Episode 270: This Is Big -- Big Big Big -- Like HUGE
Monday, new podcast episode. This week the ladies talk Broke Bitch November with NinJa's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 review while Panda tears herself away from The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim long enough to talk about it.
The Legend of Innovation: Part 2
After The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was given, as a wonderful gift, to the world, Nintendo was faced with a huge problem. I can see them sitting there at a conference table, faces buried in their hands, trying to figure out exactly how they’re going to top their previous effort. This is the how The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask was born. While topping Ocarina of Time seems almost impossible, giving it their best effort, they created one of the most unique and risky titles in the series to date.
The Legend of Innovation: Part 1
Some video game series tend to fall into a comfortable pattern. As long as innovation still occurs and the things that make them great are improved upon, the games stay largely the same. When a developer has the guts to step out of their comfort zone, the rewards can often far outweigh the risks if it’s done right. While a lot of games in the Legend of Zelda series are very similar to the formula laid out by A Link to the Past, there are a few that stand out as games that dared to be different. With The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, the first fully motion-controlled title in the series coming soon, I wanted to honor some of the others that went against the grain. Today, I’m going to start by talking a little about The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.
"Aria: The Scarlet Ammo" I...like it?
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New Berserk Trailer is CG-styled Sword and Sorcery
Maybe I'm an old man, but the CG modeling in this trailer doesn't totally agree with me, and I miss the soundtrack from the original anime! *SIGH*
GTA V Teases Us With Promises of West Coast Mayhem
Don't expect to get too much out of this trailer, other than an awesome look at how detailed Los Santos (Rockstar's Los Angeles) is. the protagonist is not seen much, but is heard throughout the trailer describing how his dreams have differed wildly from his reality. Some have suspected that it's GTA Vice City's Tommy Vercetti come to fictional Cali, but that's pretty much been debunked.
Enough of that, though. Here's the trailer
