this series is VERY Japanese and oriental

So, there are rugs in it?  :wink:

MotoGP, like the ones before it, is just too hard to control for me.  I started getting used to it on the streets of Japan, but as soon as I went back to the track I was all over the place again.  I remember going through training on a previous game and not being able to do what they wanted immediately.  Sure looks nice, though.

Do we think the Wii Zelda will be able to use saves from the GC Zelda?

The gameplay seems to have a lot of slowdown at this point, too.

This whole thing is smelling of Advent Rising to me.  The concept, the trilogy thing, the slowdown.  I liked AR, but I'll be suprised if we see Part 2 of the trilogy ever.

I did the same thing at 3am.  Watched them this morning.  

6% seems to be the magic stop number during the day.  Although I've found that sometimes if I exit the download and try again, it hops to 40 or 50%.

The worst for me is that I keep getting kicked out of Live.  I don't understand that at all.

Now for the DS!

Chibi-Robo: Park Patrol

http://ds.ign.com/articles/706/706242p1.html

Anyone else feel like they were in Starship Troopers?

Those bugs popping up put that in mind for me, as well.

I tried the second level a couple of times.  It gives you an indication of multiplayer, too as there's a base attack and there's a lot of converting posts (similar to the Battlefield formula).  Not sure what the post converting actually accomplishes on the level, but I do know I get my butt handed to me pretty quickly on that one.

Played the first level of Lost Planet.  Damn, that's impressive.  Everything had the right feel to it.  Movement (though I wish it was a little faster), weapons, the cool mech.  And it looks amazing on my HDTV, when the first massive creature erupts from the ground, oh man... My only concern with the game is the freezing/timed aspect.  It makes sense in the game world, but it inhibits exploring, which'll just frustrate me.  Also, there were no checkpoints that I saw, but this is just a demo.

I won't get to the second level until tonight, but I'm looking forward to it.

http://www.gamingtrend.com/News/news.php?NewsID=5793

Not that Mercury was a great game, by any means, but it was being bandied about as a possible system seller before release.  I'm suprised you have no recollection of it, is all.

As to this relaunch, is it just the new price, or have they added levels or tweaked gameplay (made the game a little easier, maybe)?

PC Battlezone absolutely rocked.  I hope this game comes close.  I'm a little worried about the controls, though.

Ah!  And holding it reverses.  Thanks, DiscoJason!

O just shakes the screen and the blob starts screaming.
X does not seem to do anything.

That line item talks about the PS2 and Xbox versions being cancelled.  It doesn't really mean that the game's still not being developed for the 360 and PS3.

It's like a funnel.  There are actually three ovals at the top, then a series of diamonds below that.

Wow, that one little gimmick makes a huge impact on the personality of the game.  It's the kind of thing you see and are shocked that no one thought of it before.

The Japanese is throwing me, though.  I have no idea how to get through the section with the diamond pieces of earth.  I've tried a number of button combinations, but nothing lets me squeeze through (which I assume I'm supposed to do).  Any help?

And now this is being talked about on the front page.

Linky:http://www.gamingtrend.com/News/news.php?NewsID=5634

And another thing.  Xbox named theirs the 360, so the Playstation 3 wouldn't seem to be a higher number.  Nintendo is, instead, taking a step backwards with the Roman 2 in the name.  Indicative, much?

Am I the only one who looks at the name Wii, and thinks WWII without a W?  Jeez, Japan, we're sorry already.  Get over it, let's move on... :wink:

Yeah, they're missing my money until they make it compatible, too.

I wish MS would let the game companies work on making the games compatible with the 360.  It seems like they could use the help, and the companies would no doubt love releasing a game that's good for more than just the "dying" system.

I recently did Avia and Digital Essentials, but most 360 games are way too dark (heck even TV is too dark now).

Well, it seems to be more than physics, though.  It's almost AI, but it's really animation.  Characters are reacting according to mass and shape, but also moving to protect themselves or to reach out and help others who are falling.

It all seems pretty cool to me, and I can't wait to see it implemented.

Holy cow!

Lucas Arts is doing some pretty great things, apparently, working with a company named NaturalMotion and their animation software euphoria, they're putting realistic physical reactions into the next Indy game.  As the LA project lead Chris Williams says, "The age of the rag doll is over."

