Pirates of the Caribbean: Armada of the Damned Preview
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Your alignment heavily changes your fighting style; while the rep only had time to show one, he commented on how Legendary was all about being light with motions, jumping around and favoring quick strikes. Dreaded, on the other hand, is halfway between Batman: Arkham Asylum and God of War, held up in part via an anchor half the size of Sterling himself, which can be used for all sorts of brutal attacks, such as smacking enemies from across the field or pulling them toward him. Every strike taken or dealt has the RPG-classic damage number pop up, showing how the more brutal techniques really do more damage.
The primary level shown in this entry involved the cannibals from the movies. Soon after landing on the island, Sterling reaches their village, where everyone has significant crustacean features and only a few are sane enough to talk to him. (Conversations are purely Mass Effect in style.) They fear him because of the last white people to land are responsible for cursing them and appear to be a major foe in Sterling's plot. Naturally, the game's choice of whether or not he'll try to help affects your reputation, but it won't really change the fights (other than your style), as it still pits you against the cannibals as you go around the island trying to get an idol that will fix everything.
