Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

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7.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 309 Ratings

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  1. runner
    Dec 2, 2016
    6
    Mind you, this game is NOT a bad one. It's just that, for several reasons, I just can't recommend it fullheartedly.

    Bottom line: +Amazing, lush, beautiful, graphics. Incredible locations +A very interesting take on the book "Journey to the West" +Incredible soundtrack +Nice, fluid and somewhat fun combat and "parkouring-ish", assuming you managed to get the game run well enough.    Mind you, this game is NOT a bad one. It's just that, for several reasons, I just can't recommend it fullheartedly.

    Bottom line:
    +Amazing, lush, beautiful, graphics. Incredible locations
    +A very interesting take on the book "Journey to the West"
    +Incredible soundtrack
    +Nice, fluid and somewhat fun combat and "parkouring-ish", assuming you managed to get the game run well enough.
    +An awesome WTF ending

    -Linear gameplay, and I mean VERY linear
    -Can get tedious and boring at times
    -Story is executed weakly
    -Characters barely develop. Relationships between them simply don't work and are growing awkwardly.
    -PC port is not optimized quite enough. I've encountered MANY technical difficulties before managing to make the game playable.
    -All in all, big portion of the game simply lacks substance, regarding depth of story and gameplay.    … Expand
  2. Fuzilly
    Dec 2, 2017
    10
    Um excelente jogo que cometeu um erro grave de marketing e acabou pagando caro por isso. A jogabilidade é muito boa e as expressões faciais dos personagens são muito avançadas para a época. Uma pena que poucos o jogaram.
  3. AliAkbar
    Jul 19, 2019
    10
    One of the best games I have ever played, makes me think that this game is extremely underrated because it made its way up to my top 5 list. I would recommend this game for anyone who is into adventure games with a ton of ass-kicking. I would rate this game 10/10, it has a interesting story that fits the setting of the game, and it really deserves a sequel for many reasons, but the mostOne of the best games I have ever played, makes me think that this game is extremely underrated because it made its way up to my top 5 list. I would recommend this game for anyone who is into adventure games with a ton of ass-kicking. I would rate this game 10/10, it has a interesting story that fits the setting of the game, and it really deserves a sequel for many reasons, but the most important reason for the sequel is because of it's open ending, and there's a high chance that the sequel would have done better, Although it does have some technical issues experienced on the PC and PS3 that made it unplayable for many people, but don't let it stop you from playing it and it didn't stop me from giving a 10/10, because almost all of the issues on the PC are fixed by the community here and there, and if you have a Xbox 360 then you are in luck because it runs perfectly without any problems on it. I played it on my PC and the minor technical issues didn't bother me al all since it's easy to fix almost all of them so it's a 10/10. I hope whoever plays this game enjoys it as much as I did.… Expand
  4. BusterMcKnuckle
    Nov 2, 2013
    6
    The combat is fun, the voice acting is really good, and the game does look great. However I find myself constantly being frustrated by a sloppy camera, insane amounts of scripted events and mini cut scenes that seem to interrupt actual game play every 2 minutes
  5. MikefromAngus
    Feb 2, 2014
    10
    This is one of my favorite games ever! The story is amazing! I originally played this game on a ps3 and complained that the graphics sucked. well it appears it was the fault of the ps3 hardware! I got the PC version and its beautiful! 1080 with settings set to max! Yes, it is a port from a game that came out a few years ago. But it still looks great! I highly recommend getting this game!
  6. MrZero
    Oct 28, 2013
    6
    Well this game is almost a really good game. Almost. First off, it is a pretty bad port from console to PC; shocking I know. The controls are pretty wonky using a KB and mouse. The camera is equally as bad and confusing, re-arranging the direction you need to press on a whim, depending on the angle the game suddenly throws at you. The very first message you receive when starting theWell this game is almost a really good game. Almost. First off, it is a pretty bad port from console to PC; shocking I know. The controls are pretty wonky using a KB and mouse. The camera is equally as bad and confusing, re-arranging the direction you need to press on a whim, depending on the angle the game suddenly throws at you. The very first message you receive when starting the game on the PC is "Be sure not to turn the CONSOLE off while auto-save icon is active." So there ...

