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| Sath Missed the hay  Since 1403 Days |
2007-08-27 11:52:26 Lair - IGN Review Man I can't wait for it! My mom works for Sony, and she brought home a copy of lair last night. I quickly slipped it into my trusty PS3, and started playing. So far I am about half-way through. LET ME TELL YOU 1 THING: The reviewers are totally wrong. I mastered the controls after doing the 5 minute Tutorial. After that, it was amazing. Graphics: Amazing Storyline: Great Everything is great! Ask me questions, because I will be on this topic all day. General-Kinobi said a great thing that I totally agree with: "basically, f*** reviewers. they'd rather play the same old boring fps / halo / copycat game then try to learn something new. As with anything new, its gonna take some time to get used to the sixaxis motion. but how could riding on a dragon, flying around battlefields that make peter jackson hard, dishing out fire and ice, not be as cool as it sounds? PS3 for life baby." -General-Kinobi Amen to that, bratha. (btw i'm not religious XD) All Questions I have answered put together, Including the ones from the GameFaq topic I made for this: 1: What dragons have you unlocked? Well, for every mission you earn medals. Since I am just trying to beat the game, I am not getting the best medals yet. I think Gold Medals are required to unlock other dragons. 2: Is the game really only 6-8 Hours? I bet if you were an uber pro and you could beat each mission on your first try, and get a gold medal on each one on the first try, it would be possible to beat in 6-8 hours. But, for normal people like you and me, It would probably take 12-16 hours just to finish the storyline, and then you have to get all the gold medals, which may take a long time. 3: How would you rate the game? Pro's, cons? I would rate it a 8.5-9.0 The Pros: The Motion sensor movement is great. It brings a new aspect to the game, and I feel like its more interactive. Sometimes I just to loop-de-loops just for fun, because it's so entertaining to fly around. The battles are great, and you basically get to pwn the little soldiers, and you destroy ships and enemy Dragons. Also, they have special goals like "Take Bombs from the Carrier monsters and blow up the city (thats real, and its really fun)." The different things you can do in the battles is good too. You can Land on the ground and charge into enemies. You can take the skies and Incinerate catapults and ships from afar. And you can Get close and personal in Scratching battles against other dragons, which includes different Button Key Combos that create strong attacks and kill the enemy Dragons. Also, the graphics... oooo the graphics. My TV is old, so It doesn't have HDMI... but the graphics are still amazing. In battle and in Cutscenes, I feel like I'm really there. There are more to tell and I will continue updating this post. Cons: It's pretty difficult. I was stuck on a level that is really hard, which includes having to dodge spotlights, which if see you, you would be shot on sight, and it's not all easy to dodge the lights. Then you have to single handedly take out at least 50 dragons. Frustrating to have to do that over and over and still lose. Also, one thing about battles is the Lock On System. When i lock on to something, and I kill it, my camera suddenly spins to the way my controller is facing. Annoying, and I lose my sense of direction. 4: Have you fought any bosses yet? I defeated a Sea Boss. It was really great. Basically, you have to dodge his attacks with the mosion sensor, then you counterattack at the exact right time with the analog sticks and the D-pad/face keys. Was challenging and fun. 5: So have you run into the "repetitiveness" that everyone complains about? It is slightly Repetitive... but not in a way that makes it boring. I find it interesting because every battle has a different feel to it, and different things to accomplish. 6: When you're battling on ground as the dragon, do you have to use the Six-axis? Or can you set it to analog sticks? I have no problem with using Six-axis while flying, but on ground swording troops, I'd rather use the sticks. Actually, When you land on the ground, you dont actually dismount. You just whack troops with your tail and flame em up with your fire, and you can like charge into them and it has Slo-Mo when you do something cool. And to answer your question, That doesn't include SixAxis, it's just the D-pad and the face buttons. 