Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is shaping up to be one of the nicer surprises in Namco Bandai’s 2010 lineup. Here’s a quick look at the E3 trailer which just so happens to feature looks at some excellent gameplay footage featuring lead character Monkey and his lovely AI partner, Trip. Ninja Theory is really on a roll with this one and yes, I can’t wait to see how the final version turns out.
It looks as if Namco Bandai has figured out one more new gaming equation: Ninja Theory + Andy Serkis = one hell of an interesting game experience. Enslaved is the next game project the respected Heavenly Sword developer is currently working on for a 2010 release on both the PS3 and Xbox 360 and based on the concept art and early screens, the game is looking mighty fine indeed.
Aesthetically, I’m not sure if the Jak meets Wolverine look of Monkey clicks until I see the game in action, but it’s a definite “Yes!” in my book for Trip’s athletic yet “normal” figure (i.e., no pudding-filled pontoons stuck to her chest). Also, the bigger questions in the end to some may be this: can Ninja Theory deliver a second killer game, this time out, successfully as a cross platform release while making sure it looks equally good on both consoles? My money says yes they can. Anyway, to the press release!
"DESTROY ALL FANBOYS!" 