abigsmurf • Comments

• The Evil Within gameplay trailer is bloody, disgusting

• abigsmurf 14/06/2013

  Looks really good.
  
  My only hope is that you don't stay helpless for too long, I've never been a fan of horror games that are 100% run and hide. I always feel that a core part of horror should be to confront and overcome your fear. Reply +2

• Breaking the link to the past: Zelda's Eiji Aonuma

• abigsmurf 14/06/2013

  Although the heavy bloom didn't go well with the cell shaded look, I'm disappointed they didn't try to do something interesting with the graphics in the E3 version.
  
  I'm still holding out that they do something really creative with the series for the 'real' Wii U Zelda. It's due a heavy reinvention rather than tweaks to the OOT format. Reply +5

• The Wind Waker's missing dungeons were reused in other Zelda games

• abigsmurf 14/06/2013

  Yeah, who would want to play dungeons they've played before when playing a remake!
  
  Getting the feeling this is being rushed out. The graphics have been toned done from the original reveal to the extent that it doesn't look any better than emulating it and I've a horrible suspicion that the only concession for the awful Triforce hunt will be the 2x sailing speed. Reply +2

• Sony's E3 victory was a PR stunt, but PlayStation 4 is still the one to watch

• abigsmurf 13/06/2013

  Cheaper, more powerful, no required kinect, regionless, Japanese developers, no DRM by default...
  
  It's hard to see how the PS4 won't dominate so far but brand loyalty is a powerful thing, especially in America with an American company. Reply +189

• Miyamoto blames Wii U launch software delays on Nintendo's leap to next-gen

• abigsmurf 12/06/2013

  I'm not sure this excuse holds water. A lot of the Nintendo Wii U titles have only had a slight boost in the quality of the assets, with most of the visual boosts coming from improved image quality and use of shaders.
  
  Adding a small number of artists/modellers to dev teams could've easily absorbed any increased workload 'going HD' with their revealed titles so far.
  
  The only game so show impressive advances in visuals and budget so far is X and that doesn't seems to be going notably slow compared to most major RPGs. Reply +6

• Nintendo retreats into its shell at E3

• abigsmurf 12/06/2013

  @Sicho Meant from Nintendo Reply 0

• abigsmurf 12/06/2013

  Nintendo were the only 1 of the big three not to show off a previously unannounced, original IP. As it stands, 7-8 months from launch, the Wii U hasn't had an original IP or even a significant re-invention of an IP released on the Wii U from Nintendo.
  
  People talk about Assassins Creed, Halo, Call of Duty etc. being IPs that don't re-invent themselves but they don't need to as much as Mario and co. do. With each new game you get a new setting and a new story (in addition to gameplay enhancements). Mario, DK, Mario Kart etc. don't offer a story and their settings tend not to change much from the cliched architypes.
  
  As it stands from the Nintendo conference, there are probably going to be no more Wii U games in 2013 that I will buy, not good given that I currently own 2 Wii U games (one of which was packaged with the console). Reply -4

• Sony details final PlayStation 4 tech spec

• abigsmurf 11/06/2013

  Smaller and lighter than the PS3 slim Reply +46

• abigsmurf 11/06/2013

  BD drive is 3 times faster than the Ps3 one which is nice. Reply +74

• Wii Fit U delayed from spring/summer to winter

• abigsmurf 11/06/2013

  *looks at the ever increasing pile of dust on his Wii U* Reply +2

• Monolith Soft's Wii U game is out in 2014

• abigsmurf 11/06/2013

  This and Smash Bros are pretty much the only Wii U titles I'm looking forward to which is depressing. I was hoping Nintendo would blow me away with this Nintendo Direct. Spending £300 on a console for just two games (one of which is on the 3DS too) is all kinds of frustrating. Reply -2

• Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze coming to Wii U later this year

• abigsmurf 11/06/2013

  Nintendo : "you thought Retro would be working on Metroid or a new franchise? Don't be silly, they're releasing another Donkey Kong 6 months after the last one!" Reply 0

• Super Mario 3D World comes to Wii U this December

• abigsmurf 11/06/2013

  As much as it looks fairly neat, Nintendo gave the impression this would be an original type of Mario game. Instead it's a rehash of the 3DS one with a single new power-up and 4player.
  
