Day 318

It is once again time for me to become fed up with the gaming media. Though this isn't something I do regularly on this blog, I am almost constantly pissed off at something that one of the uber tools at IGN or G4 or on Xbox Live has to say about my world.

Today's argument is with an article on IGN by one Ryan Geddes, which was published on the seventh of this month.

He begins the article with the - at the time - stunning revelation that Final Fantasy XIII would be released on the Xbox360 as well. This should not have been surprising in the least to anybody at all, considering that the Xbox360 owns the U.S. market.

The part that eats at me about this article, however, is when he states that, to him the series had "come to define PlayStation ... ". This statement made, of course, regarding a series that had once belonged solely to Nintendo, before gaming was made popular outside of the circles to which it would cling, in fear of being exposed to daylight.

This is particularly upsetting to me because of the fact that he is also speaking of a series which began to degrade horribly the moment it touched that platform and became the monument of gaming as which it is now recognized. Don't get me wrong here, I enjoyed Final Fantasy 7, 8 and 9, but none of those three could come to match the beauty of Final Fantasy 6 and none have even come close to date.

Another part of this article which irks me is his regard to the PlayStation 3 as being "cool and Japanese." and "Quietly confident." Now I understand that he means the console doesn't sound like a jet engine starting in your gaming room, but the word "confident" is something I can simply not apply to the PS3, as that would be much akin to trying to apply the word "dignity" to the PSP.

This does not stand to say that I am backing Microsoft in any way over Sony.

Day 317

I know it has been a good long while since I have made an update regarding my life without Chris Zilly. Well... not counting a few days ago to post the "I'm with COCO" banner.

Anyway, this update is regarding Mega Man 10. Yes... finally a legit MM10 in all its 8-bit glory. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO PURCHASED MEGA MAN 9 MAKING IT SUCCESSFUL ENOUGH FOR CAPCOM TO MAKE A 10!

I found a very interesting article from back in December on IGN which sums up exactly how I feel about CAPCOM's recent remembrance of our roots. and what follows is an excerpt as well as the link.

"you may criticize Mega Man 10 for its outdated look, familiar gameplay and lack of innovation. Just be absolutely certain that . . . you duck quickly for the Irony Mountain that's about to fall on your head as you play twenty-five first-person shooters next year."

Here is the article from IGN.

On a side note, I have just recently discovered Gears of War. I know, I know. I'm just a little over three years late to the party, but I must say: "Good god!". Gears of War is a marvelously fun game to play and I can not wait to get my hands on the sequel, which I am only two years late for!

I just wish they had done a better job in story telling, and made the game a little lot longer.

Look, I have no idea what day this is.