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Yeah, anyway, I'll get it, but I probably won't get around to playing it in a long while. If anything, it'll give me some idea of what EU3 will be like, maybe even convince me into getting that. We'll see.

Or if you have a 360, SotN will be released early next year via Xbox Live Arcade. To be on-topic, I got Castlevania Portrait of Ruin this week. Awesome game. I got the preorder package which includes a soundtrack CD with tracks from apparently all previous Castlevania titles, an art book, a stylus, a gamecase, a poster. It's pretty neat. Though, aside from this, the only other title I've played was Dawn of Sorrow, so most of this is over my head.

Okay, Gamersgate (Paradox' digital distribution system) has EU1 for 1 whole freaking dollar. Is the game worth trying out, given that EU2 is apparently better and that EU3 is coming along soon? 1 freaking dollar isn't much of an investment, so I'll gladly shell it out if the game warrants it.

Erm, it's been known for a while now that RE5 is 360/PS3. The Wii is getting a sidestory called Umbrella Chronicles (-____-).

I forget, do Resident Evil games have any story continuity between them? I've never played any of them since I don't have the system for them, but I might RE5 since it's coming out on 360 (and I might RE4 once I get a Wii). In any case, RE5 news:

The campaign's fairly short. If you have someone you can coop with, go for it. Coop is awesome.

I'm downloading the Armed Assault multiplayer demo ^______^ This game will be godly.

The only way that'll happen is if Shadowstrider murders the rest of the Bethesda staff and becomes lead designer for FO3. I mean that as a joke. I am not encouraging murder.

How's the interface, dawg? I mean that in a non-derogatory way. I am not implying you are a canine person. I know that you are a human person. It is a term of endearment.

Haha, how many people actually finish the games the first time around?

Slow can be a good thing.

Well, I'd consider it a nice bonus, but not much more. I mean, yes, the PS2 has a massive library of good games, but I can get it for <100$. It doesn't justify the 600$ box if the PS3 can't justify itself on its own merits.

I'll want more expanded impressions later on. Offer ends today, but I probably won't bite yet. If you do sound overly positive about it, though, it might be something I'll consider along the line. Not having 30% off won't be a big deal if the game is actually worth it. Though, I still have my massive backlog of wargames to go through, not to mention the upcoming CC's.

Wait, so you went for it?

Or maybe it was his inability to do any sort of competent interactive storytelling.

I love how I can interact with stories in movies.

Well, I have a DS and a 360, and I haven't actually gone out and played any GBA/Xbox games on them. That being said, I'll be all over the Wii's Virtual Console once it comes out. But that's really for nostalgia's sake. Replaying stuff like Double Dragon, Contra or Ninja Turtles. Hehe, good old coop days.

The problem is that Nintendo didn't include the Japanese manual overseas. http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/top/the-japan...nual-218939.php

pixies is correct. I tip my hat to you, pixies. Well-played.

War in the Pacific - courtesy of publisher Matrix Games - is a WW2 naval wargame focusing on the entire Pacific end of the war, starting from Pearl Harbor until potentially 1946. The scope is huge, and the amount of detail is apparently quite unsurpassed (down to individual ships and planes - which means thousands and thousands of units). It seems to be a WEGO turn-based system (similar to CM), with each turn being from one day to one week. Each hex is 60 miles. That's a lot of hexes. I've been hearing mostly good things from the game, and the reviews from wargamers are quite positive. Though, it's really from a strategic/operational level, with you as Fleet Commander. You don't directly control the tactical encounters. Anyway, I never got the game, from the steep price and the fact that I couldn't testdrive it via a demo first. Matrix is having a time-limited (ends tomorrow, actually) 30% discount, dropping it to a more reasonable price. http://www.matrixgames.com/news.asp?nid=372 I probably still won't get it at this point. Matrix is getting my money, but it's be for when the CC3 remake comes out. So, alanschu, if you're still alive, in case you haven't received my harmless letter containing no dangerous materials at all yet, this might be something for you, since you apparently like naval wargames. It certainly sounds more appealing than that Pacific Storm game, which sounds like it could just be dumbed down to accommodate too many tastes at once.

What kind of stupid example is that? We all know that not being actively stabbed in multiple places at once is the true gateway to fun. Try playing a game without being actively stabbed in multiple places at once. Then try playing it while actively stabbed in multiple places at once. Still fun? Most likely not. This is true immersion.

The Dark Brotherhood was the best part of Oblivion, but the story was horrific, especially the way it was told near the end. People can whine about NWN2 being linear and whatnot, but that was some freaking railroading there.

Good for NWN2, but Oblivion being one of the nominees for 'best story' just removes Gamespot's credibility altogether as far as giving out awards goes. [/stealth troll]

No, Krookie, what is YOUR purpose? Morality or Survivability?

Anyone but Hades! I mean, Hades!