ComradeTrotskii

Y'know what I read it wrong, took my own bias in there and I was away.

Just ignore what I said.

Robot Martini?

You must have interpreted it in a totally different manner from me, I don't think that was the suggestion at all.

That's maybe a positive thing. the first game was... OK, but it tried to take itself far too seriously at times and ended up looking ridiculous for it's effort.

If they just allow some sandbox madness that appeals to the more immature side of us all then it might work very well.

That's about the score. The games creator stated that they are set in the same world and there is a visual clue in characters present in the games. SotC is a prequel to Ico.

Note: Minor spoilers

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2006/03/70286

The last line

'Try with Chevre and Okami'

If you still don't get it let me know.

I don't think it's that Microsoft doesn't understand how important it is to have first party developers, rather I just think it the case that they are preparing a new model for their next generation. (I'm not saying I understand why or agree with what they are doing but this behaviour has become a trend and something that, for whatever reason, is clearly part of their strategy).

Power Stone.

That's all I have to say on the matter.

Immortal Technique

"The problem is that none of those games stand up to the plethora of multiplatform titles on the PS360"

Hear, hear Super Mario Galaxy is one of the best games ever.

That's not an opinion either, it's an objective fact. I can prove it to you on an etch-a-sketch.

"odds of that last event occuring [sic] are approximately one-in-a-thrillion"

Wait, isn't that the same odds the 360 had of selling out in Japan until a few weeks back?

I'm not going to go and do any extensive research on this because I don't care enough but you can only really compare review scores from the same source. If Eurogamer is scoring everything lower then there isn't really a problem.

Some examples: MGS4, IGN 10, Eurogamer 8
Soul Calibur IV, IGN 10, Eurogamer 8
Civ Rev, IGN 8.8, Eurogamer 8
Mercenaries 2, IGN 7.9, Eurogamer 5
Too Human, IGN 7.8, Eurogamer 6

I know that's a small sample but it would seem that (recently anyway) they simply score everything lower leaving more space at the top end of the review scale.