SteelAttack said:

Slow afternoon at work.

In your business that's a good thing though.  I thought you were going on vacation?

aspro said:

A similar type of game (which was done well) is Africa for the PS3 (Hakuna Matata in some markets).  They created the tension perfectly and the animal AI was seemed realistic.

 I wanted to get this game so much. I hated the fact it never reached these shores. 

SteelAttack said:

aspro said:

A similar type of game (which was done well) is Africa for the PS3 (Hakuna Matata in some markets).  They created the tension perfectly and the animal AI was seemed realistic.

I wanted to get this game so much. I hated the fact it never reached these shores.

I bought a Korean copy through play-asia.com a few years ago.  But it was finally released in the States last year.  It is much better than what many of the critics have said.  It's mission driven, you work as a National Geographic photographer.  They e-mail you assignments like, "We need a shot of a giraffe, preferably with the sun in the background".  So you roll out there with your jeep driving lackey, get close, but not too close and all that sort of thing.  Then back to the tent, upload it, get a new assignment, or get new gear that has been delivered, check your e-mail and they'll have told you how good or poor your last shot was and pay you accordingly.

Not enough sex though.  They have you living in this tent with this other hot photographer and they never even go there.

aspro said:

In the last month I've gone from knowing nothing (much) about Starcraft, to being somewhat interested to being ambivalent to now being completelyfuckingsickofitohmygodwillyoushutUPalready!

And I dub thee, the Blizzard effect.

One of our daily news sources for the site Eurogamer.net has a podcast.  They are up to number 30.

I only just found it and it's pretty good.  Full of humor and analysis, this week they had a 25 year development veteran on.  So give it a go if you like podcasts about games.

If you have trouble with understanding English accents (and humor) it may be hard for you (I don't have a problem but I know some people do).

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In other news the intreview up on the board with the Yakuza composer is excellent, it's not just about Yakuza.  He describes the lead character Kaz, and it makes sense why I like this guy so much (the chr):

These contradictions are in fact a large part of the character's allure. In Japanese there's a common way of describing someone as "a person of gentle nature and strong will." This archetype I think is a good fit for Kazuma. While facing off against his opponents, he has lines like, "Come and get me if you're so anxious to taste death." However, there has been care taken throughout the series for him never to suggest any murderous intentions. This is a little known, subtle nuance of the character, part of a decision made by [Toshihiro] Nagoshi, the executive director of the Yakuza series. The entire staff in turn carefully maintains his stipulation.

Essentially Kazuma is not a violent person, but will wield violence as a means of protecting others. In a sense he's more than just a character, but an ideal. The act of maintaining those standards is one reason why I think so many people enjoy playing as Kazuma.

^Groan.  So here is a provocative question:

Is Bayonetta the Bloodrayne of this generation? I can see a few correlations.

+ Sexy Goth/Vamp

+ Third Person Action

+ Starts with "B"