Xbox Live Arcade/Virtual Console/PlayStation Store Thread

[SlaughterX]

R-Type Dimensions (1&2) coming to XBLA!

http://www.gametrailers.com/player/41124.html

Should be Live now!

http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/950/950448p1.html

$15

[SlaughterX]

R-Type Dimensions reviews (http://www.gamerankings.com/htmlpages2/954511.asp?q=r-type).

[SlaughterX]

Virtual On: Oratorio Tangram (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3172981) coming to XBLA!

Official JP Site (http://vo-ot360.sega.jp/index.html)

Also Briad is on sale for 800 points this week (if you're a Gold member).

Sam and Max (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3172998) Episodes 1 & 2 also coming to XBLA.

[SlaughterX]

Fire Pro HD (http://www.fireproclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=20607) coming to XBLA and PSN?

[SlaughterX]

Call (http://www.joystiq.com/2009/03/26/original-call-of-duty-rated-for-psn-xbox-live/) of Duty coming to XBLA/PSN?

[SlaughterX]

Alien Hominid is 400 points this week on XBLA!

[SlaughterX]

New S-E shooter announced (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3173844) for XBLA! Also a few more other shumps (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3173837), KOF shooter, and lots of SNK XBLA games annoouced for Japan.

Outrun Online review (http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3173808&p=4).

[xtreme_phoenix]

Virtual on is coming to XBLA. That makes me smile.

[SlaughterX]

^ Yeah and it's going Live tomorrow (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3173953)!

[SlaughterX]

Looks like Gunstar Heroes (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3173952) might be coming to XBLA.

Space Invaders Extreme (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3174029) is also coming on Wednesday.

[SlaughterX]

Gunstar Heroes confirmed (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3174159) for XBLA and PSN!

[SickleCellAnemia]

It looks like Final Fantasy IV: The After Years will be released on WiiWare on June 1st, 2009.
http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/newsArt.cfm?artid=18422

[SlaughterX]

Perfect Dark confirmed (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3174551) for XBLA!

[RayFoxSith]

^Day one'd.

[Riku Xander]

:agree:

[nbinney]

Final Fantasy VII released earlier this week on PSN for $9.99. Only a measly 1.2gb download, no big deal.

[nbinney]

Metal Gear Solid will be released on the American PSN 6/18

Team ICO content for LittleBigPlanet will be released next week as well.

[SlaughterX]

First screens (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3174665) of PD, I think it cleaned up pretty nice.

[nbinney]

The Last Guy on PSN has been patched for Trophies, however it requires you to erase your old data

[SlaughterX]

Gunstar Heroes is on Live right now!

[SlaughterX]

Shadow Complex (http://www.1up.com/do/gameOverview?cId=3171198) is a pretty cool looking original game coming to XBLA!

[sdragon21]

Garou:Mark of the wolves confirmed for this wednesday for XBLA!!!

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/22/now-playing-june-21-27-2009/

[SlaughterX]

Wow, Garou followed by MvsC2 next week, XBLA is the ####!

[nbinney]

friggin XBLA keeps getting games games I bought on eBay. King of Fighters '98 Ultimate is on it's way too

[EvilHero]

I sure hope Garou has online play, otherwise i'll just stick with my Dreamcast copy.

Speaking of fighting games, HD Remix is supposedly on sale this week for 800 points, as opposed to 1200 points.

[SlaughterX]

I'm sure it will, every other SNK game on XBLA has.

[EvilHero]

Really? Thats pretty good to hear then.

It's a good age for fighting games in general. Now I just need Darkstalkers on VC with online and i'm set.

[SlaughterX]

Rest assured if it comes to the VC it will not, but that wouldn't happen since none of the Darkstalker games have ever been on Nintendo consoles anyway...

[EvilHero]

Actually when I was referring to VC, I meant any of the current gen consoles. I didn't realize Nintendo had that phrase coined.

Having it on Wii would be my last choice.

[nbinney]

Garou: Mark of the Wolves and King of Fighters 98 Ultimate on XBLA does/will have online multiplayer.

http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/garou-mow/achievements/
http://www.xbox360achievements.org/game/king-of-fighters-98-ultimate-match/achievements/

[nbinney]

The PS3 version of Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is getting a collectors edition. WTF!?

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/24/gamestop-lists-ps3-only-retail-box-for-marvel-vs-capcom-2/

[SlaughterX]

Serious Sam (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3174947) remake coming to XBLA.

[nbinney]

Worms 2 will be on XBLA next week.

[nbinney]

on July 6th, Bit.Trip: Core will be the 100th WiiWare title released

[nbinney]

Mobile Light Force for PS1 came out on PSN today.

Don't be fooled, the cover art has nothing to do with the actual game. It's actually a shmup from the developers of Capcom's Cannon Spike.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmpwxVKlMeo

fun fact: the first Castle of Shikigami game was released in America by the same company as Mobile Light Force 2 for PS2. It had the same lame artwork that was unrelated to the game.

[nbinney]

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 is actually coming out at the end of July, oops.

http://www.joystiq.com/2009/06/27/capcom-puts-marvel-vs-capcom-2-release-near-the-end-of-july/

[SlaughterX]

KOF98UM and Worms 2 hit XBLA (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3174999) this Wednesday!

[SlaughterX]

List (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3175117) and dates of the XBLA games coming out this summer.

[nbinney]

Disgaea 3 has been updated for trophies

[nbinney]

Wild Arms 2 was released on PSN last thursday, along with Wipeout HD Add-on "Fury".

Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 DEFINITELY comes out on XBLA this Wednesday

[SlaughterX]

MvsC2 is Live (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-GB/games/catalog.aspx?d=0&r=-1&g=-1&mt=16&ot=7&st=marvel&sb=2&rl=0&p=1)! Playing it right now!!!

[SlaughterX]

Shadow Complex IGN review (http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/101/1014215p1.html)! I need to get 400 points ASAP, maybe I should buy a few of those AXE kits from Target or something... but I don't really need any deorderant or body wash at the moment...

[SlaughterX]

Bust-a-Move (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3176255) Live coming this Wednesday.

[SlaughterX]

The Rocket Knight (http://www.1up.com/do/minisite?cId=3176338) sequel is coming to XBLA, PSN, and PC!

[nbinney]

The original Final Fantasy came out for Virtual Console yesterday, which seems really strange to me considering how many re-releases it's had...

[Doc Kesubei]

The original Final Fantasy came out for Virtual Console yesterday, which seems really strange to me considering how many re-releases it's had...

Eh. The well just hasn't run dry yet. I keep hoping that they'll do a full-fledged re-imagining of the first two games in the series, bettering the art design, making a DQVIII-style overworld, and including an actual story. Yoshida serving as art director and character designer, Nomura no where to be found.

The Bayonetta demo is going to be released on the Japanese Xbox Live and PSN accounts on October 8th, JST. Don't forget to check it out!

[Kakizaki]

The Rocket Knight (http://www.1up.com/do/minisite?cId=3176338) sequel is coming to XBLA, PSN, and PC!


Interesting, but I would be more excited if they took a different route graphics-wise and stayed a little truer to the original. Though early, kind of ugly at this point.

