A portion of a Siliconera post…
They have two things in their E3 lineup you won’t be able to guess, one announcement that floored me…
We have no idea of the platforms or titles, but feel free to start guessing! You guys are usually pretty good at piecing this stuff together!
There’s no doubt that you can become addicted to both PC and console gaming. People have been known to lose days of their lives glued to the glow of a monitor or TV screen. Having said that, just which platform can get a tighter hold on you? I would have to argue that the PC has the worst addictive nature, considering the constant connection to the internet that you have. Sure, you can play online with other consoles, but the PC is open to so much more in the online world. Either way…don’t get sucked in!
A portion of a ThunderboltGames review…
When you look past the flashy presentation, you’ll realize that this game is simply a decent, fun, and challenging vertical shooter. Nothing more, nothing less. It’s up to you if you want to indulge in what it has to offer, be it the insanely tough gameplay or the ludicrous translation. But if all else fails, it can teach you one thing: Laughing out loud is the basic trait of an International Ninja. Think about it.
Writing lists about games to play in the Summer seems to be like the hot topic right now! I never really thought of Summertime as a great time to game, but I guess with school being out, it means that there is a lot more time to take advantage of our video hobby. Click here to check out Yahoo’s suggestions for gaming heaven while beating the heat.
A snippet from the Onlyagame blog…
I believe the videogames industry has an ongoing problem, in that a large proportion of the people who influence the game design process prefer Strategic play to other kinds of play. But as the audience for games has exploded into the mass market, strategy games (and other forms of Strategic play, such as adventure games) have become niche titles, with even the most popular titles selling no more than a few million units at most, while games with a wider appeal can rack up more than ten million units (as Dr Kawashima’s Brain Training, GTA: San Andreas, Guitar Hero and The Sims all demonstrate in wildly different ways).
A good strategy game may well be a series of interesting decisions – but a good game is something that meets the play needs of its audience. If you want to make games for the new videogames market, you’d better start striving to understand just what those diverse play needs might involve.
I have never been much for the strategy genre, simply because I didn’t find it much fun. There are a few exceptions, but the genre as a whole, just doesn’t interest me. Are designers that go after this type of gameplay causing a problem for the industry?
Sorry Japanese Kirby, you have nothing to do with this. Americanized Kirby, you are definitely included. All you have to do is make a game character scowl, and they are immediately much more in-line with what Americans like!
A portion of D-Toid review…
Guitar Hero: On Tour is an interesting experiment for the Nintendo DS that might appeal to die-hard fans, but the franchise is ultimately better left in the living room. To take a page from the book of elitist musicians everywhere: “Put down that toy and go play a real plastic guitar.”
