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| Gojira 826th Post
 
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|  "Re(1):Tenchu 3"
, posted Fri 14 Mar 16:40
To sum up my feelings on T3:
Honestly, I wasn't expecting anything so I was surprised to find how good it is.
MUCH better control. I don't know about you, but those up-down left-right or whatever moves in previous Tenchus always gave me fits. I'd try to jump a certain way off a roof and get it wrong because I hit up-down wrong or something. But now, moves like that are just R1+X or R2+X type maneuvers, much easier to do. Item use is a cinch, you use the d-pad to select items and you can go straight to the grappling hook by pressing up. Nice.
No collision problems! No graphic glitches! Hallelujah! I can finally see the game the way it was meant to be seen, with no slowdown! Same jerky, silly animation though. It has its own charm, but I still find it a tad overdone. To each his own, though. Some will probably find it awesome with all the blood flying everywhere.
Less obtrusive camera! I don't know how the series ever got along without the R analog stick controlling the camera. It makes seeing around corners a breeze, even in tight spots. The look button is still there too. And when you get to the edge of a rooftop, the camera automatically looks down. I don't remember if it did this before, but I don't think it did.
Missions are still pretty standard: get from point A to point B, dispatch guards along the way, then fight a disappointingly easy boss. Same stupid enemy AI, but it makes killing them more fun sometimes. When you alert enemies though, they are not easily beaten. They block a lot of stuff and dish out nasty damage, to the point where it would be better to run away if you're spotted. That's where the AI fails though. If you run away for a certain length, the enemy eventually gives up and you can just run back and stealth kill him/her.
Speaking of which, if you stealth kill 10 people on a stage, you're rewarded with a new move. And I'm not just talking a new attack or something; the unlockable moves are actually useful and really add new aspects to the game... for instance, one of Ayame's new moves is the ability to cling to ceilings. While you cling, you can drop items like poison food and stuff, and lure the enemy below you to drop in for the kill. Too cool.
And oh yeah... sound is nice nice. The music is back (oh how I've missed it), and it's great. Sound effects are crystal clear high-quality sounds for a change, and voices are pretty good. The game even gives you three dialogue options: Japanese, English-dubbed and one that has to be unlocked (no idea what that is). Actually, I like the English voices better. Ayame's Japanese voice has the MOST ANNOYING DEATH CRY I HAVE EVER HEARD. I'm serious... have you ever seen Dumb and Dumber? You remember when Jim Carrey is sitting in a truck riding with some poor fellow and he says "Hey, you want to hear the most annoying sound in the world??" It sounds exactly like that. So I go with English. :P
Overall, the series is more polished than its ever been, and this installment is lots of fun.
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Coming soon (title tentative): Golden Rule
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"Tenchu 3" 
derring-do
