Bravely Default: Flying Fairy will be released for 3DS in America and Europe this year! Bringing a tear to the eye of many a Japanese RPG fan! More soon.
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3DS eShop Zelda: Oracle of Ages and Zelda: Oracle of Seasons Release Date Is May 30 2013
YES FINALLY! :D
This are some of the most critically acclaimed Zelda games ever released, and were developed by Capcom for the Game Boy Color in 2001. They also were criminally overlooked, and most Zelda fans have never played the two games. I own both of them in mint condition and will be doing an unboxing, and possibly a Let’s Play, soon. I actually never got into them, so hopefully I will be able to do so and play all the way through them before their re-release!
Both games got extremely impressive reviews, even 10 out of 10, when they first came out. And they place Link in a completely unique world with all-new friends, abilities, Weapons and Items, enemies, bosses and dungeons to tackle across two titles. In Oracle of Ages Link can travel to different time-zones, with each zone of the Past, Present and Future effecting the layout of the world. Likewise, in Oracle of Seasons, Link has the ability to change the Season from Fall to Summer to Winter to Spring, each of which drastically alters the layout of the land. These abilities are crucial to solving the game’s many devious puzzles. Oracle of Ages is more focused on Puzzles, whereas Seasons is more focused on Action (or was it the other way around?).
And the only way to see the true ending was to play through BOTH titles, using a password system, you were rewarded for beating one game and then playing the other. This feature will be incorporated into the 3DS eShop version, as well as the additional shop that opened up when you played the game on a Game Boy Advance instead of Game Boy Color. Which will likely also be in the 3DS version.
These games sold over 8 million copies and were huge hits on the Game Boy Color, where they were among the last great Game Boy Color games ever released. These two games have been highly requested, so it is great to see Nintendo focusing on their digital re-release so a whole new generation of players can give them a shot! Hit the link (pun not intended) at the top of the article to read my “On the Cutting Room Floor” article about these games!
Yoshi’s Island 3DS Announced
YES! Looks the same but still awesome!
The game looked essentially the same as previous Yoshi’s Island games (SNES/GBA with the original Yoshi’s Island, N64 with Yoshi’s Story and DS with Yoshi’s Island DS), with the only difference being a slightly new look to the game.
More details will be learned at E3 2013 in June.
Batman Origins: Blackgate Release Date Is October 25 2013 (3DS, PS Vita). Side-Scrolling Action Adventure Recalls 8bit 16bit NES SNES Batman Days
Awesome. Absolutely awesome.
The portable version of the game is being developed by Armature Studio (founded by several key team members who developed the Metroid Prime series). To that end, Blackgate will play similarly to excellent 2D action adventure games of yesteryear, with a “2.5-D Metroid-style exploration action game.”
Like Metroid, players will be able to explore the open-ended environment however they see fit, with a non-linear path to obtaining new Batman equipment and Gear that will increase Batman’s abilities and allow him access to new, previously unaccessible areas, and allow him to gain deeper access to the Blackgate Prison. Gear that increases your abilities will replace XP or the concept of “leveling up”, with the focus instead being solely set on exploration and acquiring new abilities instead of simply beefing up stats.
Like in Mega Man, bosses that you will encounter can be defeated in any order the player chooses, but will be weak to specific Weapon types, which will be an incentive to fully explore every area. One neat feature is the ability to save anywhere, as opposed to say Metroid or Castlevania where you have to save at certain Save Rooms.
Despite the side-scrolling nature of Batman Origins: Blackgate, developer Armature is banking on making Blackgate appear as similar to the console Batman: Arkham games as possible, with the feel and all the elements players expect, fully intact in portable form. These include the free-flow combat system, the ability to access new vantage points, the ability to go in and bust-heads or use stealth, a deep countering system and a deep Detective Mode. Enemies reactions and behavior will also be regularly transmitted to the player as they explore, with any changes in their behavior noted, using various visual and audio cues and the like. This is due to the fact that less of the world is available to see visually because of the side-scrolling nature of the game, thus the developers had to put some thought into how to make the player more aware of the environment and enemies around them.
Hopefully this new portable Batman Origins: Blackgate game will restore the Batman videogame franchises to the style that was beloved with the original NES Batman and SNES Batman Returns, games that were highly regarded as great action titles of the 8bit era. It has been a very long time since we’ve seen a side-scrolling Batman game like that, so I see this as a welcome announcement!
Look forward to E3 2013 in June to learn much more about this promising new handheld AAA title. Personally I can’t wait!
