So both Sony and Nintendo have revealed their next generation handhelds. I suppose it is time for new hardware in the portable space, though considering I only got a PSP in 2007 (and a DS in ’08), these launches still feel premature based on my own time with them. I’ll probably treat the 3ds and …
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Potent Portables
Tuesday, February 1st, 2011 by christianiOS Gaming Thoughts, Part 1
Saturday, December 11th, 2010 by christianWarning – this is a rambling rant, based on little experience. It is all speculation on my part – I’m not saying these things will happen, merely musing on what it could mean it they did. Don’t take it too seriously.
As I mentioned on the VL Twitter feed, I now have an iPod …
Review – Ys Seven
Friday, December 3rd, 2010 by christianYs Seven is a momentous release for developer Falcom. It is the first Ys game developed natively on the PSP, and it is also the first game in a major licensing deal struck with publisher XSeed Games. Westerners can finally play an original Ys game exactly as it was intended, rather than through a …
Review – Ys: The Oath in Felghana
Monday, November 29th, 2010 by christianYs: The Oath in Felghana is a modern remake of Ys 3, one of the more radical entries in Falcom’s long running franchise. While the first two games were top down adventures in the same vein as Zelda 1, Ys3 is a side scroller similar to Zelda 2. The promotional website for Oath in Felghana …
The Ride of Your Life
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010 by christianGran Turismo 5 is out now, after years of development time and a daunting number of delays, including a few last minute announcements which left retailers stuck with incorrect ads and preorder cards, and no reliable information for customers as to when they can expect the game . The end result is that the biggest …
Gadgets and games – when to move on?
Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010 by christianOne of the nicest things about this console generation has been the lack of concern over the next generation. At the very least it demonstrates that the industry isn’t entirely insane. Microsoft might have put the original Xbox to bed too quickly, but at least its successor, the 360, has been in it for the …
Review – Half Minute Hero
Monday, November 1st, 2010 by christianHalf Minute Hero is a wonderful little game, but it is also one which, in my experience, was poorly described upon release. It features several modes of play, but one of them, labeled “Hero 30”, compromises at least …
Medal of Honor and Today’s Market
Saturday, October 16th, 2010 by christianThe new Medal of Honor game is out this week. The reviews have been wishy washy at best, the sales will probably not reach Call of Duty levels, and once again, we should have all seen this coming.
A game like Medal of Honor is frustrating for me. I can see what it is striving to achieve (aside from …
Opinion – Final Fantasy 13
Friday, September 24th, 2010 by christianFor weeks, I have been trying to write something, anything, about Final Fantasy 13, but the task has proven difficult. One reason is that anything worth saying about the game has been stated already, and by better writers. Another is that I continue to suffer from the longest period of writer’s block I have ever encountered. …
The New Xbox 360
Monday, July 19th, 2010 by christianThe release of the newest version of the Xbox 360 came right before I prepared to move to my own apartment, where my roomate’s console would be unavailable for the first time in several years. Perfect timing I guess, though there are always caveats with console hardware revisions, ones which make all the new features …
