Inside the thoughts of an average gamer.
Archive for September, 2009
Notable releases: Q4 2009 UPDATED
Sep 28th
So, it’s been a bit of an uneventful third quarter at AGM. It appears I have come down with severe cases of writer’s block, laziness, and just plain procrastination all at once.
But, without further ado, here are some of the games you can expect between now and the end of the year:
(Note: The following list is only for North America)
Xbox 360
Oct 13th: Brutal Legend
Oct 27th: DJ Hero
Oct 27th: Forza Motorsport 3
Oct 27th: Tekken 6
Oct 29th: GTA4: The Ballad of Gay Tony
Nov 3rd: Band Hero
Nov 10th: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Nov 17th: Assassin’s Creed II
Nov 17th: Left 4 Dead 2
Dec 22nd: Guitar Hero: Van Halen
Playstation 3
Sept 29th: Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2
Oct 13th: Brutal Legend
Oct 20th: Ratchet & Clank: A Crack In Time
Oct 27th: DJ Hero
Oct 27th: Tekken 6
Nov 3rd: Band Hero
Nov 3rd: Lego Rock Band
Nov 10th: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Nov 17th: Assassins Creed II
Dec 22nd: Guitar Hero: Van Halen
Wii
Sept 29th: Dead Space Extraction
Oct 4th: Wii Fit Plus
Oct 6th: Spore Hero
Oct 13th: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Oct 27th: DJ Hero
Nov 3rd: Band Hero
Nov 3rd: Lego Rock Band
Nov 3rd: Rabbids Go Home
Nov 3rd: Silent Hill: Shattered Memories
Nov 10th: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Reflex
Nov 15th: New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Nov 27th: Resident Evil: The Darkside Chronicles
Dec 22nd: Guitar Hero: Van Halen
Dec 26th: Final Fantasy Chrystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
(I also believe that Tatsunoku vs. Capcom is supposed to fit in somewhere here, unless I missed something.)
Nintendo DS
Sept 29th: Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days
Oct 6th: Spore Hero Arena
Oct 12th: Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Oct 13th: Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
Nov 3rd: Lego Rock Band
Nov 10th: Band Hero
Nov 10th: Call of Duty Modern Warfare: Mobilized
Dec 7th: The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
PSP
Oct 1st: PSPGo [Hardware]
Oct 1st: Gran Tourismo
Oct 1st: Shin Megami Tensei: Persona
Oct 13th: Half Minute Hero
Oct 20th: Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
Nov 17th: Little Big Planet
(And yes, that’s it for now.)
PC
Oct 13th: Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
Oct 22nd: Windows 7 [Operating System]
Nov 10th: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Nov 17th: Left 4 Dead 2
I fail at Dissidia… and just fighting games in general.
Sep 12th
So, it’s been a while since I’ve written anything new. I’d write a first impressions on Dissidia right now as well but I’m a bit… “preoccupied” let’s say. So, without further ado, let’s talk about my lack of gaming skill in fighting games, using Dissidia: Final Fantasy as an example:
Yes, this is real footage of me playing Dissidia. I haven’t played it much since Zidane is only level 1 here (I recorded this for a friend, actually) but you can see just how I fail so far.
I like fighting games more nowadays, but I’m always shy around them. I’m a fairly average gamer in skill as it is, but it’s fighting games especially that I don’t do well in. All the unique button combinations and techniques were always difficult to grasp. After constant beatdowns at the hands of my friends in Street Fighter II I thought I’d never bother with it again… until many years later (around 5 or so years ago) when I borrowed my friend’s copy of Soul Calibur II. I think I held onto it for months until I finally got my own copy of the game and gave it back to him, but still… Although I got quite decent playing, I’m still stuck in the realm of fighting mediocrity.
