Nobledevil [Gaming Optimist]

To bring up an oft-repeated point: the entire Uncharted series was released while this one game has been in development at Team Ico, so Sony isn't to blame for this "slow" progress, Team Ico is.

I desperately want Japan to reassert themselves, especially after replaying Shadow Hearts 2 and remembering how damned awesome that game is and how well it holds up, but man... I'm really starting to have no hope for them doing it before an entirely new console generation hits the market.

What's that over there? It's a ball being dropped by a Japanese person.

Huh...

@Shadowbender

But none of it is as easy as saying "what's your Gamertag?" I don't own a [working] 360 anymore (and play online games almost never), but I still appreciate the simplicity of how to ask for someone's fake name on that system. It's damn near elegant.

I actually quit games if my team started doing that garbage. I want to have fun and be challenged, win or lose, not follow my a-hole squad mates to a spawn area.

Whatever. Even from the demo it looks better than XIII and I liked XIII, so I'll probably like this one.

Also, people complaining about the battle system playing itself are insane. The auto function does whatever inflicts damage, meaning battles take way longer to finish (or will fail utterly) without player control. Just because you can get away with something most of the time doesn't make it the default way of doing things.

@Nobledevil Gaming Optimist

Sometimes I hate you internet...

Um... my post disappeared. Well, here's the jist:

In order to get the free game, these are the steps:

"1. Select and sign up for an AT&T DataConnect Pass plan.
2. Login to your PlayStation Network account on your PS Vita.
3. 30 days after your DataConnect Pass activation, you will receive a game voucher code redeemable on the PlayStation Store."

So with a $30 card and a $40-50 game, it ends up cheaper than a wifi-only Vita. That seems pretty awesome to me, so I'll bite and pre-order next week (was waiting until some oddly nice deal like this came along).

Interesting... might be worth it for the card and PSN game. It should be noted that this is how to get the free game.

"1. Select and sign up for an AT&T DataConnect Pass plan.
2. Login to your PlayStation Network account on your PS Vita.
3. 30 days after your DataConnect Pass activation, you will receive a game voucher code redeemable on the PlayStation Store."

So basically it's a free game with seemingly no limitations as to price or product, but you have to wait 30 days after you activate the 3G pass. I'm betting that AT&T is footing the bill and hopes to either addict people to 3G or get enough accidental renewals to make up the cost and then some.

To me, that seems absolutely worth it. If I can get a free $40-50 Vita launch game and an 8GB card that's normally $30, I'm pre-order next week and await my hot new hand held. That I will play at home in bed, obviously.

@Nobledevil Gaming Optimist

Okay, maybe "cliche-loving Eastern audience" is a bit harsh, but they are certainly FAR more accepting of that stuff that Western gamers and game critics are anymore.

I'm buying XIII-2 because it looks good, I'm not buying Lightning DLC because she was a friggin' garbage character meant to appease a cliche-loving Eastern audience.

Gimme some Sazh DLC that includes quest line featuring him as the main star and I'll throw money at you, Square. But Lightning? Eff that trash.