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Most epic escape sequence...Ever!!! @.@

jenova_9 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:34:27 GMT

YouTube- Super Metroid Redesign Part 44

YouTube- Super Metroid Redesign Part 45

YouTube- Super Metroid Redesign Part 46 - Final

HOLY HELL I should of prepared popcorn before watching this. xD

They even had enough bravery to go free the little alien friends too. ^^;

The whole Redesign is about 5 times longer than the original. Imagine if the SNES version was like this back then. :)

Assassin's Creed 2

Durahansolo — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:22:48 GMT

(Why Hasn't Jenova made this topic?) :)

Anybody getting it? Gamestop called me yesterday about the midnight release and of course I couldn't go because of work this morning. I think the last night release I went to was GTA: San Andreas and that was like a 9:00 release if I remember right. Also, did anybody watch the movie thing about Ezio's father? (Assassin's Creed: Lineage IIRC.) I caught the tail end of it on Spike when it came on, I'd forgotten all about them showing it on television.

Left 4 Dead 2. More co-op fun for friends.

jenova_9 — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:37:46 GMT

YouTube- What Happens When Rochelle Gets Her Pills?

Sigh, it's too bad I don't have a xbox360 anymore. If it only didn't get the red lights I would of bought L4D2.
L4D1 really has countless great moments, there's nothing else (with the exception of mmorpgs) that can bring people together like
Left 4 Dead. And that computer thingy that changes what enemies might come out, and other things, really makes a single
level feel different each time! I don't think they should be so stubborn about staying true to the story, they could of added
the original 4 characters for 8 playable characters if they wanted to (maybe the veterans took a vacation down south) .
Oh well, the new 4 characters are cool too. The first game really defined how cooperation and teamwork can be important and fun in a shooting game. :) This sequel looks even more fun with new infected types (the charger and jockey are hilarious.)
new weapons (ninja sword! whee!) and new challenging adventures! (realism mode sounds like it will be harder than expert.)

oh well, there's always youtube walkthroughs after release to watch and pretend to be playing. :p

Final Fantasy IV if western artists made it.

jenova_9 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:52:31 GMT

Let's Laugh at Bad Final Fantasy IV Art From Nintendo Power (And Play The Game Too!) - NeoGAF

And this is why Western videogame artists will always be inferior to Japanese videogame artists. :D

Dragonball Online, MMORPG that may surpass FFXIV?

jenova_9 — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:08:47 GMT

YouTube- Dragonball Online - Oozaru Raid

YouTube- Dragonball Online - Epic PvP Compilation (with Super Saiyans!)

Sometimes it isn't the most complex mmorpg that wins, it's usually the most fun. :)

YouTube- Dragonball Online - The Journey of Cit

YouTube- Dragonball Online - Raditz Timeline Quest Part 1

It just finished the 2nd beta phase this month, next month will be the Open Beta.
It remains to be seen if it gets a US release, and if Namco Bandai will invest in porting it to consoles as well,
but its Dragonball, so anything's possible.

YouTube- Dragon Ball Online Using Scouter And Map HD

New SuperMBWii might get a lot of sales?

jenova_9 — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:59:11 GMT

YouTube- The Playable Characters for New Super Mario Bros. Wii!

Sigh, I think some ppl are going to see this games credits to figure out who's stupid idea was it
to have the 3rd and 4th the same basic type of character. I mean, it doesn't need to be a Smash game
to offer more playables than that. One top of that, it's said if someone is playing alone, they can't choose
who they want to use! *slaps Nintendo's wrist*. I wonder what Sakurai is doing these days?
It's like Nintendo is barely trying to make a GREAT game these days. Not just a good game. :p

Man steals $7000 from Gamestop with just words

Malacite — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:17:36 GMT

Using only words, man steals nearly $7000 of GameStop merchandise

Quote:

Using only words, man steals nearly $7000 of GameStop merchandise

by Ben Gilbert { Nov 13th 2009 at 2:00PM }

It's totally possible at this point that a strange ploy to keep us writing about Modern Warfare 2 at least four to five times per day exists. WPXI in Pittsburgh today reports that Western Pennsylvanian police are still looking for a man who robbed a Meadville, Pa. GameStop of 100 copies of the game (and "a few other items") last Tuesday evening. According to the report, the man told the store clerks that his friend outside would shoot them if they called the police.

Okay, first things first – how did he carry them out? 100 copies of the game, all by himself?! Those cellophane-covered boxes can get slippery when they're all stacked up! Assuming the games are in a box, that'd still be awfully cumbersome to maneuver out of a store. Second of all, where is this GameStop that has plenty of extra copies of any game on launch day? This whole thing stinks! Stinks, we say!

