CorgiShinobi

I know I've agreed with Strangelove in the past about this, but yeah, the Wii version of Resident Evil 4 is the best version. It's the GCN version and PS2 version combined with great motion control. I'm going to feel so weird buying RE4, again! I have the original GCN version, the Wii version, and now there's a PS3 version on the horizon! Just the previous two copies alone I've played about... like, over 12 times!

Metacritic is goofy because of how every reviewer wishes to review any given material. Well, we're going to go by 1, 2, 3... out of 5! Oh, well, we go 1, 1.5, 2... out of 5! We're similar, but we go all the way to 10! (I don't know if this is still true, but GamePro use to go by a .25 decimal scale out of 5.) I believe, depending on the scale you use, a game could be a 10/10, but that means readers (and reviewers) should know that if any problems do exist, they're very miniscule in comparison. Of course, going by a .1 decimal scale, I think that 10's are very rare indeed. I do visit Metacritic, but I don't go by the average necessarily. I'll look at the mode (most frequent) score if a game has been getting a lot of mixed reviews, i.e. Alice Madness Returns.

Yeah, but this is the fad element that dies very quickly and you're left with pet rocks and pogs. If you want a sustainable base of loyal customers you need more than just Dance Central and Fruit Ninja. Yeah, but people still buy fads. I mean, a Pet Rock is really just a rock in a box, but people still said to themselves, "I've got to have a rock from a box!"

I thought the Hydra devs were the ones who tailored the peripheral for Portal 2 At least that's what a guy from Valve said when they asked about Move support on the PS3. I simply read this Escapist article which mentions special content for the Hydra controller. I mean, it sounds like there's suppose to be other games for the thing, but it does come with a free copy of Portal 2.

Double Post Glory! So my crazy roommate has yelled at the "Foul One" because, what with him working graveyard shifts, he was kept awake till 3:00 am by the Foul One's constant laughing, slamming of toilet seats (dude really likes to use the bathroom), and his overall noisy habits at such a late hour. This happened about an hour ago, and I've found myself in the middle of it. Maybe if the Foul One actually had moved out this month, none of this would have happened. He wants to switch to another apartment number, but I do believe he's ignorant in apartment living. The only way for him to do that now is if he bought another housing contract and paid rent for two rooms. I dunno, he bothers the everliving hell out of me, but I don't think I would have it in me to do what Mr. Crazy did a bit ago.

Still, don't underestimate the popularity of Kinect. My sister and her husband have been thinking of getting one after playing Dance Central. The whole, "no controller" thing is a huge factor in attracting non-gamers. Really, it seems like everyone has some story that goes, "Hey did you playing that Microsoft thing, the Kinect!" The only game I would be excited for is Fruit Ninja. I was telling my sister yesterday that, yeah, the Kinect is an impressive device and her husband (being a mechanical engineer) has seen some of the applications the device has been put through outside of games. Then there's the games aspect, and it's kinda sad that it's primary purpose happens to be it's weakest attribute.

Considering they made a custom tailored Portal 2 game for that Hydra motion controller, I can believe Valve looking into the Wii U.

If I do happen to see Rise of, etc., it'll just be for the sole purpose of finding out how a bunch of frickin' apes take over the world. I mean, even if they're intelligent, it comes down to some physically strong humanoid creatures waging war on the entire human species.

Maybe I should consider investing in a white board.

When I read this, I thought of the Fantastic Four films and proceeded with the jibblie jibblies. I get what you mean though. There needed to be a few lighthearted moments rather than the moment being serious or depressing. I mean, there were still jokes, but nothing that made you think Bruce has some happiness outside of his devotion to being Batman. Then again, that's kinda been the story with Batman. Bruce Wayne is the only time we get to see any kind of comedic nature to the dynamic. Not to say some things Batman does or says doesn't get a laugh, but something nonchalant and normal. Bruce Wayne comes across a bit snooty, but that's his whole ploy to divert suspicion. After all, most anyone in Gotham would have guess Harvey Dent to be Batman rather than Bruce Wayne. That's kinda how it is when you're confronting Joker. Take the scene where Harvey is given the chance to shoot Joker's brains out. Joker throughout the movie played the "agent of chaos" role, so while he had a plan, he only committed to it if he kept surviving. There were many times he could have practically died while carrying out his giant plot. I mean, the lunatic really wanted Batman to run him over. Batman could actually kill him. Even outside this film, it's a constant struggle within Batman to decide if not killing Joker is the right thing to do. (I believe most of us have seen Under the Red Hood.) Take his last scene with Batman: captured, beaten, and hanging multiple stories above ground. He could have died, but Batman saved him. As Joker is laughing, like he always does, he says how he thinks they're destined to constantly confront one another. When an unstoppable force meets an immovable object.

Yeah, I really didn't care for Harley's design in the first, but in Arkham City...

If it's just a challenge map character, I don't think you'll miss out too much if you don't pre-order. Still, it doesn't hurt to put down a few bucks and rake in the benefits.