    The game is in the same vein as (tier II) The Prince of Persia Series. However, the gameplay is extremely linear, repetitive and predictable. There's a tech-tree is that is sub par, and you use a "buddy-system" with a NPC which is meh. You issue generic commands or have to throw her across to a bridge to drop a ladder basic stuff and usually annoying.

    On the plus side Voice acting is top-notch. Music is great. Graphics are decent for being a 2010 console port (but the shadows will drive you batty) Plot is so-so; however, again, the voice acting really, really drives the story and gets you involved. Andy Serkis, aka Gollum, plays the main character and hits it out of the park. The female lead does pretty awesome too.

    All-in-all, a fun game that is worth it for a run-though; however, after its won, a pretty forgettable one. Buy it on sale from Steam or something.    … Expand
  7. Radu1943
    Oct 27, 2013
    8
    This game is great.The story is one of the most beautiful in gaming the world is well made and beautiful.
    the game looks grate but for a pc game in 2013 the graphics options lack you literally can change gama and resolution those are the options that's it no vsync no nothing.But still the game looks good.The game play is fluid and mouse and keybord work perfectly ,ther is a nice variety    This game is great.The story is one of the most beautiful in gaming the world is well made and beautiful.
    the game looks grate but for a pc game in 2013 the graphics options lack you literally can change gama and resolution those are the options that's it no vsync no nothing.But still the game looks good.The game play is fluid and mouse and keybord work perfectly ,ther is a nice variety of enemy's and locales
    but you wont find something special in its gameplay it is typical spectaclel fighter fare with some shooting aded to the mix it is very competent at what it dose.I sugest piking up the game simply for it'superb story and well realised characters and world.The main story is not long but the game has replayability and it comes with its only DLC and all extras so there is enough content    … Expand
  8. masterx1234
    Jan 1, 2014
    8
    Not a bad game if you look past its clunky camera, The game seems to run very well for a console port, to play This game you definitely need a controller, i do not recommend using the mouse/keyboard to play this game. The game looks absolutely stunning, id go as far to say the graphics are comparable to crysis, The amount of detail put into this game is just jaw dropping. As forNot a bad game if you look past its clunky camera, The game seems to run very well for a console port, to play This game you definitely need a controller, i do not recommend using the mouse/keyboard to play this game. The game looks absolutely stunning, id go as far to say the graphics are comparable to crysis, The amount of detail put into this game is just jaw dropping. As for performance the game plays at 60 fps like a champ on my single 7870, This game is very well optimized for PC and any low end system might be able to run it, but be warned there is zero graphics options besides resolution. Overall i give this title a 7.0, it would earn a 8.5 if it weren't for the terrible distracting camera.… Expand
  9. jelikey
    Aug 21, 2015
    7
    this game guaranttee standard action fun. it shows the original graphic, and storyline. i am happy with that. but, pc porting is poor. it has no even anti-alising option.
  10. Thulsa
    Oct 26, 2013
    10
    This game is in my top 5 for the last console generation (PS3/XBox360), all I could think while playing it on the consoles was "I really wish I could play this in true 1080P HD with AA and AF" and now I can. This is an amazing game and I'm gutted they aren't/can't make the sequels they planned. Great gameplay and amazing art style with a story that really makes you want to know the ending,This game is in my top 5 for the last console generation (PS3/XBox360), all I could think while playing it on the consoles was "I really wish I could play this in true 1080P HD with AA and AF" and now I can. This is an amazing game and I'm gutted they aren't/can't make the sequels they planned. Great gameplay and amazing art style with a story that really makes you want to know the ending, but is not an ending you could ever imagine. Very happy this is now in my steam collect :D… Expand
  11. Startrance
    Oct 26, 2013
    10
    Really liked this game, ever since it launched on Xbox 360 and PS3 i wanted this for the PC. And they delivered a complete port for the PC, haven't seen any kind of bad things for the PC version, so the porting is excellent.

