Posted April 23, 2009 Sony's TV recently have gotten so much better. I have a Panasonic Viera and as Chris said, t'is pretty damn good looking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 23, 2009 Yeah the Viera is great. My predicament is that my warranty is with Currys and they have offered a full refund of over £1600. However the letter they gave says i have 28 days to spend the value of the previous tv on a new one. At a specific store only. The problem is the 50" they have in stock are below £1000 and they are closing down on Monday for 6 weeks of refurbishment. No new stock hence no good Panasonics, Sony's or anything. Will have to contact the customer services to sort this out as its unfair and obviously not 28 days as i am locked to that store. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 23, 2009 (edited) Demon's Souls Import Review 9/10 - I wasn't expecting that although I didn't really know much about the game. I'm quite excited now. Demon's Souls is a brutal, bleak action combat RPG that pits your lone character against a universe full of violent demons. They range from former human soldiers to agile, double scimitar-wielding skeletons, pouncing flame-creatures, octopus-headed guards, embryonic plague-carrying monstrosities, even Death himself. The game's five worlds - all massive - are split into four different sections, each guarded by a horribly large and hardcore boss monster. Everything in the entire world is designed to kill you, quickly and often without warning. Sounds epic! It is one of the most difficult modern videogames in existence, refusing to make even the slightest concession to your happiness or mental well-being. For this reason, developing a devotion to Demon's Souls has been the gaming equivalent of falling in love with an emotionally stunted, occasionally violent sociopath. Actually it sounds epically painful. But fun...kind of. Edited April 23, 2009 by Daft Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 23, 2009 Wow that looks great, remember reading about it and not being that optimistic, nice exclusive. I played Fallout earlier and managed to level up a bit from doing a couple quests I did before but didn't get trophies for, but this time I blew up Megaton after managing to pick the sheriffs lock in order to get the bobblehead, may try to collect all 20. It's such an awesome game, I forgot how retro/creepy/atmospheric it can be. I also took an epic* journey up to the attic to get my PS2 down because my friend has let me borrow Tekken 5, haven't played one in ages. Had a bash with a friend and few things rival the awesome moments when you finish someone off with an awesome move. The cries of 'NO WAYYY!' and 'FUCK ME THAT WAS WHOOPASS!!!' are tear-inducing it's so funny. Street Fighter can suck my balls. *After a visit to an attic and you get what you are looking for it always feels like quite an achievement. Probably not epic though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 23, 2009 Yeah I read the Eurogamer review earlier today and have to say it piqued my interest somewhat. Saw it around loads on Joystiq a while back, and never really looked into, but after reading that seems like something I could really get into. The visuals look pretty beautiful too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 23, 2009 A fair few people on another forum I frequent have been extolling the virtues of Demon's Souls for a while. I particularly like the online functionality — being able to leave messages to help other players out is a great idea, especially as you get bonuses if people rate your comments highly — although at the moment I'm holding out for a European release; the game's out of stock most places and is going for around £60 on eBay. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 23, 2009 They'll release it over here. The timing of this review after the Sony thing recently is begging it. It just sounds painfully fun. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 23, 2009 They'll release it over here. The timing of this review after the Sony thing recently is begging it. It just sounds painfully fun. I'm hopeful, but then we haven't heard a peep about Afrika/Hakuna Matata or Aquanaut's Holiday, both of which have fully English Asian versions available. Granted both of those are niche titles, but Demon's Souls isn't exactly Call of Duty either. On the upside this Kotaku post gives a promising hint: But I don't think anyone attending the event walked away disappointed. I'll definitely be interested to see how PlayStation fans react to next week's previews, which also include hands-on impressions of Motorstorm: Arctic Edge, Fat Princess and a couple of titles that might not yet have been officially announced for a Western release. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 23, 2009 Sony aren't bringing Afrika out here. Fingers crossed, for this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 23, 2009 Yeah Afirka is different. Demon Souls sounds insane. Odd its selling outits tiny shipments in Japan. *After a visit to an attic and you get what you are looking for it always feels like quite an achievement. Probably not epic though. Tekken 5DR is on sale PSN. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 23, 2009 Yeah I'm waiting for 6 though, not getting both. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 23, 2009 Yeah I'm waiting for 6 though, not getting both. Long painful wait. I wonder if Soul Cailbur 5 will get announced at e3? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 23, 2009 Long painful wait. I wonder if Soul Cailbur 5 will get announced at e3? God I hope not. That series needs to be put down. Soul Calibur 1 is spinning in its grave. And my Dreamcast. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 24, 2009 Sony aren't bringing Afrika out here. WHAAAAT?! I was looking forward to this Import? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 24, 2009 WHAAAAT?! I was looking forward to this Import? Wait till e3 to be sure. There were rumours it was going to be rebranded National Geographic for the US? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 24, 2009 Well last time I was around the game Sony did not want to bring it over here. I don't know if another publisher will pick it up. I doubt it tbh. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 24, 2009 (edited) PS3 is number one in Japan for this week sales and YTD. PS3 62,527 DSL/DSi 44,725 PSP 40,065 Wii 13,221 Xbox 360 8,652 PS2 4,230 "FFVII: ACC" (Blu-ray) sold 275k including bundles. Edited April 24, 2009 by Dante Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 24, 2009 Nice! Year ot date is impressive. Reggie is going to be upset at e3 :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 24, 2009 Nice! Year ot date is impressive. Reggie is going to be upset at e3 :p Reggie "I am upset for Japan sales :(" Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 24, 2009 Reggie "I am upset for Japan sales :(" He wont admit it but the bitterness will show in interviews when the PS3 gets mentioned. On a serious note he will be presenting alot of new hardcore games this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 24, 2009 I don't think many if any 'harcore' games will be unveiled. What they'll have this year is an announcement of a big first party game along with a couple of fairly traditional 3rd party efforts. Going on my 6th sense. Does anyone want to do some online stuff tonight? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 24, 2009 I don't think many if any 'harcore' games will be unveiled. What they'll have this year is an announcement of a big first party game along with a couple of fairly traditional 3rd party efforts.Going on my 6th sense. Does anyone want to do some online stuff tonight? Yeah sure. Havent been on PS3 lately. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 24, 2009 I haven't really been on it as much lately, been doing a bit of Fallout but not much. If only everyone played R2 here. Why don't we have a bash on KZ and Worms tonight? Get in the online meetup thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Posted April 24, 2009 Demon's Souls Import Review 9/10 - I wasn't expecting that although I didn't really know much about the game. I'm quite excited now. Sounds epic! Actually it sounds epically painful. But fun...kind of. Ahh thanks for the heads-up! I forgot all about this game due to the lack of info but good to know theres an English version floating about Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
