So I just backed Koji Igarashi's new game, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night on Kickstarter. I swore to myself I wouldn't do it, not because I don't believe that he'll be committed to finishing the game or that it won't be great, but there is a slight chance that disaster could strike and I'll be out a hundred bucks and get nothing in return. I chose the $100 tier mainly because it came with the Ayami Kojima illustrated slipcase. She is the brilliant artist who did a lot of the designs for Symphony of the Night and some of the other IGA-produced Castlevania games, so I forked over the extra dough to get it. It also included the soundtrack by Michiru Yamane, who also worked on many of the beautiful Castlevania tracks. They, along with IGA himself, are the "holy trinity" behind some of the best Castlevania games, and the fact that they are all involved in this new game is a dream come true--once I visited the Kickstarter page, it was an inevitability that I'd pledge something. In fact, I really wanted the art book from the $150 tier, but I wasn't sure exactly how nice it would be (size, pages, etc.), and I figured if the game was a success, I'd just be able to buy it later. Anyway, hopefully I'll be very happy in 2017 (when the game is scheduled to ship).
Well Happy Friday Pixelbiticans and in the words of Bruce Buffer IT’S TIIIIIMMMMEEE!!! Hello Weekend, and yes I am excited!
Well hello good people of Pixlbit Nation! I hear that E3 is done, and I’ve checked out some blogs here about it. There are lots of interesting points of view, and I dig all the excitement surrounding your favorite titles. As for myself, I stuck with my usual “Let’s watch Sony” press conference and then I was good for the show. You’ll read about more of my thoughts later on, but since it is Friday, it is time for another edition of Quick Hits! For today I want to discuss my thoughts about the Sony Presser, some spoiler thoughts on tv shows Game of Thrones, Hells Kitchen, and The Challenge, as well as my usual pickups (hint I found a local spot that sells classic plastic). Sit back, enjoy and get ready for the weekend!
Another E3 has come and gone, so I thought I’d write a blog about my favorite games and news stories from the show. But before we get to that, I have to rant a little bit. I do apologize in advance, but for the second year in a row I was denied a press pass to E3. So I have to gripe about that a second.
Well hello there! I have no time to talk, because we recorded this just now and had terrible technical difficulties and I didn't have time to do my normal editing magic so unfortunately you'll have to take a page from Adam Orth's book and deal with it which is why I am doing this massive run-on.
Draft Day releases on April 11, and as far as I know, no one's filming at AT&T Stadium except the NCAA people this weekend. Gotcha.
So hey guys, I think I just missed the past 3 BaD blogs. Great way to start off!
The next round of console wars are upon us! With the big three companies--Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft--on the board with their new machines, it's time for people to pick sides and see who comes out on top. No matter which machine you're backing, it's worth looking back at how each company has handled their systems in the past. Since Nintendo came onto the scene first, we'll start by going back in time and checking out how they marketed their machines. From the NES to the WII U, PixlBit's got ya covered!
Sony’s pre-Tokyo Game Show press conference Monday offered a glimpse into the Vita’s future. We learned about new hardware with a 20 percent thinner and 15 percent lighter design, extended battery life, and six color options. We also learned about several new games in development. But the Vita TV was the biggest news by far.
So Sony's press conference was streamed at 2 in the morning last night. I could've stayed up, as I don't have work until 3PM or so, but decided to just sleep in and catch up tomorrow.
Hello Pixlbit! In my last blog, I mention that Disney Infinity for the Playstation 3 had problems connecting to the Internet because well, the patch would corrupt the game save. There was an option to play offline, which was fine, but I felt it was missing something especially with the other versions working fine. Well last night there was a new patch, and this patch was able to fix the problem, and I was able to finally connect my game. I don’t know what happened but I was level 5 with Mr. Incredible, but I guess at some point I restarted, or the game restarted my count, and I am now just hitting level 4. Not really a big deal, but oh well.
