Hello all you guys, girls and ghouls! If you haven`t noticed right away there has been a few changes here. First of all the visual has again changed hopefully for the better. Why did I choose this look? Well, it just a nice change from the dark visuals the blog had before. The second change is that Gamer K is now in the land of the rising sun. That`s right folks! I`m in Japan and ready to give it a smile while dishing out some western flavor. Cool huh? Well I have a lot to do before things can really get moving. I`m hoping for some Gamers that are here in Japan to join me for some good fashion gaming chaos. Keep you all updated….
Hello again all you guys, girls, and ghouls! Good news for Street Fighter 4 fans! More characters have been announced. I’m gonna breakdown my likes and dislike of each character.
CODY - I loved Cody in SFA3, I loved his story and how it connected with the Final Fight game. So I’m happy he is in another Street Fighter game. Now with that said, I think they should have redesigned his prison outfit. It looks a bit too tight on him. It is one of those things where it looks good in 2-D but in 3-D looks awkward. I can only hope his fighting style stays the same in SSF4.
GUY – Again, loved Guy in the Alpha series and Final Fight. Happy that he is in the game with Cody cause I always thought they were a pair like Ken and Ryu. Nothing really to dislike. I hope he doesnt have a crappy 2nd outfit thou.
ADON - Adon is a character I loved to fight but not liked to play so much. I thought he is a good contrast to Sagat because Adon is a lot faster and looks like a tradition Thai fighter. However, originally his character was in the first SF game. Alpha was SF1.5 so I understand why they bring him back. In SSF4 I think he is out-of-place much like Gen.
(rumored)IBUKI - Finally!! A SF3 character! I couldn’t be any more happier. I loved the character and played as her in SF3 3rd Strike. It good and it may seem like there will be a rivalry between Guy and Ibuki which makes sense cause both are ninja’s. But Ibuki was like in high school in 3rd Strike right? So she would be like a kid in SF2…hmmm this makes me wonder if it is her or not. If it is Ill just take it for what it is and be happy a SF3 character is in SF4.
So according to my count thats 8 character which is what was announced before. I love Cody and Guy are back but not Thrilled for Adon while happy and puzzled that Ibuki was or might have been picked. One thing that bugs me more than anything in SF4 is the timeline. I know it comes after SF2 but before SF3. However, If I remember my SF timeline corecttly before SF2 Adon, Gen, Gouken as well as others died. This is why SF3 only a few characters came back. Some SF2 characters must have died or retired so in story why would all SF2 characters come back? They all survived? Bison is still terrorizing the world ? Oh well, I will just accept the fact Ono-san and crew pissed all over the cannon of SF just to please pissy whinny fans.
On Dec 12 Gamers will get to see games, they wil get to see celebrities. They will see lights, cameras and a whole lotta bullshit. Last year i expressed my distaste for Spike TVs horse and pony show on video games. I even called some winners even before the show aired on live TV.
Truth be told this award show is phony. People think that they are the ones choosing the winners from each category? Tell me why Game of the Year has mostly games that were released in the past 3 months? Why are there no Nintendo games nominated such as Pokemon, Scribblenauts or Muramasa: The Demon Blade? New Super Mario Bros Wii is getting critical notoriety yet Spike TV ignores the games for GotY. Thats Bullshit!
Still need convincing? OK, lets talk about other categories. Best Music Game and Best Soundtrack. Some reason Spike loves to put games like Guitar Hero and Rockband in both categories. There are tons of games with wonderful soundtracks yet they dont get nominated. Such as Muramasa, Street Fighter 4 etc. Ohh wait!? I think spike added a new music category? Best Orignal Score? Ohhh what a shock! Games that all came out no less than 3 months ago. You started to see a patter here?
