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Game Information
- Platform: PlayStation2
- PEGI Rating: Ages 16 and Over
- Media: Video Game
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Product Features
- Dark, violent fantasy with a compelling and original storyline
- Face the demons of an immortal realm in an expansive, immersive world
- Combines adventure, combat and a few puzzles
- Two freely selectable main characters
- Pull the forces of order back from the brink of disaster
- 4 diverse realms, inhabited by distinct demonic races
- For 1 player
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Product Description
Amazon.co.uk Preview
Primal may be just the game to jump in and grab Lara's 3-D adventuring crown while the latest Tomb Raider game is again delayed. Even at a relatively early stage in its development Primal is already looking like something special, with its super-detailed, moodily lit graphics and huge sprawling game world.
Perhaps closest to Soul Reaver in terms of overall mood, the game begins with heroine Jen getting dragged into the Nexus--a conduit to one of four netherworlds that she must bring back into balance between the forces of good and evil etc, etc.
Relatively uninteresting as the story is, it does at least provide two main characters-- Jen the sword-wielding messiah and Scree the dwarfish gargoyle who can crawl up stone walls and possess statues. You can switch control between either character at any time with the other following behind in your wake, although there are plenty of puzzles that force you to split up and use Jen and Scree's various abilities separately.
At the time of this preview there are some months to go before Primal is released, but it is already looking impressively polished, with a fun combat system that's neither too shallow nor too complex, and even a non-annoying 3D camera. Indeed, the only problem--arguably--is the dodgy rawk music that starts up whenever you pick a fight with a bad guy. This is definitely a game to look out for. --David Jenkins
This preview is based on an incomplete version of the game; features or problems mentioned above may not appear in the finished game.
Official PlayStation 2 Magazine
"Epic stuff... a finely crafted adventure which reveals its depths gradually. 8/10."
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
I have picked this game up and played it again recently and I had forgotten how good this actually is.
People complain about the combat in this game. I can understand why. It is simple and requires the minimum of skill but this game isn't really about the fighting.
Most of the game is spent exploring the locations and solving mostly environmental puzzles. The worlds are not exactly huge but provide enough of an area to make you feel like part of something much bigger.
The puzzles vary in quality. Most involve the use of your two characters and rely on their different skills. Jen is your typical annoying 'strong' female character but just remains on the acceptible side without straying too far into the stereotypical. Her skills revolve around fighting and climbing.
Her partner on this journey is Scree, a gargoyle. Being made from stone he cannot be killed but he cannot fight either. His role is usually to help Jen overcome some environmental obstacle, for instance, climbing up a wall and lowering a rope so Jen can climb it.
The story is okay. Each world has a sub plot that ties into the main games overall plot. Some of the banter between the main two protagonists can be quite amusing.
Recommended to people who like a less combat dependant adventure game.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
I recently bought this game in my local games shop not really knowing if it would be any good. I had heard mixed comments about it from online reviews and from those of Playstation 2 magazines - however, I was pleasantly surprised. I found it to be suprisingly addictive very quickly, and the huge detailed environments are amazing. The controls are easy and simple, making it that more enjoyable. Not quite up there with the likes of Tomb Raider (only 1-5 mind you, Angel of Darkness was very dissapointing) but following extremely close behind. This is a very recommended purchase from me as it is just so captivating and gripping with its fantastic story, graphics, controls, and environments. An overall great game. 8/10.
80 of 97 people found the following review helpful
Primal progresses through four realms in the Parallel world of Oblivion. In Each realm her appearence changes dramatically and each realm is ruled by either the forces of order or chaos, and something major is messing up the balance.
Unusually, unlike other games, which claim to be deep and fantastical and try to be as complex and open-ended as possible, Primal sesigners have devised a storyline, which is stuck to throughout the game, wearing it's linear nature with pride.
Reasons for buying it:
-Deep, dark and huge.
-Broad, intultive puzzles.
-Very nasty monsters.
Reasons for leaving it:
-Vague sense of being unfaithful to Mrs Croft
-Not a game that gets along with natural light.
-Where's the mini-gun?
(AS YOU SEE DIGGING HARD FOR BAD POINTS!)
Graphics/visuals: Gorgeous. Slinky characters, near-edible textures!
9.4/10
Sound: Alf soaring and dramatic. Decent acting!
8.9/10
Gameplay: Simple, fun. Combat a teeny bit simplistic.
8.2/10
Life span: Huge and linear. The save-anywhere option is great.
8.6/10
OVERALL SCORE AND THOUGHTS:
I give this 8.8/10 (88%)
-A finely crafted adventure, which reveals its depths gradually, unfolding at a pace to suit even the most fantasy-challenged.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Soul Reaver clone - NOT an RPG!
This game is pretty average, run from location to location, killing bad guys, solving puzzles in order to gain an extra power/ability at the end of the level. Read more
Published on 4 Aug 2009 by M. Adil-smith
the dull thrill of brilliance
This game acomplishes many targets in beauty,depth and overall gaming pleasure. I dont kid myself into thinking that this game wasnt brilliantly made, its a work of art and its... Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2008 by Frederick Graham
OK...sort of
I think the designers were going for a sort of Lara Croft Tomb Raider, but with demons. It didn't work. Read more
Published on 18 Sep 2006 by Dax
Primal
Primal is a fantastic game with an original, compelling storyline and excellent graphics. Each realm is fantstic and the environmental puzzles are fun to try and figure out. Read more
Published on 12 April 2006 by gamer
Bemused
How did this get any good reviews? As an experienced gamer I have to say that this is probably the most boring game I've ever bought. Read more
Published on 20 July 2005 by Andrew J. Willcocks
Primal
This has to be one of the best games I have played, its orignal, great graphics, the puzzles are challenging enough to be fun and rewarding when you figure them out. Read more
Published on 4 Mar 2004
What the Arella's going on here?
I've read other reviews which say the combat is somewhat lacking in this game. I'd agree to an extent but once I discovered you can 'un-lock-on' from an enemy by pressing square,... Read more
Published on 23 Jan 2004
An underrated Playstation 2 adventure game
An underrated Playstation 2 adventure game from Sony Computer Entertainment Europe’s Studio in Cambridge (UK). Read more
Published on 11 Nov 2003 by Dylan Parmar
Challenging yet addicitve
When i first started this game after being lent it by a friend i was not quite sure i would like it. I'm not normally into dark fighting games but this was brilliant. Read more
Published on 19 Oct 2003 by S. J. Anderson
A genuinely original, beautiful game
With graphics that you couldn't have believed possible on the PS2, and gameplay that lets you think your way through danger rather than blasting its head off with a pair of... Read more
Published on 29 Aug 2003 by Mr. S. Price
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