Folklore demo released on PlayStation Store

I just played through both characters' levels. It's quite an extensive demo... especially compared to Heavenly Sword's "quickie."

From the little video footage I'd originally seen, the game never struck me as being anything out of the ordinary. But the trailer I watched a few days ago whet my appetite, and after playing through just these two levels... I think "wondrous" is the best word to describe it.

It's certainly no casual title, and all the various commands can seem daunting at first, but it doesn't take that long to pick it up. It plays somewhat like a cross between PSO and Pokemon, and the various enemies that you defeat give you new attacks, which you can assign to any of the face buttons. Strategy seems to be a big part of the game, and when you take on the "Folklores" (bosses) at the end of each level, it'll really hammer the fact home. You find pages for a picture book, which give you visual clues as to how to defeat the monsters, and while they look like absolute gibberish when you first glance at them, they begin to make a ludicrous amount of sense once you're confronted with the gargantuan bosses (especially in the Warcadia level), and if you don't excercise your mind, button mashing will get you nowhere fast.

Also, kudos to the team for implementing SIXAXIS controls that actually FEEL like they belong and actually add something special to the experience. After playing through the first level, where you suck out the Id (souls) of your enemies by pulling up on the controller, I commented to my g/f that the game should make you yank the controller from side-to-side to simulate "wrestling" the spirit from the body. And lo and behold, that's exactly what you have to do in the second level.

I really need to start checking my house for bugs....