Now here is some real BS for ya. Best DLC and the nominations are from two games: Fallout 3 and GTA4. Wait, wait, wait! Out of all the games that had DLC they choose two games for four nomination slots? No Marvel Alliance 2 for added roster and new missions? No Batman for PS3 exclusive bonus to play as Joker as well as more challenge stages that were all FREE!!! I mean seriously I came up with two nominations and even if there was no chance for them to win at least you give the fans a choice between four different games! Sounds like voter manipulation to me.
Im calling winners right now. Most of the game awards will go to Modern Warfare 2. Uncharted 2 will get one or two. Guitar Hero will get one and so will Rockband. Batman will win best voice actors by either Quinn or Joker. Best cast will go to Ghostbusters la la la blah blah. Case in point the VGA’s are crap! Nominations are bought by game publishers to advertise this years releases for hopes of holiday season profits. Instead of watching the VGAs why not just sit down and enjoy your favorite game or play a new one. It’s a better use of your time.
I remember when the first game was announced and the first trailer was shown. Then I was excited but, later the more I saw the less my excitement became. Now I happy that I passed that title up with its liner missions. Glitches and clunky gameplay. So now we get the sequel Assassin’s Creed 2. Did the crew learn from their mistakes and fans advice?
POSITIVES
- Story – You really get into the main characters life before and after he becomes an assassin.
- Missions – Lots more variety then the last game. Still could use more thou.
- Voice Acting – Im happy the have Italian accents and speak the language from time to time.
- Shops and clothing color customization
NEGATIVE
- Controls – Argh! While not that bad, sometimes I feel like Im playing a Tomb Raider game.
- Opening Gameply – Such a waste of time and a terrible first impression.
- Scene changes – Why is it necessary to blind me with bright white lights 1/8 of the time.
NIT-PICKING
- I really hate all the future segments and story lines. I think they take away from the flow and style of the main game.
- Needs more array of weapons and armor.
- I like the game to have more stealth gameplay elements.
CONCLUSIONS
It’s true the sequel is vastly superior to the original. That is how a sequel should be. However, the game still has some issues that carried over. Controls just feel clunky, too many times I couldn’t pick up items and bodies. I jump off walls when I did want to and I hate having to hold down a run button. I can only wonder what the story of the assassin’s will be but hope the developers cut the future crap. I say the game is worth $45.
Ohhhh will Capcom ever learn. Goes to show you that games are never really complete. Well good news to SF4 fans! Capcom will be releasing next year SUPER Street Fighter 2 Alpha..I mean .. Super Street Fighter 4. Will the game be worth fans money ?
Lets talk about what will be new. First off two characters that were left out (possible purposely) are back. Dee Jay and T. Hawk are coming as well as an all new female Korean character Junri. Now DJ and T.Hawk look the same as they did before. As for out new female character…I feel were still getting characters designs that just dont feel right with the rest. Capcom has announced more characters will be added and I only can hope more new characters. I also like a few Street Fighter 3 characters to come into this game.
There was also some discussion from developers on tweaks to the gameplay mechanics. How much changes is the question but Im sure it wont be anything major. There is also going to be some re-balances to many of the characters. Remember the developers talking about how much time was spent on balancing for the original game? Why they need to re-balanced gameplay and characters ?
For now thats about all, but since I skipped the original title and the other promising fighter games were duds I might just pick this title up.
By now Im sure its no surprise that there is another Resident Evil film. I can’t believe this franchise that has little to do with its game counter-part and still shell out sequel after sequel. Of course those purists fans like the idea that the films are such a departure from the games. However, if they wanted to make the films so different then why even call it Resident Evil.
Now to be fair the second film wasn’t all that bad. Even the first film compared to House of the Dead or DOOM wasn’t bad. What makes this a waste is not the fact that the movies were not as good as they could have. It’s that by the time the first film was released fans already has four games that expanded the story to possibly a dozen films. So why did the film makers decide to make a totally different story line? Who knows.
What is so disappointing in this franchise is that it took such a departure from its game anthology. There is no Wesker, no Hunters, no Tyrant, no crimson zombies etc. Fans didn’t want Alice and the franchise didn’t need Alice. So Biohazard and Resident Evil fans still dream of a re-boot so they can see their favorite game interpreted on the sliver screen. That is what makes this a wasted franchise.
