PixlBit

I got it day-one and still haven't played it! I attribute this mostly to the fact that my friend sold his PS3 and so, when I go over there, I always play Xbox 360 so we can play co-op games. It's also due to the fact that I haven't been able to play much during the week what with me agonizing over careers every damn day. Will it ever end? 

I got to two more recent games in my backlog, Pandora's Tower and Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon last week though. From there it's Etrian Odyssey IV, Fire Emblem Awakening and then finally, I get back to Ni No Kuni. 

I played the demo and thought it was very interesting. The third person view and movement is very similar to Gears of War. The weapons are unique and interesting but in the demo, they don't really tell you how to use them, so I kept getting killed by those mechs in the last area. You are supposed to work closely with your co-op buddies and I had a friend in there with me, but I just kept wondering how to increase the power of my attacks, and didn't work with him too closely. The graphics look pretty good and the controls are tight like you would expect from the makers of Resistance. This is not a day-one purchase for me, and I feel bad about that because I want to support Insomniac's first multiplatform title, but it made me feel like a noob and for that it goes on the waiting list.

I'm gonna read a guide next time for sure. Ain't no shame in that at this point.

I wanna play Tempest 2000 and Aliens Vs. Predator on it.

I can't wait. Although I have for a while now.

Ooo. That's a good comparison. I want to hear more about that.

Yea, now that you mention it. I know what you mean.

I played the demo on Xbox 360 and couldn't figure out how to do a melee attack. Why does every RE game have such strange controls? I've never liked their choice of camera view either. Ah, but I keep trying to find a RE game I can like.

I'm partially kidding with my outrage. When I played the Dreamcast back in the early oughts, I don't remember ever complaining about it even when playing round after round of Quake III Arena. I was actually fascinated by the VMU (not the EMU I mistakenly referenced in my comment) and used it for Skies of Arcadia. I had the most fun though using the fishing rod controller for games like Sega Marine Fishing. However, the standard Dreamcast controller compared to today's controllers for the 360 and PS3  is a little bulky.

Chris Kohler of Wired magazine and the Game/Life podcast mentioned that Microsoft might be in a similar state of arrogance and overconfidence that Sony was in at the launch of the PS3. With their recent successes, they think we will buy whatever they put out. They also assume the mainstream will also buy in and so offer lots of things they want. Sony was sure wrong with the PS3. I'm a little more optimisitic about Microsoft, but personally, I'm not so sure I'm on board yet. They may have gone a little too far trying to seduce the casual and nongamers. It's still early though and the games I like still have yet to be shown. E3 can't come soon enough for me to settle my thoughts on Xbox One.