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What did Ishtar bring everyone? A fertility symbol? Oh...

I can't honestly remember the finding or inclusion of any easter eggs in PS games that I've played. I input the code you could find on my PS Underground Disc and watched a trailer for MGS2, does that count? If Psycho Mantis counts as one then I guess I got that one too.

And yet there's no market for much better games which lay languishing on Japanese shores as we speak?

"Japan is over. We're done. Our game industry is finished."-Keiji Inafune TGS 2009.

"Get the heroes!"

I'll bet some of the employees who lost their jobs are "dinged".

This Virtual Reality race is so mid-nineties.

How about an update that lowers the price of memory cards? This would allow many users to experience the euphoria of even being able to store 100 apps on their Vita. Vita= life, but what is life without memory?

I missed this one. Limited experience with Ocelot and nothing with Marston. I do think Ocelot would win.

Project Morpheus...hmm...the god of dreams/sleep? A project to put gamers asleep can be interpreted in many ways. Asleep to the real world perhaps?

cough, Perfect app for, cough, cough, PS Vita, cough, Wii U Gamepad, cough, cough...

It may seem crazy, but Squall might win this on the Draw ability alone. Any magic Yu has Squall can pull from him. If Yu needs to be weakened, it's already been argued that Squall is a superior physical fighter, and especially since it's one on one. Once Yu is weakened Squall can pull stronger and stronger magics and summons from him. Then hit him hard with Eden. In a weakened state Squall has a multitude of Limit Breaks to use. So he's got that going on too!
I'm bias to FF but I don't care.

Twenty years ago, this same VR race was happening in the gaming world. There's nothing new under the sun. What goes around, comes around. I walked to school up hill both ways, etc., etc..

Once again, my friendly question goes out; Why do we need and or want this level of immersion?

The update is coming, The update is coming, The update is coming...

My shelf isn't so bad. I've managed to keep it pretty clean and signify a change of era's. Once they switched from red box spine to black rectangle spine, I said to myself, I wouldn't buy anymore games with red box spine. I recently messed up because I bought Lost Planet 2. Now there's a ruddy red box spine where it shouldn't be! And my Move titles are off in they're own section. So I'll need to finish buying up the black rectangle spine games I want before buying any blue ones. Ha! Game players! Crazy! Amirite?

I wish some other Amnesia Fortnight winning games would get further development, finished up, and released. Like, The White Birch, Black Lake, etc..

Quick, turn on your second controller!!!

I wonder what various things Mantis would read from these days with PS3/PS4. Trophies? Your Facebook comments?

...good times...

It's interesting to see how a lot of voice actors have been pushed out of animated movies by 'real' actors. Doing voice work for videogames may be the last rallying point for traditional voice actors.

I've only played demos. I don't care for either series, or character. Yet from what I've seen this is clearly a one-sided battle. I imagine that trouncing giant magical spider creatures is in the same place we often find the camera, right up Bayonetta's alley.

Reminds me of another game I never played. Cavia/Atari made Bullet Witch for 360 back in '06. Obviously unpopular, it died away. Imagine how close they came! I wonder where Platinum got the idea...hmm.
Bullet versus Bayonetta would probably be just as one sided.

And yet there are at least half a dozen better games just rotting over there without localisation. They'll take a risk on this game, but no, no, it's too risky to localise these other ones. Maybe XSEED is allowing the wrong body part to make it's decisions?

You're sitting in a café right at the front by the window and it's dark and rainy outside, you look up from your slice of pizza and see Batman, just like the article picture, and he's starring at you! He wants your pizza, man!!!

You're telling me I'm going to own four copies of this game? Cool.

Why is it so hard for Rocksteady to get Harley Quinn right? She looks better then before but she still looks relatively terrible. Why can't they just create/dress her like the animated series version?

The Batmobile looks like a nice mix of the Tumbler and Burton-era Batmobile.

It would be great if Batman was somewhere in the city, needed the Batmobile, pulled out an Ocarina, played a tune, and the Batmobile came running! Ha!

"Can you drive stick?"
"...no..."

Lower the price and release Xbox exclusive levels for Sony systems too.

That should actually be it's name!
"Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition: New Characters in Action"!

Where do I stand on this issue? Somewhere!

Sad. I don't know what it was, but I was willing to give it a look. Not interested in god of war at all. Interested in seeing new games get a chance.

Trials games are so fun, but oh so challenging! This looks really good! The prices aren't so hot though.

Well...that seems pretty tame compared to the old days.

How does it compare to the last one?

Friendly question: Why do we need such a level of immersion?

@KAPADO Yup, MS dude Shane Kim passed on Heavenly Sword when the chance came up. I like Heavenly Sword too, and hope for a sensible sequel.

RIME looks/sounds really good!

Looks like Sony is about to play some Lucky Hit!

Poor Armature...I suppose they need to put bread on the table. I wish Capcom would have let them make that cool looking (albeit Metroid Prime-esque) first-person Megaman game. It looked good. Here's hoping some company gets them to make it into something good.

Passed on Heavenly Sword too.

