• 6Nov 09

  Oh Tekken 6...

  I don't know what to say about this game. I should hate it, but it's quite the opposite.
  I have been ignoring every other game I have for this. It's always "I'll play Tekken for about 10 minutes then maybe some Ratchet or Uncharted 2." That turns into about 2 -3 hours of Tekken.
  
  Let me preface this by saying I played Tekken 3 as a kid, dabbled in Tekken Tag and then forgot about the series until December 2007 when I picked up Tekken 5 for my PSP. I got so hooked on it. I played every day, sometimes long periods of time, sometimes short. (Note: My PSP was broken from February to October of this year) Needless to say, I couldn't wait for Tekken 6.
  I was anticipating it last year until they dropped the bomb and delayed it... again. I don't really care that it came to the 360, but I blame the 360 for having it delayed a year.
  
  Anyway, like I said, I should hate this game or at least be horribly disappointed by it. It has less modes the the PSP game, the online is laggy as hell, Scenario Campaign is kind of lame and frustrating, the trophies are weak, the load times are horrible, and the end boss is a new level of cheapness and frustration.
  
  Less modes then the PSP: I don't get this. No bowling? No dojo mode? No gold rush? No quick battle? And the biggest one, NO command attack?
  
  Online: It could have been endless replayable to real people but it's such a different game. You have think ahead, I hated it. I lost all the matches I played, killing my confidence. I'm sure the patch will fix everything...
  
  Scenario Campaign: Remember Tekken Force mode? That sucked. Here's the new version. The AI has to be so dumbed down to deal with how Tekken can't control with multiple targets. The story is EXTREMELY lame and boring. Who effing cares? I skipped every cutscene, something I only do in Resident Evil 5. The saving grace of this mode is how you can hit bears with a pipe like a baseball bat. It's hilarious. Also the loot kept me coming too.
  
  That said, I beat that mode, all 47 levels, today. Even this one. Biggest pain ever.
  
  Trophies: Not the biggest problem, but seeing as all but 13 deal with with the SC mode is disappointing. I was looking forward to setting some long term goals and having some goals in general. Not so much because I almost have my platinum.
  
  Load times: Without the install, it's like 20 seconds to fight and the PS3 sounds like it's choking on the disc. With it, the game is a lot better but still there's so much loading! How in the hell does a beautiful game like Uncharted 2 not having any visible loading WITH NO INSTALL?
  
  The End Boss, Azazel: All Tekken bosses have been powerful but always within the rules of Tekken. Not Azazel. **** this thing.
  He can't be thrown, can BLOCK WHILE ATTACKING, has some cheap combos, and can fly and slam you in the face. The block while attacking is the biggest one as you can't tell if he's blocking or not and he can attack as you check. He's just a pain in the butt. If he couldn't block while attacking, it would fix him as those other things are smaller in scope.
  
  The thing that "saves" this game is the core fighting, which is the best I've played. The new bound system is really fun and gives another dimension to the combat. Just most things around it are questionable. I think MGS4 had a shorter dev cycle. That boggles my mind.
  
  With all that said you'd think I'd hate it. I just can't get enough, ironically. I can see me playing this on and off for a very long time. The fighting is so good which all I really wanted I guess.
  
  Has there been a game like this for you? A game where you shouldn't like it or has been really disappointing but you love it?
  Also how's Tekken as a series and Tekken 6 to you? I'm curious to see who likes Tekken here.
  
  Thanks and later!
  • Posted Nov 6, 2009 7:55 pm PT
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• 30Oct 09

  Another Giveaway

  Hey everyone!
  I pre ordered R&C and realized I don't want to download code I got with it!
  So I figured one of you might! It gives you extra health, the Cryomine glove, and an exclusive skin.
  
  If you want it, leave a comment.
  
  Later!
  • Posted Oct 30, 2009 9:24 pm PT
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• 18Sep 09

  Exclusive DLC And Why It's Horrible EDIT

  I HATE exclusive DLC.
  
  It's way worse then having exclusive games. In that case you just accept, "OK I'll never get to play that game on the system I own," and that's fine BUT with EDLC you get to play the game and if you want to expand on it OH EFFING WELL!
  
  It has 2 sides. If it's big people miss out on the other system. If it is small, you wonder why it's even exclusive in the first place.
  
  Take GTAIV's DLC. It's effing huge. Why the hell do I have to miss out on that? I LOVED GTA IV (completed it again the other week and it STILL blows me away) and I bought the game and the content is made but NOOO MS had to be selfish and snatch this.
  It's already been made and it I'm shafted out of it because I chose the "wrong" console.
  
  Take The Joker in Batman. It's small but it's a bit of fun. Why can't 360 owners have this? Sure it's not the biggest DLC, but it's a small extra and fun thing to mess around with.
  
  I was actually watching The Bonus Round on Gametrailers TV about this and their answer made me so mad. The question was whether if exclusive DLC was fair and all their answers were a resounding "yes."
  You know why it's a resounding yes? Because everyone there has all the consoles and they can pick whatever version they want. They did not ONCE put themselves in the shoes of a single console owner and they won't understand the frustration of EDLC.
  They were saying how it's good for companies to do this because it shows "love to their fanbase." Whatever! It just excludes people from great content all because of greed and deep pockets (and deep something else...).
  
  Obviously this all stems from me not being able to play GTA IV expansions. They look beautiful and I can't play them. I PRAY they both come later in the year or any time to the PS3.
  
  I hope companies realize this is a horrible idea and put a stop to the madness.
  
  Thoughts?
  
  PS: The only thing I think is somewhat cool is when they both have EDLC like in Dead Space where each console got a different suit. And that's a maybe.
  
  EDIT: I just read this online about L&D for GTAIV:
  "Perhaps the biggest new feature in The Lost and Damned is the availability of mid-mission checkpoints."
  
  The only flaw in GTAIV has been fixed and I can't see it. This is ONLY reason that held me back from giving this a 10 and it has been fixed... I just got more angry about this.
  • Posted Sep 18, 2009 12:35 am PT
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