Heavenly Sword 2 tidbits
- Posted March 5th, 2008 at 15:03 EDT by
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We should all know by now that there will be a Heavenly Sword 2, but before core development starts, Ninja Theory needs opinions. Last night a focus group was held in Chicago to do just that.
The following are the ideas that were expressed by Ninja Theory, however, they were looking for opinions on each item.
1. Heavenly Sword 2 will take place 10 years after the events in Heavenly Sword 1
2. The main character will be a male with a martial arts background
3. The main character will be Kai, but she will be a more mature woman.
4. The game will require you to master different martial art styles before retrieving the heavenly sword
5. The game will, instead of button mashing, have controls that utilize an analog stick to go through weapons.
6. The game will have downloadable weapons, characters, and enemies to customize your experience.
7. The game will be more interactive with the environment
8. The game will have you on a storyline with replayable missions, as opposed to an open world.
We don't know what the developers actually have up their sleeves, but if the downloadable content gets implemented then the upcoming title will have some extensive replay value, perhaps longer than 6 hours. None of this information is 100% official though.
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tadpole3159 |
faulkner8991- 3:09pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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oh god dont make kia a main character, shes a spaz and i hate her, plus shes an 80's rock fan and thats just lame
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netherdragon |
netherdragon- 3:19pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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lol @tadpoles 80's rock fan comment. If kai is the main charecter she will have to be less of a headcase in my opinion as that could make the game way too annoying. Then again the crazy aspect could make for one iteresting story...damm i cant decide what i wan't, but im sure the final product will rock no matter what.
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Staticneuron |
Staticneuron- 3:46pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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Kai is a great charachter. Her trauma made her a little bit unhinged and out of touch with reality but hopefully the events in the first game were the major steps to bringing her back down to earth.
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RedDragon7 |
Pheonix7- 3:56pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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As long as Kai isn't a creepy little girl anymore and can block attacks and dish out damage, I'm fine with it. Dodging and little bow and arrow weapons won't do much for a main character. I need my humongous sword that rips apart several enemies at once!!!! And the downloadable content better be free or I'm going to feel scammed!
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psn_frov |
frov- 3:58pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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All sound like good ideas, except for having some random guy be the main character, if he could be introduced in the second one and then be the main chracter in the third, then it would make a lot more sense. Also Kai would make for a very interesting character, plus it would be great to combine sword and arrow combos.
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Fiddlesworth
- 4:01pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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Kai rocks! You should play her for the first third of the game until you revive Nariko then have the same balance between characters as the first game except Kai's obviously learnt some closeup moves so it's not all sniping and close range headshots.
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Fiddlesworth
- 4:14pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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I wouldn't mind if Nariko was dead for good and Kai became the lead character for HS2. A matured Kai could be elegantly destructive, more so than Nariko.
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SwordOfWar
- 4:37pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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" no guys as a main character period"
I agree. We need a hot chick for eye candy when we arn't killing enemies.
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darksora |
Rav_M- 4:50pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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Wouldnt have made sense to make kai the main character. Seriously, they should avoid a new male character like the plague. The ending to the first game was perfect in that it focused alot on kai and it definately held potential for Kai's personality to change and to see nariko as her role model.
kai as the main character is a must. >_<
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svtschmidt
- 5:19pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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i'd rather have them resurrect nariko. she made the game. kai would be better than a random dude, but she still doesn't hold a candle to nariko. i miss nariko. :(
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Anim3Fr33K |
Anim3Fr33K- 5:19pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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Heavenly Boobs becomes Heavenly Penor? not good
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thegame97338 |
G_PIG79- 5:27pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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Why can't Nariko come back from heaven and be a defender or somthing.
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GunsOfLiberty |
GunsOfLiberty- 5:32pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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What?!?!?!? A male protagonist??? Bring Nariko back from the dead guys. Invent an excuse and just bring her back, you can't let such a strong character vanish like that... Playing as Kai is not a bad idea but she has to evolve a lot...
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VEGAZ5
- 6:39pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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i also agree with the fact that kai seemed to mature with the responsibility of caretaker of the sword at the end . so therefore if they make kai the heroin they could have more avenues to add to the story and possibly add new characters if need be. that's my wish anyway
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davin_g
- 6:54pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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it is painfully obvious that what sold this game was its wonderful story telling and the fact that they spent vast resources developing these characters nariko and kai. to abandon them in gameplay moving forward simply dessimates the story for me. you fall in love with this story and the characters and invest your heart in helping them survive and save the heavenly sword. i don't know if i could just easily accept another heroine. i too would like to see nariko back or a much more mature kai that has taken on nariko's persona. crazy kai is no good for a main character. the seriousness of the heavenly sword and what it means to mankind could not be left up to someone of HS1 kai. it is always fine to bring new characters along and introduce them to add to the story and gameplay. maybe kai's sidekick could do the martial arts and kai weld the sword and crossbow? whatever the case that would be fine. a love interest along to support her with his special martial arts abilities. maybe have him in the end use the sword to save the world and die....leaving kai to finish the trilogy in his and nariko's honor. whatever the case....don't go another route with characters...keep the story alive...oh and by all means do not have us have to spend vast wasted time learning moves and training...that is a waste of my time and really kills a good flow of the game.