[Yazarc]

I remember the originals have awesome soundtracks and some really good boss battles. I hope that makes it into this sequel.

[Doc Kesubei]

The Bayonetta Demo was released in the Japanese PSN store, and also in the Japanese Xbox Live, I believe. Play it when you get the chance - the game bleeds flair.

[SlaughterX]

http://k-punk.abstractdynamics.org/archives/officespace_chotchkies.jpg

Also, for the record, this thread is more for full retail games on XBL(A)/PSN/VC.

[nbinney]

flOw has been updated for trophies

[nbinney]

PlayStationHome has a free Kazuya Mishima costume in the Tekken 6 room.

[sdragon21]

The Classic Capcom Game Dino Crisis is now avalible on PSN today, along with a whole bunch of other stuff. Full list can be found here:
http://www.joystiq.com/2009/11/24/psn-tuesday-turkey-thursday-2009-edition/

Also, the Classic N64 game Ogre Battle 64 has been rated by the OFLC (Australian ESRB) That Story Can Be Found Here:
http://www.gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=105440

[Andy]

http://blog.mag.com/blog/2009/11/mag-beta-key-giveaway/

Get a beta key for MAG! About to spend some time with it.

Excited!

[SlaughterX]

Shadow Complex will be on sale for $10 (http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/105/1056664p1.html) this week!

[sdragon21]

The OLFC just rated Castlevania:Rondo Of Blood for the Virtual Console!!!
Article Can Be Found Here:
http://www.gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=108636

Also, if you're in europe, you can now download the Dante's Infero demo, along with the classic PS1 game Vagrant Story. Here's a link to a Full list of release's:
http://playstation.joystiq.com/2009/12/22/european-psn-releases-for-december-22/

[Hamel]

The OLFC just rated Castlevania:Rondo Of Blood for the Virtual Console!!!
Article Can Be Found Here:
http://www.gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=108636


The SNES version is inferrior
people should just get the PSP version

[sfried]

The OLFC just rated Castlevania:Rondo Of Blood for the Virtual Console!!!
Article Can Be Found Here:
http://www.gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=108636


The SNES version is inferrior
people should just get the PSP version
Who said it was the SNES version? Last I've heard, Virtual Console also has TG-16/PC-Engine.

Also, GameArts' The Magic Obelisk (http://magic-obelisk.gamearts.com/) (formerly Shadow Walker) is coming out on WiiWare December 28.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

Also, GameArts' The Magic Obelisk (http://magic-obelisk.gamearts.com/) (formerly Shadow Walker) is coming out on WiiWare December 28.

That looks fantastic. Especially since I haven't played a good GameArts game since Grandia II on the Dreamcast.

Has anyone played the second Lost Winds? I loved the first, but I've heard grumblings about the second.

[SlaughterX]

MvsC2 is 560 points on XBLA (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410976/?p=1&of=7&bt=0&sb=1#offers) right now!

[Hitoshura]

The OLFC just rated Castlevania:Rondo Of Blood for the Virtual Console!!!
Article Can Be Found Here:
http://www.gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=108636


The SNES version is inferrior
people should just get the PSP version

There was no SNES version of Rondo of Blood... there was a Dracula X I believe, but no Rondo of Blood.

What I'd like is the Saturn SOTN, only with Maria not butchered to all hell like she is in the PSP version. :|

[Hamel]

The OLFC just rated Castlevania:Rondo Of Blood for the Virtual Console!!!
Article Can Be Found Here:
http://www.gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=108636


The SNES version is inferrior
people should just get the PSP version

There was no SNES version of Rondo of Blood... there was a Dracula X I believe, but no Rondo of Blood.

What I'd like is the Saturn SOTN, only with Maria not butchered to all hell like she is in the PSP version. :|

Dracula X IS Rondo of Blood

[sfried]

The OLFC just rated Castlevania:Rondo Of Blood for the Virtual Console!!!
Article Can Be Found Here:
http://www.gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=108636


The SNES version is inferrior
people should just get the PSP version

There was no SNES version of Rondo of Blood... there was a Dracula X I believe, but no Rondo of Blood.

What I'd like is the Saturn SOTN, only with Maria not butchered to all hell like she is in the PSP version. :|

Dracula X IS Rondo of Blood

I believe you're confusing what Hitoshura said: When the SNES version of Rondo of Blood was released, it was simply called Dracula X. There was no Rondo of Blood moniker. That only came later when it was officially translated in the Dracula X Chronicles compilation.

The listing shows Castlevania: Rondo of Blood. I doubt this is the same "Dracula X" for the SNES release, since they also list it under the TG-16 category, which is the US equivalent to the PC-Engine.

Edit: Dark Void Zero (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBLsgBQFftA&fmt=18) is also hitting DSiWare early next year.

[Hamel]

Oh alright
my mistake then

[Decept]

I think I might buy dark void zero before I buy dark void.

[nbinney]

Surprised no one's mentioned it yet but the original Smash Bros. is on the Virtual Console

[nbinney]

Final Fight 3 is on Virtual Console now. The cart goes for $70-$100 on eBay so if you ever need cash, go ahead and sell.

Also, PSN has the MAG beta for THIS WEEK ONLY.

[nbinney]

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney will be on WiiWare next week. For $10, it will include the first 4 chapters from the DS game. The 5th chapter will be an extra $1 download.

[sdragon21]

The Demo for Lunar:Silver Star Harmony just went live on the PSN.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

The Demo for Lunar:Silver Star Harmony just went live on the PSN.
You have made my day.

[Hamel]

The Demo for Lunar:Silver Star Harmony just went live on the PSN.

Is the game related to any other Lunar?

[Vyse of Arcadia]

The Demo for Lunar:Silver Star Harmony just went live on the PSN.

Is the game related to any other Lunar?

It's a remake of Silver Star Story (which in turn was a remake of the Silver Star).

[Hamel]

The Demo for Lunar:Silver Star Harmony just went live on the PSN.

Is the game related to any other Lunar?

It's a remake of Silver Star Story (which in turn was a remake of the Silver Star).

The question is if it's required to find the other games of the series to get it

[SlaughterX]

It's the first game in the series... so I don't think so.

[sfried]

Dark Void Zero is out! It's realy like an arcade Metroidvania. Be sure to read the manual (under "Help") once you get it.

[nbinney]

Dark Void Zero is out! It's realy like an arcade Metroidvania. Be sure to read the manual (under "Help") once you get it.

The trailer in the Nintendo Channel said Dark Void Zero was a canceled Playchoice 10 game. For real??

[SlaughterX]

Looks like NGBC (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=385677) is coming to XBLA, in HD!

[SlaughterX]

PD (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3177929) has finally been annouced for release next month for just 800 points!

[nbinney]

flOw for PS3 is free until midnight tonight!

[nbinney]

The english Yakusa 3 demo is on the PSN!

[sdragon21]

Grandia will at long last come to the psn this thursday!!!

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/02/23/grandia-graces-playstation-network/

[Vyse of Arcadia]

Grandia will at long last come to the psn this thursday!!!

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/02/23/grandia-graces-playstation-network/

w00t!

I mean, I still have my copy, but I think I'll buy it anyway to play on PSP and show my support for classic RPG releases on PSN.

