Elite Beat Agents graphics were not the best either but it was still a great game because of the music choice and feeling you get from the game. Rhythm Heavens graphics werent breathtaking either but the feel you get from playing the game makes you forget that you are just pressing one button. I would actually just close my eyes sometimes because the graphics sometimes get in the way of the rhythm. Same with rockband, I would actually prefer to play with a bland background because that doesnt change the feel I get when I play the game. Music/Rhythm type games I believe rely on the feeling they give you rather than the graphics that they give you. At least that is how I feel towards music/rhythm games, I usually see graphics as a gimmick.
I didn’t play Mercs. It looked like fun but it wasn’t in my budget plus they had already announced Revelations. To answer your question though, no I don’t think Mercs was worth $40 day 1 release though considering what I know of the game. $15 though? I can’t say that honestly.
Of course I’d choose it with everything going on in the background because that’s far more interesting than if there was nothing there. I’m just sayin that it’s not at all a focus. It’s kind of like comparing the HD versions of those games vs. the Wii version. Wii’s graphics on those were far worse but it didn’t matter because the main focus was on hitting the notes. If SE had actually taken the extra effort to make the ‘fights’ more complicated that would have been awesome on their part but that would have been eating further into the money for something extra that not many people are going to be paying as much attention too. They could have gone the lazier route andjust had nothing but video edits and cuts from the game like they have for some of the tracks I’ve seen and I personally probably wouldn’t have minded that.
Way too many of those otaku and rpg fags around to not see anything with the FF name prints money. And for the record fuck crapcom for charging $40 for a glorified footnote of a real game, although I’m sure it sold well since RE prints money too so I give props to cashcon for playing to win:lol:
I really would like to see some real rpg shit integrated into this game otherwise don’t care.
I think RE:Mercs would I have better as a $15 downloadable game. They put it on the worst platform possible and for a shitty price. I won’t even touch not being able to delete the save file.
Added for Kid Icarus. My FC is 2406-6014-2531
copy pasta from game music thread
Ok looks like someone took the rip that someone did on FFshrine using the music sound test and added what was missing for Kid Icarus Uprising. I was hoping someone would at least do this until we get get higher quality rip or someone actually puts the OST up. Really sucks that NOA hasn’t put that up for grabs on Club Nintendo…
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Just ordered my Nyko Battery Pack+. I’ll post my thoughts after it comes in.
Also, Bit. Trip Saga, Shinobi and Tetris are on a big sale right now at Amazon.
Anyone reserving Kingdom Hearts yet? I’m waiting to see if any other stores start offering pre-order bonuses.
I’ll probably be putting my copy on reserve sometime next month.
First Trailer for Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 is out
Pokemon Black 2 and White 2 - Japanese Gameplay Trailer
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B&W2? lol they running out of colors?
What the hell? Nintendo suddenly sprang up a Nintendo Direct.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=470962
As far as aware currently though it’s only for Japan. I don’t see any messages from Reggie either…wonder what this one is about.
So I absolutely love the Nyko Battery Pack+.
The extra weight and grip is perfect. The angle of the battery pack doubles as an extra place to grip the system with your middle fingers. Before I would just have the system resting on top of my middle fingers. This feels a lot more sturdy and ergonomic.
I have a black 3DS, so I love that the battery is black instead of that metallic coffee/copper crap.
I haven’t tested the battery life, but I hear it’s double. I would have bought it just for the above reasons though.
Super easy installation. Comes with a tiny screwdriver for taking out the old battery and putting in the new.
I’m playing Kirby’s Adventure 3D. 3D Classics is one of my favorite parts of this system. If they start releasing SNES 3D Classics I’ll be moderately pleased at the very least. 
Sooo yeah Nintendo Direct for NA, Europe, and Japan. NA’s will be at 8:30 PST
http://ds.ign.com/articles/122/1223408p1.html
Also more hints that The World Ends With You 2 is in the works
http://ds.ign.com/articles/122/1223421p1.html
That’s cool and all but please make sure you finish Versus XIII BEFORE the PS4 comes out…please?
I missed the direct since I was too busy getting bodied and bodying with Fei Long to practice for the tournament around here. If you missed out on stuff then you can watch the Japanese vid and get the cliffnotes from here.
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=470962
Stuff relevant to NA is on NOA’s twitter…guess Reggie isn’t going to be doing his own direct
https://twitter.com/#!/NintendoAmerica
New Super Mario Bros. 2 got announced for 3ds and Kirby’s 20th anniversary is going to be celebrated with a Wii compilation disc. WTF Nintendo. Not that I’m digging on the puff ball or anything but you didn’t even give Samus a damn cake!
Edit: whoa whoa whoa…there’s way more to this direct I gotta read. They’re actually gonna patch Mario Kart 7’s Wuhu shortcut? Good shit!
My absolute favorite IP. Sunovabitch.
OK here’s the updated list of games
3DS unedited release list
May
Battleship SD 5/15
Mario Tennis Open SD 5/20
Rollercoaster Tycoon 5/23
June
Madagascar 3 SD 6/5
Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes SD 6/19
Heroes of Ruin SD 6/26 (seems interest is picking up on this title…had a couple people come in and talk to me about this game over the last week)
Amazing Spiderman SD 6/26
July
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy w/ Stylus SD 7/3
Rhythm Thief SD 7/10 (good loord this game got pushed back lol you sure this is a good idea Sega? you know…releasing your game a week after SE’s rhythm game?)
Ice Age: Continental Drift SD 7/10
Myst 7/25
Kingdom Hearts 3D DDD CE w/ AR SD 7/31
August
New Super Mario Bros. 2 8/2
Luigi’s Mansion 2 8/2
Paper Mario 3D 8/2
Animal Crossing 3D 8/2
September
NCIS 9/16
Fifa Soccer 13 9/18
Disney Princess My Fairy Tale SD 9/18
October
Epic Mickey 2 SD 10/1
Zero’s Escape : Virtue’s Last Reward 10/24
obviously those 4 titles in August are place holders…
New update for 3DS adds folders
And this will apparently allow for games to get patches. I’m downloading the update now.
I wonder when Nintendo is going to get more of those 3DS cases. I want one so bad.
^ that was already mentioned before from the Nintendo Direct conference. I’ve already organized my stuff.
So the investor meeting happened
NSMB2 will be available day 1 for digital download along with retail and retailers can dictate the price as if it was a retail copy. They’ll still have MSRP though.
3DS 2.0 Lite?
no nothing even hinting so far at a revision yet.