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Andrefpvs
07/03/09

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They're the reason graphics and anti-aliasing must improve quickly. Physics too.

They start with a B, and end with a Z.

What am I thinking of?
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Andrefpvs
07/03/09

@Andrefpvs:

Extra hint. The Z is horizontally inverted and suffers from terrible aliasing.

Easier?
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ReynaldoRiv
07/03/09

@Andrefpvs: not at all, but I'll give it a try

Bizzaro Goku?
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fuchikoma
07/03/09

@ReynaldoRiv:

It's a Team Ninja title, so it could only be one thing...
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ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
07/03/09

@fuchikoma: Exactly.

Bass, the biker
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fuchikoma
07/03/09

@ShadowOdin isn't american:

You, sir, win. I present you one Internet.

Of course we've got to have the Hulkamatronic wonder presented in the highest fidelity possible.
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liquid_kore
07/03/09

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I don't understand what this accessory set is.
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ShaggE: Cracking Eggs Of Wisdom
07/03/09

@liquid_kore: Looks like a Mallgoth Starter Kit.
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Paradox me
07/03/09

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My eyes tell me "Buy!" but my experience with NG2 on Xbox tells me "Go back to Wii Sports, pussy"

My experience is so mean .-.
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fuchikoma
07/03/09

@Paradox me:

Yeah, they're beautiful games for people who have the time and patience to play and practice a game for months at a time...
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starkiller-J
07/03/09

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DAMN, so many games, so little money. I think I'll have to pick 2 out of all the games this fall. I think my picks will be Uncharted 2 and Bayonetta. If you are like me and can't buy them all ,What will your picks be?
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Paradox me
07/03/09

@starkiller-J: Not fully up to date on what all is coming, but BioShock 2 and Modern Warfare 2.
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jandlecack
07/03/09

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Game is definitely bought, and I wouldn't mind if this thing came to Europe. I'd buy it.
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LazyMan
07/03/09

@Jandlecack: Agreed.

Except replace "Europe" with "the states."
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ShadowOdin of dubious snowiness
07/03/09

@LazyMan: this

Except replace "the states" with "My house"

Sincerely,

/Jack Thompson, CEO Microsoft
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n00b_pwner
07/03/09

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One of those doesn't belong on the box in the second image.

Can YOU guess what doesn't belong?
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jandlecack
07/03/09

@n00b_pwner: Ryu.
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excel_excel
06/20/09

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Its got a Σ in it!

Makes it better!
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John Weston
06/19/09

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Good version with decent frame rate and loadtimes ONLY ON 360
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Archaotic
06/19/09

@John Weston: Did we play the same game? The 360's frame rate was incredibly inconsistent, and the load times were off the chain.

Seriously, dude.
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jrhawk42
06/19/09

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Is there going to be a bunch of extra stuff on Sigma II like there was on Sigma? Anyway it seems like the NG series was dying pretty hard, and w/ Itagaki gone I doubt we'll see any improvements in the series.
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Archaotic
06/19/09

@jrhawk42: Three new playable characters, new weapons, new missions, new bosses, and an online co-op mode.

Yeah, there's a lot of new stuff.
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rich8606
06/19/09

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Itagaki hates Sony, he said again and again he only develops for the most powerful console. I have mixed feeling towards the guy, I hate him for being so arrogant, but then again he has his awesome game to show for it.
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rich8606
06/19/09

@rich8606: Oh and so far I have not seen multiplatform titles that looks better on PS3. But then again the fact that PS3 has one more FFXIII and one more MGS than 360 is enough for me to chose it over 360.
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Saint Anima
06/19/09

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Pretty sweet box art, if I must say myself. Though I do notice the lack of the PlayStation Network thingy. There is online co-op stuff, rights? Maybe it's just not finished.
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Archaotic
06/19/09

@Saint Anima: It's incomplete box art, yeah. This game definitely has PSN support, it's one of the key selling points.
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bobtheduck in Korea
06/19/09

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*sigh*

I suppose since it has a different name and different content...

No, it's still the same damned game.
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Tom Clancy's Samuraidino
06/19/09

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Well...theirs blood on the cover of the 360 version maybe its the blood thats only on the Xbox360.

PS3 gets purple smoke instead....
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Archaotic
06/19/09

@Tom Clancy's Samuraidino: There's still blood in Sigma 2, it's just about as much was in NG1/Sigma 1. The near-comical blood fountains are gone, even though the finishing moves are still in. It's kinda silly, but if it results in a cleaner frame rate, I'm fine with it.
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Tom Clancy's Samuraidino
06/19/09

@Archaotic: I just hope they fix that wonderfull stairway battle/slideshow.

I think thats the worst slowdown iv ever seen in a game.
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Archaotic
06/19/09

@Tom Clancy's Samuraidino: Ghostbusters. Oh my god, the slowdown in that game gets painful at times. I was playing the 360 version, and at one point the slowdown was so bad the game LITERALLY stopped for about 3 seconds before it got its wits back and started running again.

