Played through the Xbox Live demo of Eternal Sonata the other day. This is one that RPG fans may want to keep an eye on. While not much is revealed about the plot in the demo, if it's of the same caliber as the excellent music, the visuals, and the battle system thus far, then it should be a compelling story.The demo starts you off on a road leading into a nearby village where a few people tell you not to go into a forest that's close by (which I promptly did, of course). The rest of the village is typical RPG fare with folks walking around, randomly tending to various things and offering a bit of small talk if you approach them.On the road leading up to the village, and in the forest section beyond it, you'll see a few different types of enemies, all of which can be avoided if you simply walk around them, except for the boss. However, I found that the battle system in the demo is so good that I was looking forward to battles. It's primarily turn based, but you're able to move the character around while... Read More »

Recently downloaded and played the BioShock demo from Xbox Live. I know, I'm a little late to the party, but just remember, this is a site for "casual" gamers ;). Anyway, I was very impressed with the demo. The presentation is extremely high quality with a (so far) highly engaging plot, and the gameplay seems to deftly mix the best elements from several other popular games. I won't try to get too detailed, this being a demo and all, but think of some of the best elements from games such as Far Cry with its visceral first-person action, Deus Ex with its varied item usage, and Resident Evil with its disturbing settings and personalities, and that should give you a vague idea of what the gameplay is like in the demo. The demo's available for the PC as well as the Xbox 360 (via Xbox Live).http://www.2kgames.com/bioshock/

 

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