I love being a gamer. I love playing games. But, I hate the world of gaming. From fanboys to system exclusive games. Game delays of games I'm dying to play and not enough time in the day to fit in the games I'm already playing. Overpriced peripherals and downloadable content. Incredibly difficult games and bloated online egos. There's so much to be frustrated about and so little ways to vent that frustration. All I have left to vent that frustration is this blog. . . that no one reads anyway. LOL. Why can't we live in a perfect world of video games?

• 19Nov 09

  New Zelda

  Ok, I have something I have to get off my chest. Gamespot just posted an article on the upcoming Zelda game. Apparently, Nintendo is "trying something new in terms of the structure of the Wii version of the new Zelda game." Now just what those changes mean is debatable, and we'll all most certainly find out at E3 2010. But reading some of the comments, I was surprised at what people are saying about what those changes will be.

  First of all, some people seem to want a first person view, something akin to Elder Scrolls Oblivion. I can't agree with this. A first person Zelda game?!?!? Seriously?! Although it worked for Oblivion, I can't say that I like it. I didn't like it in Mirrors Edge either, but then again, Zelda and Mirrors Edge are two different types of games. Maybe I'm alone, but if it isn't a shooter, I just don't like the first person view and definitely don't want to see it implemented in a Zelda game.

  Second, I have to comment on the control scheme. I played both the Wii version and the Gamecube version, and I have to say that the Gamecube version was my prefered version. Just because it offered a traditional control scheme. Using the Wiimote for fishing and for the bow and arrow was a perfect fit, but I didn't like it when it came to the sword fighting mechanic. Flailing my arm back and forth got old real quick.
  I'm sure that with Wiimotion+ it will give ita broader range of movement, but even with that I just don't like the idea. I am a fit person already, I don't need my games to make me get off the couch and jump around like a nut. Sure it's novel for drunken party nights with friends, but when I want to sit down and get lost in Hyrule, I want a traditional control scheme. I don't want to have to buy a dozen different Nintendo peripherals just to play a new Zelda. I don't want to have to tramp on a Wii fit just to make link walk.

  Someone also made a comment that New Super Mario Brothers doesn't offer multiple control schemes, but that's a 2-D side scrolling platformer. Zelda is a full 3-D action adventure game. Smash Brothers, had multiple control schemes, and so do other Wii games, so why can't a new Zelda? This should be a no brainer.

  My next point is the story. If major changes are gonna happen to the structure of the game, can we expect something different story-wise? If you have ever played a Zelda game then you know the basic structure is Link starts off as an innocent boy, Zelda gets kidnapped, link becomes a man and sets off back and forth across Hyrule to acquire the tools to rescue her. If changes are going to be made to the formula, here are my suggestions.

  Time for a new protagonist. And not so much new, as different. And when I say different, I mean Zelda, or rather Sheik. What if this time Gannon kidnaps a young helpless Link and Zelda must take up the Sheik disguise to rescue Link? Sheik sets out to retrieve the Master Sword and her own unique set of tools, weapons, and abilities to rescue Link. At least for the first half of the game, where the tides turn and Zelda gets caught and Link takes back the hero mantle!

  Just my ideas, but who knows what the new Zelda game will have in store. I'm sure it will be a great game no matter what they do.

  • Posted Nov 19, 2009 8:10 am PT
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• 8Sep 09

  Another Playstation 3 blog post, except now it's Slim!

  Well, the Playstation 3 slim is out and the verdict is in. I want one. 120 gigs, Blue ray, $300. And sexy slim! I don't know if it has the backwards compatability I want, but I still have time before I actually get one. I think I'm gonna wait and see if they release a FFXIII PS3 Slim bundle, even though, I'll still get the 360 version as well. I just soooo want Final Fantasy achievements!

  But can anyone tell me some of the games on the PSN store? I'm looking for old PS1 Square games. I know FFVII is there, but what about FFIX? Chrono Cross? Parasite Eve?

  • Posted Sep 8, 2009 11:06 am PT
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• 10Aug 09

  Playstation 3

  I've been thinking about caving and getting a PS3. But I think I'm still gonna hold out for the slim model, of course. And only if it's backwards compatible. I still have a large library of PS2 games that I enjoy coming back to. And if I get a PS3, I wanna be able to get rid of the PS2. I hate having too many consoles in my entertainment stand, and it's a pain when I have to unplug something else, plug in the PS2, and then plug everything back in when I'm done. Not that big of a deal,but a pain, none the less.

  But, so far the only PS3 game I'm dying to play is MGS4. I am looking forward to Final Fantasy Versus 13, and I'm afraid Kingdom Hearts 3 will be PS3 exclusive. White Knight Chronicles looks cool. But patience is still on my side.

  • Posted Aug 10, 2009 3:49 pm PT
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