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11/12/09
11/12/09
Miss Aliciaaaaaaaaa! #valkyriachronicles2
11/12/09
I so do love a man in a uniform and glasses.
The other guy is kinda cute...and the chick, meh...I like the Valkyrie chick, she's more my type. #valkyriachronicles2
11/12/09
11/12/09
@Rachel Fogg: Selvaria and i are in relationship...so hands off (╬ ಠ益ಠ) #valkyriachronicles2
11/12/09
Oh, well...now I really have no reason to play it, so thanks for saving me 60 bucks bro!
^-^ #valkyriachronicles2
11/12/09
@Curse lily: Oh, really now? #valkyriachronicles2
11/12/09
I lieu of recent information....she's ALL yours... ^-^ #valkyriachronicles2
11/12/09
@puresewas1de: Yup, we been going out for almost a year now. #valkyriachronicles2
11/13/09
11/12/09
I'm looking forward to this. Having heard so much good about the PS3 game but not having the pleasure of owning a PS3, I'm glad to see this is coming to the PSP. Sure, it suffers from an unfortunate title but hopefully, at least gameplay-wise, it'll be just as good as it's bluray counterpart. #valkyriachronicles2
11/12/09
*Sigh*. #valkyriachronicles2
11/12/09
Perhaps their strategy with naming the PSP game as the second in the series was a ploy to entice people to buy a PSP and then the PSP version, perhaps improving it's chances at making more money.
11/12/09
I'm quite happy about it myself, 1 was great but I think it'll really benifit from being a portable game. #valkyriachronicles2
11/12/09
That being said I love the first one and I'm glad for the transition to the PSP, and I like that they're treating it as a sequel, not a spin-off. #valkyriachronicles2
11/12/09
It's essentially what SquEnix did with DQ9, or maybe Birth By Sleep compared with 358/2 days. #valkyriachronicles2
11/12/09
The creators also said they couldn't get planes nailed down for 2 but will aim to do so in a future installment and would even look into naval units. #valkyriachronicles2
11/12/09
Thats great news about sales picking up though, was a fantastic game. #valkyriachronicles2
11/12/09
Was pissed as hell when it happened. Not so much at the console going out (this gen is a crapshoot on that front for me), but at the fact that the HDD is unsalvageable on a PS3 (since the HDDs are locked to their stock console and upon being inserted into another PS3, needs to be reformatted and there is utterly no way of getting to your HDD contents at that point). #valkyriachronicles2
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Handhelds are mad fun, nothing like lying on the sofa or in bed chilling with the game, or having something to game on when you're away from home. #valkyriachronicles2
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Which is why I back up my ps3 hard drive to an externl at the end of every month, sad, yes, but when the day comes that my ps3 craps out, I'll be ready! #valkyriachronicles2
10/10/09
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10/09/09
There's two suggestions I have.
1. Concerning the events (that most likely were limited to the american one) wouldn't it be a GREAT idea to somehow announce these on the dashboard, so that you might know that they actually happen?
2. Give up the regions. It's needless bull that I can't talk with people in the US just because I'm european (making US-account doesn't count), nor that I should be kept from visiting the Disgaea 3-space with my main account.
10/09/09
There should be a Home monetary unit and ways to earn it (and, of course, spend it) in Home. If Sony wants to tie-in real world economies, they should create a way to give players in-Home money based on the games they purchase irl. Or the Sony movies they watch. Or the Sony a/v components they buy. Or however they want to reward me for my consumption of all things Sony. (think: Pavlov)
10/09/09
the option to have stereos in our flats so we can play our own music and stream it to our friend's PS3s if they're in the flat with us.
the option to have televisions in our flats so we can play videos stored on the HDD and our friends can watch them as they stream to their PS3s if they're in the same room.
Where are the 3D trophy rooms that were promised?
The option to use images on our HDDs for wallpaper
These were things that were promised when Home was first announced and we haven't received anything close to it being implemented.
We still don't have anything really interesting in Home like an actual night club or skate park or basketball court. The 3rd party spaces are ok but they're so limited, after a 5 minute walk through or a few mini games, it's a bore.
