Mark Hamill really puts himself into a role, even if there is the chance that he will look silly as a result. I remember on one of the BTAS DVDs he said he was practicing The Joker laugh on his commute to the studio, and forgot to stop when he rolled down the window to pay the tollbooth cashier. Thus is the commitment Mark Hamill brings to the role of The Joker; doing to great lengths for our entertainment, even if he risks being committed in the process.
That's one way to keep rock and roll alive.
To use a metaphor, I can enjoy the same dish at a different restaurant, as long as the sauce they serve with it is new enough. Throw something new and delectable into the mix and I probably won't even notice.
I'm glad to see that ME2 is passing onto the PS3 as well because perhaps this will knock another nail in the coffin of PS3/Xbox 360 wars. If we have the same games, we can play them for hours, and spend less time squabbling on Net forums. Probably impossible, but I can dream.
This game is further proof that Halo is overvalued, at the very least by Bungie, and by those who have bought it. I mean, yes, it may be a great game, it may look good, it may be fun to play but nobody should have to pay 60 bucks for six hours of gameplay. That's like charging me 10 bucks for a doughnut. I may like the doughnut but the price is too high.
Brutal Legend is certainly a fun and colorful title featuring Ozzy Osbourne, but really now...no jumping? What's the deal with that?
Also, missile launchers on the Tirpitz; shame on you for toying with historical accuracy more then is necessary!
(It did look pretty cool, though.)
I'm holding my breath on Uncharted 2. Granted, it does look pretty impressive, but I'm not sure if it'll still be as fun as the first one.
I mean, U-Boat in a jungle. Pretty difficult to top that.
Nick
I agree with a more hands off and free flowing perspective on in game assistance, but I believe it should be taken one step farther. In the hypothetical case listed in the article, where the player was battling enemies vulnerable to secondary fire, if the player persisted in using primary fire then the AI teammates should conclude that the main character has gone mad, and blow him away.
That'll teach wayward players to mess with in-game mechanics.
For my money, the T-Virus gets the award for not only the most far reaching example of science gone wrong, but also the longest running. Umbrella felt they had a winner, and they stuck with it.
It was indeed a fun game: I was expecting it to be good, but I didn't expect how addicting it'd be. Simple, well designed, and fair. What more could you ask for?
Master Chief is secretly the CEO of Microsoft.
I wonder where this interest in Nazi Zombies came from. I mean, yes, granted the combination is an interesting one, but it's more like a thing you think up on a late Saturday night then anything else.
Indeed, MGS seems a perfect series for the issuing of schwag. Of course it'd be greatly appreciated if they kept skin tight bodysuits off the market: the guys doing Sailor Moon cosplay are bad enough.
I do believe the gameplay in Fallout 3 could be enhanced by having a skateboard. A power armored, mini gun wielding, figure dispensing justice and death from a skateboard. Now there is the stuff of legends.
Yeah, plus the idea of an MMO filled with character types that are uniformly hugely muscled guys wouldn't make MMO play any more fun.
I've had that Halo theme in my head all week and, unlike most other songs that get stuck in my head, I've enjoyed every minute of it. Such a great piece of music.
No, Chuck Norris was Unreal Tournament...he coded it, designed the weapons, and did the melee moves all at once.
Cause he's Chuck Norris.
Granted Riddick is a cool looking character but there are an awful lot of him and this isn't exactly his first game either. I wonder how they'll make this into something that people will want to play.
I think those nurses were the scariest, not just because of how creepy they looked and moved, but also the first time I fought them: in the section of the hospital set aside for insane patients. Ugh.