Ben-DutkaWell, obviously, it was the start of a new era for PSXE this week. We're happy it has begun. 🙂
Of COURSE you lost fans with DAII
I still say Dragon Age II is a great game, but the fact that it was sub-elite bugged me, and the fact that it lacked standard hardcore role-playing elements bugged me even more. One town, a complete lack of exploration, and we can only fully equip the lead character, which we also can't build from the ground up. The thing that confuses the hell out of me is why it was ever done in the first place. Why ? BioWare knows RPGs. They know what the fans want. I'm sure they do. I'm just desperately trying to figure out how these design ideas succeeded…how in God's name did all these new features – or lack thereof – get approved?
How could they not know they'll be irritating their fans ? It's just too bizarre. I can't figure it out at all. One could make the argument that they wanted to make a more "mainstream" game, but Dragon Age is very clearly for the hardcore, for the niche RPG lovers. Nobody in the mainstream/casual group will touch it, and a few more "action-y" elements won't change their minds. So why compromise the winning formula? I don't get it.
Yeah, you better keep Gears on the 360
Because it may be the last Xbox exclusive left that I care about. CliffyB says PlayStation 3 fans have "zero chance" of getting Gears of War and I'm just fine with that. If it went multiplatform, I'd probably ditch the 360 entirely. Well, I would if we found out the next Alan Wake would be on the PS3. As it is, the 360 gathers a sh** ton of dust; I have little to no reason to touch it, so by all means, let Microsoft keep Gears . As time goes on this generation, I have to question the reason to even own a 360; it seems so…superfluous at this point. Gears is enough of a reason for me to keep it, but other than that…
That being said, I'm sure I'll end up with the next Xbox, just because I really like having two platforms each generation. Eventually, one platform typically ends up being the dominant one in my entertainment center; a long time ago, that used to be something with "Nintendo" on the box. But for the past three generations, it has never been Nintendo and really, it has never really been close…
Personal gaming update
People can bi*** and whine all they want; Duke Nukem Forever blew. I wasn't about to torture myself any further. Dungeon Siege III was good, though, and I'm glad to finally have a decent old-school dungeon-crawler this generation. I also have to get going on F.E.A.R. 3 for next week and I have high expectations for that one. However, that's all work-related; I really just want to get back to inFamous 2 . That game rules and it's painful to be away from it for so long!
And yes, the PSX Home Show is here and we hope you've seen it. Don't worry, more are coming – Episode 2 might be up for this Thursday – and as I said earlier , we're making that PSXE party a routine thing for every debut of a new show. We'll be sure to keep you informed right here, and don't forget about the possibility of more giveaways. Maybe a "bring a friend to the PSXE Show, and be entered to win" deal…
But anyway, hope everyone is satisfied and at least a little excited for the future. 🙂
Happy fathers day fellow dads out there in psxe land an beyond.
Thanks. You too. 🙂
How about us dad's to be? 18 weeks to go and counting!
Congrats meng! I remember some time ago you mentioned you and your wife were trying. It's a lot of fun.
trying? or being a dad? 😉
lol
Congrats Underdog!
Both Underdog. Haha in all seriousness though, when the wife told me she was pregnant, I was a little worried but once she arrived it was the best day of our lives. Just wait till you make him/her laugh for the first time. It's an awesome feeling.
Thanks Ben!
And yeah, Jawk, I'll look forward to it! 🙂
I'm terribly sorry Ben but as your name has appeared on some random website's bizarre attempt to discount Duke Nukem Forever scores I can no longer trust your reviews:
http://www.xentax.com/?p=303
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Whoever wrote that crap is seriously the king of douche. They should be strapped to a chair in a cabin in the middle of the woods from the evil dead movie and have to listen to the "who stole the cookie from the cookie jar" son. On an infinite loop.
LOL! The douche wants to call all these people out yet he doesn't even allow comments for feedback on his own site for people to dispute his petty claims.
lol Exactly what I was going to say Jawk.
I'm always surprised people like that think they're hurting the sources they dislike.
Firstly, the same people who read whatever twaddle they produce wouldn't read real stuff at a real site. Secondly, all it does – especially if you link to the sources you bash – is give them more attention.
…genius move, that. Maybe I should write and thank him, especially for sending over people who found his crap reprehensible and found a clean, safe haven here.
Last edited by Ben Dutka PSXE on 6/19/2011 8:11:59 PM
ben,
i doubt you will loose much sleep over those comments at that site. at least it's publicity for psxe, right?. by the way i did make it to home and watched your show. i enjoyed the section on ff13 a lot. good to see there's another ff13 fan out there.
i guess the dnf part of the show was old footage. i would love to see a section on dnf now that you've played it. you could talk about the phenonem of people defending such a low scoring game. maybe, another idea is to take us through your favorite rpgs and talk about what makes them great. good show, i will try to find a friend to bring to next show.
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I agree let MS have GeoW. It's one of the reasons that I go over to my friends house. I'm slowly but surely getting him to finally buy a PS3.
At first he was a die-hard MS fan, he even tried to gloat when the outage happened. But since exclusives are few and far between right now on the 360, I've been bringing over my PS3 every so often and showing him some of the PS3 exclusives. Just recently I showed him Resistance 1 and 2 (he's a big FPS fan), Uncharted 1 and 2, and inFamous 1 and 2. I beat the good ending of I2 at his place and after the credits were done he said "Wow, I want to play this." That bodes well because his wife wants both Little Big Planets and her birthday is next month. My work is done lol.
As for inFamous 2 I got the platinum trophy last thursday. Both endings were amazing and I hope BEYOND hope that there is another one. I would start playing at 8pm, thinking I would only play for an hour or two and I would look at the clock and it would be 3 or 4 in the morning. So far my GotY and I do know it early yet. But man oh man what a fun ride. Kudos Sucker Punch. I really hope that people buy I2.