Kaonazhie • Comments

• Phil Harrison tries (again) to clarify game ownership, second-hand sales and always-online in Xbox One

• Kaonazhie 22/05/2013

  Complicated. Stupid.
  
  I was hoping Microsoft would give me a reason to buy their console, but instead they basically told me that I can do what I am doing now (pay to play games online) with even more restrictions, but with slightly better graphics.
  
  So, back to PC gaming it is. Apparently traditional gaming consoles are dead. Reply +22

• Metal Gear Rising Revengeance confirmed for PC

• Kaonazhie 17/05/2013

  Good news. It's a fun game, people should try it out. Reply +2

• Angry Birds movie set for 1st July 2016

• Kaonazhie 17/05/2013

  For what purpose. Reply 0

• Nintendo now claiming ad revenue for YouTube Let's Play videos

• Kaonazhie 16/05/2013

  and that is why, unlike other entertainment companies, we have chosen not to block people using our intellectual property."

  No, you did it because you realised you can make loads of money without doing anything. Reply -2

• Capcom expects Lost Planet 3 and Resi Revelations to sell 1.2 million

• Kaonazhie 09/05/2013

  Deep Down isn't Dragon's Dogma 2?
  
  Does that mean I get Deep Down and Dragon's Dogma 2? Reply +5

• Ouya launch delayed a few weeks as another $15 million is raised

• Kaonazhie 09/05/2013

  I don't really see this catching on. People might buy it and screw around for a week or two, but then they'll get bored. It just reminds me of the Wii, a gimmick that will attract a lot of people initially, but nothing to keep them hooked. Reply -1

• Capcom's annual results are in, "focusing on the overhaul of overseas development companies"

• Kaonazhie 08/05/2013

  DmC Devil May Cry, meanwhile, "enjoyed stable popularity in overseas market"

  Hah.
  
  I still find it amusing that anyone can defend a game where you can beat most of it on the higher difficulty settings using one hand and without even looking at the screen. Reply -9

• ShopTo refuses to sell upcoming Activision games in row over Call of Duty: Ghosts

• Kaonazhie 07/05/2013

  Bugger your ship dates. I want my games on time. I stopped using amazon because they started charging you first class delivery prices if you want your game "on day of release".
  
  The main reason I have now swapped to ShopTo as my primary retailer, is because they send things out fast, and they send them so that you get them on time.
  
  Who cares if someone gets COD a day or two early? Activision, I suppose. But why? What are they gonna do? Spoil the amazing story? Get a little bit of an advantage when it comes to levels? How about people who are waiting to play with their friends on a Friday night and on the weekend and then the game doesn't come until Monday?
  
  Bugger Activision. And props to ShopTo. Reply +13

• Borderlands 2's Krieg the Psycho DLC due next week

• Kaonazhie 07/05/2013

  @RussellGorall L O D S OF E M O N E
  
  Whussat spell? LOADS OF MONEY. Probably. Reply +3

• Dragon's Dogma title update may corrupt your save, Capcom warns

• Kaonazhie 01/05/2013

  Oh er, I'm just installing the HD textures for Dark Arisen as we speak - I'd better move my save. Can we actually copy DD data? I know some games only let you move - not copy. Which is frustrating because I like to keep backups. Reply 0

• Revengeance's Blade Wolf DLC dated for May in Japan

• Kaonazhie 26/04/2013

  I'll be very interested to see how this plays. Sam kept blade mode and zandatsu - will Blade Wolf? I wouldn't be surprised if he has some form of stealth camo.
  
  And who will his final boss be? There'll probably be a Sundowner fight, although it would be awesome if the last boss was Raiden. Reply +1

• CD Projekt Red: "There is no place for multiplayer in so strongly a story-driven game as The Witcher 3"

• Kaonazhie 26/04/2013

  I have absolutely no problem with this.
  
  That said, I do think a co-op arena in Witcher 2 would have been fun, with the combat system that game had. Reply 0

• Next Xbox to be released in "early November" - report

• Kaonazhie 25/04/2013

  Didn't Gold used to be $50 a year?
  
