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Because it's the same goddamned game you've played though at least 10 times and chances are that if you aren't a moron, you already own it in several of its incarnations such as on the N64, GC collectors disc or the Wii Virtual Console? Now, if they added an extra dungeon or two, maybe another few weapons or something, THEN it'd be something to scream home about, but it's pretty much just Master Quest with 3d on it.

I read the title incorrectly... And now I am shamed.

Pinky Pie is the fucking Kramer of MLP.

This basically. I'll be sure to send a few 13-year-olds with bats your way. Maybe they can beat some sense into you on the side. Intent means dick.

I have to agree with Golgagh. I don't think you see how HUGE adding just a second analog stick to the Vita is, Damned. If there's one common theme in every complaint about the PSP, it was the lack of a decent solution for aiming, strafing, and camera controls. You're right that touchscreens aren't unique, but at this current state in portable gaming, it's pretty much standard, and this thing has capacitive multi-touch front and back touch pads. In fact, here's an entire list of the handheld's specs. Ultimately it's about the games, but with so much power under the hood and so many control scheme possibilities(not to mention a price that makes paying $250 for the 3DS kind of a ripoff), there's nothing stopping devs from going nuts on the thing. The hardest part I think other than getting people and devs to latch onto the system will be dealing with modding and piracy. I really think that Sony should deal with this in a proactive way, and just send a message to all the technophiles who want to do what they want with their system to "go nuts with it". Hell, give them a set of tools to see what they can come up with. Maybe challenge them. As for piracy, well they managed to stave it off for a long time with the PS3. There's gotta be something they could do to prevent unregistered/copied games/roms from being played on the system, while still making it relatively open.

There will be a PS3 version of Dragon's Crown, and apparently there's going to be some cross-console functionality or something. Source right here. As to answer your question Damned, much like Crowbar says, it isn't so much that it's going to be this new amazing piece of hardware that'll wire into your brain and seep fun into your head through a straw as much as it's Sony "fixing" everything that was wrong with the original PSP that was stopping it from being bigger than the DS(second analog stick, flash carts and internal memory as opposed to UMD, etc.) as well as adding MUCH more power, "new" control methods to experiment with, and much better online connectivity than any of Nintendo's current offerings(although admittedly this may not be a huge advantage once Nintendo finally figures out how to get on the internet). I'm not saying Nintendo and their 3DS/Wii U are down for the count, but the PSVita is definitely looking like a superior contender in my opinion.

...Are you saying that Dumbledore is actually Gandalf?

I'm pretty sure that I've already stated this in many threads before, so to avoid sounding like a broken record I'll just say that I'm very excited about the PSVita. At the $250 price point, it's pretty much a must buy for all the juice it's packing. The $300 3G version might have been much more attractive to me if it weren't bloody attached to AT&T. Oh well. It's true however that it looks like it'll face the same weak launch lineup that The Damned mentioned, but with total backwards compatibility with all things PSP(save UMD thank god) and anything and everything else PSN-related, I don't think that'll be TOO much of a problem. The fact that PSP games can actually have camera controls and other functions such as aiming mapped to the new analog stick is sure to make some people happy. I'm also glad that they'll have an online party mode where I can chat with friends over the aether regardless of what games they're playing on the system, as well as other mainstay features that XBL has had for years. Good on ya, Sony. Games like Dragon's Crown and Ruin, which are supposed to have cross console functionality with the PS3 through cloud saving and other methods, seem pretty great for those that have PS3s already. Of course there's the extra hardware cost, but is it possible that Sony could already beat Nintendo at their Wii U game? Time will tell. At the end of the day, I feel that while the DS has proven that handheld consoles can still sell metric fucktons, I don't really think that they've managed to truly permeate into the hardcore space. Assuming that the PSVita manages to latch on with the greater gaming public through near-HD game experiences and great online functionality, I think it could really be a win for Sony. Here's to hoping.

I bet there's going to be a Halo at the end of it.

