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Samurai Sanders: Nov 4, 2003

blackguy32 posted:

Sheva is awesome just for the fact that its a black female protagonist, which seems to be a rarity in video games.

Well, it seems to me that as soon as Capcom made the decision to make her a black woman, they suddenly had no idea what to do with her. I'm really not surprised. I think I saw a black woman once the entire time I was in Japan.

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Shindragon posted:

I think one of the reasons why RE5 gets flack is because of the co-op.It felt a bit forced.The levels were a bit so/so really. Not as crazy as RE4. Also Sheva is probably the most boring character in the RE universe ever. While it is possible to play without co-op, it would've been better if they never made Sheva. Nothing against her, she wasn't really needed.

That and Wesker? What a disappointment. It does get some points for the infamous scene which I won't spoil.

What are you talking about? Wesker was awesome! Just the right level of crazy madman insanity for the B+ movie of a game that RE5 was.

COMPLETE GLOBAL SATURATION!

# ? Oct 3, 2011 00:55

Krad: Feb 4, 2008; Touche

Yechezkel posted:

Space Channel 5, Part 2

This is all I care about for this week.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 01:01

Nail Rat: Dec 29, 2000; Haters gonna hate

Yechezkel posted:

Speaking of RE5, the Gold Edition is getting a PSN digital download version this Tuesday.

All these games are coming on Tuesday on PSN as well (from here if nothing is wrong):
Crysis
NBA Jam: On Fire Edition
Shift 2: Unleashed
Eufloria
Space Channel 5, Part 2
SEGA Bass Fishing
PS1 version of Chrono Trigger

Old games up in here yo.

It certainly feels like there are a lot of rereleases lately but I'm okay with it. Better than QBert, Lemmings and Rampart!

# ? Oct 3, 2011 01:30

vkeios: May 7, 2007

I'd pay good money for Rampart on the PSN. Especially with some online play.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 01:32

Nail Rat: Dec 29, 2000; Haters gonna hate

Well have I got news for you because it's been there for four and a half years.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 01:40

Yechezkel: Oct 5, 2004

Not anymore! That game was pulled from the store over a year ago.
Looks like all of the Midway classics were pulled as well. No more Rampage and MKII.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 01:49

Kly: Aug 8, 2003; To the max.

No voice chat in multiplayer though.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 01:49

Policenaut: Jul 11, 2008; A man's life of fifty years
is nothing in comparison
to the age of this world

Life is but a fleeting dream

I really wish Sony actually warned people about games being pulled. I'm still angry over Outrun Online Arcade being pulled.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 01:50

Nail Rat: Dec 29, 2000; Haters gonna hate

Honestly the Midway ports were really bad, it's not a big loss that they pulled them.

I bought them back in the day because I had nothing to play on my PS3.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 01:57

Hal Incandenza: Feb 12, 2004

Yechezkel posted:

Not anymore! That game was pulled from the store over a year ago.
Looks like all of the Midway classics were pulled as well. No more Rampage and MKII.

Rampart or Rampage? Totally different games!

I'd love to play Rampart... although without a trackball it wouldn't be the same...

edit: Apparently both... man, I never even knew Rampart was on there

# ? Oct 3, 2011 02:56

Mug: Apr 26, 2005; Video Game Dad

My PSN download list has MK2 available to me, and also Silent Hill 1, which was only available in PAL land for like 2 days. I wonder if I could sell it on eBay for a wad.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 02:58

Pyruvate: Apr 4, 2008; by Y Kant Ozma Post

Shindragon posted:

It does get some points for the infamous scene which I won't spoil.

What scene? I played the whole thing but I don't know which one you're referencing

# ? Oct 3, 2011 03:03

EC: Jul 10, 2001; The Legend

Pyruvate posted:

What scene? I played the whole thing but I don't know which one you're referencing

Maybe he means the QTE during which you punch a boulder?

# ? Oct 3, 2011 03:12

blackguy32: Oct 1, 2005; FLAVA FLAV!!!!!

