Really? The series always had attractive female characters & sexy or cute costume unlocks,Cary. But yeah, supposedely to "make it up to the fans" they put in a Samus costume and a Zelda costume.
That's aight,Matt. To each their own,bromosome!
I'm enjoying it alot,Peter! I mean it's not a game that profoundly changed my life or anything but is still has good gameplay, fun combat,interesting areas to explore,and feasible character motivations.
Dropped by m8,even if it's at a weird hour. lol. Still,I paid my respects with a comment!
I'm a huge Fatal Frame fan and feel really bad how Nintendo Of America handled this one. Aka,they took out the most sexy costumes but were like "Here,have these Zelda & Metroid costumes that don't make sense within this game!" and decided to make it "download only". I'm sure some people will download it & I understand why (I'm thirsty for a new Fatal Frame game too) but even if I had a Wii U it would be a "no purchase" for me unless they released a disc version with all content included. Anything tied to censorship & "download only" makes me kind of sour from the get go!
King of dragons and Knights of the round were some of my favorite beat em ups growing up. Back in the day my dad would often bring me game rentals as "peace offerings" to keep my mountain isolation cabin-fever "in check" and I distinctly remember requesting these two games quite often!
Last 5 years? Hmmmm, I'm bad at chroncicling things in "years" but I'll try my best! (Despite being old and senile)
Firstly I have to give credit to Dragon's Dogma Dark Arisen. Not only was it "fun" but it ended up having much more interesting characters and a better story line than I thought it would. I mean with how egregiously reviewers lamented "those aspects" I expected some very dry writing but ended up getting very attatched to the lore and most memorable npcs. There's much more to this action rpg than "Typical fantasy with dragons in it" and I appreciate just how tense and atmospheric the surroundings became once night fell.
PC wise I got plenty of enjoyment out of Shadowrun Returns and Dragon-fall. For those not in the know, Shadowrun combines cyber-punk with fantasy so it's posiible to have an elf sniper, orc cyborg, or a dwarf hacker. As futuristic turn based rpgs go it's merely "pretty good" but hair-brained schemes are exceptionally talented at creating believable and likeable characters and pretty decent yarns to boot. I especially recommend Dragon-fall director's cut which really got me deeply invested in what was going on!
Yup, I aleaready knew it was based on Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. Matter of fact, I believe this book later influenced how Christianity would interpret & describe hell as well.
I mean you're right as rain of course,the game has similarities to GOW but I was pleasantly surprised it also had more of its' own style than reviewers at the time gave it credit for!
Jeh Nick,really seems like NOA is living in the puritanical dark ages!
Hang onto it! The nes had hundreds of great games,m8!
Sadly no,just don't have the hardware for it right now! Who knows what the future holds though!
Fatal Frame did well in the past on both PS2 & Xbox. Don't know why Nintendo bought the license just to be like "The West can't have this no moar,m'kay?!" Last I checked,Fatal Frame was the only horror franchise that could stand toe to toe with Resident Evil & Silent Hill. And with even indie horror games making it big I really don't get Ninendo's "jerk baggery". I guarantee Fatal Frame would make good sales in the west. Horror games have seen a resurgence in popularity as of late.
Don't even get me started on the "sexy costumes" cenorship or the fact it's download only. I'm rather upset with how nintendo is handling such a great franchise.
Yeah Blake...the chastity belt was just kinda something there to incite a giggle...kind of like an injoke. It's in the bad-guy bondage "villains handbook"! Needless to say Robby has become "deeper". He can still be a jerk but he's a more sympathetic jerk! I guess an apt comparison would be Spike from Buffy.
Silent Bill was just supposed to be a freakishly dressed merchant that was a tribute to Silent Hill & Pyramid Head but eventually his back story became more interesting.
I imagine so,Jamie! It was also on Xbox live awhile so I'm sure PSN has it too! I even have it on the psp bundled with Rondo Of Blood. (Aka,The Dracula X chronicles)
We have the same impeccable tastes,Cary!
Me too Matt,me too. lol.
Jeh,I'm with you,m8. I especially was impressed when I played Super CV on the snes then the Genesis CV Blood-lines right before moving onto Rondo of blood (Er,it was the kinda crappy yet still "good" snes remix Vampire's kiss) & Symphony of the night on the playstation. That stretch of time was a great period for CV though sadly I never got to play any of the DS outings like Portrait of ruin or Dawn of sorrow.
I beat the first CV and it was hard as hell! Whipping off Drac's head was exhilirating for a lad like myself,including watching the castle crumble in the background as Simon looked on. What's ironic is the bosses in Simon's Quest were ridiculously easy....some could even be bypassed entirely!
Yeah Radha is in it and she's hawt as ever! Hell, even Edward Stark...ahem...Sean Bean is in it! Then there's Jodelle Ferland who did a pretty good job as Alessa. Oh,she's really hawt now too! Watching "kid actors/actresses" grow up just makes me feel like an old fart though!
Mortal Kombat 9 is really good. Feels like an awesome recreation of the 1st 3 games with a better story line! I really dug the graphics and gameplay as well!
I was so naive & sheltered when it came to issues beyond my small town I didn't know about "fake knock off nes games" for quite awhile. lol. I remember loving Mario Bros. and my first game I bought independantly was Mega Man 2. Needless to say it blew me away! The soundtrack was catchy & I liked the concept of absorbing enemy robot powers to use against other robots!
I feel the same about Dark-Siders 2. It's been such a great game so far I wish I had bought it sooner at full price thereby giving the developes a big thumbs up. Unfortunately most of us have limited incomes so that means we have to pick & choose what we buy "right now" and what we buy later on.
Regardless, you peaked my curiousity in Metro. As much as I've been loving just dicking around in Fallout: New Vegas the Metro games seem to have more of a sense of urgency and atmosphere to them. (Though admittedely some of the abandoned vaults in FO :New Vegas are very creepy too) I'll definitely consider picking up both Metro games once I have a better computer or more storage space for my 360!
Ha ha ha! No need to "tone it down" with me ,Tam! I'm usually on a caffeine high myself!
Jeh Pete,I wish I knew where exactly Aaron got off to. But "nostalgic places" have that magic warm allure of drawing back patrons! I'm sure we'll see him again!
Probably Blaze & Tyris Flare. lol. For the record, I always thought Skate was friggin awesome too! He was one of the more original beat em up characters to come out of that era.