I just saw the new Grand Theft Auto IV Trailer, "Move Up, Ladies." It looks like fun, but we still don't know much about the gameplay. I think San Andreas really did everything imaginable with the formula, but we'll see.
I can't help but think there is something very familiar about the premise of this game. Let's see, an Eastern European man comes to the U.S. and moves in with his cousin to seek the American Dream.
At one point in the trailer, he even says, "Don't be ridiculous." So familiar... what does this game remind me of? Hmm....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8vbnLYROCj8
EDIT: Oh yeah, and if they work in the "Dance of Joy" into this game somewhere then it would easily be the best video game of all time.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Monday, December 3, 2007
Dapper Swindler has made his console choice!
And the winner is.... the Xbox 360! How did a staunch Nintendo supporter turn his back on the Wii?
It was a hard decision to betray Nintendo, but the Wii's library is just awful. There are only two games worth playing on the system: Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime (sorry, I bought Twilight Princess on the Gamecube, just as god intended). I might also be interested in Super Paper Mario. Also, I nearly completed SMG while playing it at a friend's house. I challenge anyone to go to wii.ign.com and go to reviews. Then filter your search based on scores of 9 or even 8. How many original Wii titles show up that aren't virtual console games? I know what some of you are thinking, "b-b-b-but there WILL be more games later!" Look, only a sucker buys a console based on percieved future potential. If you want to buy a console based off hype and promises, then you should buy a PS3.
But with Smash Bros Brawl two months away, this was a very difficult decision. That game alone is almost enough to sell the console. Honestly, I'll probably get a Wii someday - just not now.
And the PS3 isn't all bad. I know I just said only suckers buy consoles based off future potential. But Metal Gear may actually be in stores in the next year - that looks promising. Someday, years from now, we - or perhaps our descendents - will be able to play FFXIII. And even further down the line Silent Hill 5. Also, it may be years and years from now, but eventually, someday SCEA, the makers of Shadow of Colossus and Ico, will release a new game. So maybe a PS3 will be worth getting in the year 2525, if mankind is still aliiiiiiiive.
Without sarcasm, what I mean is that I can see all three consoles being neck and neck and neck in three or four years. So then what? I don't want to be one of those douchebags that has three consoles (also the gap between the DS and the PSP is narrowing, must we get both handhelds as well?!). Having so many consoles is going to make your living look like the bridge of the Enterprise.
Let me talk just a little bit about 360 so people don't mistake me for a big Microsoft fanboy. Part of the reason is that I never even owned an Xbox, the PS2 and GC had more than enough for me. So now I can snag those last gen titles like KOTOR and Ninja Gaiden for just a few bucks. Also, since 360 has been out the longest, I can pick up its early hits lie Dead Rising and Oblivion for much less than new titles. Still, the 360 doesn't really have any "must have" titles for me, but a lot of games that are worth playing, such as:
Bioshock,
The Orange Box
Halo 3
Gears of War
Mass Effect
Guitar Hero 1, 2, 3
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
FEAR
Puzzle Quest
Castlevania SOTN
Viva Pinata
Assassin's Creed
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Eternal Sonata
Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions
Kameo: Elements of Power
Blue Dragon
Call of Duty 4
Dead Rising
Enchanted Arms
Crackdown
Beautiful Katamari
Hmm, but I don't care about any of those games half as much as I care about SSBB. But SSBB is just one game. Well, if anyone wants to try to talk me out of this, there's still time.
It was a hard decision to betray Nintendo, but the Wii's library is just awful. There are only two games worth playing on the system: Super Mario Galaxy and Metroid Prime (sorry, I bought Twilight Princess on the Gamecube, just as god intended). I might also be interested in Super Paper Mario. Also, I nearly completed SMG while playing it at a friend's house. I challenge anyone to go to wii.ign.com and go to reviews. Then filter your search based on scores of 9 or even 8. How many original Wii titles show up that aren't virtual console games? I know what some of you are thinking, "b-b-b-but there WILL be more games later!" Look, only a sucker buys a console based on percieved future potential. If you want to buy a console based off hype and promises, then you should buy a PS3.
But with Smash Bros Brawl two months away, this was a very difficult decision. That game alone is almost enough to sell the console. Honestly, I'll probably get a Wii someday - just not now.
And the PS3 isn't all bad. I know I just said only suckers buy consoles based off future potential. But Metal Gear may actually be in stores in the next year - that looks promising. Someday, years from now, we - or perhaps our descendents - will be able to play FFXIII. And even further down the line Silent Hill 5. Also, it may be years and years from now, but eventually, someday SCEA, the makers of Shadow of Colossus and Ico, will release a new game. So maybe a PS3 will be worth getting in the year 2525, if mankind is still aliiiiiiiive.
Without sarcasm, what I mean is that I can see all three consoles being neck and neck and neck in three or four years. So then what? I don't want to be one of those douchebags that has three consoles (also the gap between the DS and the PSP is narrowing, must we get both handhelds as well?!). Having so many consoles is going to make your living look like the bridge of the Enterprise.
Let me talk just a little bit about 360 so people don't mistake me for a big Microsoft fanboy. Part of the reason is that I never even owned an Xbox, the PS2 and GC had more than enough for me. So now I can snag those last gen titles like KOTOR and Ninja Gaiden for just a few bucks. Also, since 360 has been out the longest, I can pick up its early hits lie Dead Rising and Oblivion for much less than new titles. Still, the 360 doesn't really have any "must have" titles for me, but a lot of games that are worth playing, such as:
Bioshock,
The Orange Box
Halo 3
Gears of War
Mass Effect
Guitar Hero 1, 2, 3
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
FEAR
Puzzle Quest
Castlevania SOTN
Viva Pinata
Assassin's Creed
Condemned: Criminal Origins
Eternal Sonata
Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions
Kameo: Elements of Power
Blue Dragon
Call of Duty 4
Dead Rising
Enchanted Arms
Crackdown
Beautiful Katamari
Hmm, but I don't care about any of those games half as much as I care about SSBB. But SSBB is just one game. Well, if anyone wants to try to talk me out of this, there's still time.
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