PSP Go: What kind of an idiot designs a new model of a system (and it seems to be just that, no hints of better specs, no second analog, no sign of a touchscreen... it's just a new PSP in a stupider looking slide-down case)... and removes all compatibility with virtually every game that had been released for the system previously (as the Go has no UMD drive)? It's hard for me to imagine why they'd be so dumb...
I mean, yes, digital download (DD) is coming along and improving, even in console world now. But it's nowhere near dominating mainstream. Most people buy console games in stores, not online. Going online-sales only really is a big gamble here... and with just 16GB of internal memory, it can't hold all that many full-sized games before it's full (and at wireless speeds, that'll take a while to download!). NO sales in stores? No better specs or touchscreen or something to entice current owners? Lame slide-down design, with the screen still on top so it can still get easily scratched? This just makes no sense...
That's blown up. It's actually smaller than a DSi, and the screen is a half inch smaller than the original PSP. This better be cheaper, even with 16GB of internal flash...
Now, I know -- the DSi's exclusive software is so far all download-only. But the system plays almost all DS games (only not supporting ones which require something to be in the GBA slot, like Guitar Hero and a few others), and they could release card-based DSi games in the future if they so desired, as well as dual-mode titles, GBC style. Sony both didn't actually upgrade the specs, it seems, AND got rid of the disc drive. Um... I knew this thing was hurt a lot by piracy, but that's really not the right solution...
Hopefully normal PSPs will be able to download these games too, though, with a memory stick. With a normal DS you can't get DSi games, unfortunately, whether or not they use the new power...
As for the PS3 Slim, it's just a smaller PS3. Joy. I'm sure it still won't have any PS2 BC... or a competitive price, even if the '$50 price drop' rumor is true...
Had a chance to see this today in the theaters, so I did of course. It was quite good... not T2 good for sure, but quite good. Great sci-fi action movie. I'd definitely recommend it... :)
(I could say more, but do I want to spoil anything?)
Oh, James Rolfe (AVGN) did a review of it through Cinemassacre. It's linked in the AVGN thread. He doesn't spoil much, so watch that if you haven't seen it.
I recently picked up a few games from Gamestop. There were 5 in total, more than I had planned on getting, but there were too many attention-grabbers that I couldn't ignore. One of them was Shadow of the Colossus. I've been drooling over it and ICO for longer than I can remember, and now that the titles are cheap I can get more than one for the price of one game.
I asked the clerk about ICO, but unfortunately, she said it's hard to find. She gave me a gamestop location that did have a used copy, but I had spent so much money already that I think I'll hold off.
Question:
Do you think I should play ICO before starting Shadow of the Colossus? How integral is it to know the story of the its predecessor to really appreciate its story? I popped it in to get a good feel of the game. I'm liking the epic presentation and gorgeous scenery (albeit with a few problems with aliasing and framerate). The control system is interesting, and I'm sure adjusting to it won't be difficult.
Hopefully the game will keep me engaged, and I might start on it after working my way through Manhunt (fuck yeah, shanking sleazy gangsters with a glass shard, hope the gameplay doesn't get repetitive).
Hell, I already mentioned two titles. The other three:
Crazy Taxi (GameCube): I lost my Dreamcast copy and always had great times with it back in the day.
GTA3: The original - I didn't get Vice City because I can always borrow it from a friend, and for some reason I just always felt drawn to try it over the newer ones. San Andreas sounds cool but I think it would get too immersive for me, such as having to go to the gym or eat or whatever other meta thing you have to do. It's the first free-roaming game I've owned aside from that lame cop game that took place in LA. I bought it because I wanted to try a free-roaming game, okay? I guess the +/- points for solving crimes or committing them was an interesting system, but the main character was so annoying (and the game's humor/presentation so embarassingly stupid) that I've probably sat down to play it less than 10 times.
Legacy of Kain: Blood Omen 2: Not for me, but my girl wanted it and she's broke. I thought it was a Silicon Knights title, but apparently someone named Crystal Dynamics developed it. I only played a demo of the first game in a disc that came with Official Dreamcast Magazine, and although at the time I might have had some interest in owning the game, thinking back, I'm not sure that kind of gameplay could sustain my attention span for an entire game. Hopefully this one is decent, though.
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