Started playing Bayonetta last night. I'm on ly one stage in.

That game is, WOW. If only the play was as good as the cutscenes. Hopefully it will get better, but man, that game is nuts.  I've only played the first two Devil May Cry games, so maybe 4 is like this, but it feels to me like the current-gen realization of that series.  That graveyard scene at the beginning was one topper after another, it got crazier and crazier.

And then her moves -- like the butterfly flutter - awesome.

The actual gameplay is a little off so far, I think the camera is too far out or something, which I can understand why given the high Y-axis of her movements.

Also, I like the SEGA references, like the Outrun music...

Anyway, glad I finally got into it.  Anyone know how long it is?

aspro said:

THQ published the Scribblenauts games right?  There's your killer ap.

No, Scribblenauts was put out by Warner Brothers Games or whatever they call themselves. But that would be a brilliant idea. Nintendo was very hands on in an advisory manner to THQ while the pad was being built. I could see them trying to pursuade 5th Cell to take a shot at it.  Hell, THQ may approach 5th Cell themselves assuming that WB doesn't own the rights to it.

Have Leo and Hamster gone somewhere together this week?

Dvader said:

Kinect launches tonight at midnight. Who is getting it for our VGpress hands on impressions.

Nobody. Maybe Leo?

SteelAttack said:

Dvader said:

Kinect launches tonight at midnight. Who is getting it for our VGpress hands on impressions.

Nobody. Maybe Leo?

HHHHEEEELLLLLLLL NO!

Ask one of these kids. They look THRILLED!

Hey guys, finally got a chance to play Goldeneye Wii at a relative's house of all places (one of his nephews had it).

I had some sweet time with the first chapter, the dam level, and here are my thoughts on it:

DISCLAIMER: Okay, I want to say this before I start this impression. There's no way we can replace our fond memories with Goldeneye 64. I had fond memories of it also, so let's leave it at that.

With that said, I have to admit that Goldeneye Wii has surprised me. Hats off to Eurocom for really taking this game seriously. I can confidently say that this is NOT a cash-in on the Goldeneye name. Eurocom really treated the game with a lot of care. I'm surprised that the game turned out well: awesome voice acting because of Daniel Craig and Judy Dench, some of the best Wii graphics I've seen, and great music.

As for the gameplay...well, this may turn off some people but here's my view on it:

• It basically is a Activision modern-re imagining of Goldeneye, so it's not to surprising that the gameplay is very similar to Modern Warfare. I hope that doesn't turn people off to it just because it's modernized, but I will say that the single player is so much better than the Call of Duty games because of the James Bond license. And Eurocom's experience on Dead Space Extraction really shows because the cinematic storytelling in Goldeneye Wii is quite good.
• As for controls...sorry GG, but I prefer the classic controller with this. I tried it with the Wii-mote and I was just having a really tough time playing it. Maybe it's because I'm so used to the dual-analog controls with Modern Warfare, but the Wii-mote/nunchuck control was frustrating. I didn't really have the time to calibrate it but my arm was getting tired. I had no problems with Metroid Prime but with Goldeneye Wii I was struggling.
• And I didn't have a chance to play the multiplayer but I did see the kids playing it. It's basically Call of Duty style shooting with James Bond characters, set in the classic Goldeneye setting. And I'd actually would prefer this to Call of Duty just because of the license.

Anyway, that's my impressions on it. The game is surprisingly good. But I haven't decided to pick it up because I think the single player is short and I don't see myself playing online on my Wii with this. So I may get it at hobo prices, around $29.99-39.99. But not now. But the good news is that IT IS a GREAT game and worth picking up.

And I have to say that it is the best FPS on the Wii.

Read the Justices' inquiries on the videogame case in the Supreme Court.  Brilliant.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/11/03/judges-say-the-funniest-things/

One exerpt:

Justice Kagan: Would a video game that portrayed a Vulcan as opposed to a human being, being maimed and tortured, would that be covered by the act?
Morazzini: No, it wouldn't, because the act is only directed towards the range of options that are able to be inflicted on a human being.
Justice Sotomayer: So if the video producer says this is not a human being, it's an android computer simulated person, then all they have to do is put a little artificial feature on the creature and they could sell the video game?
Morazzini: Under the act, yes, because California's concern, I think this is one of the reasons that sex and violence are so similar, these are base physical acts we are talking about, Justice Sotomayor. So limiting, narrowing our law here in California, there in California to violence = violent depictions against human beings.
Justice Sotomayer: So what happens when the character gets maimed, head chopped off and immediately after it happens they spring back to life and they continue their battle. Is that covered by your act? Because they haven't been maimed and killed forever. Just temporarily.