The first time I ever went to Video Games Live was quite the magical experience. I never thought I’d watch a live orchestra in my lifetime, let alone one playing video game music. However, it didn’t take long for the show to win me over. It was so cool to be in a venue with thousands of like-minded video game fans, enjoying the soundtrack to our lives in a way that we’ve never heard before. I loved every minute of it, and I told myself I’d be back if the show ever returned to my city.
Yesterday, the highly-anticipated reboot of the Mortal Kombat franchise hit stores. From what I’ve been seeing on Metacritic, it’s being received really well from the gaming press. Up until I played the demo a while back, I had plans to buy this on day one. However, here I am blogging from the outside, looking in. I didn’t buy it on day one, nor do I feel the urge to have this in my collection immediately. What happened?
Confession: I have never bought a video game strategy guide before. Not to say that I’ve never needed help in a game before, cause I’ve consulted many FAQs and magazine features in the past. However, having grown up during the dawn of the World Wide Web, I’ve always felt that strategy guides were a waste of money. Why pay for information in a book when you could get it for free somewhere else?
With that logic (for the most part) still in my mind, why then would I have gone out and buy my first ever strategy guide? And why for this game?
Now would be an appropriate time to use the expression, “megaton”. According to a number of major gaming news websites, the successor to the Wii is going to be announced at or before E3. The internet as a whole is abuzz at what could be the kick-off of the next generation. If you haven’t already heard the rumblings read through to the rest of this post!
Yesterday, Capcom lifted its embargo on the media coverage done for Captivate 2011, which is Capcom’s big press event used to promote its upcoming games. To be honest, I didn’t really care for anything Capcom presented. Sure, Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition news is nice, but nothing at that event got me genuinely excited for Capcom’s lineup. Well, almost nothing.
A few days ago, the latest issue of Game Informer shed light on some new Mass Effect 3 details. While it was good to see any news about the upcoming sequel to one of my favourite 2010 games, none of the information revealed struck me as a surprise. Granted, I haven’t actually read the magazine, just the bits mentioned on web sites, so maybe the answer to my biggest question is there.
If you’d like to know what my big is, read through to the rest of this post. Reader beware though, this contains spoilers!
Ninjas have hijacked Capcom’s secrets yet again. Though it should come as no surprise to anyone who knows anything about Street Fighter, an announcement trailer for Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition coming to consoles hit the internet earlier today.
While the original YouTube video has since been pulled, there are other places where you can find the actual video. Or you can click through to see what the trailer revealed!
To say that Marvel vs. Capcom 3 has swallowed me whole would be an understatement. The game is less than 2 months old, and I’ve already spent over 50 hours with it, having played over 1,000 online matches in the process. While there are potentially thousands of different ways to assemble the 38 characters into a three-character team, I found a team that worked for me close after the game’s release and have stuck with it since. In a game where team mechanics are critical, having spent a lot of time practicing one particular team that fits my style has helped me tremendously.
Though I’m still experimenting with new teams every time I play, this is currently my main team.
Despite my recent Marvel vs. Capcom 3 binging, the Street Fighter IV series will always have a special place in my heart (and in my wallet). I still enjoy playing the games, and did not hesitate to purchase this version with my new Nintendo 3DS. As much as I love the iPhone version of Street Fighter IV, it’s still just a sampling of the real deal.
From what I’ve heard of the Nintendo 3DS version, this was a much closer representation of the console experience. But does this game hold up for me as a hardcore Street Fighter IV player?
Even though I was many years late to the party, once I started playing the first God of War, I finished it in relatively short order. That first God of War game was pretty awesome and I was excited to jump into God of War II. However, I thought it would be best for me to take a break from the series and take care of some other games before I jump back into it.
Though I’ve been picking at God of War II for at least a month now, I don’t have much to show for my time. I’m not very far into it, but I’m already considering skipping it for God of War III. What’s happening?
