{"id":167,"date":"2011-08-11T10:12:17","date_gmt":"2011-08-11T14:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gamingforgod\/?p=167"},"modified":"2011-08-11T10:14:54","modified_gmt":"2011-08-11T14:14:54","slug":"el-shaddai-ascension-of-the-metatron-looks-weird-biblical-and-awesome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/gamingforgod\/2011\/08\/el-shaddai-ascension-of-the-metatron-looks-weird-biblical-and-awesome.html","title":{"rendered":"El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Looks Weird, Biblical, and Awesome"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron: Official Trailer\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mIGaTCutqQ4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #000000; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;\">El Shaddai is an upcoming PS3\/360 game based entirely upon the Amy Grant hit &#8220;El Shaddai.&#8221; \u00a0Apparently it is a really sweet rhythm game where you play along to different versions of the song on plastic video game guitars, drums, pianos, and ukuleles (the ukulele is huge right now y&#8217;all).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Alright, alright, that isn&#8217;t really the game. \u00a0In fact, the game looks pretty dang awesome. \u00a0As much as I can tell from the demo and the footage I&#8217;ve seen, the plot is based upon the apocryphal book of Enoch. \u00a0Apocryphal meaning, book that is sort of in the Bible but sort of isn&#8217;t and is really just weird. \u00a0If the game is any indication, what happens in that mysterious book (I haven&#8217;t read it) is that an angel wears really tight jeans, fights demons with crazy weapons, and does some 2-D platforming. \u00a0Did I mention that his clothes fall off when he gets hurt?<\/p>\n<p>If that stuff were really in the Bible, witnessing would be a whole lot easier.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/281\/2011\/08\/El_Shaddai_Ascension_of_the_Metatron_128508828751741.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-174\" title=\"El_Shaddai_Ascension_of_the_Metatron_12850882875174\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/281\/2011\/08\/El_Shaddai_Ascension_of_the_Metatron_128508828751741.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/gamingforgod\/files\/2011\/08\/el_sheddai2.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #000000; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none;\">For real though, the game actually looks really, really neat. \u00a0It has style in spades, and a combat system that seems engaging enough. \u00a0Where it shines though is in the art. \u00a0Man, that art. \u00a0In the brief demo the combat seemed fairly engage as well. \u00a0There is a mechanic where you steal the weapons from your enemies and &#8220;cleanse&#8221; them. \u00a0Over time, they become &#8220;evil&#8221; again and you have to cleanse them. \u00a0It gives the combat an extra bit of intrigue and strategy. \u00a0But really, this game is all about exploring a fantastic world with some kind of crazy Biblical plot.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Check it out next week, it drops on August 16th! \u00a0&#8216;Til then, here&#8217;s another screen!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/281\/2011\/08\/216598-11.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-175\" title=\"216598-1\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/281\/2011\/08\/216598-11.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"570\" height=\"321\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>El Shaddai is an upcoming PS3\/360 game based entirely upon the Amy Grant hit &#8220;El Shaddai.&#8221; \u00a0Apparently it is a really sweet rhythm game where you play along to different versions of the song on plastic video game guitars, drums, pianos, and ukuleles (the ukulele is huge right now y&#8217;all). 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