Weekend, what are you playing?

Well E3 is over and what a show it was. Lots of awesome and bizarre announcements. But anyway, it's the weekend after E3, what are you playing?

Migoy: Been spending some time killing waves of dudes in Sengoku Basara Samurai Heroes, some of the attakcs in that game is just insane like shooting a ball of lightning from a samurai sword or holding 3 of those samurai swords in 1 hand like Wolverine claws. I played some Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers last night. That game looks really good but I wished it played better. Its like all the production went into the graphics and presentation but not enough went into the gameplay.

Arlie: So I got the platinum trophy for inFAMOUS yesterday, and it took me about 2 hours to find the last blast shard (still much easier than finding 200 pigeons in GTA IV, cos Niko can't climb shit). I don't think I will play inFAMOUS 2 anytime soon (unless someone would lend me a copy). There was a major update for Gran Turismo 5 the other day, it includes a save feature in between championship races (nope, you still can't save during an endurance race), Racing Gear items were added so you can choose a helmet and racing suit for your A-spec and B-spec drivers and make them strike a pose for a profile picture. There is also a new bonus track by Daiki Kasho entitled "Day to Live" which is unlocked as a BGM after the first ending movie. Also for a limited time, Online Dealership cars are offered at 0 mileage and half the price (maybe as a bonus after the PSN Outage). Me and my friends played Gran Turismo 5 online since Friday, and invited them to play again later. Feel free to add me on PSN and join us in my GT5 Lounge.

PSN: arcanefiragaI still hope they make the Bugatti Veyron a premium car.

Quash: This weekend i revisited some old RPG games in my collection. Started playing Fallout: New Vegas again to get all the side quests done. Playing it again is making me want to grab the DLC's currently out. I also started Borderlands again with some friends. It's one of the those games that you just go back for another playthrough. We have all the DLC's for the game so we have a lot of content to cover. I also just purchased the Arcade Edition for Super Street Fighter 4 and went to the lab to learn the twins. so far, they are just instantly Top tier characters. Their trippy to learn and so far i prefer Yang. Yun is definitely a stronger character but i prefer Yang's play style.

E3 2011: Uncharted: Golden Abyss Gameplay (PS Vita)

One of the first games shown for the PS Vita back when it was revealed under the code name 'NGP'.

Nathan Drake takes his adventures over to the portable platform with a new game. Players can traverse the environment by either using the buttons or tapping ledges and stuff using the OLED touchscreen. Other touchscreen "minigames" such as scratching items to reveal hidden messages and solving puzzles kinda reminds me of a lot of DS shovelware.

It's gimmicky but as long as it doesn't hinder the rest of the game then I'm fine with it.

Just look at those graphics! And it'll be in the palm of your hand this holiday season when Sony releases the PS Vita.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ce9p1kF1yE&w=560&h=349]

 

E3 2011: ModNation Races (PS Vita Gameplay)

Aside from the new easy / quick track creation option, this game looks pretty much the same as it's PS3 counterpart. But the new track creation is a really cool looking gimmick when you see how it works.

You draw on the field using the OLED touch screen infront to draw out the course, then you can start shaping mountains and tress using the back touchpanel. You can also share the courses you've made online and vice versa.

There's probably a bunch of other game improvements such as new weapons, tighter controls etc btu I haven't played the first game to really know the difference.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lejty2xH53c&w=560&h=349]

 

E3 2011: Sound Shapes

I love how some of these indie games can just go all out when it comes to innovation. They try to make the best out of what little they have and make it look awesome.

In Sound Shapes you control a little ball and try to make your way across a stage. Obstacles in the environment makes sounds as they interact with each other and you and when these sounds comes together they make a really cool little beat. Kinda reminds me of some of the Bit Trip games in that respect. This is going to be a PS Vita game and even though it doesn't boast the best graphics, this looks like a really good game on the go.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Q3Uqoqvk3E&w=560&h=349]