Dhruin
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As expected, GameSpot has released the Silverfall demo, although you can also head to Worthplaying, 3D Gamers, Strategy Informer and GameGuru Mania (1.4Gb).
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Too bad that -contrary to WoW- you can't just log out and hope that the gankers will get bored and leave. Them NPCs have quite a bit of patience. I didn't. I uninstalled.
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That is pretty typical for the sub-genre - the games where you have the click-or-keyboard options are pretty few and far between.I hate the interface. Simply being point and click makes me feel like I have less control over the character, and why no camera options other than zoom and turn? I wish they had at least included an option to be able to use the keyboard to move your character.
Combat aside, i think that what you are referring to is the art style. It reminds me of the Tony Hawk vs. ... something... example in the "culture wars" article I had linked in a thread here. The art direction reminds me of the mediocre shooter XIII, with a mix of cartoonish and realistic graphics.Combat is very generic, and the atmosphere in general seemed very consolish to me. It looks and feels like a PS2 game.
However, I like the way Silverfall looks. I like the fact the the visuals are kind of cartoony, kind of gritty, as this makes me think, I'm playing a game, not participating in (real) life world simulator.