    Really recommend this game for anyone who likes these types of games.
  12. AhmedGaming
    Nov 26, 2013
    10
    Simply Amazing... Finally out on PC with AMAZING graphics. The story grabbed my attention from the beginning and I'm not one to play ANY single player games, but there was an exception with this one.
  13. llamayarmybar
    May 17, 2014
    6
    This is and will be (for a bit longer at least) the worst port known to mankind (again currently). It features a completely bare bones options menu with a couple of selectable resolutions and gamma settings alongside a volume control menu. If you actually want to customize anything visually speaking, you'll have to direct your attention to an .ini file in your computers "My Games"This is and will be (for a bit longer at least) the worst port known to mankind (again currently). It features a completely bare bones options menu with a couple of selectable resolutions and gamma settings alongside a volume control menu. If you actually want to customize anything visually speaking, you'll have to direct your attention to an .ini file in your computers "My Games" folder. Not that I'm complaining that its "difficult" to do any of this or that I "hate" not having complete control over my graphics options, but honestly who are we kidding here- the game should've had a graphics menu BUILT IN not hidden completely in MonkeyEngine.ini. After disabling all of the ridiculous blur, bloom, fake hdr bloom, and some other useless features that only serve to hide just how old the games engine actually is (as well as looks) I was ready to play the actual game. Now this is the surprising bit- its good. Its a good game. I wanted to finish it, it was compelling, it seemed like it was setting up something kind of complex for its ending, but of course I kept reminding myself that they'd probably screw it up, so obviously I kept my standards low. Our two main characters Trip and Monkey have interesting chemistry, but I'd say that the characters don't all balance out until the introduction of "Pigsy" a short fat man with a mechanical grappling arm and ironically a total pig in every sense of the word. Monkey on the other hand is your generic mysterious past beef cake with a heart of gold who doesn't have as much of an arc as I thought he would. Which overall is still better than "Trip" and her fairly boring, yet stunningly animated (at times) character. She goes between overly excited and extremely mournful without warning though which chucked a wrench in the narrative at times. Level design was "alright," puzzles weren't particularly challenging ever however its really the combat that shines through. Off course it would've helped if the camera actually acted appropriately during most of the fights with your robotic enemies, since as of my first playthrough I'm wondering if I really want to go through that frustration again just to play through the story on "hard." You're looking at a fairly short game, that should be decent for the money, but it will let you down for many a reason. Collision detection is a nightmare at times, seeking out platforms can be irksome (even if they do flash for you), Trip can get stuck in the level (happened a couple of times early on), "Mek" combat is fun for awhile until they start throwing in the shielded enemies and then its like the obnoxious factor ramps up to 20 for no reason.

    Final thoughts:

    Some of the early sections with the "Dog" fights (heh) were incredibly enjoyable and I liked the sense of teamwork with Trip- it did help the characters bond a bit as well. The aesthetics were great in many places, the levels were at least interesting to look at (though not terribly complex). The visuals were fine, but the additions of bloom and motion blur were not well implemented at all. The voice acting was stellar throughout the game and the games narrative benefited well from the more than adequate writing.

    However, the convoluted nature of some sections of the game, the ridiculous amount of literal handholding even after completing similar sequences many times over was not entertaining (it was more insulting actually). The pacing was also very poor with short cutscenes breaking up the action for no reason other than to introduce the same puzzle solution or to "scan the area with the dragonfly" schtick mechanics.

    The ending was a complete wash. Absolutely dreadful that that was all they could do with it. No real resolution vague endings are garbage and tell me one thing only- "our budget ran out."

    Final final thoughts:

    Andy Sirkis was a strange addition to this game (even stranger was his actual appearance).    … Expand
  14. gruia
    Nov 26, 2013
    8
    great port able to play in window
    great sound
    great aesthetics
    cool characters
    ok writing
    ok level design

