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henke on 6/9/2012 at 17:55

Already posted a link to (http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-ex-mark-of-the-ninja/17-6454/) a Giantbomb QL in the Stealth Games thread but figured this deserved it's own thread. Here's TotalBiscuit playing it at PAX:

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Notes:
- coming out on XBox 360 (for 1200 MSbux) and PS3 on Sep 7 (that's tomorrow!). Dev hints that a PC version will probably come out eventually if the console versions sell well.
- dev mentions Thief being an influence several times and laughs politely at every crappy joke TB makes.
- line of sight for the enemy AND the player! Cool!
- grapplehooking around looks like a blast. Controls overall look tight as hell.

I shall certainly be downloading the trial tomorrow.

SubJeff on 6/9/2012 at 18:58

Yeah, that looks kind of great. I'll be getting the trial too.

henke on 7/9/2012 at 18:31

Well the trial level certainly whetted my appetite. The game has been getting pretty (http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/mark-of-the-ninja/critic-reviews) good reviews too. I read the Eurogamer one and liked what I heard. Good pacing, good replay value, a good deal of bang for you MSbuck. Short comings are occasionally clumsy controls and a poor ending. I'm gonna look around for a place to shop cheap MS dineros and pick this up soon, right after I finish SC:C on PC.

Play.com has (http://www.play.com/Games/Xbox360/4-/860182/0/Xbox-Live-2100-Microsoft-Points-Card/ListingDetails.html?searchstring=microsoft+points&searchsource=0&searchtype=gameall&urlrefer=search&strefer=gameall&searchfilters=s{microsoft+points}%2bc{362}%2b) 2100 points for €23. If anyone knows of a better deal, please do let me know.

SubJeff on 7/9/2012 at 19:44

Can't find it on UK PSN :(

SubJeff on 7/9/2012 at 23:36

Seems it's one of those XBox exclusives. Idiots.

june gloom on 7/9/2012 at 23:40

It was probably the only way they could get the money to get the game published. So, less "idiots" and more "sound financial decision." Wait 6-12 months.

SubJeff on 8/9/2012 at 00:10

Oh, I know. I've been on their forum and MS backed them or something.

I'm just :( I don't get to play it.

Mind you, this has led me to Shank 1 and 2 which are on PSN.

june gloom on 8/9/2012 at 00:26

Yeah. If you wait a while it'll eventually be ported over. I hate timed exclusives as a consumer but I understand why developers opt for them.

henke on 20/9/2012 at 14:35

My 2100 MS Points arrived in the mail today, I shall be purchasing and installing this bad boy later tonight. :cool:

henke on 20/9/2012 at 16:52

Bought this today, played the first 2 levels. Level 1 is the same one as in the demo so that one wasn't too exciting, but level 2, which had me accending a skyscraper filled with laser-grids and turrets, was really cool. I can't believe how easy it was to get into the control-scheme and flow of the movement. Zipping around with the grappling hook, jumping from roof to lightingfixture, dropping down to dispatch of a guard and then toss his body into a dumpster before jumping into the nearest vent is as graceful as it is effortless. It truly plays like a 2D Arkham Asylum.