The first ad I found was Star Wars: Masters of Teras Kasi on PS1 from Marvel Team-Up Vol. 1, No. 8, released April of 1998. This game was a two player fighter like Tekken or Mortal Kombat with Star Wars characters. It's apparently not a very good game. Still, the ad makes you want to play it. Who doesn't want to fight that jerk Boba Fett. He brings a gun to a light saber fight for Pete's sake.
I just realized I never extended an invite to PixlBit users to play some viddy oh games with me. I am often on the PS3, and sometimes on the Wii U.
I been on duty so I couldn’t blog but been thinking about the announcements Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo has made and there is a whole lot I am impressed with. My list have must have games has instantly grown. I watched both Sony and Microsoft’s press conferences and this is what I thought. Microsoft came away with an impressive better line-up of exclusives. Dead Rising 3 is a pretty big deal I consider. The last two games are great and its taking great advantage of the hardware for massive amount of zombies. I came away surprised that Insomanic had something exclusive to the Xbox One. Sunset Overdrive looks great and I love the premise. The hits just keep coming. I was very impressed with Titanfall. I would believe this would be just a timed exclusive since its published by EA. It looks fun and addicting. Now I have to say they did a lot right, especially by showcasing Metal Gear Solid V by basically saying its here too. They have secured that, the Final Fantasy, and Kingdom Hearts. That is pretty huge. I was the letdown by Ryse which looks too centered around QTE. The gameplay looks so cheap. I was expecting something more from it and was excited about Killer Instinct but I came away unimpressed by what I saw.
Now as for Sony, I don’t feel it was a free flowing but they had some major things I liked. I loved how they had indie developers there. That was a huge thing. I came away really impressed how a few of those games like Outlast will be free for PS+ users. I wanted that already and also topping it off with Driveclub is pretty cool. Sony I didn’t feel showed much overall. The only new game I really came away impressed with was Order 1886. I am excited to see more about it. They showcased Final Fantasy Versus 13 and how the rumor is true that it is actually 15 now. The footage was great but puzzling how different it is. The announcement of Kingdom Hearts 3 was incredible too. The announcement of those two games are incredible but I come away less impressed since they are on the Xbox One too. The same goes for Destiny which is easily one of my most anticipated titles. That game looked stunning. It too though is a multiplatform game. Its like they did what Microsoft did and showcase a lot of third party games…
Today I dug up fossils, did a little fishing, planted cherry trees, and had a nice chat with all of the residents of my little town. I broke open a rock and found an emerald inside, yesterday I found gold, the day before that silver. The rocks in my real life back yard give me nothing but pain.
Looks like I won't be able to play all the games. I walked in about 5 after 4, and the list to play the game was nearly full. Stay tuned, but I won't be playing for a while.
This will be short, as I'm not much in the mood for gaming, blogging, or other pursuits right now. My dog Bandit is either really sick from a vaccine he got, or somehow in the 24 hours after he had his annual vet visit he managed to injure himself (without my knowing it) so badly that he can hardly walk. I'm really worried about him and too broke to seek a 2nd opinion right away. The initial vet visit cost me a week's pay and then some. So keep me and Bandit in your thoughts. Thanks, and I'll hopefully be back soon with some news.
I've been experiencing a glut of biker gang related things in the last few weeks starting with my reading of Hunter S. Thompson's Hell's Angels. Immediately after I started reading that book, Smartcelt posted his Wheels of Steel blog concerning GTA IV's Lost and the Damned DLC (http://www.pixlbit.com/blog/2529/wheels_of_steel). That got me thinking about Road Rash on the Playstation and how it would be great if there was a current gen version of it. Then what do I see on upcoming releases this week, but Ride to Hell: Retribution, a game all about sixties biker gangs coming June 26th. Here's the trailer:
So I'm back again with more scans of video game ads from magazines or comics. These two are from Marvel Knights #8 (Feb. 2001) which I got because it featured Doctor Strange. That I got two video game ads was a pleasant bonus.
I don't want to spend my time echoing everyone else's sentiments about E3 (although I am glad the PS4 allows used games in a "normal fashion"), so I'll just say this one thing:
I've been watching a lot of E3 while doing my day job, and it's all been said but here's all of my excitement:
Here's my schedule: Teach a four hour class at 8 a.m., give an office hour until 1. Drive home, attempt to go for a run (marathon training) and take a nap. Rush back to the school and teach a four hour class from 6-10. Every Monday through Thursday. Add that to the move, and it's been a hectic few weeks. So the laziness in these posts is a reflection of the stress I'm feeling away from here. And instead of actually writing anything of substance, here are some more pictures of games!
Okay, so Sony's press conference, as we all know by now, was intense. At first, they showed some new games, such as:
Who said Game Trailers lacked journalistic integrity? Geoff Keighley is like the Anderson Cooper of our generation. (Vid below...)
Yes! They mention nuclear subs here. Wait for it. (Vid below...)
Microsoft hates our troops!!!