IGN has an article http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/702/702389p1.html that describes what they saw, but they've also got video of tech demos using similar (?) software to euphoria (we'll probably have to wait for E3 to see the Indy stuff ourselves).  There were moments in the first one, featuring football players, where it felt like I was watching real humans.  Really impressive stuff.  Imagine merging that with the amped up graphics and sound and we're getting close to real "Next Gen."  
They even seem to be doing something about AI.

I don't think regular Xbox saves are compatible with the 360. I could be wrong.

They are, but they can't be transferred by the memory unit, apparently.  You have to hook the 360 hard drive up to the PC.  There are a couple of ways to do that.

It's sort of complicated, but apparently it can be done.

Try browsing around this site:  http://www.360gamesaves.com/

I have a thread going on there to find out just how to do it.  Unfortunately, it's not very newbie friendly, and they expect you to know things that you maybe won't.

Brain Age only.  I'll get Dreamfall when I can play it on the 360.  Otherwise, I won't be able to give the game the time it needs.

Well, now it's working for me.  I worried that I had a corrupted cookie, but I guess all is well.

I've not been able to log into Gamespot (or affiliates) all afternoon/evening.  But Gametab keeps showing updates.

Anyone else having this trouble?

Amped 3 is a lot more SSX-friendly than the previous games, so maybe that's what turned you off.  

The game is certainly not awful.  I think it's very good, actually.  The reviews have been positive (7.8 on Gamestats [Gamerankings is down right now]).  I'm suprised at the really negative reactions.

I haven't played the demo, what do they have you doing?

And the graphics seem even better in the full game.

Is the framerate any better than it was in the demo?

Seems to be.  I remember the framerate made me say, "Uh oh" in the demo.  I haven't noticed anything yet and I've basically played the demo all the way through.  I have heard there are some moments of slowdown, though.

mikeg, have you played the 360 game or just the demo?

Wow.  I thought the graphics looked okay on the demo I downloaded for the 360 of the new Lara Croft game (and I'm glad that I don't have to be ashamed to look forward to a Tomb Raider game anymore), but the actual graphics seem much, much better than that.  Better than I remember the PC demo looking, even.

The demo also didn't have the hidden artifacts.  There are multiple, easy to find bronze, a few hidden silvers and one hard to get gold (I haven't gotten it yet) on the first level, with a convenient checklist.  I assume it's the same for the others.

There's also a jaguar that suprised me, 'cause he wasn't in the PC or 360 versions of the demo.

I'm very excited about this game.  It's been so sad to see such a fantastic property ruined over so many years, but if all the bad games led to this great one, I'm okay with that.

I ordered one and got an nice, but mildly disappointing e-mail:

Thank you for your purchase of the comfortstylus. We are happy to have you as a customer and know you will LOVE your comfortstylus.

We are behind by a day and it may take longer than it normally does for you to receive your order. We have had a huge amount of sales in the last twenty four hours.

We are working around the clock to get the comfortstylus out. Thank you for your patience.
 
If for some reason you feel that you have waited too long PLEASE email us and let us know so we can check on your order. Thank you so much and have a great day.

Good customer service, though.

Just a heads up, in case anyone's thinking of ordering.

1) Save the game as soon as you step out of the sewers, and keep a copy of that game safe. If you ever want to restart a character, you don't want to have to sit through the entire sewer portion of the game again.

Actually, you should save before you leave the sewers, right?

Can anybody confirm or deny his glorious rumor?

I can confirm that it didn't come out yesterday (or Thursday).

they can't even compete with Tiger Handhelds!

LOL

IGN gave it a 2.5, warning gamers to stay away and saying, "Don’t be fooled, Super Black Bass Fishing stinks to high hell."

Dodged a bullet there, I guess.

http://ds.ign.com/articles/700/700355p1.html

Um, see post above yours...

On the plus side, depending on where you got it, you can play through it so quickly, you could return it in just a few days.

I thought it was fun, but it needed more time in the cooker.  Especially given how little time you spend in NYC at the end (two levels, one with a predetermined ending).

If you have HDTV, it's certainly worth a play, but I wouldn't call it a keeper.

   
what was it said at the end of each episode?

take care of yourself....and each other

something like that

From Wikiquote:

Well, the little clock on the wall says we're just about out of time. God bless you my friend.

I understand the final boss is an Unhappy Tree.

Hahaha!