If Sony wants Home to be relevant, then stop over promising and under delivering. Give us what you said you would for starters.
10/09/09
I can just imagine it now - showing up in Home and having someone shout "WHO WANTS TO WATCH 'WEAPONS OF ASS DESTRUCTION'?" And of course, even though the EULA clearly states no one under 18 can use Home, someone will. And then their mom will catch them. And then the headlines will read "Sony is corrupting our youth with PlayStation Home!"
10/09/09
10/09/09
1) Home is a little lifeless. I wouldn't mind seeing the world change a bit, like it having its own weather and changing time of day.
2) Also, I'd like to be able to have a pet. Maybe even the EyePet which linked in directly to the EyePet game. I want it to live in my apartment and I want to be able to take it for walks and meet other EyePet owners.
3) An option to stream trailers in the cinema in HD and in full screen. YouTube have HD. Why can Home have the option?
3) Custom soundtrack support. Maybe my avatar could have his own Sony Walkman.
4) A Kotaku Home Space.
5) I want to watch real SingStar players sing karaoke in the SingStar place.
6) A PSP Home space.
7) I'd like it to be a little more linked to the real world. Maybe have internet radio as an option.
8) Less robotic avatars. Better physics.
9) Home unlocks that unlock things in-game.
10) Also stream big events, like E3, live. If IGN/Gamespot can do it, why can't it be done on Home? Now that would be an awesome community event.
11) The Star Trek event, although a nice idea, was lame. I was expecting maybe a massive Enterprise floating above Home Square; some kind of big event. Instead we got the trekkie running man line.
I could go on tbh.
10/09/09
1. Capital idea. Something I'd definately stand by on. Also imagine the weather coresponding with where you live.
2. If you don't have to feed it and really take care of it, then excellent plan.
3. YES
(I think you meant 4 :P). More accessories are welcome, more free ones please.
5. Only if you don't have to audition to enter that space. It'll take years to get promoted xD
6. lol I envision lots of fail.
7. Good to have for the PSP owners.
8. See answer 1.
9. Doesn't really bother me, but why not.
10. ?
10/09/09
Awesome suggestions!
10/09/09
I would love 'E3 2010' to have it's own space and to be honest, I thought that was what Sony were aiming towards when the first showed us it. Don't get me wrong, it was cool watching them 3 days later lol, but by then it was too late and the constant reloading buggy.
The night and day/weather is something they could at least apply to outside your apartment. It's always so sunny.
10/10/09
Maybe they should maths lessons so I can learn to count, too. :p
10/09/09
If not, I'd really like that. It may actually make me use Home.
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10/09/09
10 Casino - It wouldn't have to be a real money casino (though if they could pull that off it would rock). But a casino where you can go play poker among other card games, roulette, Domino's, slot machines, etc. As long as they had some kind of money/points system perhaps similar to the poker found on the xbox live market place all with a simple interface and a way of getting mates together. Get some telebingo on there and see how quickly mothers snap these consoles up for their kids, I know my mum would be all about the PS3 if she could get her bingo on. There could be small prizes like a t-shirt or maybe if you log 10 hours of poker or something you get a PKR table for your HomeSpace.
09 More boardgames - The best thing about board games been translated to the internet is that people can't cheat with them and they can't really be cheap either. Spawn Killing, glitch'n, unblockable moves, etc have sadly become the norm for most online games but in a board game that just doesn't happen, it can't! There is no cheating in chess and it's great because of it. So how about we get some Backgammon, Monopoly, Battleships, Popup Pirates, Scrabble, Guess Who, Buckaroo, etc. These are the games that people love to play but probably wouldn't pay much for and don't take a lot of time to develop and most of them are free online already just not on a games console with the social networking possibilities of the PS3.
08 Leader boards - Home has got arcade machines with no leader boards. It should be a crime for god sake! If I dedicated 6 hours (which I did btw) to playing Icebreaker I want to see how well I have done compared with my mates and others online. I want to see who has played the most chess so that I can get in touch with them and play chess, etc. Not only would it give people more incentive to stick around when they start a game of chess but it gives some people more reason to play the game in the first place.
