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Enslaved parades around as an action platformer. For me though, the scary thing was that it seemed to have nailed every relationship I've ever had.

Enslaved is a post-apocalyptic retelling of the old Chinese tale Journey to the West. Not that the story's inspiration is paramount, it's the interaction of the characters that forms the focus of the game.
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you know that dream where you wake up and you're a huge man except with a primate tail, and you're enslaved to a beautiful but fragile and distrusting woman from the future by means of a powerful mindcontrol headband? yeah, well Enslaved: Odyssey to the West basically starts from there.

as we all know, the rough shape of the narrative of that classic dream derives from the ancient, vernacular Ming dynasty story Hsi-yu chi, or Journey to the West, in which the Buddhist monk Xuanzang (probably my second or third favourite Buddhist monk in all of ancient Chinese literature) and his three protector/disciples, journey to India to find and bring back two sutras (scriptures) concerning transcendence and persuasion. the narrative of Enslaved, written by Alex Garland (The Beach, 28 Days Later, Sunshine), loosely drags Hsi-yu chi into the 22nd century for our gaming pleasure.
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Enslaved is a beautiful action adventure, perfect for a night-in this Christmas. But what starts with promise fails to develop beyond an emotional pencil sketch. Enslaved lacks that something special to really bring some festive cheer.

Just as blockbuster adventure movies fit the festive season, Christmas is exactly the right time for a blockbuster adventure game. Uncharted 2 was last year's ticket with its endearing banter and high-octane set pieces. It was a cheesy game, we know this, more importantly though it was a lot of fun.
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Enslaved PS3 tells a beautiful story that succeeds despite technical issues. Its writing, acted with skill and ground breaking facial animations, kept me hooked to the end of the journey.

Enslaved takes the ancient Chinese story of Journey to the West and turns it into an action adventure in a post-apocalyptic world where robots have take over and humans are clinging on to existence.
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Enslaved Odyssey to the West explodes with life and colour. Platforming meets action as writing, performance and game play invite us to dance. Its biggest testament though is the height of expectations it creates - even if on broader terms they were left unmet.

Enslaved draws on an old Chinese story. Not being familiar in Eastern culture though, it was a game I had to take on face value.
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Enslaved is lush and rich as Hollywood's Serkis and Garland make an inestimable difference. But beyond this success is a quieter missed opportunity - to take something very old and make it fresh and unusual and surprising.

There is a classic Chinese story that many of my Asian friends grew up with. Thinking about them, as well as my dad who is obsessed with mythic tales like this. I thought it only prudent to read up about the tale before I played Ninja Theory's videogame version (and follow up to Heavenly Sword (PS3).
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