Hello! It’s been a little while since I last posted anything, mainly because I’ve been busy. Thought I’d just mention a few upcoming games that’s I’m really looking forward to, and some other game related stuff.
It’s been a slim few months for releases I’ve been interested in. Partly because there haven’t been that many big games over the summer, and partly because due to the £18 Rule I don’t get much on release any more and by the time they’re cheap enough to buy, my interest has waned enough not to bother. And I have lots of games to get through anyway – not least Fallout: New Vegas, which I recently bought some more DLC for and have been having fun with that.
It’s probably also worth mentioning that I’ve not actually bought any physical 3DS games since it came out either. Yes, there have been some good games since then – Starfox, Zelda, Resident Evil – but nothing to interest me. I already own $hlmun copies of Ocarina of Time anyway, and have never managed to get more than a few hours in before getting bored with it. 3D Zeldas aren’t my thing, despite my love of Zelda games. 2D all the way!
I have, however, bought a pile of GB and GBC games on the 3DS Virtual Console – Link’s Awakening DX, Mario Land, Mario Land 2, Donkey Kong, Mario’s Picross… all excellent games I’ve put lots of time into. Then there’s the 3D Classics versions of Excitebike, Xevious, Twinbee and Urban Champion, and some DSiWare games as well. On top of that, Nintendo gave us 10 free NES games, and a copy of Legend of Zelda: Four Swords, which was awfully nice of them. So – plenty to play. Too much, even.
Things are going to change soon, however…
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXtcMScQb10
First impressions from people about Super Mario 3D Land have been very good, although some have been complaining there’s a run button. You know, just like in every 2D Mario game ever. Yeah, the 3D Mario games use analogue control, but much of this game seems to be 2.5D, from various different angles. I’m sure it’ll make sense when I play it, and I have faith it’ll be excellent.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tqoRDHh3Gw
Every Mario Kart is AWESOME. Even those (like Double Dash) that aren’t awesome are still AWESOME. So this one, in 3D, will be AWESOME. Of course.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jE_Q6GejDs8
I didn’t buy Luigi’s Mansion when it came out, because it looked rubbish. Then I got it, and completed it, and loved it. I’m not 100% sold on the controls (gyro and lack of a second stick might hinder it), but if they’re solved by good level design where they’re not needed? SHINE GET!
Finally, for the 3DS for now, and completely out of nowhere:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54z_sfr0xa8
Tetris Axis looks brilliant. Not the main Tetris mode (they ruined that years ago with infinite rotate, block hold, and being able to see several blocked ahead), but all the other modes. Looks like they’ve crammed a billion puzzle games in together, and it’s only £17.99. Just under the magic £18!
Of course, there’s not just 3DS stuff I’m looking forward to. In fact, the biggest game of the year for me is this: Skyrim.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjqsYzBrP-M
Oblivion was one of the best things ever made ever. Ever. And the reason I bought an Xbox 360. I spent almost 200 hours on it. I loved it. And this? This looks even BETTER. And I’ve not even seen much about it, having been on media blackout for many months so as not to ruin anything. So excited for it.
Finally, there’s The Goddamn Batman:
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-V1ZF5cNYCs
With Batman: Arkham Asylum probably the second best game I played last year (Fallout: New Vegas just pips it), and with this seemingly more of the same only more and MORE and more and better, how could I not be looking forward to it? It looks amazing!
