Sharzam • Comments

• Xbox One will not be backwards compatible

• Sharzam 21/05/2013

  I wonder what with the current generation introducing digital distribution what happens to those games ?
  
  As you cant sell them on so that catalogue you have built up is worthless in the future and what happens when you 360/ps3 dies or the servers are 'minimised'.
  
  I get that over in PC land we have digital distribution on everything but the PC format doesn't change. It only grows more powerful and diverse. You can play games that were made 10 years ago with ease, or even 20 years ago if you want to jump through some hoops.
  
  This is not a troll i am genuinely interested what people think will happen with there library's. Reply +5

• Men's Room Mayhem due next week

• Sharzam 17/05/2013

  Sounds uh different,  honestly that is all that comes to mind. Reply +1

• Stop-motion Metroidvania The Swapper due this month on Steam

• Sharzam 16/05/2013

  Looks genuinely interesting.
  
  Hope doesn't just play it safe with pressure switches and light platforming. The concept has the potential to do some really head messing things with the exploration. On watchlist. Reply +5

• Shaqfighter trademarked by Shaq's licensing company

• Sharzam 16/05/2013

  Why was it so popular, growing up in that era i can think of several people that had it on Mega Drive.
  
  I guess just like today, crap sells with the best marketing. Reply 0

• Vita-exclusive OlliOlli is an auto-skateboarder a bit like Tony Hawk's but in pixely 2D

• Sharzam 16/05/2013

  Looks like yet another auto runner, just with tricks.
  
  While iam never apposed to more games (choice cant hurt) i cant see myself getting excited over a runner, when we already have hundreds of the buggers. Reply 0

• Terraria, Dust 514, Metro: Last Light on EU PlayStation Store this week

• Sharzam 15/05/2013

  Is terraira due for the Vita? As that would be fun on the go. Reply +4

• Scribblenauts Unmasked confirmed, stars DC Comics superheroes

• Sharzam 15/05/2013

  Unlimited is purchasable on pc.  You can buy it on steam right now.
  
  So no idea why the consoles were held back.  Either way of this super hero version is a success does that mean we will get a new one for every franchise ala  lego games. Reply +3

• Rift finally capitulates and turns free-to-play as well

• Sharzam 14/05/2013

  Iam in Underworld,  great guild and active community.
  
  However as with every mmo sometimes the time demands become to much. While I want to raid I don't want to put several hours into a fixed schedule. Which in turn means Iam not sure if I want to login/subscribe.
  
  So this is both good and bad news,  not sure which. Either way the game isn't failing or falling population it is just a case that they see game xxxx going f2p and gaining xxxx more profit,  can't blame the business reasoning just hope doesn't effect the actual game. Reply 0

• UK's first eSports bar to open in London

• Sharzam 13/05/2013

  Personally iam glad, esports are big thing in other parts of the world its just the small closed nature of the UK that has meant that everyone has to be a football fan.
  
  I would watch Starcraft over Football any day of the week. Reply 0

• Saturday Soapbox: Force feeding fandom

• Sharzam 11/05/2013

  @mstrsystm
  
  Galactic Battleground is actually a very good example of just using a license to sell a game. While not a bad game any means it is basically a re branding of Age of Empires. If it didnt have the star wars label no one wouldnt even of heard of it. Reply 0

• Fire Emblem DLC censored in the west

• Sharzam 03/05/2013

  @SavageEvil
  
  I doubt this has anything to do with UK censors (no idea about US) as by our/europe this is perfectly fine. As mentioned this is not more exposed than standard underwear and swimming costumes. No government or even mainstream media would care about this image.
  
  Still seams totally odd way to censor it. Reply +9

• Asda drops Wii U price to just £149/£199

• Sharzam 02/05/2013

  Dont care about the price as I will pay anything for something I desire but as it stands out doesn't have any desirably.  To many silly things holding it back such as a Lack of  games,  console based downloads,  controller battery life etc the list goes on.
  
