Kotaku writes: "By now you know Viva Pinata: Pocket Paradise is coming to DS, and I couldn't wait to have an early look at it during THQ's Fall/holiday preview event today.
Judging by what I saw, THQ's aiming to take what fans of the original Viva Pinata liked best and put it front-and-center, while also making it portable and by tying it in to the TV series in the hopes of opening frilly neon pinata guts and raining candy down on a whole new audience of fans.
So how's it look?
Really exciting, actually. The rep who demoed it for me explained that the real-time strategy-esque elements of the original VP were not so much at home on the console - she'd been a fan of the game, but found herself wishing she could point-and-click to manage things more efficiently."
VGGEN writes: "Over the years, gamers have earned a reputation in many quarters for being a particularly demanding bunch. However, it is our concessions that don't much make the news, so to speak. This isn't to say the rancor is unfounded – there's no question that we may complain about a high profile title once (or, perhaps, especially when) it has finally hit store shelves just as much as we may have during the actual wait – but, by and large, we're still willing to suck it up our disappointment, so long as certain aspects have not been compromised."
This coming Monday (January 12th), Amazon will be doing a video game themed day of Gold Box Deals. What games they are listing isn't announced, only these clues are given:
6:00 AM - Romp through the garden with your pets.
8:00 AM - A PS3 game that dreams are made of.
11:00 AM - This should hold you over on Xbox 360 until Final Fantasy XIII releases.
12:00 PM - A kid named Ben + Aliens + Wii = Bensational!
2:00 PM - Slimy and award-winning - what else would a PC owner want?
4:00 PM - An alternative to No Child Left Behind.
6:00 PM - Get bonus goodies with this radiant crescent.
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hmm im slightly disappointed already if those predictions come true. i already have all the great ps3 games that came out this holiday and i just got a xbox so ill be very happy if they have left 4 dead or gears of war on sale. :] fingers crossed
My predictions:
6:00 AM - Romp through the garden with your pets.
VIVA PINATA: TROUBLE IN PARADISE?
8:00 AM - A PS3 game that dreams are made of.
LITTLEBIGPLANET?
11:00 AM - This should hold you over on Xbox 360 until Final Fantasy XIII releases.
FABLE 2? (TALES OF VESPERIA?/INFINITE UNDISCOVERY?/LOST ODYSSEY?)
12:00 PM - A kid named Ben + Aliens + Wii = Bensational!
BEN 10?
No clue at all about the last three, though... except maybe Left 4 Dead @ 4:00 PM, as a play on words, that kinda makes sense.
6:00 AM - Romp through the garden with your pets.
Viva Pinata Paradise
8:00 AM - A PS3 game that dreams are made of.
Eternal Sonata or LBP
11:00 AM - This should hold you over on Xbox 360 until Final Fantasy XIII releases.
Last Remnant Or Infinite Undiscovery
12:00 PM - A kid named Ben + Aliens + Wii = Bensational!
Ben 10 Alien Force
2:00 PM - Slimy and award-winning - what else would a PC owner want?
World Of Goo
4:00 PM - An alternative to No Child Left Behind.
Left 4 Dead?
6:00 PM - Get bonus goodies with this radiant crescent.
No clue
Good guesses, but isn't World of Goo exclusively downloadable? I don't think they'd do a goldbox deal on a downloadable game. I could be wrong though.
It won GameStooge's Best RPG of 2008, Best Xbox 360 Game of 2008, and Best PC Game of 2008, and it captures the overall prize. There are so many factors that made Fallout 3 so special: the look of the game, making even a post-apocalyptic desert beautiful; the theme and setting; the storyline and voice acting; the VATS system and action; the S.P.E.C.I.A.L. and Karma roleplaying game elements; from beginning to end, Fallout 3 felt like an event. Kudos for Bethesda, who have the unenviable task of trying to one-up their own creation.
Best Game of 2008: Fallout 3
Best PC Game of 2008: Fallout 3
Best Xbox 360 Game of 2008: Fallout 3
Best PlayStation 3 Game of 2008: LittleBigPlanet
Best PlayStation 2 Game of 2008: Persona 4
Best Wii Game of 2008: No More Heroes
Best Nintendo DS Game of 2008: Professor Layton and the Curious Village
Best PlayStation Portable Game of 2008: God of War: Chains of Olympus
Fallout 3 is an amazing game. Can't wait to get this on the 360 with the exclusive DLC.
Fallout 3 certainly should get GOTY! Awesome game with so much to do and good replay value.
Homicide I also can't wait to get that DLC :) 3 in the next 3 months! Though for PC you could also get the GECK dlc which is a map editor and sounds pretty dang sweet but I don't have a gaming PC anyways
Just for the record, GameStooge gave Fallout 3 the following honors:
Best Game of 2008
Best PC Game of 2008
Best Xbox 360 Game of 2008
Best Roleplaying Game of 2008
Fallout 3 was also nominated for:
Best Music Score of 2008
Best Graphics (Technical) of 2008
Best Graphics (Artistic) of 2008
Best Voice Acting of 2008 - for Liam Neeson as Father
