Comments on: This Week, I Have Been Mostly Playing… http://aarmstrong.org/journal/2008/07/09/this-week-i-have-been-mostly-playing Website and journal of Andrew Armstrong Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:35:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Andrew Armstrong http://aarmstrong.org/journal/2008/07/09/this-week-i-have-been-mostly-playing#comment-109 Andrew Armstrong Thu, 10 Jul 2008 15:51:44 +0000 http://aarmstrong.org/?p=156#comment-109 Sure, you're on :) I didn't get on with Halo, so we'll see :) Sure, you’re on :) I didn’t get on with Halo, so we’ll see :)

]]> By: Michael Kofman http://aarmstrong.org/journal/2008/07/09/this-week-i-have-been-mostly-playing#comment-108 Michael Kofman Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:26:54 +0000 http://aarmstrong.org/?p=156#comment-108 I can certainly sympathize, so its a shame that their is such a variance. In the near future you should take a look at console style FPS (exclusives not the remakes such as FEAR). Such games are very well tuned for a console experience and myself being a CS 1.6 junkie up until two years ago was skeptical. But you'll be surprised. It feels a lot like Team Fortress, so its still fun, its just aim has less emphasis and tactics more so. And as far as actual feel (the controller), the body and mind adjusts fairly quickly. I'm sure next year at GDC (assuming both me and you attend) we should stop by the expo floor and give Insomniac's Resistance 2 a go. I'd wanna know what you think. I can certainly sympathize, so its a shame that their is such a variance. In the near future you should take a look at console style FPS (exclusives not the remakes such as FEAR). Such games are very well tuned for a console experience and myself being a CS 1.6 junkie up until two years ago was skeptical. But you’ll be surprised. It feels a lot like Team Fortress, so its still fun, its just aim has less emphasis and tactics more so. And as far as actual feel (the controller), the body and mind adjusts fairly quickly. I’m sure next year at GDC (assuming both me and you attend) we should stop by the expo floor and give Insomniac’s Resistance 2 a go. I’d wanna know what you think.

]]> By: Andrew Armstrong http://aarmstrong.org/journal/2008/07/09/this-week-i-have-been-mostly-playing#comment-107 Andrew Armstrong Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:13:15 +0000 http://aarmstrong.org/?p=156#comment-107 The PS3 might work in America. In Europe, we <a href="http://www.play.com/Games/PlayStation3/4-/3497508/Sony-Playstation-3-PS3-Console-with-40GB-HDD/Product.html" rel="nofollow">get the crappy version</a>, at an expensive price, like I said, without the rumble controllers, with games costing a lot more. I have rechargeable batteries spare for the Wii, I don't have an extra £200 or more for a PS3 :P Cost being identical is a falsehood here too. The premium <a href="http://www.play.com/Games/Xbox360/4-/659411/Xbox-360-Premium-Console/Product.html" rel="nofollow">Xbox 360 is cheaper</a>, by a long shot. The controllers for the Wii are more expensive, but not as much as I thought when I found some cheaper online, then the equivalent Xbox 360 or PS3 controllers (the latter only being Saxis ones anyway!). Yeah, Europe gets it bad for pricing here ;) And anyway, FPS and RTS games I play on my PC like I said, which I will use a lot more regardless. If I ever get any more money, I'll look at both of those consoles when they've matured more. So, that means price drops and proper functionality that America and Japan enjoy! The PS3 might work in America. In Europe, we get the crappy version, at an expensive price, like I said, without the rumble controllers, with games costing a lot more. I have rechargeable batteries spare for the Wii, I don’t have an extra £200 or more for a PS3 :P

Cost being identical is a falsehood here too. The premium Xbox 360 is cheaper, by a long shot.

The controllers for the Wii are more expensive, but not as much as I thought when I found some cheaper online, then the equivalent Xbox 360 or PS3 controllers (the latter only being Saxis ones anyway!).

Yeah, Europe gets it bad for pricing here ;) And anyway, FPS and RTS games I play on my PC like I said, which I will use a lot more regardless. If I ever get any more money, I’ll look at both of those consoles when they’ve matured more. So, that means price drops and proper functionality that America and Japan enjoy!

]]> By: Michael Kofman http://aarmstrong.org/journal/2008/07/09/this-week-i-have-been-mostly-playing#comment-106 Michael Kofman Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:36:23 +0000 http://aarmstrong.org/?p=156#comment-106 STALKER is a big to-do for me, but probably not until Thanksgiving (my next and final break). Still I've spent plenty of time playing my PS3 in the past. I also have a Wii that I spent $520 after 1 additional games, and controllers. That doesn't include the batteries. So I think the costs are very deceiving. Now I did buy 3 additional controllers and one additional nunchuck for Wii Sports Tennis (the best game for the Wii to this date imo). If your looking for others I recommend you try out Okami (if you haven't played it on the PS2 - I didn't but I do have a PS3). Resident Evil, Galaxy, and the game where you play an Assassin (GTA style). Those are the best games, and probably the only ones trully worth looking into for the Wii. I recommend you not spend $60 per title and try and get your hands on a Wii-key as soon as possible. Now I am kinda disappointed you didn't opt for the PS3. I'm not really a fan boy, at least I don't think I am (I'm going to get a 360 when I graduate). But as far as value I think you get the biggest bang for your buck. The cost is identical to the 360 now, if you opt for the smaller HD. And you can very very easily swap hard drives on it. And for the cost that they are now, it's a good idea to go for the low end SKU. The main reason I prefer the PS3 is it's ability to run linux easily and an opportunity to cheaply program on the SPUs. Nothing fancy, but it's better than nothing. You also get a ton of features that compare perfectly with the 360 but the Wii simply doesn't have. One of them is of course fun games. STALKER is a big to-do for me, but probably not until Thanksgiving (my next and final break). Still I’ve spent plenty of time playing my PS3 in the past. I also have a Wii that I spent $520 after 1 additional games, and controllers. That doesn’t include the batteries. So I think the costs are very deceiving. Now I did buy 3 additional controllers and one additional nunchuck for Wii Sports Tennis (the best game for the Wii to this date imo). If your looking for others I recommend you try out Okami (if you haven’t played it on the PS2 - I didn’t but I do have a PS3). Resident Evil, Galaxy, and the game where you play an Assassin (GTA style). Those are the best games, and probably the only ones trully worth looking into for the Wii. I recommend you not spend $60 per title and try and get your hands on a Wii-key as soon as possible.

Now I am kinda disappointed you didn’t opt for the PS3. I’m not really a fan boy, at least I don’t think I am (I’m going to get a 360 when I graduate). But as far as value I think you get the biggest bang for your buck. The cost is identical to the 360 now, if you opt for the smaller HD. And you can very very easily swap hard drives on it. And for the cost that they are now, it’s a good idea to go for the low end SKU. The main reason I prefer the PS3 is it’s ability to run linux easily and an opportunity to cheaply program on the SPUs. Nothing fancy, but it’s better than nothing. You also get a ton of features that compare perfectly with the 360 but the Wii simply doesn’t have. One of them is of course fun games.

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