[Fatney]

I bought a physical copy last year, but I'll buy this on the PSN for the same reasons as Vyse.

[sdragon21]

Cave Story hitting Wiiware March 22nd!!!

[sdragon21]

Final Fantasy 2/4 is now avalible on the Virtual Console!!!

[SlaughterX]

Final Fight: Double Impact announced (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3178299) for XBLA/PSN!

[sfried]

Rondo of Blood...RONDO OF BLOOD (http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=22783)!

[SlaughterX]

Perfect Dark reviews (http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/perfectdark?q=perfect%20dark)!

[Kid Marin]

Patchwork Heroes Out This Week $9.99! :)
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2010/03/15/coming-to-psn-this-week-patchwork-heroes/

[nbinney]

If you go to the Irem festival place in Playstation Home, they have lots from free decorations. Including a Hammerin' Hero figure, an R-Type figure, and a Steambot Chronicles figure. They also have more stuff for sale, but who buys anything for Home?

[nbinney]

Microsoft's Game Room is now on Xbox Live. However, it's incredibly broken and the people who can get past the loading screen can't buy any of the games...

[Kid Marin]

Remember that buttole game (http://www.atlus.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1696) ?
Adventures To Go! ($14.99) is up on the PS Store.

[Kid Marin]

OB64 at last!NINTENDO DOWNLOAD

March 29, 2010

Ogre Battle® 64: Person of Lordly Caliber™
Original platform: Nintendo 64™
Publisher: Square Enix
Players: 1
ESRB Rating: T (Teen) – Mild Language, Mild Violence
Price: 1,000 Wii Points
Description: Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber is a tactical RPG originally released for the Nintendo 64™ system. Featuring a gripping storyline with many possible endings, plus a genre-defining character class system, this strategic epic has rightly retained its place in the hearts of tactical RPG fans for more than a decade. The game tells the story of Magnus Gallant, a recently graduated officer of the Palatinean Army who is assigned to the troubled southern region of his native land. There he witnesses the plight of the lower classes – the victims of a tyrannical ruling elite whose only thought is for the preservation of its own lofty status. With civil war brewing, Magnus is faced with a terrible choice: to betray his own noble origins in the name of liberty, or to turn a blind eye to the evils of his rotten society.

[SlaughterX]

http://digiex.net/digiex/front-page-news/4127-digiex-exclusive-lots-unannounced-xbox-live-arcade-games-leaked.html

[Vyse of Arcadia]

http://digiex.net/digiex/front-page-news/4127-digiex-exclusive-lots-unannounced-xbox-live-arcade-games-leaked.html

Now isn't that interesting. I hope an announcement for Jet Grind Radio is also forthcoming.

[SlaughterX]

After Burner Climax review (http://www.1up.com/do/reviewPage?cId=3178886) @ 1up! I might have to get it when it goes on sale, I need another reason to justify buying my flight stick...

[SlaughterX]

Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 announced (http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/70875/bionic-commando-rearmed-2/videos/_bionicrearm2_trl_announce_41910.html?show=hi)!

[KriugerisLT]

Castle Crashers....mmm... :D

[SlaughterX]

Metal Slug XX (http://translate.google.com/translate?js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=1&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gamekult.com%2Farticles%2FA0000 084368%2F&sl=auto&tl=en) coming to XBLA on muh burfdate (not sure if this is the US release date or not)!

[nbinney]

Don't forget Rocket Knight comes out this week too!

Also, The GTA 4 DLC "Gay Tony" is on sale on Xbox Live for $15 (down from $20).

[SlaughterX]

Sonic Adventure and Crazy Taxi conformed (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3179600) for XBLA!

[SlaughterX]

New Contra announced (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3179636) for XBLA/PSN!

[Kakizaki]

^Better yet, it is related to Contra HC and is being developed by Arc Systems. Looks hot so far.

This might be one of the titles I anticipate the most for this year.

[philtord]

Contras where the destruction of my peripherals began.

[SlaughterX]

Earthworm Jim HD and Neo-Geo Battle Coliseum are on XBLA now, also the following games are on sale this week.

Shadow Complex - 560 points

Trials HD - 560 points

Marvel vs Capcom 2 - 560 points

TMNT Turtles in Time HD - 400 points

Splosion Man - 400 points

Even bigger sale coming next week too.

[EvilHero]

Final Fantasy IX, coming to the US PSN on June 15th.

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/06/11/final-fantasy-ix-finally-comes-to-psn-on-june-15/

[DamnedToBeFree]

^Awesome.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

Final Fantasy IX, coming to the US PSN on June 15th.

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/06/11/final-fantasy-ix-finally-comes-to-psn-on-june-15/

w00t. I've been waiting for this since my second disc got scratched to the point of not working.

[SlaughterX]

^Better yet, it is related to Contra HC and is being developed by Arc Systems. Looks hot so far.

This might be one of the titles I anticipate the most for this year.

Here's the first gamepaly video (http://www.1up.com/do/previewPage?cId=3179801).

[System_Error]

Tales of Monkey Island on PSN on Tuesday

[Hitoshura]

^Better yet, it is related to Contra HC and is being developed by Arc Systems. Looks hot so far.

This might be one of the titles I anticipate the most for this year.

Wow, nice to see a Contra fan actually going "wow, this game looks fun" instead of "WTF IS THIS ANIMU BULL####".

[SlaughterX]

Earthworm Jim HD reviews (http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/earthwormjimhd?q=earthworm%20jim).

[Kakizaki]

^Better yet, it is related to Contra HC and is being developed by Arc Systems. Looks hot so far.

This might be one of the titles I anticipate the most for this year.

Wow, nice to see a Contra fan actually going "wow, this game looks fun" instead of "WTF IS THIS ANIMU BULL####".


Those people are definitely not familiar with the original HC then. They should take a look at the Japanese cover art and instruction booklet for the MegaDrive original. By far the most colorful Contra.

[Kakizaki]

Hard Corps: Uprising (http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/29819) video.

[Dead to Rights]

Wow, nice to see a Contra fan actually going "wow, this game looks fun" instead of "WTF IS THIS ANIMU BULL####".

Wut lol? Really?

Every forum I've been to has been very positive about the new Contra. I'm not a fan of anime but when I heard the new Contra was being developed by Arc System Works I thought, damn it's going to look good, and if their fighters are anything to go by it's going to play great.

[Kakizaki]

^I saw one or two threads about the game devolve into a total ####fest on other boards as well.

I dunno, so far I have been nothing but impressed by the initial videos.

[Dead to Rights]

^ When can I expect your PSN name? It's been what? Going on six months now? It's getting a little ridculous at this point.

[Archie55]

I have to voice my opinion about digitiak distribution: I hate it!! Wow, seems like I'm full of hate, seeing as I said the exact same thing about RPGs on another thread. But I just might have to cave this summer and get myself P3P off the PSN. I like thinking that I have tangilble proff that I bough a game, but... Oh well.

[nbinney]

I have to voice my opinion about digitiak distribution: I hate it!! Wow, seems like I'm full of hate, seeing as I said the exact same thing about RPGs on another thread. But I just might have to cave this summer and get myself P3P off the PSN. I like thinking that I have tangilble proff that I bough a game, but... Oh well.

