Hi, this is Kyle, I’m a producer here at SCEA’s Santa Monica Studios. One of the titles I am working on, and quite frankly playing most often, is Heavenly Sword. I’ve read a lot of your comments on this blog about this title and I’m happy to confirm the reports that we’ll have a downloadable demo coming this week to the PLAYSTATION Store.
The complete game is still set for September, but I think you’ll find this demo is a great sample of what’s in store and it’ll certainly give you a good idea of the look and feel of the game. To set the stage here, at the beginning of this demo, our heroine, Nariko, gains consciousness after a violent encounter with the evil King Bohan and his army. Nariko learns that Bohan is holding her father, Shen, prisoner inside a massive temple complex so she sets out to fulfill her destiny and embarks on a quest for vengeance against the invading King and his army.
Keep a lookout for the demo on the PLAYSTATION Store this week, I’m anxious to read what you guys think of it.
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@404
Sony has already demonstrated that they don’t care about achieving 1080, which to me is rather sad since they themselves should be the ones pushing the limits. Can someone explain why they couldn’t be bothered to even get a simple game like nucleus up to 1080?
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I still havn’t bought a Blu-ray game yet for my PS3, looking forward to buying this and many others coming out this holiday.
I hate idiots bashing sony, they are trying there hardest to bring us FREE content, if they want they can charge us, and you jsut keep askin for more and more like little 10year olds. Sony by this fall will suprise you all hehehe..
ETA on this demo?
The proof is in the pudding. Many gamers are waiting for this killer app demo. Perhaps it is better that sony in general dont mention dates. I know they didnt on this blog but other sony sources did. Because a lot of people get pissed due to their impatience.
Updated: We’ve just received word that the Heavenly Sword demo will be launched this Friday.
http://gameinformer.com/News/Story/200707/N07.0723.1141.05128.htm
I hear it’s up on the Euro store.
Oh man… 24 hours more togo
That explains why Kyle didn’t give a specific day when we’ll see it this week. Guess Friday will be it huh? Oh well, a little more wait to do…lol.
Its real, the demo is available in the european PSN!!! and a lot of new content.
Downloading!!!
It’s in the demo section!!!!!WAAAAAARGH!!!Not in the home page!!!
OMG OMG!
@Pyroman &vicentecarro
Good looking out guys.
Can someone check the US store Im working right now. Thanks.
20% of 996 MB. I can’t wait =p
As a member of the ‘1080i only’ TV club, I will not be buying this game if it only supports 720p.
I refuse to pay $60 on a “next-gen” game for my $600 system when I am forced to play it in 480p.
I would have hoped that developers would have learned that this is a big issue for many HDTV owners and that 1080 support would be the standard by now. *sigh*
@JJJJ_Shabadoo
The game will be just as good, It just wont look as crisp. Not a big deal bro.
NA Store update please. I’m at work, and I’m continually checking the NA playstation store website, but I don’t think its live, so it may not get updated until later. Thanks!
@40cal, jus checked the US store, the demo is also there!!!
@ajay_2606
Haha! Cool. Thanks alot bro… Can’t wait to get home and play this demo. Thanks Sony!
@ajay_2606
Thank you ajay.
and now for silence, as everyone downloads and plays…………………………………………………………………………………
@40cal. It is a big deal to me and many others. There is a 60 page thread on the PS forums dedicated to this issue. When I spend $600 on a next gen system, I expect to be able to play games on it at a resolution higher than what my PS2 can put out.
I almost forgot thank you NT/Sony.
Unfortunately, my download won’t begin until after 6PM. Anyone with me? Maybe I won’t be the only one left out… :-(… lol
@JJJJ_Shabadoo
I understand bro its just I would not pass up this great game over a resaultion issue. Sony will fix it, I am willing to bet firmware 2.0.
@thechosenfew88
call someone at home ask them to get it for u. If that wasnt already yuh 1st option.
@40cal. I’m praying for a firmware 2.0 fix of the ‘1080i only’ issue. It would make me MUCH happier with my $600 purchase and would open up several games I’ve refused to buy (eg Resistance).
Thanks man.
Downloaded, installed and testing it.
And sadly is 720p. Maybe next time… I’m with JJJJ_Shabadoo, 60$ is the full price of a game, and i want the whole of options, and 1080p is a must.
Ignoring that, looks great. :D And it has spanish dub!
