Kotaku 
Enter your username and password.
Denver, 7:30 AM
Sun Nov 29
8 posts in the last 24 hours
Tip us:
Editor-In-Chief:
Brian Crecente
| AIM | Twitter
Deputy Editor:
Stephen Totilo
| AIM | Twitter
Senior Editor:
Michael McWhertor
| AIM | Twitter
Senior Contributing Editor, Japan:
Brian Ashcraft
| AIM | Twitter
Contributing Editor, East Coast:
Michael Fahey
| AIM | Twitter
Contributing Editor, Oceania:
Luke Plunkett
| AIM | Twitter
Contributing Editor, Weekends:
Owen Good
| AIM | Twitter
Correspondent, San Francisco:
AJ Glasser
| AIM | Twitter
Columnist:
Leigh Alexander
Columnist:
Tim Rogers
Original material is licensed under a Creative Commons License permitting non-commercial sharing with attribution.
11/19/09
It was worth every penny, because my wife is not really a gamer (actually she's a bestselling YA author, but that's another story). It was really fun to get to share my hobby with her in this way.
I like Final Fantasy, but I'm just not very excited for this one. Crystal Chronicles was great despite its shortcomings, and we were really hoping for a true sequel. Doesn't look like we're getting one, though.
11/19/09
Erm. Wait. Wrong article.
I'm encouraged by the diversification of the "Crystal Chronicles" idea. For as much as people deride the entire FF series for being repetitive and uninspired, I have to wonder if they've ever ventured away from the numbered series and into CC, or Tactics, or Dissidia, and actually tried out some of these "Final Fantasies in Name Only."
11/19/09
While I have no doubt it'll be enjoyable I'd rather they just fixed what was wrong with the series. Namely that it was an excellent multiplayer game that always had some difficulty in actually playing it.
The Gamecubes: "YOU MUST HAVE FOUR GBAS AND LINK CABLES TO PLAY!"
The DS's... well admittedly this was mainly hampered by the lack of online. Local was fine though. I find with most handheld games I find it annoyingly difficult to play good multiplayer on them as I simply don't know enough people with the same handhelds.
The DS version was great fun though. Me and my friend quickly found out how to completely break the platforming elements.
Namely:
- Selkies can double jump.
- If you jump on to someone (rather than having them pick you up) you can then jump off their heads.
- If the person you're standing on jumps you can then catapault yourself off them.
Combined with other neat tricks like dropping magic orbs to use as platforms to get a little extra height we could get nearly anywhere. One of the best tricks was one person could stand on a platform and even if the other person can't quite make the jump up there your partner can grab and pick you up if you're just close enough.
Good times.
11/19/09
We never got into the second one though, I think it was Echoes of Time? A mate of mine did get it though, and he said he had a lot of fun with his kid sisters too, so maybe that's their niche :P
The original Gamecube game was brilliant as well, especially the fact that you could bring your character over onto friends' save files as a guest. Cables were never an issue, what with games like Four Swords (and for some reason I'm thinking Warioware, correct me if I'm wrong). If this was a multiplayer game, I might well have picked up a Wii just to play it.
11/19/09
However, I think it is safe to say that it is most definitely not a traditional jRPG nor does it belong to any of its associated genres (strategy RPG, action RPG, etc.).
The game does open with a very impressive bang, though. I hope the creativity of that segment stretches throughout the entire game.
11/19/09
I mean I think I get the overall concept but I guess I'll have to wait and see what reviews say about a full play through.
11/11/09
11/11/09
11/16/09
11/11/09
11/10/09
This is a very good point. But then again I suspect that Activision has thought of this and judged their design best for the intended audience -- the type of person that is somewhere between wanting authentic replicas for display purposes and toys for playing. ;) #modernwarfare2
11/10/09
11/10/09
Can someone enlighten me? I trust Curse lily's infinite wisdom, and her artful smilies, but I'm at a loss here. #modernwarfare2
11/10/09
I like to pull pranks on my family and friends that's all ^_^ #modernwarfare2
11/10/09
I take it these goggles are endorsed by Conner Oberst?!
11/10/09
11/10/09
That sure is one expensive toy. *whieu* #modernwarfare2
11/10/09
11/10/09
Also, I just saved you from being shot dead by an enemy sniper on your first "night vision" run to the convenience store for more Mountain Dew and Fritos. So look grateful. #modernwarfare2
11/10/09
11/10/09
Bam Nightvision goggles. #modernwarfare2
11/10/09
11/10/09
I mean, come on. It's totally impractical to play MW2 with two flashlights on the side of your head. You need an object that fully obstructs your view. #modernwarfare2
11/10/09
11/10/09
11/10/09
But then again I was once held up in the dark at gunpoint when returning from work late. Later found out it was common for the area I lived in, so I moved across the street where oddly it was not a problem. (well ok same street, but up three blocks, and yes it made a difference) My company gave me police escorts home whenever I worked late, so that was kind of cool. #modernwarfare2
11/10/09
So at this point I'm guessing you're just being ironic I hope.
11/10/09
11/10/09
11/10/09
The only time they even bother to report something like that happening more in depth is when it goes beyond the pale and has some gruesome or horrifying aspect to the murder, such as young children killing someone or when they found the body partially eaten or what have you.
I remember a decade ago working the graveyard shift downtown here at my old job during the days where this guy would just go around and stab homeless people in their sleeping bags then set them on fire all the time.
They finally caught that guy hiding in the bushes of a park about two blocks from my job, hiding in the bushes with a butcher knife. When I saw him on the news I realized the day before I had given him a cigarette when he asked my friend for one outside of a local coffee shop. He was wearing the same shirt! #modernwarfare2
11/10/09
I, on the other hand, was being facetious. They're both similar, but not exactly the same. And that's one to grow on.
11/10/09
11/10/09
11/10/09
that way you get the game for 60, a book worth maybe 10, a CD worth maybe 10, the original COD worth probably 10, and ten bucks of cool looking collectors crap #modernwarfare2
11/10/09