Yeah, I still don't see to this day why GTA4 got such high scores. It was one of the only games I've sold back this generation - it's fun for a while, but the casual targeting mechanic makes it get really boring very quickly.
The mechanics look very similar to DMC. Seems like it's got some awesome production behind it, but I hope the fighting system in Bayonetta doesn't make this look obsolete... or maybe I just haven't seen all the characters in Darksiders.
The aesthetic's definitely not my thing so far, but it looks like a solid title. I'm sure that it's a load better than Beast Rider.
I'm very satisfied with my PS3/PC combo for this gen, but I'm not under the delusion that I'm not supporting an evil megacorporation. If you own a PC or dual-boot a Mac with Windows, you're supporting Microsoft. You're not going to play Left4Dead 2 on RedHat or Google Chrome OS for a while, from what I understand.
BTW, if someone is playing newer PC games on Linux, let us all know! That would be pretty awesome.
HHG, it's cool that you dedicate this much time to your video reporting, and I'm sure you do have some interesting sources. That's fine. However, your headlines are atrocious, especially because of the way they appear in N4G. Actual news gets posted here, and many times if news is just a very speculative rumor, something will indicate that in the title. I see none of that with your headlines. Sometimes a ?, but that's just as much of a copout.
Now, most of us know what you...
This happened to me once at this firmware version with my Slim.
What worked for me was turning the system off, making sure that the controllers were also off again, turning it back on, and then turning the controllers on while connected via USB. After that, the Bluetooth connection to the controllers worked. However, I think my headset is still having a few problems.
They should totally have Einhander on the PSN store in NA/EU! There was an IGN interview a while back... forgot the link... about some FF game with one of the bigwigs at Square, the editor mentioned Einhander, and the Square guy said the company didn't feel like the game was that big of a deal, but they're still surprised at the reponse in America.
If that's the case, then why the heck is it out in Japan but not here? I thought Square liked to make money...
If that's ever released, it will be after the PSP is dead and gone. They're selling the ridiculously overpriced PSP version digitally, and selling the $6 PS1 title would be supposedly undercutting that version... but I'd venture to guess that no one's buying Parappa for nearly its release price.
@Raztad - Totally understandable when you're looking at it from a budget point of view. I feel the same way about Q1 2010 that I did about Q4 2008 - far, far, far too much to play, and no oil fields in my backyard. I was also on the "Sega just lost my $60" side (see my remarks @ the Foundry comparison) until playing the demo - the gameplay really locked it down, and now I've completely flip-flopped.
Also, the most probable sad truth of the matter is that holding out ...
@Rikai - "DMC + Viewtiful Joe + Okami + Godhand = Bayonetta."
Very, very good observation. I was ready to scoff at this game, but the demo really changed my mind. There's a hint of Clover in this game... badum-ching. I'll just forget the fanboy fight that ensued and say "good comment."
I also felt like it was using a BlazBlue philosophy too - simple button layout of punch, kick, jump, etc. with a make-your-own combo idea, but it's so fast and f...
Just tried the PS3 demo, and it's damn awesome. If whatever the rumors are about it getting fixed for the NA release are true, that's even better, but honestly the inferior framerate stuff didn't even get in the way for me. The control scheme is incredibly well-done. The voices and the music? Not convinced.
However, if you sell the system cheap and the peripherals expensive, you can make one heck of a profit. Selling Natal-bundled consoles for even $250 with some small complimentary games and then having the more clueless (read: casual) consumers pay $150 for a wireless adapter and a year of Live? You've got yourself a $400 console through a tried-and-true business strategy.
Still, I might be interested in purchasing the system for that price if the camera both works and is suppor...
Let's hope we'll hear something at E3!
Intimidating Villains of 2009... and not a single boss from Demon's Souls? Really? Someone didn't have the capacity to complete that game.
From what I've seen, it's really not that hard to slap Dante. Especially when he's not armed with a souped-up scythe... you know, like in the actual book.
Let me get this straight. A camera is just running in someone's room at the right angle, that video just happened to be uploaded to YouTube, and the title just happens to suggest that a "hot Asian girl" is looking for attention from the internet?
I'm going to just happen to yawn.
Hopefully it's part of their overall strategy. Sony Corporate has been locked in silos for far too long - hopefully linking them together is starting to work. Kaz Hirai is pretty much around for that reason in his new job.
@Everyone - Wow, I had no clue that Forza was also Bayonetta. Stunning revelation... this is incredibly on-topic, huh? *points to the open zone*
According to this, they "charged" a Sony engineering team to do this... This must be lost in the Japanese translation. Do they mean "paid" or was this some sort of joint venture? Usually when someone "charges" someone with doing a task, it's because they have some sort of obligation to do so, i.e. "I charge the next President of Whatever Country with doing blah blah blah..."
If Sony and Sega really are that well-linked, maybe they could, ...
I'm satisfied in just knowing these will both come out relatively soon! I'll be enjoying FFXIII on PS3 and ME2 on PC. Good times. Wish you were here, banter-folk.
@Kain - I understand what you're saying, I think, but it just sounds hilarious the way it came out. Any for-profit media company is going to be an attention whore - come on, Edge is one of the last print-format magazines left, of course they're going to want attention! Attention is money.
What I don't like is the blatant sensationalism that's going on in some editorial circles. Sometimes it does seem like a few members of the games press are compromising their integrity to ...