Except you obtain different powers, whereas in the first you technically have the same power, but with different attributes (at least how I remember it). That's why I see why they decided on shared buttons. The Ice Launch is very useful, though not so much in combat. I would open the Quick Menu, select the Ice Shield and battle. The last power you had will be selected again if you want to swap back, so I found it easy enough to go from Ice Launch to Ice Shield. Right now I'm gaining some of the Evil powers, and really Ice Launch > Firebird Strike. The Ice Launch helps navigate through New Marais, whereas the Firebird Strike throws yourself in the middle of enemies. (Though the Nightmare Blast definitely trumps the Shatter Blast.)

In the sequel, you can Car Jump, but if you go the Good route you'll receive the Ice Launch. I'm not sure about the Evil side of things yet as I'm away for the weekend, but the Ice Launch helps cut out some added steps or worries of finding access to rails and wires.

This is where I'll put my viewing of Green Lantern. It rises just enough to not be in the Crap Movie thread. I'm familiar with Green Lantern lore, and the movie doesn't really do any injustice to the comics, it's just how everything is handled is the problem. Personally, there were many times I couldn't stand Ryan Reynolds as Hal Jordan. He's a funny guy, and therein lies part of the problem. It's not so much Hal Jordan is making a joke, it's that somehow everything around him has to be a joke. I can only assume that those behind the script couldn't tie everything together, so instead they make a joke to lead into the next scene. Even then, there's an issue with editing. There's the scene where Hal Jordan is being taken to Oa, the Green Lantern Corps. headquarters, yet at the same time you're shown Hector being infected by Parallax. It ruins the wonder of Hal Jordan's scene with that of some creeper moaning in his bed. There wasn't as much epic adventure as there was, "I'm not responsible and I have fear; why did the ring choose me?!" Upon running with that for 50 minutes, the female interest tells him the obvious, "You have the ability to overcome fear." And excuse me, but how they dispatch of You know, and I have one problem with DC comic movies now: they don't connect. What I mean is look at the Marvel movies. There's always a reference or such that indicates, yes, there are other heroes and that everyone is aware of other events in other films. You hear that Hal Jordan's nephew is having a Superman birthday party, but that's about it. It's no wonder they'll have to reboot previous movies if there is going to be a Justice League film. EDIT: Oh, almost forgot: I didn't really care for the "Green Lantern vs. The Elephant Man" scuffle in the middle of the movie.

I think this is Amazon's consistent price for the game, but Vanquish is $19.96 and eligible for free shipping. Of course, you'll have to buy something really cheap to get it over the $20 price point to get free shipping. Otherwise, you'll be paying a small shipping fee. Still pretty cheap because retail stores will have it for $30-$40. I figure I can use the wait while it ships to finish inFAMOUS 2 and save my $5 coupon for something else at Best Buy. EDIT: Actually, the free shipping is for orders over $25. With shipping, you should be under that price still.

I get the feeling this should all be in the inFAMOUS thread. Anyway, all I can say without another spoiler tag is that, with inFAMOUS 2, the plot reminds me of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines. That you can't prevent it, but merely prolong a significant event. In this case, everything was accelerated instead.

I'll look into games a bit, but I'll hardly go into detail. It's like Dean said, sometimes they'll go too far. However, I feel that may be because there may be some game changing feature that ties itself to the story. Take inFAMOUS 2 for example. One of the earliest known facts of the game was that Cole would obtain new elemental powers. You don't know how, but part of me feels like that would have been so much bigger if left alone. I mean, Cole is the "Electric Man," but then half way through you gain ice powers?! Perhaps fire powers instead! I'm reminded of movie trailers too. Sometimes trailers for movies reveal too much and then that movie can feel like its padding until that one moment in the trailer. It's why I don't get excited for new trailers for a movie. I don't need to know more because I'm probably going to know the core of the film before I see it in a theater.

I was aware of that, but in the heat of battle, it's like a compulsion to get lucky and drain something nearby. As for powered down areas, getting the trophy for defeating 50 enemies outside of a mission in powered down areas is easier when you're playing evil. Well, I guess you can do it when you're Good, but the trick is to leave the last enemy in a group alive and Bio Leech them. No matter the enemy, a Bio Leech will restore all of your power. I did that trophy in one go because enemies will respawn after a bit in powered down areas. I meant to mention this sooner, but the Devourer is such a cheap enemy type. It's not hard to defeat mind you, but its spit/goo attack is what's cheap. In another sign of one of the game's hiccups, those goo balls are homing attacks. A Devourer doesn't see you and spray, but instead it attacks and those projectiles follow you. How do I know? Because if you get behind one, the projectiles go through the character model and follow wherever you run. That's the other thing too; you'll almost always get hit by a few. There's no good method of evading all of them because they follow you when you dodge. Still, the Devourer isn't actually that hard to beat. It actually benefits you to get caught by it's tongue claw thing so you can have a clear shot of its mouth.