MediEvil Resurrection Preview

Source: gamespot

Sir Daniel Fortesque, the hero of the story, is the mumbling protagonist of this game and doesn’t seem to mind being undead. In fact, he turns it to his advantage, using his detachable left arm as a weapon of sorts early on in the game–either as a melee-style attack or as a boomerang-like ranged attack. You won’t be stuck using the bony appendage as your main weapon for long, however, as it didn’t take long before we were stocked up with a long sword, throwing daggers, a great wooden club, and a bronze shield. Presumably this arsenal will only be the tip of the death-dealing iceberg.

The demo level ended with a trip to the Hall of Heroes, where Sir Daniel was able to choose a special weapon from one of his fallen comrades at the Battle of Gallowmere. Unfortunately, only the crossbow was available in the demo, but we also saw a huge mace and broadsword, which will presumably be available when the full version of the game comes out in September. We spent just as much time with the addictive little crossbow minigame, which had us blasting bolts into paper targets as if at a medieval county fair, as we did with the short demo of the game’s first level.

In terms of presentation, MediEvil Resurrection has loads of Tim Burton-esque charm and dry wit going for it. We love what we’ve heard of the spooky soundtrack so far and the voice acting, especially that of the smart-mouthed imp that guides Sir Daniel through his quests, which seems very well done.

Source: gamespot

Sir Daniel Fortesque, the hero of the story, is the mumbling protagonist of this game and doesn’t seem to mind being undead. In fact, he turns it to his advantage, using his detachable left arm as a weapon of sorts early on in the game–either as a melee-style attack or as a boomerang-like ranged attack. You won’t be stuck using the bony appendage as your main weapon for long, however, as it didn’t take long before we were stocked up with a long sword, throwing daggers, a great wooden club, and a bronze shield. Presumably this arsenal will only be the tip of the death-dealing iceberg.

The demo level ended with a trip to the Hall of Heroes, where Sir Daniel was able to choose a special weapon from one of his fallen comrades at the Battle of Gallowmere. Unfortunately, only the crossbow was available in the demo, but we also saw a huge mace and broadsword, which will presumably be available when the full version of the game comes out in September. We spent just as much time with the addictive little crossbow minigame, which had us blasting bolts into paper targets as if at a medieval county fair, as we did with the short demo of the game’s first level.

In terms of presentation, MediEvil Resurrection has loads of Tim Burton-esque charm and dry wit going for it. We love what we’ve heard of the spooky soundtrack so far and the voice acting, especially that of the smart-mouthed imp that guides Sir Daniel through his quests, which seems very well done.