Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

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  1. BaronMonaco
    Jul 23, 2015
    7
    Enslaved is quite an original IP, offering interesting and well written characters and story, this is definitely the best part of the game. Technically the graphics were average at the time, but I've seen 0 bugs and a stable framerate on my playthrough so good job Ninja Theory.

    On the other side I would have liked a bigger diversity concerning both the enemies and the locations, with a    Enslaved is quite an original IP, offering interesting and well written characters and story, this is definitely the best part of the game. Technically the graphics were average at the time, but I've seen 0 bugs and a stable framerate on my playthrough so good job Ninja Theory.

    On the other side I would have liked a bigger diversity concerning both the enemies and the locations, with a subtitle such as Odyssey to the West, I was expecting a true Road Trip but in reality it's more a Walk to The West , 4-5 locations and characters, that will last approximately 10 hours.
    The same lack of diversity apply to the gameplay, there is no combo, the climbing is generic (similar to an Uncharted without the same cinematic value).

    All in all it could have been some solid and entertaining foundations to a new license if only the title was a commercial hit, unfortunately those defaults will be , with the story, what you'll recall from Enslaved.

    PS: I bough the Premium Edition for the same price on the PSN and doing so was granted the Pigsy's perfect 10 expansion, which is a very good one, offering a very different gameplay, with a length of 2-3 hours and still a very good story, For that edition raise the mark to an 8.    … Expand
  2. Dustin4u
    Oct 8, 2010
    7
    Good game, but way too easy. One of the simplest games i've ever had the pleasure of finishing. It came out on Tuesday, was completed on Wednesday. There was no challenge at all which kind of ruined it.

    The story was very decent compared to most of the junk they put out these day. I just wish it was more than mindless hammering buttons, and running forward. I'm always looking for more    Good game, but way too easy. One of the simplest games i've ever had the pleasure of finishing. It came out on Tuesday, was completed on Wednesday. There was no challenge at all which kind of ruined it.

    The story was very decent compared to most of the junk they put out these day. I just wish it was more than mindless hammering buttons, and running forward.

    I'm always looking for more mature Live players to talk to. Feel free to add me on live whackedustin4u    … Expand
  3. null
    Oct 10, 2010
    6
    I haven't finished Enslaved completely and I'll probably never will. It's just not my cup of tea. The game contains the most impressive cut scene animations I've ever seen. The facial expressions are awesome and brings the two main characters really alive. The game makes use of the current Unreal engine and brings some good graphics: nice crisp and sharp textures and not over the top postI haven't finished Enslaved completely and I'll probably never will. It's just not my cup of tea. The game contains the most impressive cut scene animations I've ever seen. The facial expressions are awesome and brings the two main characters really alive. The game makes use of the current Unreal engine and brings some good graphics: nice crisp and sharp textures and not over the top post filters. (And I love the main menu!) I guess the story line is okay but it could have been made alot darker: on a scale between "The Road" and "Bambi" it's right in the middle. (But that's fine for most folks)
    So far so good and if you've checked the free demo you'll be spoiled with a short roller coaster ride where our main baboon escapes from a crashing cruise ship. Quite fun to play but after that the game mechanics reality show kicks in and the level design gets pretty dull and simple. There's no Bob Ross here; just some concrete and abandoned rusty cars. The worst problem with this game is the predefined places where you can jump on or off a ledge. Your main ingame monkey will spend quite some time scratching his head while standing in front of a small crate wondering why you can't simple jump on it. The positions where you can interact are very sensitive too: a little bit off to the side and you can't get off a crate. From a developer/designer point of view I really can't see why they have made this decision for a platform game. The last time I checked platform games were all about jumping on and off ledges; not a good idea to hardwire all these positions in your levels. Not only does this make level design error prone: it really kills your gameplay and makes it very very very boring. (Even for the casual gamer). Another thing that went me do "oh oh" was the ingame animations of our main character: it's looks and feels very unrealistic. I'm guessing they grabbed some running/ducking animations from the team that did the (beautiful) cut scenes and they gave it a 300% speed boost. So now you've got this 200Kg looking guy making moves like a mosquito on steroids.

