Hero-of-Time Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 God of War 3 clip has just been shown on the VGA. It was about 10 seconds long and very disappointing, 10 seconds footage just aint long enough!
Mundi Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 God of War 3 clip has just been shown on the VGA. It was about 10 seconds long and very disappointing. Yeah I was expecting at least something epic to show but it failed to deliver. The teaser at E3 was longer than this. It´s kind of annoying that the interludes between awards are longer then the award giving themselves
Hero-of-Time Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 Ive just edited my post, it now has pics from the stupidly short trailer. EDIT: Heres the trailer.
Daft Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 Short trailers are good. I hate it when I've seen all the cool bits before I've played it. *cough*Resistance 2*cough*
Pit-Jr Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 No doubt, im quarantining myself from any more media that involves GoWIII, Uncharted 2, FFXIII and Versus. I hope the developers see the beauty in keeping a lid on these games until as late as possible
Dante Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 Problem is that the games do need promotion. Or they can easily get lost at times. Sony also have a habit of having several games on the go and being released close to each other. Other news is that LBP is ahead of gears of war 2 this week in the charts. 2nd biggest week of the year. It seems to have some staying power. That because Sony started adverting it two weeks ago.
Daft Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 I wouldn't be too surprised to see LBP linger in the charts. Good on it if it does.
Jon Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 So i've just started the fourth act on MGS 4, did anyone else get that awesome deja vu feeling when playing Shadow Moses again?
Illusionary Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 Hi all, I've very near to convincing myself to get a PS3; however, I'd just like a little advice if anyone's able to help... I have quite a sizeable PS2 collection, and in view of this, I'd really quite like backwards-compatibility - I've been looking at some of the 60GB PS3s on eBay, which would have this, but is there any disadvantage to the 60GB over the 80GB model (aside from the 20GB smaller HDD, which doesn't matter to me)? From what I've read, the 60GB model seems better in pretty much every way, if a little more expensive. Thanks for any advice!
dwarf Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 Yeah the Shadow Moses moments were brilliant - I loved the bit when he has the flash back of the surveillance camera and it falls off the wall - so saddening yet so immensely cool. Get the 60 GB, the 80GB only has more memory. I only have a 40GB myself because I sold all my PS2 games. But yeah it's a good choice and you should get it soon!
Aimless Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 Hi all,I've very near to convincing myself to get a PS3; however, I'd just like a little advice if anyone's able to help... I have quite a sizeable PS2 collection, and in view of this, I'd really quite like backwards-compatibility - I've been looking at some of the 60GB PS3s on eBay, which would have this, but is there any disadvantage to the 60GB over the 80GB model (aside from the 20GB smaller HDD, which doesn't matter to me)? From what I've read, the 60GB model seems better in pretty much every way, if a little more expensive. Thanks for any advice! When it comes to PAL machines, the 60GB is the only one with backwards compatibility with PS2, and even that isn't 100%. Removing the functionality from more recent models was a huge fumble by Sony, but what are you going to do? Upscaled PS2 games are supposed to look really good on a HDTV, but honestly I'd much rather play an actual PS2 on a good ol' CRT; I use a 1080p monitor, and the games I've tried don't look all that great in my opinion. I do seem to be in the minority, though, as everyone else seems to think the upscaling of old games makes them looks loads better... As for other differences, I believe the 80GB models are more energy efficient and run slightly quieter, but they lack a built in card reader and have fewer USB ports. HDD size is a non-issue as you can buy an appropriate 320GB laptop drive for around £50 these days; Sony tell you how to change your hard-drive in the manual, so you don't have to worry about voiding any warranties.
Deathjam Posted December 15, 2008 Posted December 15, 2008 When it comes to PAL machines, the 60GB is the only one with backwards compatibility with PS2, and even that isn't 100%. Removing the functionality from more recent models was a huge fumble by Sony, but what are you going to do? Upscaled PS2 games are supposed to look really good on a HDTV, but honestly I'd much rather play an actual PS2 on a good ol' CRT; I use a 1080p monitor, and the games I've tried don't look all that great in my opinion. I do seem to be in the minority, though, as everyone else seems to think the upscaling of old games makes them looks loads better... As for other differences, I believe the 80GB models are more energy efficient and run slightly quieter, but they lack a built in card reader and have fewer USB ports. HDD size is a non-issue as you can buy an appropriate 320GB laptop drive for around £50 these days; Sony tell you how to change your hard-drive in the manual, so you don't have to worry about voiding any warranties. What this man says is, ironically considering his handle spot on.
