11/21/2023 0 Comments Sudeki 2014![]() The melee heroes (who are controlled in a third-person view) can’t lock on to enemies, which makes fighting up close a finicky affair. It all happens in realtime as players flip between their available heroes, repositioning them and using the occasional skill to either deal damage or grant stat boosts to friendly targets.Ĭombat works, but it’s wonky. In certain designated areas the party will be ambushed by various monsters, whereupon players will slash or shoot their way to victory using various weapons and spells. Players will be given a primary quest before traversing an interlocking 3D world in search of new territory to explore and dungeons to raid. In terms of actual gameplay, Sudeki follows a fairly traditional formula. It’s a level of a parody you’d expect from a Futurama re-run, but that could be Sudeki’s secret attempt at being as “2004” as possible, so who knows? The voice actor for Elco sounds especially out of place, and things get downright farcical when the “dark” versions of the playable heroes get introduced, each with a faux American or Australian accent to differentiate them. Much of the NPC dialogue is delivered in this comedic tone that’s hard to take seriously. In any case, the voice acting is extensive yet incredibly grating. Sudeki is a British RPG with voices to match, only the character designs are inspired by Japanese manga, so it creates this weird clash of styles. You’ll also be treated to some nice music outside of said battles, I only wish I could say such nice things about the voice acting, which has a reputation for being awful. The menus are beautiful when judged by the standards of the time just really crisp and intuitive, even when used in the heat of battle. The graphics have aged well, with the earlier game areas having a bright and colourful look that is somewhat reminiscent of the cartooney art style that Fable and World of Warcraft made popular in the same year.Īlso notable are the menus, which are unironically my favourite part of the game. Sudeki certainly looks handsome, even by today’s standards. A band of misfit adventurers from the brighter half of Sudeki have now united on a quest to collect four magical crystals that will shield their home from the forces of darkness, or so they think … The intro tells us about this planet that centuries ago was split in half by warring gods. Digging back into it after all this time has reminded me why I gave up on Sudeki in the first place because although the game is still pretty, it’s still not very fun. However, a mere couple of months before Fable arrived, Microsoft released another RPG called Sudeki a game that I would quickly discard amid the chaos of that year. We know now that Fable was a crushing disappointment for many, but the hype was strong back then because the Xbox’s lineup of role-playing games was so desperately lacking. Games like The Chronicles of Riddick and the highly anticipated Fable. ![]() ![]() As memorable as those times were for me, 2004 became a significant year for the Xbox as well.Īll eyes were on the November release of Halo 2, and yet the summer had its own share of exclusives coming. The job offered me a chance to work several big release days including those for Doom 3, The Sims 2, and the all-conquering Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Although starting a relationship and then starting university were big steps for me at that time, starting a new job in video game retail was an eye-opener too.
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