WatchMePlay Fire Emblem Awakening 3DS Let’s Play Part 6 – Farmer Boy Donnel (Donny Not Donner…) In Sidequest 1 Sickle To Sword
WatchMePlay Fire Emblem Awakening 3DS Let’s Play Part 6.
In this video we finish the snow mission and then we tackle our first side-quest “Sickle to Sword” which involves a young farmer boy named Donnel (whose name I can never remember, constantly calling him “Donner”. I also like to call him “Donny”), whom we have to save along with his mom from some bandits. However this proves to be very tough… Read the rest of this entry »
WatchMePlay Fire Emblem Awakening 3DS Let’s Play Part 4 – Permadeaths Abound In Chapter 3 Warrior Realm
WatchMePlay Fire Emblem Awakening 3DS Let’s Play Part 4.
It’s time to learn what death really feels like in part 4 of my Fire Emblem Awakening Let’s Play. We meet some one or two new characters in “Chapter 3: Warrior Realm”, like Kellam, we get to see Sumia in action riding a Pegasus (flying horse), and we meet an enemy named Raimi, and get to see new characters like Vaike and Stahl in action. We spend the entire video battling enemies… unfortunately death wins out….. Because my characters got killed, I decide to replay the last two missions in my next installment.
More WatchMePlay Fire Emblem: Awakening Let’s Play Videos
* WatchMePlay Fire Emblem Awakening Part 1
* WatchMePlay Fire Emblem Awakening Part 2
* WatchMePlay Fire Emblem Awakening Part 3
* WatchMePlay Fire Emblem Awakening Part 4 Read the rest of this entry »
WatchMePlay Fire Emblem: Awakening Let’s Play Part 3 – Loads of New Characters In Chapter 2: Shepherds
We continue our Fire Emblem Awakening 3DS adventure in WatchMePlay Part 3 of my Let’s Play series.
We meet the Exalt known as Lady Emmeryn, along with new characters Vaike, Sumia, Maribelle, Stahl and Miriel… But before we can even meet the cute witch named Miriel, she DIES! :O NOOOOO!
We reach a castle when Chapter 2: Shepherds ends….
More WatchMePlay Fire Emblem: Awakening Let’s Play Videos
* WatchMePlay Fire Emblem Awakening Part 1
* WatchMePlay Fire Emblem Awakening Part 2
* WatchMePlay Fire Emblem Awakening Part 3
* WatchMePlay Fire Emblem Awakening Part 4 Read the rest of this entry »
WatchMePlay Fire Emblem Awakening 3DS Let’s Play Part 2 – Meeting Marth, Sully, Virion and Lady Emmeryn In Chapter 1 (Unwelcome Change)
WatchMePlay Fire Emblem Awakening 3DS Let’s Play Part 2.
In the Chapter 1 (Unwelcome Change) we meet a familiar face (or is it?), along with a gaggle of new characters including Sully, Virion, and The Exalt Lady Emmeryn. We also learn that Chrom and Lissa are siblings, and face off against a new battlefield of enemies and their chief in this second installment of my Fire Emblem Awakening Let’s Play.
More WatchMePlay Fire Emblem: Awakening Let’s Play Videos
* WatchMePlay Fire Emblem Awakening Part 1
* WatchMePlay Fire Emblem Awakening Part 2
* WatchMePlay Fire Emblem Awakening Part 3
* WatchMePlay Fire Emblem Awakening Part 4
WatchMePlay Metal Gear Rising Let’s Play Videos
* WatchMePlay Metal Gear Rising Part 1 – Intro and Opening + All Code Conversations (Convos)
* WatchMePlay Metal Gear Rising Part 2 – First Battles, Lots of Code Talking
* WatchMePlay Metal Gear Rising Part 3 – Robot Dog/Wolf Boss
* WatchMePlay Metal Gear Rising Part 4 – Helicopter Boss
* WatchMePlay Metal Gear Rising Part 5 – Flying Enemies and Hand Codes
* WatchMePlay Metal Gear Rising Part 6 – Oil Refinery
* WatchMePlay Metal Gear Rising Part 7 – Chapter One Boss Beat, Case Closed
* WatchMePlay Metal Gear Rising Part 8 – Chapter 2 Start, Sewer Mastiffs
* WatchMePlay Metal Gear Rising Part 9 – Return of the Cardboard Box
* WatchMePlay Metal Gear Rising Part 10 – Cute Lil Robo Buddy
WatchMePlay Zelda: Majora’s Mask Let’s Play Videos
* WatchMePlay Zelda: Majora’s Mask Part 7 – Empty Bottle GET! Deku Palace And Magic Beans
* WatchMePlay Zelda: Majora’s Mask Part 6 – Granny Robbin For Blast Mask And Kamaro Dance
* WatchMePlay Zelda: Majora’s Mask Part 5 – The Thief And the Curiosity Shop Dealer
* WatchMePlay Zelda: Majora’s Mask Part 4 – Bomb Bag, Bremen Mask, Scarecrow’s Song
* WatchMePlay Zelda: Majora’s Mask Part 3 – Bomber’s Notebook
* WatchMePlay Zelda: Majora’s Mask Part 2 – Repeating Yesterday
* WatchMePlay Zelda: Majora’s Mask Part 1 – Intro and Opening
Other WatchMePlay Series
* WatchMePlay Perfect Dark Xbox 360
* WatchMePlay Super Smash Bros.