Uh, did I miss something? Isn't this game being released on UMD as well?

[Archie55]

Yes, it is, but I'm saying that now I have the means of buying it by myself. It's kinda a pest to ask someone with a licsense to do it. I'm old enough... But I don't have proper ID. And I'm lazy.

[SlaughterX]

So why not just order it online...?

[nbinney]

or ask your parents or a friend

[Kakizaki]

^ When can I expect your PSN name? It's been what? Going on six months now? It's getting a little ridculous at this point.

Maybe I will make the account this weekend. I hadn't been playing anything regularly on PS3 until Yakuza 3 last week. :/

[Kid Marin]

^ When can I expect your PSN name? It's been what? Going on six months now? It's getting a little ridculous at this point..

Do it Kaki.

[Dead to Rights]

^ When can I expect your PSN name? It's been what? Going on six months now? It's getting a little ridculous at this point.

Maybe I will make the account this weekend. I hadn't been playing anything regularly on PS3 until Yakuza 3 last week. :/

I was just busting your chops man, you don't have to create one just for me. I can't speak for Kid though! :p

I thought for sure you would have downloaded the Yakuza 3 dlc by now.

[sdragon21]

Back on topic, Release Dates and prices for the Scott Pilgrim Vs The World game have been announced.

The PSN version drops on August 10th, and the XBLA version hits 2 weeks later, on August 25th.

The game will cost 1200 MSP on 360 or $14.99 on PS3.

[DamnedToBeFree]

^$15? Yikes.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

I hope they release a demo.

From what I've seen it might be worth the $15. The gameplay certainly seems to be there. Now it just needs to be long enough.

[DamnedToBeFree]

Back on topic, Release Dates and prices for the Scott Pilgrim Vs The World game have been announced.

The PSN version drops on August 10th, and the XBLA version hits 2 weeks later, on August 25th.

The game will cost 1200 MSP on 360 or $14.99 on PS3.

You sure about that price?

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/24/scott-pilgrim-vs-the-world-price-pre-order-bonus-announced/

The Ubishop has Scott Pilgrim listed at $9.99

[sdragon21]

Couple of things worth mentioning.

La Mulana is nearly complete (95% finished) Looks to be released in September or October in NA for WiiWare.
Cave Story Wii is coming close to release in europe, and will fix bugs that were found in the NA version.
http://www.gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=131407#comment-section

Final Fantasy:Mystic Quest was rated by the OLFC, so it might be coming to the VC soon.
http://www.gonintendo.com/viewstory.php?id=131406

Also, Aero The AcroBat just hit the VC today, and is avalible for 800 pts.
http://press.nintendo.com/articles.jsp?id=24660

[nbinney]

Another reason to buy a DSi (and another reason why I pronounce BlazBlue BLAZE-BLUE, not blaz-blue).

A new chibi beat-em-up called BlayzBloo was released on DSiWare today by Aksys, looks awesome and it's getting good reviews so far.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/08/02/nintendoware-weekly-blayzbloo/

[SlaughterX]

Can't wait until Wednesday for Castlevania! Sucks I won't really be able to play the MP modes for a while though... hopefully the game is still fun playing by yourself.

[SlaughterX]

Bangai-O HD: Missile Fury (http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/111/1116974p1.html) coming to XBLA

[Kakizaki]

^That could be cool, but that article leads me to believe this will have more in common with the DS version than it will with the DC/N64 versions. Still neat, but I like the DC and N64 Bangai-O much more.

[SlaughterX]

Downloaded the trial for DR:C0... not too much you can really do with it... if only I had the 400 points Microsoft owes me (well, techincally they owe me 1600, but whatever).

[Sanctine]

^That could be cool, but that article leads me to believe this will have more in common with the DS version than it will with the DC/N64 versions. Still neat, but I like the DC and N64 Bangai-O much more.

I'm with you on that. I might still give the XBLA version a try, though, because my main problem with the DS version is that I couldn't see anything!

[SlaughterX]

Radiant Silvergun (http://www.1up.com/news/radiant-silvergun-announced-xbla) coming to XBLA next year and "will feature online co-op, downloadable replays and a "secret Ikaruga playing style." #### yeah!

[EvilHero]

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/09/16/arc-of-the-lad-and-alundra-revived-for-playstation-network/

WD's localized versions of Arc the Lad and Alundra were just rated by the ESRB for the PSN.

Pretty shocked to see this, at least now others will get the chance to play them. Hopefully they'll follow suit and release AtL2 and 3 as well (wonder if you'll be able to import data?)

Not sure if i'd pick these up since I own them already, but if they worked the bugs out of the AtL releases, i'd be more inclined to.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

http://www.siliconera.com/2010/09/16/arc-of-the-lad-and-alundra-revived-for-playstation-network/

WD's localized versions of Arc the Lad and Alundra were just rated by the ESRB for the PSN.

Pretty shocked to see this, at least now others will get the chance to play them. Hopefully they'll follow suit and release AtL2 and 3 as well (wonder if you'll be able to import data?)

Not sure if i'd pick these up since I own them already, but if they worked the bugs out of the AtL releases, i'd be more inclined to.

I'm sure you'd be able to import data on the PS3, since all PS1 games share virtual memory cards. PSP, I dunno.

I already own AtL, but I've always wanted to try Alundra.

[sdragon21]

http://www.1up.com/news/report-muramasa-odin-sphere-high-definition

It's reported that HD versions of both Odin Sphere and Muramasa will be coming to XBLA and PSN sometime next year.

[SlaughterX]

X-Men (http://www.1up.com/news/konami-x-men-arcade-game-coming) is coming to XBLA/PSN!

[Tivor]

X-Men (http://www.1up.com/news/konami-x-men-arcade-game-coming) is coming to XBLA/PSN!

SWEET!!

I hope The Simpsons game is next. :)

[Bluerazz]

hehe The simpsons game would be dope



~razz

[sfried]

In case anyone missed it last week, Shantae: Risky's Revenge is finally out (http://riskysrevenge.shantae.com/).

[Tivor]

In case anyone missed it last week, Shantae: Risky's Revenge is finally out (http://riskysrevenge.shantae.com/).

Makes me wish I had a DSi..... But not gonna upgrade from my DS Phat until 3DS comes out. :|

[SlaughterX]

Sonic 4 - Episode 1 Reviews (http://www.metacritic.com/search/all/Sonic+the+Hedgehog+4+Episode+1/results)!

[sfried]

Cave Story for WiiWare just recieved an update (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=410217).

[sdragon21]

Fable 2 is free to download RIGHT NOW!!!

You must use this link for it to get it, and for those who ask, yes, this is indeed the full game.

I advise you to get it while you can, because i don't know how much longer this will be up.

Here's the link:
http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/games/media/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024d5307f1/?p=1&of=6&bt=0&sb=1&did=00000001-0000-4000-8000-00004d5307f1

EDIT: Destructoid also confirms that this is indeed the full game. Article can be found here:http://destructoid.com/so-it-looks-like-fable-ii-is-a-free-download-right-now

[SlaughterX]

Hmmm, I downloaded Episode 1 in the past, but it's saying I already purchased this game (though I do own the hard copy). I guess we'll see if it works for any of my friends, none of which have the space to download the game right now with their puny 20GB HDDs.

