El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron (Sony PlayStation 3, 2011)

Actually interesting!

When I got it, I figured it would pretty much be just a mindless hack and slash game. Turns out, it's more satisfying than that. In order to fight properly, you have to steal a weapon from an enemy, and purify it. You fight for long enough with one weapon, you'll need to purify it again, or something nasty will happen. I generally purify my weapon before it hits that point, but apparently the longer you go without purifying it, the weaker it gets. There are three types of weapons, long range Gales, mid range Arcs, and short range Veils. Gales are like floating missiles that (mostly) track enemies. Arcs are the "sword" of the three, with the added ability of allowing you to float for an extra distance if needed. Veils are the power weapons, a few hits with these, and the enemy is as good as dead.

On to the story, or as much as I've played of it. Your character, Enoch, is sent down to Earth to find some Angels who have fallen, and essentially seal them away for their transgressions. These Fallen Angels have made a sect of humanity worship them, so their prayers no longer reach God. Along with you for the ride is Lucifel. He has a snazzy business get up, and an anachronistic smart phone, which he uses to give the Big Man updates on your progress. He's probably the character I like the most, but am wary of because of said outfit.

Anyways, this game is fun, even if I tend to play in short bursts, due to frustration with my depth perception causing me to fall into holes quite a bit. Another issue with this game is a lack of a proper health bar. The only way you know how much health you have is your armour set. Your armour actually breaks once you reach a certain level of health. Of course, there's also a red tinge around the edge of the screen, once you reach low enough health. Luckily, even if you fall in battle (or down holes enough) you can still get back up by mashing certain buttons.

All in all, a decent game. Controls are easy to learn, battle difficulty is what you set it to, the story is interesting, and the weapons are cool.Read full review

Very unique game

Because of how unique the graphics are and it is a very unique game as well

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Very cool game idea

Ascend! For real humans! Fun game too!

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Great rarity!

Rare game, limited plat. Get one!

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El Shaddai PS3

Great graphics
Started right up
Good shipping
Price was a bit high but otherwise everything else is great!

Verified purchase:  Yes • Condition: new • Sold by: hectorda_27

Beautiful

Hidden PS3 gem.
If you're collecting, you've gotta have it. Incredible graphics for the system.

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