Let’s Talk About Some Goddamn Videogames…
October 4th, 2009 by
TheMissingNin
I think I remember writing somewhere that this website is about Videogames, and the worship of such. And yet all that I seem to be able to talk about is Deckbuilding and whatnot. So consider this post somewhat overdue, and you’ve probably heard about half the shit here by since it’s had enought time to make its way round the web. So as to not appear spiteful to my soul embued Deckbuilding Articles HERE is the link to this week’s offering, or you could just scroll down. The point is I’d really like it to be read since they each take about a week of planning and writing to accomplish… but I’d totally understand if you just straight up didn’t want to look at it.
Where was I? Oh yes, videogames. I haven’t really played much since my last non-TCG post. I did hop into the new Left4Dead campaign, dubbed “Crash Course”. Whilst I was somewhat dissapointed with the Length (only two chapters) I was delighted with a new piece of Vavle-made content for the game. I also hopped into a couple of games of Survival and I was blown away. I had to pry myself away from the Nintop, else I would’ve kept going all night. The relentless death that game mode throws at you is amazing.
I’m really happy to hear that Realtime Worlds is launching the APB Beta next week - maybe then the veil will be lifted and we’ll finally know what the hell is going on with that game. They continue to drip-feed their gameplay videos via their Podcast Feed. I just hope that there’ll be a spot in the Beta for me, and I’ll find a Key sitting in my inbox sometime next week. If that happens, not only will Christmas have come early, but also it will confirm that Dave Jones is infact Santa Clause. (Dave, dude, you really need to get a better picture into Wikipedia, srsly)
An amazing new look at Heavy Rain was released last week, and it continues to blow my mind. The sheer detail in that game astounds me. There were points in that trailer, where I glanced at the video and for a moment I thought it was all real. Check it out HERE, and I urge you to watch it in the highest quality possible.
The following is a trailer for Gyromancer. Tycho described it as something like Pokemon + Puzzle Quest * Final Fantasy, that alone is an interesting concept. What is moreso fascinating is that the game is being joint developed by Square-Enix and PopCap and is being published on Xbox Live Arcade. I don’t know how to continue this paragraph, that just fills me with so much reverence and excitement. To get Square Enix to even touch an Xbox is an amazing feat in itself, but knowing that the makers of Peggle…. Fucking Peggle is sharing a table with the Final Fantasy guys is just…. I don’t know what to say. Watch the trailer:
I felt kinda bad about missing Battlefield Bad Company, I contemplated getting it the other day via the XBLM Direct Download thingy. But then I rememberd that there’s a sequal coming out and MW2 is just round the corner. The Sequal is hitting sometime next March and I figure that’s enough time to extract most of the joy from Modern Warfare 2, and is a nice time to be getting a new shooter in time for the summer. Some would bring up the similarities between Modern Warfare and Battlefield, but for me they are completely different games. Simply involving Vehicles and sprawling environments is enough to differentiate it. Bad Company 2, with additional environmental Destruction should be a blast when it hits. Check out the following Trailer:
THIS looks amazing.
On the non-gaming front I’m happy to be submerged in the american fall TV schedule. Out of all the shows, this new season of House has been a joy to watch - especially the opening dual-episode with House in the Asylum - which left me feeling rather emotionally fulfilled. Fringe is off to a nice start too, as is the Mentalist. On the opposite of the spectrum, Heroes seems to be epically failing. Noah and Peter seem to be the last surviving grounded characters of the show, and hopefully we’ll see alot of them in the rest of the season. Also, the ink thing, with the carnival people, is pretty retarded.
Musically, I’m happy that the new Dethklok album is finally out, and it’s blacker and brutaller than the last offering, and whilst still being utterly a treat to listen to, it has lost some of the comedic quirks that the first album had. I still aim to have Mermaider II to the top of my most listened playlist by the end of the weekend. Lost Prophets have a new Single out soon - and I’m not sure where I stand on it - I’ll wait for the album to save my judgement.
Finally, Electric Six are making a mark on Rock Band next week with three songs. The somewhat Expected Gay Bar will be available along with “Dance Epidemic” and “I Don’t Like You”. It is listed as “Track Pack 01″ which leads me to believe, and hope, that there will be more from the band to come soon, hopefully from their more recent albums. All of this music game business, with DJ Hero and all the talk about Rock Bands upcoming improvements, is really stoking my game-boner. So much that I’m considering grabbing those extra plastic instrument monstrosities sometime.
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