Gorgeous game, with flawed combat.
After a long absence, I have a new video review of El Shaddai: Ascention of the Metatron.
Notes: I did mean to put the art from the Untitled El Shaddai Project in the video, but I forgot.
Game » consists of 10 releases. Released Apr 28, 2011
After a long absence, I have a new video review of El Shaddai: Ascention of the Metatron.
Notes: I did mean to put the art from the Untitled El Shaddai Project in the video, but I forgot.
It is very difficult to find the proper words to describe El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron in an accurate manner. The game could best be described as a Devil May Cry-esque action game, but that is only part of what makes the game so unique (at least given its competition). What makes the game truly memorable is the various types of insanity on display. There is little to no cohesion between scenarios, and the game somehow manages to defy expectations and logic on an almost regular basis. Ye...
Takeyasu Sawaki is known for making visually striking video games. As the lead character designer for Okami, he implemented an incredible artistic vision to a story about the goddess Amaratsu who travels to the realm of Man in the form of a white wolf in order to cleanse the land of evil. Stepping away from his character design role, Sawaki would lead the production of El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron which loosely adapts the Book of Enoch, an ancient Biblical text. Sawaki's artistic design...