7: Is there some kind of multiplayer in Lair? Sadly, no. But the producers said that if there is a sequel, there most likely will be. 8: hey dude, can I come over? No. What can I say? I'm selfish! I want it allll to myself! Pictures for general Proof: http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n243/dnremember... - That the box http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n243/dnremember... - That's the manual thing http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n243/dnremember... - That's the CD http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n243/dnremember... - another CD pic http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n243/dnremember... - Also a Warhawks Box Pic XD Pictures of the Back of the CD Case http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n243/dnremember... http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n243/dnremember... http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n243/dnremember... http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n243/dnremember... http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n243/dnremember... Pictures of my TV with the game inside http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n243/dnremember... http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n243/dnremember... http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n243/dnremember... http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n243/dnremember... --- |
CARB Since 1090 Days |
2007-08-27 12:18:05 wow anther one of those..."my mom works for....." |
| deftangel Hot stuff!  Since 1405 Days |
2007-08-27 12:26:50 Sath any chance of truncating that quote and linking to the rest of it, it's pretty long! |
| GriftGFX He can also ban your ass!  Since 1537 Days |
2007-08-27 12:31:27 In reply to CARB (2007-08-27 12:18:05) Posted by CARB thats all i need to know. It took the 360 an entire year to get to Gears of War.. at least there's Warhawk, I guess.. which is getting pretty high marks since that's all that seems to matter. Granted, I'm not trying to argue that the 360's first year wasn't better, we also had stuff like PGR3 in the launch window.. but it wasn't all that. Lair and HS scream rental to me. My next PS3 game is going to be Warhawk it looks like. More replayability than those games regardless. There's still Uncharted and GT (maybe) too. |
| Sath Missed the hay Since 1403 Days |
2007-08-27 12:57:44 In reply to deftangel (2007-08-27 12:26:50) Posted by CARB wow anther one of those..."my mom works for....." or "i spoke to a guy who saw a guy talking to some one who thought he saw some one playing lair..." what i do find intriguing man is why you seem to get soooooo excited about the most average of games...the likes of dark sector, lair, HS ? If you think HS, Lair and Dark Sector is average then its you, you don't have to be "all that" about it. So if I buy Halo 3 and say "omg, best fucking game this year is Halo 3" then you would be okay huh? Like I HATE to be like others and get into hyped up games. I only buy the games I want, so basically you can say Lair sucks, but it wont do anything to me, because "I" like how it is. About the "oh my mom works for" quote...If you can seriously see how the images are taken...its like shit and shaky, so obviously someone has it. He took those images himself just to proof, and if you want more proof, then you are just being silly. Atleast this guy took images to proof that he got it, not like other people that goes on on bragging about it with no proof at all. Posted by deftangel Sath any chance of truncating that quote and linking to the rest of it, it's pretty long! I'm not sure the Playstation boards are the most objective of sources but the guy's clearly played the thing I'll give him that. Besides, I have seen MUCH longer "wall of text", so this is nothing. --- |
| CARB Since 1090 Days |
2007-08-28 19:11:45 In reply to GriftGFX (2007-08-27 12:31:27) Posted by GriftGFX EGM is the only review source you need? Paragraph reviews with arbitrary scores attached for the win? I mean.. it's been getting pretty low marks all around, but that's a pretty piss poor source to go to for critical writing. And how many system sellers would you expect the PS3 to have in its first year anyway? It took the 360 an entire year to get to Gears of War.. at least there's Warhawk, I guess.. which is getting pretty high marks since that's all that seems to matter. Granted, I'm not trying to argue that the 360's first year wasn't better, we also had stuff like PGR3 in the launch window.. but it wasn't all that. Lair and HS scream rental to me. My next PS3 game is going to be Warhawk it looks like. More replayability than those games regardless. There's still Uncharted and GT (maybe) too. i would go so far to say that i would believe EMG over some dude over excitedly pontificating