GameShard writes: "At its most basic level, yes, El Shaddai is a roaming brawler, the likes of which we've seen many times, albeit it rarely done with mechanics these solid or with anywhere near as much ingenuity. When you add in the truly incredible artistic style and the melodic, yet strangely ominous soundtrack, the game is elevated to another level entirely. Whether it can sustain the sense of wonder over the course of its entire adventure remains to be seen"
A classic action game makes its triumphant return on the Nintendo Switch
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron is an action game by Ignition Tokyo and UTV Ignition Games for PS3 and Xbox 360, later released on Switch.
VGChartz's Evan Norris: "Presenting El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron to a new audience and preserving it for future generations is a great thing, especially considering its cult status. Whether that audience will enjoy it is another matter entirely. Due to its cryptic storytelling, repetitive combat, and clumsy platforming, it doesn't quite escape the orbit of mediocrity. Still, there's a lot to admire, including exciting boss battles, impressive production design, and powerful music. If nothing else, it's an ambitious game with a singular vision. And that's something to celebrate."
Its a pretty cool game. i have the 360 version but Id buy the switch to play on the go.
That was the weirdest demo I ever played.
It was equivocal to watching fish masturbating to pictures of deformed clowns being stabbed by chimpanzees.
Liked the art style (although the gfx were technically poor) and the combat a little too, shame the platforming was so abysmal. I'm invested in the character of Enoch after reading about him in the bible and in the historical document "the book of Enoch" so I came to this with an open mind but if things don't improve alot before release then this will be a rental at best.
Im gonna get this, Sure it'll probably have a few faults but what game doesn't? It looks and sounds interesting, Also "original" is something we don't get often.