Nintendo revealed New Super Mario 2, a 2D side scroller Mario game for the Nintendo 3DS. What's shocking is that its set for an August release. In my experience, Mario will always come out a ton of fun, and the fact that it will be out in four months is a real treat for 3DS owners.
It's the same side scrolling Mario game we all know and is fairly similar to the latest Super Mario Bros. from the Wii and the first game. Only information at the moment was the release date and a few screenshots.
This is what the 3DS needs, but I think they need more. Would you get yet another 2D Mario game? I say why not?
Two new videos for Dragon's Dogma has been released during Capcom's Captivate 2012. This new title seems like you'll be facing a variety of monsters. Aside from dragons, Cyclops, Gryphons, and goblins, you'll also be going against zombies, phantoms and Ogre's. It comes out on May and I'm a sucker for games that can dish out 100 hours of your life. Gameplay videos below.
Zombie Apocalypse
Phantom and Ogre
[UPDATE] - The demo for Dragon's Dogma will be out on April 24 for PSN and XBL. It will include two segments - The chimera battle using the fighter class and the Gryphon battle using the Strider class which uses bows and daggers to fight.
This game is definitely worth looking into, but it's going to be tough for this new title since it will be going against big games like Diablo 3 and Max Payne 3 during that month.
Dragon's Dogma is set for a May 22 release on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360.
It's Holy Week and we got ourselves a long weekend to relax, or reduce our backlog of games to play. What are you playing?
Quash: Love the long weekends. naturally I abused the free time I had and invested hours into games such as Star Wars: The Old Republic, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and Super Mario Galaxy 2. During the start of the long Weekend I continued playing Star Wars: The Old Republic using my cousins account. A friend of mine just bought a copy, so we started characters together as a bunch of Jedi's exploring the galaxy. While the story telling in this MMO is nothing I've experienced in past online games, it's actually better with a friend along for the ride.
Last friday was just Star Wars non-stop, we went through the first 24 levels just like the WoW days. But like I said, the story is something else. Each quest is fully voiced and you engage in a conversation with the NPC as if your playing Mass Effect or Dragon Age 2. Having a friend along for each conversation makes it a bit more enjoyable. When choices on what your characters can say is given, each player rolls from 1 to 150(I think) and whoever player gets the highest number gets his choice picked. This brings a lot of fun and keeps the ending result of each conversation a mystery. My friend picks to save this certain character, but since I win the roll, my choice to kill him goes through and his reaction to my choice was priceless. it keeps things fresh and we see each other picking all the quests in each area.
Now that' s not the only games I get to spend some time on. I played a bit of Super Mario Galaxy 2 for the first time and it just reminded me how Super Mario 64 is one of my personal favorites. Another game I tried and will continue after this post is Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. I started playing and saw three hours go by just like that. It's been awhile since I played a Zelda game so I can't wait to get back into playing. My last Zelda game was actually The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. Yes, it's been that long, I haven't even played Wind Walker, but I'm definitely going to give that game a shot.
Migoy:
Another late entry for me as I am still trapped in the bowels of the "no internet at home". For this weekend you could say I've gone retro. Not completely retro but I have been playing a lot more games that are 1 to 2 generations old from our current gen systems. Got my hands on a copy of Rival Schools: United by Fate, the Evolution Disc version, and had some nostalgic button mashing fun with that. Bust A Groove 1 and 2 still took at LEAST half an hour of my time each which is around the average time to clear arcade mode with a single character. Didn't get to play as much Mega Man Legends as I thought I would but I got to sneak in a bit of zenny grinding on that.
I guess you could say that the highlight of my weekend was Chrono Cross. Nowadays usually spending an hour or 2 straight on a modern day single player game is a rarity and usually has me exhausted but playing Chrono Cross had me going so smoothly and 2 hours just breezed by without me even noticing. There's just something about this RPG that hits the right spot.
Now that we're done with the 2 generation old games, let's talk about the games that aren't as old. Had to dig up some AA batteries because I plugged in the Wii cause I felt like playing what I'm guessing isn't a very popular GameCube game. That game is Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom. A game based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! world that isn't a card game, in fact it's a game that mixes 2 very different genres, namely RTS (Real Time Strategy) and the Final Fantasy style ATB-esque (Active Time Battle) though in this case it's more like an Active Turn Battle. I just felt like revisiting this fossil because I'm re-watching the old Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series and it got me in the mood for some Duel Monster action.
Finally, I did get to play a game within this current console generation. I finally got Lost in Shadow for the Wii. A sort of unique side scrolling platformer as you don't control a character per se but instead you control his shadow. A shadow who has been separated from his body that's being held atop a mysterious tower and is trying to reunite itself with said body. Aside from the straight forward platforming and puzzle solving, what makes this game unique is that you are indeed a shadow and thus interact with the shadows of things in the environment. Though I guess you could still say that it changes the plains of the game but not really the basic point, only when you start messing with light sources and angles of the shadows that you really get the point that the developers where trying to make. The art style and design of the tower sort of resembles that of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, even the story seems a little similar since it seems a little twisted and mysterious. If anything this sort art style of delves on the verge of most Indy titles right now, especially with games such as Limbo out on the market.
With Diablo 3 coming out in a month, Torchlight needs to wait a couple of months before releasing. They are both point and click loot fest RPG's so It's a hard sell really. Why go Torchlight 2 when you can get Diablo 3? No, really.