This has easily been one the most interesting Summers for gaming that I've ever witnessed. The big ones obviously being what happened at, and after E3. But what's surprised me the most is this persistent narrative of "well, if one company is screwing us, then surely the other one is". Leading up to the E3 press conferences, the press seemed hell-bent on pushing Sony into the fire with Microsoft over the DRM and connectivity issues, despite any actual evidence to back this up. The idea seemed to be that there was no way a company so large would make such huge mistakes without being sure that the competition was going in the same direction.
We’ve let the dust settle and even waited long enough for some of the controversial policies to get reversed since E3 wrapped up, but we’ve got plenty of opinions about this year’s show. Each of us came into it with slightly different expectations and varying levels of optimism and negativity. Some of us were pleasantly surprised and others were given the huge serving of “meh” we anticipated. Read through each of the PixlBit staff’s impressions of E3 2013 and see whose opinions most closely align with yours.
We’ve known about Infamous: Second Son for a while now, but never did I imagine that the game would look this enticing. Sucker Punch had a strong showing during Sony’s Press Conference with this latest entry into the Infamous universe, and all signs are pointing in the right direction for the series.
Well E3 has come and gone, and even though I didn’t get to go this year, I thought I’d still write a blog about the E3 news stories that interested me most. But first, you’ll have to put up with a little rant from me on WHY I didn’t get to go to E3 this year. Sorry.
Killer Instinct was one of the bigger surprises to come from Microsoft's E3 press conference, and information is beginning to trickle in about how the long-absent fighting game will shape up when it is released alongside the Xbox One in November.
So we all saw Sony kick Microsoft's teeth in on Monday. Now that I've calmed down, I want to post a more sober assessment of what we've seen. That being the biggest moment of the show worries me.
It’s safe to say that Sony delivered an impressive showing at their E3 press conference and gained a ton of good will with gamers looking to upgrade to next generation consoles. While it’s far too early to declare the PS4 the winner of the next console war (the systems are five months away, after all), many people in the gaming community have latched on to the system since it still offers gamers the freedom to trade, sell, and buy used games. It would be foolish to count Microsoft out at this point, however, and even if many elements of the Xbox One are less than attractive, people should understand that it’s a glimpse into the future.
I been on duty so I couldn’t blog but been thinking about the announcements Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo has made and there is a whole lot I am impressed with. My list have must have games has instantly grown. I watched both Sony and Microsoft’s press conferences and this is what I thought. Microsoft came away with an impressive better line-up of exclusives. Dead Rising 3 is a pretty big deal I consider. The last two games are great and its taking great advantage of the hardware for massive amount of zombies. I came away surprised that Insomanic had something exclusive to the Xbox One. Sunset Overdrive looks great and I love the premise. The hits just keep coming. I was very impressed with Titanfall. I would believe this would be just a timed exclusive since its published by EA. It looks fun and addicting. Now I have to say they did a lot right, especially by showcasing Metal Gear Solid V by basically saying its here too. They have secured that, the Final Fantasy, and Kingdom Hearts. That is pretty huge. I was the letdown by Ryse which looks too centered around QTE. The gameplay looks so cheap. I was expecting something more from it and was excited about Killer Instinct but I came away unimpressed by what I saw.
Now as for Sony, I don’t feel it was a free flowing but they had some major things I liked. I loved how they had indie developers there. That was a huge thing. I came away really impressed how a few of those games like Outlast will be free for PS+ users. I wanted that already and also topping it off with Driveclub is pretty cool. Sony I didn’t feel showed much overall. The only new game I really came away impressed with was Order 1886. I am excited to see more about it. They showcased Final Fantasy Versus 13 and how the rumor is true that it is actually 15 now. The footage was great but puzzling how different it is. The announcement of Kingdom Hearts 3 was incredible too. The announcement of those two games are incredible but I come away less impressed since they are on the Xbox One too. The same goes for Destiny which is easily one of my most anticipated titles. That game looked stunning. It too though is a multiplatform game. Its like they did what Microsoft did and showcase a lot of third party games…