S.C.G Posted December 16, 2008 Posted December 16, 2008 WOO I have Persona 4 HEHEHE:D HEHEE Congrats Dom ^^ seen the pics you posted of the special edition, I guess it must have been promptly been devalued when you have it a good "spraying" upon it's arrival glad you're enjoying it though.
Dante Posted December 16, 2008 Posted December 16, 2008 Sony plans to refresh the PlayStation Portable product line with a PSP-4000 model in late 2009 and launch a true successor - a PSP2, if you like - later. Publishing sources, speaking to Eurogamer, were unable to provide any further detail on next year's update, which will presumably follow this year's PSP-3000 in taking an iterative approach. The PSP-3000 launched this October and followed a 2000-series model, the first Slim & Lite, in September 2007. Even fewer details were available on the PSP successor, but we're told that developers are already working on games. Sony has not ruled out either scenario, despite SCEE president David Reeves' assertion in MCV last week that "there are currently no plans for a PSP2". "I go to Tokyo quite a lot and no one has referred to it - I think they have their hands full at the moment," he said, non-committally. Sony UK told Eurogamer today that it would not comment on rumour and speculation. PSP-3000 bundles currently retail for GBP 129.99 the UK following its October launch, and despite sporadic software support and fewer platform-exclusives than Nintendo's DS, strong sales in Japan have propelled it to sales of over 30 million according to Sony's corporate sales website.
dwarf Posted December 16, 2008 Posted December 16, 2008 I wonder what the step up for PSP2 will be? Graphics? Dual analogue? More mulitmedia features? God knows, but I'm interested.
Daft Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 Hopefully Sony second attempt at a handheld will go a lot smoother. I look forward to seeing what they do.
Hero-of-Time Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 White Knight Chronicles review score from Famitsu. White Knight Chronicles : 7/7/8/7 Summary: Lots of optional content. Big boss battles. The combat system is simplistic. Online chat has some issues that the reviewer hopes get patched in the future. Reviewer #1 mentioned that he wished there was an autorun option because it's hard to chat and fight at the same time. Offline play is balanced. You can create your own combos. Fighting is fun. The SNS system is difficult to use, in the future it would be nice if they patched it. A beautiful world with huge monsters and intense battles. Descriptive narrative and events in the single player mode. The combat system can be repetitive. Armor synthesis to easily strengthen weapons, is good. Not complex, easy to get into. Creating combos is fun, however, the way the menu works could be more polished. The online mode's future depends on if they upgrade it. For the time being, the chat function is inconvenient and needs improving.
Aimless Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 successor? to the PSP? Do they ever learn... Given that all new PSP games are being made available through the PlayStation Store, which you can now access from the handheld itself, and Sony have said that trying to fit home console experiences on to the portable was a mistake... yes, I'd say they do learn. I wonder what the step up for PSP2 will be? Graphics? Dual analogue? More mulitmedia features? God knows, but I'm interested. The PSP is a fine machine, it just lacks games that are designed for it. Honestly I don't think having two analogue nubs would help things that much, as if a game is going to require me to use both at once chances are I'd much rather play that game on the PS3 anyway. Were I asked to rough out an idea for a successor to the PSP, I'd go with the following: Ditch UMDs. Moving parts were always a bad idea for a handheld, so instead the machine should come with several GBs of in-built memory and retain the PSP's MemoryStick port. All games would either be downloaded from the PlayStation Store or purchased from a brick-and-mortar store — download coupons or stations would hopefully appease the retail sector and encourage competitive pricing. Speaking of which, games should be released at varying prices based on their content, much like current PSN releases. Improve and expand upon the original's controls. The nub is currently a literal pain to use, so I would suggest keeping the d-pad where it currently is but making it the primary movement control; give it the flexibility to allow 360° movement, not just 8-way. Also, throw in a tilt sensor — I believe LocoRoco was originally going to have one — and add two auxiliary shoulder buttons, like those on the Wii's Classic Controller, to allow for easier playing of PSOne games. A touchscreen would be nice, but not if it will cost the Earth. Leave graphical capability largely unchanged, but throw in more RAM. I'm sure they could make the PSP2 offer up better looking games than the PS2 if they really wanted, but I don't want to be paying near £200 for a handheld device. Chains of Olympus and Crisis Core look pretty darned good already, so I don't think any major leaps are needed. Be backwards compatible with all downloadable PSP games. This shouldn't need explaining. Entrench the machine into PSN. Have a unified Friend list with your PS3, earn Trophies in portable games, and perhaps have some kind of Home integration — not the world itself, obviously, but some kind of peripheral functionality. Integrate current peripherals. In-built mic, camera, and GPS if financially viable. They don't have to be cutting edge, merely functional enough for use with the existing Skype and mapping services. And now I'm going to shut up.
