PixlBit

I'll check it out when I get a Wii-U then.

What pulls me into a game is graphics and design. I'm an artist at heart, so what seems interesting to me visually is what goes first. So now I've bought the game. What keeps me playing that game is mechanics. If the controls are bad, I'm out. I don't care about anything in it after that. Case in point. Epic Mickey. Loved the art design of that game so much, I got it day-one. The camera was epically bad and so I traded it in. Then I got it again years later just so I could look at it. I'll do the same with Ni No Kuni no doubt. 

Oh yea, story. I really like story in games and spend time following it carefully. I admire writers on games too and have a list of favorites I follow. But if the gameplay doesn't feel right to me, I'm out. Case in point. I love writer Antony Johnston but I don't like the controls in Dead Space. I will not suffer through it for the story.

So it's Design, Mechanics, then Story for me; although, if I was developing a game, I would start with the game engine, then get an artist, and then a writer. Mechanics are the most important part of a video game, despite what my artist mind desires.

Samus Amiibo looks pretty cool.

The Despicable Me movies are really good. I just listened to the second movie's soundtrack. Lots of Pharell Williams songs on there.

What you say is very similar to what Jeff Strain (x Blizzard programmer) said in an interview on IGN's Podcast Unlocked. He said that it's great that there are so many gamers out there today, because you can always find an audience for a well made game of any type.

I just listened to an interview with the guy who was lead programmer on Diablo 1 on IGN's Podcast Unlocked. It got me thinking they should rerelease D1 and D2 for consoles. I know they won't though. I did play D2 way back when my friend and I were trying to learn networking on PCs. That was a chore.

I haven't played too many racing games in the arcade, but I do like the arcade style racers on consoles especially if they let you crash into things. Thus the Destruction Derby series and the Burnout series are my favorite racing games. Oh, and if you include motorcycles, Road Rash as well. That reminds me, I need to play Pure sometime soon. I loved the demo for that. Oh yea, and Split/Second too. AND Blur. I heard that's really good.

I read a bunch of Spectre comics a little while ago. I was looking for a DC equivalent of Dr. Strange. I enjoyed them, but not as much as Dr. Strange.

bloody crocs!

Titanfall was on sale this weekend on Xbox Live. I was very tempted to try it out. I want to drive one of those titans.