- I was gonna wait till after the Tokyo Game Show was over with before saying anymore more about it, but I just have to say, Loco Roco, a PSP game from Sony and out of nowhere, which some are already calling (playable) game of the show. Here’s what they flyer looks like…
… and here’s a vid of the game in action (which everyone NEEDS to see). You use the shoulder buttons to tilt the screen to allow movement and press both simultaneously to jump. Looks crazy cute and hella fun, and I’m glad to hear that those that have played it are confirming this.
Though, of course, some are bitching that it’s “gimmicky”, but my reaction to that is, which is the same for Nintendogs and the Revolution controller: so fucking what? I could give a rat’s ass if its gimmicky; if it’s fun, that’s all I need. People are such whiny bitches these days, I honestly don’t know what the hell they exactly want. There’s this belief that now that games are coming on high capacity media that every game needs to have 500+ plus hours of different gameplay. I’m still of the camp that things should be short and sweet, and that you should stick to one thing and do it well. I also wholeheartedly agree with Miyamoto’s assertion that game’s are too long these days. Don’t get me wrong, I love the occasional 60+ grand quests as much as the next person, but for the most part, I just have the time to dedicate to more than one of those kinds of games at a time. I’m not a kid anymore, so all I have time for these days is gaming in short bursts. There’s no need to demonize “short” games. Just as Jason pointed out earlier today, Pong was once a gimmick as well.
Anyway…
- Another awesome looking PSP game on the way is the aforementioned Every Extra Extend, which now has more traces of Rex than ever thanks to Mizuguchi’s return to music based shooting. Here’s a vid which I’ve watched maybe 12 times already today. THIS is why I need a PSP.
- I’ve also heard from very reputable sources that Katamari for the PSP is a fucking mess, thanks to a totally screwed-up controls. A shame, but not entirely surprising. Just proves that it should have been on the DS from the first place.
- On, and here’s some more info on that Virtual Boy-esque attachment for the PSP. I still have no clue as to what the hell its suppose to be.
- So another Gradius game is on the way? Sweet.
- Oh, and that bit about Sin & Punishment 2 from yesterday? I just found out that the blurb hails from Magic Box, so you can pretty much forget about it (they’re good for pictures, but little else). Hopefully the first one will be available via the Rev for the Americans that missed out; its still the best action/shooter to take place in Long Island.
- And Konami and Capcom are merging? Whoa…
- Finally, here’s the Metal Gear Solid 4 trailer via shaky-cam. And Kojima fanboys everywhere can sleep well tonight.
