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El Shaddai, originally released in 2011, is a unique third-person action adventure filled with a deeply artistic world-building, outstanding aesthetics and thrilling battles. Experience an incredible mix of 2D-like platformer action and a colorful 3D world in an exceptional setting.
El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON HD Remaster is a action, singleplayer and action rpg game
developed by crim Co. and Ltd.
and published by crim Co., Ltd. and Gamirror Games.
Released on September 01st 2021 is available only on Windows
in 3 languages: English, Japanese and Simplified Chinese.
It has received 386 reviews of which 341 were positive and 45 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎
The game is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
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- OS: Microsoft Windows 10
- Processor: Intel Core i5-4200U（1.6GHz）
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4400
- Storage: 8.2 GB available space
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El Shaddai is a game that emerged as a result of absolute artistic conviction. Sawaki Takeyasu, lead artist and character designer for Okami, was approached with the idea of a game based on the Book of Enoch and from then on would be given almost complete creative freedom and with it created a project focused on art and music. El Shaddai belongs to a set of games that could best be described as multimedia narrative experiences, games that would not necessarily be recommended for the "game" parts. I am recommending this game as art. There are games that people call "art" because they have "stories". They have "themes". These games are self-conscious and shameful about being games and try to prove that "games can be art too!" by inserting prestige television cutscenes between the third-person shooter adventure gameplay. Bloat it with some resource collection and crafting mechanics as well because that's just what you do when you make a game, right? Add sidequests where you run around to pick things up, progressive leveling systems, and an equipment menu where the character stands in front of a smoky gray backdrop, because it's just what you do in games, okay? Add a ton of ferns in the environment to make it look "realistic" so it does not confuse or scare away the HBO viewers by having any sense of unique character. This is what happens when "developers" are given control rather than artists. You get commercial pipeline products made with a checklist for mechanics and design outsourced to ArtStation and narrative and "lore" to TV writers. These games feel like nothing. They are overproduced, made by companies with thousands of people and teams so compartmentalized that it becomes impossible to classify the game as being the result of a person's artistic vision. They fail at being good art. The true highest form of video games as art is form expressing character, where mechanics, rules, and audiovisual aesthetic all arise from the same drive of the artist and exist as an expression of their selves, the exertion of the inner world upon the outer as this digital artifact. This is what El Shaddai is. It's Sawaki Takeyasu's game, and it refuses to be anything else. It's a rejection of all the worst trends of its time and the even worse developments to come in the future. It forgoes realistic graphics for beauty and stylization. Rather than bloating the mechanics of the game and adding "content", El Shaddai employs intentionally simple and minimal combat. UI is absent throughout the game, with player and enemy health being shown through armor breaking. The game is sincere, strange, and unconcerned with legitimacy, refusing to appeal to any kind of prestige or traditional established idea of what makes a good game. It has its own unique character as a work of art. All of this is because the game is the cohesive artistic vision of Sawaki Takeyasu. He made the game this way. He put himself into his work, inseparably, and that is what made it so great. When you play El Shaddai, there is a connection between you and him. You can sense his obsessions, fixations, pleasures, and values through the game, because it is a piece of art and he is the artist.
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I played El Shaddai back when it first released on 360. I enjoyed this then, and I definitely enjoy the game now too. But I'm going to say this isn't a game for everyone. It's deeply weird. It's Bible fanfiction--or, not even bible fanfiction. It's fanfiction of The Book of Enoch. The game is steeped in Judeo-Christian mythology but I'd be hard pressed to call this a Christian work. So it might be too religious for some people, but not religious enough for others? It's weird. But that's why I like it. The game's story doesn't make a lot of sense, the characters exist simply to advance the strange plot. Don't expect any deep and meaningful character interactions. Enoch is a silent protagonist, fighting his way through increasingly absurd and surreal levels. The art direction in the game was great, even if I question some of the decisions. If you think that sounds like fun: go for it. But don't go into the game expecting snappy gameplay. Devil May Cry this game is not, and the combat felt clunky even to me. i played on easy mode and had trouble. Blocking and dodging were slow and clunky. I sort of got a hang of the weapon switching but it wasn't necessarily a great mechanic. The platforming was functional. I've played worse platforming sections, but there were some frustrating spots too. On the technical side, I had one crash, and that was solved (I think) by turning off the rumble feature. Do yourself a favor and turn that option off before you start playing. You won't miss much anyway. So, despite how mediocre the game is as a game, for those of you who enjoy bonkers stories and games that are at least trying to be visually interesting, I'd say go for it.
