

More than 150 years in the future, the world has transformed into an unrecognizable state where all that remains are a dwindling human population and merciless robots left over from wars long past. With influences and contributions from top music and film industry talent, ENSLAVED combines beautifully rendered graphics and captivating music with seamless animation and engrossing gameplay. A tactical action-adventure game, ENSLAVED centers on the complex relationship between the two main characters and challenges players to employ a mix of combat, strategy and environment traversal. If you're not concerned with a storyline, to each his own, but that's why you don't understand why I would consider something like voice acting important.Developed by Ninja Theory Ltd., Enslaved takes players on a gripping, surprise-filled journey as two dissimilar characters form an uneasy union in order to survive their way through a perilous, post-apocalyptic America. Along the same lines, the delivery of the storyline is important as well, and goes a long way to immerse you in the game world. You can say if I want to watch cinematics, why not watch a movie? But by that logic, if you want to just read subtitles, why not read a book?įor me, a quality storyline has a lot to do with whether or not I enjoy a game. But when it's acted by a high-quality cast including the likes of Andy Serkis, those parts are a joy and, yes, they add to the game. If you're not looking for a cinematic narrative, then don't play this game. I can read at least twice as fast as I can listen, so if games are cutscene-intensive I turn on subtitles and click straight through the 'voice acting' as soon as I've finished reading a line.ĭo people really sit there listening to people talk for half an hour between interactive parts of a game? Couldn't you just watch a movie instead? So because the game has voice acting, that means there's no gameplay?