  Now it's gonna be $120 a year? $120 a year for weekly discounts on rubbish puzzle games and the privilege of playing online...? Reply +41

• How Lost Planet 3 has weathered the storm

• Kaonazhie 25/04/2013

  "Western" studios don't make character action games. So many of them focus on spectacle rather than gameplay. Compare Skyrim with Dark Souls, God of War with Ninja Gaiden, etc. I play an equal amount of Western/Japanese games, but each have their strong points, and when you try and get British guys to make a DMC, it sucks as bad as when Bioware made a JRPG (Dragon Age II) Reply +5

• Fable developer Lionhead has a new boss - and he's an MMO specialist

• Kaonazhie 23/04/2013

  Quick somebody go register fable-online.com Or world of fable. Reply +2

• Capcom: "excessive outsourcing" has resulted in a "decline in quality"

• Kaonazhie 18/04/2013

  I'll give you three reasons, Capcom: Rubbish games, you've been openly hostile to fans, and nothing else. Reply +5

• Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - Jetstream Sam review

• Kaonazhie 18/04/2013

  Murasama. Not Muramasa. Reply +4

• Platinum Games president rates its sales as a "C or even a D."

• Kaonazhie 18/04/2013

  Bayonetta had a lot of marketing, but it wasn't the sort of game that sells. Character action, whatever you wanna call that genre... it's never been home to games that sell millions upon millions.
  
  Vanquish on the other hand, had a lack of marketing, despite belonging to a genre that sells extremely well.
  
  If they really want to get in on the cash, they need to make a co-op FPS with zombies. That's where the money is. If they get a good viral campaign going, it doesn't even matter how absolutely terrible the game is (Dead Island) because those games have such a broad appeal (Left 4 Dead, zombies in Call of Duty etc)
  
  At least, that's what I think. Reply +3

• Dark Souls worldwide sales total 2.3 million

• Kaonazhie 12/04/2013

  At least three of those are mine!
  
  I know it's a long stretch, because of Sony owning copyrights, but I would love to see Demon's Souls re-released on xbox/PC. Reply 0

• "Enjoy your deaths": How there's nothing to fear in Dark Souls 2

• Kaonazhie 11/04/2013

  The only part of Dark Souls I ever really found unfair was the first encounter with Seathe and the Bed of Chaos. BoC was poorly designed, and Seathe you just had no warning. They could have easily had an NPC who might tell you about Seathe, and mention that he's immortal with his crystals - they do, but you don't hear that dialogue until AFTER you've been forced to die.
  
  Also, the new graphics engine reminds me of Dynasty Warriors 7 more than Skyrim. Mostly the cloth physics and the very shiny armour. Reply +6

• 10 minutes of Dark Souls 2 gameplay revealed

• Kaonazhie 11/04/2013

  I made a (relatively) in-depth video analysis, in case anybody is interested.
  
  Reply +2

• Revengeance's Jetstream Sam DLC due this week

• Kaonazhie 09/04/2013

  It's out now on xbox - finished it this morning. It's fun, but at 800msp, I don't think it offers much in the way of value. The areas and bosses are all recycled, and there's no new enemies - but some enemies/bosses do seem to have new attacks.
  
  It can be finished in an hour or two. There's 5 VR missions but not much else in terms of replay value. Should've been 560msp, I think.
  
  I'm uploading a playthrough on youtube, in case anyone wants to just check out the cutscenes/story stuff. Reply +2

• Next Xbox reveal due 21st May, costs $500 or $300 with a subscription, reports suggest

• Kaonazhie 08/04/2013

  No. I don't want it. Reply 0

• Microsoft creative director dismisses "drama" around always-online consoles

• Kaonazhie 05/04/2013

  "Always on" is a stupid idea. I didn't buy Diablo 3, or SimCity, and I won't be buying any console that forces me to connect to the internet to play it. Reply +5

• Star Wars 1313 was about Boba Fett after all

• Kaonazhie 04/04/2013

  "You want a game without lightsabers? Not happening!" - Disney.
  
  Expect a mountain of clone wars cartoon games. Perhaps one day we'll get something as "serious" and "mature" as Force Unleashed. Reply +1