• 31Dec 09

  2009: A Year of Disappointments and Surprises

  As a Nintendo gamer, I have to say that none of the "major" releases this year really blew me away. Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story just felt stale from start to finish. It became a chore to play by the time the finale rolled around. The same thing is happening with the new Zelda. I don't feel compelled to finish the game; even though it's well-made, I just don't care any longer.

  And New Super Mario Bros. Wii, once again, well made with some minor innovations. At least that time I finished the game with proper motivation. I just don't feel the urge to go back and play through the extra levels or collect the special coins. Yet another "major" Nintendo game that had little impact on me.

  You know what Nintendo games had a big impact on me? Wii Sports Resort proved that MotionPlus is no joke, and that got me thinking on new gameplay concepts. And my favorite DS game that I played this year is actually 2 years old: Elite Beat Agents. And my favorite DS game that actually released this year was a game nobody has even heard of; an RPG called Suikoden Tierkreis. I spent over 50 hours on that game and missed half of the sidequests, yet I stayed hooked to the very end. Bowser's Inside Story took me less than 20 hours and I got bored of it quickly. I take issue with that.

  One more overlooked DS game: Henry Hatsworth. Very exciting and VERY difficult. And the puzzle/platforming mix was actually pretty innovative.

  On the Wii front, I'm disappointed that I didn't get to play games like A Boy and His Blob, Muramasa, Dead Space, and a few others, but I might be able to catch up on them in the coming years. My favorite Wii game, and overall favorite game of the year, was Little King's Story. Without going into detail, let's just say that it has become one of my favorite games of all time. MadWorld turned out disappointingly short, especially for a full-priced game. Rabbids Go Home is silly fun, exactly what I expected from it. The Crystal Bearers, so far, is much better than reviewers claim, so I'm glad I kept my faith in the game without reading a single review until after I was a few hours in. I was going to buy the game regardless, because it looked unique.

  • Posted Dec 31, 2009 9:19 am PT
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• 30Dec 09

  3 Year Anniversary

  Yeah, I've been here for 3 years, and what a waste of my life has it been. Still not leaving just yet though.

  • Posted Dec 30, 2009 8:08 pm PT
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• 28Dec 09

  System Wars News Broadcast

  A few of my online friends and I came up with an idea for a news-type program focusing around System Wars. The original idea was going to be similar to the Daily Show in that I would point out the fallacies of gaming news sites such as IGN and Gamespot. Well, that somehow got lost in the actual making of the show. It's now more like Weekend Update, but with gaming news.

  As this was just a test run of the show, it's short and low-quality. I'm also going to have to find a new costume for the show, since I was really uncomfortable in that shirt. I had trouble remembering my lines, and I stuttered a lot. That's unusual for me.

  Anyway, here it is.

  • Posted Dec 28, 2009 11:54 am PT
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