Heavenly Sword for PlayStation 3 Reviews by Gamers

well, i ordered this from gamefly, but for whatever reason, i guess it got lost in the mail, and it never arrived. being the impatient 19 year old boy that i am, i couldnt wait any longer, and i ran out and bought it. i must say that i do not regret the decision in any way, shape, or form, despite the fact that i finished it in 2 nights.

the graphics are incredibly beautiful, with every single texture, polygon, and particle effect placed lovingly in its rightful place to craft one of the most realistic looking games ive ever seen. its not just that everything looks shiny and pretty, its the way that everything moves exactly like it should (with the exception of a few wonky physics glitches that can be quite amusing)

the story is as good if not better than many of the best examples of the wuxia genre. its obvious right from the get-go that the developers spent a lot of time to get the mood just right.

the gameplay is top notch, with incredibly fluid and interesting combos thanks to the intuitive nature of the heavenly sword's stances. the QTE sequences aren't over used the way they are in some games like this, and Kai's crossbow sections break up Nariko's action sections very nicely.

the length is, IMO perfect for this type of game, and if it had been more than 2 or 3 hours longer, i would have actually probably rated the game down for dragging on too long. however, the only reason i didnt give the game a perfect 10 is because of a saddening lack of extra content and things to do once youve beaten the game. yes, theres some videos, but all of them can be downloaded on the PSN anyway, so thats sorta pointless, and everything else just seems like a tacked on DVD extra.

heavenly sword is a masterpiece of a video game, and i sincerely hope that more studios push the PS3, in game cinematics, and the action genre the way this game does.