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Episode 5—Zelda Special
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Preview—I’ve played the Vita. Don’t be jealous, though. You can too.
Select GameStop locations are currently displaying playable Vita units in their stores. Although my time with Sony’s new handheld was brief at best, I’ve put together a few first impressions:
While certainly more comfortable to hold than the 3Ds, the size and clarity of the OLED touch screen had me immediately impressed by the hardware.
The system is also surprisingly light, that is, without sacrificing durability (We’re talking to you, PSP 3000).
The analog sticks feel smaller than what we’re used to, but they’re sturdy, responsive, and well within reach (Hear that, Circle Pad Pro?).
Playable demos include Hot Shots Golf, Uncharted: Golden Abyss, Wipeout 2048, Little Deviants, and more. However, one game in particular stood out among the rest…
“Resident Evil: Revelations” releases today…or is it “Revelaitons?”
There’s a good chance that some poor, short-sighted, very embarassed employee has just been fired from Capcom.
Anyone quick enough to pick up a copy of Capcom’s latest Resident Evil entry for Nintendo’s 3DS today may be surprised to find a cringe-worthy spelling error printed along the spine of their new game’s case.
While the front’s cover art remains typo-free, the packaging’s spine will prominantly (and incorrectly, mind you) read “Revelaitons” once displayed on one’s game shelf.
Players who would prefer a corrected insert can contact Capcom at 650-350-6700 or by email at accounts@capcom.com. Capcom claims that future shipments of the game will contain case inserts with the corrected spelling, so grab your copy quick before this initial U.S. shipment runs out, assuming, of course, these error-plagued copies could be worth anything later on.
Anyone else keeping their copy in the shrink wrap?
Game Dev Story: Mixing depth and instant gratification.
Mobile gaming is a strange beast that many companies have been recently capitalizing on. The audience of these games is generally casual gamers, so usually mobile developers show no love for the mainstream audience. This works for the mobile platform because most of the time someone, including gamers, don’t have enough time to actually play a full on game during a train ride or in the waiting room. Although are there games that walk on the thin line of being just short enough yet are deep enough to be addicting for a long period of time. Game Dev Story is just one of those games.
A fantasy where bugs always get fixed.
Episode 4: The First “Real” Episode
A new episode of The OFFICIAL Pixel Legends Podcast is out now! Get it here! Be sure to subscribe! Join us as we talk about video games and our anticipation of the PS Vita!
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Broken Pixel—Skyward Sword: Stop Helping Me!
If you thought “Hey! Listen!” was bad…
The debate rages on regarding difficulty in games. Are older games harder? Are harder games better? Do modern games hand-hold too much? How much should games spell out for the players?
Sure she looks cool, but wait until she opens her mouth.
We’re not here to answer those questions.
No matter where you stand on that debate, I think there’s one thing we can all agree on: no one likes annoying helpers. What classifies as annoying? Well that’s different for every person. But if you’ve got to the point where you’ve shouted “Stop helping me!” at your TV screen, then you’ve met an annoying helper.
What Makes a Game—What makes a true sequel?
“Yeah it’s pretty good, but it’s a lot like the last one.”
A topic of fierce discussion and frustration from gamers is whether or not a sequel to a beloved game is actually a fully realized new game or could have easily been an expansion. What games can be considered expansion packs; better known today as a very large DLC? Arguably, there are games that walk the line, but there are also games that have some gamers believing that developers are just plain lazy.
One of the most prolific games that have some players hopping mad about shelling out $60, is Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3. Many arguments can be made that this game being nothing more than an expansion pack or very large DLC pack for Modern Warfare 2. The most obvious issue is that the graphics remain largely the same as Modern Warfare 2. To be fair, the Call of Duty series has been running the same modified engine since the 2nd Call of Duty, but the newest modifications aren’t showing much of an improvement to a player’s view of the game’s graphics.
Can you figure out which one came first?
Bastion: How to Perfectly Mix Story and Gameplay
If you’ve been listening at all to our podcast, you might have heard me raving several times about Bastion by Supergiant Games. There are several reasons why I simply adore everything about this game. The smooth gameplay, the beautiful art design, the superb musical score (which you would have heard in our first episode) all work together seamlessly. But what really draws you into Bastion is its engaging and genuinely interesting story.
“That [story] may not sound like much…but wait till you hear it.”
And isn’t that the truth.