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WOW....Gotta check out this game!!!

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 11
Date: February 05, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Get Primal! If you don''t get it you don''t know what your missing.I never played a game like it.....man.Jen and scree got good art the coolest.The best story coolest bosses the best its very hard but fun I like challenges.Jen is the character who fights Scree tells Jen clues.

I would like to discuss with other who have played this great game

PRIMAL!(sexy half-demon goth rock chick runs for Lara vote!)

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 20 / 21
Date: March 07, 2003
Author: Amazon User

Primal progresses through four realms in the Parallel world of Oblivion. In Each realm her appearence changes dramatically and each realm is ruled by either the forces of order or chaos, and something major is messing up the balance.

Unusually, unlike other games, which claim to be deep and fantastical and try to be as complex and open-ended as possible, Primal sesigners have devised a storyline, which is stuck to throughout the game, wearing it's linear nature with pride.

Reasons for buying it:
-Deep, dark and huge.
-Broad, intultive puzzles.
-Very nasty monsters.

Reasons for leaving it:
-Vague sense of being unfaithful to Mrs Croft
-Not a game that gets along with natural light.
-Where's the mini-gun?
(AS YOU SEE DIGGING HARD FOR BAD POINTS!)

Graphics/visuals: Gorgeous. Slinky characters, near-edible textures!
9.4/10

Sound: Alf soaring and dramatic. Decent acting!
8.9/10

Gameplay: Simple, fun. Combat a teeny bit simplistic.
8.2/10

Life span: Huge and linear. The save-anywhere option is great.
8.6/10

OVERALL SCORE AND THOUGHTS:
I give this 8.8/10 (88%)

-A finely crafted adventure, which reveals its depths gradually, unfolding at a pace to suit even the most fantasy-challenged.

Looks like it's gonna suck.

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 25
Date: March 25, 2003
Author: Amazon User

From the commercials and magazine adds, it looks like a boring and meaningless title. To skip or not to skip? I'd say skip. Sony's capable of making much better games than this one.

Dark and Gothic Fantasy

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 2 / 2
Date: March 27, 2003
Author: Amazon User

First off I would like to say I am a big fan of Darker Games, like Devil May cry(1), Vampire Masquerade and other games like this. So when I started seening previews of this game, I got really excited because, Devil May Cry 2 was a huge disapointment, I't couldn't hold a candle to the original. So after being depressed about that game, I was glad to see that primal was coming out and it actually looked good. Cause I really like darker games.
Anyways, back to the game, I've spent about 2 hours on the game so far and have to say that this game is totally story driven, and what a great story it is, it's about a girl named Jen who gets a violent wake up call to her demon self. It starts out with a scene at a club where her boyfriend is playing at(he is the lead singer of a metal group). Her boyfriend totally gets freaked out by this really strangly shaped person in the crowd and leaves the stage. Back in the dressing room he meets up with Jen and she tries to reassure him that everythings okay. When they leave the club, the stranger is right behind them and reveals his true form.......

This game is very deep, and submersive, it really keeps your attention. Gameplay the controls are kind of hard at first but you figure it out. Graphically this game shines, its very beautiful, and some of the effects are simply amazing. The worlds are big, and the layout is breathtaking. I really like how Jens pants are shiny, thats a really cool effect. The voice acting in this game is great I especially like Scree's voice, it is perfect for him. I also like Jens voice it reminds me of the actor that did the voice of April from The Longest Journey (a pc game).
When ever Jen gets in a fight, this kick [word] hard rock music kicks in and the fighting is awesome, you can preform combos and fatalities to finish off her enemies.
I love everthing about this game, and would recommend this to anyone who likes dark fantasy games.

Aperfectool

Dark and gothic supernatural adventure

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 8 / 9
Date: March 28, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I have played 2 hours into the game so far, and would have to say that I am totally excited to finish this game, its always a good thing to have a game that you really want to keep playing. Reasons why? It has a story that keeps you interested, and characters that arent the same old thing. This game its totally story driven, and dark and awesome. Its about a 21 year old girl named Jen that has a violent wake up call, and finds out she is half demon and has been specially picked for greater perpose.

Graphically this game shines, it has some of the best graphics out on PS2 I've seen, huge levels and crazy detail.

The controls are different but refreshing and new, its not like your typical 3rd person adventure.

The combat is awesome, I haven't actually gotten into many fights but the ones I have gotten into are really fun, but simple.

Voice acting is superb, they seem to have chosen some great voices to put these characters together.

Music is very immersive and dark, they even play heavy metal during the fights!

I was really excited to when I saw the preview on this game, because they haven't released many dark gothic games for the PS2 that shinedall...if you want to play the DMC series I would suggest the first one. So this is definately a great game what I've played so far, I will give a complete review when I finish this game. So, go buy this game!

