Sony needs to advertise their exclusives properly.

[NOTE: This is mostly from my perspective.]




Last year we saw the release of Killzone 3, Socom 4, Uncharted 3, Infamous 2, and Resistance 3.


Uncharted 3 undoubtedly did the best in 2011 and had good advertising. 


But what about the other games I mentioned? Not a lot of people knew about them and while the games did have buyers, they still sold below what was expected.




However, when a COD game is released, Sony likes to make it clear that COD can be played online, for free, with their system. Also, if a multiplatform game will give PS3-users a special item, Sony just loves to make that known instead trying to entice gamers to buy their exclusives.




Here is a link to VGChartz.com's list of the PS3's best-selling games since launch (look at the top 20): http://www.vgchartz.com/platform/3/playstation-3/


Exclusives: 6. Non-exclusives: 14. Look at how they're positioned.




The problem is either Sony isn't marketing anything the right way or their developers are not very good.


You be the judge.


- Mouse

Violent behavior.

Has existed before Pong.




If little Johnny is acting up in school, starts a fight, bullies, or brings a gun to school, it is most likely due to either poor parenting or mental disorder. That's it.


Even if a game was capable of triggering violent behavior, it's not the game's fault or the developer's fault. The blame can only be placed on poor discipline or a problem within the brain.


That's just my two cents on the subject.


- Mouse

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I like PC gaming.

Why? Because if I decided to play an old multiplayer game, I know that there's a chance of it still having a playerbase.


For instance, you do not hear about anyone playing Left 4 Dead 2 on Xbox 360 anymore, but you'll usually hear about it being played on the PC.


Diablo 2, a game which came out in 2000 is still being played despite Diablo 3 being released.


No hooking up old systems to play anything, nothing.


Also, I am not hating on consoles, but really, it's much more convenient to play on a PC and with Steam it can end up being cheaper. Right now on Steam you can buy both Deus Ex games and all it's DLC for $14.99. How cheap can a console game get non-used? $19.99 at best.




Also, and I am not promoting this, if you're really desperate to get a game, you can always just pirate (only if desperate).




Think about it.


- Mouse

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"Xbox 720": Joke title or serious?

I was on IGN.com this morning and I read an article about a leaked document which revealed the next generation console for Microsoft. The document supposedly revealed the name (Xbox 720 *gasp*), price, features, and 5 year plan and Microsoft's law firm, "Covington & Burling", managed to get the leaked document removed from the original source.


When IGN asked M.S. about this, the billion dollar company responded with the same spiel about not commenting on rumors and speculation.


Now, obviously, I can only treat this as a rumor, but it's still interesting. Sometimes leaks like this are completely correct, sometimes they are partially correct, a little bit correct, or not at all.


Of course, it's more likely that M.S. is not ready for anything to be released and that is why they had that document taken down.




I do believe that "Xbox 720" is most likely a code-name. Yeah, it's probably going to be an "Xbox" system, but the use of 720 doesn't seem possible at all. Why? Because of how it's always been used as a form of mockery by critics of the Xbox 360 console.




If Microsoft does use this, it could increase that mockery. But then again, they've received it for others things and probably would see this as no big deal.


Here's the link to the IGN article that I read: http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/06/16/xbox-720-price-features-revealed-in-rumored-document


I will be posting more on this when more details are revealed.


- Mouse

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I remember how Socom US Navy Seals offered voice recognition.

All gamers needed was a headset and we could control our ally-AI by voice.


No fancy gimmicks.




Kinect, Move, and Wiimote is silly.


I hate them.

(Xbox 360) Splinter Cell: Blacklist.

This was a surprise. The demo for this new Splinter Cell has Sam Fisher going to someplace in the middle east to retrieve a target that the U.S. government had been seeking. Stealth still plays a factor obviously, but you can also find yourself taking out multiple targets with a slow motion effect which looks really, really cheesy.


There's also Kinect voice recognition. Ew. :[ Oh sure, it's neat, but why can't I just use my headset?


- Mouse

(PS3) The Last of Us.

The Last of Us is a post-apocalyptic, third person survival action-adventure game, set after a zombie breakout. Developer: Naughty Dog.




Haven't played a game like this before. According to the demo shown at E3, you have to rely on stealth and at times, taking hostage of your enemies (human enemies, not the zombies). Due to the "clicking" sound made by the zombies, the creatures are referred to as "clickers".


I don't remember seeing this in the video, but according to articles that I have read on the game, you have to manage your ammo and health kits.


The game is set in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. You play as Joel and he is followed around by a young girl named Ellie (who apparently was rescued by Joel after the zombie outbreak).


Looks fun. I am definitely looking forward to this game and I see that the combat looks similar to the Uncharted series. Of course, I know that the game is not going to have a lot of ammo to pick up.


Hopefully it has online co-op.


- Mouse

(PS3) God of War Ascension comes out 3-12-2013.

A prequel game about Kratos, star of the God of War series. The game will focus on Kratos before he became the "Ghost of Sparta".




Looks gruesome.


Never really could get into the God of War series, personally. I found that Xmen Origins Wolverine was much better even though it was looked down upon for being a clone of GoW and a movie-based game.


Hopefully it turns out good. 


- Mouse

(PS3) J.K. Rowling's Book of Spells.

A PS Move, Harry Potter game. In this game you learn how to cast the spells that were in the Harry Potter series of books.


Looks interactive, but, it's just another game to sell the gimmick that was started by Nintendo's Wii.

(multiplatform) Fall Cry 3 will have 4-player co-op.

Yes.


It looks really good so far. When they announced it, I was worried they were going to make it a rip-off of Gears of War's Horde mode and Call of Duty's Zombie mode.


This is good for me because I have been wanting more co-op games.

(multiplatform) Black Ops 2 looks very underwhelming.

It looks like Treyarch took Halo 2, fixed up the graphics a bit, and replaced all of H2's guns with actual military weaponry. 




It didn't even look that sci-fi to tell you the truth. :| 


I'll be posting a video on this article, later.

(PS3) Uncharted 3 review by J.W. Mouse.

 J.W. Mouse uses a 0-5 scale for all his reviews. 5 is best.


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This review will be short and sweet.

This game gets a 3 out of 5. Why? Because aside from having a good story and immersive gameplay, the controls are laggy and the story is just too short when compared to Uncharted 2. The multiplayer once again lacks dedicated servers and for some reason, the controls feel even more laggy (it's not my connection).
The game also has killstreak rewards reminiscent of of a COD game, which is annoying because the 2nd game in the series was just pure mutiplayer. However, matchmaking does seem to run very smooth, which is more than I can say for the actual matches that it takes me into.

All in all, UC3 is still a fun experience. I continue to have fun with the campaign, which is actually more fulfilling than the hair-pulling expertience of it's MP.

- Mouse

(PC) I am looking forward to Double Fine's Point and Click game.

Never played one of those kinds of games before, but I am willing to give it a try. Also, if I want to see more games like this then I have to buy them when they come out (when I can afford to of course).

Too much COD and too many of it's clones out on the market. This maybe my disdain for COD, but it feels like COD affects too many of the current generation of video games across all the platforms. For instance, games like Gears of War 3, Killzone 3, Socom 4, and Uncharted 3 like to take from COD little gems such as killstreak rewards and perks.

Although if this game contains a multiplayer mode where I am able to point and click way for killstreak rewards, I am going to be very disappointed.

So I will buy this project from Double Fine and it will be first game I have bought from them (I regret this) and I hope that anyone who reads this buys it too.


- Mouse