I definitely agree with you on those points. Reaching deep into the story of Mario is basically like reaching into the story of Tetris: it is basically non-existent. Things like this are becoming even more common in game jouralism as the writers are pressed harder and harder for those pageviews.
Cool. I always wanted to try Suikoden II due to its legendary status. $109 is not all that bad for such a rare game anyway. There are numerous collectors editions of new games that cost more and they flood the market. I would definitely buy the game if it landed on PSN.
Capcom are probably axing outsourced development because those games are not seeing the returns they expect. DMC sold 1.2 million but I believe they wanted it to sell 3 million. Resident Evil 6 on the other hand sold 5 million which is very close to expectations. Sadly, money speaks louder than quality.
I have to wonder if people who consistently bash Japanese games remember Zelda and Mario come from Japan. There are few, if any, franchises from the West that can consistently breathe life into games like those have done.
I think you're right that gamers do take games way more seriously than they used to. That may be just because you and I are seeing everything through an adult lense, but I doubt adults would be having these games as "art" conversations 20 years ago. For better or for worse...
Nice, this seems pretty awesome. I would be far more likely to buy this than the Ouya! Buying this would probably lead me into a shopping spree of NES, SNES, and Genesis titles though!
Cool figures. That Link and Samus one look amazing!
They could make a card battle system work in Metal Gear Ac!d I'm sure it could work in a board game! I always wanted to try Culdcept Saga, it's just a shame its not on a handheld as it seems like a perfect game for that.
I remember FF Tactics being a similar "one screw up and it's over" kind of thing. Very similar kind of games and FFT is pretty well known for its difficulty.
Ah, Demon's Souls! Just wait to you get to the Valley of Defilement: controllers will be smashed!
I gave up on the first episode of Amnesia. Granted, that show was geared more towards females. I want to watch Fairy Tail, but there is so many episodes!
It was a pretty big surprise when I heard it! It's not very like Nintendo to take a 20-year old game and make a sequel to it (wait, they just made a new Kid Icarus...). Anyway, I loved the original and though I doubt this sequel will really live up that, it's one of my biggest reasons to get a 3DS.
