Comments on: Ton of Siren: New Translation media released http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/ This is the news Wed, 03 Dec 2008 03:24:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Blerk http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7348 Blerk Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:17:46 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7348 No, I didn't play the second game because of my experiences with the first one. Perhaps I should've given it a go. Bit late now, though! :-) No, I didn’t play the second game because of my experiences with the first one. Perhaps I should’ve given it a go. Bit late now, though! :-)

]]> By: Hero of Canton http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7345 Hero of Canton Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:29:14 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7345 Did you play the second? Was much better. Still a little clunky in places, but worth persevering with - and its story is amazing. There's one really horrible level though - basically, if you get spotted at all you're dead. And there are tons of shibito. I hope this retains the bleakness of the first two. Part of the fun is guessing what horrible fate is going to meet the characters you're controlling. Did you play the second? Was much better. Still a little clunky in places, but worth persevering with - and its story is amazing. There’s one really horrible level though - basically, if you get spotted at all you’re dead. And there are tons of shibito.

I hope this retains the bleakness of the first two. Part of the fun is guessing what horrible fate is going to meet the characters you’re controlling.

]]> By: Blerk http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7343 Blerk Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:23:06 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7343 Excellent. Slow-moving stealth and hastily reanimating baddies were a recipe for disaster for me in the first game. Excellent. Slow-moving stealth and hastily reanimating baddies were a recipe for disaster for me in the first game.

]]> By: Hero of Canton http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7342 Hero of Canton Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:20:25 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7342 They seem to stay dead for longer. There was only one point I noticed where one came back to life, and I'd wandered quite a way away before that happened, so I'm not sure if it's a time or a distance thing. During the bit where you have to smash the lock off a door I kept looking behind me to make sure the recently-brained shibito hadn't got up! They seem to stay dead for longer. There was only one point I noticed where one came back to life, and I’d wandered quite a way away before that happened, so I’m not sure if it’s a time or a distance thing. During the bit where you have to smash the lock off a door I kept looking behind me to make sure the recently-brained shibito hadn’t got up!

]]> By: Blerk http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7341 Blerk Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:14:03 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7341 Do the Shibito still come back to life after a while like they do in the original, btw? Or are they proper dead once you've brained them with a pickaxe? Do the Shibito still come back to life after a while like they do in the original, btw? Or are they proper dead once you’ve brained them with a pickaxe?

]]> By: Blerk http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7340 Blerk Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:12:19 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7340 Nice article, Hero. I'm quite upbeat about this now! I always wanted to like Siren. With Silent Hill looking like it's going to be a dog's dinner and Project Zero defecting to Wii, it's nice to get some good survival horror news for a change! Nice article, Hero.

I’m quite upbeat about this now! I always wanted to like Siren. With Silent Hill looking like it’s going to be a dog’s dinner and Project Zero defecting to Wii, it’s nice to get some good survival horror news for a change!

]]> By: Hero of Canton http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7339 Hero of Canton Fri, 25 Apr 2008 11:02:35 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7339 Spent two hours playing the demo this morning - detailed impressions on www.pspsps.tv plug plug - and it IS Siren crossed with Resi 4. At least for the section of game covered by the demo. Its ending suggests it'll mix up the more action-focussed sections with some tense stealth sections. As one of the only games where I think stealth truly works, this is a good thing. But yep - combat's less clunky, and it looks lovely. Western release please, Sony. Ta. Spent two hours playing the demo this morning - detailed impressions on http://www.pspsps.tv plug plug - and it IS Siren crossed with Resi 4. At least for the section of game covered by the demo. Its ending suggests it’ll mix up the more action-focussed sections with some tense stealth sections. As one of the only games where I think stealth truly works, this is a good thing. But yep - combat’s less clunky, and it looks lovely.

Western release please, Sony. Ta.

]]> By: Blerk http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7334 Blerk Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:09:50 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7334 Check out disc's comments on the EG thread for his first impressions. I've just watched the vid and it appears to be quite changed from the original game - more like a cross between Siren and Resi 4 than a rehash of the original, with far less emphasis on the stealth and much improved combat (i.e. it's actually possible to hit something). Check out disc’s comments on the EG thread for his first impressions.

I’ve just watched the vid and it appears to be quite changed from the original game - more like a cross between Siren and Resi 4 than a rehash of the original, with far less emphasis on the stealth and much improved combat (i.e. it’s actually possible to hit something).

]]> By: pjmaybe http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7333 pjmaybe Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:07:29 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7333 Demo's out you say? Oooh now that's nice to know! Demo’s out you say? Oooh now that’s nice to know!

]]> By: Rhythm http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7332 Rhythm Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:07:24 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7332 Yeah, picked up the demo last night and will give it a go tonight. Definitely looks interesting Yeah, picked up the demo last night and will give it a go tonight. Definitely looks interesting

]]> By: Whizzo http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7327 Whizzo Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:30:43 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7327 That girl really needs to use non-running mascara. That girl really needs to use non-running mascara.

]]> By: patlike http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7323 patlike Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:11:26 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7323 Ta. Got to run, but I'll look later. Ta. Got to run, but I’ll look later.

]]> By: Blerk http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7322 Blerk Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:10:20 +0000 http://www.videogaming247.com/2008/04/25/ton-of-siren-new-translation-media-released/#comment-7322 Demo's on the Japanese marketplace, and Gamesyde have a ten minute video of it here: http://www.gamersyde.com/news_6374_en.html Demo’s on the Japanese marketplace, and Gamesyde have a ten minute video of it here:

http://www.gamersyde.com/news_6374_en.html

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