dwarf Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 I think Dual Analogue would be a great feature - I'd love to have a PS2 that I could hold in my hands - but I also think more original/pick up games should be made as well.
Hero-of-Time Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 Heres 2 new trailers for 2 big PSP games. The first is Kingdom Hearts BBS and the second is Final Fantasy XIII Agito. Kingdom Hearts http://www.gametrailers.com/player/43758.html Final Fantasy Agito http://www.gametrailers.com/player/43763.html
S.C.G Posted December 17, 2008 Posted December 17, 2008 Given that all new PSP games are being made available through the PlayStation Store, which you can now access from the handheld itself, and Sony have said that trying to fit home console experiences on to the portable was a mistake... yes, I'd say they do learn. Good to hear! it took them long enough a lot of places in the high street have been decreasing the amount of shelf space they dedicate to the Playstation PORTable with even some independant retailers stopping stocking titles alltogether cos sales were so bad. Hopefully they will get it right this time.
Ashley Posted December 18, 2008 Posted December 18, 2008 All games would either be downloaded from the PlayStation Store or purchased from a brick-and-mortar store — download coupons or stations would hopefully appease the retail sector and encourage competitive pricing. Speaking of which, games should be released at varying prices based on their content, much like current PSN releases.. Download stations are a nice idea but impractical in anything other than large stores, and even then Sony are going to have to pay the stores to give up space that could otherwise be filled. Game boxes on a shelf take up far less room and electricity. Unless you mean just coupons which you redeem online but even still, a physical copy is nice. Imagine how many parents would be confused... "Can I have Kloana 4 please?" *hands coupon* "What the fuck is this shit?" Anyway...
S.C.G Posted December 18, 2008 Posted December 18, 2008 PSP2 i doubt they would change it much. Its still really good hardware wise! Good for afew Nintendo generations :P Yeah, shame about the software though, seriously I've barely bought any PSP games, theres just not much on the system that really "grabs" me, my DS on the other hand... I have stacks of games for and have found many of the games very entertaining from start to finish. So the PSP hardware wise can do more yes, UMD movies? no ty I'd rather watch them on the big screen where they belong (plus many UMD films are overpriced) Music? got an iPod, portable web browser? handy but only used a few times. The only other thing is the graphical capability, sure a handful of 3D games look and even play very nicely but the rest of the machines Library seems to be mostly ports of exisisting PS / PS2 games. Now the DS may be graphically inferior but genuinely I've had a lot more enjoyment out of it, it has 3D games too, from the start it had Super Mario 64 DS, a port yes but a worthwhile one, Metroid Prime Hunters which was technically impressive when it was first release if only not as good as the console versions, Mario Kart DS speaks for itself, and games like Zelda and Ninja Gaiden were quality and thats not even mentioning the tonne of decent 2D games on it. Sure the PSP has it's own original titles, Loco Roco etc, it's just a shame that it didn't have a lot more of those and was less plauged by ports, it's all very well having the hardware but using it correctly is another matter, still they seem to be learning that now at least.
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