When I think of a work-related song, I think of "16 Tons", a song that recalls the days of the truck system when companies would keep workers in indentured servitude by paying them with vouchers that could only be redeemed at the company commissary. Supposedly Merle Travis wrote this song based on the experiences of his father, who was a coal miner under the truck system.
Retro's look was right for Metroid. Metroid has always been Nintendo's darkest, grittiest series.
Their style is all wrong for Mega Man, who is a very cartoonish, anime character. The footage of this Mega Man game reminds me of Bomberman: Act Zero, which saw another cute anime character dudebroized in the same manner. That game was an abysmal flop. And that's being kind. At worst, this rendition of Mega Man calls to mind the ridiculous Westernized renditions of the character that appeared on the covers of the first two NES games, back when Japanese game companies absolutely refused to show Japanese art on the covers of the games they sold in the US.
I, too, am curious as to what Capcom's thinking with Mega Man. The Mega Man project I'm upset about losing is Mega Man Legends 3 - and that's because the Mega Man Legends games were the only Mega Man games I really enjoyed. Does Capcom simply not see a good ROI on Mega Man, or is this more ongoing bitterness from them over Keiji Inafune?
Right now I'm all about Ni no Kuni and Bioshock Infinite. Barring an upset from Tales of Xillia, Ni no Kuni will be my GOTY 2013.
I'm surprised it took you this long to get into Fallout 3. I figured it'd be right up your alley. Hopefully you will try New Vegas in the future. Gameplay-wise, New Vegas is easily the better of the two, with far more choices and RPG options than Fallout 3. However, I also enjoyed Fallout 3 for its atmosphere of desolation and moments like Tranquility Lane. Fallout: NV and Fallout 3 are my third and fourth favorite games of the current generation, behind only Valkyria Chronicles and Ni no Kuni.
I thought the orphanage segments of Yakuza 3 were charming myself, and they made Kazuma a very likable character.
Love the Hyrule Historia. I've loved reading through all the old Zelda history. Reminds me of when those games first came out back in the 80s and 90s. Now they're coming out with a new Final Fantasy artbook in June that I want.
The Hyrule Historia is quite meaty. It has interesting insights from Miyamoto, Aonuma, and others as to what went into the design of the Zelda games, as well as art and design documents from throughout the series.
I don't mind Netflix/AIV, and I don't mind sharing my experiences with my gaming friends over the Internet, as long as all of that is optional. Where I draw the line: forced online play and having control of my playing in the hands of MS/Sony/EA/Ubisoft/whoever.
The Daily Disappointment (The Daily Oklahoman) is just as bad about this kind of bullshit.
30 degrees and freezing rain in my neck of the woods. It was 80 yesterday.
I spend a lot of time on Netflix when I'm just too tired to do anything else. Sorry to hear you've been sick.
Yeah, I find myself gladder and gladder that I pre-ordered Xenoblade, and I kind of wish I'd bought three copies so I could flip the other two on eBay like a good little scalper and keep one for myself. :)
