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Sound Shapes, one of the most pleasant surprises I've had in gaming in a while. It's nice too, seeing the long wait Vita owners have for A-list games such as LittleBigPlanet and PlayStation All Stars. It's like Patapon crossed with LittleBigPlanet, minimalistic art crossed with Mr. Game and Watch, chocolate and peanut butter. These, my friends, are high compliments. Sound Shapes is a brilliant-- underline that--…
I like Sony. I like the PlayStation brand. I decide to support them, by picking up a PS Vita, a system attempting to breach a market dominated by Nintendo’s family of handhelds and a world of smart-phone and tablet gaming. It has controls like a console, but touch screen features like a tablet: the Vita, in other words, is a sort of “Metal Gear” between infantry and artillery, (MGS reference, yeeeees.) Sorry. But…
Yes, three of the best games of all time on one disk. You kind of *need* to pick this up. And that comes off as shameless promotion or fanboyism. It isn't. The Metal Gear games are the only reason I still play videogames these days. Gone are the days where I enjoyed exploring dungeons in Zelda or grinding my way up skill trees in Japanese RPG's. Life has caught up to me. I simply don't have the time, and just don't…
A video game whether we admit it or not is ultimately a time-waster. Sure, we can pick up a few things if there's world history in the story or formulate an opinion if there are some heavy themes; or even just be inspired if the game is truly great, but in the end: playing video games is just a hobby. That's why Disgaea is such a perfect fit for portable gaming. You can sink literally hundreds of hours into this…
