90°
9.0

Review: Devil's Third | Digitally Downloaded

Digitally Downloaded writes: "The Devil’s Third is a hell of a lot of fun because it breaks every rule in the book. I would take that, technical warts and all, over the glistening and safe nonsense that we’re exposed to from almost every other shooter out there."

Read Full Story >>
digitallydownloaded.net
lunerdoomer983100d ago

Glad to see the game is getting some respect. Can't wait for it to launch here in North America.

marloc_x3100d ago

Same here, I am looking forward to playing this one👍

YoungKingDoran3100d ago

I enjoy unique and crazy, off-the-wall Japanese action games*, so I actually want to give this game a shot.
*E.g. No More Heroes, God Hand, Killer7.

MattS3100d ago

There's a good chance you'll enjoy this one, then. :-)

GrimDragon3100d ago

Huh??? Isn't this the same game that was trashed for a multitude of things including blasé graphics, bland world and erroneous controls?? Now it gets a near perfect score??!! Lol i smell BS!

marloc_x3100d ago (Edited 3100d ago )

Or perhaps Matt S. REALLY DID enjoy Devil's Third?

Jesus..

MattS3100d ago

Imagine a world where people actually read the reviews, rather than skipping to the score and having a knee-jerk reaction.

Thanks, Marloc. I did indeed enjoy Devil's Third. A lot. As I explained in a very lengthy and in-depth review that I wrote that apparently you read, but GrimDragon was too lazy to.

Monster_Tard3100d ago

Yeah it's definitely not a game deserving of a 4.5/5, but it's not as bad as a lot of the older reviews made it out to be, most gave it 3's just to play on the games title.

iplay1up23100d ago (Edited 3100d ago )

I have seen other good reviews for Devils Third. Not just this one. As far as graphics most reviews I have read say they are hit and miss. If the game is a blast I am okay with that.

Munnkyman3100d ago

It just reminds me of old school n64 games with crazy ass stories. If I get it and have fun with it that's all that matters

70°

Hyrule Warriors, Pokken Tournament & Devil's Third running on WiiU emulator, CEMU 1.11.2 available

CEMU 1.11.2 is now available to Patreon members. Below you can find Pokken Tournament, Hyrule Warriors and Devil's Third running on the PC thanks to CEMU.

Read Full Story >>
dsogaming.com
230°

Nintendo Officially Shuts Down Server Support for Devil's Third

Nintendo has officially taken down the servers for Wii U shooter Devil's Third developed by Valhalla Game Studios.

Read Full Story >>
twinfinite.net
Majin-vegeta2674d ago

Talk about a kick in the nutter butters

naruga2674d ago (Edited 2674d ago )

this game creator payed his idiocy to change the development for exclusive release on a dying hopeless console with the best way ....the game was generally good i liked it and was the closest thing to a hardcore Ninja Gaiden we could get on new consoles ....but literaly its creator was idiot as f..k to undermine his game (it was obviously downgraded for Wii u) and release it exclusively on a underpowered system for some cash,destroyed his name in a moment

rjason122673d ago (Edited 2673d ago )

Oh boo hoo. Someone didn't get a game to come to their system.

@Edmix
Believe me I know the feeling haha, just pushing out a similar statement many others make, just cause.

ShaunCameron2673d ago (Edited 2673d ago )

@ rjason

Apparently.

@ XisThatKid

How did they ask for it? You know the company responsible for the engine used to make the OG game went under forcing Itagaki to scrap it and start over, right? Not to mention THQ, its original publisher, eventually withdrawing support before going under. As for it becoming a Wii U exclusive, Nintendo was the one willing to help Itagaki with the funding to finish making the game.

_-EDMIX-_2673d ago

This is easily one of the stupidest investments I've ever seen any company ever make for an exclusive by a third party. I'm surprised you think the game is any good at all because I don't really believe the Wii U made this game bad, believe it was going to be bad regardless of where it was. The Wii U has a handful of really great games please do not blame the hardware for how crappy this game actually is. To my understanding when you create a game for a specific piece of Hardware your job is to adapt. So do not blame the hardware for why this game was horrible blame the developer for even downgrading the game in the first place as opposed to adapting to their situation. If you have to downgrade a game so significantly that it begins to affect the design and quality you're probably not supposed to be downgrading it in the first place to such a platform. I don't blame the platform in this respect I blame the developer because they chose to continue despite knowing the hardware differences. The regular Wii U exclusives don't have that problem because they were made to actually work on that platform...

@rjason- could be because it sounds to me like he basically likes the game but he's angry at the decision of it being exclusive somewhere else

XisThatKid2673d ago (Edited 2673d ago )

I have not felt so selfish about a game before. I like many waited and waited patiently since this games release and out of no where Wii U exclusive. At the time i didn't have a Wii u and honestly i wanted it for ps3 but that never happened nor for 4. Anyway i honestly am glad this happened. Save for the innocent dev and people involved But i never wanted a game to fail so badly. Not to mention when i finally played it i think it sucks imho. I'm fine with exclusives but when a game's announced for your console or platform of choice then retracted they're asking for it.

bouzebbal2672d ago

he had no big name to start with.. this same guy did the same to DOA4 and Ninja Gaiden for 360 and in the end he talks s### about Team Ninja about NG3 and DOA5. He's a loser !

+ Show (2) more repliesLast reply 2672d ago
blackblades2674d ago

Ikr it looked interesting in the beginning before it became an nintendo exclusive. Don't know what happened when it became an exclusive.

_-EDMIX-_2673d ago

Who knows , it was probably always going to be bad.

Ravenor2673d ago

A lot happens when a game gets developed. A proof of concept demo or pre rendered video being received well doesn't necessarily equate to a game game being good.

2673d ago
BLKxSEPTEMBER2673d ago

I'm still looking to buy a copy at a reasonable price.

ocelot072673d ago

Depends on where you are located. Here in the UK you can pick this up for around £12.

BLKxSEPTEMBER2673d ago

I'm in California. I haven't seen a hard copy yet.

xMANB3ARP1G2673d ago

bro you wont they made so few copies they are mostly locked in cages atm in ppls collections waiting for the value to skyrocket.

BLKxSEPTEMBER2673d ago

Yeah that's what I figured.

xMANB3ARP1G2673d ago

i only say that because im in the same boat all physical copies near me were scooped up day one and ebay had a field day

alfcrippinjr2673d ago

and this is why we should not support nintendo any more
they done it with the wii and they killed the ds off for no reason.

total bad for business

ShaunCameron2673d ago

Um. You can still get the main D3rd game, albeit digitally. The only thing they killed here was the online multiplayer.

OtakuDJK1NG-Rory2673d ago

Wait why are peopole acting like they care now? You didn't when it was released.

gangsta_red2673d ago

Yea, I haven't heard a peep or a whisper of this game since its debut.

gamer78042673d ago

its the principle of it, i don't like seeing any games shut down so quickly

Chaos_Order2673d ago

I don't think Itagaki is crazy for making a Wii U exclusive.

I think he's crazy for pushing out a half baked, flawed as all hell, generic gore fest on the Wii U without making use of any of the console's specific features, and throwing his toys out of the pram when people criticise it.

Show all comments (28)
80°

The ups, downs and future of Tomonobu Itagaki's Devil's Third

Tomonobu Itagaki, outspoken former leader of Tecmo's Team Ninja and current leader of Valhalla Game Studios, has spent the last eight years of his life working on the action game Devil's Third.

PhoenixUp2721d ago

Sucks to spend eight years on a project only to have it flop

MilkMan2721d ago

Love the interview. He's a great developer and I liked Devils Third.