Anyway KoF 2002 UM (http://www.1up.com/news/king-fighters-2002-ultimate-match) is coming to XBLA on 11/3.

[sdragon21]

Hmmm, I downloaded Episode 1 in the past, but it's saying I already purchased this game (though I do own the hard copy). I guess we'll see if it works for any of my friends, none of which have the space to download the game right now with their puny 20GB HDDs.

Anyway KoF 2002 UM (http://www.1up.com/news/king-fighters-2002-ultimate-match) is coming to XBLA on 11/3.

I read about KOF 2002 coming to XBLA on Joystiq, and i'm really excited for it.
I pray to god it has a better netcode than '98. Can you say "Lag City??"
Either way, i'll be DL'ing it on launch day.

[SlaughterX]

Bionic Commando 2 review (http://www.1up.com/reviews/bionic-commando-rearmed-2-review)!

[affinity]

HARD CORPS UPRISING

http://www.examiner.com/xbox-360-in-mobile/hard-corps-uprising-review-review-1

intro
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8Tt_LUK9NA

I can tell it isn't a complete masterpiece like Contra Hard Corps still surpasses all past and present Contra standards,
but Uprising still looks like it can still stand as one of the best Contra games alongside Shattered Soldier, Super Contra, Contra 3, Contra 4 and Neo Contra. I wonder if all 4 characters come with the full release?

gameplay
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jHu4GNYwwQ

I heard 360 gets it Feb 16 and PSN gets it next month (which isn't too far away)

[Vyse of Arcadia]

Harvest Moon: Back to Nature (http://rpgfan.com/news/2011/1161.html) is now on PSN! Great news. It's still my favorite Harvest Moon. No other has been quite able to strike the right balance between complexity of management and "just one more day." (Although, Magical Melody and Tree of Tranquility came pretty close.)

[pointzeroeight]

Not just Hard Corps: Uprising coming to XBLA.

February 16 Hard Corps: Uprising, 1200 Microsoft Points

February 23 Bejeweled Blitz, 800 Microsoft Points

March 2, Beyond Good & Evil HD, 800 Microsoft Points

March 9 Torchlight, 1200 Microsoft Points

March 16 Full House Poker, 800 Microsoft Points

I'm definitely most excited for Hard Corps and BG&E.

[RayFoxSith]

Xenogears finally gets released tomorrow on the PSN.

http://www.siliconera.com/2011/02/21/xenogears-gears-up-for-release-on-playstation-network-this-tuesday/

[ViolenceJack]

Dead Money for Fallout New Vegas is now available on PSN / Steam.

I think the Price is $9.99 and raises the Level cap to 35.

Might be worth it for PC, but I played the PS3 version of New Vegas and I have to say it was brutal, the game itself wasnt hard, it just froze up every two hours. Making you almost -have- to rely on using the autosave functions.

[RayFoxSith]

The fantastic epic, Vagrant Story, finally comes to the PSN tomorrow!

http://www.siliconera.com/2011/02/27/playstation-network-tells-north-america-a-vagrant-story/

[Dead to Rights]

The fantastic epic, Vagrant Story, finally comes to the PSN tomorrow!

http://www.siliconera.com/2011/02/27/playstation-network-tells-north-america-a-vagrant-story/

http://i658.photobucket.com/albums/uu310/metella_album/sogood.gif

[SlaughterX]

Guardian Heroes (http://www.1up.com/news/guardian-heroes-hd-remake-xbox-live-arcade) is finally coming to XBLA!

[ViolenceJack]

Honest Hearts comes out May 17th. Its New Vegas DLC that deals with Tribals and the Burning Man, taking place in Utah’s Zion National Park.

[SlaughterX]

Also Bangai-O HD came out this Tuesday, here's the IGN review (http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/116/1166222p1.html).

[SlaughterX]

Bastion (http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/bastion) reviews are surfacing, and they are all looking pretty good! They say it's a cool action/RPG similar to Zelda, so I will be downloading the trial soon.

[SlaughterX]

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet reviews (http://www.metacritic.com/game/xbox-360/insanely-twisted-shadow-planet)! The next Metroid (http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/34344)?

[SlaughterX]

Well, SF3:OE is supposed to be on PSN today, but it's still not up. The XBLA version hits tomorrow. Here are some reviews (http://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/street-fighter-iii-third-strike-online-edition)!

Also it looks like an updated version of Virtua Fighter 5 (http://www.1up.com/news/virtua-fighter-5-overhauled-final-showdown-xbla-psn) is coming to XBLA/PSN next summer!

[SlaughterX]

Guardian Heroes is supposed to be hitting XBLA tomorrow, with Radiant Silvergun (http://www.1up.com/news/radiant-silvergun-slated-september-14-release-xbla) following on the 14th of September (in Japan at least) for $15. Guess I need to buy a 4,000 point card soon.

[DarkRPGMaster]

EDIT: Nevermind, they retracted the statement. -_-

[SlaughterX]

Resident Evil 4 HD is on PSN and XBLA (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Resident-Evil-4/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024343081c?cid=search)!

[Karkarov]

Resident Evil 4 HD is on PSN and XBLA (http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Resident-Evil-4/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d8024343081c?cid=search)!

Actually heard alot of negative feedback on this one which is sort of odd. Complaints of the controls being bad (wasn't it ported to ps2 once with no control issues?) and the graphics not being HD but just being a direct port of the pc version of the game.

[SlaughterX]

If it were a port of the PC version then it would be in HD... don't see how they could mess up the controls.

Suda 51's Diabolical Pitch (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRmbQ-h_RrQ) for Kinect is coming to XBLA!

[Farore13]

I was going to buy RE4 on XBLA, but I decided not to due to all the negative feedback people are giving it. I would really like if a MMO Arcade game was released, prefferably one with LEGIT leaderboards. Leaderboard runs on any game are fun :)

[DarkRPGMaster]

Wait...people give Resident Evil 4 negative feedback? Who the hell does that?

[Vyse of Arcadia]

Wait...people give Resident Evil 4 negative feedback? Who the hell does that?

Maybe it's a crappy port. I'd give it negative feedback if it was a crappy port.

[DarkRPGMaster]

Wait...people give Resident Evil 4 negative feedback? Who the hell does that?

Maybe it's a crappy port. I'd give it negative feedback if it was a crappy port.

Good point. But if it's not...I might have to physically manifest myself in all places at once and slap the hell out of people. Yes, I can do that, now that I am a ghost.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

Alright, guys. The Second Sonic Generations demo is now out on XBox and you should all download it. Classic Sonic is still a little wonky, but Modern Sonic is friggin' perfect. It's fast, fun, and most of all, polished. Nary a bug in sight, and the level design is top-notch. It's like the perfect mix of Sonic Adventure and Sonic Colors.

Just go download it!

[SlaughterX]

SG is not an XBLA or PSN game... but thanks for the update.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

SG is not an XBLA or PSN game... but thanks for the update.

Right, but that's where the demo is to be found.

