Looking for a good hack 'n slash

[Meneldil]

My room mate recently bought a PS3, and though I think most console games are kind of crappy, I've been looking for a decent Hack 'n slash, and unhappilly, not many of those are released on computer.

I haven't made up my mind yet, but there are a few ones I consider:
- God of War I or II
- Devil May Cry 4
- Assassin's Creed
- Prince of Persia (any one of those)

Any advice ?

[seireikhaan]

For pure hack & slash, I think a Dynasty Warriors game would suit fine. Don't expect a whole lot of subtlety or nuance to the gameplay, but for pure, pg-13 carnage, it can't be beat, in my opinion.

I don't really consider the games listed as "pure" hack and slash- Prince of Persia, Assassin's Creed, and God of War I know entail a lot of platforming, though I haven't ever played a Devil May Cry game. Not that they aren't all quality games, but they aren't really all hack and slash is all.

[Veho Nex]

DMC is all about hack an slash, or atleast from what I remember. I second the Dyanst Warriors nomination.

[Hooahguy]

Assasins creed. provided me with many hours of challenging gameplay, not to mention fun gameplay.

[pevergreen]

Assasins creed. provided me with many hours of challenging gameplay, not to mention fun gameplay.

Stealth? In MY Hack 'n' Slash? YOU BEST BE JOKING.


DW is a lot of fun, playing on the keyboard hurts a bit though.

[Hooahguy]

Stealth? In MY Hack 'n' Slash? YOU BEST BE JOKING.


DW is a lot of fun, playing on the keyboard hurts a bit though.

well, thats just my opinion of the games he listed....

[pevergreen]

I don't disagree that its a fun game, its just not really a H&S.

[Prussian to the Iron]

assasins creed isnt really 'hack n slash'.

id say god of war, but the 3rd one is coming out i believe this summer or next. cant remember :)

[A Very Super Market]

Stealth? In MY Hack 'n' Slash?

It's more likely than you think

Hmm.....

[Meneldil]

Well, I dunno, these games (Assassin Creed included) are described as Hack 'n slash in my country. I know this one and Prince of Persia don't have a lot of hacking and slashing, but you still have to run around with a sword and kill some bad guys with nice-looking moves.

I don't really mind the plateforming part of those. From what I've seen, running on walls and doing cool stuff like that looks pretty awesome.

I tried Dynasty Warriors on PS2, and to say the least, I think it was terrible. Smashing the same 2 buttons to kill half a thousand guys who just look at you without trying to hurt you is not my definition of fun. That, and the voice-acting was the most ridiculous I've ever heard. I liked the Lord of the Rings games on PS2, too bad there's not a PS3 version of those.

I just heard about Edge of Twilight. The game seems really nice and fancy, and I like the steampunk background. But apparently, the game won't be released anytime soon.

[pevergreen]

I tried Dynasty Warriors on PS2, and to say the least, I think it was terrible. Smashing the same 2 buttons to kill half a thousand guys who just look at you without trying to hurt you is not my definition of fun. That, and the voice-acting was the most ridiculous I've ever heard. I liked the Lord of the Rings games on PS2, too bad there's not a PS3 version of those.

Your kidding right? Best acting ever!

"ITS LU BU!!!!"

"RAWR IM LU BU, IM GUNNA KILL YOU FOOLS etc etc"

Then you button smash. That IS a H&S. Some characters aren't fun to play, but I cant get tired of the cool looking moves...

Again with the voices:
As they said in futurama "You can't just have characters say how they feel. That makes me angry!"

[Prussian to the Iron]

oh, LotR conquest is a pretty good hack n slash. not exclusively, but

[Veho Nex]

oh, LotR conquest is a pretty good hack n slash. not exclusively, but

I say that if you buy this, don't. Waste of cash glitchy and buggy. It's not even worth the rent.

[Fragony]

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/demons-souls-review

^- this. And forget about PS2 games, God of War 1 and 2 are great, but the PS3 can't run them.

[Meneldil]

My room mate has a PS2 too. I went for LotR: RotK. We can play together, and it was only 10€, so meh, why not.

My next aim will probably be God of War I or/and II, as I found those for 9€ each at the local store. Then I'll see what I can find for a PS3, if possible not a 70€ game.

Frag, your game looks cool. I especially like the "Demon's Souls is deeply tactical, preferring to pit you one-on-one against vicious and high-level enemies that can use the same tactics, weapons and magic as you rather than drowning you in a sea of lesser foes.". The mindless bots of Dynasty Warriors killed the game for me.