a platformer that really stuck out the formula & brought rich graphics to addicting gameplay, this game is surely a part of the exciting movement to bring back retro style gaming!!
being a huge lover of castlevania SOTN [like 'having a crush on alucard' huge] i really enjoyed this game from start to finish. at first blush the game was almost disorienting because although my character only functions on a linear 2D plane, the environment is almost a seamless 3D image.. kind of confusing when you're used to being able to go anywhere in modern games. i thought the graphics were spectacular, but of course all i could think was 'konami needs to remake castlavaniaSOTN' n_n; i did find the lack of soundtrack a bit disappointing, especially since the very few BG tracks littered SPARSLEY throughout the game aren't really that great... it was too short also, but that's just because i would have enjoyed playing it more! the story left a little to be desired as well, because [& i'm certailnly not the only one] i figured out the plot twist RIGHT at the beginning of the game, & the voice acting was... well, it was definitetly video game calibur acting, let's just say that. i really got a kick out of shooting guys & making them scream, & the game almost doubled in fun-factor when i got the ability to super punch people - their reactions were priceless! or maybe they were worth 15 dollars. is that even what i paid for this game? maybe it was 25... but it was definitely well spent because i got a solid game. i really don't like DLC though... that's right, i said it!! i can't stand the thought of losing games i paid for, or not having a physical collection of games... [altough i do have a few roms & MAME]
best item:
hookshot BY far. if this item had not been in the game, i would have lost my damn mind
best moment:
the ending scene. right as it started, the fusion helmet glitched & left my character with patchy, plastic-looking white & royal purple hair! & it stayed that way through the whole sequence. i kept having to laugh at it - if there was supposed to be anything mysterious, cliff-hangy or climactic happening i missed it, it was IMPOSSIBLE to take the game seriously in any way. awesome.
most annoying thing:
knowing there was something in the room i couldn't get to because i didn't have the right item yet >___<
This is something that matters more depending on location... I live in Florida, we have thunderstorms. Nasty ones. I love them! Electronics do not....
Even though I make it a point to unplug appliances before sleep (so they don't waste power - but here's also why), between by bf & I staying up late one night the main device area was left plugged in... I awoke to the horrible explosion of extremely close lightning. I asked if everything had been unplugged. No. ; o ;
All told we lost... -modded xbox 1 -xbox 360 arcade [jasper motherboard] -my roomate's xbox 360 elite -first gen 60 gig ps3 HDMI out -65in 1080p dlp tv HDMI in -asus motherboard powering the home theatre pc -modem -3 routers -phones -dimming light switches
All my equipment in my home-office was safe cuz I unplugged them myself!
At first we thought the PS3 was dead [which made me cry... i'm such a baby!!] but it gave out sound - we bought component cables to see if maybe just the HDMI out was broken. LUCKILY this was the case so it wasn't SO BAD..... thank god now I can finish my Little Big Planet level instead of just thinking about it! it's only 1080i now tho, no longer 1080p. it's not terribly noticeable.... & trust me i'll get over it!
But seriously people save yourself the hassle & money - unplug shit if you live in a storm-prone area! ♥
this guy rambles about how his girlfriend is so clueless that she thinks leaving a ps3 in standby is somehow a waste. he then becomes extremely annoying & actually tests a ps3's standby wattage to prove her wrong.
i almost puked.
i researched some numbers & wrote him this letter because the broken website wouldn't allow me to comment. just as well, i would have embarassed him pretty bad....
"according tovgchartz.com there have been 8,648,821 ps3's sold in america from 2007-2009. you said $1.53 per year per console of standby. imagine if everyone took your misguided advice!!!! that could be up to $13,232,696.13 per year WASTED ON STANDBY. & that energy isn't made out of air yet.... don't you realize the total loss for your laziness is combined with the laziness of other people... & that loss is huge. & all for nothing. unless you are terminally ill, missing some limbs or so fat that you can't move, you have no excuse to be so lazy - you are selfish & myopic. your girlfriend was right. i think you should apologize to her. if you were my boyfriend, every time i saw you not using the ps3 i would completely unhook every cable from it until you started turning it off. "
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