It was the 80's, it was a different time.
Video Game News and Miscellany
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Batman games did look really different then....except also weirdly the same as now.
(okay, okay, this is from '91, but it was still kind of the '80s at that point, if you know what I mean).
That game actually looks pretty fun. I'd play that.
That and the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles GB game were what I played for all of 1991. That you could wall-jump in the Batman game completely blew my 5th-grade mind.
The first GameBoy Batman game is ball-bustingly hard. I'm not sure I even got halfway through it. It's right up there with NES TMNT and Cobra Triangle.
Blackwell Epiphany trailer!
I've loved this series for years, so I'm stoked. Though I'm also sad because it's the last one.
I've loved this series for years, so I'm stoked. Though I'm also sad because it's the last one.
Definitely a game I regret not backing. See also: Mighty No. 9.
Mario Kart 8 releasing May 30. Babies are back, Waluigi, and now the Koopalings too. A lot of damn characters.
Some other stuff got release dates too, but Nintendo Direct then pointlessly teased at X and Bayonetta 2 without dates.
Some other stuff got release dates too, but Nintendo Direct then pointlessly teased at X and Bayonetta 2 without dates.
They really blew their load early with Little Mac's SSB trailer. DKC's trailer was good but we've seen a ton about the game, and the rest of the Direct was pretty boring/3DS.
I'm excited for X, but I think most people already figured it would have Xenoblade combat so the trailer was sadly underwhelming.
Bayonetta 2 looks cuh-razy as fuck, but I've yet to play 1 and never had much interest in the DMC-type games.
Little Mac revealed as next fighter for Super Smash Bros. I'm both surprised AND excited over this.
Seriously... at this point the only character from my wish list would be a Belmont from Castlevania. They've already gotten everybody else from it.
Seriously... at this point the only character from my wish list would be a Belmont from Castlevania. They've already gotten everybody else from it.
YES! Finally!
Fails for no Bill Murray....
That looks pretty great. I'll have to wait until I have, you know, a job to pay for this. Even still, I'd probably wait for reviews and such, anyway.
But yeah, it looks great. Even when you're in control, it looks straight out of an episode of South Park. Though their famously simplistic style certainly helps in that.
But yeah, it looks great. Even when you're in control, it looks straight out of an episode of South Park. Though their famously simplistic style certainly helps in that.
Laughed my ass off through the whole preview. I actually enjoy RPG systems where there's a little button input to determine hits/blocks/etc, so I'm not just sitting there in-between turns. Game's looking to be fantastic.
I only watched the first 6 minutes, but it looks like there are quicktime events that let you swear unnecessarily (like at 3:30)?
--Patrick
Yeah I saw that, but it looks like they're making fun of the PC-doesn't-talk thing RPGs do in that intro with the parents, so I dunno.
Yeah, but when there are only a handful of villains that can actually give him trouble, that doesn't make for much of a game. Unless they went some sort of Shadow of the Collossus route where it's nothing but boss fights and exploration.
figmentPez
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If they go open world, they could only have a health bar during certain missions. While you're flying around the city stopping muggings, collecting trinkets, spotting cameos, and whatever, you're invincible. (It's not like health is a major concern when you're just wandering around in Saints Row or Red Faction Guerrilla, so it wouldn't be that different.) Then, when major events are happening, you get either a city or personal health bar, depending on the threat. That way you get the freedom to just fly around, but the pressure can also be on when it needs to be.