    The most fun I've had with a game since Darksiders 1. It definitely worth your time and attention
  15. Morogath
    Dec 3, 2013
    6
    How ironic that I played this game right after Castlevania Lords of Shadow. Since both of them are very poor PC-ports and have very similar gameplay, I almost feel like I'm being punished for trying to like these games. Odyssey does profit from a better story, but the same dated mechanics plague this game and prevent me from actually recommending it.
  16. JamesTheThird
    Nov 29, 2013
    1
    I played this game for a couple of weeks and I gave up at the 7th chapter. After time, it becomes so furiously annoying that I had to stop. The tasks are repetitive: climbing gets boring, destroying robots becomes a chore, especially when a lot of them attack you and you can't see anything because of a bad camera angle. Apart from that, collecting points, which are virtual currency, is soI played this game for a couple of weeks and I gave up at the 7th chapter. After time, it becomes so furiously annoying that I had to stop. The tasks are repetitive: climbing gets boring, destroying robots becomes a chore, especially when a lot of them attack you and you can't see anything because of a bad camera angle. Apart from that, collecting points, which are virtual currency, is so cumbersome and it is something you could expect from a game for children. The graphics are quite nice, but there's little fun to be had besides that. At one point, the protagonist gets a bike you can't even ride it it's just a cut scene. Also, at the wind mill I had a bug and I could not make Trip move the wings of it. So irritating! Last but not least, this game is too long! If it was half shorter and if it supported 3D Vision I would rate it 7. Since I felt pissed off most of the time playing it I cannot rate it more that 1. That is not the kind of entertainment I am looking for playing games.… Expand
  17. Fuz
    Dec 15, 2013
    0
    Unplayable due to the worst controls I have ever seen.
    The mouse sensitivity is all off, the camera keeps moving by its own... it's a pain to play.
    It's a terrible port, developers should be able to make some simple adjustments when porting to PC from console, but this game is a mess.
  18. Vudriga
    Feb 7, 2014
    1
    Horrible start of the game.I read the IGN review and thought to my self why not, according to them there are emotional currents between a man and a woman in this game, and boy are there.The game has to be some thing else, for me to delete it after 10 minutes or so.
    To cut this short, in first 10 minutes she lefts him to die, twice, and theeen, she enslaves him with a headband that can    Horrible start of the game.I read the IGN review and thought to my self why not, according to them there are emotional currents between a man and a woman in this game, and boy are there.The game has to be some thing else, for me to delete it after 10 minutes or so.
    To cut this short, in first 10 minutes she lefts him to die, twice, and theeen, she enslaves him with a headband that can kill him on her demand.The game is for **** whipped idiots, a piece of hard core feministic crap.    … Expand
  19. Dinopid
    Jul 18, 2014
    0
    It's a rip-off game. They didn't fix for PC version. As I'm a left handed, I changed key bindings. It was hard to do so since panel kept moving slightly and its light blinking to distract you. When using a mouse, you can't point to certain keys, you have to move the mouse higher. After you're done changing key bindings, you had to watch a movie, then you're ready to play, but you found youIt's a rip-off game. They didn't fix for PC version. As I'm a left handed, I changed key bindings. It was hard to do so since panel kept moving slightly and its light blinking to distract you. When using a mouse, you can't point to certain keys, you have to move the mouse higher. After you're done changing key bindings, you had to watch a movie, then you're ready to play, but you found you can't jump and it says you need to use MouseY (I still have no idea what it is), so I went back to option. However key binding isn't there, so I had to go for menu, it means you lost saving progress. I changed jump key to Numpad 0 again. I had to watch movie again then it required MouseY again for jump. It went cycle four or five times. I've had enough of it. It kept scrambling your key bindings. I found that there are other people who have the same problems. I think it was designed for Xbox or PS4 or both, not so much for PC.… Expand
  20. Marcusghost
    Mar 4, 2014
    8
    At least we can enjoy this game on PC, an excellent history ( If only Ninja Theory made a sequel of this instead other ones), the playability it´s not so good but neither bad. A good game, better port than Dark Souls.
  21. GPReS
    Nov 3, 2014
    9
    Not a bad game, I really loved the plot, the combat system and control itself. A little bit irritated by **** with graphical settings, sexual themes - tired of this as sex is advertized everywhere, there are more ways to make a woman adorable, rather than **** and if there were more fightings it would be better.
    Final score - the game rocks!
  22. Kehferey
    Nov 15, 2014
    4
    The only things promote this game are the story, character design, models, concept and the art design. It is a very bad console port. Game is technically a mess. There are NO graphical options, only resolution. environmental textures are very poor. Gameplay wise it is also quite bad. Camera angles are all over the place. Combat is stiff.

