tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post3697233275017754291..comments2024-02-26T00:27:47.712-08:00Comments on Cross-Up: Final Fantasy Type-0: Kill ‘Em All, Kupo! (Part 5)Voltechhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01038586008627390463noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-81878804493544514882015-05-01T21:22:37.448-07:002015-05-01T21:22:37.448-07:00*gasp* The Game Gear! The ancient relic actually ...*gasp* The Game Gear! The ancient relic actually had commercials! What a revelation! Except despite the smear campaign, it doesn't look like it helped Sega gain an advantage. (Make a "Blast Processing" joke at your leisure.)<br /><br />But yeah, it's no surprise that Nintendo's won the handheld war for ages. I mean, they're the ones who gave the world Pokemon. Or at least Game Freak did, but the point still stands; gameplay will always have an edge over visuals. That seems to be a lesson not everyone has learned/remembered these days, but whatever. I'm not salty about it. Not at all.<br /><br />Also, your mention of Xenoblade has forced me to respond with the obligatory:<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a923imH2F8U<br /><br /><br /><br />Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan. Reyn's my boy.Voltech44noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-78753094441567937702015-05-01T09:30:29.812-07:002015-05-01T09:30:29.812-07:00Graphics mean jack on a handheld. This has been ...Graphics mean jack on a handheld. This has been proven time and time again. (Lynx and Game Gear anyone? DUnno if you're old enough to know the 'cream spinach color' commercials.) Mostly because the screen is tiny, you need to design your game to be intutive and fun to play, rather than a game you NEED to stare at pretty bells and whistles to understand. If you can't provide it with long battery life and convenience you already have one foot in the grave. <br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UN7wcZ_-ens<br /><br />Nintendo has consistently kept three things in check that other systems fail miserably at.<br /><br />• Non existent load times.<br /><br />• Good batter life efficiency. <br /><br />• A quiet system (Button noise / no drive noises)<br /><br />The part other systems have understood: <br /><br />• Convenience (Quick saving / Sleep mode)<br /><br />• Great sound (via Headphones with a solid speaker)<br /><br />• Multi player options<br /><br />Role Playing games are a tough sell on handhelds, I realize this after picking up Xenoblade for 3ds (Because I could never motivate myself to play my copy on the Wii). However, the second screen makes for a great way to dump RPG info on one screen and put the shinies on the other.Eric R. Jacksonhttp://dimanagul.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-88197816777033020952015-04-30T22:05:49.853-07:002015-04-30T22:05:49.853-07:00Fair point about JRPG over-saturation -- but on th...Fair point about JRPG over-saturation -- but on the other hand, it just might be worth it to play as all the old guys you can get your hands on. They seem to have a bad habit of being some of the coolest guys in the cast. Not that I'm complaining.<br /><br /><br />Anyway, the PSP. Maybe in an alternate universe, it (and the Vita) would rule the handheld roost. Both of them have more graphical power than Nintendo's offerings, so that had to count for something -- but I guess on the handheld stage, this is an age where DEM GRAFFECS aren't enough. Though I suppose that didn't stop either system from getting some great titles, as you said.<br /><br /><br />Danganronpa makes a pretty strong argument for the Vita, if only because it's one of the few places where a game like that could set up shop. Then again, there are LPs all over the place, sooooooo, yeah, profound sadness for Sony.Voltech44noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-18716547107811573812015-04-30T21:57:04.779-07:002015-04-30T21:57:04.779-07:00It's very likely that my palate-cleanser is go...It's very likely that my palate-cleanser is going to be either Bayonetta 2 (still need to get, like, all of the weapons I missed) or Bloodborne (for obvious reasons). Still, I'll have to keep Trails in the Sky in mind for the time being. The title implies some sort of sky adventures -- skyventures, if you will -- and that sounds pretty cool.<br /><br /><br />Also, that's an interesting take on the PSP -- and probably a factual one, too. It's a shame it didn't have as much staying power as it could have, but oh well. I'll always remember the times I used mine to watch the packed-in UMD of Lords of Dogtown. It had skateboarding history and Heath Ledger tossing surfboards. Plenty to love, I'd say.Voltech44noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-33866168308739743552015-04-30T12:35:10.504-07:002015-04-30T12:35:10.504-07:00PSP was where excellent JRPGs went to die. I don&...PSP was where excellent JRPGs went to die. I don't mean this as a dig, but rather a sad truth. In a time when the JRPG was an endangered animal (I know this seems completely ridiculous, but it was true) the PSP loyally maintained hundreds of localized JRPGS.<br /><br />For that it has my respect. It almost makes me over look it was a noisy battery guzzling piece of crap. Seriously, I've seen lumberjack stations quieter than that thing. <br /><br />That said, I can't really recommend digging one up to play on it. When you over saturate yourself with JRPGs, (sane) people start to see the gaping flaws in them. You start to develop a cynical view that every JRPG is a rag tag band of teens (with the occasional twenty something and obligatory old guy) out to save the world by killing their own God. Seriously that covers about 90% of them.<br /><br />The PSP is perfect for bright eyed fan boys/girls ready to soak up Ellipses like they were the most profound thing ever. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VisibleSilenceEric R. Jacksonhttp://dimanagul.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6904713839696769313.post-88154037564929089942015-04-30T01:29:50.469-07:002015-04-30T01:29:50.469-07:00I can't really speak of the PSP's strength...I can't really speak of the PSP's strengths outside of the games for it that I've played on my Vita (and I honestly prefer playing native Vita titles anyway). The Vita, however, is a system that has a lot to offer if you're into specific kinds of games, and nearly nothing if your tasted are of a different alignment.<br /><br /><br />From what I gather, that was also what the PSP was like - initial support and then everyone jumps ship and it's down to just niche stuff trickling through. The library *did* have some excellent games, though, like Trails in the Sky (though you can get that for PC nowadays).<br /><br /><br />Speaking of which, if you want a good JRPG as a palate-cleanser after... THIS, then I recommend that if you haven't played it. Trails in the Sky. Albeit with the warning that it's part 1 of a larger story (and the second part is only now coming over).burnpsyhttp://burnpsy.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com