VG Republic Writes: Sony has no issues when it comes to exclusive titles, with a number of games that most companies salivate to replicate. They have so many that one of the more popular early exclusives released in 2007, Heavenly Sword, has been allowed to lay dormant... until now. An animated movie has crept on to the scene, first reported by Eurogamer, of Nariko's story that will be a Direct-To-DVD release being published by Blockade aside the upcoming theatrical release of Ratchet and Clank. Why after six years though are we seeing our first sightings of Nariko, especially after Ninja Theory scrapped their sequel to the original to work on their remake of the Devil May Cry Series, DmC? The timing of the announcement for the Heavenly Sword movie is perplexing but the greater thought process beyond producing a movie that hasn't seen a game release since 2007 points, likely, to the fact that the Heavenly Sword sequel that once was is now looking probable for the PS4.
Newly uncovered concept art images gives us a fresh look at Ninja Theory's canceled PlayStation exclusive, Heavenly Sword 2.
Imagine renewing Nariko by her being reborn into a land devastated by a wayward God. Mourning the loss of his son to a world he redevoted himself too. And Nariko is navigating the warped land finding herself with a new energy fueling her to save the people from this wrathful god. Only to find out that the god is no other the Kratos the Divine killer
Sony was like, if no one's gonna make a GoW killer, well do it our fucking selves
Honestly I would love to just see Nariko a character that can traverse the multiverse of Sony IPs and explore alternative story lines that are contrary to the stories ending.
Heck to see Nariko in GoW universe then after the events of correcting that alternate reality. It places her in uncharted universe or syphon filter.
Create a purpose for the character that also gives praise to older franchises and let us relive them in unique new ways.
I was wondering how a sequel was possible with the way the first one ended. I definitely would love another game in the series, especially now that I know Sony owns the IP. I initially thought it was Ninja Theory who owned it. It really demonstrated the graphical power of the PS3 at the time. Some of the boss battles were epic, especially the final one!
They should have done a sequel, Anna Torv was great in it.
They could have easily revived her somehow.
They should've remastered Heavenly Sword
The game was gorgeous at the time of release but I remember the frame rate being awful on certain scenes
Instead they made a half arsed movie years later. PS360 era has waaaay too many games left behind on it. Honestly it's like every generation prior to the PS4/Xbone gen is like an alternate reality of gaming. You can pinpoint the moment gaming shifted to a more mainstream focus.
That movie blew chunks. The animation looked like it was done in Daz studio and the entire pacing of the film felt like that of those cutscene vg movies that you seen on yt.
Many games have to travel through a long arduous journey before they can see the light of day and make it onto the shelves. Unfortunately, some titles are not as lucky and end up getting canceled. …
I'm going to have to pour a 40 for some of these titles. There was some great stuff in development here...
Many games have to travel through a long arduous journey before they can see the light of day and make it to the shelves. Unfortunately, some titles are not as lucky and end up getting cancelled. These are 10 games we wish wouldn't have been cancelled.
Prey 2 was Bethesda showing their true colours, unfortunately. The death of that was due to backhanded tactics in order to force an easy aquisition.
Was Prey 2 ever officially cancelled? I could have sworn Bethesda was trying to find another developer.
Anyway, not sure it counts cuz it wasn't technically in development but, Shenmue III.
You mean Shenmue III.
and what about games announced for platforms that never made it out but still released on other platforms?
Alien colonial marines on the wii-u comes to mind. despite its flaws, using the gamepad as a motion tracker screen just looked like a cool bonus.
edit: you made the correction. ;)
I believe someday Bethesda will make Prey 2 . I hope after the new Doom game comes out , ID Software will make a sequel to RAGE.
Prey 2 looked pretty damn good even from the E3 showing. It's not often we actually get a Bounty Hunter game.
Sure wish that awesome Avengers game could've gone all the way before THQ went under.
Heavenly Sword is an IP that has a lot of potential, it just needs to separate itself from feeling like God of War in various ways. I bet on the PS4 they can do a lot more with the game's design and gameplay, making it a unique experience that does a lot of things that God of War doesnt.
Im hoping though that Sony gets people re-interested in the series by porting Heavenly Sword to PS Vita with Trophy support and bonus content like new modes and missions
I had a lot of fun playing Heavenly Sword. It does feel a little like God of War, but I think we can all agree this character is so much hotter. Also, I had a ton of fun steering the arrows and cannons. This game was so beautiful to see in action and is one of my favorites from the PS3.
If they create a sequel it would be a must buy for me, and from some of the comments I have read from people being burnt out on playing God of War maybe a new look is the change of pace they need. The way she moves as she obliterates thousands of enemies at the same time was just epic.
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Santa Monica would take over this series for sure..
Heavenly Sword 2....escaping hell like NT's original sequel idea would be amazing
Having it open world aswell would separate it's self from God of War more.
Nariko has to come back....but they better not use that god awful voice actress from Playstation All Stars.