    I'm giving this game a 6 on overall because of the superb animations, good graphics and descent story line. The gameplay itself is hardly a 4.    … Expand
  4. boneshaker
    Nov 2, 2010
    7
    The game play is barely existent, only enough to be able to call this a "game" in the first place, rather than just a really long movie. The platforming is a joke, and the combat, while fun, gets somewhat repetitive. The graphics are great, if a bit dated. The story, voice acting, and all cinematic aspects of Enslaved are great, though, though a bit too short. I don't know if I'd pay fullThe game play is barely existent, only enough to be able to call this a "game" in the first place, rather than just a really long movie. The platforming is a joke, and the combat, while fun, gets somewhat repetitive. The graphics are great, if a bit dated. The story, voice acting, and all cinematic aspects of Enslaved are great, though, though a bit too short. I don't know if I'd pay full retail price for this, and recommend getting it used. If you are more interested in the "gaming" aspect of games, I'd avoid this title. Otherwise it's pretty dang entertaining, and worth a rental.… Expand
  5. bluecat2010
    Oct 8, 2010
    6
    + it has some great characters
    + an interesting story
    + nice art style + nice soundtrack + nice fluid character animation - gameplay can start to feel really repetitive - combat feels limited - the camera is highly annoying being restrictive a lot of the time - the platforming in the game feels very dull after a while as you cant really miss a jump you could just do all the jumps with    + it has some great characters
    + an interesting story
    + nice art style
    + nice soundtrack
    + nice fluid character animation

    - gameplay can start to feel really repetitive
    - combat feels limited
    - the camera is highly annoying being restrictive a lot of the time
    - the platforming in the game feels very dull after a while as you cant really miss a jump you could just do all the jumps with your eyes closed
    - all the orb collecting can start to get really tiresome
    - as i said above the art style is nice but technically excluding the characters themselves the games environment graphics look pretty rough looking most of the time, low res textures, lots of texture pop-in, screen tearing, also some frame rate issues here and there    … Expand
  6. Madmaz
    Oct 22, 2010
    7
    Having downloaded the demo and enjoyed it this game was on my radar. first and foremost its a beautiful looking game some of the graphics are really nice great use of colors to bring to life what would probably be another grey boring post apocalyptic world. The story is very well driven with great voice acting and good use of facial movements on the characters to get across the dialogue,Having downloaded the demo and enjoyed it this game was on my radar. first and foremost its a beautiful looking game some of the graphics are really nice great use of colors to bring to life what would probably be another grey boring post apocalyptic world. The story is very well driven with great voice acting and good use of facial movements on the characters to get across the dialogue, although sometimes this is not in sync. Gameplay...its executed fairly well although at times it feels like its not a finished game. The camera for one is really annoying in certain places, the developers have tried in places to give it the "resident evil" feel but it just doesnt work...Combat feels a bit repetitive at times you'll find that you will use the "hard" attack all the time . Overall the story is the driving force in this game , one reason im continuing to play it..its let down by sloppy programming, it just needs some finishing touches and a bit of polish...Rent it or buy it when the price comes down.… Expand
  7. Tubie
    Apr 12, 2011
    7
    This game failed to deliver. I had pretty high hopes for this game. The story and overall presentation seemed like this would be a sleeper hit. A big shame the game fell short. This is rental worthy at best.
  8. Inuit_Dude
    Aug 15, 2011
    5
    i was not able to keep going with this game after playing a little into chapter 2, so why is this game getting a 5 if i could not play it ill tell you why. this game is clearly not for everyone and i unfourtunatly was one of those that it was not ment for i personally just couldnt get into the game but the little bit i did play i saw nothing wrong with. my brother on the other hand lovedi was not able to keep going with this game after playing a little into chapter 2, so why is this game getting a 5 if i could not play it ill tell you why. this game is clearly not for everyone and i unfourtunatly was one of those that it was not ment for i personally just couldnt get into the game but the little bit i did play i saw nothing wrong with. my brother on the other hand loved this game but says once you beat the game there is nothing to do but play thorugh again and try to get the trophies you missed. my opinion rent but dont buy unless you know for sure you will play through it a couple times… Expand
  9. Vitoner
    Sep 4, 2014
    7
    I thought this game would have been a lot better due to the enthusiastic reviews I read. Truth is it's not bad at all, but could have been better. I don't mind its linearity, but I found its combat system a bit unappealing (I barely used some of the moves I unlocked through the game, except in the sections that required to do so) and its plot borderline between shallow and intriguing. It'sI thought this game would have been a lot better due to the enthusiastic reviews I read. Truth is it's not bad at all, but could have been better. I don't mind its linearity, but I found its combat system a bit unappealing (I barely used some of the moves I unlocked through the game, except in the sections that required to do so) and its plot borderline between shallow and intriguing. It's not one of those games that spoon feed every plot element and it requires you to keep attention to details, every once in a while, but this is not a problem. The problem is that the ending comes and goes at light speed. I understand that maybe the developers wanted to leave it open to interpretation (or they expected to make a sequel), but the game ends almost abruptly after the final boss. And by the way, boss fights are VERY underwhelming and way too easy. The art direction is stellar, though. Awesome, lush environments and a lot of inventive.
    Overall it's not a bad game, as I already mentioned, but it could have been better.    … Expand
  10. Mindkiller7522
    Jan 11, 2022
    5
    This game definitely has some great moments, but there are a few things that really bring down the experience.