Pyruvate posted:

What scene? I played the whole thing but I don't know which one you're referencing

COMPLETE. GLOBAL. SATURATION.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 03:13

Jamesman: Nov 19, 2004; "First off, let me start by saying curly light blond hair does not suit Hyomin at all. Furthermore,"

axleblaze posted:

I never really had any trouble with the controls in SotC at all. The horse controls like a horse, not vehicle. He doesn't like to do things that will hurt it. You can't just force the horse to do things. He is your partner in the game, not a tool. I can see why people would have trouble with this but once you except it, it makes alot of sense.

Shadow of the Colossus: Agro is smarter than most gamers.

It can be a little difficult dealing with Agro at first, simply because you don't expect a game to be as thoughtful as it is. And it really is deliberate, because once it clicks, you loving love riding that horse and doing tricks with him and riding around that big empty world with your horse buddy. You basically build a relationship between Wander and Agro (and yourself) without there being any kind of game mechanic behind it.

And if that's not happening, then you shouldn't be playing video games. None of them.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 04:03

Shindragon: Jun 6, 2011; You don't want my life. What do I have to show for it? Metal plate in my chest, Vatican karate gorilla blood on my hands, and a foot locker full of manbro viles.

I should say two. Because, Wesker was totally hamming up that line. And yeah, Chris..

PUNCHING.A.BOULDER.

What I also meant by Wesker being a disappointment is his final form. The guy who dodges bullets like nothing, sacrifices speed to become a slow hard hitting bastard. It just completely killed it for me.

I hope he comes back. I don't care what Capcom says.He's dead? BULLSHIT. Like that hasn't stopped you reviving a drat villian.

hell does Sigma keep the record for being revived the most?

# ? Oct 3, 2011 04:13

blackguy32: Oct 1, 2005; FLAVA FLAV!!!!!

Shindragon posted:

I should say two. Because, Wesker was totally hamming up that line. And yeah, Chris..

PUNCHING.A.BOULDER.

What I also meant by Wesker being a disappointment is his final form. The guy who dodges bullets like nothing, sacrifices speed to become a slow hard hitting bastard. It just completely killed it for me.

I hope he comes back. I don't care what Capcom says.He's dead? BULLSHIT. Like that hasn't stopped you reviving a drat villian.

hell does Sigma keep the record for being revived the most?

Yeah but like Wesker, they finally killed Sigma off for good.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 04:16

Policenaut: Jul 11, 2008; A man's life of fifty years
is nothing in comparison
to the age of this world

Life is but a fleeting dream

Albert Wesker's dead, but RE5 and Lost in Nightmares introduced the "Wesker Children" concept.

RE6 is probably just going to have "Jimmy Wesker" or something, Albert's long lost 6th clone from Umbrella who looks and sounds exactly like D.C Douglas.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 04:17

Shindragon: Jun 6, 2011; You don't want my life. What do I have to show for it? Metal plate in my chest, Vatican karate gorilla blood on my hands, and a foot locker full of manbro viles.

blackguy32 posted:

Yeah but like Wesker, they finally killed Sigma off for good.

Oh I know that. I was mostly likely poking fun at Capcom's he's dead thing. And Sigma was a prime example. And yes I was glad Sigma finally died in x8. While technically not cannon, it still provided closure at least for that bastard.

Also, guess I didn't pay attention to the Wesker childern project. Looking forward to seeing the clone.

Also I want to elaborate on Sheva. By far I thought it was great that Capcom provided a female that wasn't sexed up like hell (well excluding the extra costumes) but they really didn't' do anything interesting with her. There was no conflict, she felt like more of a yes man really. I guess it was just a let down compared to Leon's attitude/antics in RE4. The game was pretty much aware of how loving silly it was. I mean a huge rear end Statue chasing the gently caress out of you, doesn't get more silly then that. RE5 trying to be serious was a bit.. eh.. The moments Wesker has his screen time was great. I enjoy Wesker's character because he's straight up a comic book villain. I hope RE6 is better. and no more co-op. I hate to say but co-op removed the tension from the game. I'll admit I hated fighting against the chainsaw zombies in RE4. In RE5? Not as much when you actually have a partner who can chip them with shots from far away. It sounds dumb what I said, but that's what I liked about RE4 alot. It felt really tense.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 04:34

ImpAtom: May 24, 2007; Are you mocking me?

