Saw
From all advance warnings this really should be a terrible game. First off it’s a game based on a movie. Secondly there was little to no hype about it, and even now on release day, there isn’t a single review out. Finally the box art has some strange design choices, and the instruction manual itself only contains 3 pages of English instructions. What seems to be the only ray of hope shining on this title was the Konami logo proudly displayed on the front of the box. Konami is one of those companies that rarely does me any harm. Typically they release good games, and they have been working more and more with western developers to deliver good games. Also if anyone would put their name behind a Saw game, I’m happy it’s the company who does Silent Hill (the best survival horror franchise in my opinion). So I give it a chance, after all, it can’t be any worse than that Lost game.
First off I have to say I am a fan of the Saw series, while I think the gore is overdone in those movies, the narratives, visual aesthetic, and sound editing really draw me in every time. It is just a compelling film series, and despite that, I have no idea how the hell you’d go about making a game based on it.
The Saw game takes place between the first and second movies. Jigsaw has healed detective Tapp. After the seemingly fatal wound he received in Saw 1 (he was the character played by Danny Glover), and has set up a complex series of games for him. The game takes place in a rundown asylum. There’s ton of memos around which fill in some of the back-story and provide more info about jigsaw himself. Throughout the game you move through a series of challenges while exploring the asylum and trying to find your way out. You’ll rescue other prisoners from traps, and also fight of a small group of enemies who want to rip you apart for their own freedom.
The game starts of on a low note; you’re stuck in the “reverse bear trap” trap, and have less than a minute to get it off. There’s now way you’ll figure out what you need to do in that time, I died 3 times before I got it right, so it starts off with a frustrating puzzle. Luckily the whole game isn’t like that, and immediately after that scene you won’t be dying that often.
Nearly every trap from the Saw movies are represented here in one form or another. The level design is nicely done, it’s easy to know where you’re supposed to go next, but still leaves some room for exploration. Also the overall visual look is great, and really compliments the atmosphere and look of the Saw movies.
Tobin Bell returns as the voice of Jigsaw and does a wicked job narrating all the tapes and videos through out the game.
The game focuses much more on the puzzles than combat. There are only a handful of enemies throughout the game, and that’s a good thing because the combat is terrible. You can grab tons of different types of weapons including pipes, crutches, scalpels (what is this Condemned?), and like a traditional survival horror, you use L2 (why not R2?) to ready your weapon. X does a weak, faster, attack, and square does a slower but stronger attack. However even the fast attack is really slow. You have to hit the attack button as the enemy is running up to you. If he’s already too close he’ll beat you down before you get a chance. You can take a lot of hits, but you won’t be able to hit back unless you run away and try again. Luckily the enemies drop fast after only a hit or two.
Other ways to lose HP are usually from the traps spread about. Things like broken glass on the floor, or having to stick your hand in a toilet full of used drug needles.
The minigames for escaping traps or picking locks are well done. They’re not the most innovative, but are interesting enough not to be boring either and they aren’t really annoying or frustrating.
Thorough the game you can search containers around the environment for healing items as well, and the status screen keeps track of your objectives and a map of the facility.
I don’t usually mention this but the game shells out trophies like you wouldn’t believe, it’s not as cheap as some games, and it still will take a good deal of time to get the platinum, but there are plenty so it’s not uncommon to get 2-3 at a time during certain points in the game.
While there are not really any bugs, or problems worth noting, the game could definitely use some more polish. The cuts between some scenes can be pretty awkward and they aren’t consistent. There are also some frame rate issues through the game that can get quite annoying.
Finally, this game is not for the feint of heart. This is a mature title up there with Manhunt, and is just a brutal as the movies it’s based on. If you’re looking for physiological or supernatural horror like Silent Hill you won’t get it here. This is probably a turn off for a lot of gamers who find those games too scary.
Aside from the single player experience, there’s no reason to really go back. Overall the game is a good survival horror game, and Konami’s influence definitely shines through. The atmosphere is great, and leveraging the Saw licenses allows them to create a game with such really twisted setups that just wouldn’t fit in another game. If you’re a huge fan of survival horror games or the Saw movies don’t pass this one by. While it has its issues, it’s a great horror game and is worth a single play through.
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cooooool.
woah dude!
when does it come out in europe?
November 20, 2009, I believe.
It’s a tarp!
game worth it?
I always lmao whenever the black guy says ” I won’t!!!” I’m black too so I’m not racist =].
is it any good??
i’ve just got game
It’s about 8-10 hours with no real replay value, so if you really love the saw movies or survival horror games then I’d say yes.
when will it come out in philipines please comment back
Is it me or does the PS3 version look too dark during gameplay? I have a PS3 but when watching 360 versions on here you can see BETTER not as dark. So is it just the youtube vid making it dark or not?
can you make your own trap machines and stuff
does it have multilayer
from what i see it looks good
is it worth it
Yes dig through the HIV infested needles
You can set up trip wires, but only where they were previously, you can’t build traps, and there’s no multiplayer. It’s worth checking out if you love the Saw movies or horror games.