[Thanks, Yahya]

Wow, just... wow.

Miles Edgeworth Flash demo up

Omgwtfbbqkitten — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:08:35 GMT

Japananator reported it, the trial flash demo is up. Go play now!

Want to try the new Ace Attorney Demo? Here's your chance | Japanator.com: anime news, original features, and weird stories from Japan, updated daily!

The defense rests.

Because it was so hard to translate, Ad Hoc Party comes to Western PS3s

Omgwtfbbqkitten — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 11:47:17 GMT

PSP AdhocParty Coming To North America - Adhoc Party - Kotaku

Some would say better late than never, I just say "Why this when Infrastructure Mode does the same damn thing?" But then I guess putting Infrastructure Mode in all PSP games would mean they couldn't use this to move PS3s. :rolleyes:

I'll have my PS3 in the next few months, but its only because of Sony's insistence of gutting Infrastructure in favor of AHP that leaves my Dissidia, Phantasy Star and Monster Hunter PSP experiences so horribly gimped in the first place. Sony was all like "Dude, just put in AHP, we totally go this!"

What's really flabbergasting is this thing was only six pages of text and could have been put out in the west well over a year ago. Online games are kind of a big deal over here, Sony, get with the program.

I also think its rather telling that Sony's own internal western teams use Infrastructure for online multiplayer. Apparently Sony Japan can't take a hint from them - they know they can't move their multiplayer games without Infrastructure.

... a countdown, on FFXIII's EU website... mmhmmm?

Balfree — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 11:15:37 GMT

FINAL FANTASY XIII | SQUARE ENIX

<.< i know who cares right

but hmmmmmmmmmmmm

SE to revive Lufia series, Cing makes Hotel Dusk sequel

Omgwtfbbqkitten — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 20:24:32 GMT

IGN: Lufia Returns

Not much news other than that, but the original team that made the classic game will return as well. No news on what platform, but I think is safe to assume PSP or DS are more likely than the consoles.

IGN: Nintendo Unveils Japan's Early 2010 Titles

And yes, Cing and Nintendo are looking to bring back Kyle Hyde for another mystery.

All in all, great news for RPG fans and point-and-click adventure fans.

Cops "busted" for playing Wii

Malacite — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:46:35 GMT

Wii-playing police receive slap on the wrist, strict talking to

Quote:

Look, if people are going to eschew their work day in favor of having a gaming tournament, we're the first to sympathize. In the case of those in the business of protecting our lives from murderers and financial institutions though, we find it hard to offer much solace. So when eleven officials from several Florida agencies were caught on videotape playing games a couple months back and the story caught on internationally, we were hopeful that those found guilty would maybe, you know, actually receive some form of punishment.

Instead, the Lakeland Ledger reports that the offending officers will suffer such retribution as ... a few hours of retraining? The names of the officers are even being withheld due to their "undercover" status at the time. Lakeland sheriff chief of staff Gary Hester goes as far as to say, "We are learning from our mistakes ... I think we handled [the investigation] properly." He then hurriedly rushed back to a game of Street Fighter IV in progress against a competing police department.

... Okay, we made up that last part.

Are you f'ing kidding me?

FFT - Riovanes Castle Keep Battle to Win

ShadowHolyFlyingDragon — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 23:23:39 GMT

Hello,

Does anyone remember how to win the battle against Wiegraf after he turns into the Lucavi form of Belias? Its the one with the 3 Archdemons at his side, when you're trying to win back Alma and the stone.

I'm sitting here at work and I've had my @$$ handed to me 3 times now and I just tried to use my SAM's aoe Katana move and it broke, so I'm hitting restart.

I'm using Samurai, Ninja, Monk, Summoner/White Mage, and Black Mage/Time Mage.

Tried it with Auto Potion, that Reraise passive ability..... gosh my three mains have a huge offense....

Ideas would be wonderful lol.

XBL Users Banned for Modded 360s

Durahansolo — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:36:41 GMT

1 Million Xbox Live Players Banned -- InformationWeek

All I can say is....DAYUMMMMMMMMMM! I felt kinda bad for the UK kid that got "Gutted" as he called it, but rules are rules.

Star Fox 2

jenova_9 — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:37:24 GMT

yup I understand now why it's the best Nintendo game ever. too bad Nintendo games aren't this great these days.

