Bits for Wits

Limbo. Get it.

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 07:45:15 -0400

Limbo. Get it.

If you cannot hide that 95% of your quests are fetch quests then there is a problem. Oh wait, we are...

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:14:44 -0400

If you cannot hide that 95% of your quests are fetch quests then there is a problem.

Oh wait, we are in Alpha stage, you say?

Yargh.

Much better. Also plusses that they are bringing in Mass...

Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:08:00 -0400

Much better. Also plusses that they are bringing in Mass Effect’s conversation wheel and having a different combat system for consoles. All positive things. But I am a proponent of change and streamlining. Accessibility never has to be at the cost of depth, which is what I think PC players fear the most, sometimes unbearably so.

1UP Naughty Bear Review

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 10:00:50 -0400

1UP Naughty Bear Review:

I cannot take a review seriously if you start off with:

Holy F***ing S***!

Here’s to hoping that Dragon Age 2 gets over the first...

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:28:00 -0400

Here’s to hoping that Dragon Age 2 gets over the first part’s laborous effort to be considered mature and serious with more compelling gameplay and dialogue worthy of the universe it’s created.

Incredibly how completely outclassed it was by Mass Effect 2.

davidcho: Bruce Lee Screen Test For The Green Hornet This is...

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:23:09 -0400

davidcho:

Bruce Lee Screen Test For The Green Hornet

This is insanely awesome, he starts doing Kung-Fu at the 4:20 mark - but you should be watching the whole thing.

Yes!

Stop it.

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 09:11:19 -0400

For those aspiring designers out there - if I see, “Easy to learn, hard to master”, in your document and there is nothing there to back it up, I will not forgive you. Yargh!

(via darknessandstarlight)

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:21:57 -0400

(via darknessandstarlight)

fuckyeanintendo: so my 360 just red-ringed Nothing truer. I...

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:19:15 -0400

fuckyeanintendo:

so my 360 just red-ringed

Nothing truer. I have been through support hell an went through a string of 6 broken 360s before caving in and picking up a new Xbox 360 Arcade pack. I have never been so fucked in the ass by a support team than by those dipwits at Microsoft.

confessionsofagamergirl: Red Dead Redemption. One of my...

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:14:40 -0400

confessionsofagamergirl:

Red Dead Redemption.

One of my favorite games, until my save was crippled by a late game bug that resulted in being unable to pass through one town without the game freezing.

I would like to think that it was the magic of my prior QA prowess that allowed me to bypass it, as Rockstar’s support attributed it to a “hardware issue”. Nice.

Gameblogguu

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:10:30 -0400

Gameblogguu:

In relation to the last post, this is perfect.

This is Bashcraft's new book

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:09:44 -0400

gamejournos:

iheartchaos:

I SHIT YOU NOT.

The worst part is what it attempts to address.

· Where did the sailor-style uniform come from?
· How did the Japanese schoolgirl develop into a brand that can be used to sell anything from kimchi to insurance?
· Why have Japanese schoolgirls become such a symbol of girl power?
· And, most importantly, why are they so very, very cool?

I need to go wash this filth off, now.

tinycartridge: Professor Layton shirts by Animation Addict. The...

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:05:24 -0400

tinycartridge:

Professor Layton shirts by Animation Addict. The six shirt designs were all produced in collaboration with Level-5 in honor of Professor Layton and the Specter’s Flute , the fourth Layton game … which was released last year. The next game in the series, Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle, is being produced for 3DS.

Each shirt sells for ¥5,460 ($62), available for shipping only in Japan. Which is really, really too bad, because I would be happy to be wearing the Layton, Luke and “Every Puzzle Has an Answer” shirts. Actually, that last one seems easy enough to replicate…

See also: More Layton stuff to enjoy with tea

[Via Inside-Games]

Want.

Despite being critically panned (and I can still see why) there...

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:43:32 -0400

Despite being critically panned (and I can still see why) there is something to the every elusive hunt for Agility Orbs that scratches an itch no other game does.

If the development time was as short (8 months) as they say, then I applaud them for what they were able to accomplish. There is still such a lack of transparency in communicating what actually goes into game development.

Beating Blizzard

Thu, 08 Jul 2010 07:39:14 -0400

Spending a lot of time thinking about this as of late. As a small guy fighting a juggernaut, one of the most difficult things is determining how to differentiate yourself fromt he big player. In all honesty, you do want to ape as many good features as possible in order to remain competitive, but what needs to occur is an evaluation of the title’s core strenghts and weaknesses.

Budget trumps creativity, but you can still work creatively within budget. We will not be able to come anywhere close to grazing the threshold of what Blizzard is doing, but what do we do with what we’ve got?

Something different. Something better.