Mr_Spinnington

Joe Danger: The Movie comin' some day, on some platform-- apparently a huge expansion from what JD brought us. Read on Destructoid ;p

here's a very short blog, with a video:

long story short, Sanctum is right between Monday Night Combat and Trenched. i feel like Trenched is impeccably balanced, however, and haven't spent enough time with MNC to really get a feel for it. then again, MNC is like Lead&Gold with turrets, and Lead&Gold feels a lot like a focused 3rd-person Team Fortress 2

what i'm trying to say is that every game is the same. not just from this small gaggle, but every single game you played is the same

these days games seem to be better with derivation. for instance, RPG elements help augment an experience in nearly every genre, and core RPG games may eventually die off once their philosophies are stripped from the genre and implemented in more modern, immediately gratifying ways. who doesn't like leveling up? the more overlap, the better-- i think. just so long as there's no stepping on toes, and a product doesn't get lost in its own ass when trying to wear too many hats

on the other hand, sometimes i just want my Rez or simple fucking Ridge Racer. if arcade games ever disappear, then i'm quitting this hobby. and in that regard, i also want my pure Final Fantasy and persona RPGs. this must be that bar you hit at a certain age when you decide that there were 'good old days'

a LOT of nothing. that's a half lie, but turntable.fm ate up way too much time on that initial discovery. here's something to watch:

one of the things i like about writing for Gaming-Age is that it forces me to play games. not that i need to be forced-- i like games. they're the thing i'm married to, i do need to be forced not to give up on one before i finish it, though. seeing things through to completion is a weak spot for me, because once i have my fill, i'm usually leaving something behind right as things take a turn for the best. right before story falls apart in the third act, that is

reviewing material means i have to see it through, which i have about a 30% average of doing with games on my own. it's a great tool for reminding me that the best things about a game are the time you spend with it, letting its philosophies sink in until you 'understand' what it wants to show you. this doesn't apply to all titles, and a lot of the time extended play with a title can make you sick of it with mechanics that just plateau after a strong opening. this is the other side to a slow blossoming of philosophies; it's the unraveling of ideas on execution

funny enough, a lot of these lessons apply to real life and whether or not we get sick of something

i'm especially bad with multiplayer titles, unless there's a group of people or someone who a game really clicks with and keeps me invested. because of this i stick to single-player games, and have found them to be my bread and butter. the other half of having trouble sticking with a given game is that there is so much to see; it's hard not to let a new shiny thing drag me away from the last one.

i'm just kicking my feet around in the dirt here, but when a game is really fucking fantastic, it holds my attention and i kind of bond with it. i have a really special place in my heart for Persona 3, for instance, and that has made penetrating Persona 4 difficult. after i clear out some backlog and tackle more review product, i may finally get around to that... it has been a year after all

this wasn't a problem with The Witcher 2, or Bayonetta. these were games that i needed to play, because they appealed to me on a personal level. for everything else, the diamonds in the rough that aren't apparent in their payoff for investing myself into the whole product, well i get to pretend it's just part of the job. faking a responsibility to have perspective on a title really gets me through to the end on games i otherwise would have given up on

i have to wonder what it takes for people who need a little push to be enveloped in a game, when they might never come back after a few sessions

here's a bonus video (as if there aren't enough Frozen Synapse gameplay captures on youtube) of one of my favorite rounds of the game so far. mostly because of the bloodshed. team green is yours truly:

also Steam sales are the best and this is one of the best that was on sale. all the good things you heard were true, and if you have anyone to play it with, or like strategy games in the slightest, it's a must-buy

back to work

let's start with my stupid sunglasses:

i realized why i couldn't figure out what new games were out this week because there's really nothing special hitting stores. Resident Evil Mercenaries 3D is out and you like excuses for 3DS software, SSFIV Arcade Edition patch happened and i don't need to tell you to get on that if you're crazy about Street Fighter. there's also a Gundam game that i feel like has come out four times already, and a few other things that are equally weird

the betas for Uncharted 3 and Journey did release though, and have my attention more than any retail releases this week or next. i want them both

guys... i'm pretty fizzled right now. it's late but as long as i'm up it's blog time. all i can say at this point is thanks for reading and watching that video. tomorrow i should be more competent. i also have an exciting interview with Nintendo World Report to help out with one of their podcasts, so i'll at least have a good time yapping it up with some dudes about games, if anything. i always forget what it's like to be able to reference Psychonauts and to have people understand what i mean

come to think of it, there is one crazy thing coming up soon. next week, the new Earth Defense Force is out. my broke ass won't be able to afford it, but i'm happy enough that it will be in stores for whenever i start making money again. here's a taste for your hungry eyes

now i'm leaving

Square goes viral for DE3 with some crazy videos supporting SI at the site for "a stronger, faster, smarter, better you"

time to do some digging!

apparently this is an OT topic. thanks for the guidance, mods

round of applause

video on the link, or watch it here

hide yo kids hide yo apps? not really, but hopefully this closes the chapter on at least one hacker debacle, even though Sony brought a gun to a knife fight when he broke the hell out of their PS3 earlier this year

another way to solve the problem is to become a paying member and straight-up download them while also supporting the site, but this works too i guess