Andy Serkis (voice and mo-cap actor of Gollum from Lord of the Rings and Caesar in the new Planet of the Apes films) plays the main character Monkey and does a standout job.ĭespite some bad textures here and there, the environments are nicely detailed. The tiniest facial expressions and movements feel totally natural and believable because of their use of motion performance capture, and the voice acting is top tier. The game is beautiful despite its age-it originally released in October 2010-and really excels in its expressive characters.
Įnslaved: Odyssey to the West is not as well known as it should be. Players take on the role of Monkey, utilizing a mix of combat, strategy and environmental traversal to ensure he and Trip survive the threats and obstacles that stand in the way of their freedom.Pixel Boost is our weekly series devoted to the artistry of games, and the techniques required to run them at high resolutions.
ENSLAVED centers on the complex relationship between the two main characters. If she dies, he dies and her journey has now become his. She hacks a slave headband and fits it on Monkey, linking them together. Trip quickly realizes that Monkey is her ticket to freedom and is her only hope to survive her perilous journey back home. Monkey, a strong, brutish loner and fellow prisoner also gets free by virtue of his raw power and brawn. Trip, a technologically savvy young woman has been imprisoned by a slave ship but manages to escape using her mental prowess. Mysterious slave ships harvest the dwindling population and take them out west, never to return. Follow a gripping, surprise-filled journey as two dissimilar characters form an uneasy partnership in order to survive through a perilous, post-apocalyptic America.ġ50 years in the future, war and destruction have left the world in ruins with few humans remaining and nature having reclaimed the world.
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