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I'm a little happy and sad since I'm just gonna ignore the japanese release of P4U2. Had to get my pre order bonuses out of the way. I'm extremely happy that now I get to play as Adachi and Margaret but that means I'm going to be playing Kanji less. Kanji is hella bad in P4A but at least I could represent him in tournament and knock out some Narukamis and Chies.

I get the distinct feeling I won't bother playing Shadow Kanji like I know I would have before the announcements to give people full body netplay hugs. That or just the general embarrassment of getting beat by a dude that immediately strips down to nothing but a towel.

They're messing too much with Sony? Nuking their headquarters? Someone is a bit too personally attached to boxes of plastic.

Games like Tomb Raider are supposed to be multi-platform, and what the fuck has this got to do specifically with boxes?

I get the distinct feeling I won't bother playing Shadow Kanji like I know I would have before the announcements to give people full body netplay hugs. That or just the general embarrassment of getting beat by a dude that immediately strips down to nothing but a towel.

Try to think of him as a happy fellow who turns into feminine wrestler :]

This post has been edited by BrainSucks: Aug 27 2014, 13:50

Games like Tomb Raider are supposed to be multi-platform, and what the fuck has this got to do specifically with boxes?

Boxes as in the console, the ones that these companies make?

Tomb Raider is still a multiplatform game. All parties in the game industry are doing these kind of things, exclusivity is one of the major reason for what sells a platform. Sony and Microsoft now this well, that's one of the reasons why Sony demands IP ownership when they're the publisher blocking the game and future installments from ever coming to other platforms.

Go back into history and you'll see that Sony did a similar thing with Tomb Raider 2, they payed to keep it from the Saturn back in the day. Remember how MGS4 never came to other platforms despite previous entries in the series being on PC and Nintendo platforms? Remember how GTA suddenly became a PS franchise, remember how Final Fantasy suddenly became a PS franchise.

I understand the hatred against exclusive, be it timed or not, but that's the business we're living in. Trust me I don't like it either. The only thing you can do is wait till it arrives on a platform you own, vote with your wallet or suck it up and buy the platform it's available on.

This post has been edited by Koekjes?: Aug 27 2014, 14:30

Boxes as in the console, the ones that these companies make?

I think it was clear enough that "boxes" were actually the consoles, what I was asking you is why would you assume that I'm a PS fanboy just because I've expressed my complaint about microsoft's stupid policies in game industry? One thing I admit though is I'm attached to games, and hate micr*cough* companies who are trying to lay a finger on multi-platform games with exclusivity crap.

Tomb Raider is still a multiplatform game. All parties in the game industry are doing these kind of things, exclusivity is one of the major reason for what sells a platform. Sony and Microsoft now this well, that's one of the reasons why Sony demands IP ownership when they're the publisher blocking the game and future installments from ever coming to other platforms.

Go back into history and you'll see that Sony did a similar thing with Tomb Raider 2, they payed to keep it from the Saturn back in the day. Remember how MGS4 never came to other platforms despite previous entries in the series being on PC and Nintendo platforms? Remember how GTA suddenly became a PS franchise, remember how Final Fantasy suddenly became a PS franchise.

I understand the hatred against exclusive, be it timed or not, but that's the business we're living in. Trust me I don't like it either. The only thing you can do is wait till it arrives on a platform you own, vote with your wallet or suck it up and buy the platform it's available on.

Just because it's business doesn't mean it is always a good reasoning, I'm not saying that sony and nintendo are saints but the microsoft (heads of xbox) think they can do whatever they want and the gamers should remain silent. If they were, today you'd have an xbone with DRM, and mark my words: the only reason that Tomb Raider suddenly became "timed-exclusive" it's because of the fierce reaction from fans which I fully agree with them.

Now cases like Bayonetta 2 it's something acceptable, after all sega abandoned its development and then the project received financial support by nintendo.

[www.computerandvideogames.com] Interesting article about Miyamoto and his views on the casual gamers.

I think it was clear enough that "boxes" were actually the consoles, what I was asking you is why would you assume that I'm a PS fanboy just because I've expressed my complaint about microsoft's stupid policies in game industry? One thing I admit though is I'm attached to games, and hate micr*cough* companies who are trying to lay a finger on multi-platform games with exclusivity crap.
Just because it's business doesn't mean it is always a good reasoning, I'm not saying that sony and nintendo are saints but the microsoft (heads of xbox) think they can do whatever they want and the gamers should remain silent. If they were, today you'd have an xbone with DRM, and mark my words: the only reason that Tomb Raider suddenly became "timed-exclusive" it's because of the fierce reaction from fans which I fully agree with them.

Now cases like Bayonetta 2 it's something acceptable, after all sega abandoned its development and then the project received financial support by nintendo.

I'm sorry but I find it pretty ironic that in one sentence you claim that you hate companies that touch multiplatform titles with exclusive content/timed/games and that you hate Microsoft for doing that. But in the other you recognize that Sony and Nintendo also have the same blood on their hands. Seems a bit hypocritical in my opinion.

Business is the best reason there is, these companies aren't here to be your friend. They'll search for the path that will earn them the most money. This doesn't always goes well as evident by history. Every company goes flat on its face at least once, Microsoft did it this gen with their original policies, Sony did it last gen with the way they acted before and around the PS3 launch, and Nintendo did it with the creation of the N64 by abandoning Sony which costed them the next two generations to come.

