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Cave Story 3D is a Nice, if Unnecessary, Update to an Indie Classic

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 09:34 PM 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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[G*Star 2011 Preview] Archlord II (KR)

Posted: 02 Nov 2011 03:33 PM PDT

I know, it is that stunt Asian online gaming companies pulled again when they decided to use a CG trailer as their new games’ debut trailer, which is the case for Webzen’s Archlord II (link). But to appease the crowd, I managed to source out 2 actual screenshots for the game, with both looking pretty much different from the prequel’s graphics. Did I find the wrong pictures? Did a unicorn just flew pass my window? Well, you be the judge

Once again, a fresh reminder, Archlord II’s storyline will be focused on the epic war between 2 opposing factions, Human and Orc. The artwork below should tell. Ok, no elves, maybe later in updates.

Also, I talked about the “classless” system, with each faction (or race) having access to 4 different weapons. This is shown, once again, in the artwork below. Looks pretty awesome. Ok, there should not be much new info on the game for now, so stay tuned to my G*Star 2011 coverage in a couple of weeks’ time!