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Sat Nov 28
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11/27/09
I harbour a deep amount of love for Resident evil 2 (giant alligator attack and all ;P), but I'm not feeling the same desire to get the Darkside chronicles as I did the first game. Probably because I know it's just going to be more of the same, and I want more than that.
It's a real shame Capcom STILL haven't included online play. That would have been something that might have swayed me more into getting this game. Because frankly, when my friends and I get together - we don't really tend to sit and play games. And on the occasions we do, we stick on a beat 'em up.
It'll be interesting to see how Capcom handle the Code: Veronica scenario's. Given Claire and Steve were rarely ever together in the game, and the only hint of the two of them having 'something' was when [SPOILER!!!!!] Steve died.
11/27/09
I'm pretty pleased (save for my poor battery) with the amount of gaming i'm doing on the phone and the price of the games.
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It is THE staple RPG for handhelds.
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I kinda hate the fact that hitting a wall walking doesn't stop the character but makes it turn to one side and keep walking. That, and the fact that Zenonia is an extremly polished game except where it's not, like some sound effects that seem to be missing.
However I still love the game... just had to get used to it. Though i would be a lot less forgiving if it weren't for the fact that the games are dirt cheap for the polish and the depth.
11/27/09
But wow... that runs on an iPhone? And it looks like that? Dear me... I can't begin to think what the next iPhone will be able to do. Have babies... with me? Yes?
Video games are becoming so advanced and so fast, I don't even know what I'll be playing, or how, in five years.
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I like the pluses a lot, and being an audiophile, I'm willing to pay the price for quality sound
11/27/09
Honestly for the same amount of money you can get the Tritton AX Pro's with the in line decoder box for a gaming product, that's the best you can get without spending around $250 for an enthusiast product like the A40.
True audiophile gear will cost around a thousand and I'm big into sound but that's ridiculous.
$250 for the Astro Gaming A40 is going to be the best all in one package that won't break the bank but for about the same amount of money you can cobble together a $450 setup.
You can get the Audio Technica A700's which typically retail for $300 on sale through Amazon for $110. You can get the Astro Gaming Mixamp for $130 and then you can get a Zalman ZM Mic-1 for $15.
The problem with "gaming" market headsets is typically they use speaker components with a lower dba threshold resulting in distortion and pop if you crank the volume beyond halfway to two-thirds so without some form of amp they could be on the quiet side otherwise you risk blowing them.
The Tritton AX PC Pro's are very acceptable for the price, their downfall is the USB cable and the average person's chipset. It's going to be driven by your on board sound chip like any other headsets in the sub $100 price range versus the the $130 mixamp that drives the A40. So it behooves you to invest in a good pci soundcard for your audio source at some point.
The best bang for the buck in this price range is going to be the AX Pro hands down. Anything less and you're playing on borrowed time within a couple months or a year they'll likely fail. I've had better luck with some Sennheiser headphones and a logitech usb stem mic than many headsets, good brand headphones are just built better.
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11/26/09
Great review as always Crecente.
11/26/09
@Covert_Knight: Crecente always gives good reviews, but I'm disappointed that he didn't show us how to rotate the headset though.
11/26/09
Sure the audio quality is great, and the large earcups go over my ears instead of feeling cramped, but I found the headset to be kinda heavy, maybe its because the headset I normally use, one of the early fatality headsets, has this large padding thingy on top, but the Arena got really uncomfortable after some intense gaming(over the hour and I had to take pauses because it "gnawed" on my skull)
Also I had a few issues with the software, and some troubles with getting the headset to be the main sound source when plugged in.
And I could never get the damned virtual 3d fake surround or what have you to work. All it did for me was generate lots of echo.
I tried the settings I could find, and googled a bit, but eventually gave up on it. Which is a damned shame, I really want a surround headset.
TL;DR
I tried it, did not like it, maybe you will.
11/26/09
Plain stereo headphones already vastly improve my fps game - actually it's more like I don't play without them because they're so invaluable.
How's the bass response? What I've seen in other surround sets is that they look like nice headphones, but they cram them with several sets of Liliputian speakers, resulting in tinny sound from any direction.
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A nice set of headsets would solve this problem, and would sound better. I like the fact these are light.
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Can't really swear by them when it comes to watching porn. That is what you were talking about, wasn't it.
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EDIT: Free fucking shipping.
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11/25/09
Also, I don't know if it's just me, but the level designs feel a little more Prince of Persia-esque. If you ask me, I'd say this PSP Assassin's Creed is more fun to play than the original console one.
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#speakup