All DLC should be free.

Well, I got the Sims 3 yesterday. It was more of a gift for my wife, who loves the series. I kind of play the games for a bit before I reach some sort of stupid requirement for my career progression, then I get bored and pissed. She says AI has improved a lot compared to the second game.

Other than that, I haven't exactly played anything seriously. After almost a month of not touching my home consoles, this weekend I plugged them on again and updated them. Last night I downloaded the 360 version of the Crysis 2 MP demo, which is kind of fun I guess, nothing to write home about. This afternoon I got back to FFXIII as well, since I really want to reach Grand Pulse. Unfortunately, the story is all kinds of stupid, which is par for the course for a FF game. I still remember the unbelievably bad impression FFX left in me with its imbecile start. Oh well, at the very least I'll get to enjoy the sights, with the trade off being the english VA of Vanille. Stupid bitch.

I mean the character, not the voice actress.

Yeah, for those that marry their favorite games DLC can keep the spark alive.  When it comes to games, I'm a love 'em and leave 'em kind of guy.

I liked the first Sims quite a bit, it was fun from an architectual fantasy perspective.  I never got into the career or family bullshit, I just wanted to amass money (or cheat) so I could build my virtual dollhouses. I don't think my computer was even capable of playing the Sims 2 when I got it -- and I still have the same computer.

I assume you got Sims3 on Steam Steelio?

aspro said:

Ravenprose said:

I hooked up my Atari 2600 to my HDTV this morning, and to my surprise, it worked! I assumed it would not work, especially considering the Atari only has an RF output. It actually looks pretty good too, after some minor brightness/color adjustments. No noticable lag issues either.

If you have a good stereo set-up connected to your TV plug in Space Invaders and pump the bass way up.  It's transcendant.

Tell me when you have done this.

It's one of my favorite games to play on a big screen with bunker-blasting bass on.

aspro said:

I assume you got Sims3 on Steam Steelio?

Nope. Retail, actually.

I mean, not DD.

Yeah, PvZ is a timesink, and it's really good value.

I played a bit of the Last remnant demo. What the FUCK did I just play? Battle system is cryptic and intimidating. I can't make heads or tails out of it. Game's pretty, though, and very well optimized. It looks nice and runs at a very stable FR even on my measly PC. It reminds me a bit too much of Lost Odyssey.

Foolz said:

aspro said:

Leo, you've got the post-good-game blues.  I know it well.  Don't go on a binge, take a break or better yet play a game for which you have very low expectations.

No new games for me this week, just plugging away at FF6 and DQ5 (23 and 12 hours respectively).  Keep the plate clear for Darksiders.

Watched Mrs. Aspro beat yakuza this weekend.  Foolz, I'd certainly suggest it to you, it holds up way better than I had thought.  She has started Yakuza 2 immediately after (I had to wait 4 years).

I have both waiting for me!

That makes me very happy.  Y1 is only 12 hours, add 2 hours for Haruka Loyalty and another hour for hostess bars (both optional), but your Haruka meter will impact your game-plus options.

Is the Last Story going to be localized?

PSP2/NGP Price rumor.

On the latest 8-4 podcast (8-4 is a localization company that operates in Japan and is made up of mostly ex-EGM staff), Phil Koller, the man from Game Informer (fully owned by the largest specialized video game retailer in the world, GameStop) said the following:

1. The NGP will have the Playstation name in it, and it will NOT be Playstation Portable 2.
2. The price will be "as low as" $249 in the US.

When asked if he had "insider information" he said (paraphrasing), "No.  Well, yes.  Kind of."

So he probably knows something from his parten company, with whom Sony has no doubt had communication (considering their purchase power).

I think you'd be challenged to squeeze 15 hours from Y1, even with side missions. They are very limited compared to Y3.