Torchlight 2 vs Diablo 3
Sounds a bit unfair, in a way it's like having a kid go against its father. On one hand we have Diablo 3, the latest in the Diablo series that started the point and click lootfest gameplay; on the other hand we have Torchlight 2, a game that is pretty much an offspring of the Diablo games. It was built around what made the series great and can easily be called a clone at first glance. Calling a clone might be a bit harsh to describe Torchlight 2 but that’s just the truth. If they do come out in the same month, we know the clear winner.
Runic Games have been working on the Torchlight sequel for well over two years now, and I'm sure they feel the pressure now that their biggest competition has a release date. So with that in mind, exactly when to release Torchlight 2 is key for success.
Runic Games now has the ball in their court. With Diablo 3 slated for a May release, when is the best time to release Torchlight 2? Well that time was a few months back. I believe the best time would have been 4 months ago, around December and January. Why do you ask? Well because just like me, I was patiently waiting for Diablo 3’s release but was always seeing TBA(To be announced). I'm sure some of you were on the same boat at the time. They could have easily tapped into gamers that were waiting for Diablo 3 to come out. Fill the void until the big show starts really. Blizzrard took so long to give a release date that people were already throwing out jokes around the internet about the games long development. A missed opportunity. I was even betting on Guild Wars 2 to come out first, but obviously I lost that bet.
It’s a hard sell now with Diablo 3 on the horizon. But not all is lost for the young hack and slash series. If I could give Runic Games advice, I’d tell them to wait 2-4 months after May 15. Even though the game is all set for release, waiting for the hype to die is their best bet. Going head-to-head with Diablo 3 is just suicidal, even going through the peak of the game’s hyped after a few weeks will be hard to get gamers attention. Even with its $20 dollar price tag, it won’t be enough to earn a successful release. You never know, waiting might work.
Torchlight 2 Berserker Frenzy
Lets say they do wait a couple of months before releasing Torchlight 2, the thought of comparing the game with Diablo 3 will definitely be there in each gamers head, so hopefully they blow us away when they release the game because I don't see Diablo 3 being shelved after 2 months. Heck people still play Diablo 2 up to this day! I wouldn't be surprised if the third installment has a longer lifespan than it's predecessor. So yea, no pressure Runic Games.
Torchlight 2 is still a game that needs to be explored since it still looks like a solid RPG, it's just now is not the right time for it. I hope they do wait to release the game a few months after May 15 so that people can give the game a chance.
Still waiting for Torchlight 2's release even though Diablo 3 is a month away?
It's that day of the year were you start throwing April fools jokes all around. To celebrate April fools, here's a summary of jokes coming from the Gaming world in hopes to deceive or rather dupe gamers for the fun of it.
Blizzard Kidzz and Supply Depot
Blizzard of course will always join the fun. Blizzard announces Blizzard Kidzz, a suite of educational games for kids set in Blizzard's famous game universes. You have Zergling Teaches Typing, Where in Sanctuary is Deckard Cain, Reader Ravager and more! Check the games out now, you can even try the demo for Zergling Teach Typing!
The other annoucement coming from Blizzard is Supply Depot. an adventure game for any mobile device. Here are the game's features:
Endless hours of gaming including repeat playthroughs and Endurance Mode!
Deep, rewarding gameplay—multilevel play control allows you to both RAISE and LOWER Supply Depot!
Riveting backstory set in the StarCraft game universe!
Get up close and personal with an iconic StarCraft hero!
Multiple endings, each influenced by your choices and color-coded for your convenience! (Further epic endings planned for post release as downloadable content.)
Tens of hundreds of thousands of unlockable hats!
The game is also playable in your browser! Click here to give it a try.
Retro City Rampage Breakfast Cereal Commercial
Vblank Entertainment's upcoming game Retro City Rampage is for gamers and cereal lovers alike. They were actually able to combine video games with cereal, awesome stuff... well sorta.
Assassin's Creed for Kinect announced!
Now this one is quite amazing. Finally, they are using Kinect to its full potential. Not the best way to use Kinect, but a good attempt though. Did you ever dream of doing a Leap of Faith in your very own living room, well now you can but it looks like it could hurt a bit.
Props to the people who did this. It's not actually Ubisoft who released this but just a group of fans of the game that have been playing to do this. Definitely well made and pretty hilarious.
Google Maps 8-bit edition!
And you thought the NES was dead. Google spreads Google Maps even further by releasing Google Maps 8-bit Edition. look for certain locations and get directions in amazing 8-bit graphics.
Want to try out the 8-bit version of Google Maps? Go ahead to Google Maps now, click here. Man I hope they keep this 8-bit version around though.
Harmonix's next new game revealed!
Harmonix reveals its next game that they state is way more fun than any of the Rock bands out now, and that is Rock band Board game! Ok, this one has to be the weirdest gag this year.
League of Legends in 3D
You won't believe your eyes!
My personal favorite has to be Google maps 8-bit Edition. Why? Well because it's hilarious plus I actually want one, for real.
If there are any more April Fools joke around there worth mentioning, hit the comments.
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Nintendo revealed New Super Mario 2, a 2D side scroller Mario game for the Nintendo 3DS. What's shocking is that its set for an August release. In my experience, Mario will always come out a ton of fun, and the fact that it will be out in four months is a real treat for 3DS owners.