Aperfectool

They Did it

4 Rating: 4, Useful: 0 / 0
Date: March 31, 2003
Author: Amazon User

They spend so much time with this game making it , trying to make it as good as it could be and they did. They only thing wrong is the slightly "blocky" movements that the main character makes when climbing or coming don off of things. Primals Exploration is amazing, it makes you feel very interested in whats coming up in the game. Primal combat system is innovative, and the graphics are some of the best I've ever seen on PS2. This game is a fantastic game and I think people who love adventure games would be foolish to pass it up.

Primal....the game.........

5 Rating: 5, Useful: 3 / 3
Date: April 08, 2003
Author: Amazon User

For this to be the first game from Studio Cambridge(developers of the successful Medievil series)for the Playstation 2, I must say I'm really impressed with what they've accomplished. Being a fan of the more Darker third-person action adventure games out there, I was drawn to play Primal and I wasn't disappointed. This game reeks with atmosphere. You can't help but be enchanted by all the realms you visit. They are absolutely, undeniably gorgeous. Really giving the architecture and graphics of some Xbox titles a run for their money. You play as Jen who travels to four different demon realms with her friend, Scree, in search of her boyfriend: Lewis. The more you play as Jen, the more you find out about her and the sooner you find out that there is more to her than meets the eye. I have to admit, I'm intrigued by her character and want to know even more about her.
This game is slow-paced, which will prove taxing to those with lil or no patience, but if you can manage to see things through til the end- You'll get a rich and rewarding experience. There's unlockable DVD extras to be had and more.
Primal sports greatness and is sure to be a sleeper hit. Even more, it's sure to be to be a classic game in your PS2 library. Primal is one compelling, wildly addictive game worth recommending to all.

Don't buy this game

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 2 / 8
Date: April 09, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was very disapointed in this game. I bought it and was excited but found out fast that it wasn't at all what I thought it would be. You have hardly any control over your charactor. You can't jump or climb, the computer does it all!! You can only move your charactor(s) and when you get to the right spot the computer moves them for you. The fighting ... to, had some cool moves but nothing to write home about. I was very saddened for the graphics where great and so is the story but I like action and being able to explore with my charactor.

Waste of time and money

1 Rating: 1, Useful: 5 / 9
Date: April 12, 2003
Author: Amazon User

This game has gorgeous graphics... and that's all. What's wrong?

1. You have very little control over your character. You can't do anything but walk for the longest time. Once you finally get a knife, you have very simple attacks - L1 for left attack, R1 for right attack. yawn.

2. You can't read the damn messages because they are in font size 2. And I couldn't find a setting for this. If your TV is less than 50" you are going to have problems. Plus, important messages (like how to fight) pop up at inopportune times (in the middle of the fight) in the small font size so you end up missing them entirely.

3. No clear concept of what the hell you're supposed to do next. Nothing. You can press triangle and talk to the other main character. For this action you will get a simple one line "hint" and spend the next 15 minutes wandering around, waiting to stumble into the right place so the computer will take over and show you another cinema.

I feel bad for the development team on this game... obviously they spent a lot of time and money on the graphics but they overlooked the basics that make a game enjoyable, hell even playable. Rent this one, don't buy it. After renting you won't --want-- to buy it.

If you want to play a game that delivers on the promises of this one -- dark, gothic, kick ... graphics and environments, awesome fighting -- go buy Soul Reaver (1 or 2, both are excellent, but the first was more enjoyable.) This game does not live up to the hype. It doesn't even meet minimal expectations for a video game.

Just not enough action...

3 Rating: 3, Useful: 5 / 11
Date: April 13, 2003
Author: Amazon User

I was glad that I rented this game first before going out and buying it.With a name like "Primal",you'd think there would be alot of action,fighting and gorey moves(like BloodRayne). Alas, this is first and foremost a puzzle solving game.While there is fighting later on in the game(after solving three or four puzzels)it is not very fun.Using the shoulder buttons I thought was a bad idea,and the battles get very tedious.

The story however is very good and a diffrent take on the whole

good vs. evil plot;Order and Chaos needing eachother for everything to exist.Both Jen and Scree were very cool characters that made for a funny team.On the flip side though,I never really cared what would happen to her rocker boyfriend "Lewis" (stupid name;maybe they did it on purpose?).I guess I'm sexist,
but I've never really liked games were the girl has to find/rescue the guy.

The graphics are top notch beautiful,and look very life-like.
Bonus points went out to this game for voice acting with both Jen and Scree.I was shocked to learn that Hudson Leick did the voice of Jen,(actress who played Callisto on Xena) which was a nice suprise.And while I don't know the name of the actor who voiced Scree,I'm pretty sure it was the same person who did the voice of Vorador in Blood Omen 2.

The game's soundtrack however failed miserably;mainly because there was hardly any music at all.The only music that is played is during the battles;and after the battle ends,so does the music...returning to complete silence.That might not be a bad alternative however since the battle music is Lewis's rockin' pop metal garbage.(I just don't like him)

To end,this is a game you should definatly rent first.While it has some great suprises for a puzzle game fan,it is FAR from the best action game you could play.

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