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djrussell |
djrussell89- 7:12pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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I thought they already had a 3-part story laid out? Thats what they said.. unless they decided to scrap the story and start from fresh. Either way, i think Nariko should return.. Kai would be good too, but Nariko should definately be back in there.. but i reckon as a really dark mistress type of player.. like after the events of the first game, she is sent back to Earth (or wherever this game is held! lol) but she changes.. she loses all her memories, and is a lot more serious and evil about how she approaches her next challenge.
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VEGAZ5
- 7:41pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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i suppose i forgot to mention that i also was awestruck by the depth of the story and all characters in it. this game was obliviously a labor of love i would just be disappointed if ninja theory didn't keep kai in the HS continuity to advance the story further in some way
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edward_moffet |
edd- 7:58pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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did youg uys even read the whole thing kai WILL BE MORE MATURE its ten years after the first one after all
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hyperplus
- 8:13pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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- Kai back, but mature and darker (keep some of her creepiness)
- Kai doesn't need to follow a good path, she was a little selfish self center probably because being in a male clan and all other bad thing she has been throug... she probably want revenge and heavenly sword- New Male can be her guidance.. bring some light
- Nariko some heavinly interaction from her part will be nice
- When Nariko talked in Heaven, at least I don't remember to who... but know Kai might go through something similar and find Nariko was her celestial guidance- Don't take the evil man-bird-weirdo... he should follow Kain in her dreams.. as her nemesis.
- He is probably bringing all that dark energy into Kai- Game aspects make it a little more "anime" in the sence of the exagerations like the last fight.
- Maybe a Heavenly fight where actually characters thrown to the environment can drastically break stuff and that affect damages combos ect.- PLEASE!!!! DONT FORGET ONLINE FIGHTING A PLUS!!!
- MAYBE a survive mod to get the highest score.
- Keep it technical not smashing buttons.Those are more the 50cents...
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Alpha2
- 8:26pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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MORE KAI PLEESKAYTHXBAI
Frankly My opinion was always that a second game should focus on her more becomeing the protector of the sword. She dosent even need to use it since she was pretty effective without it. Maybe later she'd use the sword much like Nariko but when this happens the combat is enhanced by the type of wild stunts that you experienced while playing her stages, Upside down fighting. more Twingtwang lots of acrobatics, and non combat gameplay like the "getting the password" part.
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robbinator |
cowkong- 8:37pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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I hate this game, i played the demo and wasnt impressed at all. They rele should put their effort into making a game like this but with a better main character and more online capabilities.
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AclayPS3
- 8:56pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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A Male main character should NOT be in Heavenly Sword 2. It should be Kai as a grown up woman because it would make more sense in terms of the story. Introducing a Male character would be stupid, especially if he wasn't in the first game.
I think that there should not be replayable missions, I think that it should be an open world free-roaming game like Jak and Daxter.
If developers want to make a 3rd person action game like Heavenly Sword, they should just make if a free roaming game like the Jak and Daxter games because the game feels less linear because you can do whatever mission you want to do in any order.
Heavenly Sword needs to be at least as long as Uncharted Drakes Fortune. Heavenly Sword was way too short.
I really don't like the idea of downloadable weapons. The developer should just make a system in the game where you complete challenges or whatnot and you can unlock new weapons that way. Or maybe they can let us explore through various worlds and find the weapon that has to be unlocked. The whole downloadable weapon thing would only be used for making extra money. They should just keep everything in-game.
I hope that Heavenly Sword 2 can see a release by fall 2009 or sometime in 2009.
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nextgenfan
- 10:05pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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It would be kool to have Nariko jump, like kratos on god of war.And it would be kool if nariko can team up with kratos from god of war.
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ladellb
- 10:22pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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No male lead character for this game please. The female lead gives the whole game it's unique identity and appeal. If anything, use Kai the main character, but not as wacky, and have another female her age to help out along the way. The game-play would be interesting.
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THE_NEXUS |
nexus321- 10:24pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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All i know is ps3's Core Power is gonna be tapped.And we will start to see games that are truly next gen,isnt this great!!.i just want to say that i hope it doesnt have an install.I hate those and who doesnt? man u read about the bd drive for the ps3 not being fast enough and that scares me.But i think they should tap some Cell Engine power to make those worries go away.Oh by the way there shouldn't be a guy in hs2 that wouldnt make any sense ressarect nariko and make her a little bit evil and make kai bring her back like nariko goes evil at the end of 2 and on 3 ki brings her back.....or kills her c!!! thats the story!!!!!!!
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miguelitodamexirican
- 11:21pm GMT - March 5th, 2008
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I hope they stick with Nariko. She's the whole reason why I bought the game. I don't see why that can't still use her as a main character. They need to get their head out their A%* and think of a storyline that will still have her as the main character. God of War has done it gonna be 3 times. If they need ideas, they can just ask me.
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darksora |
Rav_M- 3:56am GMT - March 6th, 2008
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just like Edward_Moffet said, alot of people seem to be dismissing the fact that this occurs 10 years after the first game which means that Kai will be mature; so i dont understand why people seem to be ignoring this and saying "no Kai, she was creepy, crazy in hs1". please read the article first, lol.
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chomperbull
- 4:23am GMT - March 6th, 2008
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playing thru the game i found kratos wepons hanging on a wall what more intro does one need. in the perfect game kai wil die at the end of the1 chaptr 5min 2 be exact with her dien wish askin kratos the god of war 4 help!!!! its true
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frank_magnet |
Frank_Magnt- 6:15am GMT - March 6th, 2008
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Just as long as they keep the old firing and controlling of the arrows with six axis i'll buy it !
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