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Critic & User Reviews  GF Rating   Gorgeous but very flawed
posted by Keith82 (ASTORIA, NY) Sep 5, 2011  Member since Mar
2005    We all like lists, so here goes:  Pros: 1)One of the
best looking games in a long time. The second level of this game
had me staring for minutes at a time. Not playing, just
admiring. 2)The combat is easy to pick up and does offer a
challenge, even if you're really just fighting the same 3
enemies over and over.  Cons: 1)Story. It's understandable, but
feels needlessly convoluted (weren't we supposed to fight 7
angels, not 4? I could be wrong.). This is a huge misstep for a
game like this. 2) Platforming. Simple jumps become harder than
any boss battle in this game. 3) Bosses will randomly show up
and kill you, just because they can. 4) No HUD means no
direction. I still don't know why I was collec