    The world is definitely the coolest part. Especially the first chapter while you are climbing along a crashing ship. Each of the enemies and bosses have pretty cool designs and despite the terrible camera I did enjoy the combat and light puzzle solving scattered throughout. The    This game definitely has some great moments, but there are a few things that really bring down the experience.

    The world is definitely the coolest part. Especially the first chapter while you are climbing along a crashing ship. Each of the enemies and bosses have pretty cool designs and despite the terrible camera I did enjoy the combat and light puzzle solving scattered throughout. The controls where quite floaty, but that is expected from a PS3 title, so you learn to live with it.

    My problems with the game mostly come from the story. I love a good journey tale, which this could have been. I really didn't like Trip or the forced romance aspect of the story. She has some moments where she makes some horrendous decisions and still is forgiven for it (especially the ending). The character of Pigsy is also really irritating. I can see that he was supposed to be funny, but all his lines just seemed really lame to me and I kept hoping we would be done with him.

    And the one thing that really brought the score down for me-Andy Serkis' forced American accent. He sounds like he's trying to be a New York cab driver from the 1920's. I'll never understand why you would hire a great voice actor and not use his or her natural accent. It's always noticeable and there's no reason Monkey couldn't have been English. The actor who voiced Pigsy did the same forced accent, but I already didn't like that character anyway.

