In your opinion, what was the best game of 2008(or worded better, what was your favorite game of 08)? I would choose Chrono Trigger DS. I know it is a remake(I played the original), but the game was just as entertaining playing it again as was the first time I picked it up. Nothing was taken out, but things were added into it(videoclips, a new ending [rumor], a new dungeon, and a monster trainer). Square-Enix made a good move by remaking it. Now, if only they would do that with some of their othe backtitled games(Seiken Denetsu 3, Chrono Cross, Parasite Eve series, Xenogears, etc).

If it was an original IP, then I would say LittleBigPlanet. It used the PS3 in a way that no one(at the time) thought about using it as. You would expect a game like that on the PC.

What would it be and how would you use it?
Personally, mine would be time manipulation. I wouldn't need a car to get anywhere, and I could get all the games I want.

Does anyone think it is time for Microsoft to make Xbox Live totally free? The PS3 and Wii have free online capabilities(with the PS3's friends list similar to the 360's). For the PS3, the only thing you pay for is the content one would wish to use(such as movies, DLC, etc), which is the same as Live. The Wii is also free(just no downloading music and movies), but you can download games or other features off their online server.

Also, both the PS3 and the Wii allow for the owner to go on the internet. Personally, I thought Microsoft would do something like that first, but even if they did not do that first, they still have not done it yet. I could see them charging for internet usage, but not having it at all by now is quite surprising.

With the rise of Playstation Network members, should Microsoft change their way of Live? Sony and Nintendo do offer some things that would seem so(web capabilities for free). Should they combine Silver and Gold and just have one Liver version? I guess it is what they want to do with it.

I'm not being biased for the 360, but I just don't get how people say that if you buy a 360, it will just die on you when the PS3 does the same thing too. A friend of mine has a PS3 and a Wii, and his PS3 has just died a few days ago. The PS3 has the same problem(not the exact, but it does have hardware problems) like the 360. So why do PS3 owners(not all though) say that the 360 is the only one that is death-prone? This is another PS3 that a friend of mine that has become broken. I am definitely not saying that the 360 is not death-prone(that would be stupid on my part), but saying that the PS3 isn't is not too great either.

Square-Enix has finally commented that Dragon Quest X will be heading to the Wii! I was pretty surprised by this move, but wasn't too taken back by it(since DQ9 is being released for the DS). I wonder if this will affect the game's quality.
What do you all think about it?

I must say that the overall progress of this generation of consoles has been pretty good. The DS and Wii have been selling at a very high rate(which seems to be steadily increasing every day), and the 360 and PS3 are bringing in innovative things with their online features. At the second anniversary of the release of the Playstation 3 and Wii, how has the progress been since their launch? It varies, depending on the console and what one would define as progress.

Starting hard with the Playstation 3, I must say its progress has been phomominal since it was released as a $600 console. I think every gamer knows that the price was the main reason why its sales were not very good at the start. While cheap for a Blu-ray player, gamers felt that Sony wanted to make it more of a media device than a gaming console. With games being priced at $60 a pop, gamers had to evaluate every game that they are remotely interested in for their console.
At the start of the launch, the PS3 did not have too many games worth its price. Now, one may accuse me of being biased, but I assure you that I view all 3 consoles in the same light. The games that it did have were mainly

A. Multiplatformed
B. Were delayed and scheduled for a later release
C. Sucked

Not many of its launched games were in category C, but a couple of them were, such as the dreaded Lair.

t's been awhile since my last bog(well maybe not that long, but long for me). I've been busy with school and trying to raise my Algebra 2 grade. I have a new game and will be getting another in two weeks. The game I got was:

So far, it's pretty difficult, especially those Sharks(a group of thugs in the game). For those who do not remember this game, or have not heard of it, you already know the main character of the game(especially if you have played Super Smash Brothers Melee or Brawl). I really like the dark humor throughout the game. I wish Nintendo revives this franchise and release it outside Japan.

The second game I will be getting is

The main reason is that the legendary J-metal band X Japan, will be in the 20 free DLC songs, so I was sold! I hope L'arc~en~Ciel will a DLC sometime in the future.

I would not mind more media capabilities in the DS. While already a great system with many owners, adding some media features such as music playback would be pretty neat to have. The DS would also need a harddrive for it though, or it could be an external harddrive made by Nintendo.

With a harddrive, Nintendo could also allow developers to make DLC for the games produced on the system. This would add more replayablility in the game and Nintendo would make some more cash on the side. The content could also be themed backgrounds for your DS or a new interface. Video playback would be nice, but I think the dual screens would be an issue with watching a movie.

With the DS, Nintendo has many ideas they could do with it and greatly profit from the ideas also. If they listen to the ideas of the gamers who own a DS, they could rake in some serious cash.