So, this was supposed to be a Halloween special, but clearly we're a little bit late for that. Oh well.
August is gonna be a crazy month for game releases. Its like lets end summer with a bang in video games!!!! Well even though there are several Id like to pick up Im sadly gonna have to make scarficies. While I dont have to save up the entire ammount for the PS4 in August I need to start saving up for it and atleast have 200 something saved up by the end of the month so that the last bit which will prolly be around 245 can be saved up between September and October. I preordered it off Amazon so I cant put money down on it like someone who preordered at Gamestop. I get paid 3 times in August so that will be achieveable since I can separete bills in 3 ways and save any spare cash up. The games I am for sure getting in August are Dragons Crown and Final Fantasy 14: Realm Reborn. I wanted to get Tales of Xillia, Killer is Dead, The Bureau: Xcom Declassified, and Saints Row 4. I most likely will have to wait though until I know its okay to spend spare cash on them. What are your current buys for August or are you staying away from buying any new games?
Well Im yet again at a sleep war with myself. Which I cant to say is super bad, I feel time passes me by faster at night and Im ready for it to be Sunday already. Its so close now! I actually went today and paid off my AC Bundle and as well paid off The Last Of Us SE so after Sunday Ill be waiting for that release which got a midnight release here. Ill be def going to that to get my copy.
Konami held their big “Pre-E3” presentation today, but considering all of the buzz around new consoles, the company didn’t have much to show. Besides showcasing how the new Fox Engine is implemented in the PES soccer franchise and an extended look at Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2, the big news came from Hideo Kojima, who announced that Kiefer Sutherland (24, The Lost Boys) would be playing Snake in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
I was reading an article on Game Rant about 3 titles that have been kind of in limbo for a while that might make an apperance at E3. How they came to this info is quite interesting because I went to the site they talked about and it shows whos attending E3 and some show their products when you click on the link for them. Im gonna post a few with their products under their name. The 3 games by the way are Warriors Lair, Beyond Good and Evil 2, and The Last Guardian.
Why Uncharted 2 feels like its own game and Lords of Shadow does not
As a game critic, it can be extremely difficult to set your expectations aside when playing a game for review. At this point in my “career,” I’ve become quite adept at seeing a game for what it’s worth and reviewing it without allowing my expectations to impact my assessment. I found this extremely tough to do with Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate. I, like many others, expected something similar to a post-Symphony of the Night 2D Castlevania, but Mirror of Fate only resembles these titles on the surface. Digging deeper, it’s clear that Mercurysteam has merely converted the Lords of Shadow experience into 2D, placing the larger focus on combat, with only a minor emphasis on puzzles and exploration.
Hello everyone, I've never done a review for a game before. So I suppose that Pixlbit gets a little surprise in that regard. I will attempt to give a spoiler free and objective opinion on the strengths and weaknesses of the title, in addition to how it measures up against the other games in the series. My background includes every playthrough of the other 2D entries, as well as the Nintendo 64 titles. My favorite game was Symphony of the Night, and my thought on this reboot of the franchise is to give it a fair chance.
Rebooting a beloved and well established franchise like Castlevania was risky even before Konami outsourced the project to MercurySteam. But the little known Spanish developer, whose only major credit was the unremarkable Clive Barker's Jericho, would impress critics and fans with 2010's Lords of Shadow enough for Konami to greenlight two sequels. Mirror of Fate, a 3DS exclusive, is the first.
After trying out the new Castlevania - Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate (still a mouthful) demo on my 3DS yesterday, it got me in a mood to play some Castlevania. I had actually played a full run-through of Symphony of the Night back in October, so I thought I`d boot something else up.
What a title! Anyone think they could have just gone with Castlevania: Mirror of Fate? I get that they want to keep the brand recognition and focus on the fact that this is a sequal to Lords of Shadow, but that title is a bit much.
I've tried twice to download the Castlevania Lords of Shadow demo (oh yeah baby it's up) and it's running like a dog and crapping out. The second time I got 80% done and it barfed. There's also a Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate demo up too.
I just got back from a pretty wretched vacation. I'll blog about that at another time, but let me just say this: When the first thing that happens is someone commits suicide by jumping in front of the train you're riding in (yes seriously) it's a pretty good indicator that your vacation is cursed.
Since my review of Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time recently went up and I want to promote that game as much as possible, no matter how late, I thought I'd post another blog on what I've been reviewing recently.
We may be a day late, but this episode of Push Start to Continue is certainly not lacking in the dollars and cents. Join Mike and Jesse as they completely ignore the awards given at this year's 10th annual Spike TV Video Game Awards, and talk about the only thing that really matters: the trailers and game announcements. Also discussed is the allure of the Demon's/Dark Souls series, the THQ Bundle, and much, much more.
2D Castlevania games have been on a short hiatus since the release of Order of Ecclesia on the Nintendo DS in 2008. Four years later and we’re finally seeing a new title, this one for the Nintendo 3DS. Development has shifted hands to Mercury Stream, the same team behind Castlevania: Lords of Shadow on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Fittingly, the brand new title, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate is set 25 years after the events of the original game, telling the tale of Gabriel’s descendants.
