Enclave

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Product Details

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• ASIN: B00006C260
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.3 x 0.6 inches ; 3.2 ounces
• Media: Video Game
• Release Date: July 30, 2002
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (41 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #13,255 in Video Games (See Top 100 in Video Games)

Product Description

Platform: Xbox

Amazon.com Review

Enclave is an exhilarating but difficult 3rd-person role-playing game--a gritty, up-close-and-personal Diablo meets Halo experience. The basic action takes place in a dark and chaotic landscape torn apart by the rift--a bottomless crevasse magically created to surround the lone city of Celenheim, and keep it protected from the dark Outlanders. Your first mission, the Mission of Light, is to prevent the Outlanders from invading the city. As a fun side note, when you win the game for Celenheim, you can turn around and play as an Outlander.

You start the game as a knight. As the levels progress, you acquire various other characters which play pivotal roles in your ability to get through each one alive. In true Dungeons and Dragons style, you prep for each level by gearing up your character and purchasing the items you think you'll need. Character selection is important as each mission has unique challenges, tends to be long, and is usually impossible to save once in progress--which brings us to the game's only major downfall. Unless you're a patient and skilled gamer, you're likely to get frustrated by not being able to get past difficult levels within one or two attempts. Many levels need to be approached half a dozen times or more, using different character and equipment combinations. Personally, we enjoyed that challenge, though this might not be true for everyone. --Sung Nicholas Kim

Pros:

• Beautiful graphics
• Engrossing story line
• Challenging gameplay means it takes a long time to win

Cons:

• A difficultly level that some may find frustrating
• Infrequent opportunities to save within a given level
• Numerous small typographical bugs and behaviors, particularly on the Character Equip screens

Product Description

Enclave is an exhilarating but difficult 3rd-person role-playing game--a gritty, up-close-and-personal Diablo meets Halo experience. The basic action takes place in a dark and chaotic landscape torn apart by the rift--a bottomless crevasse magically created to surround the lone city of Celenheim, and keep it protected from the dark Outlanders. Your first mission, the Mission of Light, is to prevent the Outlanders from invading the city. As a fun side note, when you win the game for Celenheim, you can turn around and play as an Outlander.

You start the game as a knight. As the levels progress, you acquire various other characters which play pivotal roles in your ability to get through each one alive. In true Dungeons and Dragons style, you prep for each level by gearing up your character and purchasing the items you think you'll need. Character selection is important as each mission has unique challenges, tends to be long, and is usually impossible to save once in progress--which brings us to the game's only major downfall. Unless you're a patient and skilled gamer, you're likely to get frustrated by not being able to get past difficult levels within one or two attempts. Many levels need to be approached half a dozen times or more, using different character and equipment combinations. Personally, we enjoyed that challenge, though this might not be true for everyone. --Sung Nicholas Kim

Pros:

• Beautiful graphics
• Engrossing story line
• Challenging gameplay means it takes a long time to win

Cons:

• A difficultly level that some may find frustrating
• Infrequent opportunities to save within a given level
• Numerous small typographical bugs and behaviors, particularly on the Character Equip screens

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DEMANDS PATIENCE + INTELLIGENCE, August 19, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Enclave (Video Game)

O.K. the game is more difficult than most role playing titles, but that is its strength. The entire point of the rpg is to transport the player into another world/dimension, and that is exactly what Enclave does, and then some!! Yes, it demands a high level of patience and use of strategy. The creators of this game did not make it to be impossible, 90% of the time they give the gamer clues to alert them. If you are standing on a floor made of tiles and some of them are raised, that should at least make you think twice before stepping on them!! It also gives you an idea of how the game should be played.
Beyond the difficulty of this game, which makes it more interesting, are the graphics and sound. Both are absolutely amazing, and for those who utilize the surround sound capability know that it adds a new dimension to the game.
The storyline is also complex and works to pull you into the world of Enclave even more. The characters are amazing and highly realistic. I love weapons and armor, and Enclave gives your warrior the ability to purchase more powerful equipment as they progress through the game. You'll find that after you adjust to using your weapon effectively, the game actually becomes easier(NOT EASY, JUST EASIER).
Overall, this game is amazing. Again, as others have mentioned, it is not for the 'super mario' type gamer. This is a 'thinking' game, and I thank the programmers for making a game that might take a while for me to truly master. If you want more of a challenge, BUY THIS GAME!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Challenging but Fun Gameplay, March 20, 2003

By 

Lisa Shea "medieval swordfighting enthusiast" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Enclave (Video Game)

Enclave is a first person dungeon crawl which began on the XBox and GameCube before coming out for the PC.

First, the plot. You're in a medieval village. A giant chasm has split you (the "good guys") from the Outlanders (the "bad guys"). In the console versions you must play the good guy missions before taking on the bad guys. On the PC you can start with either.

I really think playing the good guys first made more sense, because you get to meet and know characters that you then play on the bad guy side. There's more "payback" feeling. But some people can't stand being good and want to just be bad.

The graphics are nice, but not spellbinding. There are many other games out there that I can think of that are more polished or authentic feeling. Still, you do get the stone and wood feel for the medieval areas. You work from level to level, gaining gold, gaining experience, buying new weapons and armor.

There are a few puzzles and a lot of hack and slash. Which leads to the next issue with the console versions. You can't save mid-mission which means if you hit something you're having problems with, you keep restarting the entire thing. So then you try another armor combination, or another weapon and go through it all over again. It can get pretty tedious. The PC version lets you save mid-mission.

On the up side, this means that you can easily play the game for weeks and still have challenges waiting for you. You can go back and replay levels, looking for the treasure you missed. You can try for different weapon or armor to see how it might help or hurt. If you race through to find the ending, you're missing the whole point of the game. It's meant to be enjoyed, not to be trashed and then thrown out.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Amazing!, September 24, 2002

By 

Luke A. Grim (Republic of S. Korea) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Enclave (Video Game)

With the XBox lacking in the RPG department, i started searching for "close" games. Enclave captures RPG style, Diablo style, and even some Parappa de Rappa style! no, not so much parappa style. but, you get everything you need in a game! the sound is top notch. it reminds me very much of Gladiator movie style music, and it really puts you into the atmosphere! the graphics are superb, any and all minor details were looked into when they made this one! a few snags, however.....
1) difficulty: no easy/medium/hard settings. you really have to go in there and kick some but. on a couple levels i had to put in the God Mode code, since i couldn't have beat them otherwise
2) no save during missions. only 2-3 times will you find checkpoints, and they are immediately before a boss. these guys will come at you in hordes, and if you die it's back to the beginning!
3) the cut-scenes between missions look like the game. yes, the game looks great byitself, but they really could have suped up the cutscenes FFX style
Enclave also offers both the Light and Dark (after you beat Light) campaigns, so once you play the role of the good buy and save everybody, you get to destroy everything and conquer the world! sort of a good facelift from the usual nice guy role!
all in all, if you're looking for an awesome game with great graphics, story-line and sound. there's nothing clunky about the fighting system, and you get alot of freedom with which character you use on which mission and what equipment they use. 2 thumbs up, 5 stars all around the board!

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