Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Latest Gaming and MMORPG Updates

Latest Gaming and MMORPG Updates

Review: Ratchet & Clank All 4 One is Not One 4 All Ratchet Fans

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 07:36 AM PDT

I honestly have no idea how I got through the first few video games I played during my childhood. I’m not just talking about the NES stuff from the mid-’80s, but games like the Smurfs for the Atari 2600. Assuming my memory is correct, there’s a random fence that, if you didn’t jump over in precisely the right way, meant instant game over. And somehow, I had put up with that damn instant death fence — again and again. I’m not sure whether I did so because I was a very perseverant child, or if I simply had nothing better to do than try-and-try-and-try again. Back then, video games for kids were simple, crude, and a bit on the cruel and unrelenting side.

Nowadays, kids games have dialed down the cruelty to the point where failure is not only not an option, but it’s not really even acknowledged. But even though they’ve become easier, they have not progressed much in terms of being less janky. It sort of makes sense for some Flash game on a NickJR or Disney XD website to look like it was made in some high schooler’s programming class, but when you see uninspired characters, repeated assets, and horrible glitches in a retail game meant for a home console, it’s downright disheartening. So it’s nice to see that while Sesame Street: Once Upon A Monster still adopts the lack-of-failure motif, it’s within a game that looks like people cared about its craft.



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Tribes : Ascend

Posted: 19 Oct 2011 07:36 AM PDT


(Closed Beta signup) I will have to admit I never really played this genre of game until I tried Mars Wars (link), which is now dead and of course, a poor man’s PlanetSide clone called by some. And yes, I never played the original Tribes as well. But Mar Wars really got me hooked, making me clock around 6 hours a day on that game. It will just be natural for me to eventually try out Tribes: Ascend and PlanetSide 2.

IGN posted an awesome footage of the game, and it is being narrated by a staff over at Hi-Rez Studios, the developer of the title. It loos seriously amazing, and I love to see hundreds of players swarm over the maps and seeking kills. The traditional room-based MMOFPS is just… too tiny for me. I think I am getting a little claustrophobic in terms of land size in games.

Tribes: Ascend is Free to Play with players able to purchase the game one a one time fee fro some perks and a VIP status. There will be a Cash Shop as well in the future. Closed Beta begins November 4.


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PlayStation Vita Release Date Set for February 22

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 07:34 PM PDT

Vita

After giving North America and European gamers nothing more specific than an “early 2012″ window, Sony has finally provided those in the west with a release date for the PlayStation Vita: it’ll be out on February 22, 2012 in North America and Europe.

The news was revealed at the Web 2.0 Summit in San Francisco today by SCEA boss Jack Tretton. A Japanese release date of December 17 had already been announced.

In North America, the system will be available at two price points: $249.99 for the Wi-Fi-only system and $299.99 for the 3G system (which uses ATT as its provider in the U.S.).

For an idea of what to expect of the system, check out 1UP’s recent hands-on roundtable discussion.


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War of the Immortals (CN)

Posted: 18 Oct 2011 01:35 PM PDT


(English website) I am not sure what to call this game, as it is known as Empire of the Immortals in China while it is called War of the Immortals in the upcoming North America server. Nonetheless, I decided to go with what you see above. The game got its first major expansion just last week titled Clash of the Gods, with the new Soul Reaper (or Hunter) class as one of the main highlights. I played till level 50+, but it just took me around half a day to do so.

Soul Reaper’s main focus will be on health, mana and intelligence. A close range character (but not exactly melee yet) due to its scythe, it severely lacks AOE skills compared to other classes. But the Soul Reaper makes up to it with its various devastating single-target damage. As you can see in the videos above, I simply 2-hit enemies a few levels above me with equipments from quests which are not upgraded. Its XP skill (seen in Forsaken World and BoI) will be a grim reaper with flying scythes.

The veteran way of playing this character will be the 3 forms (Dark, Light and Demonic) it can change to. Each only lasts around 10 seconds, but several skills dish out more damage, costs less mana and gives more negative effects to targets when hit. I still have no idea why did the developers place such a short amount of time on the transformation buffs.


Dark form will be a DPS build, Light will be defensive while Demonic will be a crowd control build. Players can learn these 3 skills as they level, but only 1 can be activated at any time. One of it only opens up at level 105.


Other new features updated include the new Bloodline System, which is a set of new skills players can unlock to further customize and strengthen their characters. The Family System has also been replaced by the Legion System, with total members increased to 60 (minimum 40) while an Alliance can hold up to 3 Legions. Alliance, as you might know in BoI, is needed for territorial control wars and various PvP functions.

There are new maps, new pets and evolutions and dungeons as well. I shall not spoil too much of the fun since the English server is coming soon (link). I played the new Enchantress class previously, so click here (link) to have a look!


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