  A bit disappointing really. Reply +7

• War never changes

• abigsmurf 11/06/2013

  I think one of the problems with MS' presentation wasn't so much that they showed bad games (they were pretty good), it's that they showed a fairly narrow range of action games that lessened their impact.
  
  Sony had the big predictable action games but they also had early awaited games that we hadn't really seen much (or anything) of like FFXV, Titan, KH3, Oddworld HD, a far wider range.
  
  Then they tore MS apart with used games, lending, no online requirement and a console that was £80 cheaper.
  
  I wouldn't say MS had a bad showing by any means (aside from the cost which is way too expensive), it's just sony had a very very strong showing.
  
  One piece of evidence that Sony had such a well received showing is how little people talked about Assassins Creed running in an incredibly unstable manner before eventually crashing.
  
  Here's hoping Nintendo can do even better (a new 3DS model with a better battery life and much wider viewing angle would be brilliant, if unlikely). Reply +9

• PlayStation 4 will cost $399/€399/£349

• abigsmurf 11/06/2013

  £80 cheaper, Kingdom Hearts 3, FFXV, Destiny, no restrictions on used games.
  
  Sony's showing beat MS' by a fair margin for me.
  
  Now over to Nintendo Reply +55

• Kingdom Hearts 3 announced for PlayStation 4

• abigsmurf 11/06/2013

  That confirms a PS4 purchase for me.
  
  Return of the MP bar so they won't be using a slot based magic system. Reply +12

• Sony: PlayStation 4 will not restrict used games or force you to connect your console online

• abigsmurf 11/06/2013

  Biggest cheer of E3 so far, well played by Sony. Reply +66

• Is it a vase? Is it a bin? No it's the new Mac Pro

• abigsmurf 10/06/2013

  So presumably if you put it on any sort of carpet the bottom vents get blocked and it overheats? Reply +3

• Xbox One available this November in the UK priced £429

• abigsmurf 10/06/2013

  £429 is savagely expensive, insane price point Reply +7

• Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 E3 gameplay demo showcases flappy coat

• abigsmurf 10/06/2013

  FFXIII-2 was a genuinely good game, just a shame that people disliked FFXIII so much that they didn't play it.
  
  Kinda annoying that the trailer there didn't show the battle system but it looks like they've tweaked it further to give you more control over combos Reply -1

• Nvidia GeForce GTX 770 review

• abigsmurf 10/06/2013

  Still looking like if you've a graphics card less than 4 years old that you'd be better off waiting for the 20nm cards.
  
  Disappointing how little advancement there's been in graphics cards in the last 5 years, a 58xx can still pretty much handle every game at a good level of graphics. Reply 0

• Microsoft insists Xbox One Kinect doesn't record your conversations as privacy concerns build

• abigsmurf 07/06/2013

  The prospect of having a game potentially able to access the camera at any time and take a picture of me is all sorts of creepy.
  
  I don't want to be playing a game online only to find 30 people have just been sent a picture of me in an embarrassing pose or expression (or worse, only in a bathrobe is I'm playing late night before bed). Reply +4

• New Shaq Fu trademarks have been filed

• abigsmurf 06/06/2013

  "watch out for the Shaq attack!"
  *bonk* "Oww!"
  "I said watch out!" Reply +2

• Xbox One controller can be plugged in via USB to save power

• abigsmurf 06/06/2013

  @vert1go You certainly know how to re-baseline your blue sky thinking! Reply +1

• Cult Japanese rhythm game Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F getting digital release in Europe

• abigsmurf 06/06/2013

  Needs a Vita version.
  
  How else will we be able to musically inform other train passengers of the wonders of vegetable juice? Reply +8