The game that was never going to be. Penumbra developers, Frictional, had a confusing time after releasing their remarkable indie project, Penumbra: Overture. The planned trilogy was quickly truncated into a two-parter, using a student-made engine comparable to those of professional, multi-million dollar companies. Both were great; the sequel Black Plague learned from errors in the first and created a strong, spooky horror.
The N64 would have died if it had tried to run this. The colosso-textures and 1080p resolution would have pushed its tiny graphics processor from room temperature to boiling point in seconds and Nintendo’s curvy box would have melted like a candle.
The principle idea behind the Perimeter games is terraforming: transforming hostile terrain into something useful for RTS base-building. The original saw you smoothing over the surface of alien worlds so that you could fly a floating city across the map. Perimeter 2 uses the same idea, but with some significant changes.
No matter how much we try to forget it, we'll always remember high school. The tension, the confusion, the wanting to fit in, the falling through TV sets and battling monsters with our empowered darkest emotions, our most pivotal moments playing out in anime cutscenes. Good times. At least, that's how we choose to remember grades 10 to 12.
Persona 4 Arena combines the supernatural storyline of the cult classic JRPG series and the frantic, combo-centric action of the finest 2D fighters. The result is one of the most fun, polished, and fan-pleasing fighting games to date...
This is Persona 4 pumped, primed, and revitalized for a brand new legion of fans. Additional content and online options make this one of the most robust ports the series has ever seen. If you haven't tried Persona 4 before, now is definitely the time...
Finding someone who has purchased and played both PES and FIFA in the last few years is rarer than club loyalty in the modern day footballer. You're either into one or the other. Simple as. Or at least it was until this season's head-to-head.
Y'see, even though I switched allegiances from PES to FIFA during the 2009/2010 season and rarely looked back, PES 2012 serves up enough excitement and personality to make me consider playing both this year.
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