I amazed to not find any threads about this game lol. i consider this game to one of the most epic games ever.

Asura was once one of the Eight Guardian Generals, eight godly warriors who fought to protect Heaven and Earth from a destructive force called the Gohma. Returning from a victorious battle, Asura was summoned to the Emperor's throne. To his horror, Asura finds the Emperor has been murdered and he has been accused of the crime. After escaping vengeful imperial forces, Asura rushes home to protect his family, to find his wife dead and his daughter, Mithra, kidnapped. In his rage, Asura finds his former allies who hold Mithra captive. As the god charges to save his child, Asura is repulsed by the god Deus, who reveals himself to be the Emperor's murderer so he can bring about what he calls "The Great Rebirth". Weakened by Deus' attacks, Asura is dropped over the edge of the platform and falls to Earth while swearing to exact vengeance.

Twelve millennia later, Asura escapes from the depths of Naraka to find that his former comrades, now dubbed "The Seven Deities", have been using Mithra's power to amplify their own to god-like levels. During his quest for love and vengeance, Asura will confront and battle the forces of Heavens, packs of the Gohma, Divine Battleship fleets, and other tremendous obstacles.

Players take control of Asura, with each chapter in the game playing out like an episode of an anime series.[4] The game incorporates various gameplay elements, which require the player to build up a meter at the top of the screen which will allow them to activate a 'Burst' which allows them to progress through the story. Whilst the game mainly features cinematic sequences which feature quick time events, there are various different types of gameplay available. Examples include players fighting one on one against opponents, or dodging enemy fire in shoot 'em up sections. Later in the game, Yasha is able to be taken control and fights Lord Deus cause.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asura%27s_Wrath

I just marathon'd this game on Hard mode today - My first time playing it.

The first several episodes were just kind of funny. "This is hard mode? pfft."

but then I punched orbital buddha in the finger until he exploded.

It only really got better from there. Everything in this game is like one instance of amazing things happening that you're trying to top the last instance with.

Hard Mode really only shows it's teeth during the last two episodes, though. Deus on Hard Mode is some kind of OP cheating asshole. Bitch can instantly cross the screen and OHKO you faster than the time it takes to blink. The only indication you have that shit is coming is he jumps up into the air first.

but wait, he also jumps up into the air for three of his other techniques.

You fight him three times.

Compared to his bullshit, Gaea is really only an issue if you plan on making the fight fast... Because it will not be fast. It will be a slow, and arduous process of exploiting weak spots and watching animation cues studiously.

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One thing I really want to point out about Asura's Wrath - Aside from how outrageous it gets in being ridiculously over the top - Is the discrepancy between Easy and Hard Mode.

Hard Mode, which is what I have the most experience with, is brutal and unforgiving. You have 2-3 hits from bosses, 5-6 from elite mobs. That's IF you're good at hitting recover at the right time.

Easy Mode... I am not entirely convinced it is possible to die. I tried this out of morbid curiosity after my Hard mode run - On Deus, naturally. Because fuck Deus.

No dodging, no interrupting, no stagger-chaining... You could just run straight at one of the most bullshit strong bosses in the game and spam punch. You would win the fight. And barely lose any health along the way.

It took me less time to complete ALL of Episode 17 on Easy as it did for me to complete the FIRST part of it on Hard. The difference is just that extreme.

Kinda sounds like god of war. Not to say that the two are the same or anything

>>3

I have only played the demo and from what I played there it is absolutely nothing like God of War, of course that was just the cemo, but I can't imagine the demo being much different.

If you had to compare it to anything I would compare it to Dragonball Z for all of its over the top crazyness.

>>5 Realy? Well it does sound fun. The demo is on psn right?

Just a question, but have any of you had a loading problem? I've gone through two disc's and I keep getting a loading problem on ep 18, and pretty much most of the game.

Wait a tick... i think ive heard of this. In the game is your character some guy with big bulging eyes? Thats right, its the only feature of him i remembered.

Game is awesome but alot of button mashing

The story was intense it had me wondering at time and the game play was pretty satisfying I hope they make a second one