General Gaming News Thread

Post by **Libaax** » Fri Nov 11, 2005 1:29 pm

Haha the first pic looks very funny.

Post by **Femto** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 4:23 am

X-Box 360 compatibility list:

http://www.gamespot.com/news/6139702.html

Only 212 games, most of which are terrible. I'm sure that being backwards compatible with Barbie's Horse Adventure will be a great asset to the 360.

Post by **Malvado** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 4:36 am

Well there is Crimson skies and knights of the old republic. I guess I can live till oblivion next year....waaaaaa!!

Post by **Femto** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 11:44 pm

- Nekkei News inquired 1000 people in Japan, on what they are planning to purchase in the upcoming Christmas holidays, 12.9% said they plan to buy new console system(s), 33% of which are planning to purchase a PSP. Here are the breakdowns:

What new console system are you planning to buy?
1. PSP - 33%
2. Nintendo DS - 22.5%
3. PlayStation 2 - 20.2%
4. GameBoy Micro - 11.6%
5. Xbox 360 - 10.1%

How many games are you planning to buy:
- None - 60%
- 1 to 2 - 32.2%
- 3 to 4 - 5.6%
- 5 to 6 - 1.5%
- 7 to 9 - 0.3%
- Over 10 - 0.4%

Post by **Tempest** » Sun Nov 20, 2005 11:54 pm

Wow. GB Micro beats out 360. Though it is Japan, so it doesn't surprise me that the Micro has popularity there. Still, that's pretty interesting.

Post by **Malvado** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:33 pm

yeah i saw that too. Kind of sad to me though, it's like the xbox360 won't even get a chance to enter the household. Fuck the PS2 is still selling like crack and everyone has like two of those in japan!

Post by **Femto** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:09 am

How does everyone feel about this thread?

It seems like every news worth posting about has its own thread somewhere.

Post by **LordMune** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 9:26 am

I say we keep it. There is always something relatively obscure that needs to be posted but doesn't warrant a new thread.

Post by **Libaax** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 10:28 am

Its a good thread,if someone wants to make a thread for a game make it. But this thread is good for various gaming news.

I can understand the japanese not giving a damn about xbox 360 cause there arent any game to buy the console for.

I think PS2 and PSP will outsell it even in NA and EU,

Post by **Hellraiser** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:36 pm

http://www.next-gen.biz/index.php?optio ... mitstart=1

Ryu ga gotoku

Toshihiro Nagoshi's seminal yakuza action-adventure Ryu ga gotoku scores a 10, 10, 9, 8, for a total of 37, and making it the game of the week. The game is splendid; I have my final copy here, and I salute the effort put into it. It is, essentially, like Yu Suzuki's Shenmue, only set in a grimier town full of bars and prostitutes and gangsters, and starring a delicious fighting system that focuses on banging your enemies into the environment -- walls, vending machines, parking meters, other enemies.

The hero is a tough guy, thrown in jail after he's framed for a murder, and released ten years later, to find that bad things are going down between the yakuza factions he had just barely escaped alive from. In epic news, actor Masayoshi Funaki will play the lead character, Kazuma Kiryuu, in director Takashi Miike's two-part drama based on the game. You can download the first part on Famitsu.com starting December 2nd, and the second part on Tsutaya.com starting December 9th. This is exciting because Takashi Miike is a famous director of ultra-violent yakuza movies that don't make any sense; he has a lot of fans as far as Europe (though I'm no fan myself).

The story for the game and the drama was written by Seishu Hase, a prominent yakuza crime novelist. Like a Japanese Elmore Leonard, minus about thirty years of age and half the sense of humor. He does, however, write great dialogue. That the drama will be distributed free, over the internet, in two twenty-minute instalments rather reminds me of Sega's theatrical release of "Shenmue: The Movie," which consisted of game footage with misplaced English voice-overs. Yet -- this is most certainly a step up.

Videos
http://sb.tsutaya.co.jp/WM/game/ryugago ... p_500k.asx
http://sb.tsutaya.co.jp/WM/game/ryugago ... p_500k.asx

Website · Post by **Damien** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:22 am

http://mirror.gadgeeks.com/demos/xbox36 ... demned.avi

Anyone seen this?

Post by **DarkenRahlX** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 8:46 pm

Xenosaga III trailer at gametrailers.com. Meh.

Post by **LordMune** » Sun Dec 04, 2005 9:46 pm

Saw a shakycam version a few weeks ago.
Could have been worse.
A lot worse, in fact.

I'm liking what I see, so far. The character design is the best yet, I daresay.

Post by **Malvado** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:32 am

Jin is wearing what Citan wore in Xenogears. Still looks crappy though.

Post by **Tempest** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 8:29 am

Square-Enix has shacked up with Suntory Ltd. to make a beverage based from the FF games, Potion.

Link from GameSetWatch

Suntory, famous for their whiskeys, Boss canned coffees, and oolong teas, will target a relaxing but energizing taste for the drink.

I'd give it a try, but only if I could sing the victory song after drinking it.

Post by **Starnum** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 6:05 am

Malvado wrote:Jin is wearing what Citan wore in Xenogears. Still looks crappy though.

Not surprised to hear that.

Post by **Femto** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:16 am

Valkyrie Profile 2.

...

You can put your dick back in your pants now.

It makes the rumor of the first one coming for the PSP much more plausible.

I'm giddy.

Post by **Rosiel** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:50 am

Femto wrote:Valkyrie Profile 2.

...

You can put your dick back in your pants now.

It makes the rumor of the first one coming for the PSP much more plausible.

I'm giddy.

Now there is something worth waiting for. I got the best ending in Valk Profile 1 and it still had me thinking a bit. Arngrim > all chars.

Post by **Malvado** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:50 am

Femto wrote:Valkyrie Profile 2.

...

You can put your dick back in your pants now.

It makes the rumor of the first one coming for the PSP much more plausible.

I'm giddy.

my dick shall stay out of my pants thank you

Post by **Ayanami** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 2:25 am

Hopefully VP2 will be better than the first. I was not impressed at all.

Post by **Rosiel** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 10:01 am

Ayanami wrote:Hopefully VP2 will be better than the first. I was not impressed at all.

What was wrong with it bro?

Post by **Messatsu** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:44 pm

Hum is VP realy that good all my friends keep saying its awesome and then you bozos start saying the same thing. OH the pear pressure!

Post by **Rosiel** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 7:33 pm

Messatsu wrote:Hum is VP realy that good all my friends keep saying its awesome and then you bozos start saying the same thing. OH the pear pressure!

i enjoyed it. Gameplay is repetitive, but the story is grand. Hard mode was a welcomed challenge and its fun to collect the warriors. It intrigued me, to get people who died in your party. I liked it and would say give it a shot.

Post by **Femto** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 11:22 pm

The game is called Valkyrie Profile Silmeria it seems.

Post by **Libaax** » Thu Dec 08, 2005 12:53 am

http://ps2.ign.com/objects/765/765311.html

This game sounds alot of fun,hopefully it will come here.