07 Tournaments - I would love to see a set of tournaments played out in Home. Maybe a bowling tourni, where the prize is a T-Shirt for my guy or a trophy for my cabinet. While you are waiting to play in the tourni, you would be chatting about with people and doing what home was designed for. The prize could be something like £10 to spend in Home, it wouldn't have to be much because they could run weekly tournaments using different games. I hope this happens at some point.
06 Microphone/keyboard/neither only area's - One thing really annoying about Home, is finding people with headsets to talk to. This is mainly because Sony have yet to bundle the headset with the PS3 as part of the standard package (something that needs fixing ASAP if the PSN is ever going to fully compete with XBL). It would be handy if we could turn "headset only" on so that it only puts us in a room with other mic uses or "Keyboard Only" so we know others aren't waiting for us to type for ages. Don't get me wrong, there should be an unfiltered option too because some of your mates might not have a mic but still want to fool around in Home with you.
05 Full Screen - When I click full screen on a poster, I want to see a full screen high resolution poster. I don't want to see a pixelated poster that I am struggling to read - this is advertising, they are paying for that content to be there make it high quality when I click full screen. The rest of the time it can be normal quality so users don't have to wait for ages while all the high res images load. The same is needed for video's. I watched a trailer the other night and regretted it because I had to wait for the trailer to buffer then watch it in a small section of my screen. Frustrating and poor. What more, give us an option to save the poster/trailer to our hdd's and maybe allow us to decorate our rooms with the posters. It is another way to show us the advert while giving us more content.
04 Browser with IMDB support - When I see a trailer for a movie or a poster for a movie, I often want to check out some info on it, either by going to the official site or by visiting IMDB. Giving us this option directly in Home will prevent us from leaving Home to check it out, saving us time while keeping us in the service and giving the advertiser more bang for their buck.
03 Auto Start Home - At the minute we have the option to boot straight into game or xmb why not add Home as another option. I know I would set it and once I am in I would be more encouraged to play about - even if it's only for a minute or two. From in Home I can still access the XMB or launch a game and it means I don't have to wait while my machine resets itself after booting up. Also getting rid of the sign in option (press x to connect) would be good and that stupid warning message about the hdd that shows up every time you play a game. Not too many people will click on Home by accident as it is rather out of their way and the warning message should be optional - we get it already.
02 Include Folding @ Home (Life, whatever) - Granted this wouldn't add amazing functionality for the user but if it were an option to enable it while I was in Home, I would. I feel bad enough that I turn Life with PlayStation off to game as it is lol, at least this way gamers would be contributing to the world while having fun. Obviously this should be an option as not everyone would like to contribute but it could be turned on by default with a message showing how to turn it off.
01 Give us more ways to travel - OK so this might seem a bit much to hope for but eventually Home will be huge and walking all over might seem too much of a time waste. Why not give us a hoverboard/skateboard, bike/moped, horse/camel, etc. If nothing else it would add a little cool factor but if somehow they could allow us to grind and maybe do a few tricks on a board or bike it would rock. Also give us the ability to climb and jump Crackdown style. I want to be able to jump to the top floor or from the top floor and have fun with that. It's not like I am asking to be able to pull out a weapon (though target range or water pistols would be cool)
Other obvious improvements - Let me in, I am sick of seeing error messages. I know this will get fixed asap but it is still annoying. Add more content (duh!), Get rid of the load times when moving from room to room. GTA loads up a whole city and can support 16 people online and plenty of AI, granted Home puts 50 people in a room but come on. The load times are poor at best and need addressing. Allow us to listen to the music from our HDD's. (this might be possible already but I can't get passed the stupid error message to check).
Most of them are pretty obvious and some of them will never happen but hey it's my list.
10/09/09
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10/09/09
There are so many cool things I would like to make for home.
I would make a bunch of school games like hopscotch, hide and seek, bulldog, tig, etc. I know they sound shitty but I have played hide and seek in home on several occasions and it was fun. It would be better if there were quite a few cool places to hide and a way to keep people in the game. Besides, what is Capture the flag --- Relevo?
People could hide in Sony sponsored places. It could be advertising all over the place for Sony and because there would be so many people making content, Home would grow very fast and full of Sony promoted content.
10/09/09