitt???

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1.1 nasim | 820 days 9 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show

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Violater - 820 days 9 hours ago

1.2 - Wait a minute

What
wow
wait?
AAA??
Folklore??
from Genji to AAA??
sorry I am clearly in shock here.

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shakka - 820 days 9 hours ago

1.3 - @nasim

As the Sony fan that i am,sometimes i think that you hurt our cause more than you help it,so post better comments and make us(ps3,ps2,psp,and sony fans) proud.

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sticky doja - 820 days 9 hours ago

1.4 - @shaka

Bubble for you man. Some people say theMart is the 360 equivalent of nasim but nasim is the only one I see that mindlessly bashes the other system whenever he types. I'm not sayin theMART doesn't bash the PS3, but at least he does it with class. Guess thats why Mart has 5 bubbles and nasim has only one.

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ps3tag - 820 days 9 hours ago

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i was pretty surprised myself but consider that genji was a launch titles .. 95% of launch titles are done in 4 hours and it shows ;) .. but this should not shock ANYONE who has played the demo, it showed some simple and solid gameplay with good use of the motion controls ON TOP of amazing art direction, design and music ;)

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Gamespot-equals-EGM - 820 days 8 hours ago

1.7 - Chill out people about Nasim

Hate to say it but I think a lot of people like picking on Nasim because he has a Arab/Middle-eastern sounding SN. Just speaking the truth here.

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hazeblaze - 820 days 8 hours ago

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HO-LY SH!T... I pre-ordered this game and was going to get it anyway, but I had no idea it would get such great reviews! I figured it'd be a A-AA game at best. Loved the demo though... Really can't wait to play now.

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beast - 820 days 7 hours ago

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cant wait for this game

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sticky doja - 820 days 6 hours ago

1.10 - @Gamespot-equals-EGM

"Hate to say it but I think a lot of people like picking on Nasim because he has a Arab/Middle-eastern sounding SN. Just speaking the truth here."

You obviously have not read ANY of Nasim's posts....ever.

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Gamespot-equals-EGM - 820 days 6 hours ago

1.11 - @1.10- Sticky Doja

Okay, is he the only one saying such things on n4g.com? So I guess you're saying every other fanboy on n4g.com shows proper ettiquete and is polite correct? LMAO. No way.

Why can't you people just...you know....ignore him? It seems you guys go out of your way to MAXIMIZE his posts (b/c he only has one bubble, all his comments are minimized), read his posts then criticize what he says. Again, wouldn't it be easier just to ignore him? All you 'anti-nasim' people (I'm not pro-nasim by any means, I just ignore him) just seem too damn obsessed. Its just silly.

BTW, I have read some of Nasim's posts. They can be a bit obnoxious but not any more obnoxious then many other posts I've seen. He also seems to get a lot of agrees.

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Itachi - 819 days 23 hours ago

1.12 - i was right

told everyone from the demo i played on pdn i gave it 9 and said it will get a 9

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gaffyh - 819 days 21 hours ago

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I'm also quite surprised, I found it a little repetitive from the demo and I didn't expect it to get 9/10. The storyline must be really good for IGN to give it a 9.

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Antan - 820 days 10 hours ago

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Tremendous score. Visally it certainly is beautiful, in a similar way to Bioshock, its the art direction that shines. Music is great also. Looking forward even more than before.

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synce - 820 days 8 hours ago

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IGN gave Dead or Alive Xtreme Beach Volleyball a 9.2

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synce - 819 days 12 hours ago

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It's funny how 3 people disagreed with my comment when it's a simple fact. Now that's the definition of a fanboy.

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matypt - 820 days 10 hours ago

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Don't trust reviews anymore after halo

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DarkArcani - 820 days 9 hours ago

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Halo is still a good game. Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it should get a bad score.

EDIT: @ crck & PS3tag - The reason for the high score was that there was so much offered in the game. Most reviewers said if it was single player only, the game would have got a much lower score. But due to the value, with everything offered it's a great game.

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crck - 820 days 9 hours ago

3.2 - He didnt say it was a bad game.

But most people that play the game with an objective mind would score it an 8-8.5. The 9.5 to 10's it got was ridiculous in my opinion. Call of Duty 4 will own that game badly.

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ps3tag - 820 days 9 hours ago

3.3 - good point

finished halo 3 with the buds this weekend and cannot understand how it got a 10 .. the game is NOT perfect even though its alot of fun and i have to confess i had to get rid of the game to not get sucked into the multiplayer ;) ... but FAR from perfect.

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Jinxstar - 820 days 8 hours ago

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@ Dark Arcani

I think what the person above you is refering to is reviewers being bought. If not I still agree with him. Bioshock was a single player only game(FPS) and got near perfect scores...

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synce - 820 days 8 hours ago

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You think Halo 3 is the first instance in which the publishers pays off publications to give the game a good score? It's been going on for many years now. That's why games like GTA, Final Fantasy, and Halo get consistently good scores, despite being little more than rehashes.