    Characters and voice acting are pretty good but    The only things promote this game are the story, character design, models, concept and the art design. It is a very bad console port. Game is technically a mess. There are NO graphical options, only resolution. environmental textures are very poor. Gameplay wise it is also quite bad. Camera angles are all over the place. Combat is stiff.

    Characters and voice acting are pretty good but I found Trip extremely unlikeable. Devs actually thought players would like her as the game goes on yet she never takes off Monkey's leash, keeps putting Monkey in threat and killing him for wandering a little bit away from her. This is acceptable to a degree. The thing really pisses me off is the fact that I was expected to sympathize with her (That is what Monkey does), which is very hard for a sane person due to constant threat of her killing Monkey and her dying and taking Monkey with her.    … Expand
  23. gietek
    Apr 11, 2015
    10
    I'm giving this game 10/10 despite some technical issues of the PC port. The story, the characters, the smooth gameplay and beautiful visuals make this interactive story (that's what this game is basically) enjoyable, engaging and thought provoking. Unfortunately the game did not gain much recognition at the time of release. Hopefully the publishers learnt from their mistakes and one dayI'm giving this game 10/10 despite some technical issues of the PC port. The story, the characters, the smooth gameplay and beautiful visuals make this interactive story (that's what this game is basically) enjoyable, engaging and thought provoking. Unfortunately the game did not gain much recognition at the time of release. Hopefully the publishers learnt from their mistakes and one day we'll see the sequel.… Expand
  24. Xzenor
    Mar 4, 2020
    8
    I thought it was fun. I little repetitive but still fun. the story does grab you but the ending seems to take a little too long and just isn't really good... Gameplay is fine. A little trouble with the camera and figuring out where to go but nothing to make your bloodpressure rise. Not a lot of variation in the enemies but there's some variation in the gameplay so that kinda makes up forI thought it was fun. I little repetitive but still fun. the story does grab you but the ending seems to take a little too long and just isn't really good... Gameplay is fine. A little trouble with the camera and figuring out where to go but nothing to make your bloodpressure rise. Not a lot of variation in the enemies but there's some variation in the gameplay so that kinda makes up for it for a little bit.
    All and all, I bought and played in on the Xbox and bought and played it again on Steam so I like it enough for that. Voiceacting is sublime I think, and the facial animations are really awesome when you think about when this game was made    … Expand
  25. SuperkenGaming
    Jan 12, 2016
    8
    Enslaved Odyssey to the west
    A grind that pays off
    Enslaved tells the story of trip and monkey. The game starts out with the 2 of them escaping a slave ship, when they land, monkey finds that trip has put a device on his head to enslave or control him. If she dies, he dies, she wants help getting back to her home and feels this is the only way she can guarantee monkey will help her.    Enslaved Odyssey to the west
    A grind that pays off
    Enslaved tells the story of trip and monkey.
    The game starts out with the 2 of them escaping a slave ship, when they land, monkey finds that trip has put a device on his head to enslave or control him.
    If she dies, he dies, she wants help getting back to her home and feels this is the only way she can guarantee monkey will help her.
    So they set off on a post apocalyptical adventure to take trip home
    This game is a platform adventure game,
    A very prince of Persia feel to it,
    You spend most of the game traversing walls, and hopping across bars
    with the occasional combat with mechs
    The combat system is fairly simple with block, heavy attacks, light attacks, and blasters.
    You can stun and shoot enemies, or just go hand to hand,
    But again, combat is very few and far between,
    This is mostly climbing and solving puzzles by communicating back and forth with Trip
    The gameplay is pretty fun and addictive most of the way through the game,
    I love the adventure as much as I loved the fluent and responsive platforming that never got too complex…
    But it slowly becomes repetitive and the final 3rd of the game just becomes a flat out drag
    The world goes from colorful and mysterious to gray, brown, and boring..
    The only thing that kept me going was the story of Trip and Monkey, and I was so happy I followed through.
    Its just a shame I felt like I had to force myself through the final hours.
    If you love story you’ll love Enslaved, if you’re here for the gameplay, look elsewhere.
    I give Enslaved Odyssey to The West
    a
    7.5/10    … Expand
  26. bancandrei
    Apr 23, 2022
    5
    I guess I was wrong in judging this game would be of interest to me. It is too linear, and compares unfavorably to the uncharted series. Am a fan of neither the storytelling nor the gameplay.
  27. ave
    Feb 8, 2018
    7
    Enslaved was under my radar until I heard about the interesting way they designed Trip, the supporting character that is both an escort mission and a powerful ally in her own right.