The game is really dark in many areas, I haven’t played the 360 one to compare though.
is this game is a long or short term game?!! coz i always like to play long term games n don like to be in my garbage rapidly?!! plzz don be late …
Depends on what you consider long term. The game is only about 8-10 hours with no additional modes. That’s a pretty common length (actually a couple hours longer) for a lot of games, but it is over that fast.
u mean if i played the game for 10 hours i will finish it ????n throw it away!!
imagine if soem dude was like that in real life Lmfaooo this game is Pure ownage
do u make your own charctor
do u make ur own charctor … they should have some how made this playable online …
Nope, you play as Detective Tapp (Danny Glover) from the first movie.
and the 2nd
movie
how many trophys does he get tell me kk
WHEN DOES IT COME OUT FOR PC
Love this game awesome hope they make another one and a manhunt 3
hmm i wonder if there will be 5 sequels to this game.
u gt trophy
i Just Got iT
would it be recomended if someone has never seen any saw films or played any of their other games (if there are others?)
that someone being me lol!
this game looks so sick i cant wait till it comes out
cool. this game is very good. but i didnt know when it comes out.
^^
its all ready out
it comes out for pc in december 15.
does any1 kno when it comes out for ps3
???
Its out now in UK
this games goin to be sick
it’s out now
can you create your own guy, or do you have to use this guy?
does anyone know when it comes put for pc and i mean that it comes in a game box
u have to use this guy
oct 9th
scary
the game is pretty cool
MAN! if this has online play, so where a group of people have to see who finishes, that would be insane!
wow if theres an online play maybe u could create ur own traps and stuff then ppl play ur level that would be realllly cooool
looks cool
Kind a funny
I am doing a questionare can you please reply to me stating if u like dis game and y
could someone asnwer my question:O
i was wondering
is everyone of jigsaw’s traps put into this game?
cause im thinking of getting it and i’d to waste my money on a piece of shit game
wow this game is kinda creepy…
I really LOVE the movie series but I think the game is kinda shitty… the graphics are bad and the puzzles are not really hard I guess
does anyone know the buttons to save the girl cause i dont know if its L2 or R2 first to inject her ………… nice video
I have saw for ps3, but I can’t get past the first level. I turn the left analog stick very fast and slow, but it doesnt work. I even tryed doing so fast that I cut my hand and it still didn’t work. Please help!!
u need to look at his helmet it will say press x, square, triangle, circle while u are rotating the analog stick ……….. u got ps3 live
Very Dark,I Like
i got this game yesterday is is good
how do you record it ?
u have to buy a dvd dazzle recorder look it up on youtube, its alot of wireing
no i dont think they are ALL in their, thats alot of traps
it has most of them from saw movies 1-5.
i dont understand the lock he picked at the end of the video how do u do that?
tht guy sounds like louis from L4D
@Sammtanious he matched the dots , red with red, green to green, yellow to yellow
Can anyone please tell me if this game allows online play???
this game scares da shit out of me sometimes
nice
ah man i loved this game, i especially loved obi’s trap and his reaction. hey can someone help me out im lookin for the concept art for this game, can anyone help me find it.
@graphkid Hey dude should i pick up Modern Warfare 2, or SAW? Which game has better graphics more hours of gameplay, and the most achievements? Thanks in advance.
@ferdinandjenkinsqv Hey dude should i pick up Modern Warfare 2, or SAW? Which game has better graphics more hours of gameplay, and the most achievements? Thanks in advance.
@spincrazy3476 Hey dude should i pick up Modern Warfare 2, or SAW? Which game has better graphics more hours of gameplay, and the most achievements? Thanks in advance.
Modern Warfare 2
@nrothmeier well in my opinion mw2 and saw both have really good graphics. now for achievements saw has ones that are alittle eaiser to gain than mw2 but i think(i havent played mw2 yet so i dont know)mw2 has more achievements but are harder to gain. hope this helps.
is this game good or is it crap?
@KrBandidas this game is good if your a fan of the saw series. the graphics are good the traps surpries/challange you and the endings will surprise you. i gess id give it a 7 out of 10 on the rateing.
it is a nice game
do you think it’s good?
nice creepy game and very easy trophys xD
@KrBandidas ya i think its good.
i can’t get that thing out of my head wtf!
ha i remember when i had Rainbow six Vegas and i took a pic of jigsaws face and put it on my man in the game, everyone was freaking the fuck out lol
THIS GAME IS VERY COOL MAN!
looks like a decent game.
i love the movie
great game i did not know this exisst