edgecrusher said:

Iga_Bobovic said:

Jet Force Gemini had a control system superior to RE4. It allowed you to walk and shoot at the same time, furthermore it also made platforming gameplay possible. Making it like RE4 would be a step backwards.

Well yeah its nice to move and shoot in a game like this, but otherwise if you go back to it now the controls feel pretty clumsy like most games of that era.

That has more to do with the 20fps framerate then the actual controls. JFG has two control schemes. One walking around with analog stick and jumping and stuff and the other while holding R you walk with the c-buttons and aim with the stick. The only thing that would change would be that the second analog stick will take the place of the c-buttons. To be honest analog aiming is clumsy too, give me a JFG with pointer controls. Sin and Punishment 2 proves that dual analog is useless.

Yes! It is that good.

SteelAttack said:

LIAR! You tried to take advantage of her by using your englishman charms. Even I would have fallen for that.

Chicks dig the cravat.

aspro said:

Funny. Look how me an Geek report the same story:

ME: New Game for 3DS Coming in September Western release, SEGA will be porting PSP puzzler.

Geek: SEGA Announce Crush 3DS Navigate across the surreal platforms of Danny’s mind by ‘crushing’ your way from a 2-dimensional to a 3-dimensional world

I had no idea it was a PSP game. When I first reported it I thought it would be some racing game. Then when I read the story I got the idea that it was some PC downloadable title or something.

Foolz said:

Those pics are not HD.

You are right, Edgecrusher I de-bow to you.

DE - BOW

edgecrusher said:

Oh the other day when Gaminggeek asked what games we'd like to see return in the next-gen, well I thought of some more besides Dino Crisis with RE4 gameplay....

• Vagrant Story-RPG- Square.....This would make me hugely excited. There's still nothing that plays like this game...and only FF12 had a similar feel at times. A game with modern tech that closely followed the gameplay of the original would be insane.
• Einhander-Shooter- Square....Again, similar gameplay with modern tech= huge win.
• Jet Force Gemini-3rd person shooter- Rare....with all the advnacements made in this category of game, a new JFG could be amazing. Another game that could borrow RE4's camera and aiming system.

First thing I thought of when playing Sin and Punishment 2 was how great Jet Force would be with these controls.

edgecrusher said:

An on rails shooter proves that dual analog is useless?

Yeah it kinda does. I mean it's pretty ridiculous going from Sin and Punishment 1 to 2. I downloaded SP1 because it was never released over here and it was suppossed to be great. The controls are hard, like really hard and I gave up after a couple of levels. SP2 makes SP1 controls seem like a bad joke. I feel like people today if they had never touched a game before would try to play SP1 and say: What the hell is that? That's impossible to control.

A lot of Wii FPS control schemes make dual analogue seem pretty archaic to me. But Sin and Punishment takes the biscuit, you pretty much move about with the stick and then effortlessly shoot with IR. It could be adapted to make 3rd person shooters control like a dream. Zombie Panic and Wonderland has sweet controls too, just wish it was in a fully fleshed out game. On rails games don't have to worry about shifting viewpoint though so you get much better accuracy with screen lock.

In games where the aiming IR is linked to the FP camera it's more difficult. FPS for instance.

Damn Ocarina is looking much better.

I wasn't interested in this game till I saw how they had improved the visuals through out the game.

Not sure yet how I feel about Ocarina 3D, it may be the push I need to both buy a 3DS and also to finally playing that game.  I really miss playing a new Zelda game.  Spirit Tracks was wonderful but I finished it fairly quickly.  I want a sprawling epic like Twilight Princess.  It's kind of weird, I wish Skyward Sword would be released already even though all the previews and screenshots of the game didn't look very interesting or enticing to me ... I guess I'm thinking any Zelda is better than no Zelda.  Wish the N64 games didn't look so terrible so I could get into them on the virtuak console

SEGA said:

SEGA is proud to announce that the next edition of our Vintage Collection series is headed here in late 2011 and early 2012, to PlayStation Network and Nintendo Wii Virtual Console! This collection features favorites from the Wonder Boy series as well as some other gems from that era, including one of the first titles produced by legendary designer Yu Suzuki.


The biggest news of this bundle is that we are releasing a fully localized version of Wonder Boy in Monster World IV, which has never had a previous release in the West – it has previously appeared only in Japan.