    Entirely inspired by the classical legend of the Monkey King, Enslaved gives it a modern spin, in a post-apocalyptic context. The characters are well rounded and quite relatable. Gameplay wise, it blends    Enslaved was under my radar until I heard about the interesting way they designed Trip, the supporting character that is both an escort mission and a powerful ally in her own right.

    Entirely inspired by the classical legend of the Monkey King, Enslaved gives it a modern spin, in a post-apocalyptic context. The characters are well rounded and quite relatable.

    Gameplay wise, it blends platforming and combat, that gets a completely different treatment.

    At first, platforming feels great (especially with the fake time pressure at the beginning) but after a while you realize that it's mostly impossible to fail (except while associated with time limit or timing) because graps are highlighted and kinda "magnetic"; plus you have invisible walls that prevent falling.

    On the other hand, the combat feels ok at the beginning but quickly ramps up, forcing you to learn how to combine moves, staff punches and shots.

    Even if the game is some kind of a "storyplaying", I think there is a missed opportunity. Monkey is a strong and agile character that can climb almost anywhere... but during combat, he's suddenly way less agile. It's not possible to exploit the environment or even jump over an enemy to take him from behind - to do that, you'll have to perform a ground roll with slow recover.

    For me that's the lowest point of the game, that is otherwise really enjoyable.    … Expand
  28. xminus
    Nov 15, 2014
    9
    Enslaved was a nice surprise, even though I had never heard of this Playstation 3 port before, it is worth a look. While the gameplay is not overly complex there is a nice variety of different types of activities in this game. Graphics are nice for being this old of a game, nothing spectacular mind up but pleasant enough. The levels are interesting and well layout, but what most gamesEnslaved was a nice surprise, even though I had never heard of this Playstation 3 port before, it is worth a look. While the gameplay is not overly complex there is a nice variety of different types of activities in this game. Graphics are nice for being this old of a game, nothing spectacular mind up but pleasant enough. The levels are interesting and well layout, but what most games forget this game has plenty of, fun. This game is fun, nice voice acting, and a nice story to go along with this hidden gem. I would definably play this game with a gamepad, that’s what the game was made for and I believe that is the best way to have fun with this game.… Expand
  29. Tomle1202
    Nov 17, 2018
    7
    Enslaved: Odyssey to the West packs an amazing post-apocalyptic story and incredibly lush visuals, but its overly simple gameplay leaves much to be desired.
  30. jacob4
    Jul 1, 2018
    10
    A truly one of a kind memorable adventure! Enslaved: Odyssey To The West has beautiful environments, interesting combat, epic enemies, and a memorable video game duo. This game captures the feel of a unique cinematic experience with its captivating story, clever humor, and making every step of the journey a memorable one. If you're looking for a glorious adventure, this game has it all inA truly one of a kind memorable adventure! Enslaved: Odyssey To The West has beautiful environments, interesting combat, epic enemies, and a memorable video game duo. This game captures the feel of a unique cinematic experience with its captivating story, clever humor, and making every step of the journey a memorable one. If you're looking for a glorious adventure, this game has it all in one nicely told story!… Expand
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. CD-Action
    Jan 10, 2014
    70
    Today Enslaved is still a strong game worth getting acquainted with. [01/2014, p.67]
  2. GameStar
    Dec 2, 2013
    75
    Quotation forthcoming.
  3. NZGamer
    Nov 19, 2013
    65
    Its gameplay style and combat mechanic were clearly designed with the console player in mind. When transferred to the PC, the entire experience is undercut.
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