@433 Yep, same for me(6:30 actually), I work and dont get home till about then, maybee it’ll d/l faster then lol >_>;
Argh! I have to wait til I get home from work too! Can’t wait though!
Hey Peeps, is there any other new addtions to the PSN today? Yes, I’m grateful for our lovely Heavenly Sword but just wondered if there were other goodies. Did they sneak a LAIR demo in there and completel blow us away with two great demos this week?
Would love to hear thoughts on Heavenly Sword from those lucky players who happen to be home today and not at work!
Cheers!
ye demo is online but there is a slow dl because of so many ppl are dloading this game
^^
@JJJJ_Shabadoo
Hopefully God will talk with Sony about that one. You never know!!…. :-)
@439
only 2 game trailers(RE5 and and Haze) and 3 movie trailers.
@MUCKRAKER
US Store update:
*Heavenly Sword Demo
*Resident Evil 5 Trailer
*Haze “Origins” Trailer
*30 Days of night Trailer
*Across the universe trailer
*August Rush Trailer
sorry no other demos
@Ajay_2606
Thanks much!
:-)
slow so SLOW:(
with my crappy net looks like i’ll be playing it same time wit u workers.
@Flaz
Thanks to you as well! Sorry I missed your info above when I first scanned through.
@vicentecarro
Well, so much for Sony pulling out all the stops on their flagship title.
One more title it looks like I won’t be picking up due to the lack of 1080 support. For those at Sony keeping score, that’s 6 titles I won’t be picking up thanks to this issue.
@MUCKRAKER
no scene
jus waitin for HS to dl
30KBps downloading 1gb
dats gonna take forever
Well, the word is “SHORT”. About 5 minutes as maximum.
The framerate is a bit low for a combat game and the response is not as good as it should be.
Also as i said, it’s on 720.
Sorry men but i think it was a bit disappointing. :(
@Flaz
With Speeds as slow as that…what the hell are you doing on the PC at the same time? I’d shut everything down but my PS3. Cut out the wireless network and pipe directly to your PS3 from your modem.
You’ll be downloading for HOURS!
FYI, it might take me 5-10 min to download once I get home. :-)
DO you live in the Sticks or the Boonies?
Just teasing ya!
5 minutes??? Everyone is saying this demo lasts 5 minuets. WHy would they release a demo that is going to leave a sour taste in people’s mouths? People who were on the fense about buying the game probably won;t be buying it now. I think they may have messed up by releasing such a short demo. Damn.
@MUCKRAKER
dude this is wat my country offers.
when i now got it, it seemed so fast(had dial-up) but now…
PS – I’m still going to buy the game, I’m just saying I hope the negative comments about the length of the demo in all the message boards don’t hurt the game’s sales.
@ Everyone.
Its only five mins long is not a review. Talk about the pros if the only con is its 5 min who cares.
@Flaz
For Perspective….
I live in North America. Seattle to be exact. I get about 6.5 Mbps per second for download and it costs about 60 bucks per month for that. As it stands now the US provides incredibly slow Internet connection speeds comparatively to the rest of the world.
If I were lucky enough to live in Japan I’d be getting close to 100 Mbps UP and Down. That’s because their network is Fiber optic all the way to the consumer. In the 80’s and 90’s Americans paid huge fees to our phone providers for services like Call waiting, Call forwarding, Caller ID, VM, etc. These services didn’t cost a penny to our service providers and what we were promised for paying all this money into the system was that the Phone Providers would in turn keep our systems up to date and bring fiber optics to everyone before the turn of the century. They of course decided that they would prefer to take all that money they had been collecting and place it into the pockets of Exec’s and Shareholders. WE the consumer now suffer from Internet speeds that are far slower than what other leading edge countries offer. It pisses me off.
Do you realize what services would be available if we were all getting close to 100 Mbps downloads and uploads? Say, ON DEMAND EVERYTHING and in 1080 P.
Ok, a little off topic but just wanted to share my thoughts on that matter.
HS better be more than 5 min worth! GRRRR!
@40cal
I know right…? As long as we see that the game is great, and is worth getting, heck with a 5 min demo. I know I will enjoy every minute of it.
Demo is out in Canada…..my last term of University just ended, studying for final sucks but this demo will motivate me.
@thechosenfew88
Hey bro if we play it five times then it becomes 25 mins.LOL
I am leaving work early today, after my lunch meeting good thing I make my own schedule. I guess Im going to have to write my own review.