* WatchMePlay Super Meat Boy
Videogame Reviews:
5. Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (N64) [Posted: January 31 2013]
4. Resident Evil: Code Veronica Review (Dreamcast) [Posted: October 5 2012]
3. Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (PS1, GameCube) [Posted: September 18th 2012]
2. Resident Evil 2 (GameCube) [Posted: September 3rd 2012]
1. Resident Evil Remake (GameCube) [Posted: August 14 2012]
Music Album Reviews
9. Between Here & Lost By Love And Death (helmed by Brian “Head” Welch Former Korn Lead Guitarist) [Posted: January 25 2013]
8. I AM By Becoming the Archetype (Posted: September 14th 2012)
7. Find Your Worth Come Home By To Speak of Wolves (Posted: May 25, 2012)
6. Celestial Progression (Remix Album) By Becoming the Archetype (Posted: May 21, 2012)
5 Return to Life By War of Ages (Posted: April 28, 2012)
4. Thousand Foot Krutch – The End Is Where We Begin (Posted: April 20, 2012)
3. KJ-52 – Dangerous (Posted: April 16, 2012)
2. Manafest – Fighter (Posted: April 15, 2012)
1. Demon Hunter – True Defiance (Posted: April 10, 2012)
Gilmore Girls Reviews
4. Gilmore Girls Season One Episode 4 – The Deer Hunters
3. Gilmore Girls Season One Episode 3 – Kill Me Now
2. Gilmore Girls Season One Episode 2 – The Lorelais’ First Day At Chilton Review
1. Gilmore Girls Season One Episode 1 – Pilot Review
Movie Reviews
3. The Amazing Spider-Man [Posted: December 1 2012]
2. Prometheus (Ridley Scott’s Alien Prequel) [Posted On: November 25 2012]
1. Warhorse (By Steven Spielberg) [Posted On: November 11 2012]
LISTENTOMEPLAY podcasts:
* ListenToMePlay Resident Evil 0 Part 6
* ListenToMePlay Resident Evil 0 Part 5
* ListenToMePlay Resident Evil 0 Part 4
* ListenToMePlay Resident Evil Zero Podcast Part 3
* ListenToMePlay Resident Evil Zero Podcast Part 2
* ListenToMePlay Resident Evil Zero Podcast. RE0 Intro (Part 1)
* ListenToMePlay Resident Evil: Code Veronica Finale (Part 7)
* ListenToMePlay Resident Evil: Code Veronica Parts 5 and 6
* ListenToMePlay Resident Evil: Code Veronica Part 4
* ListenToMePlay Resident Evil: Code Veronica Part 3
* ListenToMePlay Resident Evil: Code Veronica Part 2
* ListenToMePlay Resident Evil: Code Veronica Podcast Part 1
* ListenToMePlay Resident Evil 3 Podcast Finale (Part 5)
* ListenToMePlay Resident Evil 3 Podcast Part 4
* ListenToMePlay Resident Evil 3 Podcast Parts 2 And 3
* ListenToMePlay Resident Evil 3 Podcast Part 1
* ListenToMePlay Resident Evil 2 Podcast Final Master Run (Claire Redfield)
* ListenToMePlay Resident Evil 2 Podcast (Leon Scenario A On Normal)
* ListenToMePlay Resident Evil Remake Real Survival Mode Chris
* ListenToMePlay Super Metroid Podcast
* ListenToMePlay Super Metroid Podcast Part 2
* ListenToMePlay Oblivion “Through A Virgin’s Eyes” Podcast Part 1 – Guest Mr. Z
* ListenToMePlay Oblivion Podcast Part 2
* ListenToMePlay The Witcher 2 Podcast Part 1 – Guest: RedWinged Angel
* ListenToMePlay The Witcher 2 Podcast Part 2
* ListenToMePlay Resident Evil Remake Podcast – Guest: MyDad
Pikachu Yellow 3DS XL Pokemon-Themed System Release Date Is March 24 2013 (USA) Alongside Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates To Infinity (3DS)
The American box art for the Yellow 3DS XL Pikachu Edition!
