- Well the big news of the day concerns the PSP. The launch date and price for Japan has just been announced, and it’s going to be 19800 Yen on December 12. That’s about $185, which besides being far lower than anyone expected (I was thinking around $300 at launch), it shows exactly how aggressive Sony intends on being.
It’s going to be a bloodbath between the PSP and the DS, and as much as I love the DS (well it’s hard not to, the touch screen is innovative as hell, and most importantly, I’ve played the DS and not the PSP thus far), it probably wasn’t going to do well considering how “strange” it is. And as annoyed as I am with blind system loyalty (defending a billion dollar company like Sony is asinine on so many levels) I have to admit, that PSP looks pretty damn awesome, and I’m pretty much sold on it already. Then again, I sorta have to get one whether I like it or not.
Let’s just hope it stays a game machine and not, in the blind lust to become the next Walkman, become some half-assed do everything machine. Leave the mp3s to the iPods and watching movies on screens that are actually a suitable size.
- Along with the PSP, launch titles were announced, with the highest profile game being Crisis Core – Final Fantasy VII. I guess all those Sqaure fanboys who’ve been bitching for more Final Fantasy 7 can finally shut up cuz they’re finally getting they want. This is like, what, the fourth spin off? Advent Children, Before Crisis, Dirge of Cerebus, and now this. Is the Mega Man or the Street Fighter crew going to be in this one?
- Some new screens from Killer 7 has recently popped up. I’ve been dying to get my hands on it ever since I saw the weird bad video art from the 80′s-esque (yet extremely beautiful) graphics in motions. It’s been over a year and still no one knows what the hell this game is about, let alone how it plays.
Here’s a screen-cap from a Flash movie from the official site, captured by a member of the GAF. It shows “Kaede Smith” with her “Blood Shower” move. Apparently she slits her writs and used the arterial spray to take down opponents. Neat!
- I forgot to mention this before, but earlier this weekend I was watching television, and a commercial for Shellshock Nam ’67 came on. They said several blurbs taken from reviews, including one from GMR. The thing is, I was the one who reviewed the game for the magazine, and I didn’t have much good to say, though they were still able to spin something positive out of it. I don’t remember, but I guess I did say it was pretty grisly. I also said the game sucked, but they skipped that part.
But yeah… I’ve been misquoted on TV. Awesome!
- Also today, in “the real world”, the New York subway celebrates it’s 100th birthday. And like many things in NYC, the city is taking (actually, more like wasting) time to celebrate something with the same ol’ “it’s what makes this city so great” attitude instead of acknowledging (or doing anything about) the complete state of disarray that the system is in.
I know my bitching about the subways is pretty tiresome at this point, but the bottom line is that the subways are perhaps the single most representative and important aspect of New York City, and for myself, as well as millions other, it’s a vital component of everyday life, so when there’s a problem, it’s pretty hard to ignore. And as anyone can tell you, service has gone completely downhill in the past couple of years, yet the MTA (the body that operates the system) is too lazy to do anything about it.
And besides being lazy, it’s corrupt. Now they’re asking for yet another fare increase (it went up 50 cents last year, the largest increase in its history), and not just one, but two, and all it does is hurt the working class even more. Plus, with the additional fare increase (and early numbers state it will be massive) they’re still going to cut down on service.
I just can’t see how any of this is legal. After the last increase, which they cited as an emergency response to a massive deficit, it was later discovered that there was a massive surplus of funds that was stashed away and which could have been used. What, now it’s gone? Why were those who lied in the first place not being held accountable? Isn’t the same shit going on again? How can the MTA have the city by the balls like this?!
The mayor deserves some blame in all of this mess. When faced with a possible subway strike, Bloomberg acted all tough and said that the city could survive. Then he asked everyone to find alternate means for transportation, like getting bikes (bikes cost money, you fucking retard), and later said the city would sue the MTA a million dollars a day if a strike actually happened. Then when they do, what happens? Bloomberg automatically caved in.
Anyone who knows me is aware for my love for hate, but nothing gets my blood boiling hotter than the typical subway worker. Almost everyone of them is rude, uniformed, and lazy. Some say it’s not easy working underground. Whatever. Like they didn’t know that they’d be working underground when they signed on. I’m not saying it’s an easy job, but with the amount of money, benefits, and job security they get, there is no excuse for the constant piss poor attitude they display for their job and the general public.
It’s appaling how dilapidated… aw, fuck it. I’m tired about bitching about the subway. At this point, all I care about is tonight, cuz I’ll be seeing GWAR!!!!!!