[DarkRPGMaster]

I bring the following special news.

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland, Raiden III, and Bloodrayne all hit the Playstation Store this week!
(http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/10/30/the-drop-week-of-october-31st-2011-new-releases/)
For those not aware of how this is kinda special, they're PS2 games. I think we've hit the moment where we can expect more PS2 games to grace the PSN with their presence.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

I bring the following special news.

Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland, Raiden III, and Bloodrayne all hit the Playstation Store this week!
(http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/10/30/the-drop-week-of-october-31st-2011-new-releases/)
For those not aware of how this is kinda special, they're PS2 games. I think we've hit the moment where we can expect more PS2 games to grace the PSN with their presence.

This just in: it's complete bull#### that I can't pop a PS2 disc into my PS3 and play it.

[Karkarov]

This just in: it's complete bull#### that I can't pop a PS2 disc into my PS3 and play it.

But you can if you still have your original fat PS3 like myself. You just called the one reason why I never upgraded to the slim which is better in every way except the one that counts.

[DarkRPGMaster]

Oh I know that much. But how much you wanna bet you'll be able to play them on the Vita when they add the service to it?

EDIT: Wow, nice ninja Karkarov.

[TopographicOcean]

This just in: it's complete bull#### that I can't pop a PS2 disc into my PS3 and play it.

But you can if you still have your original fat PS3 like myself. You just called the one reason why I never upgraded to the slim which is better in every way except the one that counts.

Too bad for all the people who are stuck with Slim after they discontinued the original... I tried looking, but most fat ones are expensive now for the exact reason they can play PS2 games and are in high demand.

I don't even have the PS3 yet and it's already disappointing to an extent.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

This just in: it's complete bull#### that I can't pop a PS2 disc into my PS3 and play it.

But you can if you still have your original fat PS3 like myself. You just called the one reason why I never upgraded to the slim which is better in every way except the one that counts.

No I can't. I have a fat PS3. The fat PS3 model that didn't have hardware PS2 emulation.

But my point it, since they can clearly emulate PS2 games in software on all PS3's, why don't they let us? It's bull####.

Oh I know that much. But how much you wanna bet you'll be able to play them on the Vita when they add the service to it?

That's a big maybe. Is the ability to play downloaded PS2 games on the Vita even confirmed?

[DarkRPGMaster]

Nothing is really confirmed about the Playstation Store when it comes to the Vita as of right now.

[Saburo Hikari]

Eh, not being able to play PS2 discs on my PS3 is but a minor nuisance since I can just as easily switch to my PS2 anyway. Paying $300 for a PS3, then an extra $60 for a PS2 sounds more reasonable than paying for an old $600 PS3 that can play both.

And I find it funny that people are only now starting to complain that newer systems can't play older system games. Hasn't it been like that since, what, the SNES?

Anyway, I like that PS2 games are being digitized. Hopefully a bunch of PS2 games that I never got to buy go on the PlayStation Store.

[Camanche]

Sweet. I didn't pick up Save the Homeland when it first came out.

[Vyse of Arcadia]

Eh, not being able to play PS2 discs on my PS3 is but a minor nuisance since I can just as easily switch to my PS2 anyway. Paying $300 for a PS3, then an extra $60 for a PS2 sounds more reasonable than paying for an old $600 PS3 that can play both.

And I find it funny that people are only now starting to complain that newer systems can't play older system games. Hasn't it been like that since, what, the SNES?

Anyway, I like that PS2 games are being digitized. Hopefully a bunch of PS2 games that I never got to buy go on the PlayStation Store.

Backwards compatibility is older and more respectable than you think. For example, the Atari 7800 was backwards compatible with the Atari 2600.

But the issue is not backwards compatibility itself. We've reached the point where backwards compatibility can be done in software, no extra hardware needed. And the PS3 is clearly backwards compatible with PS2 games. But instead of letting us play PS2 games off discs we already own, Sony is selling our own games to us again, only DRM'd with no guarantees.

[TopographicOcean]

Eh, not being able to play PS2 discs on my PS3 is but a minor nuisance since I can just as easily switch to my PS2 anyway. Paying $300 for a PS3, then an extra $60 for a PS2 sounds more reasonable than paying for an old $600 PS3 that can play both.

And I find it funny that people are only now starting to complain that newer systems can't play older system games. Hasn't it been like that since, what, the SNES?

Anyway, I like that PS2 games are being digitized. Hopefully a bunch of PS2 games that I never got to buy go on the PlayStation Store.

Backwards compatibility is older and more respectable than you think. For example, the Atari 7800 was backwards compatible with the Atari 2600.

But the issue is not backwards compatibility itself. We've reached the point where backwards compatibility can be done in software, no extra hardware needed. And the PS3 is clearly backwards compatible with PS2 games. But instead of letting us play PS2 games off discs we already own, Sony is selling our own games to us again, only DRM'd with no guarantees.

I can't believe that this is the case, yet they DON'T allow backwards compatibility. It just sounds foolish to not put it in there when it is software based now.

I suppose it's one of those tactics to sell actual PS3 games, but the existence of anyone who would buy a PS3 to sit on their PS2 collection sounds rather dubious to me.

What I find more mind boggling is that the 360 runs most Xbox games, but some don't work... Something to do with how they emulate them if I remember correctly.

[Evilkinggumby]

What I find more mind boggling is that the 360 runs most Xbox games, but some don't work... Something to do with how they emulate them if I remember correctly.

To run xbox games each requires a patch specific to the game so that it emulates and runs properly. Even with the patch, some games have bugs and glitches and are less-than-perfect. The fact there is no universal xbox emulator you can use to play games on your pc shows that whatever code/method that was used to make xbox games was .. really strange lol.

I wish the patch list for the 360 was more universal, and I wish they actually had worked to expand the list of compatible titles a bit more so that it was really all encompassing. But most of the stuff I would play is there and what few I have tried on the xbox actually ran pretty damn good. I just wish the xbox did a better job of actually using anti-aliasing to clean up the images a bit more like the 60gb ps3 fatties do.

But yeah, Sony isn't about to open the floodgates with backward compatibility for older ps2 games anytime soon, if ever. Why give away what they can sell, you know? Not to mention with the leap to re-release already created games in HD by having the creator just remaster the textures, add a few updated models and streamline it to run on the newer hardware, they can toss out new old material for very little development cost and grab up even more product. Backwards compatibility competes with that potential profit, so really, both Sony AND game Publishers stand to lose.

AND most folk taking advantage of backwards compatibility nowadays are going to grab used copies of games to enjoy it, so again, no profits for the publisher there aside from intrinsic "since i loved this old ps2 game i'll go buy a new copy of their sequal ps3 game" .

With so many studios closing their doors, laying off workers, or fighting to find revenue to pay their employees, the market for gaming is still showing to be turbulent waters in this economy. So the ability to sink a (comparatively) small amount of money into games re-eleased via HD upscaling, psvita/3ds re-releases, is actually a godsend for these folks .

I would prefer not to have to resort to such measures, and have nothing but new and creative IP's hitting shelves every month. But really, it may be a long time before we see that kind of golden age again.