I've only played a demo of these guys, and I'm not very interested in either character or series, but from what I've seen and read I can honestly say I have no strong feelings one way or the other.

Lu Bu seems to be about outright power on the battle field.
Ezio is about power from a position of stealth.
Both are used to fighting large numbers so focused on just each other they are even more dangerous.
I trust Ezio is used to fighting characters in armour, but doubt Lu Bu is used to fighting stealthy characters (Dynasty Warriors isn't exactly known for it's stealth).
Ezio's got all the acrobatic, parkour stuff going so he has to take the fight off the open spaces into the nooks and crannies.
Lu Bu may lack finesse which could also swing the fight towards Ezio once in close quarters. Every hit from Lu Bu could potentially be a kill and hit like a hammer, a sharp pointy hammer, so Ezio has to keep moving. Ezio's high energy is definitely a plus here.

I don't know who would win. I won't officially vote since I don't know.

I've never seen Snake described as a human honed to mental and physical perfection like Bruce Wayne is supposed to be. Snake will kill people when Batman won't, but I don't know if that gives Snake an edge or not. And there does seem to be a difference between Batman and Video Game Batman. Since I'm so late to this party I won't officially vote, but I do think Batman would win.

Ryu is too skilled and too powerful. He's defeated things much more powerful then Yoshimitsu, and Yoshimitsu fits perfectly into the strange pantheon of creatures Ryu has defeated. Ryu also managed to win his own arcade game, and I tell you, that thing is tough, cheap, broken, and ill programmed.

@get2sammyb Thanks for the info.

@get2sammyb
I'd like some help. I know the esrb descriptor has "strong language". I, unlike everyone else on the planet, don't care for "strong language", so is Lara the one doing all the "strong language" or is the whole cast involved?
"pad out voice actor Camilla Luddington’s script with out-of-place obscenities."
Is it pervasive? Can it be easily skipped or muted in-game? Does it occur mostly during gameplay or cut-scenes? Is it always "f" related words or other types?
Does anyone else miss the days where games didn't need this type of stuff? Tomb Raider, Metal Gear, etc., for some reason need this stuff to be attractive these days? I think not.
I don't care for Gears of War, but I applaud EPIC for including filters. Not every gamer wants to be bombarded with swears, or gets turned on by geysers of blood and brutality.
Anyway, thanks for the help.

I'd like to know if the exclusive xbox Raiden level will ever come to Sony consoles or will it forever remain "x"clusive.

I prefer physical too, not as much as I used too but still. Anyway there is a lot of digital-only content these days and I can't enjoy it because 4gigs doesn't hold more then 4gigs. I'm not going to go through the hassle of finding and redownloading content anymore. I tried it a couple times and it's a pain, especially since there is no way to sort out Vita content in the download list.

I want, at the very least, to have all my digital content accessible instantly. This memory problem has stopped me spending money on digital content for Vita too.

I'm perfectly willing to pay a dollar a gig, but Sony just isn't willing to bite. It's frustrating, and aside from Montezuma Blitz, my 3DS gets way more play then my Vita.

How about a game of Lucky Hit? Anyone want to play a game of Lucky Hit?

I see.

All I want from Tecmo-Koei is a new Uncharted Waters game. A next-gen one that combines Uncharted Waters with Assassins Creed Black Flag graphics and gameplay (not the stupid story of course). Heavy player customization, lots of exploration. Crew members that gain experience points for every adventure (on land exploration, battle, sea exploration) they survive and once again, lots of player customization.
I'd like to be able to attack ports too, and with that I can see charging a town Dynasty warriors style. And the hero character you choose and customize gains various skills, like wall running etc..

I think with Koei, and Tecmo working together they could shake the dust off and produce a cool new Uncharted Waters.

I was excited for 1313 before I even new Boba Fett was in it. The stand-in had a great 1980's Luke-like look to him.

Sony deserves the Crash Bandicoot IP, especially since NaughtyDog is a 1st/2nd Party. Insomniac deserves the Spyro IP too, and if not Insomniac then Sony. Funny, I've only ever played demos of these games.

No, Kaz! I will not pull your finger!

Sounds like the new trend in multiplayer. Same gameplay/mechanic concept as this game.
http://www.polygon.com/2014/1/6/5281952/outrise-where-shadows-of-the-colossus-meets-left-4-dead

It's so nice to see that old Sony dude sharing the stage with his little granddaughter. Was it 'bring your granddaughter to CES year'?

@get2sammyb It should read "Kaz Harai will be holding a SECRET second keynote tomorrow, where members of the media need to decipher an increasingly difficult series of clues to discover the location of the event!". Wouldn't that be more exciting?

But Lara is British Caucasian , not Hispanic. The first face holds to the basic Lara Croft parameters, but the new one seems like a completely new character. Pretty, but does not look like 'Lara Croft', imo.

I'm aching for a price cut on the cards with all the non-Plus freebies Sony has been giving out. Message to Sony: Please, at the very least, cut your cards to a dollar a gig. I'd pay 32 for a 32. Honestly!

None of these games interest me except Gravity 2. I bought Gravity 1 a few months ago but haven't played it yet.