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I have to say, I think Overlord games are abysmal. If I was going to go for a game in a similar genre I'd rent Brutal Legend.

Ask 'Hat, he platinumed it I think.

Speaking of PSN, here's a review for Critter Crunch: http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/103/1032064p1.html 8.6 is a good score for a game like this. Probably something I'd more readily buy for a handheld though.

Well it doesn't apply. I show a balance of positivity and negativity. You continually try to prove that you're a desciple of a member from this forum. I find it weird how you rate yourself at the top of this great-post hierarchy that you made up in your head. Get over yourself.

That's not really applicable. Maybe if I called Cube an ass you might have a point. I enjoyed reading the two names that thanked the post though, put a wry smile on my face.

What do people think of the Escapist TV news spoofs? I think they're pretty funny, not quite as good as the lethargic gamers show but still pretty entertaining.

As soon as the 4th phase kicks in, it's too much.

Will anything ever come of these issues? http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/103/1032008p1.html If I replace my blu-ray drive it may corrupt in the future, possibly along with a firmware update. Not sure if the slim has these problems.

Hmmm that's slightly annoying. Playing co-op with fellow owners in certain games would've been nice, oh well. I can't believe how my excitement for this has just triggered after actually thinking of buying and holding one. Completely stupid, after watching 1 video and hearing Daft I suddenly feel like I should be getting one this year. I want one u_u

Bloody good idea actualy. If I get a job I may have to shell out for one of these bad boys. Definitely in black. Game prices though :/ Argh, if I get one it'll probably be with Arctic edge, Echoshift and a couple of minis (or classic pick up and play stuff e.g Tetris). How does PSN work on the PSP? Do you still have friends list on the right, and can you send invites etc? I think aesthetically the thing I like most about the Go is the fact that the controls are sperated from the screen.

Yeah I'd agree with that. It's just a neat little unit. Having games on there all the time spares hassle and the game content is quite high. If they lowered the price I may have considered asking for one at christmas or something.

True. Constant negative attitude. It got boring a while ago.

No I used to have you added but there was an accidental deletion. Since then you haven't accepted my request to re-add I don't think.

Eh? That didn't make sense in general but I don't even have the game... I did add you a while back but you seem to have missed it. Btw if I send a request to a forumer I put '(dwarf)' in the message.

Fair enough, didn't know complicated stuff like that existed, I'll have to watch some videos. And yeah I'm kind of talking greater knock on effects. At least starting with 1 person controlling armies of people in real time is a very vast move, even though the FPS side of it is very unreal compared to EVE. I'm confusing myself the more I think about this. I think I'll stay away from the whole VR medium.

Yeah but if you think about it atm the options are very limiting. Restrictions on the amount of actions (i.e controllers) etc and very little entrepreneurial stuff you can do. Very 2 dimensional. Pretty much everyone has equal opportunity in EVE I take it, in the real VR there will be poor people. They have to do the boring jobs like refuelling huge space ships etc. I don't know why I'm saying this, it's so obvious and it's basically me pointing out the difference between Eve and the real world. Imma shut up.

It's basically going to end up creating a world where people will have to sit on their chairs completing daily space objectives in order to survive. The ability to wander freely around the world (or virtual universe) will be granted if you have enough money, like in our real lives really. Things could be made so interesting that MMOs won't be considered games anymore but they are the coming of an infinite virtual reality. This thing'll get big on consoles to a certain extent and then machines will be released based purely on giving people the experience. This place will have it's own internet and television channels that can only be viewed whilst you're 'playing/doing it. In 40 years I'd say.

It just seems like a really big step/ideology. Almost a technology that is too expensive or complicated to implement throughout thousands of households. Yet it should be here soonish. Really shows a big leap in gaming, but isn't it also a leap in something else? Like they could really do something useful with this in a way. Seems NASA-ish. Or am I getting ahead of myself?

That's one of the interesting parts. So imagine before a DUST match you get a live debriefing via headset from an Eve commander and you can move around in the same room as them, interacting with their movements in real time also. Then whenever you respawn they can give you intel etc before you shoot off in your space shuttle towards the next destination. That's one of the geekiest comments I've ever made.

@Flamey: Yeah. They obviously do provide a lot of fun though. Even if the experiences are lesser, we would've missed out on a lot of stuff simply because people didn't think they were worth releasing on consoles or because they thought the graphics and gameplay wouldn't hold up. Some of this adds to the charm of handheld games, although it's more than charm isn't it? Take Mario Kart DS for instance, that game is probably the best of the series, in a way though a lot of that (for me personally) is down to it being cool because it's on a portable. With the retro-like graphics which are nice because they are surprisingly good but dated at the same time, it's hard not to like it. Plus the presentation etc make it seem like it's retro even though it isn't trying to be. I'm not knocking the game in any way, it's awesome, I'm just crediting a large chunk of it's awesomeness down to the 'charm'. If you spruce it up with shiny effects and make it look dandy, it loses that innocence in a way and that's when you end up with MK Wii. Should be better, but isn't, even though it is on a console. Indeed other factors come into play when comparing those games, like the handling being better/simpler in MK: DS but hopefully one of you will understand me. I'm not just applying this to MK. The Echochrono (or whatever they've called it now) on PSP wouldn't be 'cool' on a console. Likewise Motorstorm: Arctic Edge on PSP would be shit on the console, but with the edges roughened and put on a screen between your hands, it's nice to sit down, appreciate those moving images you're controlling before your eyes and be quietly content with the impressive amount of content crammed into that little UMD.

I personally haven't. Can't wait to get my hands on it (well I can but shhh) as I always like to try out new handhelds. Remember being very excited when I got the DS when it came out, something about portable game systems give me a buzz in a way. Though I'm not a great fan of any of them. Most games are smaller brothers to console games in pretty much every aspect. Plus gaming isn't exactly an activity I'd properly associate with something you'd do when you're on the move.

He managed to earn himself a mention on Wikipedia though to be fair: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fan_(person)#Fanboy.2Ffangirl

I really hope he does that. I had it in the back of my mind but until I saw that post nobody had suggested it, so I pray that he makes this 'fuck you' show. That would win back my respect. And remind me of how awesome he is.

It succeeded in it's aims. I felt sick seeing that last picture.

Short clip of magic gameplay. http://www.gametrailers.com/video/japanese-magic-3d-dot-game/57218