PSM3 Previews Silent Hill V - “We are concerned”
In less of a preview and more of a rant, Andy Kelly of PSM3 has previewed Silent Hill V in their December Issue and they have nothing but bad things to say.
“The developers say the game’s going to be more like Silent Hill 2, failing to completely understand that the SH series is so consistently interesting because of its plethora of new ideas and obscure concepts.”
Just because the it will be more pyshological, like SH2 was, it means they wont come up with any new ideas? Silent Hill 3 was nothing new to the series and it was a fantastic game.
“We have not lost all hope, but we want this to be more Ringu than The Ring, if you know what we mean. Please surprise us, Hill 5.”
By that I believe they mean the americans are going to stray from the things that make Silent Hill so good and turn it into something else… but I liked The Ring and I like the way The Collective are going with it so only time will tell.
Scans coming soon.
PS3UK Reviews: Stuntman Ignition
“Alot of people complained like children that the first Stuntman game for Playstation 2 was too difficult and sometimes got so frustrating that it was near unplayable at times. When they bought a game from the creators of driver, what did they expect? What they have done in the second game, is to listen to these peoples complaints and do the complete opposite by making it twice as hard, which I think is great. Stuntman Ignition sets you as a rookie stuntman driver who needs to work his way up the ladder and get noticed by the directors. Your objective in the game is to drive from point A to B while dodging falling cliffs, shooting attack helicopters out the sky with rockets, dodging semi trucks by balancing your car on two wheels, set on fire, trample down bikes and henchman and whatever else the script asks of you. The game is not about great graphics, sound or AI, because frankly, this game has none of those, not because the developers were lazy, but because it doesn’t need it. Stuntman Ignition is purely for the gameplay and you can tell it’s been worked on to a very high degree.”
Famitsu Review Assassins Creed
Famitsu have reviewed and scored Assassins Creed, giving it a 10,8,9,10 - 37/40
Quick summary:
•Story is totally engrossing, like a great movie.
•Feels like a real next-gen action game.
•One-button combat is somewhat unsatisfying, but will make the game accessible to more people.
•Story, worldview, presentation all top-notch.
•At times the map is hard to make out and there are bad camera angles. There are lots of little annoying things like that. (From the 8 review)
•The acrobatic play mechanics are totally addicting
I’m still not sold on Assassins Creed after seeing the upsettingly bad AI from the E3 demo. In any case, thats a pretty good score.
Via N4G
UK Game Releases 9/11/07
Game releases this week for Playstation 3 are:
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Dynasty Warriors: Gundam
Lego Star Wars: The Compete Saga
Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction (We have it - review coming shortly)
WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 (Also on PSP)
Reccomendations:
- Call of Duty 4 looks excellent. They have finally left the WW2 scene and it looks to be a bit like Battlefield 2, that we love, which could mean good things.
- We played the Dynasty Warriors: Gundam demo and… lets say Parappa the Rappa has more attacks. Rent if you’re REALLY into Gundam.
- Lego Star Wars is the first two epsiodes put into one. Episode II was really popular on PSP and its a shame they’re not making it this time, but if you’re into starwars and like lego (who doesnt?) this is the game for you.
- I’ve been playing Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction for only 2 1/2 hours and I love it. It’s classic R&C, so if you ever liked an R&C then buy this!
- WWE isn’t my favorite, but they’re good for a laugh. Reviews are yet to come from this game but basic impressions from videos etc tells me that you’ll be getting the same ever popular wrestling experience as in previous WWE/WWFs.
PS3UK Review: Folklore
RPGs are a common thing nowadays, but Folklore has taken basic RPG elements mixed them with a strange gothic background and is finally something different and original. Using the Genji: Days of the Blade engine at Game Republic Folklore has stunningly beautiful and unusual environments, but certainly isn’t a graphics showcase of Playstation 3. Lots of people fell in love with Foklore after playing the demo when it exploded onto the Japanese Playstation Store, but does the love stay, or was the demo merely a hump and dump?
PS3UK Review: EA’s skate. for Playstation 3
Sanctuary’s Review of EA’s skate. for Playstation 3:
“Tony Hawks has lead the skating game genre since they were around, starting on the Playstation 1 and leading onto Proving Grounds on the PS3, however EA have now released Skate, which by far surpasses Tony Hawks in nearly all areas. The main high point of the game is that it takes away the extremely over the top combo’s you can pull off in Tony Hawk and replaces them with 1 or 2 tricks which take some skill to pull off. This makes the game a lot more satisfying when you get good but also has a pretty steep learning curve.”
US Playstation Store Update 1/11/07
The US Playstation Store has had an update today. The update consists of videos and trailers as usual, but the more exciting Need For Speed: Pro Street demo is now available. We will be giving our impressions later. Until then here’s the full update:
PS1 on PS3/PSP game
Twisted Metal 2
Demos
TimeShift
NFS: ProStreet
Add Ons
The Godfather
Game Videos
Uncharted “Massive” trailer
GT5 Prologue TGS video
NFS ProStreet TV spot
Burnout “Annihilator” trailer
Burnout “Hawker” trailer
Burnout “Roadster” trailer
Beowulf the game trailer
Playstation Eye video
Movie trailers
The Bucket List trailer
Close Encounters BD trailer
PS3UK Review: Clive Barker’s Jericho
Sanctuary’s Review of Clive Barker’s Jericho for Playstation 3:
“Clive Barker has made some good horrors, but Jericho is not one of them. Clive Barker has written some amazing horror movies as well as produced and directed them, his most famous being Candyman and Hellraiser. Considering his past work, we expected Jericho to be scarier than the first play through of Silent Hill 1 when we were 10. Sadly, it wasn’t. The game starts out quite well by throwing you into the middle of a desert with ancient ruins and a strange tornado. You walk around for a while in your team leader Ross who is equipped with a nicely chosen G36c rifle until monsters run out in front of you and start attacking you. Considering this was written by an experienced horror writer, we were expecting a dark and creepy introduction and the first enemy encounter to be pretty horrifying. This was the first let down of many.”
Play Magazine Silent Hill: Origins Review
Play Magazine are one of the first places anywhere to get a chance to review Silent Hill: Origins, and they have given it a score of 8.5/10. Not a bad score considering it’s not being made by the original team or even at Konami.
Source: SilentHillOrigins.com
First ever Final Fantasy: Dissidia footage releasing tomorrow
Square Enix will release the first ever trailer for the PSP Final Fantasy fighter; Dissidia: Final Fantasy tomorrow at 17:00 according to Jeux-France. We’ll keep you updated if the footage gets captured.
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