  Give me a premium experience and I will pay premium prices. Reply +14

• Steam introduces subscription plans for certain games

• Sharzam 25/04/2013

  Good lord Darkfall is expensive.
  
  I assume this is basically just normal sub based games but you can manage via steam instead the publisher website. Reply 0

• Robot Unicorn Attack 2 double jumps onto iOS today

• Sharzam 25/04/2013

  Yay awesome, now to wait for the android version. Reply +3

• Adrian Chmielarz on Bulletstorm 2 ideas, Gears of War: Judgment changes and why he left People Can Fly

• Sharzam 23/04/2013

  I really liked Bulletstorm. Don't know about the consoles but on PC the game play was fast, fluid and interesting often trying out new combos. This was probably helped by the accuracy of the mouse as i could pretty much hit where i wanted when i wanted with no auto aim.
  
  I completed the main story, which is rare for me as i normally get bored after only a few hours.
  
  Some might say it was to short but i think it was the right length as it was a fun laugh a minute ride. Sure you can of added 5 hours of filler and lengthy cut scenes but that would of ruined the pace which it nailed. Reply +1

• GAME now selling digital copies of Wii U and 3DS games

• Sharzam 19/04/2013

  @moroboshi
  
  Always pays to look around i refused to pay £39.99 for fire emblem. So bought from Shopto for £29.85 and it arrived Wednesday. Reply +1

• Shinji Mikami's The Evil Within announced for cross-gen, 2014 release

• Sharzam 19/04/2013

  Interested in seeing how tech 5 will work on next gen. You can tell it was hugely held back technically in rage (game play aside) Reply +4

• Metro: Last Light PC system requirements revealed

• Sharzam 18/04/2013

  Optimum : GTX Titan.
  
  Love it :-) Reply +2

• Fire Emblem: Awakening review

• Sharzam 16/04/2013

  @Rack
  @Ford
  
  Thank you. i tried the demo and i can see where the depth will come in once spend a bit of time with it, so with so many good reviews i pre ordered it from ShopTo.net and they dispatched within a hour first class. Should have it tommorow :) Reply 0

• Sharzam 15/04/2013

  Iam interested simply because of such glowing reviews but i cant stand alot of JRPGs.
  
  Never played Advance Wars is there any other touchstone i can compare it to? Dont want to spend £30 and not even like it one bit. Also my Vita takes msot of my mobile game time. Reply 0

• Soul Sacrifice demo due next week

• Sharzam 16/04/2013

  @easter
  
  In the latest update you can now create folders and sort things that way. Create bubbles for anything you want so as you said want one for Demos, one for retail games etc you can do exactly that :)
  
  Just hold down so the bubbles float and then drag them around to sort. As for the download list well its the same one on the PS3 so yeah a bit annoying. Reply +2

• Sharzam 16/04/2013

  Awesome, this is one of those games i like the sound of but no idea how it will work out.
  
  I wont spend the cash till i know more about how it actually plays so this may tip me over the edge. Reply +1

• Cloudberry Kingdom confirmed for PS3, Vita, Wi U, XBLA and Steam this spring

• Sharzam 15/04/2013

  So kickstarter is for the games that wont get funded any other way. The small teams that need extra help and want to develop the games their way rather than what some publisher says they should.
  
  I would be interested to see what deal they made with Ubisoft. Alot of publisher deals are along the lines of 'we will fund you if you give us the IP' and the like. If it was already funded what do Ubisoft gain ? Reply +5

• The Club retrospective

• Sharzam 14/04/2013

  Have tried to get into this so many times but it just doesn't click. I don't know if its the controls, play style or my personal taste but it just doesn't click.
  
  I can imagine though that for those that it clicks with the whole concept is brilliant, after all leader boards are in some peoples blood. Reply 0

• Age of Empires 2 HD review

• Sharzam 12/04/2013

  Over the last couple weeks I have been very tempted to buy this as used to love it but the price put me off. How can they justify the price when full new retail games can be cheaper at times. Reply -1