It wasn't even a particularly intense part of the game, either. :[
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Tom Clancy's Samuraidino
06/19/09

@Archaotic: Im picking it up for PS3 tomorrow since my 360 is having technical difficulties at the moment...If its bad on 360 I cant wait to see how poorly it runs on PS3.

...id have gotten the PC version,but being a trophy whore and wanting to bust ghosts with friends online is a factor in it.

Also honourable mention in the slow downathon,Mass Effect.MIght have just been my disc drive dying again,but by god,that game brought my 360 to a standhill multiple times.
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Archaotic
06/19/09

@Tom Clancy's Samuraidino: Mass Effect CRASHED more often than it had frame rate issues for me, but yeah, it was pretty bad too.

I've heard mixed things on the PS3 version of GB. I haven't played it, so I can't confirm, but it definitely runs at a lower resolution. I don't know how its frame rate ended up though. People don't seem to be happy with the PS3 port at all.
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FeaturePreacher
06/19/09

@Tom Clancy's Samuraidino: I sure hope Hayashi comes to his senses when he realizes how foolish it is that purple magic dust comes from someones head when you decapitate them. I guess the ps3 just can't handle what the 360 can.
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Archaotic
06/19/09

@FeaturePreacher: It's an artistic decision rather than a processing decision. I don't know if I agree with it, but the over-the-top blood fountains really didn't ADD anything to the game. As long as the Finishing Moves are in the game (they are), the game is still as brutal as NG2 was.

@Tom Clancy's Samuraidino: Tell me about it. This is why I generally avoid 360 multiplat games; my roommate bought Ghostbusters though, and I wasn't about to make him buy it on PS3 (I own the only PS3 in the house, and we're all going our separate ways in a month), especially not while knowing the game's problems.
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FeaturePreacher
06/19/09

@Archaotic: I wonder if the same would be said about God Of War 3 if they toned that blood down. You can even see the blood splatter onto Kratos' body. If that's possible now, then why no blood geysers in NGS2. That artistic decision nonsense is just a cover. It's either that the ps3 can't handle it or Hayashi is toning it down for the Japanese audience. If it's the latter, then I sure hope it gets delayed to make the game less silly when it comes to the west. This is after all a supposed ps3 exclusive, so the Sony guys should be able to make the unnecessarily complicated cell perform on par with the 360.
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Archaotic
06/19/09

@FeaturePreacher: You're basically contradicting yourself there; if God of War 3 can do it, Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 could do it. The PS3 is clearly capable of the blood effects.

The thing is, Hayashi has said he chose, deliberately, to tone the blood down because he felt it was too extreme. Who knows, maybe it'll be an unlockable option in the US version. The point is, it was a conscious choice by the studio, and it has nothing to do with the PS3 not being able to "handle it".
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Y'all don't have the Honey Nut?
06/19/09

@Archaotic: I actually kinda liked the ridiculous amounts of blood in NG2. Sure, it was comical to a point, but if nothing else it served to make my Hayabusa seem even more bad ass--especially when he cleaned the blood off his weapons.

and hey, it worked for No More Heroes and MadWorld, why not.
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Archaotic
06/19/09

@Sakujo: Amusingly, the "blood-cleaning swipe" Hayabusa does before re-sheathing the Dragon Sword is still in Sigma 2, from the gameplay videos I've seen. The only thing that's missing is the crazy amounts of spurting, splashing blood that goes everywhere. The violence is pretty much the same as NG Sigma 1, along with the Obliteration Techniques from NG2.

I'm torn. The blood was cool, but I would rather have a cleaner, smoother game with a more solid frame rate but no blood than an extremely bloody game with an inconsistent frame rate and a shitty camera, y'know? I'm 24 years old, I see blood all the time. It's not special anymore.
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CHunterX
06/19/09

@Archaotic: I believe your 360 is dying, because I've had neither Mass Effect crashing or Ghostbusters framerate problems, even with tons of ghosts, books, and floating pieces of furniture.
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Archaotic
06/19/09

@CHunterX: You've apparently never played Mass Effect then, because the 360 I was playing Ghostbusters on when the frame rate got iffy was my roommate's which is in considerably better shape than mine (he bought his six months ago).

Mass Effect was crashing TWO YEARS AGO, long before my 360 red ringed the first time.
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Archaotic
06/19/09

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Well, they're TECHNICALLY right, as Ninja Gaiden 2 is only on 360 and Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 is only on PS3, but...yeah...this is really silly.
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Xaif
06/20/09

@Archaotic: I haven't followed these games at all, but if you also notice that the ratings are different for the 2 games (albeit one pending) surely that means they're different games? Or at least different enough. Not sure how the rating system works, but I'd guess that if a multiplatform game was released that the rating would be given to all versions almost simultaneously. Or the image for the PS3 version could just be old...
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Altima NEO
06/20/09

@Xaif: Its the same game. Its just the PS2 version has some bonus stuff added to it, like being able to play as Ayane.
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