YouTube- Star Fox 2 SNES in 22:08 by YtterbiJum

God of War Blu Ray comparison

Malacite — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:16:47 GMT

Inspect Kratos' HD facelift in God of War Collection

The left is God of War 2 being upscaled by an older PS3 (like mine) and the right is how the game has been remastered on the Blu Ray disc. Holy crap did they ever do a nice job O. O

CoD:MW2

Pwnagraphic — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:01:51 GMT

Anyone else going to the midnight release? I paid my Prestige Edition off Thursday and I am about to head up to to the mall to get in line for the release.

Valhalla Knights: Eldar Saga, and other games/goodies

Vyuru — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:17:15 GMT

Well, for my birthday my sister got me a $70 gift certificate to Best Buy, amongst other things, and now I get to decide what to spend it on!

Today I went out to a Best Buy to poke around some and see how much stuff cost, as I haven't been looking at prices for awhile. While I was out, Valhalla Knights Eldar Saga for the Wii caught my eye. However, when I checked it out on Gamefaqs I see alot of people complaining about it, although it does sound interesting. I'm thinking of seeing if I can rent it first, but I also wanted to ask people here if they had played it and what they had thought of it.

Also, any suggestions as to something to look into? It doesn't have to be a game, and let's put a price cap of about $120 on it. Safe to say that a new gaming system is a bit out of my current price range at the moment.

The god pokemon decends! Nov. 7th - 14th.

Omgwtfbbqkitten — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 10:51:38 GMT

Here Nintendo goes again with their silly Toys'R'Us social gatherings where you get to download a rare Pokemon. I will be there posing as a parent getting this pokemon for a kid I don't have. His name will be Bobby and he will be sick at home, and the wife I don't have is at home taking care of him. And I will obtain the Pokemon god, Arceus, in my son's stead.

Arceus (Pokémon) - Bulbapedia, the community-driven Pokémon encyclopedia

And with it, I shall rule all mankind.

Joking aside, its going going down at Toys R Us locations today through Nov. 14 in stores located in the US and Puerto Rico. The previous event they gave players the Azure Flute as a mystery gift, which allowed players to access a special area in which to capture this pokemon at level 80. This version will be level 100.

Basically he's Rape in Pokeball form. He can conform to any Type as well, so long as he holds a certain plates that you've likely collected during your Diamond, Pearl or Platinum adventures.

If you want the real deal and not some hacked version, this is the only other way to get it. Obtaining a legit Arceus is also the way you'll access a special quest in Heart Gold/Soul Silver to obtain level 1 versions of Dialga, Palkia and Girantia. Cool deal.

And before YM rolls in and does it, I'll just post this:

Champions Online

Madjo — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:07:22 GMT

Anyone playing it? I'd love to hear thoughts and impressions.

I'm waiting for it to come out on Xbox360, and then I'm going to quit FFXI and switch to Champs. (I really don't wanna pay two monthly subscription fees).

So please... any MMO Superheroes out there, let me know what'cha think!

Thanks,
Madjo

Dragon Age: Origins

Balfree — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:59:25 GMT

I haven't enjoyed gaming in a while, to be honest.

Being a fan of pretty much every BioWare game, Dragon Age: Origins is just what I was expecting, if not heaps more.

To be honest I was expecting something like Neverwinter Nights 2 with a different storyline, but I must say now that this game is probably after around 5 hours of playing, the best game in 2009 for me.

The first thing that impressed me was the stability of the game, more often than not you get a new game for the PC and it crashes or lags or is just filled with bugs or annoyances that get patched after a while, but right now this game has me impressed with how fast it loads, how fast the application closes and how fluid everything is despite the intricate detail put into everything, even the UI. Windows don't just pop up... they sparkle and fade and bloom in and out graciously, it just feels great to even use the UI.

Then the plot... seems at first to be linear but things change rapidly and it has been keeping me interested, more than any recent game has, since maybe Baldur's Gate II. And I'm pretty sure that depending on the background you choose the plot will be considerably different... Im a Human Warrior, son of a Teyrn (a sort of Lord). I'm pretty sure I can't be the same person were I a Rogue or a Mage. Or an Elf, or a Dwarf, who both also have their own different backgrounds. There's at least 5 different backgrounds you can choose from, each being defined by your race and class.

Characters are full of life, some of them look a little plastic at times but that is easily overlooked but their defining personalities, you can see a lot of work was put into that side of the game. You can also interact with every playable character like in previous Bioware games, such as NWN and Mass Effect, which will help in building a bond with them, bonding with other characters will help improve their trust in you and in turn there are some good things that can come from that, either battle bonuses, romance, or simply more intricate dialog to explore. Choices you make along the way will define how others view you and with that you can also work towards defining your own personality. This is something were all expecting from future Bioware games though, but its always a nice thing.

