THE WAIT IS OVER

It's been a long time coming. I've been waiting for SoulCaliburIV for some time and the wait is finally over. I had some reservations about the game when I learned that there wouldn't be any rumble or trophy support, but the game never supported the rumble feature in previous SC games so it wasn't that much of a let down. Plus SC is not a game to truly benefit from trophies unless your a true trophy whore. There was alot of debate on having not having Kratos in the game, and only featuring 4 new charaters, but once I heard it was going to be online there was no doubt in my mind I was going to get this game. The fighting is what makes this game amazing and as always they never disappoint. However there was a little disappointment come to find that there wasn't tag like in the Tekken Tag game or Marvel vs Capcom 2 as reported on other sites. We would have seen the Ultimate Match Ups if they were to have put that feature in the game. The fighting mechanics are flawless,the graphics are ridiculous, and the extra character creation is WHOLE LOT better than the third version. As much as I like the game I do have to smash the game for its minor miscues. Other than that, it is a definite must have for your fighting collection. Be on the look out for our SoulCalibur tournament.
posted by blip74

GARDEN OF CONFUSION

The Playstation Store received its update thursday and in it was its talked about game PIXEL JUNK EDEN. For me, the game was very confusing and for a game that was talked about at E3 I felt that they could have left this one on the shelf. What is the premise, where is the control layout, where is your garden, how do you take the whatever you collect back to your garden? All of these questions and more are not explained in the demo...EASILY. Maybe I need to spend some more time with this game, but the custom soundtracks is not going to prevent this game from getting a failing grade. I suggest if you want to add PIXEL JUNK EDEN to your collection of PSN titles you should see if any of your friends have PIXEL JUNK EDEN so you can game share it. I think its just JUNK.
posted by blip74

Next Ratchet & Clank in 2009?

The Swedish gaming site Level7.nu claims that by finishing Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty, you’ll get to see a screen that says the next installment in the Ratchet & Clank series will be released in late 2009. For now, chalk this up as a rumor, but we wouldn’t be too surprised if this is true since Insomniac are churning out games like madmen.
Posted By WorseCase Credited to http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2008/07/24/the-next-ratchet-clank-in-2009/

FFVII for PS3 is rumour and speculation

Square Enix has refused to comment on "rumour and speculation" that Final Fantasy VII is heading to PS3 in a revised format.
Website PlayStation Lifestyle claims that the widely-adored RPG is being refitted exclusively for the Sony console, citing inside information, but can't say whether it will be on Blu-ray or PSN.
The site also says to expect a separate port of the original FFVII to appear on PSN in 2008, which echoes other unsubstantiated claims from earlier in the year.
We may learn more from the Square Enix Party in Tokyo, which takes place on 2nd and 3rd August.
Posted By WorseCase Credited to http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=200273

CHEER UP

FF fans you may have made had your feelings hurt that FFXIII is no longer exclusive to the PS3, but the rumor is that FFVII is to be remade exclusively to the PS3. I would like to see this rumor come true, but would have been happier to see Sony secure Level 5 at E3.
posted by BLADE206

THE BIG SHOW

Everyone has a review as of what took place from Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony, so here are my thoughts; I'm not going to rate or grade the conference like everyone else, but I'm going to try and shed some light as to what took place from all three major players. First up we had Microsoft and I thought their press conference was boring. They focused a majority of their time praising themselves with numbers and not showing games. The games that they did show for the console were not too impressive, and the impressive things that we did see were seen previous to the show. The new interface that they will be rolling out and avatars, to me was a sign that their current dashboard is prehestoric and their playing follow the leader. Lips is a very cool idea and definitely sounds a step above SINGSTAR, but will the game deliver or will MS just be giving us lip service? Their show stopper was the announcement that FFXIII will be on 360. Now thats big, but not HUGE. The game will still be exclusive in Japan and the Playstation will still have FFVS. exclusive to the system. I see the move as a way to negate playstation sells in North America and Europe, but it was a blow to Final Fantasy fans and does put the question out there, "will the game be dumbed down?"
Ninetendo's press conference presentation was worse than MS, but I think they had a better showing of games. Most of the games unveiled were predicted "Animal Crossing online and STAR OCEAN" but what took place on the DS even knowing that they would have a strong showing was HUGE. GTA, GUITAR HERO, POKEMON, and Chinatown on the DS and Wii music stole the show from MS in my opinion. Just being aware of how the Guitar Hero and Rockband franchise has taken off, Wii music is going to be instant gold.
It was now Sony's time to shine and truthfully they had a lot to prove after being given a HUGE BODY BLOW with FFXIII and the demonstration with Wii music was genius.
Sony lead off their show with RESISTANCE 2 and so much has been seen from this title they needed to show us something BIG and they did. The boss battle with the Leviathan was a step above the GEARS2 SHOWING in my opinion. I enjoyed how they had the demonstration of LBP to present the dry portion of their conference which was cool. THE PSP WAS KILLER. The announcements of RESISTANCE -RETRIBUTION-, PATAPON 2, Stardust HD Portable, and the list goes on. The Playstation store is going to get some serious content with RATCHET and CLANK FUTURE: QUEST FOR BOOTY, SIREN: Blood Curse, and Videos. They also announced a price drop for the 80GB PS3 and a new PSP RATCHET and CLANK SIZE MATTERS bundle. There was so much from sony including the new home spaces and their show stoppers were both MAG and GOD OF WAR III.
In general I wasn't that surprised as to what took place at E3 other than I would have thought MS would have showcased the multiplatform games more, but it was Sony. The only multiplatform game we saw from MS was R5.
posted by blip74

VIDEO STORE

The new PLAYSTATION VIDEO STORE that was made available to us yesterday is AMAZING. The navigation is smooth and effortless and on the same level as the PLAYSTATION GAME STORE section. They launched with a lot of content unlike QORE, but thats a different debate. The pricing is more than reasonable, and I personally think its a better alternative than Netflix because the movies if you choose to purchase will be offered in HD.
posted by blip74