Late Night Consoling

Did Johnny Depp lend his voice to play Sparrow in Kingdom Hearts 2? If so, it should come as no brainer that he'd provide voice for the character in other games. Was there any doubt?

the $499 model does not include support for HDMI.

Some fans say that screws Blu-Ray for that model in the future. I don't remember the details, but Blu-Ray will require HDMI at some point, so newer movies won't play on the $499 model. Talk about a shitty deal, if true.

Also http://www.edge-online.co.uk/archives/2006/06/court_finds_ps2_1.php
Court finds the PS2 a console, not a computer. Sony gets slapped in the face.

I'm sure they'll see the PS3 the same way. Sony apparently tried to argue that users can create software for the PS2 and therefore it is a computer (not sure on this argument...Chris?) but the court said f.u. Also, Sony hates and fights homebrew apps tooth and nail. Hilarious irony there.

Someone told me the Prey demo was going to be released on the PC and 360 at the same time. When is it coming to 360?

I just got done with the single player demo of Prey. My impression so far, it's really well done, very enjoyable.

What I liked:
- I feel slight tingle in my brain when I go through a portal

- Dialog is well written

- Characters are well defined, more so than most FPS characters

- The artwork is visually cool and interesting to look at. I didn't get "bored" with my scenery at all

- The level design is mostly hallways and catwalks but the gravity shifting and spirit walking make up for it

- The bipedal enemies seem like they care for their lives by staying behind cover

- Subtitled dialog!!! YAY! First Doom3 engine game to have subtitles. They even do something kinda cool, the further away you are from dialog, the text fades out.

- The story follows the Hero's Journey structure to a T, which I like because I'm currently reading a book about writing using the same structure. So this game gives me great examples for the Herald and Mentor characters, etc.

What I wish was done better:
- Voice acting for the main character makes him sound like a whiney punk with certain lines of dialog. Other times he sounds completely fine, so the inconsistency is unfortunate.

- I'm really not a fan of the "interactivity" of turning on faucets and flushing toilets. It was fun back in 1996 with Duke Nukem 3D because that was the first time we could actually do those things. Now, even though we still don't see it that often, I feel like it doesn't add any lasting value to the fun factor.

- I think they could have done a better job of directing my attention to important events or objects the player was commenting on. Several times my character would comment on something and I didn't know what to focus on. I'm scanning the room but everything is so alien to me.

So overall, very impressed.

Just say NO to $15 content.

LocoRoco on PSP will kill you with its cuteness.

Great game as well, but it's the cuteness that will get you. The little blobs are so happy to be rolled around and bouncing into each other, and then they start singing along to the music and, if you've split them into lots of small blobs, chanting away. Then even more cute stuff happens as you meet other cute things in the game worlds...

It's like someone has squashed a kitten into a UMD.

You can download a demo from www.yourpsp.com (requires sign-up but it's worth it) if you're not sure.

Any GP2X owners on the Shack?

I got mine a few months ago and i'm still loving it.
Just wish i was smart enough to develop for it, or maybe i'm too lazy.

woah, they're remaking Sonic 1 for GBA? I'm there! Now if they'd only remake the other Genesis titles (except for 3D Blast I guess, lolz) I'd be even happier! The 2D GBA and to a lesser extent Sonic Rush just weren't as cool as the originals :(

I'm pretty sure it was Thursday this week, at some point.

Is it just me or does Cipher Complex sound like generic military themed game # 203948290842390


-X

You know I love Sonic, but ever since Sega became a 3rd party they've been doing overkill with the franchise, IMHO. I suppose it's unfair to call it overkill since there's a new Mario game coming out like every other month, but those are at least consistently good. With Sonic, you never quote know anymore and it just feels like rehash after rehash.

I actually loved Sonic Adventure 1 & 2 for the Dreamcast even though they were criticized for their camera work and whatever else, but after those games, I haven't been interested in any of the others. It really seems like they're grasping for a new "gimmick" to make Sonic not seem like a rehash with every game, which is why we got "Sonic With A Gun" (or Shadow, what the fuck ever - as if there's a difference) and now racing type Sonic games. What will they think of next? "Sonic On A Plane" ?
:/

Anyone else think Pirates of the Caribbean is a game that just shouldn't be made? I don't think it's of the magnitude of Da Vinci Code on the lame scale, but seriously, I just don't see it being that fun.

The President has been kidnapped by Ninjas.

Man, why doesn't that happen anymore...

John ...Cipher? Why not name him COLD STEEL MAN OF AWESOMENESS THE THIRD . That is one of the stupidest names.

That Opera browser makes me hot in my pants. I hope it comes to Canada soon.

Where's SFII for X360? The entry is up there in the marketplace, but it's NOT FOR THE GAME. WHERE IS IT?!

slashdot has also mentioned that today marks Quake's 10th bday as well.

link

http://games.slashdot.org/games/06/06/23/1755244.shtml

Wow for the New Mario stuff.

Ouch... go Nintendo !