It has been reported that COD: Modern Warfare 2 in one country sold over a million copies in one day. Now its being reported that total sales in US, UK and Canada on its first day come to a staggering 5 million copies sold! This is the part where I say, “HOLY F’N SHIT!” You can look at this your self here if you think I’m kidding http://www.gamespot.com/news/6239789.html
In a way I should not be surprised. The last game was so revered by lots of people, fans and critics. I can’t help but think that the 3rd installment has to be bigger and better than anyone could ever have dreamed to compare to the sales of this game. However, to those that think this will sway my choice for game of the year your sourly mistaken.
Well I said that the nominations were not set in stone. Honestly I don’t know why I forgot about this game. The animation is amazing. Combat is fun to over all insane and frantic. The game is without a doubt the best 3rd party Wii title this year. It’s a shame the game did not get the love that Vinillaware’s last game Odin Sphere had received. I guess a Wii 3rd party title no matter how good, will be shun by the gaming community. Never the less, I won’t over look this title and neither should you.
Hello to all you guys, girls and ghouls. Time has come to nominate five games that are the cream of the crop in my eyes for the 2009 year. basically the rule is that it has to have been released in the year its being awarded to. It has to be a stand-alone title, no game of the year editions or re-released versions. Lastly has to be a game I have already played. So last year’s winner was “Little Big Planet”. Which game will make it this year? Let’s see…. the nominations are….
#1 Scribblenauts
This game is loads of fun. Never has a game made vocabulary such an interesting gameplay. What game lets you make God, a ninja and a rabbit fight to the death? The puzzles are very unique while making the difficulty balanced enough for an arrangement of gamers.
#2 Dragon Age Origins
Fresh off the truck Dragon Age is impressive in its dialogue and voice acting. The difficulty is tough but not controller breaking tough. The story is enough to keep you interested and getting to make your teammates love you so you can sleep with them is just fun. This game could mark a return of the dungeon crawlers.
#3 Batman: Arkham Asylam
I said it before and I’ll say it again. Many games make you play as Batman but, how many of those games make you FEEL like your Batman. Rocksteady worked very hard to make this the best Batman game and it’s seriously close to being not only the best Batman game, also the best comic book hero game. It has alot of good qualities that over-shadows the few bad qualities.
#1 Street Fighter 4
Yeah, I’m not happy with SF4. However, I can’t deny how much better this game is compared to other fighting games. It is next-gen Street Fighter 2 with all the characters, special moves and such. The online mode is the best by far from any other in the genre. Why it gets nominated is because even though I disapprove of it I still play it over the rest of the fighting games this year.
There you have it folks. I know some of you think your favorite titles should be nominated but I either didn’t think it was better than these or it didn’t qualify. I’m open to anyones thoughts and the winner will be announced Jan 2.
Hello again guys, girls and ghouls! Time for a new review, I think I don’t have to explain my love for this franchise. I loved the first game and its original gameplay design with story pacing with multiple endings. Im happy the second game was picked up because the first game was not a huge success. So how does the third game pan out on a newer console?
POSITIVES
Big sprawling areas with lots of color and design
New and old jobs from 3 different employer’s
Combat is much tighter and technical
Fatigue gauge has been removed
Large amount of customizable items.
Japanese Language w/ english subtitles
NEGATIVES
Earning money is such a grind
Easy to break your favorite weapon
Dying unexpectedly leading to loss of data
NIT-PICKING
Story and characters seem bland.
No cut limbs or severed heads.
Graphics are not next-gen quality.
CONCLUSION
It’s interesting that even after three games there is still room for much more to do with the franchise. I’m happy that all the problems of the second title was addressed. This is the best in the franchise however like the games before it Samurai 3 is by no means a blockbuster. Way of the Samurai 3 is only for gamers that are into samurai action/adventure titles period.
Gamer K