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  • Eurogamer.net Podcast #56

  • akellard 15/02/2011

    'Mike Hunt has seen it all' oh lord, choking on my chips. Reply +6

  • Goodbye Sims Online, hello EA-Land

  • akellard 27/02/2008

    High-fives for the Achewood link. Reply 0

  • "More Portal for sure" - Valve

  • akellard 31/01/2008

    TOB isn't a game.

    Mm, all this 'best game ever' hyperbole is a bit misinformed, I agree. It's like saying the Blue album is the greatest LP The Beatles ever released - doesn't quite stand up to reasoned assessment.

    TOB was a stroke of loving genius, nonetheless, and the Valve adoration is completely justified. If they somehow integrated the Portal gun into Episode Three... I'd weep sweet tears of joy.     Reply 0

  • Blue Dragon

  • akellard 12/11/2007

    morriss: Thank you!

    peeetah: Pretty much, but I never liked my loved ones anyway.     Reply 0

  • Super Mario Galaxy

  • akellard 05/11/2007

    One of the best reviews I've read on Eurogamer. Give Margaret Robertson more work!

    (Nice review, too, ChrisS)     Reply 0

  • Sam and Max Season 2 - Bosco

  • akellard 05/09/2007

    Why didn't they click 'Them' when it became an available dialogue option? Don't they understand the finer points of adventure game humour :( Reply 0

  • GC: Metal Gear Solid 4 - Cinematic

  • akellard 27/08/2007

    Someone's been watching Spider-man 2, then.

    I agree that this is the first MGS4 cinematic that didn't immediately impress me. Perhaps because of the insane cheese factor, but more likely due to the horrendous shaky-cam overkill. Directors really need to innovate better ways of portraying frantic drama. Jesus.     Reply 0

  • GC: Two Worlds - Game intro

  • akellard 26/08/2007

    The continent is infested with CHEESY FANTASY TROPES AND STEREOTYPES.

    I deny any game that has fantasy metal for a soundtrack. And obviously looks a bit shit.     Reply 0

  • Eternal Sonata

  • akellard 14/08/2007

    Didn't they announce recently that ES is going to be released on the PS3 at a later date?

    Plus the arguments about "core audiences" seem a bit short-sighted considering how much Microsoft have emphasised their intentions toward Japan. Halo, Gotham etc might be the cornerstones of the Western market (which I don't really agree with - I bought my 360 for Oblivion and the BioWare RPGs, past and future), but if they want to develop a market in Japan they need solid RPGs.

    Plus, RPGs aren't the complete niche attractions they once were. Why would Square-Enix invest its time/money in a simultaneous international release of a new RPG IP in Last Remnant if it was such a nowhere market?     Reply 0

  • World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King

  • akellard 04/08/2007

    Couldn't be arsed to make a proper FMV then, Blizz? Cool enough, but cheap. Reply 0

  • White Knight Story - Trailer

  • akellard 29/07/2007

    This looked naff. I so want to love Level-5 RPGs, but they can't write for shit. Entertaining game mechanics, mince story and characters. Not to judge prematurely but... meh. Reply 0

  • Final Fantasy III

  • akellard 15/12/2006

    The review seems to miss the point of this being a remake in the truest sense of the word. Squenix made no claims that it would be trying modernise the game; if anything they wanted to keep it as true to its root as possible.

    Still, I'd agree it's antiquated in a rather grating way, but the point is people shouldn't buy Final Fantasy *3* if they're looking for innovation in the series. All the subsequent criticisms that stem from this just seem a bit obvious. I think the moderate facelift mislead people to think that other aspects would be modernised, but if you approach the game knowing you're basically playing a NES game it's just as charming and addictive as any other FF.

    I dunno, this review rubbed me the wrong way. The underlying points have merit and people need to be alerted to the ancient gameplay (though the difficulty alleviates when you adjust to accommodate it), but the whole thing smacked of 'no shit, sherlock'. I'd agree with a 6 if it was expressed in a slightly more informed/understanding way, but really it read more like an extended whinge.     Reply 0

  • Pokémon Diamond/Pearl

  • akellard 13/12/2006

    when you say you can access Pokemon from GBA carts, do you mean the GBA cart inserted in the DS? because that's pretty nifty. Reply 0

  • Zelda: The Twilight Princess

  • akellard 02/11/2006

    I really hope Zelda does the cement the 'pure gaming' approach Nintendo are banking on to bring them through all the 'lol sux' criticism they'll get for the Wii's lesser technical prowess.

    I genuinely want them to make the point of design over polygons, and Zelda has to be the initial donkey punch in a series of practical examples. Please don't fuck it up, Ninty~     Reply 0

  • Zelda: The Twilight Princess - Opening

  • akellard 02/11/2006

    Zelda: TP vs. Shadow of the Colossus? Reply 0

  • Over G Fighters

  • akellard 05/06/2006

    God the music is heinous. Reply 0

  • Ninety-Nine Nights

  • akellard 27/05/2006

    Cheers for the well written review! Reply 0

  • Valve pledges support to 360

  • akellard 27/04/2006

    I've seen HL2 for Ł20 in HMV, too. Reply 0

  • Final Fantasy XII

  • akellard 19/04/2006

    This review upset me purely because it reminded me how long we'll have to wait until it gets a European release. Reply 0

  • Level-5 working on new RPG

  • akellard 14/03/2006

    Yeah, Blerk is right. Edge reported Rogue Galaxy a few months ago. It uses the same style of graphics as Dark Chronicle and DQVIII and is a PS2 game. Looks pretty interesting! Reply 0

  • Drakengard 2

  • akellard 13/03/2006

    Nicely written article. Cheers! Reply 0

  • Shadow of the Colossus

  • akellard 25/02/2006

    The graphics have their fair share of flaws but the level of design is what really blew my mind. Same with ICO - there's something so vacantly beautiful about things, but with these little hints of character that keep it from being too abstract. Definitely a high 9 in my opinion.

    And cheers for the review, disc. Good stuff!     Reply +1

  • BloodRayne 2

  • akellard 21/02/2006

    This review was hilarious. Nice work of making light of a shite game, Matt! Reply 0

  • Special FFXII PS2 unveiled

  • akellard 09/01/2006

    All this stuff means to me is that the actual game release is that much closer... Reply 0