he got free from his mom. ;) i wasnt having a go at the ps3 or sath, just the over use of the bandwagon of hype that seems to surrround their games and all the OMG halo killerz, and HS will see the death of 360, and how some people fall hook line and sinker for it every time sure lair , HS, and killzone sure look good, but the last two are done by developers with dubious track records "shellshock nam" anyone ???? and i dont believe that sony throwing a load of money at the development team will make a good game if the developer has no tallent yea and it might have took the 360 a year to get gears of war but when it came...is sure lived up to the hype and got the review scores to match straight 9's and 10's and 5 outa 5's and yea uncharted does look good.....! but surely gameplay is what matters ;) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- and sath dont take my words as an insult, but i just think that some(not all) developers still think that gamers are dumb think with your gut and wallet ?? if people continue to buy average games, developers will continue to make average games ..then we get in to the EA territory where they just keep knocking out fifa's , maddens, and tiger woods and need for speeds year upon year upon year (ad infinitum) i work hard for my money...and i sure as hell aint gonna hand over my cash for a game that hasnt recieved at least an 8/9 in gameplay especially when games are 40 quid a pop(we are not all lucky enough to have our moms work for sony or MS ..lol ;) ) no matter how excited i am for the likes of halo 3...i will still wait for reviews and if that got a 7 ...wouldnt touch it with a barge pole if one site/magazine gave it a 7 and all the others were like 9's and 10's the sure that 7 would be a blip...or the reviewer has totally no idea and should look for a employment change :) ...just like the bioshock and edge, every one and his mother are screamng 9's 10's GOTY's and edge give it an 8 and its like errrr did he play the game ! but hey each to their own, and its your money dude :) |
| Sath Missed the hay Since 1403 Days |
2007-08-28 19:46:01 Carb don't think about it, its all cool, atleast you didn't sound as a immature person or a fanboy, and for that I show respect. :) --- |
| Sath Missed the hay Since 1403 Days |
2007-08-28 21:31:32 This game really looks amazing to me, I cross my fingers the motion sensor is just well sorted out :D --- |
Myro Since 1465 Days |
2007-08-28 22:31:19 cant believe im getting this game so cheap. £14 FTW! --- |
| Sath Missed the hay Since 1403 Days |
2007-08-28 22:35:42 In reply to Myro (2007-08-28 22:31:19) Posted by Myro cant believe im getting this game so cheap. £14 FTW! Lucky by the way ;) --- |
| Myro Since 1465 Days |
2007-08-28 23:15:00 havent you heard? --- |
| Sath Missed the hay Since 1403 Days |
2007-08-28 23:30:40 In reply to Myro (2007-08-28 23:15:00) Posted by Myro havent you heard? http://forums.gametrailers.com/showthread.php?t=15... edit LMAO! they took them down. Lair and folklore were both £14 so i bagged them both. Seems they changed the prices. Hopefully, they'll let me keep the games at the same price though. Well I did like Folklore demo alot, but I havent decided wether or not to get it. But Lair, I am paying full price for, however, I got coupons from trading games so I dont "pay" for it :P --- |
| Phaethon360 Mr Pant  Since 1383 Days |
2007-08-31 04:42:25 http://ps3.ign.com/articles/817/817117p1.html --- |
TheBeagle Since 1142 Days |
2007-08-31 04:51:35 Oh shit. |
bloodforge Since 1530 Days |
2007-08-31 05:34:35 In reply to Phaethon360 (2007-08-31 04:42:25) Posted by Phaethon360 http://ps3.ign.com/articles/817/817117p1.html IGN gives Lair a 4.9/10 I just hope Uncharted turns out good, I'd like to buy at least one more game for my PS3 this year. |
Eddy186 Since 1483 Days |
2007-08-31 06:02:06 In reply to GriftGFX (2007-08-27 12:31:27) Posted by GriftGFX It took the 360 an entire year to get to Gears of War.. at least there's Warhawk, I guess.. which is getting pretty high marks since that's all that seems to matter. Granted, I'm not trying to argue that the 360's first year wasn't better, we also had stuff like PGR3 in the launch window.. but it wasn't all that. Yes, I am going to bitch about the ps3 not having a AAA title just like those people who bitched about the 360! |
mkk316 Since 1350 Days |
2007-08-31 06:21:21 In reply to Eddy186 (2007-08-31 06:02:06) Posted by Eddy186 Yes, I am going to bitch about the ps3 not having a AAA title just like those people who bitched about the 360! --- |
| LEBATO IS WRONG  Since 1659 Days |
2007-08-31 06:56:38 I knew this game was going to suck after seeing how stupid the gameplay was. Yes, I'm patting myself on the back, and yes, it feels awesome :D |
