Graphics - Very good. At times there are some Jagged edges but 90% of the time you have to hunt for them.
Sounds - It does not support in-game music so that is a "down" point to most people, but to someone like myself who prefer the game music for that time setting(mid-evil) the music is great, the voice acting is superb. The grunts of the enemy's and foot steps around corners make this game a sound master piece with a 7.1 setup.
Controls - Tough. It took my a few deaths to get which controls what arm and equipment. The shield arm/sword are controls are well thought out but not for anyone who has a hard time with control comprehension.
Gameplay - One Word Tough. It is Unforgiving. There is no save, the Saved Data is copy protected so you can not go back to a "last save". The enemies will not show any mercy, getting swarmed is a constant event.
Online - The online in this game is not the standard. It has support for up to 4 people online, but I have only been able to get 1 other person working with me for about 10 mins before we both died and were sent to different areas. Randomly in the game you will see white ghosts running around and that is other people playing threw that area. You see red blood stains on the ground where people have died online. You can activate the blood stain and watch the last 10 secs or so before the person died, which is sometimes amusing to watch people go running off the edge. Would be nice to add friends on request to the online interaction but that is doubtful.
OVERALL - I give it a 8.5/10
The game is not for anyone not having time and the will to grind threw deaths, and they happen a lot. The bosses are all hard. I have earned 1 trophy in the day that I have had it, and it is like earning a Platinum. It is a tough game.
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