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"o Bear will probably be a DLC character, Rich.
Also, someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but would it not have been impossible for No Doubt to "learn from the Kurt Cobain Guitar Hero 5 fiasco?" I imagine that with the release dates as close to each other as they were for GH5 and BH, they'd have to have been developed pretty much concurrently, and the "fiasco" didn't happen until the GH5 was released, right?
Either way, the band and their management should've read their contract more closely. I have less sympathy for No Doubt than I do for the holders of Cobain's estate. Curse you, Activision, for making me empathize with a ball o' crazy like Courtney"
Wednesday, December 09, 2009
"e never played an MMO before, and really don't plan to start, but I will say it was an interesting read to see what exactly a longtime user gets out of the experience. I'm a huge nut for single-player console RPGs, but I tend to get obsessive about sidequests and post-endgame content. To me WoW has always equaled "doom." ;)
I think you lost me when you defined a minor time commitment as 12 hours a week, though. I think at this point in my life, if I were to spend four hours at a stretch three days a week playing a game, my wife would probably leave me and take the"
Friday, September 11, 2009
"tt, thanks so much for allowing us all to reveal our secret delight at wantonly smashing enemies with rock-stupid AI! I'm in total agreement with the "play on easy" thing. If I'm going to invest $30 - $60 on a game, I'm going to by-God have FUN with it. And if that means easy mode, so be it. I have long since lost my gamer pride. Besides, I find that Easy mode is a HUGE help in getting my wife and 4-yr-old son into more games.
And I also think that's a big factor, too. Since I'm (ostensibly) a grown-up now, I don't have a whole lot of time for games, and I definitely don't want to be frustrated by them. The best example I can think of in this arena is "Rock Band," where I can't play anything other than Vocals on any setting above Medium. I'm amazed by the people who have the skill to full-clear "Rambling Man" on Expert, but I feel like I've got better things to do with my t"
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
"iel, I have a four-year-old son who plays and loves all of the following:
Super Mario All-Stars
Metroid
Mario Kart Wii
Wii Sports (& Resort)
Katamari Damacy
Peggle
LittleBigPlanet
New Super Mario Bros
Mega Man 2
the Paper Mario series
Rock Band (drums & vocals)
Dragon Quest: Rocket Slime
The Legend of Zelda
...and these are just the ones I can think of off the top of my head. He plays on an NES, SNES, DS, iPhone, PS3, and Wii. I think the larger point I'm making is that, ultimately, if it's a well-made game, it won't matter so much what it looks like because he'll be having fun with it.
As for the other media, I don't know. I know my son's first "Star Wars" experience has been the OT, and his first "Trek" captain was"
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
"know, I have to say that the system in my house that gives me the least number of problems is my old top-loading NES. Though my Wii and PS3 have been pretty solid since I got them, I find updating firmware and patching games to be kind of annoying, fr"
Tuesday, July 07, 2009
"ished the survey.
Shameless prize whore is sham"
Friday, May 29, 2009
