Episode 13: Enslaved - Odyssey to the West but 14 Years Later (AKA The Andy Serkis Simulator)

Hello all,

This week Mitch and I discuss the 2010 sleeper hit, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. Developed by Ninja Theory (Hellblade and DMC) after their financial failure with Heavenly Sword on the Playstation 3, this game was meant to hit a wider audience. Unfortunately, Enslaved did not go on to sell a ton but it was memorable to those who did play it.

Tameem Antoniades, the head of Ninja Theory, had the idea for the game after reading the Chinese classic, Journey to the West. After hiring Alex Garland (screenwriter for 28 Days Later, The Beach) the team got to work on post apocalyptic buddy adventure.

Honestly, the game is not that remarkable when it comes down to the gameplay. It’s a standard 2010 crawl up structures and figure out environmental puzzles. The controls don’t respond well and the camera never does what you want it to. With that said, the ending blows every other game like it out of the water. We do spoil it in the podcast but if you have any interest, you should just check it out. Takes like 8 hours to beat on Normal.

In the podcast I reference 2 interviews. You can read the one with Andy Serkis HERE and the one with Tameem HERE.

Check out this “making of” video here.

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You can also catch Mitch over on Divided by Werewolves.

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