The Playstation 3 is IDENTITY THEFT

omg

Wtf

insane

I don't think I've had this visceral a WANT reaction to a game since the heyday of Jet Set Radio/Space Channel 5/Samba de Amigo

http://www.gametrailers.com/videos/twxsgc/tokyo-jungle-gc-2012--street-hunt-gameplay--cam-
i am def intrigued; this looks a bit like a sandbox EVO, which is a def GOAT for me
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.V.O.:_Search_for_Eden

"the average female is interested"

It reminds me of any number of crazy-looking-but-basically-rubbish Japanese games from the PS1/PS2 days, but has SCE Japan Studio ever actually made a bad game? It's hard to think of one. So this really could be a great as it looks.

Sleeping Dogs is fun. Yakuza series transposed onto GTA engine... but a Japanized version of GTA. Hints of Shenmue.

demo up on PSN. Downloading it now.

now that i am working again i am looking around for a used PS3, so i can JOIN YR RANKS SOON (and mostly play mlb the show)

Wondering if we can get a sort of "ILG recommends" thing going on kinda like C&P, but not ranked/etc, just little blurbs on what new owners need to check out?

I'm enjoying Sound Shapes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhstSF-j3CA&feature=relmfu

so they just announced a new PS3 hardware revision, except its slightly more expensive and

http://i.minus.com/iDblBldpNSotC.gif

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww why would you do that????

great, even less convenient for people who store their consoles on shelves

That's horrible!

guh. any other "benefit" at all?

• drive mechanism will break and also crack the inside edge of the discs.
• it's more expensive?
• it costs the same as a WiiU

i would assume its a lot cheaper to make, so should benefit their bank balance

which needs all the help it can get!

What's really perplexing are the comments from the fanboys saying that it looks better that the current PS3 slim. It's like a PS3 shaped children's lunchbox.

Actually what's really perplexing is Sony's decision making here. This holiday season, the last before the PS4 drops, would have been a chance to drop the price and sell PS3 slims on the arguments: 1) it's cheap, 2) there's a load of games, many of which are classics this gen, 3) another 10-12 months of titles, 4) you can actually find one in a store as opposed to the already mostly sold out WiiU.

Tokyo Jungle downloadable next week I think

I dunno, I kinda like the way the new one looks. are re: This holiday season, the last before the PS4 drops -- is this confirmed? I am NOT seeing this happen imo. I don't know anything but I wd guess 14.

Not confirmed, but are Sony really going to let Microsoft have an almost 1 year headstart, and Nintendo a nearly 2 year headstart?

Actually what's really perplexing is Sony's decision making here.

― a great poke for Jet Set Willy (snoball)

Their decision making has been perplexing for the last six years!

Seriously though, I can imagine it's possible they just can't afford to release these consoles at a much cheaper price. I don't think it's that ugly. Actually none of the consoles this generation have been appealing looking. It's definitely nice that it's smaller (and uses less power).

i just wished they'd dropped the price some more, since it's obviously a cheaper build

that said, i'm shocked MS and Sony haven't put out some info to try to spoil Nintendo's season a little, ala PS2/Dreamcast

but yeah it looks fine to me more or less

is MS confirmed holiday 2013? i shd probably know these things but i was def under the impression that we were talking holiday 14 for both of em.

no, just rumors... a bunch of devs have already started working on games for the upcoming systems, but assuming they started this summer, 18 months of dev time isn't that great for launch titles. 2-3 years is more believable

but the last guardian is DEFINITELY confirmed for holiday 2012 right

there was a rumour a while back that MS were aiming for holiday 2013 but were having production problems with chip production - no idea how true that was though.
just realised that WiiU will have playable versions of 2D Mario, Dragon Quest and Monster Hunter at launch. if that doesn't shift hardware then Japan will surely be signaling that they are abandoning consoles for good.

but the last guardian is DEFINITELY confirmed for holiday 2012 right

oh buddy :(

is MS confirmed holiday 2013? i shd probably know these things but i was def under the impression that we were talking holiday 14 for both of em.

― #1 Thwartstop Prospect (Will M.)

Nothing has been announced. The general feeling is that Microsoft and Sony are aiming for holiday 2013. Developers have the systems and are working on games. My feeling is that we will see them by Spring 2014 at the worst. Sales have been really poor for most of the year & something has to be done to freshen things up, sooner rather than later. But it does make you wonder why Sony would release a new PS3 hardware refresh, if the console will be out-of-date in 12 months (though I imagine they could also still hope to sell PS3s for a few years after PS4 gets released, especially if the rumors about a lack of backwards compatibility turn out to be true).

Tokyo Jungle is $12 with a PS+ membership so I will buy and report back when it's live tomorrow. I am into it.

just realized one of the things i like about tokyo jungle is the retro Parasite Eve font

okay, i'm going in

and it's 2 gigs and taking forever to dl

okay, it's simultaneously great and tedious. I need someone else to play this with me.
I will say it's worth the download but man it is dark souls levels of frustrating. SO EASY TO DIE EARLY and then three minutes to restart

dead or alive 5 came out on ps3 and i bought it to take advantage of 7 cell boob processing. holla if you have sophisticated taste and like punching.

I'll be picking it up tonight forks. Can we multi it? Or is it just leaderboard stuff?

finished the tokyo jungle tutorial, and I'm ready to mate. where the white pomeranians at?

I don't know if you can multi it! The game doesn't really explain itself well... took me forever to realize i couldn't play story!

i think i played this for four hours last night. The key is to beat the passel of challenges you have on point... also to keep breeding and equipping your animal once you unlock clothes. I completely missed both points and the game doesn't really push you to do that stuff if you accomplish goals out of order. The graphics are TERRIBLE, the platforming is wobbly and the gameplay goals are generally vague and confusing, the game is laid out weird, it's very frustrating and often senseless what animals you can kill (a hyena with a pomeranian?) and then the one hit kill animals the other way (never fuck with a buffalo). It is, however, really really fun and addictive once you get on the excruciatingly slow progression ladder. The RPG elements are surprisingly engaging and the threat of having to sit through an end screen really makes dying a necessary avoidance. The stakes is high.

yo why is valkyria chronicles so good? and why hasn't anybody ripped off the 3p TBS mechanic yet? this is seriously great (minus the crazy number of cutscenes which is just bewildering. i mean why can't these play in a window while i do all my aspie changeloadouts.xls things? OH VIDEO GAMES

but seriously i really like this (i loved VC2 which i played first and this just feels a lot cleaner/less painful)

yeah i loved vc a bunch.

yeh VC1 is one of my favs of the last few years. couldn't get into VC2 tho, so many annoying characters. VC3 is supposed to be better, fan translation is nearing completion last i heard.

VC2 was PSP only, right? Can you play PSP games on the PS3? I've never tried.

you can play them on the Vita!

lol you can't play UMDs on Vita tho
VC2 & VC3 are both PSP games, can't be played on PS3 unfortunately

:(