Ben-DutkaGetting ready to do a bunch of reviews this week. In the meantime, trying to savor Alan Wake before finishing.
Geez…what's with all the new game announcements?
There were quite a few this past week, but by far my favorite was the one for Bioshock Infinite . I loved both of the first two; people can whine about the story in the sequel but it was still pretty damn good, and I think they refined and expanded the gameplay a bit, too. Then there was Ace Combat: Assault Horizon , and although I'm not really a flight guy, that debut trailer was pretty awesome. I'll definitely have to try it. As for Call of Duty 8 , the only reason I'm mildly curious is because it's an entirely new developer and they're claiming it's a new approach (i.e., an "adventure/FPS"). But it's not exactly topping my most-anticipated list right now. DanceDanceRevolution PS3? Ehhhh… Not my thing. The very idea that a demo for Duke Nukem Forever might drop in a few months time is almost too mind-boggling…the game that essentially defined "vaporware" is actually going to arrive?
Hard to believe. But it'll be interesting to see the result. As for other FPSs that might be somewhat original and – at the very least – extremely polished, you should consider Rage . Won't be around for a while, but it could be very cool. And don't forget Crysis 2 , which is now set for March. I still want Dragon Age II more in that month, but hey, Crytek talks a lot of smack, you know? Let's see if they can back it up.
Insomniac, it better be Resistance 3…
There's a very good chance that we could finally see Insomniac's new project this week; they've been hinting that the announcement is right around the corner . I really don't think Resistance 2 got anywhere near enough love from PS3 owners, but maybe that's because it was overshadowed by Killzone 2 , which launched only about five months later. I'm a big fan of the Resistance games and as good as they are, I don't really play the Ratchet & Clank titles, so this mystery game better be the third Resistance . There's so much left to that story! There's just so much more they can do, although they may be frightened by the sheer number of potentially fantastic FPSs scheduled to hit the market in the next 6 months. Maybe they feel they can't compete, or something. But I couldn't possibly have more faith in this particular developer, and no matter what they're making, I'll be interested.
Personal gaming update
Like I said, I'm waiting to finish Alan Wake because I really don't have anything I want to play until Halo: Reach about a month from now. I do have a lot of games to play for reviews, though; for August, look for Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days , Mafia II , Top Gun , Cladun: This is an RPG , and Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light . Then there's Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions and Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 in the first week of September. After that, there's a small break before everything explodes in October, as usual. Above all else, I'm probably most psyched for Gran Turismo 5 , although I'm really looking forward to Enslaved: Odyssey to the West , Medal of Honor , Vanquish , and LittleBigPlanet 2 . Next year is gonna be huge, too; I just loved that gameplay trailer for Deus Ex: Human Revolution …that game is gonna be bad-ass.
Not much else to report. Oh, we'll be looking at Move titles for the launch next month. I still have my reservations, but we'll see…
Wow, I didn't realize the game was given a 9.5
That's high.
I'm still playing dark cloud 2 and loving it. I missed a lot of old games and so I'm buying them up and enjoying every minute of it.
To save some money, I've decided not to buy games at release any more. I've missed so many games I can buy games for $20 or less and enjoy them just as much as a $60 game. So while I may be playing the latest and greatest, it won't be until most ppl haven't played them in a long time, but it'll save me some money and it actually means I'll get to play more games.
There are a lot of games I'm looking forward to, but I'll be playing the waiting game. At least my wallet is good for learning patience even if it isn't good for much else. lol.
Dark Cloud was my first PS2 game, somehow I missed out on DC2.
I hear you there Kraygen. Outside of Nintendo's published games (it's odd seeing SMG and SMG2 sitting side by side at walmart for a full $50 each), video-games tend to drop in price, and fast, too. It's hard to lay down a full $60 when I know I can get the game for $40, or so, within a few months, and even less if I wait a bit longer. Heck, I picked up Bayonetta 360 for $24 a few months ago and that game released in, what, February?
And DC2 was a game I wished I could've spent more time on. From what I did play, it was well polished a quite detailed.
my bad, just realized I said dark cloud 2, I'm still playing dark cloud, dark cloud 2 is actually next on my list.
That's what I get for posting stuff when I'm half asleep.
Hey Ben, I'm replaying Suikoden V… jealous?
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No, but only because I already finished it and got all the SoDs. 😉
Great game.
Infinite Bioshock looks great,
Personal gaming update:
Got my first platinum (uncharted 1) last Friday, beating the game on crushing was difficult but worth it.
well done old bean, still workin on my first. I usually just play the story and then move on, but when you love the game a ton it's worth it.
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Thanks guys found out today it's an ulcer now the Dr's are gonna find out what they can do for it for her. Least now we know.
My mom had bleeding ulcers too, it's a bitch but they can get them under control.
I got the platinum trophies for Red Dead Redemption and Rogue Warrior this weekend.
Talk about two extremes in quality!
You Platinumed Rogue Warrior…? Are you masochistic? LOL
You must not have done anything else, including sleep.
Ben – Ha! It was painful.
World – The trophies popped this weekend, but I've been playing them for a while.
Biker – RW is probably the worst game out there. I should do a review here as a warning to all. It'd be like a community service.
Playing Rouge Warrior was a pure stinker, & I'd rather pull on a angry skunks tail than have to suffer through that odoriferous stench again to try & get my first platinum(I want inFamous to be my 1st plat)!!!
Anyway, you can see the rest of my comments about RW in my last post above this one.
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