Posts by Thrik

Oh yeah, Beyond Good and Evil is one of those must-play games regardless of platform preference — a classic that goes in the same boat as all the LucasArts classics, Psychonauts, etc. Also agree that Ratchet and Clank on the PS3 is definitely a superb platformer, and I'd assume its predecessors were good too although I never played them.

If you have a 360 then Rare's Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts is well worth playing, being the second sequel to one of the finest 3D platformers ever (Nintendo 64's Banjo-Kazooie). It has a more vehicular slant than its predecessors, but is nonetheless great fun; it also does a good job of taking the piss out of itself and the platform genre in general. Excellent production values, too.

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Is no one else a bit at the serious lack of anti aliasing?

To be honest, I'm so used to it this console generation that I hardly even notice anymore; if it's on the PC then it's fairly certain we'll be able to enable anti-aliasing. You do have to wonder why they didn't enable it if these are PC screenshots, though. Maybe they're trying to show that it's in-game and not touched up like most game screenshots nowadays?

I do, however, really look forward to the next generation when presumably all console games will be anti-aliased.

An interseting twist?

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Of course, you guys are only pointing this stuff out as casual observation and not trying to imply GoW did that kind of thing first, right?

Yes, this is quite blatantly awesome.

And only $5.99 for the level kit, too! I'd be happy to pay that.

Looks like the MGS4 pack will also contain five levels and a weapon, based on the trophies/achievements added in today's patch.

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Full info/pictures for the new trophies is at the bottom of the list here:

http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/09/18/tro ... bigplanet/

It's the PZ4280.

It wasn't too bad, coming out at around £1500 overall. I got pretty good deals on some stuff (notably the sound equipment and 360).

I've never really had a dedicated TV/gaming area before, so a mostly unused room is now home to all that lot, plus a PS3 and Wii. I wanted to get it all for my 18-day Christmas break.

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To my echo my thoughts when I first saw this, it seems like it's a show that has good potential and good content, but is held back by some failings of general TV principles that makes it feel a bit awkward to watch. If they can get past that I think it could become something worthwhile, although Yahtzee is clearly the least bad presenter and should possibly do it solo.

Oh, fuck off. Guess there goes Timesplitters 4, then.

I didn't realise they were right next to me in Nottingham. Makes it even worse!

Totally right, which is why I think most hardcore gamers would love it if they played it. However, the way it looks and is marketed clearly gives it a more family-friendly tone (I wouldn't use the word 'casual', perhaps 'accessible but extremely deep'). I think this is the bit where your shooter-loving hardcores throw it into the same bucket as 'kiddie games' and presume it's not for them based on superficialities.

Viva Piñata is another game that has such a look to it, and despite its fairly deep mechanics (arguably too much for children, despite a lot of assumptions about it being for children) lo and behold it sold like shit.

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GOW has a very specific target audience. This game has a very broad one. Should have been very possible.

It would be if it were the Wii we're talking about.

Owners of 360s and PS3s are typically more slanted towards 'hardcore' titles, clearly. You only have to look at the sales of broadly targeted games like LittleBIGPlanet and Viva Pinata in comparison to more conventional hardcore fare for evidence of this, which is a shame as pretty much anyone could enjoy them if they got over their inhibitions and just tried them.

I've actively watched 'hardcore' gamers in real life look at adverts of LBP and stuff like it and just say "Looks a bit gay", even though they'd probably really like it if they tried it. I think it's a combination of not wanting to step out the box and try something new, and also fitting in with what everyone else is playing. Or something.

I dunno, it weirds me out that some superb games go without many sales — annoys me, even. Far too many examples over the years to name them all, although Psychonauts and Beyond Good and Evil spring to mind. Even stuff like Mirror's Edge struggles nowadays, and that's not that far out of the norm.

Fuckin' gamers.

I couldn't tell you off hand st0lve (would have to delve into VGChartz), but I can say from first-hand experience that there's a massive amount of levels and whatnot in the game produced by other people — and many of them have special objects created by their authors that you can use yourself once you beat the level, such as a gigantic tank.

I don't know how many people are actually playing, but I don't think I've ever seen so much user-made work in any game before; you can also always get some people to join you so you can have online co-op with four people in any level you choose, which is in itself an awesome feature not really seen before in a platform game.

Whatever the sales are (which seem healthy), it's got an incredibly active community. I wouldn't let any sales concerns put anyone off getting it, and having been consistently enjoying it for weeks now I heartily endorse this game.

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Yeah, I'd agree with the CV comment that while tinged with light humour is probably going to cause more harm than good. I'd definitely remove that if seriously sending this to companies.

Nothing else to add really, other than that I think it looks nice.

It's not doing too badly — i's actually sold well over a million units worldwide (Gamasutra focuses on the US). It seems to be selling significantly better in Europe, for whatever reason.

http://www.vgchartz.com/games/game.php? ... region=All

It is a shame it's not absolutely soaring off the shelves, but I guess that's to be expected with a title that's so unique and out of the ordinary. I think Sony will continue to push it hard though, especially because of the game's timeless nature (in fact as it ages it gets better due to more levels, more free/paid DLC, etc). I'm still regularly seeing TV ads and stuff for it.

Unfortunately Mirror's Edge is way behind it in the sales department:

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Truly does seem to be a flop.

Hopefully the recent mainstream news coverage about how badly their DRM has blown up in their face will make them reconsider it for future projects. Apparently Spore has broken records as one of the most warezed games ever — talk about opposite the desired effect.

If not, Logitech does good ones for a good price.