PAX East 2011: Child of Eden Impressions

Honestly, it looks cool in the sense that I would walk into an arcade and blast a few pounds away on it. Home console game, not so much. It does have an interesting art style and I can easily say it's the best thing I've seen for Kinect but it still isn't enough for me. However I hope it sells well for those that do own a Kinect and I also hope the marketing involves some trippy tv spots and the like otherwise without some kind of "wtf" reaction, I think it would be a hard sell for the average Kinect consumer.

the visuals are mindblowing: lots of color and life....although that may be its biggest feature, it doesn't look very fun/deep gameplay wise. towards the middle of the video, the controls show to be unresponsive or not-very responsive. i hope games for this thing get the development they need.

Eh looks like a poor mans Fantavision combined w/ EEE, both of which are games i love but this doesnt seems to compare gameplay wise, aurally or visually.

The only thing thats preventing me from writing it off is the possible feedback youll feel when you play the game which could be anywhere from awesome to burdensome, that and im still not sure of all the mechanics at play.

However if i did suddenly come into possession of a kinect this would be my top priority but like the article as of yet im not buying a kinect for the game.

I am now however looking forward to a full review later.

No one told you how to play!? no wonder your hand movements seemed kind of out there!

sadly, this game nor has the idea of having the kinect sold me :(

Definitely one of the visually best-looking and innovative games at PAX

why did brad spell buy with by?

I agree I'm not buying Kinect for this, but this looks great. The art style is crazy good.

Ehh. Why can't they implement Kinect stuff in regular games instead of using it as a gimmick.

it kinda sucks to see brad not know how to use the "bomb" mechanic, but overall the game seems sweet....brad looks akward, but i think thats because the tv he was aiming at was low to the ground.

Personally I have been looking forward to this game since it was announced, glad to finally some more footage of it. The visuals and the audio are fantastic, exactly what I would want from a successor to Rez. The Kinect controls seemed to work once you get the idea for what the bounding box range is, prior to that it was a little chaotic. I can't help but think that the controls will feel a lot nicer on the PS3 with the Move though. Having an easier way to aim and actually have a trigger to pull to shoot and charge seems a lot more comfortable and enjoyable then thrusting your arm forward.

Hmm, seems like an orgy of color and visuals.

Hopefully the controls are ironed out before release. Looks great though.

well its good to hear that the motion sensing is good despite confusion on how to switch the weapons

Quote of the day:
"Child of Eden. A game where you kill nature by waving at it. "