Policenaut posted:

Albert Wesker's dead, but RE5 and Lost in Nightmares introduced the "Wesker Children" concept.

RE6 is probably just going to have "Jimmy Wesker" or something, Albert's long lost 6th clone from Umbrella who looks and sounds exactly like D.C Douglas.

LiN has Alex Wesker who is the only Wesker child unaccounted for, was working for Spencer and supposedly discovered an immortality serum. That is exactly who we're going to get.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 04:34

Harlock: Jan 15, 2006; Tap "A" to drink!!!

Policenaut posted:

Albert Wesker's dead, but RE5 and Lost in Nightmares introduced the "Wesker Children" concept.

RE6 is probably just going to have "Jimmy Wesker" or something, Albert's long lost 6th clone from Umbrella who looks and sounds exactly like D.C Douglas.

It's obvious Steve Burnside is going to come back.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 04:38

The Dirty Burger: Aug 24, 2007; 1st team all star
+
2nd degree manslaughter
=
3rd world clothing line

I think I hated RE5 because while it was just as cheesy as RE4, it tried to play it straight rather than going full-on "Your right hand comes off?" RE4 gave no fucks at all. dudes pushing boulders on you, a fuckin huge castle, a giant move-able Salazar statue, the entire MIIIIIIKE sequence and every single interaction between meester kennedy and a midget dressed like Napoleon

gently caress Wesker, bring back Salazar

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Sony is continuing to take the initiative to bolster its PlayStation Network following the disastrous hack earlier this year. Not only did Sony add another $20 million this summer to a Pub Fund it started a couple years ago, but today the company announced a new "Only On PlayStation Network" program to stress its flow of exclusive gaming content.

Starting on October 4, every Tuesday in the month will see several new exclusives on PSN, including Pub Fund titles like Eufloria and Okabu, as well as inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood and PixelJunk Sidescroller. And the program will also feature a selection of "rare classic games" added to the store on October 4, including God Hand, GrimGrimoire, Maximo: Ghosts to Glory, Odin Sphere and Ring of Red.

Consumers who are PlayStation Plus subscribers will receive a 20% discount during the launch week of each �Only On PSN� game. On top of that, if you spend $60 or more out of your PlayStation Network/Sony Entertainment Network (SEN) Wallet throughout the month of October, you'll be able to receive a $10 store credit towards purchases in November. This promotion isn't limited to just games - spending can be on add-ons, PlayStation Home micro-transactions, TV shows, movies, Music Unlimited subscriptions, etc.

��Only On PlayStation Network� is our line of great exclusive games that users can count on to deliver exciting game experiences that can�t be found anywhere else,� said Susan Panico, senior director of PlayStation Network, SCEA. �This strong initial content offering, combined with the day one discounts for PlayStation Plus subscribers and the �Spend $60, Get $10 Back� promotion, makes PlayStation Network the premier destination for digital content.�

The lineup in the program is as follows: October 4 - Eufloria and Rochard; October 11 - Sideway: New York; October 13 - Sodium Collection; October 18 - Okabu and RocketBirds; October 25 - inFAMOUS: Festival of Blood and PixelJunk Sidescroller.

IndustryGamers spoke with Susan Panico about the program and Sony's continued push for exclusives. We'll be bringing you that soon.