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El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON is an excellent spectacle fighter with amazing art style, a great soundtrack, smooth storytelling and enjoyable platforming along with some of the coolest set pieces ever made. The game doesn't really have unlockable skills like Devil May Cry and Bayonetta do, meaning there are no "multiple ways" to fight - you either do it right, or you don't. This does hurt replayability a little bit and I believe that's what people mean when they say the game is "rudimentary". However, perfectly executing combos/pushing and pulling enemies is extremely satisfying and the simplicity pays off big time. There's absolutely no HUD taking over space on the screen, no intertwining tutorials teaching you moves for new weapons, and no balancing issues (you'll find yourself switching weapons constantly).
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Fun game, Pain is the @ss to load on windows 11 El Shaddai FIX for Win11 - no additional software required. 100% working! Let’s Get to It! (credit to The Struggler) Step 1: Open Task Manager by hitting Ctrl + Shift + Esc or just right-click on the taskbar and choose Task Manager. Step 2: Head over to the Processes tab on the left. Find RunElShaddai.exe, right-click it, and select Go to details. Step 3: This will take you to the Details tab - RunElShaddai.exe, right-click it, and pick Set affinity. Step 4: A window will pop up showing all your CPU cores. Uncheck all the cores, then manually select a few (like Core 0 to Core 5). You can play around with this, but from my testing, this setup works great! Click Apply when you’re done. Step 5: When you launch / start El Shaddai, a mini menu will show up. Choose your resolution, go to Advanced, check lock Vsync, save it, and you’re good to go! P.S.: You’ll need to do this every time you restart the game, but hey, at least you can enjoy the game! Why This Happens: The developers didn’t really figure out how to tweak the game engine or code to work well with modern CPUs that have multiple cores. They just needed to add a few lines of code to limit core access on those CPUs. Anyway, have fun playing! Last edited by The Struggler; Oct 31, 2024 @ 5:04am credit to The Struggler
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From some of the makers of Okami , an almost psychedelic retelling of the Book of Enoch, an apocryphal writing set in Old Testament times. You play as Enoch, the great-grandfather of Noah. In Genesis, it says, “Enoch walked faithfully with God; then he was no more, because God took him away.” In the Book of Enoch, it suggests that God transformed him into the angel Metatron, hence the title (“Ascension of the Metatron”). The game is Enoch’s three-hundred year war against the fallen angels, a last desperate effort to avert the biblical flood. (In the book, he was a prophet/witness to heavenly things, not a fighter, but you wouldn’t have a game that way, would you?) As a game, it’s a rudimentary hack and slash—nothing special—but thematically and artistically, it was fascinating, kept me wanting to see more. The oddness reminds me of Nier , and I mean Replicant more than Automata . At times, it has a very good soundtrack. Niche enough that it’s hard to believe it exists. (A subjective 8 out of 10.)
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El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON HD Remaster is currently priced at 19.99€ on Steam.
El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON HD Remaster is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 19.99€ on Steam.
El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON HD Remaster received 341 positive votes out of a total of 386 achieving a rating of 8.20.
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El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON HD Remaster was developed by crim Co. and Ltd. and published by crim Co., Ltd. and Gamirror Games.
El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON HD Remaster is playable and fully supported on Windows.
El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON HD Remaster is not playable on MacOS.
El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON HD Remaster is not playable on Linux.
El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON HD Remaster is a single-player game.
There are 2 DLCs available for El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON HD Remaster. Explore additional content available for El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON HD Remaster on Steam.
El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON HD Remaster does not support mods via Steam Workshop.
El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON HD Remaster does not support Steam Remote Play.
El Shaddai ASCENSION OF THE METATRON HD Remaster is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.
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Developer
crim Co., Ltd.
Publisher
crim Co., Ltd.,
Gamirror Games
Release
01 Sep 2021
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