[Camanche]

The way I look at it is the next time a new PS system comes out and Sony makes no way to have any previously purchased Playstation Store downloadable games accessible on the new system and actually tries to make "Buying it again on the new system too!" the only option to play older games I really enjoy- well, I will get my games and play them but they will not get any money from me over it. Pardon the lack of cohesion in my sentence, got a bad cold grogging me up this morning.

I just think their comes a point where if a huge company won't bloody listen to what the consumer wants (or takes away what they're already happy with) then they don't derserve to flourish and profit due to their questionable business practices.

I might be off my rocker here and not be looking at the situation right, but it's just my two cents. I was VERY frustrated when my fat PS3 bombed. I have a backlog of great PS2 games I still want to play and have no way to. I had to get a Slim. It still pisses me off. I'll probably just get another PS2, but it's the silliness of already taking away a feature that for me, was the only "extra feature" I care about at all.

[TopographicOcean]

I wish it was more universal myself.

I'm going to be honest though, a lot of these re-releases are a god send for ME. As much as I hate the idea of lack of backwards compatibility and so and so forth, there are A LOT of games that I have realised that missed out on that I really shouldn't have.

The reason I know about them now, is thanks to the knowledgeable people on this forum that did play them. Stuff like Zone of Enders, Metal Gear Solid, a plethora of Atlus games and a plethora of survival horror games (including a large chunk of Resident Evil).

As such, all these re-releases are a great way for me to actually try out these series, but when everyone starts crying 'milking' or start talking about the backwards compatibility issues like we are it feels odd to actually be benefiting from these decisions. Especially when for all intents and purposes, said people speaking out can often be right.

However, I also think those same people forget not everyone played these games. Sure, we could go buy a cheap PS2 and get them preowned, but not all games are that common or cheap. Or they are like me and just don't buy preowned.

It doesn't help that in Australia, a lot of Atlus games just weren't released, and other game series that did get a release were in short supply and vanished quickly...

[Camanche]

^I very much feel you and know what you're saying. I live in Canada and have a really hard time finding a lot of games if I don't snap them up by a few weeks after the release date (and obviously this is not always possible).

I see both sides. I LOVE that they are releasing games on the PS Store but I also own a lot of PSX and PS2 games that I refuse to pay for again to play, so I'm stuck in Limbo until I get a big PS2. It irritates me that they can't satisfy both sides by leaving things as they are (not discontinuing backwards compatibility) and still giving all gamers free chance to buy older games released on the PS store that they missed out on. Instead they are putting off many long-time gamers, the very people who are the reason the company got to where it is today.

[Evilkinggumby]

Yeah, I kind of would love to see them hit a middle ground where , for those that have hard copies of older games, you could download a patch to allow it to play on the new console for a small fee(yeah, it's is still diggin in my coffers, but a couple bux isn't THAT big a deal) or maybe a game pass(a $10 fee that opens access to say, all games put out by publisher X) and for those who do not own the game, having it out on the digital download store to purchase outright.

Mostly because there is a lot of games that were worth checking out that are a: tough to find in any market due to the publisher being off the radar and b: games that have seen their publisher die and the chances of getting a digi download or HD release are next to nil.

Though that will still leave a massive hole for smaller or less popular games that didn't make six digit unit sales records.

[Camanche]

I agree. All sound like feasible options, but I still think backward compatibility is not beyond them. I'm not a graphics whore. I enjoy games with good gameplay, good atmosphere, good story, etc. I like strategy, simulation and adventure games. Games like these don't need the powerhouse that current generation systems are to be extremely enjoyable. Yet I always feel I'm being forced to saddle up with current generation games that are nothing but a bunch of polished movies with a bit of interaction here and there. I feel like I'm wasting my money to play one long, over-hyped movie. I miss when games felt like actual games. I miss actually feeling like I solved something or used my brain to advanced. I miss when I really got into the story because the world and characters and story were so lovingly crafted; now I get to marvel over being able to count the number of eyebrow hairs they have and this somehow makes this character "well developed".

There ARE good current gen games. I am getting older and partly nostalgic, but I really believe the gaming industry has become a sterile, Hollywood production business machine and the little guys out there making good games are getting over shadowed too often.

I feel the current gen games are trying to appeal to the lowest common denominator. Where is my game? Where is the thought process and strategy? Why can I button mash through so much?

I really disliked FFXIII for this reason. I did find the battle system interesting, but the first 10 - 20 hours of the game were a confined, linear tutorial movie that bored me to tears and make me think Square is trying way too hard in all the wrong places. I didn't care about the characters, the story seemed trite and nothing but a pretty movie. A pretty, soulless movie. Nice to look at and possibly entertaining but meaningless in the end.

[nbinney]

To run xbox games each requires a patch specific to the game so that it emulates and runs properly. Even with the patch, some games have bugs and glitches and are less-than-perfect.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Xbox_games_compatible_with_Xbox_360

Wikipedia has a really interesting article of bugs that show up when playing original Xbox games on the 360. For instance, Shenmue 2 has a bug that makes certain characters headless.

I can imagine this is the same situation with software PS3 backwards compatability where each game will need individual tweeking. I own the backwards compatible "fat" ps3 and that even has glitches with some disc games.

[Evilkinggumby]

To run xbox games each requires a patch specific to the game so that it emulates and runs properly. Even with the patch, some games have bugs and glitches and are less-than-perfect.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Xbox_games_compatible_with_Xbox_360

Wikipedia has a really interesting article of bugs that show up when playing original Xbox games on the 360. For instance, Shenmue 2 has a bug that makes certain characters headless.

I can imagine this is the same situation with software PS3 backwards compatability where each game will need individual tweeking. I own the backwards compatible "fat" ps3 and that even has glitches with some disc games.

OK I guess I used the wrong term. Not so much a patch but what is a "Emulation profile" for the game to work. my bad.

[nbinney]

OK I guess I used the wrong term. Not so much a patch but what is a "Emulation profile" for the game to work. my bad.

I wasn't correcting you, I was just linking to the bugs.

[TopographicOcean]

There ARE good current gen games. I am getting older and partly nostalgic, but I really believe the gaming industry has become a sterile, Hollywood production business machine and the little guys out there making good games are getting over shadowed too often.

I feel the current gen games are trying to appeal to the lowest common denominator. Where is my game? Where is the thought process and strategy? Why can I button mash through so much?

I really disliked FFXIII for this reason. I did find the battle system interesting, but the first 10 - 20 hours of the game were a confined, linear tutorial movie that bored me to tears and make me think Square is trying way too hard in all the wrong places. I didn't care about the characters, the story seemed trite and nothing but a pretty movie. A pretty, soulless movie. Nice to look at and possibly entertaining but meaningless in the end.

I think one of the most overlooked problems is that 'hardcore' gamers are militant consumers. Very militant. I'm going to assume that you err on the 'hardcore' side and not casual considering how long I can tell you've played videogames.

Hardcore gamers will usually make it known they dislike a game, and loyalty to a series is pretty much tied to their perceived quality of a series. The moment it starts to dip for an extended period, you'll find most will drop it hard.