    Problems aside, I do think it's worth playing. The set pieces and cloud surfing alone would be worth it, and maybe the accents and story issues won't bother you as much as they did me.    … Expand
  11. Isaac
    Oct 16, 2011
    7
    Enslaved is a hard game to describe. It's an adventure sci-fi game that promises so much, but in the end dissapoints. The first chapter of the game is simply stunning, with extremely high production values and a promising story. After that chapter everything goes downhill. The characters in the game, Monkey and Trip, are so inconsistent with their behaviour, and they change theirEnslaved is a hard game to describe. It's an adventure sci-fi game that promises so much, but in the end dissapoints. The first chapter of the game is simply stunning, with extremely high production values and a promising story. After that chapter everything goes downhill. The characters in the game, Monkey and Trip, are so inconsistent with their behaviour, and they change their personallities mid-game. The action is decent, but it doesn't evolve beyond the ''hit a robot in testicles'' premise. The story was so predictable that I couldn't help but laugh during one of the many ''emotional'' cutscenes. The dialog is decent but I despise Trip's personallity and Monkey for being an idiot that does whatever she tells him to do. the puzzles are rather simple too so there is basically no challenge to this game. That's not to say the game is BAD. The game is solid enough that I wanted to keep playing depite it's flaws. The vibrant world and easy going platforming made the game somewhat enjoyable and the boss fights are a nice break from the mindless ''robot kicking'' routine. But really, I thought the game will shine, cus I was craving a good adventure game for a while,now. This one is merely O.K but it never excells at anything and that's a real damn shame.… Expand
  12. Fortinbras
    Nov 26, 2010
    5
    I want to give Enslaved a great review for what it has the potential to be, capable of being, and should have been but I have to be honest and grade it on what it is. Gameplay is restrictive which is a shame because Monkey is such a agile character but is set on a linear path. Fighting is mildly entertaining despite that there's only a slight change in combo's and the only upgrade managesI want to give Enslaved a great review for what it has the potential to be, capable of being, and should have been but I have to be honest and grade it on what it is. Gameplay is restrictive which is a shame because Monkey is such a agile character but is set on a linear path. Fighting is mildly entertaining despite that there's only a slight change in combo's and the only upgrade manages to pull off in one button press which should have been fun to string together. The camera is almost deliberate in ruining the moment making the player personally pan the camera around the sections and at times obscuring pathways. The characters are amazing monkey is stoic and trip is resourceful but vulnerable. I thought the tone of the game would be serious because of the dangers of the travel and the predicament the pair where in until Pigsy entered the scene and brought so much humor. I was aware of the story writer and his works but it hardly appeared in the game. The only story that matters is Monkey and Trips journey because there is no history to what happened to the world. The only background is that there was a war which is revealed at the end of the game. At the end of the game there isn't any closure either. It's amazing for what it is but in motion it punishes the player. Rent or buy it but wear a mouth guard for when your grinding your teeth.… Expand
  13. SalarymanDaishi
    Jan 4, 2011
    7
    A delightfully colorful and ambient third-person action-adventure featuring some of the best characters and character interaction ever! The journey of a violent brute and a young hacker girl across a desolate, war-torn land is really something quite magical and the game holds excellent tension for all of its eight-or-so hours. A bit on the short side and beset by clunky combat and poorA delightfully colorful and ambient third-person action-adventure featuring some of the best characters and character interaction ever! The journey of a violent brute and a young hacker girl across a desolate, war-torn land is really something quite magical and the game holds excellent tension for all of its eight-or-so hours. A bit on the short side and beset by clunky combat and poor frame rate, yet a distinctly positive experience!… Expand
  14. domak
    Jan 14, 2013
    7
    I give it 7 out of 10 for absolutely terrible camera angles, no lock on system and a very disappointing conclusion of the story. Also the character of Trip was a major let down as the story progressed.
  15. iBash
    Jan 19, 2012
    6
    Enslaved OttW is okay, that's about it. Nothing it does it does remarkably well and on top of it, the game is super simplified in combat and â
  16. lsrngb
    May 4, 2012
    6
    A very beautiful game that is worth playing. The art direction, character models, and environments are all top notch. The story is pretty good and the characters and voice acting are very believable. The game is not very long, but it is really let down in game play. This game is worth playing just on the strength of the story and characters alone. But when compared to other platformingA very beautiful game that is worth playing. The art direction, character models, and environments are all top notch. The story is pretty good and the characters and voice acting are very believable. The game is not very long, but it is really let down in game play. This game is worth playing just on the strength of the story and characters alone. But when compared to other platforming environmental puzzle type games, this one falls for to the bottom. The controls are very clunky when compared to Prince of Persia games, or AC. The game is much more fun to watch than to play.… Expand
  17. MalcomGTX
    May 2, 2012
    7
    I had a great time with Enslaved, the world was interesting and the characters were moving, especially in the middle of the game.

    The game is not hard per say, though I did get stuck a few times. The gameplay is largely thematic. Graphically the sets are nice, but there appear to be issues with the engine's performance as sometimes texture pop and frame split. Not much to say without    I had a great time with Enslaved, the world was interesting and the characters were moving, especially in the middle of the game.

    The game is not hard per say, though I did get stuck a few times. The gameplay is largely thematic.
    Graphically the sets are nice, but there appear to be issues with the engine's performance as sometimes texture pop and frame split.

    Not much to say without spoiling anything, but I will say it is best on the PS3 despite some claiming more graphical glitching, the controls feel a bit smoother better than when I played on the 360.

    I do have a faster 3rd party 7200RPM drive in the PS3 with a 4GB cache. (Seagate Momentus XT 500 GB 2.5 Inch)    … Expand
  18. Stingerbee
    Oct 7, 2014
    6
    The game is vibrant, has an interesting story which practically begs for a sequel where things are further fleshed out. I picked this game up for a bargain so I'm able to give this game a 6 instead of a 4, because people who paid full price for this product and aren't completely blind to frame rate drops would've surely felt gypped. There's frame rate drops (think Killzone 2 multiplayer,The game is vibrant, has an interesting story which practically begs for a sequel where things are further fleshed out. I picked this game up for a bargain so I'm able to give this game a 6 instead of a 4, because people who paid full price for this product and aren't completely blind to frame rate drops would've surely felt gypped. There's frame rate drops (think Killzone 2 multiplayer, which could be pretty bad at times) and then there's FRAME RATE DROPS. This game falls in the latter category. It's worse than the letdown that is GTA V. If there's one thing that's an absolute deal breaker to any worthy gem of a game, it's this. Apparently it doesn't have the same problem on Xbox 360 and I just spotted it on Steam, so pick it up for those platforms instead where you can because the game itself is definitely worth playing.… Expand
  19. AndyClimax
    Oct 9, 2014
    7
    An underrated and memorable adventure. There are plenty of shortcomings; the poor ending and repetitive enemies to name two, but the colour palette, score, voice acting (Andy Serkis no less) and emotional attachment to the main two characters put this game ahead of many that try to be creative and fail.
  20. bigboss1964
    Nov 1, 2014
    6
    Enslaved: Odyssey to the West

    Game-play:Some nice platform mechanics but he rest of the game have slow combat and bad AI.

