Ninja Gaiden 3 Review
Impressions from the PAX Indie Scene
Why BioShock is still number one
In 2004, Ninja Gaiden made being a ninja cool. As Ryu Hayabusa you slashed, summersaulted, and shurikened your way through one of the original Xbox’s greatest games. At times unforgiving and frustrating, the gameplay’s level of polish was still undeniable. While the 2008 sequel didn’t reach the same heights as the original, I had hopes that Ninja Gaiden 3 would breathe new life into the franchise. Unfortunately, Ryu’s latest adventure is a disappointing mish-mash of ideas with shallow gameplay to boot.
We take a quick look at three indie games that flew under the radar at PAX East this year.
What’s the best game of this generation? That’s not an easy question to answer because so many great games have come out since 2005/2006. This round of consoles we've seen all of the Gears of War, Mass Effect, and Uncharted games released to critical acclaim. We've seen multiple Call of Duty games shatter sales records. Clearly, in the world of technology, a lot can change in a few years, but surprisingly, my favorite game of this era has been around since Bush was in office: BioShock. Why is it the best game I have played this gen? There are many reasons, but I can describe the biggest one with a single word: Rapture.
PAX East preview: Double Dragon: Neon
There are times when I feel like game developers prey on our nostalgia, using our rose-tinted memories of the past to get us to buy into revamped or reimagined versions of classics. And then there are times when the end result is so great, it doesn’t matter.
Imagine the original Double Dragon with updated graphics, then blasted with a hose that sprays pure nostalgia, and you’d have a good idea of what Double Dragon: Neon is like.
Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES comes to the PSN today
Posted by: Peter Corsaro on April 10, 2012
I just recently started dipping my toes into the Shin Megami Tensei world, specifically the Persona series, and it's confusing as all hell when you're trying to figure out what games you should play. For instance, let's take a look at Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 and all of its various releases. You've got the original game that came out on the PS2 in 2007. Then there's Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES, a director's cut version of Persona 3, released in 2008 on the PS2 like its big brother, that added an epilogue and some different difficulty settings. Then, in 2010, Atlus released Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 Portable for the PlayStation Portable which added an option to play as a female main character, different graphics, and a couple of changes to the battle system. After trying to figure out which version to buy, I'm currently engrossed in Persona 3 Portable, as it was the easiest version, at the time, to get a hold of. I'm happy with my decision.
I'm telling you all of this because Atlus and Sony have decided to release Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 FES on the PSN today as a PlayStation 2 Classic. If 100 hour long JRPG/Social Simulators are your thing, and they totally should be if you like cool stuff, then you should give this game a spin.
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