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# ? Oct 3, 2011 05:01

Question Mark Mound: Jun 14, 2006; Tokyo Crystal Mew
Dancing Godzilla

The Dirty Burger posted:

You should've just put "ODIN SPHERE PSN" and cut the rest of the post. That's all that's important. This had better come to the UK or else I'll need to import some points cards.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 08:04

Job For A Pirate: Apr 27, 2008

holy gently caress, god hand!!! I've been waiting to play that game since someone posted a long rear end time ago this video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBqB5LUKh8A

# ? Oct 3, 2011 08:07

Policenaut: Jul 11, 2008; A man's life of fifty years
is nothing in comparison
to the age of this world

Life is but a fleeting dream

My god drat jaw literally dropped when I read that. Holy gently caress

# ? Oct 3, 2011 08:08

Samurai Sanders: Nov 4, 2003

Wait we are talking PS3 versions here? Not PSP or anything? Holy hell man, that's the most exciting PSN news I have heard in months. Unless I am misunderstanding something.

edit: I might want to play Odin Sphere again, depending on the price, and whether they fixed the godawful slowdown.

Samurai Sanders fucked around with this message at Oct 3, 2011 around 08:17

# ? Oct 3, 2011 08:09

TaurusOxford: Feb 10, 2009; Fuck you Nintendo

I can finally be the God Hand. gently caress YES!!!

# ? Oct 3, 2011 08:16

DOUBLE CLICK HERE: Feb 5, 2005; WA3

Yes, I think it's time to wield the God Hand once again.

In fact, God Hand: 2011 GOTY.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 08:17

GUI: Nov 5, 2005

That makes me

since earlier today I was like "Man, I wish God Hand were on the PS3/360." Now I just need Contra: Shattered Soldier HD and the DMC trilogy (which I heard was confirmed to be getting an HD release).
Hopefully it's legit and not poorly worded.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 08:18

FZeroRacer: Apr 8, 2009

I can't wait to replay God Hand. This is the best news.

It also gives me even more hope for Gene being in UMVC3.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 08:41

TaurusOxford: Feb 10, 2009; Fuck you Nintendo

FZeroRacer posted:

I can't wait to replay God Hand. This is the best news.

It also gives me even more hope for Gene being in UMVC3.

Oh goddammit, now you have me hoping that Megaman X8 will show up on PSN as a "sign" of X being in UMVC3.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 08:42

Policenaut: Jul 11, 2008; A man's life of fifty years
is nothing in comparison
to the age of this world

Life is but a fleeting dream

Oh drat, Gene in HD and Gene in Ultimate would be the best God drat Hand thing ever.

Waiting for Sony to say it's real so I can go out and buy many PSN cards

# ? Oct 3, 2011 08:44

Dominic White: Nov 1, 2005; We're marooned on a small island in an endless sea, confined to a tiny spit of sand, unable to escape.

But tonight, on this small planet, we're gonna rock civilization.

God Hand, GrimGrimoire, Maximo: Ghosts to Glory, Odin Sphere and Ring of Red?

That's a loving amazing lineup there. God Hand is great, but GrimGrimoire and Odin Sphere are seriously underrated too. Maximo was a pretty good update of Ghosts & Goblins, and Ring of Red was one of the best near-launch games for the system, and a really inventive take on the SRPG.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 08:52

Jamesman: Nov 19, 2004; "First off, let me start by saying curly light blond hair does not suit Hyomin at all. Furthermore,"

I wonder how they choose these PS2 games, and if there'd ever be a chance of them putting up games that were only released in one region but not in another, meaning they came out in America, but not Europe and vice versa.

What I'm saying is I want to play Gregory Horror Show on my PS3.

# ? Oct 3, 2011 09:10

Yechezkel: Oct 5, 2004

They'll probably be like the Neo Geo re-releases on PSN: support for HD resolutions and that's about it.

Source link to that story is here. ~~I can't find an official press release on Sony's site about this.~~ Official post found on PS Blog after a few hours.

Eurogamer found out more info on the program:

quote:

"'The Only On PlayStation Network programme is for the SCEA region only," a Sony spokesperson told Eurogamer.

"However, we will be bringing the majority of the content to the SCEE audience, including Classic PS2 titles.

"We have numerous exciting offers that we will be introducing to PSN users throughout our region in the lead up to Christmas and look forward to sharing these with you."

Yechezkel fucked around with this message at Oct 3, 2011 around 19:58

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