![]() ![]() It being such a hot day, with the sun low in the sky and the shadows already growing long, it seems like a nice time to head down to the waters lapping at the dock and have a word with some fishermen, but not before we've marvelled at the gloriously detailed airship, bobbing from side to side as its propellers and massive bellows creak gently above the glassy water. Probably to take a dump on your car, given our knowledge of the hated gull. Moving closer, the hero Tal disturbs some white, dove-like gulls, who promptly evacuate with startled haste and flopping feathers to the nearest rooftop. I told you I was ill." Enough of that then and we're off into New Brightwater proper, and the first stop is the fountain in the town square, spraying water as beautiful particle effects. "Here lies our cat Mao Mao - he was a bad cat and we're glad he's dead." "Hamble Frankson. Turn right off the path and you'll find yourself in a small graveyard, overshadowed spottily by neighbouring foliage and its here that you first encounter Climax's morbid sense of humour whilst examining gravestones. Only it isn't CG, as you rapidly come to realise when you stroll down the hilly path, watching your hero's pointy armour, broadsword and kicking legs shadowed effortlessly on the ground, as shafts of light and fluttering blossom punctuate your dark silhouette from above a canopy of trees. Very nice, you think, it looks smooth like Jak & Daxter, and there's no loss of detail as far as the eye can see. Keen to emphasise the game's good looks, Climax first takes you on a breathtaking flyby of New Brightwater, zooming along the seafront past a huge airship, up to the top of a lighthouse and then along some creaky looking docks, past a spluttering fountain and up into the hills where your charges, two officers in the Illumina Guard on a mission to retrieve the wayward princess Ailish, are waiting. Of the three areas, the exploration section is the one most likely to send your jaw flopping to the floor like an anvil. The preview code we first saw at E3 and have since spent many hours examining around the office consists of three sections a bit of dungeon-based hackandslash, a boss fight, and the exploration of a small seaside village. The world of Sudeki is utterly gorgeous, with visuals that push the Xbox so hard that it currently topples below 30 frames per second in several areas. The future's brightĬlimax may not be best known for its RPG skills, but few lucky enough to be sent the current preview code doing the rounds would question its potential. That's why they're backing Fable, True Fantasy Live, Knights of the Old Republic, and a little role-player from Climax called Sudeki. Rather like Final Fantasy's unyielding Sephiroth, Microsoft keeps popping up with even more hit points and even more devastating attacks, tightening its grip on console market share and genre supremacy.Īnd yet despite its inconceivable wealth and apparently limitless ambition, Microsoft still manages to trip over its heavy armour and leave the backdoor open from time to time, and that's one reason why even the most ardent Xbox evangelist would have a hard time calling it the best platform for an RPG fan.īut like all good villains, Microsoft can adapt. A keen eye could prove vital, exposing essential clues.Few at this stage would argue that Halo won the battle of bleeding hearts and severed minds that was the console FPS war, and Xbox Live is indisputably superior to PS2 Online, even if the subscription figures don't do it justice. Though destined to encounter ancient gods, primordial wonders, and marvellous inventions, foes and betrayal haunt their every step. ![]() Simply passing through the region is unsafe, as travellers must be ever alert for ambushes.įour friends have joined together to aid their queen. Rent asunder by deceit and betrayal, the land cries out for a peace that only four united heroes can bring.īeyond the protective walls of Illumina Castle lie miles of pastoral, rolling countryside, though once a serene landscape, the Aklorian forces have transformed the countryside into a charred battlefield. ![]() Sudeki, a world torn apart into light, shadow and dark. Graphics: 128MB Pixel Shader 2.0 capable graphics card or better – Hosts : Mega, Uptobox, Rapidgator, Uploaded, Turbobit, Userscloud, Filecloud, Owndrives – Language : English, Deutsch, español, français, italiano ![]()
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