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Gizmo_Logix - 820 days 5 hours ago

3.6 - Ratchet vs Folklore

crck,

That's what I was thinking... in that it was going to get an 7.5- 8.0. But I didn't care. I like these RPGs anyways. Some predicted it would get a 8.5-8.8. They came close. But I'd figure that R&C would have a higher chance of getting a 9.0 since it has a large following and Insomniac went back to their roots and brought back the old "Silly" Ratchet character (not the dark one from last time).

Anyways, I'm glad this is a 15-20 hour game. And not 7-8 hours like HS.

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squallsoft - 820 days 10 hours ago

4 - Whoa...

...this came out of nowhere! so many games, so little $$$ XD

PLAY B3YOND

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jtmill07 - 820 days 9 hours ago

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This game didn't come out of know where. It's just everyone over looked it. I've been following it for mouths... There have been so many games over shadowing this game a lot of people missed this game.

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Jenzo - 819 days 20 hours ago

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Not so many games, no. I thought this game should turn out bad, from reading the review it sounds like a solid buy.

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TheExecutive - 820 days 9 hours ago

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this is atop my gamefly account, and if I like it that much i will buy it at a discounted price! WOOT! THe demo was a blast.

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Catastrophe - 820 days 9 hours ago

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wow, I just played the demo and came away thinking, "huh. weird." which doesn't directly translate into 9/10...but if it continues to get really positive reviews I'll pick it up. you can only get so much from a demo.

@ Keowrath: the first one. and the whole folk grabbing action was bizarrely satisfying. thanks! i'll dl the new one tonight.

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Keowrath - 820 days 9 hours ago

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Which demo did you play? The first one that came out a month ago that immediately throws you into the action with both characters or the new one that was released last week that starts you off on the cliffs and takes you through the village into the netherrealm?

@Catastrophe, I thought that was the better demo but the newer one lets you play around a bit with the whole leveling up of your ID's a gives you a little insight to the story more that the original did.

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Razzy - 820 days 9 hours ago

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I guess I'll have to DL the demo to see what the fuss is about eh? :)

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BigPenguin - 820 days 8 hours ago

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Wait, there is a new demo on PSN??? I must have just assumed it was the one I had already DLed, I will have to check it out as well, thanks for informing me of it.

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lonestarmt - 820 days 9 hours ago

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wow better than I thought. Thats pretty good. I am for sure picking this one up, I guess the xbots can't say this review isn't by someone important.

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pwnsause - 820 days 9 hours ago

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pretty obvious that this game is triple A, and so the Triple A titles for PS3 come out now!

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HondaSIRowner - 820 days 9 hours ago

9 - OMMFG!

Finally a good review from ign. I'm getting this game for its pure magical and lush detailed world.

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pilotpistolpete - 820 days 9 hours ago

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Hmm, I am confused. 9+ scores mean AAA according to TheMart, but he said only Uncharted would be AAA. I don't know what to think anymore....

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Shankle - 820 days 8 hours ago

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Generally it would be considered a good idea to completely ignore TheMart. You may find that the universe makes more sense once you do this.

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Vavoom - 820 days 1 hour ago

10.2 - Honestly though

I think if you got to metacritic.com and look at the combined average for a game. If it rates a 94 or better, then it should be considered a AAA title, 91-93 = AA and 89-90 = A.

Because this would be a sampling of the majority of all reviews.

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TooL 316 - 820 days 9 hours ago

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what the hell this came from ign? i was not expecting this, i'm getting the game regardless but its still a nice surprise.

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sandip787 - 820 days 9 hours ago

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wowwww what a great score, i wasnt expecting high reviews for this, but its great news.
good times to own a ps3 :D

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XxZxX - 820 days 9 hours ago

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regardlessly i'm buying this game. The demo seems fun.

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Relientk77 - 820 days 9 hours ago

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the game looks very interesting ... magic... creatures... a 9/10 is a nice score... not to mention surpising in my opinion ...

i think this game will suprise alot of ppl and be good

IGN gave it a 9!!! no Fvking way ... im shocked

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resistance100 - 820 days 9 hours ago

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I think this really is the surprise package of this year

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malingenie - 820 days 9 hours ago

16 - Boom Shaka-Laka

Its the under the radar ones that seem to explode in reviews. World to Sony... let's just underhype our games!

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OmegaKulu - 820 days 9 hours ago

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looks like i have to get this one now....I need more $$!!!saved enough for 360 but not for all the games i want for all 3 consoles @@

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Hades1337 - 820 days 9 hours ago

18 - Pleasently suprised

Though the demo didnt impress me majorly, it was the first game that has made good use of the SIXAXIS controller, with a very cool battle system. This game might well be worth the purchase after all.

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Alvadr - 820 days 9 hours ago

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Nice surprising score. The demo didnt really impress me in anyway. I Think I might download it again and give it another chance.

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idontcare - 820 days 9 hours ago

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i loved the demo.

great colours and innovative gameplay.

Folklore seems to be a sleeper hit.

PS3 FTW!

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Blood_Spiller - 820 days 9 hours ago

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I swear I just read a comment where The Mart said this game was overrated and wouldn't score any higher than Two Worlds, guess he was wrong.

*EDIT*
Ah, the editor that wrote the review is new to IGN, maybe he actually owns a PS3?

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ud - 820 days 9 hours ago

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TheMart is wrong 95% of the time, that's what makes him so funny to hear

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