Here’s everything that’s on the way:


Monster World IV (Genesis/Mega Drive)

Wonder Boy in Monster Land (Arcade)

Revenge of Shinobi (Genesis/Mega Drive)

Alex Kidd in Miracle World (Master System)

Wonder Boy in Monster World (Genesis/Mega Drive)


We did our best to pick the highest quality version of each of these, which is why you’re seeing different platforms represented. The Master System version of Alex Kidd – one of the original mascots of SEGA and something of a proto-Sonic – is one of the best games to come out on that platform, and had a terrific combination of speed, wit, and surprisingly challenging platforming.


And again, it’s Monster World IV that’s the biggest news, since that’s actually a new entry to the West. It is the last entry in the series, and is notable in that it was one of the few games from the era to feature a female protagonist.


I’m also thrilled to see Super Hang-On in this collection: One of the first SEGA games I ever played was the version of Hang-On that was on the Master System, and this is a Yu Suzuki title. The original Hang-On was one of the first games developed by Yu Suzuki, and this was the natural progression of that breakthrough title.


These games are the reason I became a fan of SEGA and of video games in the first place. They’re wrapped up in what makes SEGA unique and built into this company’s history in the arcades and with home consoles – I’m proud and excited to be able to talk about them here. Stay tuned for more news and information!

GAF Cafe game rumour list said:

A personal acquaintance of mine sent me this list, saying it came from a source close to Nintendo. It's probably fake, but I figured I'd share anyway:


--First Party--


::Launch Games::


Extreme Sports Cafe ("New" IP, Combines 1080 and Wave Race + Other Sports)

Pikmin Cafe (Interfaces with Pikmin 3DS)

Endless Ocean Cafe

Nintendogs Cafe Kennel (Interfaces with Nintendogs + Cats)

Mii Explore (New IP, Multiplayer Adventure Game)


::Launch Window::


Kirby's Epic Yarn 2 (Launch Window, Multiplayer)

Wario Ware Cafe (Launch - Launch Window?)


::Future Games::


Super Mario Cafe (Late 2012/Early 2013, Paradigm Shift ala SM64)

Legend of Paper Zelda (Mid 2012, Paper Mario version of SNES Zelda)

Fire Emblem Cafe (Late 2012)

Retro Studios IP (Late 2012, New IP)

Project Sora IP (New IP)

Monolith Soft RPG (New IP)

Miyamoto Game (New IP)


--Third Party--


::Launch Games::


Battlefield 3 (Extra Content)

Street Fighter X Tekken (Timed Exclusive)

SSX

Super Monkey Ball Cafe

Tony Hawk Cafe

Ridge Racer Cafe

Mass Effect 3 (Possibly with ME 1 + 2?)

InVersion

Dragons Dogma

Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

Metal Gear Solid: Rising (Extra Content)

Silent Hill: Downpour (Extra Content)

PES 2013 Cafe (Timed Exclusive)

Trauma Center Cafe


::Launch Window::


Modern Warfare 3

Grand Theft Auto V (Launch?, Timed Exclusive)

Dead Space Spin Off

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Cafe

Soul Caliber V (Extra Content)


::Future Games::


Sonic Cafe (Sonic Generations?)

Platinum Games IP (Bayonetta 2?)

Phantasty Star Online 2 (Late 2012?)

SEGA Game (???)

The Amazing Spider-Man: The Game

Rockstar Game (New IP?)

BioShock Infinite (Timed Exclusive)

Red Steel III

Beyond Good & Evil 2

Doom 4

Madden 2013 (Timed Exclusive)

Tiger Woods 13

Fight Night Cafe

Need for Speed Cafe

Level-5 Game (New IP)

Kingdom Hearts Cafe (Possibly KH3)

Square Enix Game (New IP)

Square Enix Game (???)

Grasshopper Game (New IP or No More Heroes 3)

Valve Game (Possibly a collection set + new game?)

Epic Games (New IP, Bulletstorm 2 or New Gears of War Trilogy exclusive to Cafe)

I call BS

I smell something fishy, the 3DS firmware update has been delayed to the day of the E3 Nintendo conference.

gamingeek said:

Target has broken the street dates on Nintendo select titles.

Interesting looking cases. Somehow they don't seem to bother me as much as the usual greatest hits cases.