    Story:The strongest point of the game is the story that focus on only two characters and it does a good job but the ending is fail.The game it will keep you about 12 hours.

    Graphics:Ok graphics.

    Notes:Buy it only in price drop.
  21. Coedy
    Jan 25, 2015
    7
    Pros- 1) Characters: There's just enough personality and great voice-acting to make them believable. The models are good and depict emotion and reactions very well. 2) Story: There's not much to the story but it makes sense and gives the game reason. The ending is a bit underwhelming but at least concludes the main plot. 3) Graphics: The atmosphere and landscapes are detailed and fluent.Pros- 1) Characters: There's just enough personality and great voice-acting to make them believable. The models are good and depict emotion and reactions very well. 2) Story: There's not much to the story but it makes sense and gives the game reason. The ending is a bit underwhelming but at least concludes the main plot. 3) Graphics: The atmosphere and landscapes are detailed and fluent. The character models look great. 4) Gameplay: The combat is fun and varied and getting around environments is fluid.

    Cons- 1) Variety: Granted, the game does a good job of implementing different auxiliaries gameplay but plateaus quickly. Some of these things you end up not using anymore, for instance, the "Follow" and "distract" commands. You end up approaching every scenario the same. 2) Collecting Orbs: You collect orbs scattered around levels to upgrade your character. Some people may love it as you earn trophies for it but I don't care to much for it.

    Good pick to play for cheap and get you through to your next purchase.    … Expand
  22. CJ4K1080p
    Apr 5, 2017
    7
    its a very solid game with some problems, such as the frame rate drops a lot and also the textures are a bit unclear. the game play is fast past and smooth.
  23. Simoss13
    May 22, 2023
    7
    Enslaved is a game that wears many influences on it's sleeve, even on games that have not yet come out when this was released. One of the best features of the game were the story which forces you to save a girl whom cannot survive alone in the harsh post-apocalyptic world and escort her home in which you build a bond over time - not too far of 'The Last of Us'. Not the most complex story,Enslaved is a game that wears many influences on it's sleeve, even on games that have not yet come out when this was released. One of the best features of the game were the story which forces you to save a girl whom cannot survive alone in the harsh post-apocalyptic world and escort her home in which you build a bond over time - not too far of 'The Last of Us'. Not the most complex story, but I enjoyed the execution.
    The graphics of the game is quite stunning on the console where it displays colours and vistas rarely seen at the time. However, to deliver such a pretty game it came at the cost of screen tearing, stutters and big frame drops which is quite distracting (you are lucky to get 30fps).
    I enjoyed the enemies and using different tactics for each enemy type.
    My biggest gripe has to be that the game platforming and combat seems.. clunky and limited. For instance, you cannot jump off one ledge due to not being the way but the same looking ledge can be jumped off. The game holds your hand too much with glowing platforms as well as telling you what to do next without giving yo a chance to think it though.
    The main story took about 9 hours to beat. But outside the colourful graphics, there is nothing unique or outstanding to replay this game.    … Expand
  24. HuevoAlce
    Jun 27, 2022
    7
    Ninja Theory delivers a fun game that doesn't offer anything particularly special other than a great story.

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#53 Best PS3 Game of 2010
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Metascore
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 53 Critic Reviews

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  2. Mixed: 8 out of 53
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  1. Cynamite
    Jan 16, 2011
    80
    Enslaved is scoring with its motivating story, the good graphics and the enjoyable, but not challenging climbing passages. Sadly, the fights are unvaried and there is no multiplayer.
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  2. Game Over Online
    Dec 19, 2010
    90
    If you're looking for a game that offers all the amazing things I've spent the last handful of paragraphs gushing over as well as one of the most interesting and original stories in a game this year, Enslaved won't disappoint.
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  3. GamingExcellence
    Dec 19, 2010
    95
    Enslaved: Journey to the West is definitely a contender for game of the year.
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