Recent content by arealperson

The guy worked on the QuickTime Events in Shenmue (it's actually specifically listed under his credentials) and didn't actually have a role in creating either Ico or Shadow of the Colossus (he wasn't a Sony employee yet). I don't think they'll be missing him much. His most impressive stuff...

The elispsis was meant for effect, to make the allusion that as far as game publisher's go, EA might as well be the devil himself. That's hyperbole, obviously, but when I see and hear about all the poor practice that the company makes, I have a tough time supporting the decisions of anyone who...

When I first heard the new I thought, "Well that's nice and all, but I'm not sure what the value of a multiplayer only game is going to be when it's competing against what should be it's usurper in every way," and so when I first read the news of this "in lieu of" business on Eurogamer I didn't...

You may not have quoted me directly, but I do feel you were somewhat responding to things I said, so I'm offering a reply. This may just be semantics on my part, but these two statements are self-contradictory. (note that I edited out the weight part, which is a fair perspective) I...

This is a totally pointless and pathetic generalization to make.  Games aren't inherently wussy.  They're inherently stimulating.  Sports are games, just as chess is a game, just as Call of Duty is a game. Does no one remember the controversy for Medal of Honor not being stocked in shops that...

CDs from YC, Amazon, eBay, HMV or the drug store. I'll definitely use iTunes, as the music I like on the radio tends to have too many filler tracks on their releases or are just generally not to my taste. iTunes mostly sells DRM-free music, and there are easy work arounds if you have gotten...

Nope, none. I do appreciate the touching moments in anime, such that I remember FMA (not Brotherhood) and Casshern Sins were chocked full of. The only fiction I can think of that I get choked up over is Air Bud. And as contrast to that I found the puppy moment in Elfen Lied as almost...

This is going to get very repetitive, very quickly, but I threw out Godwin's Law as advice in an attempt to ridicule your choice of argument with $15 map packs. Yes, that means you were the first to bring up Call of Duty-like prices. I'm going to make the difference in quality clearer...

I threw out Godwin's law because I honestly believe that comparing a $3 map to buying time between interactivity periods is simply ridiculous in the extreme. I really don't feel there's a point in trying to argue the obvious difference in quality of gameplay between Call of Duty and any of...

I'm sorry but if you're looking for a comparison of ethics you're going to have to aim lower. I recommend invoking Godwin's law. For those who feel who would feel sorry for the lower employees if Zynga went down: "Gee, I sure hope Robotnik's reign of tyranny doesn't end, I would hate to...

For some possible answers to our questions [a href=http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-face-off-battlefield-3]here's Digital Foundry's Face-off analysis[/a]. Mayhaps our arguments be fulfilled by their all-knowing technical wizardry :D .

I find it interesting that you credit Blizzard for the whole Viking thing, without pointing out The Lost Vikings, which many people think of as their first game. The reason that Vikings (or the Norse, as some point out) are so influential is as others have said, is because of the western...

A nice anecdotal review on the Move you've got here, as a supporter of the technology I feel that there hasn't been enough of this content on the web. If you'll pardon a lack of cohesion or format, I'll add a few thoughts/experiences of my own: I bought into the Move pretty early on...

Funny enough, I beat that in high-speed mode, but I consider the difficulty of it only on par with Veteran CoD. If CoD wasn't so generous with the checkpoints, it would be harder with the AI's cheap aim. I've beaten all of the Megaman games in hard on the Anniversary Collection, but no self...

Sorry, but unless I can be provided with a technical analysis that proves the Xbox 360 cannot run appreciable assets from the disc, I can't accept this assertion. We don't have a game quite as demanding as this yet to compare with, so perhaps it would be unfair to dismiss it with an answer...