The Pikachu 3DS XL is yellow in color (naturally) and features the adorable rat square and center in the middle of the front of the system. It will also include a 4GB SD Card and will cost $200. I’m pretty positive that this is the first yellow-colored Nintendo system since the Yellow Game Boy Color that came with Pokemon Yellow way back in the day! (i.e., 1999 I believe).
However it’s worth noting that the Pikachu 3DS XL system is NOT bundled with Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates To Infinity, the two are sold separately. Which is an odd decision, I’d think Nintendo would want to raise the profile of the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series by including it with the yellow Pikachu 3DS.
Oooo very yellow!
Maybe Nintendo thinks that the Pikachu 3DS would go better with the upcoming Pokemon X & Y, and will bundle it with those games at a later date? Time will tell. Nintendo also recently released a special Fire Emblem: Awakening 3DS system bundle, for those who are keeping count.
This Pikachu 3DS-XL is a really neat looking system. I’ll definitely want to get my hands on it at some point!
As for Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, it is the 3rd installment in the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon series, which began on the Game Boy Advance with Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team in 2006 (If “Mystery Dungeon” sounds familiar, that’s because it in itself is an RPG line of games developed by Chunsoft. Few of the games have made it to the West, but you may have heard of Chocobo Mystery Dungeon or “Chocobo’s Dungeon” or Siren the Wanderer, both titles in the “Mystery Dungeon” line).
A Blue Rescue Team version was also available for the original DS in 2006, making it one of the few games ever to get a simultaneous release on both Game Boy Advance and DS. The sequels followed in 2007 with Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness for DS. An enhanced remake (similar to the extra-colored Pokemon editions like Yellow, Emerald, Crystal, and Platinum) was released in 2009 for DS called “Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky” that included updated features over the original Explorers of Time & Darkness games.
And finally that brings us to the 3DS game Gates to Infinity in 2013. It’s also worth noting that a WiiWare Pokemon Mystery Dungeon spin-off was released exclusively in Japan and no where else called “Blazing Adventure Squad”, “Stormy Adventure Squad” and “Light Adventure Squad” (different versions).
All Pokemon Mystery Dungeon games are a subset of RPG called a “Roguelike”. These games are normally extremely difficult, but Pokemon Mystery Dungeon makes them more accessible and gives a “for everyone including kids” spin on the Roguelike genre. Rogue-likes feature randomly-generated, turn-based maps/dungeons, tile-based battles, hardcore level-grinding (where you have to keep fighting many enemies to get strong enough to proceed) and often feature perma-death (meaning characters that die stay dead forever). Most of these games are dungeon-crawls, meaning the vast majority of the game takes place inside dungeons with multiple floors. Pokemon Mystery Dungeon however features fantastic character development, extremely witty and hilarious writing, and an incredibly deep storyline where the Pokemon themselves actually speak and talk, and are their own unique characters.
If you’ve never played a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game, I highly recommend it. And this is coming from someone who had never played a Rogue-like before nor is a big Pokemon fan!
Here is a Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates To Infinity trailer video.
About Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates To Infinity:
Discover the incredible 3D world of Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, where Pokémon speak and amazing adventures are always nearby! What’s more, you will become a Pokémon yourself! You’ll meet all kinds of Pokémon throughout the game, both in the towns you’ll visit and the Mystery Dungeons you’ll explore.
Have fun exploring more than 20 dungeons filled with all kinds of Pokémon, treasure, and surprises! Each of the dungeons you’ll explore has unique characteristics, including the Pokémon you’ll find, the number of floors in the dungeon, and the types of terrain you’ll have to deal with. Some of the Pokémon you battle will offer to join your team, too!
The first Pokemon Mystery Dungeon game for 3DS.
In addition to the dungeons you’ll delve into during the main story, you can use the Nintendo 3DS Camera to discover Magnagates—entrances to new dungeons—by scanning everyday objects around you!
Join up with people nearby who are also playing Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity to explore and battle through dungeons together! Up to four people can play at a time. You can play as any of the Pokémon on your team—you don’t have to battle as your main Pokémon character.
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity arrives for the Nintendo 3DS system on March 24th, 2013, both in stores and in the Nintendo eShop.
Here is a Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity Demo Let’s Play Video.