Now that there is a casual scene to gaming, and a massive one at that, there is no point trying to appease the fickle masses of the hardcore gamers. They just aren't worth the time or money. And, as much as most hardcore gamers aren't that fickle, the most vocal gamers by far are the fickle ones. When all you hear is "It's not good enough", "It's too different", "It's not different enough" or, my personal favourite, "We need more innovation!", why bother catering to these people? There is always enough haters to make creating deep games not worth it. Always. The casual fans need to be appeased to make a buck nowadays, and that can lead to cheapening of the workings of the game. All it's really doing is making the militant fans more militant than ever.

With the rise of casual gamers, the militant ways of many 'hardcore' gamers and the general commercialisation of an industry that started out very humbly, deep games are becoming few and far between.

Now, don't get me wrong, I'm a 'hardcore' gamer myself and I'm very annoyed at the seeming decline of videogame quality. The simple fact of the matter is, there is nothing we can do but live with it. It's just like movies and music now. You just need to hang out for what you do like. It can be a minefield of bad games masquerading themselves as good, but it's all we can do now.

I don't disagree by the way. I just think that nobody seems to pull the fans up on anything except 'nostalgia goggles'. I highly doubt that's their only problem.


To kinda keep this on topic, I'm kinda hoping that PS2 games will be made available to the PS Vita store. I'd like a mobile version of a game or two. That, and I prefer RPGs to be handheld. Stupid little quirk of mine, but what can I do? They just feel better that way to me! :D

[Camanche]

I drift between casual and hardcore, I guess, depending on how busy I am and how much I'm working.

Yeah, there are a lot of nit-picky elitist gamers out there that like to bitch and moan about everything that comes out. I am just disappointed that there seems to be such a drop in game quality even from companies that I have always been impressed with for years and years on end.

I just wish there was a middle ground and that there wasn't such a mass scramble to make a quick buck on ####ty smart phone games and bland games meant to appeal to the casual gamers. I'm sick of McDonalds from gaming companies day in and day out. They know how to make some classy dinners yet I have been waiting for something substantial for years from many of them. It seems the industry is stagnanting on a whole or has become greedy and lazy, it seems to me, if you'll forgive my food metaphor.

To be on topic too, I do like that we have all these choices at the tips of our fingers on the respective consoles stores, I just wish the influx of casual gaming wasn't making the industry so stale.

I've also been impressed with a lot of handheld stuff lately- RPG's and strategy games in particular. There's nothing like being able to curl up with a good game in your room/bed when someone wants to use the flatscreen/console in the living room. :3

[DarkRPGMaster]

You basically got how I feel about it Cammy. It's worse about those elitist gamers because they bitch about games before they even come out! I mean when FFXIII-2 was first announced, people started complaining that the story sucked, and other things when there was no way to really know! Hell, even now we got no clue if the story will suck or not.

[Evilkinggumby]

You basically got how I feel about it Cammy. It's worse about those elitist gamers because they bitch about games before they even come out! I mean when FFXIII-2 was first announced, people started complaining that the story sucked, and other things when there was no way to really know! Hell, even now we got no clue if the story will suck or not.

I think they're relying on the concept that " if the story for part 1 was trash, anything related to it MUST be even more trash."

Sort of in the realm of " Hey EWE Bolle's Bloodrayne was crap, and he's making a sequal!"

I will admit it is a bit presumptuous, but really.. How often has a sequal to what was a terrible property completely turned around the franchise and made everything ok?

(there is actually a number of possible answers, I'm curious to see how many YOU can cite.. yeah you.. no not Drkrpgmaster.. YOU.. You know who I am talking about !! nyahahha!!!)

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[SlaughterX]

^I very much feel you and know what you're saying. I live in Canada and have a really hard time finding a lot of games if I don't snap them up by a few weeks after the release date (and obviously this is not always possible).

I see both sides. I LOVE that they are releasing games on the PS Store but I also own a lot of PSX and PS2 games that I refuse to pay for again to play, so I'm stuck in Limbo until I get a big PS2. It irritates me that they can't satisfy both sides by leaving things as they are (not discontinuing backwards compatibility) and still giving all gamers free chance to buy older games released on the PS store that they missed out on. Instead they are putting off many long-time gamers, the very people who are the reason the company got to where it is today.

All PS3s are BC with PSX games, for the record. Anyway I would download GrimGrimoire if I had the space on my 40GB HDD, but I don't at the moment. I plan on replacing it soon with a 750GB HDD though, but I think I will buy a big external HDD to back up my system first, since I'm not trying to have to redownload everything.

[nbinney]

I plan on replacing it soon with a 750GB HDD though, but I think I will buy a big external HDD to back up my system first, since I'm not trying to have to redownload everything.

If you have some sort of enclosure, you should be able to back up the PS3 to the 750gb without the need of a 3rd drive.

[DarkRPGMaster]

This week on PSN for releases of classics, we have the following:

Chrono Cross (PS1), Full Spectrum Warrior (PS2), and Stuntman Ignition (PS2). (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/11/06/the-drop-week-of-november-7th-2011-new-releases/)

I'll be making a return trip to Termina this week, and hopefully the residents won't be try to kill me as much as last time.

[Camanche]

^I very much feel you and know what you're saying. I live in Canada and have a really hard time finding a lot of games if I don't snap them up by a few weeks after the release date (and obviously this is not always possible).

I see both sides. I LOVE that they are releasing games on the PS Store but I also own a lot of PSX and PS2 games that I refuse to pay for again to play, so I'm stuck in Limbo until I get a big PS2. It irritates me that they can't satisfy both sides by leaving things as they are (not discontinuing backwards compatibility) and still giving all gamers free chance to buy older games released on the PS store that they missed out on. Instead they are putting off many long-time gamers, the very people who are the reason the company got to where it is today.

All PS3s are BC with PSX games, for the record. Anyway I would download GrimGrimoire if I had the space on my 40GB HDD, but I don't at the moment. I plan on replacing it soon with a 750GB HDD though, but I think I will buy a big external HDD to back up my system first, since I'm not trying to have to redownload everything.

I always forget they can still play PSone games.

[DarkRPGMaster]

Hitting the PSN this week, we have a bunch of PS2 games we probably already own, but most important of all...

VANGUARD BANDITS! (http://blog.us.playstation.com/2011/11/13/the-drop-week-of-november-14th-2011-new-releases/)

[SlaughterX]

Free $5.99 PSN credit (http://us.playstation.com/psn/events/emailoffer.html?cmp=HM-EMAILOFFERVIDEOUL)!

[DarkRPGMaster]

I didn't see anything that said that on that page.

[Evilkinggumby]

I didn't see anything that said that on that page.

It's gone. I think the promotion has ended and you missed yer chance. It was actually announced like a week ago.

[nbinney]

Hitting the PSN this week, we have a bunch of PS2 games we probably already own

What I don't get is why would they release the PS2 port of Stuntman when they could have easily put the PS3 version in the store ages ago.

[SlaughterX]

Lots of XBLA games on sale (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=456082)!

[izanagi_the_creator]

I won't be able to access the Playstation Store until the PS3 gets a new firmware, one that will not have possible glitches or problems. Since hearing all those issues, I have yet to update my firmware. I wonder if there are new demos and game DLCs on it these 1-2 months..