Sony strikes back?

a few weeks ago, i discovered that lbp karting was announced. i thought it was the coolest idea ever. even if it was just a rip of mario kart, the idea of using lbp as the theme is the best thing that could ever happen =D

honestly, it looks beautiful

its even gonna come with a kevin butler costume as pre-order bonus. you will literally be able to drive like a baus lollollololololololololol




anyways, yesterday i discovered another nintendo ripoff game was just announced. this time it's playstation all-stars battle royale. a clone of super smash bros



honestly, it looks so similar, i can't even call this a ripoff, or a clone game... it looks more like a skin mod




everything from the art style, controls, physics, HUD, interactive maps, items... it all looks the same
the one notable difference is the victory condition. rather than beating people off screen, or by a conventional hp bar, this game is going with a power meter build up that gives you instant killing supermoves. it will be the only way to kill someone... not sure i like that idea. the fun of knocking people away and seeing them bounce around as you build up damage in ssb was what made it so fun.

a second, not-as-important feature, is that each map, including the design, interactive elements, bgm, will not be based on a single game. instead it will be a mashup from two different games. it's an interesting way to pay homage to different games, but not so game changing.

nevertheless, im excited about what characters it might include.
so far revealed are:
kratos from god of war - personally, i don't like that game, so meh...lol
sly cooper - never played it, but he seems cool. apparently they took out his blocking ability and gave him invisibility instead
parappa the rapper - kick, punch, block...lmao only ever tried the demo, but i like him =D
fat princess - srsly?
sweet tooth - the crazy clown dude from twisted metal, which i know nothing about
radec from killzone - he's a memorable super difficult (at least on hard mode) final boss of an fps that's actually a normal person rather than giant machine or monster...but where is sev, the protagonist??

based on the few revealed maps, we have some other franchises that we know are included, and can easily guess what other characters might be present:
lbp/buzz - it would be a dumb idea for sackboy not to be playable...while buzz the trivia game show guy will probably remain as some background guy on the map
god of war/patapon - kratos is already in, patapon i dont think so...unless pikmin/olimar clone?
ratchet and clank/god of war - if ratchet and clank are not playable...then i don't even...
jak and daxter/some game i dont recall - jak and daxter were like the mascots of ps2...they're a given right?

of course that is not the entire roster. more will be revealed, and they have already promised third party characters will be included.

as per usual, everyone has their own whishlist for these things. here's mine - and some good ones that everyone wants:
crash banidcoot - from what i've seen, he's the most wanted, and with good reason. although he's not longer a playstation exclusive, he was a star when he was there
spyro - probably the second most wanted, same deal as above
jack mcready - i heard somebody suggested the male character from dead nation. honestly, i wouldnt think he deserves it, but if fat princess got in, and sony gave out millions of free copies of dead nation after they got hacked, it wouldnt be a surprise that he's there
lara croft - the tomb raider, she was a mascot for ps1, no?
solid snake - who doesnt know him, and where did he get famous?
sir daniel fortesque - the jawless skeleton knight you play as in medievil. one of my favourite games and characters of all time. he may not be as famous as he should be because sony let the franchise die off and then gave it a terrible psp remake, but he'll always have a special place in my gamer heart. =D i'd say, he'd be a pretty good link clone, if not better
samanosuke akechi - the guy from onimusha on the ps2. another one of my favs. capcom's feudal japan version of resident evil, except there's less scare and more fun. =D he'd totally play like marth and ike, but his swords could also let him swap movesets and playstyle like pokemon trainer
yoshimitsu - tekken was a pretty memorable franchise for playstation. so what candidate from it would be more unique and not just another hunk of muscle in a fighting game? obviously it's yoshimitsu. he's my favourite fighting game character, because he's got a very unique and recognizable style as well as being the goodest good guy there ever can be, especially his soul calibur incarnation =D.
nathan drake - uncharted is an obvious choice, no?
cole mcgrath - the infamous electric man, even more obvious choice for a brawler, no?
nathan hale - resistance, another obvious one
joseph capelli - moar resistance
emette graves - the starhawk dude, would make for a nice promo for both games lol
cloud strife - duh
sephiroth - like how can they not?
toro and kuro - playstation cats anyone? pair them up like ice climbers? lol

what else did i miss? admittedly i don't know every playstation game, but i tried...lol

a wipeout map would be a nice f-zero ripoff =D
a super stardust map would seem like a good idea, and would be beautiful.
these two maps have a chance since they were also given out after psn got hacked. super stardust delta is currently also psvita's flagship game, so i t makes sense to include it =D

i guess that's all for now... and nobody is really going to read all this...if anyone even comes by lolololololololololololololololololololooololololololololololololoolololol

ps maybe i'll explain why i think sony is striking back in a different post. it's not as simple as stealing a couple games from nintendo =)

Lost Planet is back - to the past!

Lost Planet 3 is set for early next year and will be a prequel to the first game.


it seems they have gotten a western developer to make the game and done away with the japanese style pretty boys, crisp but flaky graphics, awkward dialogue dubs, and the dramatic yet stiff body motions/animations. instead, it's become gritty and chunky with fluid animations and natural sounding dialogue. =D

apparently this time, it will be more story driven and focuses on the one main character, so there will not be story co-op. instead, they will reveal a new co-op and competitive multiplayer modes later on. it seems that instead of being missions and chapters, the story will be more of a hub and branching area exploration/survival kind of game where you have to collect upgrades and equipment to progress further.

mech piloting is back and although will be a more primitive unweaponized mining bot, it's much more massive and will feature first person piloting. i wonder how that will turn out. =D
one slight disappointmet i have is that the game seems to be excluding the grapple hook thing(think it was called anchor, but w/e), i hope i'm wrong because that thing made the game much more fun, and would be even more so if given quicker and more fluid mechanics.

so far, im liking all the changes, except for the story no longer being co-op. but if the co-op mode has splitscreen and has a lot of replay value, then i'll be content.

i love splitscreen co-op games with story and objectives, and there aren't enough of those around, especially with mechs and grapple hooks. lost planet 2 has a special place in my heart, despite the all the flaws it's got, it's tons of fun =D. im totally looking forward to this one =D