| Sath Missed the hay Since 1403 Days |
2007-08-31 08:34:38 In reply to LEBATO (2007-08-31 06:56:38) Posted by LEBATO I knew this game was going to suck after seeing how stupid the gameplay was. Yes, I'm patting myself on the back, and yes, it feels awesome :D --- |
| deftangel Hot stuff! Since 1405 Days |
2007-08-31 08:46:27 It's not as bad as 4.9 and it's not as good as 8/9, in my humble opinion :) |
| Sath Missed the hay Since 1403 Days |
2007-08-31 08:56:53 I am keep hearing very different story about Lair from people who either have it or played it in some events. --- |
| Myro Since 1465 Days |
2007-08-31 09:20:25 In reply to Sath (2007-08-28 23:30:40) Posted by Sath Hehe I guess you aren't lucky at all then :P Well I did like Folklore demo alot, but I havent decided wether or not to get it. But Lair, I am paying full price for, however, I got coupons from trading games so I dont "pay" for it :P Amazon suck ass. --- |
dcdelgado Since 1397 Days |
2007-08-31 09:26:57 Damn thats low! --- |
mt_sabao Since 968 Days |
2007-08-31 09:43:05 In reply to CARB (2007-08-28 19:11:45) Posted by CARB no man EMG isnt the only source that i need, what i meant was...all i need to know is that its been getting low scores all round, dont get me wrong i just see some hypocrisy from some posters, like when the ign/edge reviews of HS came out and 6/7's and sath was like " i dont care about reviews anyways" and then some one who posts a blog about him (not sath) getting the game from his mom who happens to work for sony...and he (sath) is drooling at the mouth !!!!! i would go so far to say that i would believe EMG over some dude over excitedly pontificating he got free from his mom. ;) i wasnt having a go at the ps3 or sath, just the over use of the bandwagon of hype that seems to surrround their games and all the OMG halo killerz, and HS will see the death of 360, and how some people fall hook line and sinker for it every time sure lair , HS, and killzone sure look good, but the last two are done by developers with dubious track records "shellshock nam" anyone ???? and i dont believe that sony throwing a load of money at the development team will make a good game if the developer has no tallent yea and it might have took the 360 a year to get gears of war but when it came...is sure lived up to the hype and got the review scores to match straight 9's and 10's and 5 outa 5's and yea uncharted does look good.....! but surely gameplay is what matters ;) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- and sath dont take my words as an insult, but i just think that some(not all) developers still think that gamers are dumb think with your gut and wallet ?? if people continue to buy average games, developers will continue to make average games ..then we get in to the EA territory where they just keep knocking out fifa's , maddens, and tiger woods and need for speeds year upon year upon year (ad infinitum) i work hard for my money...and i sure as hell aint gonna hand over my cash for a game that hasnt recieved at least an 8/9 in gameplay especially when games are 40 quid a pop(we are not all lucky enough to have our moms work for sony or MS ..lol ;) ) no matter how excited i am for the likes of halo 3...i will still wait for reviews and if that got a 7 ...wouldnt touch it with a barge pole if one site/magazine gave it a 7 and all the others were like 9's and 10's the sure that 7 would be a blip...or the reviewer has totally no idea and should look for a employment change :) ...just like the bioshock and edge, every one and his mother are screamng 9's 10's GOTY's and edge give it an 8 and its like errrr did he play the game ! but hey each to their own, and its your money dude :) |
| deftangel Hot stuff! Since 1405 Days |
2007-08-31 11:06:42 In reply to Sath (2007-08-31 08:56:53) Posted by dcdelgado 4.9/10 only capable with the power of the PS3! ;p (Everytime i tried to watch a dev talking about this game, thats all they would keep saying.) Posted by Sath Thx for the impressions Deft. Although July was an old built, but I don't know if they have fixed those things or not. That said, flawed though it may be. If you like the look of the game and dig the art sound and sense of scale, I would say it's worth playing through. Actually flying the dragons with six-axis works nicely, it's when you try to do more stuff it gets difficult and part of that is sadly down to the control scheme. It's the sort of game you might play for a few hours, show it off to your friends but after that there's not much to come back to. |
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