http://twitter.com/#!/martyhess/status/62879633506447360"
Ammo wasn't a huge issue for me; batteries were my weakness. I managed to hold onto most of my ammo by running/crowd control through most sections and I saved it for bigger set-piece battles. However, this strategy ate up batteries like crazy. I was living and dying by each Energizer I found, frequently running around cars in circles waiting for my flashlight to charge up. That was the real brutal stuff."
In context with the rest of the game, it would be too easy to just sprint from Safe Haven to Safe Haven. Alan's inability to run for longer than 10 seconds forces you to turn around and use your flashlight for crowd control or drop a flare to give yourself some distance. The design choice makes sense, regardless of the frustrations associated with it.
Also, I did complete the game on Nightmare... The name rings true. ;)"
@Kenneth: I'm not necessarily "up in arms" about it. Like I stated, they are great games that I'm more than happy to play through again with a unique 3D spin. It's tough to launch a system with new, unproven technology and have great new games at the same time. However, I don't think that Nintendo picked the titles to remake because they thought it would be a great showcase for the system. I think they chose these titles because they knew of their intense popularity and that it could possibly turn a certain generation of gamers into early adopters of the new platform.
@Chas: Like I said in my reply to Kenneth, I don't believe Nintendo remade these titles because they would demonstrate the 3DS capabilities. They made them because it would demonstrate Nintendo's capability to make insane amounts of money on content that is over a decade old. That's why I chose the term "cop-out.""
Your move, Shoe."
I'm curious what if you have anything to say to people who are trying to get their significant others into games. My girlfriend wants to play games with me all the time but she can't get over the complexities of controllers for this generation of consoles. Any ideas?"