Gameplay is more of the same if you've played NWN or Baldur's Gate, nothing too new here. Some nice stuff though, you can counter some spells effects with other spells which is something that seems like it has been put aside for way too long. Someone cast a spell that set the area on fire and is doing damage to everyone, you counter with a cold spell to nullify the fire, simple as that. Other things can probably be done too but I haven't played enough to explore that too much, but I'm expecting a fireball to get rid of a spider web, or oil to be set aflame by casting a simple fire spell. Many interesting things you can do with spells depending on the conditions of the target or the environment, for example one of my Mages has a Horror spell, which will put a target in a state of shock, but if they're asleep it will cause nightmares and do damage, cool.

DA:O borrows the FFXII gambit idea, which pretty much borrowed the idea from Baldur's Gate and improved on it. You can defined tactics for your characters, for example heal someone if their HP is less than %. Or cast silence on an enemy who is a mage. Or taunt an enemy if it is doing too much damage to one of your heroes, etc. Or you can disregard tactics and do everything yourself, suiting both casual players who are looking for a simple run of the game and those who look to take control of every action.

And yes you can pause the game and select battle commands, Bioware's staple pausing system always comes in handy for when you just need to stop and think for a minute. And you will need to think. Engaging a bunch of enemies all at once without planning ahead might be fatal, and has been a bunch of times... for me. It taught me a lesson: look around for enemies at all times, fire a spell or an arrow to draw first blood, every hit counts. Pull enemies away from each other or draw them in for a powerful AOE spell, flank the sides, plan ambushes with traps... all the good things from Baldur's Gate are in this game... the nostalgia is overwhelming at times.

Specialization is also in DA:O, a warrior at least has 4 different specializations and you can also master a number of different talents, be it the use of a shield, ranged attacks, dual wielding or 2-handed fighting. I'm expecting an equally large assortment of specializations for the other classes.

The game has been a lot of fun so far and I'm very surprised at how well made everything is. I especially like how your hero (and other PCs) sometimes jumps at an enemy to deliver the final blow and beheads them or violently tears them into pieces in a gore fest with tons of blood and gore. Oh and you will be covered in blood for most of the game, so get used to it or disable it in the options. In fact there is blood everywhere, you can drown in blood in this game if you're not careful.

SPIOLARZZZ

Anyway I miss the game already, gonna go back and play some moar :)

Here's some screenshots I took so far:

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The Dissidia Thread

Omgwtfbbqkitten — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:10:25 GMT

Destructoid - Final Fantasy: Dissidia is available on PSN now

I should mention that when Dale North means "now" he's either several hours early or a week late. Its not showing up on my end yet, but then, PSN is always a mess for hours on updates until the following day.

Even though I have the retail copy, I've wanted it as a download since I play it a fair bit. That and I hated the Data Install lengths, which I would constantly adjust to make room for other games. Better just to have the whole damn thing loaded on the card.

I guess we can use this thread to post epic battles from replays, I'll upload a couple later on.

Return of Alice

jenova_9 — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:24:30 GMT

Return of Alice: The Creepy Trailer - return of Alice - Kotaku

I remember playing American McGee's Alice on PC. It was a very interesting and unique twist!
Definitely one of the most ominous adventures. :)

YouTube - American McGee's ALICE Demo Cutscenes

You can probably find youtube video walkthroughs or cutscene segments to see what you missed out on.
It's a good way to prepare for Return of Alice in 2011. ^^;

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/image...e/original.jpg

Counter-Strike vs Strippers.

jenova_9 — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 10:58:17 GMT

This is the most hilarious videogame related story I heard this month. ^^;

Strippers or Counter-Strike — Which Gets a Gamer's Attention?

'Over in Moscow, two top Counter-Strike teams met in a LAN contest. As soon as they started runnin' and gunnin' however, the promoter threw in a surprise to test the team's focus: Strippers. Russian strippers. Let's get to the NSFW!'

English Russia reports that

"it was impossible to put an attention of those hopeless men off. The game was drawing to a close and the ladies were sweating as much as they could, but the eyes of the tough players were nailed to the screens tight."

In the matchup, the team forZe bested rival Virtus.pro.

Ho Ho Ho....Wii for $179

TheGrandMom — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:47:54 GMT

NINTENDO Wii Gaming Console : Gaming: Console | Dell

Merrrrrrrrry Christmas! Need a Wii? Free shipping! lol