Friday, April 27, 2012
Depth - Multiplayer Trailer
Divers go for the gold, sharks try to eat the divers. Looks completely batshit crazy.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Metal Gear Rising Teaser
Its not a MGS game, and its not even being developed by Konami or directed by Hideo Kojima, so why even refer to it as a Metal Gear game? Cant we just call it "Raidens Revenge" or "Slicey Swords!" or something? I thought Bayonetta was a pretty spectacular game, so Im optimistic that developer Platinum Games can do something special with the concept (cyborg-ninja goes apeshit), and I will probably play through it as an avid Metal Gear fan, but part of me feels like this game should have been left for dead when Kojima decided he wasnt happy with the development and would either kill the project or outsource it. And yes, this is a real trailer, not some fake live action fan made nonsense - which is what it looks like.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Trials Evolution Impressions
Ive only played for a few hours, but I got that magical feeling when you know that a game is a true classic and will be the source of hundreds of hours of fun. The single player levels were blowing my mind, but umopapisdnpuaq invited me to a party and we promptly started up some multiplayer matches, and my head exploded when I realized what multiplayer Trials with custom user made tracks entails: endless fun.
I loved the original Trials HD, its one of my very favorite XBLA games and one of the only Xbox games I have every achievement for. Yes, I bitched and whined about the extreme tracks, and while its true the final tracks in a Trials game will push you to the point of insanity, they are passable, the game just has a steep learning curve to truly master the highly nuanced physics of the bikes and obstacles.
Ive posted a few times about complexity and skill in gaming, and also about how games, in my view, are essentially meant to be fun to play. Its a very fine line to create a marketable product which is fun to play, yet has the depth and complexity necessary to entertain you for more than a few minutes, let alone hundreds of hours. Trials is one of the very few games which rides this razor thin line perfectly, and based on what Ive seen in this latest installment, it has cemented itself as one of the greatest gaming franchises, not just of this generation, but of all time.
Monday, April 16, 2012
CryENGINE 3 SDK v3.4 Trailer
This is the graphics engine several of the next generation of games will be using.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Fez IGN Review
Some comments about glitchiness and confusing level design havent stopped this new indie puzzle platformer from garnering Universal Acclaim on Metacritic.
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Friday, April 6, 2012
Xenoblade Chronicles GT Review
A Wii exclusive game is being hailed as the finest JRPG of this generation.
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
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