I'm pretty sure that the only shooter that still gets me excited in any way is the Halo series, and that's saying something coming from a dude who usually can't get into so many shooters(usually because they lack color, are always based on the same modern setting or WWII, and star Russia as the recurring antagonist, etc.). One of the reasons I bought my 360 was for Halo 3, and I fucking loved ODST. Granted, the game is in the hands on a new team, but not only do the devs working on it have experience with the franchise and (hopefully)have a good idea of what makes Halo Halo, but it's also Microsoft's juggernaut. They're not going to let anyone fuck it up. Hell, Final Fantasy XIV was a giant bomb and SE is still pumping dev time and manpower into it, because franchises are powerful things. That being said, I can't say that the teaser trailer for Halo 4 excited me in anyway, but that's probably just because we saw that entire scene back in the ending for Halo 3.

I think that Setsuka probably wouldn't make it into SCV, given that she wasn't THAT important to the overarching story, which they seem to actually want to do right this time. I think Mitsurugi is in there simply because the fans would rage were he not. I think it's a given that if the swords are involved, than Kilik will probably be back, which means he'll be followed around by Xiangxua. Raphael and Amy being immortals are probably going to be in, at the very least Amy. Ivy will probably make it as well, and it's almost confirmed that Rock's son is going to be making it in.

This basically. Nintendo is now officially playing catch-up, but they know that they can't steal the audience away from the PS360 unless they add some kind of "innovation". This isn't innovative. You could do the sort of thing the Wii U is doing with a DS/Wii or a GBA/GC,(albeit in a limited capacity), and you can play plenty of PSN games with either your PS3 or PSP. Now Sony is already beating Nintendo at their own game(for once) with the PS3 and PSVita connectivity with stuff like Ruin and apparently Dragon's Crown. Nintendo was at the forefront with the introduction of motion controls. With this, they seem to be struggling to keep up.

I'm still not really seeing the appeal to the Wii U just yet. I mean hurray, they finally joined the HD gen, but people aren't going to buy a new system just to play NG3 if it's already slated for the 360/PS3 anyway. Then there's the controller. Everything they've mentioned is typical pie in the sky buzzwords and I just don't see the appeal yet. I guess I just want the portable gaming scene to be in the limelight this generation, particularly the 3DS and the PSVita, which is what I'm personally most excited for.

Fuck Disgaea...

Nintendo. Shots fired.

So...How about that Kinect, guys?

Well guys and girls, it's E3 time, and unless the mods want to do differently, I figured I'd just make one big thread and just update the title as events happen. Right now, MS is about to begin their press briefing. What's everybody looking forward to?

We were just talking about Emperor Charlemange's frequent run ins with mentally-imbalanced pedophile extraordinaire Dr. Wily, and how The Damned, in his quest for ruination of all things is responsible for the PSN outage. Don't lie, Damned.

Dr. Wily is a fictional character.

Why would anyone other than a straight homophobic male play FPS in the first place?

I think I nearly just lost my shit. If this were a pre-emptive move to hype of a certain game's announcement *coughZOE3cough*, I'd be even more excite.

This is true, however some are going to stand out as "better" than others simply due to the even worse ones used in their sequels/revisions. Case in point, Street Fighter IV to Super Street Fighter IV, and Blazblue Calamity Trigger up to Continuum Shift II.

Well it's been awhile, but there's been a bit more info released on the game, such as the reveal of a new sword and shield user, Pyrra, Sophitia's daughter, as well as a reveal that will make great katana fans happy, Mitsurugi is back in the frey. Also, the very first gameplay trailer has been released. I don't really have too much context on the SC series other than playing SC2 casually and trying to get into SCIV, so other than what look like SUPERS being added in, I can't really tell how different things are. Maybe some of you SC afficionados can give me the up and up. I kinda wish they stuck with the old announcer voice, though... I know it's the dumbest thing to complain about, but assuming this new one ain't a placeholder, it's kinda "meh" for me. Anyway, I'll be updating the front page with more sketches and the trailer as well.

The RPGcast is kinda bad... They usually touch things on a very superficial level, Anna never has anything interesting to contribute, and Chris just wants to argue and win his (half-assed)points most of the time... That isn't to say anything about what you're doing, which is cool.

In regards to the Super Street Fighter IV OST, I think the tracks they added to Super are a bit stylistically inconsistent with the ones from vanilla, but that's just me. I still like 'em though. Also crap! I missed Jhawk's division matches! How'd your Hakan do, man!?