This post has been edited by Koekjes?: Aug 27 2014, 19:25

I'm sorry but I find it pretty ironic that in one sentence you claim that you hate companies that touch multiplatform titles with exclusive content/timed/games and that you hate Microsoft for doing that. But in the other you recognize that Sony and Nintendo also have the same blood on their hands. Seems a bit hypocritical in my opinion.

Plz spare me the narrow-minded attitude.

Business is the best reason there is, these companies aren't here to be your friend. They'll search for the path that will earn them the most money. This doesn't always goes well as evident by history. Every company goes flat on its face at least once, Microsoft did it this gen with their original policies, Sony did it last gen with the way they acted before and around the PS3 launch, and Nintendo did it with the creation of the N64 by abandoning Sony which costed them the next two generations to come.

Reason my ass, business is business and I'm the customer, if you seek my wallet then I demand satisfaction. So far I haven't seen outrageous activities from nintendo (except the stupid wii U pad) and sony with their console release such as DRM, ignoring backwards compatibility (fuck you Don Mattrick) [www.dualshockers.com] and making a half-done game to maximise profit from mindless fanboys [www.eurogamer.net] or messing with localizations due desperation.

Edit: the famous line "just business nothing personal" sounds kinda funny, isn't it?

This post has been edited by BrainSucks: Aug 27 2014, 22:18

Plz spare me the narrow-minded attitude.
Reason my ass, business is business and I'm the customer, if you seek my wallet then I demand satisfaction. So far I haven't seen outrageous activities from nintendo (except the stupid wii U pad) and sony with their console release such as DRM, ignoring backwards compatibility (fuck you Don Mattrick) [www.dualshockers.com] and making a half-done game to maximise profit from mindless fanboys [www.eurogamer.net] or messing with localizations due desperation.

Oh great you can be selective. I'm done, I'm not going to argue with people who calls me narrow-minded while they can't even make a reply without swearing on top of calling folks fanboys because there's a physical release coming for a digital title when there's zero correlation between the two. You're seeing things.

Your sense of rationality rocks, now go play with your XBL if you can't bear the 'F' word.

Classy, real classy...

I keep looking at the New Ultra outfits in Street Fighter 4 and I imagine that Capcom hired a Square Enix costume designer to make half of them.

Now a couple aren't bad, I mean Juri and Poison get to dress like the sluts they are so that works for them. Sakura gets to wear an actual outfit for how fucking old she actually is instead of running around in a school uniform like she isn't 25. Then you see Dee Jay with Japan knowing nothing about black people again and Cody looking like he joined the gayest biker gang on the planet.

I question these decisions with all my heart.
ULTRA SF4 Summer Time

I question these decisions with all my heart.
ULTRA SF4 Summer Time

Makes me wonder if the D.Dark outfit is a flip-off to Arika Co.

So Nintendo IS finally making a 3DS with 2 analog sticks (well, the other stick is more like a nub really). I think I just might finally take the plunge and buy this new version.... when it comes out next year.

Since Sony's been a good boy lately I decided to give them a bit of money. That pink/white Vita they teased is looking mighty luscious as well, however. I may end up with one of those around the time that Tales of Hearts R comes out.

This post has been edited by radixius: Sep 2 2014, 06:45

If they manage to build the ps1/ps2 emulator on PS4 they'll have my eternal respect... including wallet.

Anyway, is it worth purchasing a PS-TV? I'd prefer to hook up the handheld but seems that sony knows what it's doing.

Anyway, is it worth purchasing a PS-TV? I'd prefer to hook up the handheld but seems that sony knows what it's doing.

Not all Vita games are playable on Vita TV. While I wish the Vita itself had a video out feature rather than some 99$ knock-off, many of its games wouldn't feel right on a TV because of the touchscreen.

Random Japanese Game Rant

You're at Point A.
You can see Point B.
You wanna get from Point A to Point B so you start heading there and encounter either:

5 useless cutscenes, tutorials or dialog moments that interrupt/pause the gameplay.
3 random encounter battles that make you waste time and resources for nothing or kill you.
Point C, because you made a wrong turn, accidentally progressing the story and now you can't go back to Point B.
Fuck you, all three of these things and you can't do anything about it. You think this a game? It's an interactive movie bitch.

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This post has been edited by 絶通 原田: Sep 3 2014, 14:32

I seriously hope this happens:

[www.siliconera.com] Xenosaga HD Collection Might Be Possible, But Needs “Tens Of Thousands" Of Fans

Genroku Legends are quite entertaining, I'm glad that there are still companies like Vanillaware who remember the meaning of additional content.

Probably going to pick up Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen now that it's on sale on PSN. I'd always heard the actual game mechanics took some of the better stuff from DMC and Dead Rising as a base. Though story and character wise I hear that is where everything comes up quite a bit short.

Which is fine, long as my dude bro gets his sword and runs around putting metal to random enemy face I'm happy.

Dragon's Dogma was fun for a while but I don't ever see myself finishing it. I think it ended up just being too repetitive for me. That said there is an absolute ton of content to get lost in.